A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 607 The Intense Corpse Poison
The zombie raised its head slightly, a primal hunger surging in its white-mesh eyes, and a hoarse roar came from its throat...

Everyone was stunned for a moment when they saw the zombie.

The zombie's severed leg was wrapped in blood-stained bandages, and it was wearing Du Wan's tracksuit. This zombie was clearly Du Wan.

The zombie crawled out of the corridor, stimulated by a large wave of infrared light, and suddenly went berserk, flailing its arms and legs wildly, leaping out of the corridor like a crocodile, pouncing on Jiang Hanyan and Su Xinjue who were standing at the edge of the corridor.

Jiang Hanyan and Su Xinjue were so shocked that they immediately retreated. Although Jiang Hanyan was holding the Longquan sword in her hand, her eyes were filled with struggle, and she hesitated to draw the sword.

Although the thing in front of her was a zombie, it was still Du Wan! Jiang Hanyan hesitated to attack it!
Suddenly, a figure flashed by. Duan Rong stepped on the zombie's back, and with a swift motion of his entrenching tool, he sliced ​​off half of Du Wan's head, green gore splattering all over the ground...

Duan Rong looked at Jiang Hanyan and said, "Du Wan is dead. This monster is no longer Du Wan."

Everyone looked grim, their eyes filled with seriousness.

It wasn't just because of Du Wan's death, but also because of the terrifying nature of the corpse poison. Although Duan Rong had repeatedly warned them, this was the first time they had actually witnessed it.

Du Wan was bitten by the little zombie, and not long after the bite, Duan Rong broke her leg at the knee. If it were an ordinary poison, it would be impossible for it to spread from the calf to the knee in such a short time.

This shows how potent the corpse poison was!

Moreover, in just one night, Du Wan had turned into this state of zombification, her entire skin turning grayish-brown, making her almost indistinguishable from the zombies outside.

This corpse poison is terrifying!

The most terrified were Jiang Hanyan and Su Xinjue. Not only were they deathly pale from being attacked by the zombie Du Wan had transformed into, but now, looking at Du Wan's corpse with half her head severed by Duan Rong, they were reminded of the eerie noises they'd heard from Du Wan's room outside the bathroom door in the middle of the night. They feared that Du Wan had already turned into a zombie then…

"Let's go," Duan Rong said, carrying his entrenching tool. "The dead are gone! We should be on our way."

After he finished speaking, he walked through the corridor, opened the door to the master bedroom, and went inside.

Everyone sighed and followed.

They returned to the master bedroom balcony. Duan Rong nimbly leaped onto the platform, then crouched slightly before jumping out and grabbing the dark cable a meter away with both hands. He then began to climb along the cable.

Having just witnessed Du Wan's corpse turn into a zombie, everyone felt a sense of unease.

Lu Chu suddenly said, "If I get bitten by a zombie, Guo Tian, ​​please kill me."

Guo Tian turned to look at him, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "You can end it yourself."

Lu Chu said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to do it. But I really don't want to become a zombie."

Recalling Du Wan's expression when he brought her food last night, Lu Chu suspected that Du Wan had already realized he was turning into a zombie at that time.

Guo Tian looked at Lu Chu with deep eyes, then suddenly said seriously, "Okay, I promise you. If you get bitten, I'll give you a quick death."

Lu Chu looked at Guo Tian with gratitude and said, "Thank you."

He knew that since Guo Tian had promised, he would definitely do it. And killing a companion was never a pleasant thing; most people would have psychological trauma from it.

Just now, Duan Rong chopped off half of Du Wan's head, but at that time Du Wan had completely turned into a zombie. Strictly speaking, it was no longer Du Wan, but just a monster. However, they still retained memories of Du Wan, which is why they identified with that zombie monster.

Xu Hui said, "Let's talk about something auspicious. As long as we're careful enough, we won't get bitten."

"Yes." Lu Chu nodded and said, "Xu Hui, you are right."

The group stood on the balcony and waited until the dark cable in the distance stopped moving, indicating that Duan Rong had left the cable.

At this moment, Guo Tian suddenly jumped onto the platform, then leaped out, grabbed the cable, swayed a few times in mid-air, and then climbed up the cable.

The number of people on the balcony gradually decreased until only Xu Hui remained standing there. He stared at the dark cable trembling in the air, then suddenly his eyes lit up. He turned around, walked back to the master bedroom, and then went through the corridor back to the living room.

On the living room floor, Du Wan's body lay face down, half of her skull empty, with green cerebrospinal fluid spilling onto the floor.

