Almost all survivors in the school were observing the zombies' movements.
They noticed that the zombies' activities had become significantly more active. Previously, they would only walk stiffly around and wander the streets.
Now, not only were they walking faster, but they moved more like humans.
Occasionally, one or two zombies could even be seen sprinting!
Such a change undoubtedly terrified everyone.
If zombies could run, was there any hope of survival if they were targeted?
After all, zombies felt no pain and knew no fatigue!
Even if you were a sprinter and slightly faster than the zombies, you would ultimately be caught and devoured.
Wang Yu looked at the much more active zombies outside the iron gate, his expression filled with a touch of emotion and nostalgia.
Anyone who noticed his expression would surely find it strange – nostalgia upon seeing zombies?
But that was indeed how Wang Yu felt at the moment.
In his previous life, it was around this time that the zombies became active, and Wang Yu's dormitory food supplies were almost depleted.
Forced by circumstances, he had to muster the courage to open the door slightly, propping it with a chair so that it would be difficult for even one zombie to squeeze in.
Then, he used the iron rod that supported the mosquito net to smash the zombie's skull.
It was this act that led him to discover the existence of insect crystals.
At the time, Wang Yu wasn't sure if this thing was edible or if eating it would turn him into a zombie.
After cleaning and disinfecting it many times with the dormitory's alcohol, Wang Yu decided to take a gamble.
It wasn't because he had read some zombie novels, but because he believed that even the most poisonous creatures wouldn't have toxins in every single part of their body.
After all, snakes, scorpions, centipedes, and pufferfish all had edible parts after proper preparation, didn't they?
So, he took the chance.
And he was right!
After consuming the insect crystal, he felt no discomfort; instead, his entire body felt warm.
Although his strength hadn't increased significantly, Wang Yu guessed it was because the quantity was insufficient.
So, he continued to kill zombies and eat insect crystals.
It wasn't until he ate the tenth one that he finally felt an exhilarating surge of power throughout his body.
Because of his refined appearance, neighbors in his past life used to say he was a delicate scholar, not possessing much strength.
Now, he felt he could easily send an adult flying with a single punch!
If he hit a vital spot, it wasn't impossible to kill someone with one punch.
Of course, there was no one for him to test this on at the time, so he could only swing the iron rod in his hand, continuing to crush the heads of zombie after zombie.
Slowly, he ascended to the top floor, where there were fewer zombies and a greater possibility of finding supplies.
Students living on higher floors liked to stock up on snacks and drinks in their dormitories, too lazy to constantly go to the supermarket as climbing up and down was inconvenient.
Once he mastered the technique, Wang Yu no longer feared facing two or three zombies at once.
After searching building D, he headed for the top floor of building C.
Since it was already the eighth day of the apocalypse, and the top floors were usually not fully occupied, there was a chance he wouldn't find food if he wasn't lucky.
Later, Wang Yu met Zhang Han from building A, and they began to team up to survive.
After that, they went to the girls' dormitory across the way, as there was certainly more food there.
...
"Wang Yu, everyone has assembled."
Zhao Ling's voice pulled Wang Yu back to reality. He glanced back at the more than twenty girls behind him.
After two days of training and combat, they seemed to have shed their娇气 (jiaoqi - delicate/spoiled nature) and had developed a bit of a warrior's demeanor.
Of course, it was only in appearance.
True warriors did not fear blood or death; they were still far from that.
Wang Yu's sharp gaze swept over everyone, and he spoke in a clear voice:
"I told you, this is a new world, and the past is gone forever.
We cannot hide in this dormitory building forever, nor can we hide in the school forever!
To survive long-term, we must go outside, find supplies, and establish a base. Only then will we have a foothold in this world.
To tell you the truth, the zombies outside have evolved; they are stronger now, and you… you are still the same.
If you still hold onto the idea of not daring to face them or waiting for rescue, then I can only say, you might as well end yourselves now.
Because the speed at which zombies evolve is beyond your imagination!
Even if you hide in your rooms with plenty of food, soon enough, newly evolved zombies will break down your doors or windows and devour you alive!"
Wang Yu paused at this point, then continued, "I vouch with my integrity that this is not an exaggeration, but whether you believe it or not is up to you. You have the right to choose life or death."
"Now, those willing to kill zombies, stand to the left! Those unwilling, stand to the right!"
Tap-tap-tap…
A sound of footsteps echoed. Only nine girls stood to the right.
They looked at those on the left with hesitant expressions, their eyes revealing a sense of dejection.
Four girls eventually walked to the left, leaving only five standing in place.
Indeed, in this apocalypse, perhaps loneliness and abandonment felt more unbearable than death itself.
