Apocalypse: I'm the Landlady of the Refuge

Chapter 45: Chapter 45 Human Purgatory

Chapter 45: Chapter 45 Human Purgatory

As the five of them got out of the car, Qi Hao felt like crying.

He really didn’t want to fight this hulking brute!

Was it still possible to quit the small team now?

Feeling Qi Hao’s slightly resentful and resistant gaze, Ji Xing patted his shoulder, “Brother Haozi, hang in there!”

Dammit, with this setup, even an oil field would be useless!

“Boom!”

Before he could finish his complaint, a giant zombie had already picked up a nearby car and hurled it towards the five people in the middle of the road.

Qi Hao, having no superpowers, simply closed his eyes as the giant object fell from the sky—

It was clearly too late to quit now. Mom, Dad, I’m coming down to find you!

The next second, he felt a lightness in his body, and he seemed to fly into the air.

Opening his eyes, he saw Ji Wanwan pulling him away with instant teleportation, Qi Hao’s eyes welled up with tears: Mom, Dad, it’s pretty good up here too, I’m not coming down just yet!

Ji Wanwan had no idea Qi Hao’s inner thoughts were so plentiful; she only saw Qi Hao standing dumbfounded in the middle of the street, not even knowing to dodge.

She glared at Qi Hao frustratedly, “What are you daydreaming about? Do you want to die?”

Qi Hao: “…”

Along with the car that was smashed to pieces on the ground, the battle between humans and zombies began in full swing…

Countless zombies poured out from the houses on both sides of the street, and within two breaths, the street in front of the five people was filled with a dense army of zombies.

Ji Wanwan’s gaze quickly swept over the horde but did not spot the Monkey Corpse.

To catch the thieves, catch the king first!

Without taking out the Monkey Corpse, these low-level zombies would be endlessly controlled and hurl themselves forward.

“Senior!”

She glanced sideways at Xu Siming, who was not far away.

Through many days of training, although the team members didn’t have much tacit understanding, it wasn’t completely absent.

Xu Siming instantly understood Ji Wanwan’s intention and immediately used his superpower to sense where the Monkey Corpse was.

“The Monkey Corpse is in Wanjiale! The first place we discovered it!”

Ji Wanwan’s face darkened.

Damn!

Hiding so deep inside!

“Roar!!!!”

The giant corpse let out an earth-shattering roar, and the zombie horde launched an attack on the five people.

Ji Wanwan raised her hand and used Space Cutting to deal with the foremost wave of zombies, formulating a combat plan in the shortest time possible.

With a push of her foot, she sent Qi Hao to Xia Li’s side, teleported next to Zhou Kai, and grabbed his sleeve.

Then she shouted to the five people, “Xingxing, Brother Kai! Follow me to Wanjiale to find the Monkey Corpse! Senior, you and Ah Li take care of the big guy outside! Qi Hao, act according to the situation with your gun and hand grenades, and remember to protect yourself!”

[System, from now until the end of the battle, use the resources in the space for Equivalence Healing of my spirit and physical strength, continuously!]

“Here we go!”

“Let’s move!”

“Alright!”

“Received!”

“Mom save me!!!!!”

[Okay, Host]

The five people, along with one system, unanimously responded.

Ji Wanwan, unable to help but laugh and cry, glanced at the pitiful Qi Hao, “Haozi, it’s better to rely on yourself than on your mom; you can do it, hang in there!”

As her words fell, Ji Wanwan, holding onto Zhou Kai and Ji Xing, teleported and disappeared without a trace.

Although Qi Hao was very scared, he still clenched his teeth and raised his gun, blasting the head of a zombie that pounced toward him.

Standing beside him, Xia Li, who was about to turn and provide support, raised an eyebrow and laughed boldly, “Not bad at all, Haozi, keep it up!”

…

Wanjiale.

Once they landed, darkness filled their vision.

The electrical system in Kang City hadn’t completely collapsed; the power at Wanjiale was clearly sabotaged by “someone” using external forces.

During the moment of fluctuating light and darkness, the trio’s vision was plunged into chaos, unable to discern anything in front of them.

Ji Wanwan, without a second thought, immediately constructed a Space Barrier, protecting herself and her teammates within it.