Xu Hui suddenly grabbed Du Wan's shoulders and turned him over.

He stood there, looking down at Du Wan's corpse. Du Wan's head had been shaved off at eyebrow level, making her look quite terrifying and eerie.

“Du Wan, you died a more tragic death than Yang Sui! Yang Sui only died a gruesome death, but he didn’t turn into a biting monster.”

Xu Hui stood there, muttering to himself in a somewhat inexplicable way.

Actually, Xu Hui didn't come to see Du Wan for no reason; he had a mission in the group.

Lin Youjian and Liu Su were the instructors for the eight of them before they entered the Divine and Demonic Ruins, and Xu Hui was Liu Su's personal disciple. Liu Su also knew that his disciple was calm and meticulous, so in addition to entrusting him with the task of testing the water source, Liu Su and Lin Youjian discussed it and also gave him another important task: to record the deaths of each member accurately.

If a conflict between fellow disciples occurs, one must report it truthfully upon returning to the sect.

However, Duan Rong's killing of Du Wan was not an act of fratricide. Duan Rong severed Du Wan's leg in an attempt to save him, but unfortunately, Du Wan ultimately turned into a zombie.

What Duan Rong killed was nothing more than a mutated monster.

Xu Hui had figured out what to say when he returned to report on Du Wan's death, so he went to the balcony again. He saw the black cable not far away sway a few times and then stop moving.

Xu Hui waited a while longer, and seeing that the cable hadn't moved, he jumped off the platform, leaped up, grabbed the cable, and climbed away.

As they climbed along Jintang Road, they got further and further away from the CBD.

The number of vehicles and zombies on the streets has greatly decreased.

Of course, S City is a metropolis with a population of ten million, and even outside the CBD during rush hour, there are still quite a few zombies on the streets.

However, compared to the dense hordes of zombies in the CBD, the number of zombies here is indeed much smaller.

By noon, Duan Rong found that the road ahead was clear, although there were some collisions and overturned vehicles, but it did not block the entire street, and normal vehicles could still pass.

He jumped off the cable, stood on the iron power tower, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Some of the nearby zombies then began to climb up the iron-framed power tower, but the tower was a full twenty meters high, and it would have been impossible for the zombies to climb up unless they formed a horde and surged up in layers.

Duan Rong ignored the zombies climbing below, sat down, drank some water, and then took out a map.

He looked at the map for a while, stood up, looked around from the iron power tower, and quickly found the Bank of Communications landmark at the intersection ahead.

Duan Rong used the map to pinpoint his exact location.

After this climb, they realized they were already so close to the railway line. Duan Rong pointed to the map and muttered to himself, "After passing this intersection, turn east for about two hundred meters, then walk along this alley for a while, and you'll reach the railway line."

He looked up at the direction of the cable in front of him and decided there was no need to climb south along it anymore.

To be honest, climbing cables was not only arduous, but also incredibly slow, almost like crawling at a snail's pace. However, it was this inefficient method that allowed them to escape the horde of zombies, the congested roads, and the completely gridlocked CBD.

But now, they are far from the CBD, and the roads are passable, and the zombies have not formed that terrible horde.

Moreover, this place is not far from the railway line, and they can easily drive there.

Although the roar of the engine would attract zombies from the surrounding area, the density of zombies here was not enough to overwhelm them.

Having come up with a plan, Duan Rong stood up and looked around the iron-framed power tower. He wanted to get a vehicle.

He soon noticed that across the street from the iron-framed power tower was a six-story standalone hotel, with many vehicles parked in front of it.

After considering some of his ideas, Duan Rong sat down, eating snacks while watching the zombies climb below, and waited for Guo Tian and the others to arrive.

Looking at the crazy, clumsy, and stiff zombies, Duan Rong suddenly wondered why this virus, which spreads through biting, could spread so wildly in human society.

In a system based on the rule of law, humans lack effective means of defense against their own kind. Or rather, humans adapted to a society governed by law are actually quite vulnerable to attacks from their own kind.

Similarly, if someone is determined to kill another person, it is actually very easy for them.

Zombies, on the other hand, are indiscriminate biting machines!
Duan Rong was lost in thought when Guo Tian suddenly came over, patted him on the shoulder, and sat down beside him.

Guo Tian wiped the sweat from his brow, glanced at the zombies climbing below, and asked, "Why have you stopped?"

Duan Rong said, "The railway line is not far away, we don't need to climb anymore."

