“What… what is this monster?”
“That sound is so scary… it sends shivers down my spine…”
“Its appearance is so bizarre… do we… really have to fight a monster like this?”
“Where’s Teacher Zhang? I kinda want to go back…”
The classmates beside them were frozen in terror, their spines chilling.
The insects on the mysterious island, though strangely shaped, were still insects. No matter how odd, it was within reason.
But when they saw a monster that was clearly once human, transformed into such a state, they all felt their limbs go weak with fear.
“G-g-giggle…”
The Crawler tilted its head, looking at everyone, emitting an unintelligible guttural sound.
“What are you afraid of? Aren’t we looking for beings stronger than ourselves?”
“Now that we’ve found one, we should give our all to prove ourselves.”
“We can only gain the envy of others by constantly challenging the strongest, can’t we?”
Wen Xiu said, trying to remain calm.
Truth be told, she was terrified internally by the situation, but as the Vice President of the Student Council, with a group of classmates behind her, she felt a surge of courage!
“Ghost!”
“Help, I don’t want to die!”
“I want to go home…”
Her classmates behind her were not encouraged by Wen Xiu’s impassioned words. Instead, they were so scared that they scattered, leaving only two students by Wen Xiu’s side.
After all, in this world, their special abilities had been severely weakened.
Their previous confidence and arrogance were entirely propped up by their formidable strength. Without it, their sense of security vanished instantly.
Just three or four ordinary zombies required everyone to work together to barely defeat them.
Now, a monster that clearly surpassed ordinary zombies had appeared, and the students’ remaining fighting spirit was instantly extinguished by fear.
“Tch, a bunch of cowards. Run if you want, you wouldn’t have been much help anyway. A few of us are enough to defeat this monster!”
Wen Xiu looked encouragingly at the two remaining classmates beside her.
“Don’t… don’t look at me… I’m so scared my legs are weak… I can’t run…”
“Me too… I was the first one who wanted to run, but then my thigh cramped…”
The two classmates said with bitter expressions.
“Useless! I can still do it alone!”
Wen Xiu’s small face twitched, and purple energy erupted from her hands. She then charged towards the Crawler.
“G-g-giggle…”
The Crawler was incredibly fast, faster than Wen Xiu expected, and it reached her before she could react. It seemed its claws would strike before Wen Xiu’s energy.
Wen Xiu urgently changed her move, conjuring an energy shield in front of her for defense.
*Bang!*
In just one strike, Wen Xiu’s energy shield, which was said to withstand anything, instantly shattered. Fortunately, as the energy shield broke, it also pushed the Crawler back slightly. Otherwise, that swipe would have definitely left Wen Xiu with gaping wounds.
“G-g-giggle…”
After being pushed back, the Crawler made no adjustment, as if driven mad. It lunged at Wen Xiu again.
“Damn it, this fearless thing is too troublesome!”
When Wen Xiu dealt with the insects before, though they were numerous, they would sometimes retreat and flee after she displayed her formidable combat power.
But zombies knew nothing of fear. As long as they weren’t dead, they would launch endless attacks on their target, not even considering their own wounds.
*Bang!*
The Crawler attacked again, shattering the energy shield Wen Xiu had just created. The latter rolled on the ground, dodging the Crawler’s subsequent attacks.
In the span of just a dozen seconds, they had exchanged blows several times. Wen Xiu gradually understood the Crawler’s attack patterns. Zombie attacks were quite mindless; it wouldn’t predict the target’s actions, only attack based on the target’s current state. Therefore, even though the Crawler was faster than Wen Xiu, she could simply dodge its attacks with a few feints. However, what troubled Wen Xiu was that her attacks also caused minimal damage to the Crawler.
“Wen Xiu, we’ll help you!”
*Boom!*
A ball of flames hit the Crawler. Several classmates had recovered from their fear. They saw that although the Crawler’s appearance was terrifying, its attack methods were simple, and it was a zombie, not a ghost. This gave them the courage to join the fight again.
“Come on, let’s go together! Frost Nova!”
The ice-element ability user unleashed all their power, blowing out cold air to reduce the Crawler’s movement speed.
“Heavenly Thunder!”
The lightning-element ability user moved a nearby car, laden with electrical charge, and hurled it at the Crawler.
Various abilities flashed and danced, all aimed at the Crawler’s head. After a full half-hour of battle, under the barrage of abilities, the Crawler’s head was finally pulverized into a bloody mess.
“Phew… we finally did it!”
Wen Xiu wiped the sweat from her forehead and exhaled, saying.
“That’s great! I didn’t expect us to defeat such a powerful monster together!”
“This guy is probably a top-tier existence in this world!”
“Ha, top-tier or not, it was still easily handled by us, the graduating class’s Student Council?”
“Easily handled is a bit exaggerated, but defeating it is certain. The sense of accomplishment from victory earned through a hard-fought battle is truly different!”
“This battle can definitely be recorded in the academy’s history, for future generations to admire!”
The classmates spoke one after another, their pride evident.
“Something’s not right…”
Wen Xiu suddenly said, frowning.
“Huh? The battle is won, Wen Xiu, aren’t you going to celebrate with us?”
“We’ve decided to have a party back at the base to properly publicize our battle exploits!”
A classmate walked over and said with a smile.
“That monster is acting strangely… it seems… not dead!”
As soon as Wen Xiu finished speaking, they saw the Crawler, which had been knocked to the ground and its head smashed, stand up again. It stood still for a moment, then began to dart around erratically like a headless fly. This time, having lost its hearing and sight, the Crawler attacked indiscriminately, without any pattern. No one could predict its next move, and feints were naturally ineffective against it.
“This… how is this possible?!”
“Its head was completely crushed, why is it still moving?!”
“Isn’t it a zombie? Shouldn’t its weak point be its head?!”
“This is too perverted… how can we fight it!”
Just as everyone looked on in despair, the Crawler suddenly lunged and rushed in front of Wen Xiu, its claws opening wide, about to strike her face.
At that very moment, a figure descended from the sky and lifted the Crawler with one hand.
It was Zhang Chen!
“How was it? Had fun?”