Creak, creak.
The body of a female corpse lying in a pool of blood suddenly convulsed and made strange noises.
The light above seemed to be lacking in power, very dim and flickering.
The female corpse bounced up straight with stiff movements.
She had come back to life!
"Ah!!!"
The female zombie let out an animal-like roar from its mouth. Its originally normal teeth fell out one after another.
Then sharp fangs grew in their place.
Each fang was two to three centimeters long.
This made it impossible for the female zombie's lips to close completely, and only the teeth could meet each other.
Also, its hands began to mutate. The joints became thick and hard, and the nails started to extend.
One by one, they were like steel hooks!
Beside the female zombie, there lay another mutilated male corpse.
This corpse didn't show any abnormality and was still lying there quietly.
The female zombie raised its head slightly, flaring its nostrils as it sniffed vigorously.
It seemed to have found its target and quickened its pace to walk out of the room.
The hunt had begun!
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Inside Room 815.
Chen Bei had returned to his own room before it got dark.
How dangerous the night was exactly still needed to be verified in person.
Chen Bei stood by the door and peeked out through the peephole, but could only see a very limited area.
Only the situation of the three opposite dormitories could be seen.
There was some movement outside, and roars could be heard.
These should be the sounds made by the zombies.
Moreover, there was more than one of them!
Chen Bei frowned slightly and grasped the fire axe tightly. It would be self-deception to say that he wasn't nervous at all.
In the player group, there was also an uproar.
[It's zombies! There are zombies outside!]
[Really? Don't scare me!]
[I saw them too! The zombies are covered in a lot of blood, with very long teeth, just like wild beasts.]
[I used to play that kind of horror-themed escape room, where there were monsters and ghosts played by staff. Could these zombies also be fake?]
[I want to go home! Go home!]
[Who on earth is controlling all this behind the scenes?]
Chen Bei peeked at the screen and read these remarks.
In contrast, the management group had a different tone.
Those sick administrators were all full of passion. Some said that it was finally the part they liked.
The night was the highlight of this game!
Suddenly, the successive roars startled Chen Bei.
The sounds were nearby.
Chen Bei's expression changed suddenly, and he tried hard to look outside the door.
He saw a female zombie moving. Its speed was a little slower than that of a human, and its movements were rather stiff.
It had a mouthful of fangs and a ferocious look.
Seeing the zombie with his own eyes dealt damage to Chen Bei's "reason" attribute, which dropped by 3 points all at once.
Chen Bei recognized it at a glance.
This was the female corpse he had seen in the nearby room!
There was no mistake about the clothes and the skirt.
This discovery confirmed his previous speculation.
"The corpses scattered around the building will turn into zombies at night!"
"Those corpses are not just for decoration!"
Chen Bei felt a chill in his heart.
The female zombie sniffed hard with its nose, just like a dog, searching all the way.
She walked to the position right opposite the door of Room 815 and stopped.
Chen Bei's heart leaped into his throat.
Was he so unlucky? Had he been targeted by a zombie just as night fell?
Sister, go somewhere else!
This door is too thick. You can't handle it!
The female zombie showed a fierce look in its eyes, suddenly let out a low growl, and then ran towards Room 838.
When it reached the door of Room 838, the female zombie waved its two claws and began to scratch at the door fiercely, making the wooden door creak.
Inside the room, Cao Qingqing's screams rang out. She must have been terribly frightened as her voice was out of tune, and it definitely wasn't faked.
Chen Bei breathed a sigh of relief. At least it wasn't attacking his own door.
This female zombie was quite sensible.
Cao Qingqing quickly contacted Chen Bei through private messages among friends and asked him for help.
[Dear brother, come and save me quickly! The zombie is right outside my door! As long as you come to save me, you can do whatever you want with me! Anything is okay, and I'll do everything!]
Chen Bei received the message and replied with one sentence.
[Don't rush. Wait a little longer.]
[What do you mean by wait a little longer? The zombie is about to break in! Dear brother, you have a weapon in your hand and you can definitely kill the zombie. Come and be a hero to save the beauty! From now on, I'll listen to you in everything. I'll be your little bitch. Woof woof woof!]
Chen Bei received these explicit messages and could feel Cao Qingqing's eagerness between the lines.
But he still didn't rush to take action.
Because the information about the first night had been mentioned in the management group before.
Tonight was for novice players to adapt to the game, so the difficulty wasn't high.
The zombies were all at level 1 and it was very difficult for them to break through the doors. As long as players hid in the rooms honestly, there was a high probability that they could survive until tomorrow.
Crack! Crack!
The female zombie was still scratching at the door, causing damage to the durability of the door and leaving scratch marks one after another. After scratching it a dozen times and finding that it couldn't break the door, the female zombie let out a low growl and turned around to leave. It walked away all the way, still sniffing around with its nose, looking for the next target.
[Haha, the zombie has left! Thank goodness! Thank Buddha!]
Cao Qingqing was overjoyed.
Judging from common sense, the zombie gave up a bit too early.
One could only think that the zombies had certain settings in their "behavior logic", just like NPCs. Scratching at the door was one of the settings. When they found that they couldn't break it, they would look for the next target instead of persisting stubbornly.
"This is indeed a game, except that players need to participate in person, and the gaming experience is maximized."
Chen Bei felt a chill in his heart.
At this time, the management group talked about an important topic.
[The zombies on the first night are slow and weak, which is just suitable for players to take the initiative to attack. Look at them all hiding in the rooms and not daring to come out.]
[After all, they are all novice players, so it's normal to be timid. At least after playing a round of survival games, their thinking patterns will change.]
[The first person to kill a zombie can trigger a hidden first-kill reward. A skill card, an attribute point, and an item are bound to drop. This is a big gift package.]
[Let's see who is bolder.]
[It definitely won't work with bare hands. Only those with a weapon can kill a zombie. Smash the zombie's skull and it will be dead.]
Chen Bei saw the conversation in the group and his heart was stirred.
The first person to kill a zombie could get a hidden reward!
Judging from the few words, the reward was quite generous.
"Should I take this gamble? There's a big element of risk!"
Chen Bei's heart was fluctuating.
Facing the zombies head-on and having a head-on confrontation required great courage.
This was real experience, a fight with one's life at stake, not just playing with a game controller in front of a monitor.
Chen Bei took three deep breaths to balance the excitement and fear.
The zombies were the weakest on the first night. If he didn't dare to fight now, the difficulty would rise steadily starting from tomorrow night.
If not now, when?
Just do it!
Chen Bei's eyes were focused. As a left-hander, he grasped the fire axe tightly, held a wooden shield in his right hand, and opened the door and walked out.
He didn't make a big fuss. Instead, he held the wooden shield in front of him and quietly approached the female zombie from behind.