"Really?" Guo Tian turned his head and glanced at the direction they had come from. They didn't know how far they had climbed in the past two days, but they had been climbing along the cable without stopping much. Every time he reached a metal cable frame, he would see the dark cable in the distance shaking in mid-air. Guo Tian knew that Duan Rong was already climbing forward. He sat there and waited for a while until the cable stopped shaking, then he got up and continued climbing.

This cycle repeated itself almost continuously.

Guo Tian sat there, looked around, and asked, "Where is the railway line?"

Duan Rong pointed to a spot and said, "It's right there, blocked by those houses. It's behind those low, old houses."

Guo Tian looked in the direction Duan Rong was pointing. After all, they were sitting twenty meters in the air. Although some buildings blocked their view, they could still see far enough.

"This isn't close at all!" Guo Tian asked, puzzled. "How are we supposed to get across? There are zombies all over the place down there."

It's definitely not a short distance for humans. If the six of them had to fight their way through, they would indeed be exhausted. But getting a vehicle is much easier.

Duan Rong said, "I'll tell you all when they arrive. It's too tiring to tell each of you."

"Alright!" Guo Tian saw that Duan Rong's words made sense, so he took out some snacks and ate them while resting.

After Lu Chu and Xu Hui sat down, Duan Rong explained the plan he had come up with to them.

Lu Chu glanced at the detached hotel across the street and asked, "Where are we going? How do we get there? Are we just going to charge straight there?"

As Lu Chu spoke, he glanced at the increasing number of zombies below the iron frame.

Duan Rong said, "No need!"

Then he grabbed the cable in front of him, turned to Jiang Hanyan and said, "Hanyan, cut those fixed iron gates!"

Jiang Hanyan's eyes flickered, and she drew her Longquan sword. With a flash of cold light, she thrust four times, breaking off the four iron clips securing the cable to the iron frame.

Seeing that the iron buckle had broken, Duan Rong pulled hard, pulling the thick cable away from the iron frame. Then he gripped the cable tightly and looked at Jiang Hanyan again, saying, "Hanyan, take the Longquan sword and climb along the cable a bit over there."

Jiang Hanyan couldn't fully understand Duan Rong's meaning at first, but she still did as he said.

"Alright! Right there!"

Jiang Hanyan climbed for a while when Duan Rong suddenly shouted, and she stopped. As soon as she stopped, Duan Rong yelled, "Use your Longquan sword to cut the cables behind you!"

Su Xinjue and Lu Chu stared blankly at him, wondering what Duan Rong was going to do, when they suddenly heard him say that, and their expressions changed!
Su Xinjue raised her eyebrows and looked at Duan Rong, scolding, "Duan Rong, what are you doing?"

Jiang Hanyan stood there, her eyes flickered, and she looked across the street, already understanding Duan Rong's thoughts.

Suddenly, she hung herself from the cable with one hand, gripped the Longquan sword tightly with the other, and slashed at the dark cable.

The Longquan sword was exceptionally sharp. Although Jiang Hanyan was hanging there, she used all her strength, and the rather thick cable snapped in response!

Jiang Hanyan fell downwards like a kite with its string cut!

Su Xinjue turned pale and cried out in alarm, "Hanyan!?"

Duan Rong tightened his grip on the cable and yanked it sharply in this direction.

The broken cable swung and crashed into the iron frame.

Jiang Hanyan hugged the cable tightly, maintaining her balance. Just as the cable was about to crash into the iron frame, she suddenly let go and jumped onto the frame.

Su Xinjue and Lu Chu felt relieved when they saw Jiang Hanyan land safely on the iron frame.

At this moment, Duan Rong said, "Now let's grab this cable and swing like on a swing to the other side of the street."

"Huh!?" Su Xinjue and Lu Chu were stunned for a moment before they understood what Duan Rong meant.

The cable that Jiang Hanyan cut was only a few meters long, while the iron frame was more than twenty meters long. There were quite a few zombies gathered at the bottom, and there wasn't a single zombie around Jiang Hanyan.

After Jiang Hanyan stood firmly on the iron frame, she did not move but waited there. She knew that Duan Rong and the others were going to come down. Sure enough, after Duan Rong finished speaking, he started climbing down the iron frame.

Everyone understood at this moment, and they also headed towards where Jiang Hanyan was standing.

The six of them quickly gathered together and all hugged the end of the cable. Duan Rong asked, "Are you all holding on tight?"

"Okay!" "Alright!" Everyone responded.

Seeing that they were all holding on tight, Duan Rong laughed and said, "This ride is at the amusement park, it's called the Giant Swing! It's really thrilling!"

(End of this chapter)