Gu Chi has always been a man of action.

Once he decides what to do next, he immediately goes and does it. Procrastination is not his style.

Soon, according to his request, Jiang Niao made a less powerful self-destructing robot to blast open the door.

From the sound, Gu Chi could tell that there were more zombies in the corridor than before. If they didn't clear these zombies blocking the door, they wouldn't be able to leave. Of course, they weren't going to blow up the door of this room. This "temporary safe zone" was meant for Jiang Niao and Ling Mao to make food and machinery.

After changing his clothes, Gu Chi took Ling Mao and jumped over to the next room from the balcony.

During the process, Gu Chi remained highly focused, ready to open fire at any moment.

Their room was 401, while Chu Tiankuo and the others were in 416. The front desk didn't give them adjacent rooms, indicating that there might be other guests staying in these rooms. Gu Chi wasn't sure if there were, and even less sure if these guests had turned into zombies. So he was very careful when he came over, only entering after confirming that there was no danger.

With a "crash," he smashed the glass with his elbow and entered the room.

The noise was not small, or perhaps this area was too quiet, as the zombies wandering the streets all raised their heads.

The zombies that were originally attacking room 401 heard the sound and immediately started attacking the door of their room.

Without any other support, the door quickly deformed under the fierce attack of the zombies, and cracks appeared in the wall where the door lock was embedded.

Gu Chi looked at the girl beside him. "Are you ready?"

Ling Mao weakly replied, "Not yet..."

Gu Chi said, "Come on."

As he spoke, he took out a small self-destructing robot the size of a palm and threw it like a grenade.

Ling Mao exclaimed, "?!!"

I'm really not ready yet, ah, ooh, ooh!

Gu Chi threw another one - this was the one Jiang Niao had on him, a normal-sized one. It was thrown downstairs to attract the attention of the zombies on the street, so they wouldn't rush into the hotel.

Without any extra time for Ling Mao to react, Gu Chi threw the robot and then pulled her to hide behind the sofa.

The disc-shaped small self-destructing robot smashed into the door, and its eight "legs" hooked onto the door panel, firmly attaching itself like a magnet. Then, the red light flashed -

"Beep beep beep beep -"

Ling Mao hurriedly covered her ears and tightly closed her eyes.

"Boom!"

Two explosions almost simultaneously sounded, and the entire building seemed to tremble.

The zombies at the door were blown to pieces, limbs flying everywhere.

The zombies on the street had an even worse fate, as a small mushroom cloud rose up.

"Charge!" Gu Chi shouted.

"Charge!" Ling Mao whimpered...

At this point, there was no other choice. What else could they do if they didn't charge?

If she didn't charge, the zombies would come charging at her.

In a person's life, there are always countless firsts.

The first time opening one's eyes to the world, the first time learning to walk, the first time going to school alone, the first time encountering a Transcendent, the first time meeting a boy who makes one's heart race, and... the first time facing zombies.

Perhaps, this is the path one must take to grow.

"If I get infected, please don't kill me right away. Help me find a serum that can resist the zombie virus."

"If you can't find it... before you shoot, please hold me for a moment, let me feel the warmth of this world one last time... please."

After finishing her last words, Ling Mao took a deep breath, forcefully lifted the overturned table next to her, and resolutely charged out.

At this moment, she was as brave as a knight.

The next second -

"Help me!!"

The knight was defeated by the zombies.

The breath of a living person is like a stimulant. Seeing Ling Mao charge out of the room, all the zombies that weren't blown up struggled to get up and lowly growled as they pounced towards the girl.

In terms of combat power, zombies aren't that terrifying. Many strong ordinary people can deal with them. It's just that they are too ugly and disgusting, and their smell is nauseating. Humans are visual creatures, and it's difficult to bear such an impact psychologically. It's like how some people are afraid of spiders even though they know that most spiders are harmless. They are still scared when they see one and would consider themselves brave if they dare to step on it.

Naturally, Gu Chi wouldn't just watch Ling Mao get pounced on by the zombies.

While Ling Mao was calling for help, he had already raised his hand and pulled the trigger.

"Bang bang!"

Two shots.

The zombies pouncing towards Ling Mao had their heads blown open, and their bodies fell weakly at her feet. The green liquid splattered all over the girl's legs. Fortunately, the initial clothing given by the system was pants, otherwise, she would be dirty, ooh...

Gu Chi came to Ling Mao's side and saw more zombies rushing towards them. "Bang bang" - two more shots.