Wang Yu nodded to Zhao Ling. She collected the weapons from those five girls and told them to go upstairs.
Then, the iron gate was opened.
The zombies, who had been waiting outside for a long time, rushed in all at once.
This scene was visually striking, and the girls behind, holding knives, swords, and clubs, trembled with fear.
Wang Yu stood at the very front, followed by You Xinci, Chen Luoxue, Zhou Ruoxi, and Zhao Ling, forming a line.
Zhao Ling was now a Level 1 evolved. Hunting zombies in the past two days, combined with the 39 corpse insects Wang Yu had previously, had also made her an evolved.
Wang Yu took out a Silver Dragon Spear, nearly 3 meters long, entirely forged from fine steel.
The spear tip was a cold glint, appearing extremely sharp.
The spear shaft was engraved with fine dragon scales, not only for grip but also for a domineering and beautiful appearance.
This was crafted by Wang Yu’s order in the secret realm, weighing sixty-eight jin (about 34 kg) and taking many days.
Actually, Wang Yu's favorite and most comfortable weapon was the spear.
Because spears were not only imposing but also practical.
In a one-on-one fight, it was difficult to say that a spear definitively surpassed swords and sabers.
Although an inch longer meant an inch stronger, the length of a spear also determined its lesser flexibility compared to swords and sabers.
However, killing zombies was not one-on-one, but one against several, or even one against dozens!
In such situations, a spear was undoubtedly more useful.
Within a few breaths, the horde of zombies had charged to the front.
Wang Yu, wielding the Silver Dragon Spear, met them head-on.
He thrust forward several times, and the girls behind saw what appeared to be several spear-tip afterimages instantly shattering the heads of several zombies!
Then, Wang Yu gripped the bottom of the spear and swept it to the right.
Crack-crack!
Several zombies were hit by the spear shaft, their ribs breaking. The immense force sent them flying backward, crashing into a cluster of zombies behind them!
Using the momentum from the rebound, Wang Yu swept to the left again.
Similarly, several zombies had their chests caved in and were sent flying backward.
In just a blink or two, a large number of zombies around Wang Yu had fallen.
He continued to charge forward, continuously smashing zombie heads, breaking their necks, or hitting them with the spear shaft, breaking their ribs and leg bones.
Wang Yu swung the Silver Dragon Spear relentlessly, blood and flesh splattering across the scene.
The silver afterimages he formed were like a merciless meat grinder, savagely harvesting zombie lives!
The girls behind were stunned, and even You Xinci and the others stood frozen.
"Hubby... he's actually this strong?!"
"This is absurd! Why do zombies seem like toys in his hands?"
"We thought we were doing well fighting one against a few, but I didn't expect him to fight a hundred against one..."
"This is what they mean by 'one man against a thousand,' I feel like such a loser..."
However, despite their grumbling, the four women picked up their swords and began to kill zombies.
Since Wang Yu charged straight ahead, the zombies on the sides and those on the ground who were injured but not dead continued to rush towards the women.
Influenced by Wang Yu's previous actions, except for Zhao Ling, the other three women used swords.
Only she used a broadsword, as she had always liked using it when she was at the police academy.
She had trained for a period.
Under the onslaught of Wang Yu, You Xinci, and the other four women, these Level 1 zombies were utterly defenseless.
The girls behind, infected by the atmosphere, also began to join the fight, helping You Xinci and the others share the pressure.
Wang Yu had already killed his way to the outside of the iron gate and continued to push forward.
Where he passed, nothing remained; all zombies fell to the ground.
Some zombies were not dead but had their necks shattered, their bodies lying completely immobile on the ground.
Only their mouths were still opening and closing, demonstrating their tenacious vitality.
It wasn't until the intersection between the two dormitory blocks that Wang Yu stopped advancing.
He chose to face the zombies coming from three directions here, completely fearless.
In fact, he became more and more exhilarated as he killed!
This kind of酣畅淋漓 (han chang lin li - exhilarating/hearty) combat awakened many memories from Wang Yu's previous life.
"If you want to survive in the apocalypse, if you want to become stronger, you can't be timid!"
"Even if faced with mountains of corpses and seas of blood, so what?"
"Kill, kill, kill! It feels great! Hahahaha..."
Wang Yu laughed heartily, wielding his spear with even more ferocity and force.
Gradually, the ground around his feet was covered with corpses, almost forming small mounds.
However, the approaching zombies were becoming more numerous.
Especially from the west and south, one could see dense masses of zombies still rushing from afar.
