Chapter 52 Stone Wall, Danger Foreshadowing
Chapter 52 Stone Wall, Danger Foreshadowing
Meanwhile, at the location where the explosion occurred.
Behind a stone wall, Zhou Zheng crawled out of the explosion ruins, covered in dust and dirt, and looked around in astonishment.
As an active-duty special forces soldier, he never imagined that he would become a player in this bizarre "disaster game".
He was a little excited at first, but he quickly calmed down after learning from his teammates that the place was extremely dangerous.
But his years of military service made him begin to assess the surrounding environment and threats.
He didn't expect that there would be two other newbies joining him.
"Brother Zhou... are we going to die here?" A young woman wearing glasses grabbed Zhou Zheng's arm, her face pale.
The voice was filled with panic.
Behind him, another young man with dyed yellow hair was hysterically shouting, "Let me go! What right do you have to tell me what to do?"
Zhou Zheng took a deep breath to suppress his agitation.
As the only soldier on the scene, it was his duty to protect the two innocent civilians who had been caught in the crossfire.
The problem is that these two people went from being panicked at the beginning to feeling at ease after being protected by him, and even began to boss him around.
This has already caused them a lot of trouble.
"Shut up!" Zhou Zheng snapped in a low voice. "Do you want to attract even more monsters?"
Just half an hour earlier, the blond-haired youth ignored all warnings and insisted on going into a clearly dangerous building to "find something valuable."
This triggered some kind of insect egg trap, attracting a swarm of bee monsters.
The young woman was a hindrance, constantly holding Zhou Zhen back, forcing Zhou Zheng to fight while protecting the two of them.
In order to protect them, Zhou Zheng was almost pierced through the chest by the stinger of a queen bee, and he still has a deep wound on his left arm that exposes the bone.
"But...but I'm scared..." the girl with glasses said, her voice trembling with tears. "Brother Zhou, aren't you a soldier? You should protect us!"
Zhou Zheng: ...
Protecting the people was his responsibility, but Zhou Zheng still felt somewhat uncomfortable hearing it said so casually and in such a high-sounding manner.
These two people completely fail to understand that in this dog-eat-dog world, no one has an obligation to protect anyone else.
He has been able to persevere until now purely out of a soldier's sense of responsibility.
"Listen," Zhou Zheng lowered his voice, his sharp eyes scanning the surroundings, "we have to get out of here. The explosion I just detonated will attract more monsters. If you don't want to die, stick close to me, don't make a sound, and don't touch anything."
But the blond-haired youth clearly didn't take the warning seriously: "Why should I listen to you? If you hadn't led us astray, would we have been chased by those bees? I'm going to find my own way home!"
He then turned and ran in another direction.
Zhou Zheng grabbed his collar and slammed him against the wall: "I won't stop you if you want to die, but don't drag us down with you! Look over there—"
He pointed to a shadowy figure not far away.
"That's a giant praying mantis feeding. Do you think you can just swagger right past it?"
The blond-haired youth finally quieted down, but his eyes were full of resentment.
The moment the girl with glasses saw the insect, she immediately shrank behind Zhou Zheng, her body trembling uncontrollably.
It is obvious that it is terrified of insects.
Zhou Zheng leaned against the rough stone wall, beads of sweat constantly sliding down his forehead.
This was the last line of defense he had created using his [Stone Wall] talent; he had very little energy left in his body.
He glanced at the trembling bespectacled woman and the disdainful blond man behind him, and felt a bitter taste in his mouth.
If they encounter danger again, he really won't be able to protect those two people.
The young man with the yellow shirt and chain, everyone called him Yellow Hair.
His real name is Zhang Hao.
I was quite scared when I first entered this horror game.
But thanks to Zhou Zheng's protection along the way, he gradually regained his form.
As a seasoned mobile game player, he quickly treated this life-or-death ordeal as another virtual game.
Compared to Li Ting, the bespectacled woman next to him who was so frightened she couldn't even speak, he adapted much faster.
"Hmph, my ability is [Danger Foresight]. With that, what danger can't I avoid?" Zhang Hao thought disdainfully to himself, glancing sideways at the exhausted Zhou Zheng. "I don't need your protection at all."
Zhang Hao had completely forgotten who had saved him from the swarm of giant beetles.
Who used the stone wall to block the fatal blow when the giant scorpion attacked?
At this moment, Zhang Hao only felt that Zhou Zheng was in his way, hindering his path to "dominate the world".
A flash of resentment crossed his eyes as he began to plot how to get rid of these two "burdens."
Just then, Zhang Hao's [Danger Foresight] suddenly issued a severe warning!
He turned his head sharply and saw a blurry figure approaching from the red mist in the distance.
With a buzzing sound, several giant flying wasps appeared in Zhang Hao's line of sight.
The wasps were enormous, each one the size of a basketball, and their stingers gleamed with a cold light.
If you get stung, you'll be crippled even if you don't die.
These are the monsters from the beehive that Zhou Zheng previously blew up.
"There's a monster!" Zhang Hao shouted, instinctively trying to run away.
Zhou Zheng struggled to his feet: "Quickly, get behind me! I can build another wall..."
"Get out of my way!" The blond-haired man shoved the weakened Zhou Zheng aside. "Your lousy wall can't stop that thing at all!"
He turned to run, but suddenly found that his "Danger Premonition" was frantically alarming.
Danger is everywhere!
It turned out that the bee monster was not acting alone; it was followed by five or six other bee monsters. At this moment, they had discovered Zhou Zheng's hiding place and had surrounded him!
"It's over..." The blond-haired man's legs went weak, and he realized how big a mistake he had made.
Without proper defense, they had no way to escape!
The woman with glasses suddenly pointed to the sky: "What...what's that?"
A figure descended from the sky at an astonishing speed. A flash of silver light, and the two wasps at the forefront were instantly pierced through their bodies by the silver needles in the opponent's hand.
The person landed steadily.
It was Su Jinjin!
However, since Su Jinjin was wearing a gas mask to cover her face, Zhou Zheng did not realize that the person in front of him was his neighbor.
"Step back." Su Jinjin changed her voice and said without turning her head. With the three people unable to see her face, she slightly removed her mask and exhaled a wisp of blue fragrance.
The wasp monster attracted by the explosion instantly fell unconscious and collapsed to the ground.
Zhou Zheng's eyes widened, somewhat surprised by Su Jinjin's strength.
Su Jinjin's entrance was truly dazzling, powerful, and mysterious.
Huang Mao stared intently at Su Jinjin's figure, a hint of jealousy flashing in his eyes.
With such strength, how wonderful it would be if I had it.
A barely perceptible flicker of irritation crossed Li Ting's eyes, as she sensed that Su Jinjin's arrival would bring unpredictable consequences to her plans.