Two heads burst open, splattering the wall.

Four shots plus one explosion seemed to have cleared the zombies in the corridor, but before Ling Mao could breathe a sigh of relief, more zombies poured out from the staircase and rushed towards them, whimpering and growling.

The good news was that there was only one staircase.

"Move forward," Gu Chi said.

"Okay, okay!" Ling Mao gritted her teeth, pushed against the table, and slowly advanced.

Gu Chi stood back to back with her, following the girl as he retreated, shooting the zombies that came towards them.

The relatively narrow passage gave Gu Chi enough space to maneuver. Even if this group of zombies charged fast and fiercely, there were at most two or three in front at a time. After killing them, they would become obstacles for the zombies behind, slowing down their speed.

When a magazine ran out, Gu Chi calmly replaced it with a new one and continued shooting.

His eyes didn't blink once throughout the entire process, like an emotionless killer.

It wasn't until a minute later that the corridor gradually quieted down.

He had just emptied five magazines.

Only now did Ling Mao dare to turn around and look. The floor was covered in densely packed, chilling corpses.

Her eyes widened slightly. So many zombies, and Gu Chi had killed them all by himself?

This man is so powerful...

His marksmanship is so good, could he also be a secret agent?

Then why did he still need her to be the tank...

"Focus when you walk," Gu Chi reminded.

Just as his words fell—

"Roar!"

A zombie broke through the door, lunging out from the room beside Ling Mao.

"Ah!!" Ling Mao was almost scared to tears, instinctively using a table as a shield.

The tremendous force instantly pushed Ling Mao and the table against the wall. The girl kicked hard, trying to fend off the zombie, but her strength was insufficient. Instead, she was grabbed by the zombie, which was about to bite—

"Bang!"

Gu Chi, who had just reloaded, shot the zombie, severing its connection with the tender leg meat it was about to feast on.

This was why Gu Chi needed a tank. If a zombie got close while he was reloading, things could go south.

Gu Chi kicked the zombie's body away, "Let's go, let's see if Chu Tiankuo and the others are still around."

From room 401 to 416, the distance wasn't long, but Ling Mao walked slowly, fearing more zombies ahead.

Not only were there more, she almost got bitten...

This time, Ling Mao was more cautious, even her breathing became lighter. Holding the table, she moved forward step by step, like a timid girl walking through a haunted house with an umbrella.

However, some things can't be avoided just by being careful.

When they were just one room away from 416—

"Roar!"

Two zombies rushed out from rooms 415 and 414, trapping Ling Mao in the middle.

"Bang!"

Without hesitation, Gu Chi fired a shot, and Ling Mao, frightened, quickly raised her "shield".

But... whether it was a coincidence or not, both of them chose to deal with the zombie on the right.

Gu Chi's shooting skills were the best Ling Mao had ever seen. Even in such a sudden close-range situation, he blew the head off the zombie on the right with a single shot. But what about the one on the left...?

Ling Mao clearly felt a hand grabbing her shoulder. She could even smell the stench. Turning her head, she saw the zombie, its mouth full of sticky filth, biting down hard on her neck!

"I'm done..."

The zombie's strength was terrifying. She couldn't move at all when it grabbed her. Even if she wasn't grabbed, she couldn't dodge at this distance.

Ling Mao turned pale, thinking she was done for.

Then she saw...

A hand reached out.

It was placed between her and the zombie, taking the bite meant for her neck.

Ling Mao: "!!!"

At that moment, an indescribable emotion surged in Ling Mao's heart.

Wasn't the reason she was in such a dangerous situation because Gu Chi insisted on her being the tank?

She should be blaming Gu Chi, but what was this damn sense of security she was feeling?

And Gu Chi, he had her lead the way, why did he end up taking the hit for her??

Did he know that even veteran players would die from mutation if they were bitten by a zombie and didn't have serum?

Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the "[pawread.com]"

Why did he save me?!

Ling Mao had so many questions she wanted to ask out loud.

About herself, about Gu Chi.

But what happened next made her swallow her words.

The mindless zombie didn't care what was in its mouth. It bit down hard!

"Crack."

Its teeth shattered.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven...eight.

Covered in saliva, they bounced twice when they hit the ground.

The zombie unconsciously opened its mouth, looking blankly at the ground, feeling like it had lost something important.

Ling Mao: "…"

The indescribable emotion in her heart finally condensed into two words.

She stared blankly at the large hand in front of her.

"So, so hard…"

…