Chapter 12: The Watchers Organization

Sixth-level zombie.

Its health points far exceeded the total of all the zombies Song Yu had encountered before combined!

Song Yu was not exaggerating. With its withered, bark-like skin, this sixth-level zombie was as tall as a two-story building!

Its health reached an astonishing 5,000!

Not only that, it also had a buff!

[Revival of Withered Wood: When health drops below 30%, instantly restore 50% of health.]

In other words, this zombie’s actual health was over 7,500!

With Song Yu’s little pistol, nail gun, and crossbow combined, it wasn’t even enough to land a single slap on that zombie.

If she didn’t run now, then when?

However, this zombie was cunningly hidden.

No players in the area had ever discovered it, and it had never made an appearance.

One could only imagine what would happen if a player accidentally stumbled into its hiding place…

The emergence of the sixth-level zombie sent all nearby players into a frantic rush to escape.

Thanks to her talent bonuses, Song Yu was the fastest among them.

Even if other players wanted to drag her down, they couldn’t keep up.

But Song Yu wasn’t one to just sit and wait for death. If those players tried to pull a stunt like Tiger Brother, their fate would be no different from his.

In fact, it was better if those players hadn’t come out at all. Once they did, they drew the entire horde’s attention onto themselves.

Of course, the players trapped inside the apartment had no chance of escape.

Song Yu watched as the sixth-level zombie smashed through the wall with a single punch and dragged the players hiding inside one by one.

Their fate was predictable.

To be honest, Song Yu’s actions were ruthless—her tactic of harming the enemy even at great personal cost was unique to her.

Among those affected by the zombie tide, some players, like her, had entered the game solely for the sake of their families.

Yet, Song Yu still chose this path.

She bore no psychological burden over it; her emotional state remained unshaken.

Given the scarce resources, even without competing for the prize, it was a matter of life or death.

Forget about NPC merchants exchanging supplies; even low-level zombies that were easy to kill were essentially resources.

To save her grandmother, she was willing to pay any price.

Of course, she also faced repercussions.

Because of the players’ appearance, zombies from all directions became frenzied, blocking nearly all escape routes.

Players who had been fleeing in one direction were scattered by the horde.

Under the guidance of Xiao Hei, Song Yu ran toward a path with fewer zombies.

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Some sharp-witted players noticed Xiao Hei and quickly followed Song Yu’s pace.

However, Song Yu and Xiao Hei’s speed was not something ordinary players could keep up with.

With her sprinting talent, Song Yu ran twice as fast as normal players.

Still, some players managed to catch up.

A small wave of zombies followed, led by a fourth-level zombie.

With the horde assisting, it was difficult for Song Yu to kill it; fleeing was her only option.

The horde closely pursued them.

One player, eyeing Song Yu’s frail figure with malice, suddenly reached out to grab her backpack!

“Ah!!!”

A piercing scream rang out—not from Song Yu, but from the player attempting to use her as a human shield.

Xiao Hei’s eyes turned cold and merciless; his sharp canine teeth bit fiercely into the player’s wrist, the sound of bones snapping clearly audible.

Yet even then, the player refused to let go of Song Yu.

However, this player forgot one thing.

This was not the real world, and Song Yu was not a defenseless little girl.

Though she appeared fragile, she was unquestionably ruthless.

Without hesitation, Song Yu shot and killed the player who tried to sacrifice her.

A talent card and an inheritance item floated above the player’s corpse.

With Xiao Hei swiftly picking up two small items, they continued their escape.

Nearby players witnessing this ruthless and decisive action by a girl and her dog felt a chill run down their spines.

They silently vowed to keep their distance from Song Yu in the future.

This young girl looked delicate but was shockingly ruthless!

Song Yu didn’t care; after all, once out of the dungeon, no one would know each other.

In the next dungeon, their first impression of her would still be a fragile, easy-to-bully girl.

That is, if they survived.

This was the game’s protection mechanism: once leaving the dungeon and returning to the real world, players’ memories of all encountered players inside the dungeon would be blurred.

Otherwise, grudges from the game would carry over into reality, which would be dangerous.

Gender, age, appearance—all would become vague, leaving only a faint impression.

But experiences could never be forgotten.

Song Yu was unafraid for herself, but she could not afford to endanger her grandmother.

The game’s protection system perfectly solved her worries, allowing her to act so recklessly inside the dungeon.

They didn’t know how long they ran, but the horde still relentlessly pursued Song Yu and Xiao Hei.

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Xiao Hei had originally planned to lure the horde away on his own, but his lure was no match for Song Yu’s.

He ran halfway, then returned to regroup with Song Yu.

Song Yu intended to find a sturdier building to deal with the horde, but the further they ran, the more desolate their surroundings became.

“Bang—!”

Before Song Yu could think of a solution, a gunshot startled her.

In the game, only NPCs could afford to waste bullets killing zombies like this.

Old Town—NPCs—the Watchers organization!

Song Yu’s eyes lit up as she looked toward the source of the gunfire.

Sure enough, in a ruined building, she spotted a well-equipped masked squad.

They were raising their guns to eliminate the zombies Song Yu had drawn.

With each gunshot, zombies fell one by one.

The emblem on their gear matched the symbol on the crate.

Two small red dots appeared above Song Yu and Xiao Hei’s heads.

Understanding the signs, she immediately raised her hands in surrender.

“I found a crate at the edge of the city!” she shouted loudly, making her intentions clear.

Sure enough, after she spoke, the red dots above her head disappeared.

The masked men gestured for Song Yu to approach.

Song Yu wasn’t sure if these people were friend or foe, but their equipment was too impressive to refuse.

With Xiao Hei, under the masked squad’s cover, Song Yu successfully escaped the zombie pursuit and entered the ruins.

Upon entering, Song Yu was hit by a strong smell of blood.

She realized many of them were injured.

Clearly, they lacked medical supplies.

Her eyes flickered as she smiled kindly.

Taking a chance, hoping for a big payoff!

“Um, I have some medical supplies here.”