Time ticked by, second by second.
On the way to the slot machine, the zombies kept respawning.
The 5th hour had reached the most difficult survival difficulty, and there were a lot of zombies.
The two players had to face dozens of zombies in a single wave!
“Don't look back, we'll deal with them after we get there!”
Lu Chen's voice came from ahead, calming the girl whose hair was blowing in the wind.
The other sense of security came from the warm hand that enveloped hers.
Sakurajima Mai felt her heart beating wildly.
She wasn't sure if it was because of the dangerous and tense environment or something else.
The distance from the hotel to the slot machine wasn't far.
Lu Chen had chosen to stay at the hotel because of the slot machine.
Upon reaching the target location, he directly threw his backpack to the ground, pulled out his Glock pistol and started firing wildly.
After acquiring the "Charged Throw" skill, he no longer needed firearms as much.
These dozens of bullets were perfect for quickly clearing out zombies.
Within a few minutes, the respawned zombies were cleared out, contributing another 40 or 50 cog bronze coins.
“If only there was a way to replenish bullets.”
As he watched the disappearing corpses, Lu Chen silently put away his Glock.
In terms of efficiency, hot weapons were still superior.
Unfortunately, the number of bullets was limited, otherwise, he could have gone on a rampage here.
On the other side, Sakurajima Mai didn't waste any time and had already used up all three of her lottery chances.
“What did you get?”
After clearing the zombies, Lu Chen turned around and saw Sakurajima Mai holding a bunch of tissues, lighters, and other miscellaneous items in her arms. He couldn't help but laugh.
“Don't take all the junk, just the useful stuff.”
He couldn't believe this girl was so thrifty.
“Although I think these are all pretty useful... okay.”
Sakurajima Mai reluctantly picked out three items from the pile of junk, intending to hand them over to Lu Chen, but the latter shook his head.
“Keep them for yourself.”
“After all, they are your rewards.”
Besides, there wasn't time to distribute these things now.
After using up the remaining two lottery chances, Lu Chen picked up the two guaranteed items, didn't even look at the slot machine, and immediately left!
On the way to the parking lot, blood-red warning messages appeared in front of them.
【Warning! 10 minutes remaining until the evacuation point disappears!】
【Exceeding the stay time will permanently prevent you from returning to the safe house!】
The 6-hour stay time was nearing its limit!
At the same time, the last wave of zombies kept respawning near the streets, rushing towards Lu Chen and Sakurajima Mai!
He wasn't sure if it was a delusion caused by high pressure.
Lu Chen felt that the zombies that respawned this time were very aggressive!
From a distance of over a hundred meters, they began to roar at them, their pursuit speed also increased!
“Alright, at this speed, we can reach the evacuation point before they catch up...”
As soon as this thought came to mind, he heard a hurried cry from behind.
“Aah!”
Sakurajima Mai, who had been very good and hadn't dropped the ball all the way, finally made a mistake in her hasty escape. She was tripped by something on the ground and fell.
To support herself, the girl's fair hand was scraped by the rough ground, leaving a conspicuous bloody mark. It looked very painful.
Sakurajima Mai's pretty face was slightly contorted in pain. Seeing Lu Chen turn around, she quickly shouted.
“Don't worry about me, just go!”
“...The zombies are still dozens of meters away, Miss Actress.”
Lu Chen twitched his lips, thinking that Sakurajima Mai was indeed an actress. Her emotional expression could be directly used as a film.
“Oh... thank you.”
After glancing at the horde of zombies behind her, Sakurajima Mai realized her reaction was a bit excessive and immediately blushed. She quickly got up.
However, her instinctive action seemed to reveal something.
Although there were some minor accidents along the way, the two of them arrived at the parking lot safely.
In the empty parking lot, there was an area shrouded in a beam of light.
He wasn't sure if it was because the stay time was running out.
Even the sky-high beam of light was flickering, looking dimmer than it was at the beginning.
“Return to the safe house!”
After stepping onto the ground shrouded in light, Lu Chen felt relieved. The girl beside him also showed a look of relief, but...
【1 minute remaining until teleportation begins】
【Please do not leave the evacuation point within 1 minute, otherwise, the timer will reset】
【After the countdown ends, players within the evacuation point will return to the safe house】
“Damn!”
Seeing the red prompts in front of him, even Lu Chen couldn't help but curse.
He thought that reaching the evacuation point would allow them to return to the safe house directly... Who would have thought they would have to wait for 1 minute?!
1 minute was enough for those zombies to kill them!
Sakurajima Mai obviously saw these prompts as well. Her relaxed expression tightened again.
But soon, she seemed to think of something. She rummaged through her handbag for a moment and came closer with a look of surprise.
“This item I just got can buy us some time!”
Lu Chen took a closer look and saw that the item the girl was holding with a solemn expression was a... bean?
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【Giant's Magic Bean: E++ Rank, throws quickly take root and grow into a strong wall or cage of vines, disappears after use】
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“Good stuff, just in time!”
Lu Chen originally wanted to brush a stat on this magic bean.
But thinking about the instability of stats, what if something unexpected happened like the gravity anomaly zombies before, then he would be screwed.
In such a critical moment, stability was the most important.
“Use it directly, throw it towards the parking lot entrance!”
Seeing the respawned zombies about to enter the parking lot, Sakurajima Mai quickly threw the magic bean to the ground.
The bean, the size of a fingernail, bounced on the ground a few times and quickly burrowed into the ground.
Then, even the concrete floor couldn't resist the bean's vitality. Electric pole-thick green vines broke out from the ground!
In the blink of an eye, a wall of vines, several inches thick, directly separated the zombies and the evacuation point!
The sound of zombies attacking the wall came from the other side.
But after observing for a moment, Lu Chen found that the zombies' attacks couldn't even shake the wall a few times. They couldn't cause any effective damage.
“Still a bit overkill.”
“But it's worth it to get through this hurdle.”
【Teleportation will begin in 10 seconds】
A series of prompts appeared in front of them.
At this moment, they could finally relax.
“After we go back... add me as a friend.”
Suddenly, Sakurajima Mai took the initiative to speak.
“Because too many people add me, I blocked messages from strangers.”
“If you also have this function turned on, remember to turn it off, otherwise... I can't add you.”
Naturally, Lu Chen wouldn't refuse this proposal.
“Okay.”
He was about to say something more, but the countdown reached zero.
Everyone's vision was engulfed in white light until even their consciousness disappeared.
【Congratulations, you have successfully evacuated to the safe house】
【You are now safe... though only temporarily】
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