As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

"What?! You found it?"

Xie Chong on the other end of the phone was startled, and his voice instantly rose, "That's right, those two are probably from your school."

I'm on my way there right away. Remember, don't take any action unless you're sure you can get away from the crowd. I've already notified the police to evacuate the area.

Shen Qing paused, "Isn't this going too far with the Public Security Bureau?"

Normally, they would carry a magical artifact that could disperse crowds to handle situations without contacting the police, but that artifact was on Xie Chong.

"Hey, now's not the time to think about that."

Xie Chong sighed, "Ensuring no casualties is the most important thing; the target's current situation may be very unstable."

Moreover, some branches in various locations have already begun cooperating with the public security bureau... Alright, I'll explain the details when I get there. Keep your location services on.

As he spoke, his voice became serious, "You must be careful, he is not the tree spirit from yesterday, his ability is charm."

My investigation has detected traces of corpse energy. This thing is made of steel and iron; even an F-rank would find it difficult to deal with, and it also has the ability to infect.

"Okay, I understand."

Shen Qing hung up the phone and repeated the word, "corpse aura, and infectious ability... a zombie?"

A word from mythology, legends, or movies suddenly pops into my head.

He glanced around at the surroundings. There were trees everywhere, including a few particularly thick, lush, and ancient trees that were clearly very old.

"So, that tree spirit is an ancient tree on campus that has come to life?"

Besides what's in front of him, he remembered that the school also had several locust trees that were over a hundred years old, even older than the school itself, and locust trees are considered to be yin in nature...

Shen Qing opened her phone, found the information Xie Chong had sent her earlier, and murmured, "Wu Yuan... still my senior, the rising young entrepreneur of Guangfei Technology Co., Ltd."

This senior has frequently returned to visit his alma mater over the past year, so I have some recollection of him.

Before the words were finished, a heavily wrapped figure appeared in their field of vision and was approaching them.

Shen Qing remained calm, his right hand instinctively reaching for the inside of his coat.

"Junior?"

Wu Yuan's voice was hoarse, and his face was somewhat pale. "What are you doing here?"

The area was sparsely populated, and he was the first to sense the familiar scent of vegetation approaching.

"Oh, you must be Senior Wu Yuan?"

Shen Qing smiled and walked over to greet him. "I'm a junior in the same major as you, and I even passed the interview for your company. I heard from the counselor that you came back to school today specifically to..."

The distance between the two was rapidly decreasing.

Ten meters, five meters, one meter.

Before the words were even finished, the two men attacked almost simultaneously.

Wu Yuan swung his right fist out, the bandage wrapped around his arm burst open, revealing bulging muscles and abnormally bluish-gray skin, aiming straight for Shen Qing's heart.

Shen Qing, however, did not retreat but advanced, throwing a punch to meet the attack, the wind from his punch whistling.

"boom!"

A dull thud echoed through the forest, and the two stumbled back several steps before barely managing to regain their balance.

Wu Yuan frowned slightly as he looked at the distance he had retreated. As a half-human, half-corpse being with strength and defense surpassing that of humans, he had actually retreated five steps.

But this ordinary junior only took three steps back; he lost the contest of strength.

"Junior, that's pretty sneaky."

"Same to you."

Shen Qing flexed his fingers; the punch he had just received didn't feel like it hit flesh, but rather like it hit a piece of sheet metal.

If I hadn't broken through yesterday, my hand bones would probably have cracked. This zombie is really hard to deal with.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly a gust of wind came from the side. Thinking it was some kind of hidden weapon, Shen Qing instinctively dodged.

With a "crack," a glance out of the corner of my eye revealed that it was just a stone that had hit the tree trunk behind me and shattered into pieces.

By the time he turned around, Wu Yuan had already turned and run away. Although his movements were stiff, he darted more than ten meters in just a few steps.

"Damn it, it's like a ghost that won't leave you alone," Wu Yuan couldn't help but curse inwardly.

