Damn zombies, how dare they disguise themselves as humans!

"Open the door! I need to get out!"

Hearing the sound behind him, the soldier who was tying up the gate quickly turned around and stopped the young man running towards him: "What are you doing?"

My girlfriend has run away, and I need to go find her.

The young man glanced anxiously outside, then tried to go around to open the gate, but was stopped by a soldier again: "Are you crazy? The horde of zombies is almost here. Going out now is suicide!"

"So what if I die! My parents are both dead, only Xiaoqian is left. If she dies too, I won't live anymore. Open the door!"

"No! We must seal the door before the horde arrives, otherwise if they break in, everyone will die."

"Let me out!"

rear,

Luo Tian looked at the two arguing by the door, then thrust the dagger hidden in his sleeve downwards.

At this moment, the crowd, led by several other soldiers, ran up the corner stairs to the second floor, leaving only the three of them in the lobby on the first floor.

Fortunately, the empty hall was completely visible under the moonlight. Apart from the mess on the floor, with debris and dried bloodstains everywhere, there were no zombies.

"System, hurry up and make a judgment."

"This target is even more obvious than that woman Su Rou; let's finish this quickly!"

Luo Tian urged in his mind.

The target of the cleanup is prone to causing trouble, and it is very dangerous to stay with it.

If things go according to Luo Tian's plan, once the target is found, the system will immediately determine the location, and he can quickly resolve the situation and leave decisively.

The most perfect approach is to waste no time at all and nip all dangers in the bud.

But the system is really terrible; it's always so slow and inefficient in making decisions.

So even if he's in a hurry, he can only wait; otherwise, if he kills the target before the judgment is made, there will be no reward, and everything will be meaningless.

As for saving people...

In the apocalypse, order has collapsed, and everyone lives in fear.

Luo Tian is neither a villain who kills everyone he sees, nor a pushover who saves everyone he meets.

The purpose of completing tasks and eliminating targets is simply to accumulate strength for the system rewards so I can return to Jinling to find my family, not to help those who are about to be killed by the targets.

"Let go! Let go of me!"

"Shut up! If you keep making a scene, I won't be so polite."

"Go ahead and shoot me dead with a gun. If you don't kill me, I'm definitely getting out of here!"

"Calm down! Are you trying to kill everyone just to find your girlfriend whose fate is unknown?"

In the distance, by the gate, soldiers had already subdued the young man and pinned him to the ground.

Even so, the young man continued to struggle and twist wildly, shouting with a red face and a thick neck.

"So stupid and selfish!"

Luo Tian couldn't stand it anymore.

After thinking for a moment, he picked up his dagger and walked toward the two of them to close the distance, intending to make his move as soon as the system completed its judgment.

But at this moment,

Outside the door, a series of roars could be heard, growing clearer with each passing moment.

Accompanying this was a cacophony of hurried, rapid footsteps.

As soon as I raised my eyes, I saw a dark mass of figures surging in the road outside, and a series of pale, lifeless faces with dead fish eyes.

"Damn it!"

Luo Tian's expression changed, and he quickly turned and hid behind the reception desk in the lobby.

The soldiers by the gate quickly lay down and held the young man down as well.

outside the door,

The zombies surged forth in dense, almost endless swarms.

Under the moonlight, their tattered clothes, stained with purplish-black blood, were clearly visible, and their bodies were also in a terrible state.

Some had half their faces missing, revealing their blackened gums.

Some of them had bits of flesh torn off all over their bodies, leaving them pitted and scarred, a truly gruesome sight.

Some had their bellies ripped open, with a large section of intestine hanging out and dangling to the ground, making a dragging sound with every step they took...

At a glance,

Their terrifying appearances are enough to send chills down your spine.

Zombies controlled by the virus attack living things not only with a special sense, but also with a more sensitive sense of smell and hearing.

Having chased them here, perhaps having lost the presence of many living beings, and with the silence adding to the chaos, the horde of corpses lost their target and, after a moment of stagnation, began to wander and scatter.

Inside the door,

Luo Tian, ​​sitting behind the reception desk in the lobby, felt his heart sink to the bottom.

One or a few zombies are not scary.

They are slow-moving and sluggish; their only advantage is their great strength.

As long as one has no fear and is armed, even an ordinary person can be easily killed; a direct blow to the head is fatal.

What's truly terrifying is the massive horde of zombies; their sheer number makes them impossible to kill or exterminate, and once surrounded, there's no chance of survival.

If, at this moment, the young man were to make another dangerous noise that attracts the attention of the zombie horde and causes them to rush in, he would be in danger.

Although he has the ability to protect his master and has an extra life.

However, it can only withstand one fatal attack, and can only be triggered once a day. If he gets caught in a horde of zombies and is continuously bitten, he will still die.

"System, is this the result of your dawdling!"

"If I had made that judgment sooner, I would have left this place of trouble long ago."

Now that things had come to this, Luo Tian had no time to continue complaining about the system. He quickly looked around, searching for a way out.

But the next moment, he was stunned.

Not far away, a soldier and a young man were crawling on the ground, one in front of the other.

The movements were slow and silent.

Only after they moved to each other's side did the two carefully climb up and lean against the counter, letting out a long breath that they had been holding in, their chests heaving violently.

This scene left Luo Tian completely puzzled, his brows furrowed tightly.

The young man targeted for elimination didn't actually do anything reckless?

"What are you doing on the first floor? Watching a play?"

Beside him, the soldier, having calmed down, first glanced at Luo Tian. He had noticed Luo Tian standing there the whole time when he was stopping the young man.

But he was just asking casually. After he finished speaking, he pointed to the corner staircase in the distance and said in a low voice, "Go to the second floor, and be quiet."

"I'm going to find Xiaoqian."

Upon hearing this, the young man peeked out the door, then quickly withdrew, whispering, "I'll go out once the horde of corpses outside has dispersed a bit."

Upon hearing this, Luo Tian's tightly furrowed brows immediately relaxed.

As expected, they still had to court disaster.

"You're insane!"

The soldier beside him said helplessly, "Even in this situation, you still want to go out, you..."

As they were talking, two soldiers came down the stairs from the corner in the distance.

They probably saw the approaching horde of corpses from the second floor, so they were very cautious. As soon as they turned the corner, they bent down and slowly crept over.

Upon reaching the counter, one of the older, middle-aged soldiers frowned and asked, "What's going on with you guys?"

"Squad leader, he insists on going out."

The soldier in charge of locking the door pointed at the young man: "He tried to open the door earlier but I stopped him. Now he wants to go out."

My girlfriend ran away.

The young man lowered his head, then slowly raised his eyes to look at the squad leader, his eyes red and bloodshot: "Sir, my whole family is dead, and Xiaoqian is my only relative. We just got engaged and were planning to get married at the end of the year. She's also pregnant. If she's not dead, she must be very scared out there alone. So I have to find her, no matter if she's dead or alive, I have to find her."

Seeing that the squad leader was about to say something, he quickly added, "But don't worry, I will never make a sound to harm you. After I go out, you should immediately lock the door from the inside. If I don't find her, I will either die outside or end my own life. If I find that she is still alive, I will take her and hide her somewhere else and never come back to implicate you."

Beside him

A hint of doubt flashed in Luo Tian's eyes again.

Is it...

Isn't this person a target to be eliminated?