After leaving the basement, the bright ambient light made Lu Chen squint his eyes, but he quickly adjusted.
Outside the first-floor lobby, the number of zombies gathered was increasing, already forming a tidal wave.
A dark, overwhelming mass, it looked quite frightening!
Calculating the time, they had been in the basement for about an hour and a half.
Mainly, the time spent collecting supplies was quite long.
Adding the time they spent resting and showering after arriving at the hotel.
Lu Chen and Sakurajima Mai had already been in the danger zone for four to five hours!
Naturally, the number of zombies that had respawned also increased.
Looking down from the floor above, one could see hundreds of zombies completely surrounding the hotel entrance!
“So many zombies, even if they just stood there and let us chop at them, it would still take a lot of time...”
Lu Chen withdrew his gaze, sighing as he used his dagger to cut a bedsheet into strips.
“It’s probably hard to clear out the zombie horde with ordinary methods.”
“The number of zombies accumulating...has resulted in a qualitative change.”
“Luckily, there’s plenty of stored alcohol in the basement, which can be used to make Molotov cocktails.”
As he spoke, Lu Chen stuffed the cloth strips into an open beer bottle, shaking it up and down.
Once the liquor soaked the end of the cloth strip, he placed it on the ground and continued to grab another bottle.
On the floor, dozens of simple Molotov cocktails made this way were already piled up!
Sakurajima Mai was standing nearby, constantly using the bottle opener to remove bottle caps, preparing materials for Lu Chen to make the Molotov cocktails.
“He would actually think of this method...would an ordinary person immediately think of making a Molotov cocktail out of alcohol?”
“It’s normal for guys, right?”
Lu Chen shrugged, stating it matter-of-factly.
“I used to think about it all the time, what kinds of homemade weapons I could use if a world apocalypse happened.”
“Now, I’m just putting those thoughts into practice.”
Upon hearing this, Sakurajima Mai glanced at him with a peculiar expression.
Who in their right mind would spend their time thinking about what would happen after a world apocalypse?
“This is the last one.”
After about half an hour, all the Molotov cocktails were finally prepared.
Sakurajima Mai rubbed her right hand, after using the bottle opener to open so many bottles, her hand was imprinted with the marks from the bottle opener.
However, seeing the neatly arranged Molotov cocktails, both of them felt a sense of accomplishment.
“Our time limit is about to reach its end.”
Based on the number of enemy respawn prompts, Lu Chen calculated the remaining time.
“We have to return to the safehouse from the evacuation point within half an hour.”
“Next, we'll use the Molotov cocktails to deal with these zombies.”
“Then, we quickly collect the gears and copper coins they drop, go to the slot machine to use up our draws.”
“Finally...go to the evacuation point in the parking lot, return to the safehouse.”
“That’s the plan, any other questions?”
“Um...”
After carefully listening to Lu Chen's plan, Sakurajima Mai shook her head slightly, indicating that she had no objections.
However, in her heart, there was a sense of emptiness and loss.
The time she spent with Lu Chen was about to end.
“Then let’s start.”
“Take these Molotov cocktails, throw them forcefully in the direction of the zombie horde!”
Lu Chen took the initiative, directly picking up a Molotov cocktail and lighting the alcohol-soaked cloth strips with a lighter before quickly throwing it out!
The scale of the zombie horde was so large that there was no need to aim deliberately.
“Crash!”
First came the sound of the bottle shattering, then, the flames spread with the splashing alcohol, sticking to the zombies nearby, continuously burning!
Although zombies do not feel pain, this does not mean they are not afraid of fire!
The tattered clothes left on them, instead, became fuel that accelerated their demise.
“The effect is good.”
After observing for a moment, Lu Chen nodded in satisfaction, then brushed a word on the Molotov cocktail in his hand.
“Let’s try the ‘spiced’ version next!”
【Ding! Item “Homemade Molotov Cocktail” has obtained a D-rank word: “Flammable”!】
(Flammable: Able to ignite attached items more easily.)
【Ding! Item “Homemade Molotov Cocktail” has obtained a C-rank word: “Blazing”!】
(Blazing: Triggers an explosion upon hit, increasing the kill range by 100%.)
【Ding! Item “Homemade Molotov Cocktail” has obtained a C-rank word: “Fire”!】
(Spread: The burning damage caused by this item is increased by 100%, the spread range is increased by 100%.)
...
Various words were displayed on each Molotov cocktail, giving them even more powerful effects!
Lu Chen casually picked up a “Blazing Homemade Molotov Cocktail” and threw it out forcefully.
With a “Boom”, a ball of orange fire exploded in the center of the zombie horde, engulfing the zombies nearby!
The explosion alone directly killed about 10 zombies!
Seeing this scene, Sakurajima Mai blinked her eyes, her pretty face filled with confusion—
Is this a Molotov cocktail?
Are you sure it’s not a grenade you stuffed into a bottle...?
Before she could think further, Lu Chen enthusiastically handed her a few Molotov cocktails that had their words brushed.
“You try it too, it’s quite de-stressing.”
“Don’t aim too carefully, just throw it into the zombie horde.”
In the face of Lu Chen’s enthusiastic “salesmanship”, Sakurajima Mai couldn’t refuse.
Moreover, seeing Lu Chen throwing them with such excitement, she was also somewhat eager to try it.
“Then, then I’ll try it...”
Sakurajima Mai held a Molotov cocktail with both hands and carefully walked to the window.
After Lu Chen lit the cloth strip on the bottle’s mouth with a lighter, she quickly threw it outside.
The Molotov cocktail landed, and a fiery line quickly spread, igniting the zombies nearby.
This Molotov cocktail’s word was to increase the burning range and damage, and the effect was very significant.
“See, killing these zombies is actually very simple, there’s nothing to be afraid of.”
Lu Chen encouraged the girl by patting her on the shoulder, then divided the Molotov cocktails into two piles.
“Half each, we don’t have any time to waste.”
Feeling the weight on her shoulder, Sakurajima Mai took a deep breath and nodded firmly, a resolute expression appearing on her pretty face.
“Okay.”
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In less than a quarter of an hour, the zombie horde gathered on the first floor was cleaned up almost entirely.
Although there were still a few zombies on the edge that hadn’t been affected by the Molotov cocktails.
Lu Chen continuously used the “Charged Throw”’s tracking effect, precisely eliminating the remaining zombies with his dagger.
He hunted down all the remaining zombies, leaving no hidden threats.
“I have more than 200 gears and copper coins, what about you?”
The two of them regrouped after cleaning up the battlefield, quickly counting their gains from this slaughter.
“I have about the same, also more than 200.”
Sakurajima Mai seemed to be counting and collecting at the same time, she quickly gave her answer.
“That adds up to more than 400...enough.”
Lu Chen glanced at the time and quickly grabbed the girl’s hand, rushing towards the slot machine.
“Hurry up and draw, we’re running out of time!”