The whole nation is trying to survive on the cable car; I'm choosing one of three options at ea

Su Mu frowned as he looked at the area covered by vines in front of him.

This is the fourth direction he has changed.

Heading south from Anhan Square, the road is blocked by vines.

To the east, the path was blocked by vines.

Heading west, the path was still blocked by vines.

He tried almost every direction around the square, and at every intersection, thick, blood-red vines sprouted from the ground and wrapped around the exterior walls of buildings, like living walls.

This thing covers an area many times larger than the one on campus. The vines at Ash University only occupied the campus walls and a few main roads, while the vines in this area almost completely surrounded the entire Anhan Square.

From what he knew, it resembled a giant octopus, with the red building in the northwest corner of the square as its center, its tentacles extending in all directions, encompassing an area of ​​tens of kilometers within its territory.

He wasted almost an hour changing areas and finding a location.

The only advantage is that each time he enters a new area, his area perception increases his shield value by 10 points. From Anhan Square until now, he has passed through six new areas, and his shield value has increased from over 30 to 90 points. It's a pleasant surprise.

But the problem was not solved.

He can't get out.

This thing was much bigger than he had imagined, far exceeding the range of the vines in the school.

As he dealt with the several monsters charging towards him, he was considering whether to try his luck in another area when the ground in the distance suddenly moved.

It wasn't the faint tremor from before, but a violent shaking, as if something were crashing down from underground. Su Mu frowned slightly, looking at the ground a dozen meters behind him.

A crack appeared in the cement floor.

Then a fist emerged from the crack.

The fist was large, with thick knuckles, and there was an old scar on the back of the hand.

Su Mu recognized the hand... not because of any special features, but because he had just seen this kind of appearance before.

A large section of the ground collapsed, and rubble and dust flew everywhere.

A figure darted out of the hole, not crawling, but leaping... like a cannonball launched from underground, hurtling straight into a more distant direction.

His gaze followed the figure, and then he saw it collide with Lin Xiaohe.

Lin Xiaohe didn't have time to react.

She was standing on the edge of the street, keeping watch in another direction, when she heard the noise and turned around, the figure had already bumped into her.

She only had time to cross her arms in front of her chest before she was knocked away, flipping halfway through the air before crashing heavily to the ground, sliding more than two meters before hitting a guardrail.

"Damn, I've finally found you guys."

The figure landed on the ground and patted the dirt off its body.

It was Li Shichu.

Gone was the practiced, standard smile from before; replaced by a cold, smug expression. He glanced at Lin Xiaohe lying on the ground, a slight smirk playing on his lips, then turned and shouted towards the hole in the ground behind him, "That's them. That guy's weird, be careful."

Another person crawled out of the hole.

Instead of emerging from a hole as before, it calmly and step by step walked onto the ground.

He was a man in his early thirties, wearing a black tactical jacket, a pistol at his waist, and military boots.

His features weren't exactly handsome, but he possessed a captivating aura that left a lasting impression... not just good looks, but a ruthless ruthlessness. This ruthlessness wasn't a menacing look written all over his face, but rather an attitude of indifference that emanated from his very bones.

His name is Wang Kehua.

The vice-captain of the Salvation Guild's elite team, and a confidant of Wang Chen.

Level 3 Trialer, Strength-type talent, Combat Power Assessment: 45 points.

Within the guild, his strength was second only to Wang Chen and Zhang Qiang.

After Wang Kehua emerged from the cave, seven or eight more people followed behind him.

At that moment, Wang Kehua, afraid of brushing off the dust, turned his head and glanced at her with a condescending look.

"Is that all you've got?" His voice wasn't loud, but it was clear enough for everyone present to hear. "You couldn't even withstand Li Shichu's sneak attack, yet you dare refuse our guild's invitation?"

Li Shichu stood to the side, his facial muscles twitching.

He was publicly exposed by Wang Kehua... He ambushed a level-two woman and managed to catch her off guard, which was indeed not very honorable.

What made it even more embarrassing for him was that Wang Kehua's words, while sounding like he was speaking up for him, were actually putting him in a very difficult position.

He gritted his teeth, but didn't dare say anything. Wang Kehua was the vice-captain of the elite team and had influence with Wang Chen; a mere squad leader like himself couldn't afford to offend him.

The people behind him gradually stopped, blocking all the exits on the rooftop. Wang Kehua brought not just his men, but a mixed team of elite troops and search and rescue squads, nearly twenty people in total, forming a dense, dark circle.

Lin Xiaohe rubbed her arm, which had ached from the impact. She didn't speak, nor did she even look at Wang Kehua. Her gaze went past Wang Kehua's shoulder and landed on Su Mu.

All their attention was on her... She was carrying a submachine gun and looked like the leader of this two-person team.

A dozen pairs of eyes locked onto her from all directions, wary, scrutinizing, and calculating, like a pack of hyenas surrounding a lone prey.

No one noticed Su Mu further away, standing at the end of the street, holding a monster corpse that he hadn't finished dealing with.

Su Mu frowned.

He glanced in Lin Xiaohe's direction, then looked behind him... Several scattered monsters were attracted by the commotion and were approaching him.

Instead of rushing back, he casually dealt with the last corrupted zombie in front of him, then lightly leaped onto a high platform under the eaves of a shop next to the street.

And thus, they lost Su Mu as their most prominent target.

After a brief pause, the monsters behind them charged towards the crowd.

The elite team members didn't even notice Su Mu in the distance.

However, some people heard rustling sounds behind them, but the sounds were too faint and mixed with the footsteps and voices of the crowd, and they couldn't distinguish them at all.

Then the monster arrived.

Not just one or two, but a small group.

A level four minotaur charged out from around the corner of the street, its body covered in jet-black mane, wielding a rusty iron hammer, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly.

Behind it followed several corrupted zombies and other zombies, seven or eight scattered around, surging towards the crowd from different directions. Someone finally heard the heavy footsteps behind them, turned around abruptly, and saw the minotaur's pair of curved horns reflected in their pupils... but it was too late.

The hammer swept across, sending a person standing on the very edge flying. He crashed into the wall, slid down, and lay motionless. The corrupted zombie pounced on the others; some were bitten on the arm, others were tackled to the ground, screams and howls mingling together.