"Ah!"
Although startled, Wen Xiu, as the vice president of the student council, managed to control her emotions and didn't scream.
The sound came from a female classmate behind her.
"What is that? Is it a ghost? It's too terrifying!"
Other classmates also saw the scene.
The pale face was pressed tightly against the glass door, staring intently at Wen Xiu, its mouth opening and closing as if it wanted to devour her.
"It looks... like a person! Their clothes are just a bit worn, and their complexion is a little poor!"
"Its appearance is so strange. Why is it acting like this? Is it trying to scare us on purpose?"
"Could it be mentally ill? How could a normal person behave like this?"
Seeing that the strange person couldn't break through the glass door, the classmates' hearts finally relaxed. They emboldened themselves and crowded closer, analyzing with a stream of chatter.
"No matter what it is, why not let it out and see?"
"This teaching assistant isn't simple. No wonder he could retreat from Devil Class Seven unharmed."
"Today, we'll get to experience his skills!"
Wen Xiu said, directly pulling open the glass door.
"Aow!"
The strange person, like a madman, lunged at Wen Xiu, opening its gaping maw towards her neck.
"Get lost, lunatic!"
Wen Xiu waved her left hand, and a burst of purple energy exploded outwards.
*Bang!*
The zombie was sent flying two to three meters away. As soon as it landed, it lunged again.
"What's going on? My abilities..."
Wen Xiu was filled with astonishment.
The attack she just used had enough energy to blow an ordinary person to pieces.
However, in this world, such powerful energy had only pushed the zombie back a little, and even its clothes were undamaged.
"Aow!"
The zombie lunged again.
"Seeking death, perish!"
As the vice president of the student council, Wen Xiu held considerable prestige within the organization.
If she couldn't even deal with a zombie, wouldn't everyone look down on her?
Therefore, this time, she unleashed her most proud skill with all her might: Shattering Storm!
Its immense energy could tear everything apart!
In the peaceful world, it could create a massive energy vortex with a diameter of two to three meters, but in this world, it was only the size of a pot lid.
But that was enough!
Wen Xiu aimed the energy vortex at the zombie's head. The latter, however, didn't attempt to dodge and charged straight forward.
*Plop, creak creak...*
A nauseating sound followed as the energy directly shredded the zombie's head, splattering blood everywhere.
"Finished?!"
Wen Xiu watched as the zombie's headless body stood in place for a moment before its knees buckled, and it slowly fell to the ground.
Seeing that the zombie's body showed no further reaction, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"As expected of the vice president, her strength is formidable. She remained fearless in the face of such a monster!"
"Her title, Goddess of Purple Light, wasn't earned in vain. If that advisor thought he could repel us with mere monsters of this caliber, it's truly wishful thinking!"
"This guy looks a bit like a zombie, similar to how they're portrayed in movies."
The classmates flattered and analyzed.
"Don't underestimate this place. There's something strange about this world; my abilities have been directly suppressed!"
Wen Xiu said, frowning.
"Our abilities are suppressed?!"
"Let me try!"
A fire ability user slowly raised their right hand: Fire Dragon!
*Whoosh!*
A thumb-thick ribbon of flame meandered in the air for a moment before slowly extinguishing.
"Hahaha, you call that a fire dragon? It's more like a fire snake, a newborn one at that!"
A classmate beside him covered his mouth, laughing heartily.
"How is that possible? Again!"
The fire ability user's face turned red, and they unleashed their skill again.
This time, to avoid shame, they didn't even announce the skill's name!
Afterward, a ball of flame, the size of a yoga ball, flew out.
Although this skill somewhat restored their dignity, and no one mocked them anymore, their expression grew even more grim.
"That's more like it. Otherwise, people would laugh at you for being a fire ability user!"
A classmate teased.
"What do you know?! That last skill was the Great Sun Blazing Burst I used to defeat the water ability user from Class Five during the academic assessment!"
The fire ability user roared in anger.
"What? Great Sun Blazing Burst?"
"You mean the one that nearly incinerated the entire encampment, the Great Sun Blazing Burst hailed as the strongest fire skill in the academic assessment by the academy?"
"How did that massive attack shrink to this size? It's unbelievable!"
"I secretly tried just now. My fire ability has been reduced to that of a lighter... everyday fire attacks can only produce small flames..."
"My telekinetic ability can't even pick up a brick from the ground. What's going on?"
Only then did everyone realize the severity of the problem.
Everyone's abilities in this world had been significantly suppressed.
Their once proud abilities were like child's play here.
"Everyone, be careful. If our abilities were still intact, we wouldn't fear these zombie-like monsters."
"But now that our strength is suppressed, we have to be cautious when dealing with these monsters. We might be at a disadvantage fighting alone!"
"If these zombies are like the ones in the movies, the consequences of being scratched could be dire!"
Wen Xiu said to those around her with a serious expression.
"Understood. Everyone, stick together, don't panic. With so many of us, we won't be afraid of mere zombies!"
As soon as she finished speaking, they heard more zombie groans from within the building.
"Aow!"
"Hoo hoo..."
"Ugh..."
Followed by the rustling sound of footsteps.
"More zombies are coming, everyone prepare yourselves!"
Wen Xiu stepped forward, taking the lead, while the student council members behind her also assumed their stances.
The scorn and disdain on their faces had vanished, replaced by tension, seriousness, and even a trace of fear.
In an instant, three to four more zombies rushed out from the dark shopping mall lobby.
"Full power, focus your attacks on their heads!"
Wen Xiu commanded nervously. She knew very well that they couldn't be careless. Even a small mistake could lead to irreversible consequences.
*Boom, Bang!*
In an instant, lightning, fireballs, ice cones, telekinesis, energy, and various visible and invisible abilities all struck the zombies' heads.
Some abilities were still too weak. Although they hit the zombies' heads, they only left a scorched mark on the skin's surface, failing to damage the brain.
However, the attack frequency of their abilities was high. A barrage of attacks quickly took down the last zombie before it could reach their defensive formation!
"Awesome, we succeeded!"
"We won! I wasn't this excited even when I passed my academic assessment!"
"So cool, so cool!"
Just as everyone was celebrating their victory.
A zombie, crawling slowly with its head growing backward on its body, emerged, emitting an ominous sound:
"Gggrrrgrrr..."