The male supporting character was actually myself.

"Brother, you're already wasting bullets at the very beginning. There's still a long way to go."

After Evelyn pushed her father over, she stood beside him and fired her pistol, quickly eliminating the nearest group of zombies. Then, she smoothed her short hair and laughed, "Learn from me, saving bullets is the only way to survive longer."

The handsome older man glanced at the tomboyish woman who was about his age, sighed helplessly, and ran off to catch up with the group.

Further ahead, the passage widened, with iron railings on both sides enclosing areas like cages. The old, mottled bloodstains on the ground made it hard to imagine what had happened.

"Stop!"

As Han Sha ran, a scene suddenly flashed before her eyes—the sewage was spreading, causing a circuit malfunction. Ahead, a huge cage-like device that looked exactly like a hamster wheel flashed a few times before suddenly going out of control. A large number of zombies, which were being used as perpetual motion machines to generate electricity, swarmed out and blocked the entire road ahead.

She quickly stopped and warned, "You can't go any further, at least not now! Find somewhere to hide quickly! There are a lot of zombies ahead!"

"What's gotten into you now?" Durul yelled angrily. "Stop scaring us like this! Aren't we miserable enough already? Hide? Where the hell is there to hide?!"

The fat old man, panting heavily and clearly unable to run any further, muttered, "If all else fails, just have Jiang Chen open a cage, and we can crawl in. The zombies can't get in anyway..."

"You're always coming up with terrible ideas!" Evelyn teased him as she tried to calm him down.

Mark looked back at his disheveled teammates and pointed to a spot not far ahead, explaining, "About fifty meters away is what looks like an office area. Maybe there'll be a place to hide and rest."

Han Sha was a little uncertain, "I... what I saw... I don't know exactly where it was, maybe fifty meters away..."

"Follow me!" Jiang Chen pulled a grenade out of his pocket. If they encountered one ahead, throwing it would at least give them a chance.

The Horcruxes haven't found an exit they can get through yet. They have to solve the problem before they can come back and continue killing zombies. I wonder how the operation on the white cat's side is going, and what about the tail ball clone? It's been so long, why haven't we heard anything from them?

Fortunately, with the female lead's halo around them, when the group saw a large number of zombies appear, Han Sha aimed at a room, pushed open the door, and locked the door after everyone went inside.

"Huff!" The fat old man slumped to the ground, leaning against the wall and panting heavily;

The others immediately shone their flashlights around the room and breathed a sigh of relief when they confirmed there were no zombies inside.

Julia sat down next to Hansa and asked softly, "Do you...do you have special abilities?"

"Of course not!" Her face flushed slightly, but she didn't know how to explain, so she could only vaguely say, "Maybe... I have good hearing and can tell the footsteps..."

"Oh, I see. You're really something." Julia gripped the gun he had given her tightly, holding her breath as she peered out through the glass above the door.

Sure enough, the large number of zombies that rushed over from the other side quickly lost their target and began to wander aimlessly again.

She noticed that some zombies were actually bending down and sniffing around in the scattered dishes in the passageway, seemingly looking for food.

Were they ever tried to be domesticated in a laboratory?!

Julia immediately told Jiang Chen about her discovery and asked him to pay attention to the fact that the zombies that actively looked for bowls and plates were all wearing clothes similar to white coats, unlike other zombies that were either dressed plainly or in tattered clothes that made it impossible to tell what they looked like.

Moreover, their eyeballs are not as cloudy and almost pure white as those of other zombies, suggesting that their vision is not significantly affected.

"You're very observant. This entire underground passage is only a small part of the headquarters building. The people from Guardian Corporation must have done some research on these zombies, otherwise, those spliced ​​monsters wouldn't have appeared just now."

Jiang Chen tried to lower her voice and looked out the window.

The uppermost sides of the passageway were lit with eerie green escape indicator lights, making the zombies, swaying and searching for their targets, appear even more shadowy.

He patted Julia on the shoulder and whispered, "Rest well and save your strength. We still have a long way to go."

She nodded, feeling a warm glow in her heart, and unconsciously smiled faintly.

Jiang Chen got up and tried not to make a sound, covering the flashlight beam with his hand as he groped his way to every corner of the room.

“This is an abandoned testing site that was abandoned three months ago.” Evelyn found a few sheets of paper on the bookshelf, read them carefully, and then handed them to her teammates. She said in a very low voice, “Are all scientists crazy? They actually want to tame zombies and turn them into perpetual motion machines that don’t need to eat, drink, age, die, or perish!”

