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This thing looks... like it was torn apart and eaten raw.

Although cats are not large, a bite force equivalent to that of a large dog is required to tear them in two. Moreover, judging from the bite marks, the creature's teeth were very sharp, indicating it was not an ordinary wild animal.

Su Mu did not linger, bypassed the corpse, and continued on his way.

They simply moved more quietly and their eyes were more alert.

We walked for a few more minutes.

Suddenly, a noise came from ahead.

It wasn't the roar of a monster, but...

Footsteps?

Su Mu immediately darted behind a tree and observed from the side.

Through the sparse trees, he could vaguely see a figure ahead.

The figure was moving in his direction, not fast, and the posture was a bit strange... The way he walked was not natural, with one shoulder higher than the other, and the steps were a bit unsteady.

Su Mu frowned.

Other players?

It's possible.

The town was just ahead, and there must have been people who had passed by on cable cars before him. After seeing this cluster of buildings, they chose to land and sneak in from the outside, just like him.

Those who can act independently must have some strength.

Su Mu had no intention of stepping forward.

Firstly, he was wary of other players; secondly, he hadn't planned to team up in the first place; and thirdly, since the other person was also alone, they would likely be equally wary. If the two met, they would most likely just pass each other cautiously, which wouldn't be very meaningful.

However, the next moment, his brows furrowed even more.

The figure seemed to have spotted him.

Moreover, the other party did not choose to bypass or ignore him, but ran directly towards him.

high speed.

It runs much faster than a normal person.

Su Mu's pupils contracted slightly.

Not right.

That running form... was so contorted.

His shoulders swayed violently up and down, one leg dragged along while the other hopped forward like a catapult. The swinging of his arms was also extremely exaggerated, as if his joints were dislocated.

not human.

Su Mu made a decision instantly.

Instead of turning and running away, he gripped the axe tightly and stared intently at the approaching figure.

The two were initially several hundred meters apart, but due to the poor lighting in the forest, he hadn't been able to see clearly. Now that the other creature was closer, only about a hundred meters away, its appearance finally became clear...

It was a male corpse.

Or rather, he was once a man.

His clothes were tattered and torn, barely recognizable as the uniform of a resort staff member: a blue shirt and dark trousers, but so covered in blood and mud that their original colors were no longer discernible.

His face was ashen with a bluish-black tinge; his skin was shriveled and clung to his bones like dried-out cured meat. His eyes were sunken, cloudy, and his pupils were undefined. Half of his lip was missing, revealing his blackened gums and a few remaining teeth.

The most horrifying thing is the body...

His abdomen was emptied.

From the chest down to the lower abdomen, there was a huge hole. All the internal organs were gone, leaving only an empty abdominal cavity. Several ribs were broken, with white bone fragments sticking out, covered with dried blood.

A large chunk of flesh had been gnawed off the calf of one leg, exposing the blackened bone underneath, which is why it dragged its feet when running. The other leg was intact, but the knee was twisted backward, making each step feel like a bounce.

The same goes for the arms.

The left hand was gone below the elbow, the cut was jagged, as if it had been bitten off by something. The right hand was intact, but all the fingers were bent backwards at the knuckles, hooked like claws.

It was charging towards Su Mu.

There was even a smile on that distorted face.

It wasn't a smile from an expression, but purely physiological... The half-missing lip was pulled apart, revealing the gums, and it looked like a smile.

Su Mu felt his blood boiling.

It's not fear.

It's tension.

He had killed goblins before, but they were mostly cubs and not much of a threat. Even that old goblin was one he encountered suddenly in the stairwell, and in a rush of adrenaline, he finished it off with a flurry of hacking and slashing.

This time, he watched with his own eyes as the thing charged toward him.

ferocious.

distortion.

bloody.

The visual impact was completely different from when facing goblins.

Su Mu took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

At the same time, information about that thing appeared before my eyes:

Zombie (Lv1)

【Strength: 17】

[Physical Fitness: 12]

[Agility: 8]

【Spirit: 0】

Its attributes are similar to those of a goblin. It has slightly lower strength and constitution, but about the same agility.

They can fight.

Su Mu gripped the axe tightly, but did not draw his gun.

Based on his previous experience playing zombie games, he knew that firearms should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. Gunfire would attract more zombies. Although there weren't any around now, what if there were hidden ones? Besides, a gunshot would be like announcing to everyone, "I'm here."

More importantly...

He probably won't need it.

The thing was getting closer and closer.

100 meters... 80 meters... 50 meters... 30 meters...

Su Mu did not move.

He is waiting.

Wait for a suitable distance.

Twenty meters.

Fifteen meters.

ten meters.

Just as the thing was only a dozen meters away from him, Su Mu suddenly swung his arm and hurled the axe in his hand!

He missed.

Or rather, there's no need to aim.

The axe spun in the air, tracing a rather imprecise arc. But just then, the creature lunged forward, its head jutting out...

puff!puff!

The axe blade cleaved precisely into the skull.

It didn't just graz it, it didn't just slash at it, it cleaved it straight in. The entire axe became embedded in the zombie's head, splitting the twisted skull in two.

The zombie was still propelled forward, and it took two more steps before collapsing to the ground with a thud.

It twitched twice.

It stopped moving.

Sold out instantly.

Su Mu was not surprised by this result. At this moment, his strength had reached 26 points, and the thrown axe hit the weak point directly.

The instant sell-out was expected.

The reason Su Mu remained silent for so long was that he had noticed that the moment he threw the axe, it seemed to have a double image. He was certain that he wasn't seeing things.

And he heard it. There were two sounds as the blades struck the zombie.

Even if you throw it yourself and the speed is so fast that you can't see it clearly, you still can't hear the loud sound.

so......

This can only be attributed to his talent, which allows him to attack an extra time after the initial attack.