When Chu Jiangyue went out alone to distribute flyers before, Shen Zhigui already knew that Chu Jiangyue’s strength was definitely exceptional.
So now that Chu Jiangyue proposed cooperation, Shen Zhigui was also very willing: "Sure."
Su Zhucheng and the others had no objections. Although Chu Jiangyue rarely left the Jianglin Hotel, they never doubted Chu Jiangyue’s strength.
The group didn’t open the school gate directly but climbed over the wall.
After all, opening the school gate might allow zombies to walk out of the school’s boundaries.
This could cause trouble for people passing by, and the number of zombies they could kill would decrease.
Chu Jiangyue didn’t even need to activate her superpower and climbed onto the academy’s wall with bare hands.
Shen Zhigui and the five others were not to be outdone, quickly scaling the school wall one after the other.
From the top of the wall, without needing to search, scenes of zombies crowded together came into view.
Chu Jiangyue frowned slightly. With these zombies lingering here, it’s possible that Level 2 Zombies had already evolved.
"This number seems a bit overwhelming."
Su Zhucheng felt a chill run down his spine at the sight on the wall of the crowded zombies below.
They had previously sought out zombie crowds for the purpose of killing zombies, but never encountered so many.
Nevertheless, since this is a school, they could understand.
The day the apocalypse arrived was not a weekend, the school was full of students, so it was reasonable for there to be many zombies.
"Leader, what do we do?"
Shen Zhigui was the soul of the whole team, any decisions had to be finalized through him.
"Boss Chu, what do you think?"
With Chu Jiangyue joining them today, Shen Zhigui, not knowing much about her, refrained from making an immediate decision.
"I’m fine with whatever. You can stick to your usual combat tactics, and I’ll go wherever."
Chu Jiangyue knew Shen Zhigui meant to accommodate her, but she also didn’t want to disrupt the harmony that Shen Zhigui and his group had painstakingly cultivated.
Shen Zhigui pondered for a while and ultimately decided to follow Chu Jiangyue’s approach.
"Just take care of yourself, Boss Chu. Once we start, we might not be able to keep an eye on you."
Shen Zhigui seriously warned Chu Jiangyue, looking at her intently.
Chu Jiangyue nodded: "Don’t worry, I can protect myself."
Not to mention she was a superpower user, which no one else knew about—she also had three extra points of combat experience more than others.
With Shen Zhigui and the others around, Chu Jiangyue wasn’t naive enough to be unable to protect her own safety.
Once assured that Chu Jiangyue was fine, Shen Zhigui and the others each unleashed a big move, clearing a path along the zombies by the wall, then jumped down.
Since Jiang He had space ability with no combat boosts, they placed Jiang He in the center.
Seeing the opportunity, Chu Jiangyue also jumped down from the wall, her hands maneuvering a vine that threaded through several zombies in no time.
As the vine was pulled out, it also retrieved zombie crystal cores, wrapped in its leaves.
[Detected host has obtained a Level 1 Zombie Crystal Core, collect it? Yes/No]
Chu Jiangyue quickly selected Yes.
From there on, every time she obtained a zombie crystal core, a collection prompt would appear.
Chu Jiangyue unhesitatingly chose Yes every time.
Seeing Chu Jiangyue’s straightforward and brutal way of killing zombies, Shen Zhigui and the others were finally more at ease.
As long as Boss Chu was fine, they had nothing more to worry about.
However, the number of zombies in the school was truly overwhelming, even with Chu Jiangyue and Shen Zhigui’s five people working together, it was just a drop in the ocean.
The zombies they eliminated were but a tiny fraction compared to all the zombies in the school.
Chu Jiangyue didn’t know how much time had passed, but she felt her superpower nearly exhausted. Her Tang Blade, which had been put away, suddenly appeared in her hand.
"There are too many zombies here. Our superpowers won’t last much longer. Let’s find a way out."
Shen Zhigui noticed Chu Jiangyue’s actions and remembered that their superpowers, having been used for so long, were already depleted.
Without superpowers, facing such an encirclement of zombies, they had no advantage whatsoever.
"Let’s withdraw first."
Shen Zhigui sent a bolt of lightning in the direction between them and the school wall, instantly turning a group of zombies into charred remains.
Chu Jiangyue followed the others, quickly retreating to the corner of the wall before jumping onto the wall and exiting the school.
"With just a few of us, it’s too much to handle all these zombies."
That encounter was essentially a test for them.
As it turned out, just them alone couldn’t solve the problem of all the zombies at the school.
"If Mr. Shen thinks we’re too few, maybe you can use the Identity Card to contact others and see."
Though when Chu Jiangyue came out, she didn’t mention it to others, not knowing if there were others nearby.
Chu Jiangyue’s words effectively silenced Shen Zhigui.
He disliked socializing, so his Identity Card’s friend list only included Su Zhucheng and the others, along with Boss Chu.
"Boss Chu, our leader doesn’t have other friends aside from us, but I have a few people added. Though I’m not sure if they’d be willing to come over."
Even though more Level 1 zombies could be found in the school, the danger was also considerable.
"Can you ask?"
Chu Jiangyue’s situation was similar to Shen Zhigui’s, so the task of calling for help fell to others.
Among Shen Zhigui’s group, besides him and two others, the remaining three were quite outgoing, so the responsibility of calling for people fell on them.
Meanwhile, inside the tightly closed doors of the school cafeteria, a group of students and teachers were gloomily consuming the day’s meager rations.
"Teacher, when can we go out?"
"Yeah, teacher, I want to go out, I want to go home, hoo-hoo..."
One person started to cry, which soon led to others crying around them.
For a while, the entire cafeteria was filled with the sounds of sobbing.
And the teachers in the cafeteria didn’t look too good either, with long-term hunger and lack of sleep, their dark circles were severe, bags under their eyes were clear, and their eyes filled with red veins.
"Just hang in there, there must be a rescue team coming."
In fact, they had lost hope, but as teachers, they couldn’t say that to their students.
People need hope so they can hold on longer, so they have a chance to survive.
"Teacher, don’t lie to us. There are flesh-eating zombies everywhere outside. We can’t possibly get out!"
Upon hearing this, many students showed despair.
There wasn’t much food left, and even if someone awakened their superpower, it only allowed them to kill zombies more easily, not bring in food.
"Don’t worry about things unnecessarily. Our country will never abandon anyone!"
However, precisely when the rescue would arrive, he couldn’t guarantee.
Compared to the gloom inside the cafeteria, the atmosphere outside with Chu Jiangyue and the others was rather harmonious.
Among Su Zhucheng’s friends, each selected two individuals they judged to be of good character and sent out invitations.