owlsbooks Chapter 14 The Great Hammer
Chapter 14 The Great Hammer
Perhaps unable to tolerate Wang Xiao's arrogance, the horde of zombies launched a swift and violent uprising.
The once desolate street was instantly shattered by the various sounds made by the zombies.
Looking at the horde of zombies approaching, Wang Xiao suddenly felt a headache coming on.
Too much.
It felt like I was back in the day, traveling to a scenic spot during a holiday.
He had anticipated that there would be a considerable number of zombies on this street, but after actually testing the area, the number... was simply too many.
After chopping down a zombie that lunged at him with an axe, Wang Xiao, still holding Hua Zi in his mouth, turned and ran without hesitation.
Dealing with lone zombies wasn't difficult for Wang Xiao, but facing this large horde of zombies at once, he admitted he wasn't capable of it.
Therefore, Wang Xiao's goal from the beginning was not to get rid of the zombies on this street, but to create an opportunity for Xue Wu.
Now that he has achieved the desired effect, it is up to Xue Wu to perform well.
If even after all that, Xue Wu still couldn't protect his family on his own, then it can only prove that this was an investment destined to fail.
What Wang Xiao needs to do now is to successfully escape from this surging horde of corpses.
We definitely can't win in a fight.
From the moment Wang Xiao decided to help Xue Wu, he never intended to force the issue.
Although he couldn't win, he was still very confident in his ability to escape.
After casually sending off an elderly zombie who was blocking his way, Wang Xiao chose to run towards a more complicated area.
Along the street, some of the survivors hiding in their houses couldn't resist coming to the windows to see what was going on after hearing the noise.
When they saw a man leading a horde of zombies in a live escape show through the city streets, some were shocked, some mocked, some tried to ask him for help, and some used the opportunity to escape the danger...
"Idiot, I bet he won't live past today."
"Is this guy crazy? Daring to cause such a commotion in the street, does he think he's got too long to live?"
"Holy crap, am I seeing things? He killed the zombie with a single axe strike?"
"This is a real brother! Brother, save me!"
"Screw it, let's get out of here while this idiot's distracting the zombies."
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While the survivors showed different attitudes toward Wang Xiao's actions, Wang Xiao had no time to spare.
Fortunately, zombies ultimately lack intelligence and only know how to rampage recklessly, which gives Wang Xiao room to maneuver.
This is why Wang Xiao insisted on choosing a place with complex road conditions rather than a wide road with no obstacles to escape from.
After all, competing with zombies in physical strength and engaging in obstacle-free long-distance running is simply a sign of mental instability.
The good news is that as the zombies behind him pass by, they will gradually distance themselves from him.
The bad news is that Wang Xiao needs to be on guard against potato mines that might suddenly appear from anywhere.
After a great deal of effort, Wang Xiao finally broke free from the main force of the horde of corpses behind him.
Only a small portion of the original "die-hard fans" have remained relentlessly critical of Wang Xiao.
Faced with scattered zombies, Wang Xiao no longer simply ran away, but instead seized the opportunity to strike hard.
After dealing with the few 'die-hard fans' who were lusting after him, Wang Xiao checked the time and decided to collect some portable supplies before taking a detour back to the hotel.
Just as Wang Xiao was humming a tune and buying supplies at a small supermarket that had already been visited by others, an unusual shout caught his attention.
Wang Xiao walked to the door and looked out through the glass.
At the end of the street, an unusually burly zombie, whose work clothes were ripped apart, was wielding a hammer and smashing the iron door of a shop, clearly having discovered the humans hiding inside.
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
The repeated knocking soon attracted more zombies to gather around.
A newly arrived zombie tried to get close to the iron gate to watch the show, but because he was not careful, he was accidentally injured by the hammer wielded by the zombie with the big hammer before he could get any closer and was sent flying.
Looking at the zombie that was just standing and walking, now only half a body remains, crawling on the ground with one hand, Wang Xiao silently retreated back into the shop. As he closed the shop door, he also made sure to change the sign to "Closed Today".
He had considered the possibility of zombies mutating, but he hadn't expected it to happen so quickly...
Under the relentless hammering of the sledgehammer-wielding zombies, the iron gate was finally breached, and a large number of zombies surged in like a swarm of hungry sharks.
As the piercing scream rang out, Wang Xiao knew without even looking that the people inside were doomed.
Judging from the number of zombies, the people inside don't even have a chance to live again.
Considering that the noise from the giant hammer zombie had attracted many zombies outside, Wang Xiao decided to stay in the supermarket for the time being and leave once the number of zombies around had decreased.
Besides, Wang Xiao had another purpose for staying here: to observe the mutated hammer zombie more closely.
If it were just an ordinary mutated zombie, Wang Xiao wouldn't be too concerned.
If he can get system points, then it's not surprising that zombies can mutate.
What truly concerned Wang Xiao was that this zombie could use human tools and retained its human-like habits...
Those who frequently watch zombie movies know that what's scary isn't that zombies mutate, but that they develop intelligence.
Intelligent zombies and non-intelligent zombies are completely different species.
One is called a zombie, the other is called a new human...
Fortunately, after some observation, Wang Xiao discovered that after the giant hammer zombie finished eating the survivors inside, it just wandered aimlessly into the distance, like the other zombies.
It seems that he doesn't have the potential to become a zombie king.
This made Wang Xiao breathe a sigh of relief.
He didn't think the hotel doors could withstand that guy's sledgehammer smashing them like that.
Seeing that the number of zombies on the road was decreasing, Wang Xiao picked up his things and started to return to the hotel.
Suddenly, the system sent a new notification during the journey.
Your employee Xue Wu has successfully and safely escorted the second guest, Zhao Yajun, to the hotel. Your employee Wei Yan is currently handling the reception duties.
[Task: Trial operation, the hotel's first guests.]
Current progress: 2/2.
[As the first guests, your two guests have successfully arrived at the hotel. Now, please provide them with a perfect trial operation service for the first day.]
[Remaining time: 23:59.]
[Rewards: A certain number of points and experience points will be awarded. Your hotel rating will be affected to some extent based on the quality of your service.]
"Tsk, not bad."
After learning through the system that Xue Wu had successfully rescued his wife, Wang Xiao was relatively satisfied.
This at least proves that his first investment did not go down the drain.
As for the evaluation, Wang Xiao wasn't too worried.
In the current situation, what service could be more satisfying for them than providing safe accommodation?