Chapter Nineteen: Am I reckless?

Mark leaned closer and took a closer look at the written document, which was something like an experiment objective report. He paused for a moment and whispered, "Although... well, zombies really don't need to eat or drink, and they don't age or die."

Putting aside other moral considerations, from this perspective, zombies really are the best employees.

Using them to generate electricity would be very efficient, right...?

Before he could finish speaking, he saw the gazes of the fat old man, Evelyn, the handsome uncle, and Julia, scratched his head, gave an awkward smile, and changed the subject, "Well... we need to find a way out, we can't stay trapped here forever."

"Isn't this something you should be considering?"

Durul gave him a disapproving look and grumbled, "You're the safety officer, responsible for protecting the tourists from physical harm! We're not familiar with this place, so it should be you who plans and tells us how to escape."

After being rebuffed, the good-natured Mark felt a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Evelyn, on the other hand, couldn't stand it and said sarcastically, "You know you're not familiar with this place? He's the only handsome guy who might find the route and lead the team out. You dare to talk back to him like that? Aren't you afraid of getting retaliated against?"

Durul's face stiffened, and he subconsciously glanced at his girlfriend, probably realizing that he had spoken rudely without thinking and wanting her to help smooth things over.

"Heh!" Hansa crossed her arms and gave him a cold glance before turning around and whispering to Julia.

While everyone was distracted, Jiang Chen went to the most secluded corner, shone a flashlight on the empty cabinet, and then began to move guns and ammunition out of the cabinet.

Especially machine gun ammunition; such intense firepower must be adequately supplied in order to more easily deal with potential crises along the way.

"Jiang Chen? What are you doing?" The handsome middle-aged man looked around but found no other clues. Seeing Jiang Chen squatting in the corner, seemingly doing something, he shone his flashlight and asked softly, "Did you find anything?"

Seeing that others were looking over, Jiang Chen had no choice but to stop moving things. He pointed to the pile of guns and ammunition on the ground and replied softly, "I found some ammunition here..."

Having just covered his teammates' breakout, the handsome uncle had fired quite a few bullets and was in dire need of supplies.

Upon hearing the word "ammunition," he rushed over and, after just one glance, beamed with joy. "Jiang Chen, you're a real lucky charm! This is exactly what we need right now! What kind of lousy zombie taming plan is this? Even if we knew about it, what good would it do? Who can learn to control zombies anyway?"

Jiang Chen: ...

Uncle, if you hadn't been so sharp-eyed, I could have brought over even more weapons!

It's a pity this is an underground tunnel. I'm worried that the buildings on the resort island might not be able to withstand the pressure. Otherwise, if we just threw some grenades and blasted them, they wouldn't be able to hold off a group of zombies.

Jiang Chen distributed bullets and guns to his teammates, and then casually collected the few discarded documents from the laboratory.

Clues in these kinds of scenarios are usually useful, a conclusion he drew from playing escape room games.

"Host!"

Just as he was earnestly directing the Soul Artifact to "start construction" and forcibly build a passage to the upper floor, the soft, sweet voice of the little white cat suddenly rang out. As soon as Jiang Chen opened his eyes, he felt a round, fluffy, and heavy ball of fluff rushing towards him.

"Smack!"

The little white cat, with its short limbs outstretched, wrapped its arms around its owner's neck, rubbing its round face against his and purring softly. "Host, your soft and adorable little kitten has lived up to expectations and has already taken care of all the ships and yachts!"

"Hehehe~" It chuckled mischievously, sticking out its pink little tongue to lick its host's face and meowing, "I was afraid that the guys left on the island would discover my unusual presence and expose my whereabouts, so I waited until the fleet had gone far away before knocking those guys unconscious and stuffing them onto a yacht that had been ransacked clean."

All the other ships and yachts have been put into the system space. Host, take a look at what they are when you have time.

Jiang Chen, her eyes filled with joy, patted its head as a reward.

Sure enough, the money-grubber's fluffy ball was incredibly useful!

Regardless of any future plans, these emergency-operated items are definitely important. They are very likely to contain various zombie viruses, and once they enter the system space, they will be absolutely safe. They might even completely change history.

"Hmm, host, the script has already started updating. Our interception plan looks very useful!"

"My little white dog is getting more and more capable, awesome!" Jiang Chen typed praise on his phone. At the same time, the soul artifact had already paved the way for the exit. He put away his phone, stood up, and softly greeted, "Everyone, shouldn't we prepare to continue our journey?"

Julia stood up immediately, looking at him expectantly, and said softly, "I can protect myself. You... you must be careful and not be as reckless as you were just now."