Wang Yu held his spear in one hand to fend off the surrounding zombies, collecting the corpses on the ground into his storage ring.
He then began to shift his position, repelling zombies as he moved rapidly towards the south.
Once zombies evolved to Level 1, if they were killed and their insect crystals weren't extracted quickly, their crystals would be consumed by other zombies, along with their bodies.
After passing the girls' dormitory block, he began to sprint eastward.
With his current Level 2 strength, these zombies naturally couldn't catch up to him; he was far ahead of them.
Not far to the east was the school wall. Wang Yu planned to leap over the wall to shake off these zombies, then circle back to the girls' dormitory along the wall.
The reason he didn't simply jump into the girls' dormitory wall was that it carried risks.
It might provoke these zombies into a riot, forming a zombie tide that would incessantly climb the wall.
Neither the school wall nor the dormitory wall was high, less than 3 meters.
Of course, even if a zombie tide climbed the dormitory wall, Wang Yu wouldn't be afraid.
With his current 24x physical attributes, coupled with his wind ability, not only could he slaughter all the zombies in the school by himself,
but he could also handle the small zombie tide climbing the wall.
It was just that fighting like this was not very interesting.
His goal was to train those survivors, help them grow, and make them combat personnel for his future base.
Anyone who had experienced society knew that students were the easiest to control.
They were like blank canvases; whatever color you painted them with, that's what they would largely become.
The reason companies preferred to hire fresh graduates over those with equivalent education and one or two years of social experience was that they were no longer pure.
They were inconvenient to brainwash and control.
Therefore, if Wang Yu had to choose his core team, he would naturally prefer to select from these students.
Before long, Wang Yu returned to the girls' dormitory.
The main gate was locked, indicating that You Xinci and the others had not ventured further.
As soon as Wang Yu climbed over the wall, You Xinci and the others immediately turned from worry to joy, running over to surround him.
"Hubby! (Wang Yu! Brother Yu!)"
Four people, three different forms of address.
Four people, four completely different styles, and all of them were top-tier beauties.
Wang Yu felt like a bee that had fallen into a sea of colorful flowers, unsure which bloom to look at first.
Alas, too many beautiful women, with their myriad charms and overwhelming beauty, also brought troubles.
"Hubby, hubby! What's wrong?"
"Ah? Oh, nothing. I was thinking about what to eat for lunch."
Wang Yu's face remained impassive, his heart beating steadily. He led the women away from the main gate.
The girls were busy moving zombies, piling them up, and extracting insect crystals.
This was something Wang Yu had instructed them to do.
He also took out all the corpses from his storage ring and piled them with the other zombies, amounting to over two hundred.
Ma Ying was supervising nearby. Wang Yu watched for a while before leaving.
Level 1 insect crystals were of little use to Wang Yu; he needed 1000 to advance.
However, they were extremely useful for ordinary people; only 10 were needed to make them evolved.
But Wang Yu wasn't worried about anyone hoarding them, because for every corpse, there was an insect crystal, and that was certain.
Besides, the corpses would be collected by Wang Yu and frozen in the secret realm for future gene serum extraction.
The zombies had been lured to the south of the girls' dormitory. Wang Yu took a slight detour from the north and returned to the boys' dormitory.
Here, everyone was also ready.
Chen Youting and Zhang Han stood at the very front. Over thirty people, each holding a sword or saber, just like the girls.
Wang Yu was not short of these ordinary swords and sabers now.
Not to say he had an endless supply, but he had hundreds more in his storage ring.
There were also reserves in the secret realm, enough for the time being.
Wang Yu's cold gaze swept over everyone, and he declared loudly, "I won't say much more. If you're a man, then fight your way through this!"
"Whoever kills the most zombies today will be the first to become an evolved."
"In this apocalypse, if you don't become stronger, you will only die!"
"Open the gate!"
The iron gate was opened halfway, and zombies immediately surged in like a tide.
However, because everyone had placed a large number of wooden chairs behind the gate beforehand, the first zombies to squeeze through immediately stumbled and fell. The ones behind also fell one after another.
But they quickly got up and continued forward.
Then, after just a couple of steps, they stumbled again.
Chen Youting and the others also got to work, seizing the opportunity while the zombies were down to take their lives!
The sound of "crack" echoed.
Zombie necks were severed one by one, their heads falling into the pile of chairs.
Wang Yu also held his spear, piercing the heads of zombies one after another.
After a few minutes, seeing that too many zombies were entering,
Wang Yu quickly killed a batch, then brandished his spear and leaped over the wall, engaging the zombies outside the gate to reduce the pressure on the others.
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(Two chapters combined into one. I am guilty… srysrysry!)