He had already guessed that Shen Qing was in cahoots with the group that had been watching him yesterday; if one person had come looking for him, there must be reinforcements as well.

If you can't kill the opponent instantly, only a fool wouldn't run.

"So decisive?" Shen Qing was a little surprised.

He threw a punch and ran away; his ability to assess the situation and run away is remarkable. No wonder he became a young entrepreneur.

But he already knew the other party's situation and wasn't in a hurry. His right hand had already touched the inside of the coat, and it was icy cold to the touch.

……

On the way to the cafeteria, Chen Chen was still wondering why Shen Qing had lied.

As I walked into the square and was about to turn a corner, I saw two police cars driving towards the office building.

Although there was no horn sounding, it was clear that something had happened.

"What's going on?"

It's human nature to watch the excitement, and many students, including Chen Chen, subconsciously changed direction and followed.

Then the school's security department leader arrived and began talking with a middle-aged security officer who got out of the car.

"According to reports, we have discovered that a murderer has infiltrated the school. We need to evacuate the crowd and keep people away from the office building."

To avoid causing chaos, the middle-aged sheriff spoke softly.

Meanwhile, several other sheriffs began evacuating the crowd and setting up cordon tape.

"Excuse me, please don't come near here."

A young sheriff stopped Chen Chen, but being quite close, he must have overheard something, because his eyes widened immediately.

A murderer? At the school?

Suddenly remembering something, he asked the young sheriff in front of him urgently, "Uncle Sheriff, is there a murderer behind the office building?"

He lowered his voice and said, "One of my classmates happened to be going over there!"

"What?"

Counselor Zhou Minggang had just been evacuated from the office building and was walking this way when he heard Chen Chen's words and his eyes widened. Wasn't Chen Chen his student?

"Chen Chen, are you sure?" Zhou Ming rushed over anxiously.

If this were true, if he got injured, or even... he didn't dare to think about how serious the consequences would be.

Normally, some minor things might be able to be concealed, but this time, with the sheriff coming directly to the door, it was impossible to hide it.

"Your classmate?"

The middle-aged sheriff in the distance also heard the noise and came over, his brows furrowed. Apart from the members of that special department, there were actually students among them?

"Yes, his name is Shen Qing." Chen Chen said, his voice trembling slightly. How could a murderer appear right after the school's breakthrough?

Upon hearing the name, Zhou Ming became even more flustered.

It's that kid again. Can't we just give him a break? If he had just listened to us and joined Guangfei Technology Company, he would have gotten his employment agreement back long ago.

Why did you have to go deliver food? Otherwise, he wouldn't have called you back. And now that you're back, why didn't you hurry up and leave school after filling out the form?

"What to do, what to do..."

Zhou Ming was thinking to himself, all he wanted to do now was sever ties.

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. If something happened to Shen Qing, her parents would come knocking on his door, and the school would hold him accountable. What responsibility would he, as a counselor, have?

He just wanted to earn some extra money.

Zhou Ming became increasingly flustered as he thought about it, and hurriedly approached the middle-aged security guard, "Comrade Security Officer... My student is usually quite unconventional, and his coming to the school today is purely a personal matter."

I notified him to come according to the normal procedure, but who knew this would happen?

The middle-aged sheriff didn't have time to deal with him, and frowned as he said, "Someone will inquire about the specifics. Please follow the evacuation for now."

Shen Qing, that's the name of the special department member inside, but he wasn't sure if it was the same person. The other end hung up before he could explain.

How can a student be associated with a special department?

He only knew that the department existed, but had never dealt with it.

The school's security department leaders quickly pulled Zhou Ming away to prevent him from panicking and saying anything.

Chen Chen stood behind the cordon, his palms sweating profusely. He wanted to call and ask Shen Qing where she was and why she hadn't returned yet.

But fearing that he might actually encounter the murderer and be exposed, he hesitated for a long time before finally sending a message, but it went unanswered.

Suddenly, a soft but clear voice came from behind the office building.