In an open field, Zhou Fei and his group were sitting on the ground, taking a break.

After killing three rats in a row, everyone was in pretty bad shape.

Without any Recovery Potions, they could only sit on the ground to recover their Health.

Although they could only recover 5% per minute, it was the only way for everyone to regain their strength right now.

They couldn't just keep fighting with no health left; that would be suicidal.

"Ah, if only we had some Recovery Potions, we wouldn't have to waste time sitting here," one team member sighed.

"Who wouldn't want that? But it's not like you can just have it because you want it!" another teammate complained.

"This game's drop rate is ridiculously low; getting something is like winning the lottery!"

"Besides, if something does drop, I'd rather it be equipment. Recovery Potions are one-time use, but equipment can boost our strength and make fighting monsters easier."

"True."

As they were resting and chatting, they suddenly saw a group of people running towards them from a distance.

They frowned and quickly stood up.

Once they stood up, their expressions changed.

Because they saw that over a dozen zombies were following behind that group of people.

"Damn it! These guys are trying to drag us down with them!" Zhou Fei said in a deep voice.

"What do we do, Brother Fei? Should we run?"

"Of course, we should run! Staying here would be waiting for death!"

"But don't run back there; that area is full of rats. If a few more rats show up, we're all done for!"

"Then where should we run?"

"Towards the main group!"

With that, Zhou Fei led the way towards the main group, and the others quickly followed.

Seeing Zhou Fei and his group running in that direction, Yellow Hair and his group also hurried to catch up.

"Damn, it's that guy Wang Song," one of Zhou Fei's teammates recognized Yellow Hair.

"Ignore him, just run, as long as they don't catch up to us."

"Yeah."

They quickened their pace, but suddenly saw another group of people running towards them from the front.

"Don't come this way, there are zombies behind us!" Zhou Fei shouted to the people ahead.

Unlike Yellow Hair, he wasn't so sinister. On the contrary, he was usually quite kind-hearted, otherwise, he wouldn't have thought of saving Chen Mo earlier.

The dozen or so people running towards them paused for a moment upon hearing his words, but soon continued running towards them.

Zhou Fei frowned.

"Do these guys not understand human language?"

Soon, the two groups met, and Zhou Fei said helplessly, "I told you there are zombies behind us, why are you still running this way?"

"We don't want to either, but we have nowhere else to run," said a chubby man leading the group, helplessly.

"How can there be nowhere to run? Isn't there still the main group behind us?" Zhou Fei frowned.

"There is no main group anymore; they were scattered long ago!"

"What do you mean?" Zhou Fei's face changed slightly.

"Not long after you left, a swarm of giant rats suddenly emerged from the ground in that area, charging madly at the crowd."

"These rats are powerful and numerous, quickly scattering the crowd. Everyone could only flee in all directions."

"Didn't a lot of people die then?" Zhou Fei's eyes widened.

"A lot! The casualties were heavy; those who ran slowly were basically bitten to death by those rats!" The chubby man's face showed a look of terror.

"This isn't a game, it's an apocalypse!"

Zhou Fei and his group fell silent...

They were all classmates from the same school, and although they didn't know each other, hearing this news inevitably brought a touch of sadness to their hearts.

"We originally thought that following the main group would be slow but at least safe."

"Now it seems the main group is even less safe."

"The game's monster respawn seems to be related to the number of players. Trying to hide behind the main group clearly won't work."

As they were chatting, Yellow Hair and his group caught up.

"Why aren't you running anymore?" Yellow Hair looked at Zhou Fei and the others with confusion.

Zhou Fei glared at Yellow Hair, "The front is full of Demonized Rats, are you running to your death?"

"Damn it, you got us killed! If you're going to die, why drag us down with you?"

"I got tricked too! If I could fight them, I wouldn't be running!" Yellow Hair was also frustrated.

"So what do we do now?"

With rats in front and zombies behind, everyone looked desperate.

"What else can we do? We have to fight these zombies!"

"There are 25 of us now, and only 14 zombies. Two against one should give us a chance," Zhou Fei said in a low voice.

"Easy for you to say. Not to mention there are three girls here, even two against one can only handle 12 zombies. What about the remaining two?" Yellow Hair frowned.

"Deal with it! You're the one who brought them here. If you think it's hopeless, lure the zombies away yourself and stop dragging us down!" A tall man from the northeast beside Zhou Fei said angrily.

"Sorry, brothers, I have no choice either," Yellow Hair said helplessly.

As they argued, the zombies had already caught up.

"Fight, we have no way out!" Zhou Fei shouted angrily, punching a zombie in the head, then quickly retreating, but he couldn't avoid the zombie's claws and lost 13 points of health instantly.

"You've got guts!"

"Damn it, let's fight too!" Yellow Hair didn't back down; being cowardly now would be seeking death.

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The chubby man and his group hesitated for a moment but eventually chose to help.

They were all in the same boat now; if the others died, they wouldn't survive either.

Soon, the group of over twenty people was fighting against more than a dozen zombies, mostly two against one. Zhou Fei, Yellow Hair, and the tall man from the northeast each took on one zombie.

The three of them had Strength and Constitution of 7 points, making them the strongest in the group, but still a bit lacking for soloing a zombie.

But there was no choice; they had to grit their teeth and fight.

Apart from them, the others couldn't even handle two against one, especially the three girls and two guys with low stamina, whose initial Strength was only five, unable to break the zombies' defense. Their only role was to take a few hits.

It was destined to be a losing battle, with the only hope being a miracle, like another team coming to help.

The possibility was still there; with so many people fleeing, someone might run this way.

However, they didn't wait for another team but saw a familiar face enter the battlefield.

"It's you!!?"

Zhou Fei and Yellow Hair both exclaimed at the same time, but their tones were completely different, one angry, the other delighted!