[Instance: Chiba Academy · 3rd Floor]
Damn it!
It's a Claw Zombie!
Rubbing his chest which was suffering from phantom pain, and relying on his experience as an old Captain, Leo could determine who the camper behind him was just by those sharp claws.
But... this isn't right, is it?
Doesn't that thing have an aggression desire like ADHD?
Did she go to rehab?
How could she endure not attacking me for so long?
How long did she stand behind me?
The restless Guard Zombie attacks madly, but when it comes to her, she's immovable as a mountain?
Haji-Tong, f*** you!
Recalling the details carefully, he determined the opponent had hidden behind him while he was going downstairs, taking advantage of the moment his eyes were adjusting to the light changes.
It wasn't until he opened the nearest classroom door and focused his attention inside, neglecting his rear defense, that this thing attacked!
—Truly disgusting!!!
Compared to being one-shot by Lord Guard Zombie, a sneak attack like this upset him more.
The former is a numerical crush, while the latter is the malice of the game creator.
—Xiao Gao... no, Haji-Tong, just you wait!
"Are you... alright?"
Emerging from the long sword, Raiden Mei was somewhat concerned about Leo's physical and mental health.
Moreover, this was the first time she had experienced Leo's death, so she was a bit flustered for a moment.
However—
"Relax."
Meeting Raiden Mei's concerned gaze, Leo smiled: "I'm not that fragile. Before meeting you, I had already died three times."
"Adding this time, it's only the fourth, not a big problem."
To keep Raiden Mei from worrying, he displayed his healthy body to her.
After all, this resurrection by "sitting at the bonfire," aside from being unable to [Reset] his mental fatigue, could be said to have [Reset] his entire person. So even though the pain and memory of being disemboweled by the Claw Zombie remained, his body had recovered to its original state.
"Mn..."
Seeing this, Raiden Mei finally relaxed completely.
Then—
"So have you thought of how to defeat the enemy?"
Her delicate brows furrowed slightly as she spoke bluntly: "The opponent's speed is too fast, and she can completely conceal her presence; even I didn't notice anything unusual."
Although she couldn't fight, as a spirit body, her perception was actually stronger than Leo's.
Yet even so, she hadn't detected when the opponent ran behind Leo.
"Honestly, the enemy this time is very strong."
Recalling the skill set of the Claw Zombie, Leo couldn't help but be speechless.
Melee aside, he had just experienced the opponent's "heart-to-heart" interaction.
This thing also has a ranged Cross Wave, and after her HP drops to a certain level, she enters an enhanced mode. While getting faster, she also gains a defensive skill.
—Self-Defense: Can block frontal damage for a short time.
It can be said this is purely a bullshit enemy!
"Ah this..."
Hearing Leo's description, Raiden Mei couldn't help but slightly part her small mouth.
After all, last night's Guard Zombie felt difficult enough, but she didn't expect there to be such an expert.
Just listening to Leo's description, she felt a bit anxious.
—Is this an opponent we can defeat at this stage?
"However, as long as we determine who the enemy is, there will always be a solution."
Smiling at Raiden Mei, Leo said: "And have you noticed? The opponent has no intention of coming upstairs."
"The previous Guard Zombie obviously came upstairs after hearing movement on the third floor. Why didn't the opponent come to attack us due to the commotion on the second floor?"
He didn't state the answer directly; after all, he also hoped Raiden Mei could stand on her own in the future, rather than relying on him for everything.
"Is it because..."
In fact, Raiden Mei was just naive, not stupid.
Even, since she could have a Parallel Time-Space Isotope like MEI, it showed she was also an extremely intelligent existence.
So very quickly, she figured out what Leo wanted to say—
"Light!"
Feeling the cold moonlight outside the window, she understood what Leo wanted to do.
"You want to tear down all the wooden boards on the first floor?"
"But if we do that, the enemies outside will see us too, right?"
After speaking, she revealed a worried look. After all, just one Claw Zombie was hard to solve; if they attracted new enemies, the situation would only worsen.
—According to Leo, from the rooftop, one could see groups of Zombies outside the school building!
However—
"Haven't you noticed something very strange?"
To this, Leo smiled mysteriously and said: "Actually, when we were fighting on the third floor earlier, the commotion was already loud enough, right?"
"Then even if the hearing of the Zombies outside is poor, when we got to the second floor, the sound should have been enough for them to hear, right?"
"So—"
"You're saying... the school building and the outside world are not spatially connected?"
Seeing Leo waiting for her answer, Raiden Mei also voiced her conjecture.
"Mn."
Nodding, Leo said: "Although I can't be completely sure, it's worth a try!"
Speaking of which, this was his experience from playing games for so many years.
Some games seem like you can see other maps, but in reality, that's just a texture, so every zone change requires a loading screen.
Then, following this train of thought, he could reasonably suspect that the school building and the outside were not in the same space.
Otherwise, with his current physical fitness, he could totally escape the school building from the rooftop using climbing abilities.
And verifying this conjecture was simple, just go to the rooftop—
"Sure enough."
After shouting downwards several times without attracting any Zombies' attention, he threw a desk down.
And that desk, after leaving a certain range of the school building, fell directly to the first floor as if hitting an invisible wall.
Seeing the plan was feasible, he naturally wouldn't hesitate.
After farming the souls on the second floor, he came to the first floor again.
Then—
"HAA—"
Taking a deep breath, he stepped forward with the blade, pouring half of his Honkai energy into the long sword, causing purple thunder to completely wrap around the blade.
"Slash!"
With a loud shout, he turned into a streak of purple thunder, completely ignoring the dangers that might appear ahead, his mind focused solely on slashing towards the windows on the left.
The next moment, the first-floor corridor lit up. A blade of light constructed from purple thunder slashed apart all the areas on the first floor sealed by wooden boards!
When Leo came to his senses, he had already sprinted to the end of the first floor.
Turning around, under that moonlight, he saw a petite figure standing blankly behind where he had stood before.
Clearly, if he hadn't been decisive enough just now, that camper would have succeeded again.
But this time, under the illumination of the moonlight, the opponent's figure would have nowhere to hide.
However, recalling the opponent's disgusting skill set, he understood the real battle had just begun!
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