Although the main road of the commercial street was completely blocked by stalled cars.
It still exuded a desolate and lonely sense of desolation.
Once upon a time, this place was bustling with people.
But now there was only a messy ground and bloodstains that were shocking to see.
"It feels like… a place where horror movies would come to film."
Sakurajima Mai subconsciously lowered her voice and whispered her thoughts.
She seemed to be afraid of a zombie or something else suddenly jumping out from the corner.
She followed closely behind Lu Chen, several times wanting to reach out and grab his sleeve, but she retracted her hand.
Perhaps she thought that such an action was childish and too intimate, and she was a little embarrassed.
Lu Chen, walking in front, was on guard against the surroundings while searching for places where there might be supplies.
Although the game rules mentioned that every 10 minutes, enemies would refresh near the players.
But they didn't explicitly state that there were no other enemies in dangerous areas.
Since it was called the "Doomsday Wasteland," there might be many zombies wandering around the city.
"But for now, it seems like this street is safe."
As they gradually went deeper into the commercial street, Lu Chen thought silently.
"Although… there isn't much to gain."
Judging from the weeds that had grown to knee height, this place had been abandoned for many years.
Even if there were many supplies left behind, they would probably have been damaged.
Especially food, which was the most affected.
Lu Chen found a few restaurants, but was immediately driven out by the putrid stench.
"Probably only canned goods with a longer shelf life can be preserved intact."
"There should be supermarkets nearby…."
As he pondered, a voice with a hint of urgency came from behind.
"Lu Chen, enemies have refreshed!"
Looking back, there were indeed a few staggering zombies on the street in the distance.
Since it was the direction they had come from, they were certain that these enemies had appeared out of thin air.
"The number of enemies… is still 4."
"It seems the difficulty won't increase in the short term."
Lu Chen walked to the front and protected Sakurajima Mai behind him.
"Leave it to me from now on."
Sakurajima Mai's heart warmed slightly, and she whispered.
"Um… be careful, don't get hurt."
Hearing the concern of the beauty behind him, Lu Chen's motivation increased even more.
This time, he didn't pull out his Glock pistol, after all, he had limited bullets.
He had searched the commercial street for a long time, and although he hadn't found any supplies, it wasn't completely fruitless.
From a fire cabinet in a certain store, Lu Chen obtained a new weapon –
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【Fire Axe: E-grade, Damage E, a firefighting tool used to handle emergencies, has a high degree of sharpness and durability】
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The long wooden handle and the red-painted axe blade made this fire axe a rare long-handled weapon.
And Lu Chen also managed to give it a word-tag!
【Ding! The weapon "Fire Axe" has obtained the C-grade word-tag: “Feather”!】
(Feather: Slightly reduces the weapon's impact force and significantly reduces the weapon's weight)
The seemingly heavy axe felt like a feather in Lu Chen's hand!
It didn't require much effort to swing the sharp blade, producing a cutting sound!
With a new weapon in hand, Lu Chen was itching to try it out.
The 4 refreshed zombies were separated due to the abandoned vehicles on the street.
Lu Chen summoned his courage and slowly approached the nearest zombie.
When he entered attack range, he suddenly swung the fire axe in his hand!
Bullets might miss… but the axe in his hand wouldn't!
Puchi –
The axe blade cut deeply into the zombie's neck, directly severing the fragile neck!
Lu Chen felt like he had just swung his arm lightly.
The zombie in front of him was instantly beheaded, its head rolling away.
The body of the headless zombie stiffened in place for a moment, then collapsed to the ground and gradually disappeared.
Only a few gear copper coins remained on the ground, spinning around.
"Easy peasy."
Picking up the dropped coins, Lu Chen licked his lips excitedly, his fighting spirit burning as he looked at the remaining enemies in the distance.
A bold thought suddenly popped into his mind.
Could these zombies… be given word-tags too?!
Since players can, there's no reason zombies shouldn't!
"I just don't know if zombies will become weaker or stronger after getting word-tags."
Hesitating for a moment, Lu Chen still couldn't resist using his word-tag ability on a zombie.
Even if something unexpected happened, he still had the killer weapon of a pistol!
Soon, the system's prompt appeared before him.
【Ding! Enemy "Zombie" has obtained the C-grade word-tag: “Weak”!】
(Weak: All attributes decrease by 1 level, movement speed reduced by 50%)
"It actually works!"
"And the effect seems pretty good?"
Lu Chen looked at the zombie with the "Weak" prefix with joy.
He found that the zombie, whose movements were already as slow as an old man's, was almost in a "crawling" state.
It took several seconds for it to move a single step, extremely slow.
Besides that, its vitality was also far less than the zombies he had killed before.
It looked like it was just going through the motions, very perfunctory.
Lu Chen didn't have to exert much effort to easily kill it.
"If every zombie can be given the 'Weak' word-tag, then it would be so much easier."
Looking at the remaining two zombies, Lu Chen casually used his word-tag ability…
However, this time, something unexpected happened!
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【Ding! Enemy "Zombie" has obtained the D-grade word-tag: “Slow”!】
(Slow: Movement speed reduced by 50%)
【Ding! Enemy "Zombie" has obtained the B-grade word-tag: “Abnormal Mutation”!】
(Abnormal Mutation: Level +1, and gains a low-level abnormal ability, drops "Abnormal Seed" upon defeat)
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One negative word-tag, one positive word-tag… and it was a B-grade attribute positive word-tag!
Seeing the description of "Abnormal Mutation," Lu Chen was startled.
Just as he was about to pull out his pistol and shoot the mutated zombie, his peripheral vision caught a glimpse of something rapidly approaching him.
Dodge!
Lu Chen barely managed to dodge at the last second, then emptied his magazine with several shots, finally killing the mutated zombie.
However, a panicked scream came from behind.
"Yaaah!!!"
It was Sakurajima Mai's voice!
Had she been attacked?!
Without bothering to pick up the dropped items.
Lu Chen quickly turned around and rushed back to Sakurajima Mai, but he didn't see any enemy figures.
Instead, the girl's current state made him feel a little flustered –
The attack from the mutated zombie just now was a ball of water!
Lu Chen dodged, but Sakurajima Mai behind him was drenched with water!
Fortunately, the water ball wasn't very powerful, it just knocked her to the ground and soaked her clothes, there were no visible injuries.
However, her thin uniform shirt, soaked with water, clung to her fair skin, revealing a suggestive flesh-colored outline.
Her legs, wrapped in black stockings, were also exposed in the seductive "absolute territory" as she fell.
Seeing that Lu Chen was stunned, looking her up and down.
Sakurajima Mai covered her chest with both hands, her tone both annoyed and amused.
"After you've admired enough, can you help me up?"
"… My apologies."
Lu Chen coughed lightly and extended his hand to help the soaked Sakurajima Mai up.
Staring directly at the girl, and being caught by her, made him feel a little awkward.
"There's a clothing store over there, let's go see if there are any clothes to change into."
"Also…."
Lu Chen didn't forget to finish off the remaining zombie, and picked up the items dropped by the mutated zombie.
Besides a few gear copper coins.
The mutated zombie also dropped a new item!
【Abnormal Seed: E+ grade, use to have a 30% chance to awaken 1 low-level abnormal ability, 10% chance to awaken a mid-level abnormal ability, 60% chance to have no effect】
Abnormal Seed!
Use it to have a chance to obtain an "Abnormal Ability"!
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(Thank you to the boss for the flowers! I'm working hard to update!)