Chaoyang was skilled and helped fend it off from the side, but it wasn’t very effective.
The Golden Retriever seemed to have locked onto Feng Moxi, determined to fight to the death.
It forced Feng Moxi farther and farther away.
Seeing more and more monsters gathering and Xiao Lizi’s side repeatedly calling for help, Sima Yue had no choice but to pull away.
He turned to face the large horde of monsters.
The three remaining bodyguards quickly finished off the mutated dogs and focused on attacking the large group of monsters that had swarmed in.
Feng Moxi’s expression grew grim.
Seeing the Golden Retriever become even more frenzied and fast, she shouted to Chaoyang, “How about a deal?”
The massive Golden Retriever shoved Chaoyang aside with a swing of its head as it relentlessly pursued the young woman, much to his annoyance.
‘This isn’t the time to just watch the show,’ he thought, bewildered.
‘It’s so damn strange.’
‘What is it about this girl that the Golden Retriever likes so much?
It just won’t give up.’
“Let’s hear it.”
“I’ll lure the Golden Retriever away.
How about you watch over my teammates?” Although this man seemed like a genuine, shameless scoundrel, for some reason, Feng Moxi trusted that he was no hypocrite and would absolutely do what he promised.
He was a little skeptical.
‘Such a good deal?’
“Heh.
You want me to bury your body?”
“If you can even find it…!”
Chaoyang pulled a Tang Blade from who-knows-where and tossed it to Feng Moxi.
“You still can’t bear to throw away that rotten iron rod?
It’s almost bent out of shape from all the fighting.”
“Thanks.” Feng Moxi casually caught the Tang Blade and swung it a few times.
‘Hmm, it feels better than the iron rod, but it doesn’t seem heavy enough.’
Then, with a feint, she took off running to the right, her speed like a blur.
As expected, the Golden Retriever gave chase relentlessly.
“Hey, I haven’t decided if I’ll agree yet…!” The only answer he got was a series of piercing roars that echoed from the distance, growing fainter and fainter.
Meanwhile, Wan Wanxin had finally managed to hide far away, but now the terrifying roars were somehow getting closer.
She and the others were hiding in a sealed cellar.
They even quieted their breathing, terrified of attracting the Golden Retriever’s attention.
Feng Moxi had already scouted the area.
There was a small clothing store on the far right side, and she was determined to get a change of clothes first.
‘As long as I’m fast enough.’
‘I can shake the Golden Retriever soon, and then I can go back and slowly gather supplies alone.’
Countless monsters wandered about.
Feng Moxi zipped past them like a gust of wind, with the Golden Retriever’s “AWOO” hot on her heels.
Before the monsters could even react, the two swift figures had already passed them by.
Behind the row of shops to the right was a large residential area.
The mismatched houses were scattered randomly, and plenty of debris from collapsed buildings and wrecked vehicles created obstacles.
A few monsters even jumped out from time to time.
None of it affected Feng Moxi’s high-speed escape.
Chaoyang followed her for two alleys before being blocked by countless monsters.
By the time he finished them off, he could only see chaos in the distance.
Two figures were zipping through the area, moving farther and farther away.
“Tch, that girl runs like the wind.
So fast.” But his eyes grew more and more excited, watching until the two figures disappeared from sight.
Feng Moxi weaved through rows of dilapidated houses, but the Golden Retriever stayed right on her tail.
Soon, she reached a public fitness area, and the surroundings suddenly opened up.
And the number of monsters was increasing.
Seeing the two figures stop, they all roared and closed in.
Feng Moxi ran to a guardrail at the side.
With a flash of fierce light from her hand, a giant broken sword was clutched in her hand.
The broken sword emitted a faint, metallic ring, full of menace.
The Golden Retriever sensed the danger and immediately became wary, coiling to strike.
With a spin of her hand, Feng Moxi cut down a swath of the monsters rushing in from all sides.
Seeing things were going south, the lunging Golden Retriever twisted its open mouth to the side.
It barely dodged the killing blow.
This sent it into a fury.
Its roars were like thunder, its golden fur stood on end, and the red glow in its eyes intensified.
Its two claws were like sharp blades.
Combined with its wind-like speed, it swiped at Feng Moxi a dozen times, fast as lightning.
Now armed with a sharp blade, Feng Moxi was like a tiger with wings.
She swung the broken sword, slashing forward with Powerful Energy.
She instantly lopped off a piece of the Golden Retriever’s outstretched claw.
“AWOO!” The Golden Retriever shrieked.
Realizing the danger, it turned to flee.
Feng Moxi leaped, her body shooting several meters into the air.
She swung the broken sword, unleashing countless streams of vicious energy that rained down on the beast.
The Golden Retriever was unable to defend itself.
With an “AWOO,” it collapsed to the ground, spewing black blood.
A swath of surrounding monsters was also cut down.
In its death throes, the Golden Retriever struggled desperately to escape, but Feng Moxi smashed its head in one blow.
A crimson Demon Core rolled out from its skull.
It was a Second-level Demon Core, just as she’d thought.
‘It seems a bit too soon to go back.’
Feng Moxi dispatched the nearby monsters with a few sword strikes and ran toward a large building nearby.
She then leaped up, grabbed a fire pipe, and scrambled upward, kicking through a fourth-floor window.
She entered a room.
“HRR…
HRR…” More and more monsters gathered below, letting out low growls.
They clawed unconsciously at the air, their heads tilted upward.
They continued to roar at the building long after Feng Moxi’s figure had disappeared.
The room was empty, with only a thin layer of dust on the furniture, indicating that its owner had long since abandoned the home and fled.
Feng Moxi collected two bags of rice and half a bag of flour from the kitchen.
Some meat and vegetables in the refrigerator had rotted due to the power outage, emitting a foul, putrid smell.
Other than that, the home was unusually cold and damp.
She opened the back window.
Outside was another narrow alley, with quite a few monsters wandering about.
‘The apocalypse must have started during the day, so it’s not surprising that many people were out.’
The mottled bloodstains in the alley sent a chill down her spine.
Feng Moxi jumped down from the building and continued forward, cutting down any monsters that got too close.
“Hrr…
hrr…”
A strange, low growl from behind made her scalp tingle.
She quickly ducked and twisted, killing the ambushing monster with a backhanded slash.
More monsters immediately charged toward the sound.
She leaped up and climbed onto another building, continuing until she was getting closer to the small bridge.
Only then did she stop, feeling she was in a safe enough area.
Just as she was about to push open a door to rest for a while, she suddenly smelled a thick stench of rot and a faint scent of blood.
The few buildings she had just crossed all had monsters in them to some degree, but it was a faint sound of breathing that caught her attention.
She walked over quietly.
The moment she pushed the door open, the smell of blood and rot grew stronger.
But the entire room was dead silent.
All the furniture in the room had been overturned, and household items were scattered about, creating a total mess.
The room remained eerily quiet.