"Am I reckless?!" Jiang Chen was completely bewildered, thinking that he had been quite steady before, so where was he reckless?

The little white cat laughed so hard it almost fell over. "Hahaha, it used to be the host who said I was too reckless when playing games. It's rare for someone to say you're reckless. Hahaha~ Host, does this count as one thing subduing another?"

Jiang Chen glanced at it and thought to himself that he should strengthen the cultural education of the fluffy dumpling when he had the chance. It can't even use a word. How can it be said that one thing can subdue another?

"Mark, do you still remember how long this passage is?" Hansa looked at Julia, whose eyes were full of affection, and Jiang Chen, who was gentle, considerate, and reliable. While feeling that they were a perfect match, she was also extremely angry about her boyfriend's betrayal. She simply took the initiative to move closer to Mark and gently touch him, asking him in a slightly ambiguous way.

"It's at least a kilometer away. I remember this escape route isn't straight; it's winding and circuitous, so it should be more than a kilometer away to reach the Zeus Building."

Mark, who had never been in a relationship, was clearly a clueless straight man. He didn't notice the beautiful woman's advances at all. He squatted down and started drawing a map on the ground. "The general route is like this. We go straight down the passage after we leave, and there's an intersection less than 20 meters away. We need to turn right, go to the end, and then turn left..."

Han Sha looked at the simple route map he had drawn on the ground with his finger, and another image flashed before her eyes... Under the dim green light of the escape lamp, a wandering zombie's shriveled body trembled without warning, then stopped moving. Next, its head rolled off and its whole body fell to the ground.

Further away, many zombies lay dismembered, clearly indicating that a fierce battle had just taken place there!

"Oh my god!" She felt her throat go dry and her heart was pounding wildly for no reason.

What just happened?!

What on earth killed that zombie?!

He didn't see any people or objects in his "field of vision," let alone any specific "murder weapon," so how could the zombie have its head cut off without it noticing at all?

Han Sha recalled the bizarre zombie corpses she had seen in the wilderness, and her doubts deepened—what on earth did that?!

Chapter Twenty: Evelyn, the Goddess of Vengeance

"Hansa? Hansa!"

She was pushed on the arm before she came to her senses from the shock.

Mark noticed that she seemed a little pale and asked considerately, "Are you feeling unwell? Or are you afraid to rush out? You'll walk behind me. Don't be afraid, they're just zombies. We have so much ammunition now, we'll definitely be able to kill them all and escape."

"I..." Han Sha hesitated for a moment, but ultimately nodded without saying anything.

The scene she had just "seen" was too bizarre; she would never believe such a thing existed unless she saw it with her own eyes!

The hallway outside was quiet. The fat old man loaded his gun and said in a low voice, "Damn it, zombies are too weird. They run incredibly fast and then become completely silent. I wonder where they wander off to."

"Isn't this perfect? ​​Let's hurry up and leave while there are no zombies outside!"

Evelyn pressed herself against the small glass window of the door, peering to both sides as much as she could. Then, she raised her gun, waved excitedly, and said, "Hurry, hurry! Don't dawdle! Maybe if the zombies turn around and we can get to Zeus Building and find the button to start the fireworks plan!"

Upon hearing this, Durul frowned slightly and retorted, "You want to blow up this island? What about the others?!"

"After running around the island for so long, did you see anyone else? After the safe house password was changed, there was nowhere to hide and no guns or ammunition to replenish. They have either been dismembered or turned into zombies. Even if there are any survivors, they should be hiding somewhere now, not daring to show their heads. When it gets light, the Guardian Company will definitely launch a major purge."

Why don't we strike first and lower that steel barrier outside before launching the fireworks plan?

As a last resort, once the fireworks plan is activated, everyone on the island will receive a warning signal, giving the survivors enough time to find a way to escape.

As Evelyn explained, she looked at the others, as if seeking their opinions.

Jiang Chen spoke first, "Let's go into the Zeus Building and see what's going on. The Guardian God Company hasn't even noticed such a commotion here; either there's something wrong inside them, or they've already withdrawn..."

"Withdraw?!" Mark was taken aback. "They wouldn't go that far, would they?"

The fat old man nudged him from behind, "Talking shouldn't delay your actions, hurry up!"

The handsome older man prepared the machine gun, glanced at Julia who was always by Jiang Chen's side, and then tiptoed out of the room with peace of mind.

The flashlight beam swept across the passageway, which was shimmering with an eerie green light, and the group found it to be completely empty, without a single zombie in sight!