Once their vision cleared and they confirmed there was no immediate danger nearby, Ji Wanwan removed the Space Barrier and they cautiously made their way to the fresh food section of Wanjiale.

This time, upon arriving at Wanjiale, Ji Wanwan was distinctly aware of an even fouler smell.

When she last visited with Xu Siming, she only noticed the stench of decay near the fresh food section, but this time the faint smell of decay was relentless from the moment they entered Wanjiale.

Ji Wanwan couldn’t help but recall the sight of the Monkey Corpse feasting on human brains.

Could it be that the Monkey Corpse had thrown those brainless bodies into the fresh food section?

Ji Wanwan shivered with disgust, her skin breaking out in goosebumps.

They progressed until they neared the fresh food section, yet the Monkey Corpse still hadn’t shown itself.

Could Xu Siming’s judgment have been wrong?

No, it couldn’t be.

Xu Siming was always careful with his actions; he wouldn’t speak without certainty!

The Monkey Corpse must still be here!

Continuing forward, the fresh food section was just beyond a partition door, yet the Monkey Corpse still hadn’t appeared.

The three exchanged glances.

Ji Wanwan and Ji Xing positioned themselves protectively around Zhou Kai, cautiously stepping through the partition door.

The scene that met their eyes made them stop in their tracks, their throats tight with tension.

Corpses piled up like small hills were chilling to behold; calling it a purgatory on earth was no exaggeration.

It was no wonder the Monkey Corpse had evolved so quickly, given it had devoured so many human brains!

Even Zhou Kai, usually unflappable, was now pale, his insides churning.

He realized then that yesterday’s training with Qi Hao was child’s play in comparison.

Atop the Corpse Mountain, the Monkey Corpse was fixing its blood-red eyes squarely on the trio below.

Suddenly, its hand stretched out incredibly long, reaching towards Zhou Kai, the only one among them without a superpower.

The speed was astonishing!

“Whoosh—”

Ji Wanwan grabbed Zhou Kai and performed an Instant Teleportation to the side about seven or eight meters away, while simultaneously Ji Xing’s machete flew towards the Monkey Corpse.

Having missed its target, the Monkey Corpse swiftly rolled off the Corpse Mountain and hid behind it.

Ji Xing’s machete, losing its target, hovered unsteadily mid-air, waiting for the right moment.

After landing, Ji Wanwan quickly raised her hand, and a cross-shaped Space Cutting instantly slashed towards the Corpse Mountain.

With a scream, the angered Monkey Corpse ran out from behind the Corpse Mountain, half of its body having been sliced off by the Space Cutting.

Last time at the gym, the Monkey Corpse had swallowed two ordinary zombies’ heads, and its wounds had healed rapidly.

Here and now, other than the three of them, there were no brains for the Monkey Corpse to devour.

Of course, Ji Wanwan and her companions wouldn’t give it the chance to devour theirs.

The frenzied Monkey Corpse appeared again, making several leaps still targeting Zhou Kai, the least threatening, even though it had lost half of its body, its speed remained frightening.

Ji Wanwan constructed a Space Barrier, but due to the Monkey Corpse’s incredible speed, it only managed to slice off some flesh and failed to trap it.

In the blink of an eye, the Monkey Corpse had pounced in front of Zhou Kai, and even Ji Xing’s machete couldn’t intercept the attack in time.

“Zhou Kai!!”

“Clang!”

The smell of blood mixed with the stench of decay assaulted them as Zhou Kai’s adrenaline surged, lifting his machete with the quickest speed he had ever managed, shielding himself and gaining a sliver of a chance at survival.

The moment the machete collided with the Monkey Corpse, Ji Wanwan’s Space Barrier followed, trapping Ji Xing’s machete inside as well.

“Whoosh— whoosh— whoosh—”

Inside the barrier, with nowhere to evade, the Monkey Corpse was quickly dismantled by Ji Xing controlling the machete.

To ensure it couldn’t play dead, Ji Xing took special care with the Monkey Corpse’s head.

Seeing the Monkey Corpse motionless within the Space Barrier, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

But…

Wasn’t this Monkey Corpse a bit too weak?