If it were in a complex terrain environment, shaking off these nearly twenty zombies wouldn't be difficult, but in this area, aside from the wide streets, all that's left are the high-rise buildings along the road. And diving into alleys without knowing the routes is a quick way to a faster death.
Moreover, leading this group of zombies on a chase isn't practical either—Ling Mo, Ye Lian, and Xia Na all have excellent stamina, but Liu Yuhao has already started to breathe heavily, and the others look like they could collapse at any moment. If it weren't for a life-threatening situation, they probably would have given up by now.
The most critical issue was that the number of zombies following them was increasing, and they were getting closer!
After all, during their escape, quite a few zombies had appeared ahead of them; any delay would allow the distance between them to be closed. In this manner, it wouldn't be long before they'd be caught in a pincer attack.
"This way! Use the cover to finish them off!"
Realizing they couldn't shake them off, Ling Mo looked around and then pointed to a commercial building.
It seemed like a casual choice, but in reality, that commercial building was indeed the most suitable cover nearby. It had only one revolving door, and the entrance was quite narrow. Even if there were other entrances, it wouldn't matter because they just needed to deal with these zombies to be able to leave immediately.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Mo charged toward the building with Ye Lian, and Xia Na quickly waved her hand, leading the group after them.
The group had barely squeezed through the revolving door when the zombies had already arrived. Twisted faces, pairs of emotionless, blood-thirsty red eyes, and the pungent stench of blood assailed their noses. Although they were separated by the revolving door, being so close to so many zombies caused the survivors to tremble non-stop.
The zombies were so fast that Ling Mo and the others had just entered the revolving door when they had to turn around to face the enemy.
However, the angle advantage created by the revolving door indeed made things much easier for them; at least they didn't have to face more than twenty zombies at once. Only three or four could squeeze in at a time, and each was swiftly slain by Ling Mo and the others as soon as it showed its head. If Ye Lian took action, it would probably be faster since she used her hands directly, much more convenient than Ling Mo and the others with weapons.
But the only one accustomed to her bloody hunting method was probably Ling Mo... If Xia Na and the others were to see it, it's hard to say what their reaction would be.
However, as Ling Mo and the others were tensely fighting at the entrance, they did not notice that two zombies dressed in skirts and high heels suddenly sprang out from behind the front desk of the shopping mall.
Their former identities might have been white-collar workers in this upscale commercial building, but now they had turned into zombies that only sought to hunt.
However, even for zombies, wearing ten-centimeter high heels doesn't allow for running too fast, but by the time they had approached behind the group, someone had noticed.
"Ah!"
Following a scream, the girl closest to them was tackled to the ground. She screamed frantically, but was unable to struggle free from under the female zombie. The moment she was knocked down, the zombie had bitten into her carotid artery.
Blood instantly gushed out, and at that moment another female zombie lunged at a male who was scared stiff.
His reaction, however, was much faster than that of the girl. He immediately backed away, but after retreating just two steps, he bumped into Wang Cheng, the man with glasses.
Like it was an instinctual reaction, Wang Cheng pushed him away... but in the chaos, nobody noticed this detail.
"Help me!"
The push had already panicked him, and losing his balance, he let out a desperate cry for help as the female zombie pinned him down. But the next second, his screams were cut off in his throat.
Now was the perfect time to counterattack, but everyone was stunned by the bloody scene before them. The sight of a classmate's throat torn open, their chest and abdomen ripped apart, and their screams before completely losing breath were all greatly challenging their nerve endurance.
But zombies wouldn't stop their assault on the prey before them just because they had food. After hunting down these two students, they immediately pounced towards the nearest survivor.
And one of the female zombies lunged at a middle school girl not far from Ye Lian.
At this time, the zombie attack from outside the revolving doors was fierce. Despite hearing the screams behind them, no one could spare a hand to help. If they relaxed even a little, the main entrance would be breached instantly, leading to attacks from both sides and even more deaths.
The female student had been completely terrified, unable to even move her fingers, her mind was a blank.
Just as her throat was about to be torn open in an instant, Ye Lian, who hadn't made a move up until then, suddenly appeared beside her. Snatching the fruit knife from her hand, Ye Lian struck like lightning the moment the female zombie approached. The knife flashed coldly, slicing across the female zombie's neck, and as Ye Lian twisted her wrist, blood burst forth, spraying all over the girl's face.
The warm, bloody stench finally snapped the female student back to sanity. She screamed frantically, her legs trembling, and a warm stream flowed down from between her legs.
But Ye Lian did not spare her another glance, nor did she pay attention to the state of the female zombie, and immediately rushed to another female zombie.
This female zombie had just pinned a male student to the ground, her foul mouth gaping open, when the tip of the knife pierced through her brainstem, protruding from her mouth.
From the appearance of the female zombies to them all being killed by Ye Lian, everything had happened within a minute.
In just one minute, two students were dead. The male student had been so frightened that his eyes were vacant, and he couldn't get up for a long time, he didn't even manage to push the female zombie's body off him.
And Ye Lian, with her swift actions, was suddenly surrounded by the group. Those who had just been scared stiff didn't stop to think why this seemingly ordinary beauty possessed such ferocious combat skills. At the moment, she was their umbrella...
Actually, it was Ling Mo who was in control of Ye Lian's actions, as he was fighting the zombies at the revolving doors. Moreover, to conceal his identity, he had specifically let Ye Lian use a weapon.
However, as the remaining survivors trembled with fear, Ling Mo, through Ye Lian's eyes, noticed that there were two people missing from the group.
They must have been scared and run upstairs... But fleeing hastily is just foolish. Without protection, they will only die faster. If there are zombies in the lobby, wouldn't there be zombies upstairs too?
Sure enough, after a while, several screams came from upstairs, causing another shudder amongst the survivors.
After a few minutes of frenzied hacking, the zombies outside the revolving doors were finally cleared. Both Xia Na and Liu Yuhao were sweating profusely, especially Xia Na, who had fought desperately, even her arm holding the knife was trembling slightly.
Ling Mo was slightly less stressed, but his complexion wasn't good, and his temples were throbbing, a sign of excessive spiritual power consumption.
Turning back to the bloody scene, Xia Na's expression was complex, as if she felt both pain and a bit of self-reproach...
Noticing this, Ling Mo walked over, patted her on the shoulder, and said in a low voice, "It's not your fault. Leaving them there might have ended up worse than this."
"Mhm…" Xia Na replied softly and then managed to squeeze out a little smile towards Ye Lian: "Thank you!"
Although she didn't see Ye Lian's actions, the fact that Ye Lian could deal with two zombies almost simultaneously clearly surpassed her expectations.