Lin Qi took down his longbow, stood it against the wall, arranged his arrows one by one, and then held his spear, tapping it lightly against the floor.
Amidst the clanging sounds, a low roar indeed emanated from the room at the end of the hallway.
Seeing this, Lin Qi immediately switched to his bow and arrow, aiming at the door.
The heavy footsteps grew closer, and with a loud bang, the door shook violently as a sturdy figure emerged from the room, panting heavily.
This was also a zombie, but of the infected type; there was not a trace of decay on its body, and its clothes seemed to have been stretched to the point of tearing, revealing bulging muscles.
However, the color of those muscles was inexplicably pale, and even at the joints, cuticles had appeared, while its hands were like claws, with incredibly sharp nails.
"A mutant!"
Even though he was prepared, Lin Qi was startled the first time he saw this type of mutated zombie. In his panic, he didn't aim for the zombie's head at all; his hand loosened, and the arrow tore through the air!
"Bang!"
It sounded like an arrow thudding into leather. Although it hit the zombie's chest, the zombie casually swiped it away, snapping the arrow in two as it fell to the ground.
"Roar!"
The mutated zombie seemed to feel pain, and after a roar, it lunged toward Lin Qi at high speed!
The illusory panel before his eyes flashed and vanished. Lin Qi didn't have time to fire a second shot, so he discarded the wooden bow and picked up his spear, standing ready.
As the zombie approached, he thrust the spear upward, striking the same spot where the arrow had hit. The powerful impact caused Lin Qi to slide backward; in terms of raw strength, this mutated zombie far surpassed him.
Fortunately, he had the advantage of reach, so the zombie's flailing arms could not harm him.
"The zombie's intelligence doesn't seem high!"
Just as this thought crossed Lin Qi's mind, he felt the pressure on the spear lighten. The mutated zombie stopped its forward charge and slapped the gun barrel!
The spear was instantly knocked aside, leaving a deep mark on the wall. The stainless steel pipe was visibly dented, but the zombie couldn't help but stagger back a few steps, a huge gash torn open across its chest, with internal organs faintly visible and pulsing.
Using the force of the zombie's strike, the indestructible spearhead had ripped away a large portion of its chest. Although this attack was not fatal, it briefly delayed its advance.
The zombie, possessing only hunting instincts, seemed not to understand how such a large wound had appeared on its body.
It raised its hand to stuff the protruding organs back in, while its other hand lunged violently at Lin Qi!
Lin Qi retreated again until he hit the corner of the wall. At this moment, the zombie's ferocity erupted, posing a far greater threat than before. If he were to be stained with zombie blood, not to mention the risk of infection, the sheer disgust alone could cause him to lose his combat effectiveness.
"Dragon's Roar: Heaven and Earth Shattered!"
Lin Qi held the spear with both hands and spun it rapidly. A swimming dragon suddenly manifested, coiling around the spear shaft. When the rotation reached its peak, he released the spear, and it flew out like a long dragon spiraling through the air!
The powerful force instantly pierced the mutated zombie's chest, pushing its entire body back until it reached the end of the hallway, where it hit the wall with a bang, shattering the bricks and stones!
The spear acted like a large nail, pinning the mutated zombie to the wall. Its chest had collapsed entirely, and its body was nearly severed in two, held together only by a few shreds of flesh.
After the strike, Lin Qi followed up immediately, grabbed the wooden bow from the ground, and fired an arrow in haste!
As he gripped the wooden bow again, a familiar feeling welled up, as if he had years of experience using it. Just by drawing the bow and nocking the arrow, Lin Qi understood the performance of this wooden bow.
"Whoosh!"
An arrow pierced the air, embedding itself firmly into the mutated zombie's eye, pinning its head to the wall!
With its head destroyed, the mutated zombie's final vitality rapidly faded, and its body, which had been struggling, slowly went limp.
Only then did Lin Qi have the time to spare to check the archery skill he had just obtained.
【Hit a target using a bow and arrow to obtain Basic Archery.】
【Current skill can be advanced: Advancement conditions:
1: Kill one hundred targets using a bow and arrow.】
Even with just Basic Archery, Lin Qi felt he could hit every shot within a twenty-meter range and had gained a profound understanding of the bow. He wondered what changes would occur after advancement; if it were like Basic Spear Technique and granted a Special skill, it would be far more promising than firearms.
After all, ordinary people had no chance of coming into contact with firearms.
Blood dripped slowly along the spear. The blood of this mutated zombie was completely different from that of the infected zombies; it was more vibrant and dense, as if it possessed vitality.
Looking closely, the front end of the gun barrel had burst; this newly acquired weapon was completely ruined.
"The kill of a mutated creature is complete, but where can I get that Gene Crystal?"
Looking at the zombie's mangled body, Lin Qi felt reluctant to touch it. After hesitating for a long time, he took out his dagger and slowly sliced through the zombie's flesh.
"Ugh!"
He vomited as he cut, only adapting to the sensation after his stomach had cramped from retching.
"This skin is really tough!"
After slicing open the zombie's chest, a mass of shattered internal organs fell out. Lin Qi poked around with an arrow but found nothing that caught his attention.
After breaking open the head, Lin Qi couldn't help but lean against the wall and dry heave again. The red and white brain matter was still pulsing slightly, and the bright red veins looked like a spider web. Unfortunately, there was nothing special inside either.
"It seems this type of mutated zombie does not have things like Evolution Crystals."
Lin Qi really didn't want to search anymore, so he lifted the zombie's head, pressed it back onto its neck, and straightened its posture.
"Sorry for the disturbance!"
The room where the mutated zombie appeared was, like the hallway, covered in thick, filthy blood, and the room itself was in a state of chaos, as if a great battle had taken place.
Lin Qi cautiously entered the innermost bedroom. The door had already been destroyed, and he saw a pile of flesh and bones in the corner, with four or five skulls of various sizes!
"That's so damn intense!"
Lin Qi took one look, pounded his chest, and retreated. After suppressing his nausea, he left the room.
In this building, there was only this one mutated zombie. The other rooms either had their doors tightly shut or had been ravaged beyond recognition. However, Lin Qi found another steel pipe of the same type on the balcony of another room.
Having replenished his equipment, his Combat Power had increased by a level, compensating for his lack of ranged capability.
Only then did Lin Qi truly step out of the building and head toward the street.
Because of the helicopter's broadcast, the zombies hidden in the city had gone completely berserk. Most of them were wandering the streets, aimlessly searching for the source of the sound. Just as he reached the street, Lin Qi saw several wandering zombies.
He fired an arrow, which pierced straight through a zombie's head, embedding itself more than halfway in.
"Used too much force!"
If the arrow was stained with too much zombie blood, it could not be recycled; otherwise, using it again would inevitably leave zombie bloodstains on the bow.
After a few attempts, Lin Qi gradually found the appropriate amount of force.
"He's out!"
In a building in the distance, hidden behind curtains, someone saw Lin Qi walk out of the courtyard and hurriedly alerted the people in the room.
As soon as he finished speaking, several people gathered around, looking through the window at the movement outside.
"He actually has a bow and arrow?"
It had only been a few days, and this guy had already acquired another weapon.
"Once he leaves, let's go check his place. There must be a lot of Supplies hidden there!"
Liu Bo tossed his cigarette butt to the lackey beside him, his expression gloomy.
Yesterday, they had gone to the hotel, but after prying the door open, they found that the Supplies inside had been completely looted, and they had only found a little bit, wasting an entire day for nothing.
Ever since he became the Boss, he had to worry about the food and drink of a group of lackeys, but these people were completely useless and didn't even have the courage to face a zombie.
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