Chapter 335 - 253: First Pump the Water, Then Pull the Net

Chapter 335: Chapter 253: First Pump the Water, Then Pull the Net

Lin Fan was still frozen in place, savoring the smooth sensation of that last slash, but Chu Zhaozhao at his side was already off the leash.

SWISH SWISH SWISH—

The Flying Blades, though launched second, arrived first. In the instant before the heavy, severed arm could even hit the ground, four streaks of cold light had already drilled into the smaller Giant-Armed Zombie’s torso like homing missiles.

"Spin!"

As Chu Zhaozhao clenched her fist, the blades embedded in the zombie’s flesh went berserk.

They were no longer simple piercing weapons; they began to spin wildly inside the zombie’s chest and abdomen, turning into four high-speed meat grinders.

SPLURT! SPLURT!

Amidst the nauseating churning sounds, the zombie didn’t even have time to scream as the chaotic mess of organs in its chest was instantly churned into a foul slurry.

Countless bits of flesh mixed with black, filthy blood burst from the wounds on its body like jets from a water gun, instantly staining the nearby ground a dark crimson.

In Lin Fan’s vision, the health bar, which had [540] Life Value remaining, was drained in an instant, dropping to zero.

At the same time, the Life Value displays above their heads also changed instantly. He gained +5, Chu Zhaozhao +3, Su Qing also +3, and Xu Qian, who had been providing support from the side, shockingly gained +6.

’So that’s how it works...’

Lin Fan’s eyes lit up. He felt like he was starting to figure out the hidden leveling mechanic.

The increase to maximum Life Value gained from killing high-level monsters wasn’t a fixed amount. It was linked to each person’s base Life Value and the ratio of their strength to the monster’s.

The monster’s health was lower than his, so his +5 was normal. As for the others, it was more like a "compensating for weaknesses" effect.

The weaker the individual, the more significant the Life-Value-increasing energy they gained after defeating a much stronger enemy. Xu Qian had the lowest Life Value, so he reaped the biggest reward.

"You guys? How did you get here?"

Just then, Su Qing executed a nimble side-step, dodging the larger Giant-Armed Zombie’s furious, wild swings. Seizing the opening, she glanced back in surprise at the two people in the doorway.

"..."

Although Lin Fan really wanted to ask, "What was that all about just now?" seeing the hulking beast begin to go berserk, its muscles bulging, he knew it wasn’t the time for idle chatter.

"Look out!"

Chu Zhaozhao didn’t even need Lin Fan’s warning. The unbridled girl had already seized the opening created by the back-and-forth and lunged forward.

"Take this!"

She thrust her hands forward violently.

In addition to the four Flying Blades she had just recalled, the long, narrow, double-headed Flying Shuttle also shot out—five sharp weapons in total!

VMMMM—

The air howled as the five weapons spun, transforming into one large and four small deadly "fans." With a shriek that tore through the air, they sliced viciously into the large zombie’s broad chest.

There was no resistance.

The kinetic energy from the high-speed rotation, combined with the system-issued blades, allowed them to almost completely ignore the Giant-Armed Zombie’s tough hide.

THWAP-THWAP-THWAP-THWAP—SQUELCH!

Amidst a dense series of fleshy impacts, the double-headed Flying Shuttle, acting as the main weapon, sliced directly into its sternum. It spun out from the zombie’s back in a spray of blood, exiting the body and carving a long, narrow opening straight through!

"ROAR..."

The Giant-Armed Zombie let out a furious roar, but its Energy Value hadn’t fully recovered, so it couldn’t activate its ability. Its massive body froze in place.

And in that instant, Su Qing’s expression turned frigid. Her longsword traced a cold arc of light through the air.

Using the momentum of her charge, she brought her sword down hard, starting from the zombie’s upper-right collarbone and slicing diagonally downward until it exited at the left hip bone!

RRRIP—

A terrifying, meter-long gash running diagonally across its entire torso instantly split open, and filthy blood gushed out like a waterfall.

Its red health bar, which had been more than half full, plummeted to zero under the relentless, fatal blows.

THUD!

The gigantic, mountain-like corpse swayed twice before finally collapsing forward with a resentful crash, kicking up a cloud of dust.

...

Inside the auto repair shop, as the two towering, muscular monsters crashed to the ground, the piercing roars and commotion finally ceased completely.

The air was thick with the heavy stench of foul blood, the ammoniac smell of rot, and the lingering burnt odor left by the energy blasts.

The only sound was the occasional hiss of air escaping from the freshly killed Giant-Armed Zombie’s corpse.

"Sister Qing... just now, what was that? How did you...?"

Lin Fan stepped over the rubble and corpses on the ground, walking quickly to Su Qing. His eyes were filled with disbelief.

"That fist had high-density compressed energy gathered in it. Logically, the moment it was struck, it should have triggered a violent explosion."

"How did you manage to slice right into it and... and cut the energy apart?"

"Huh? Oh..."

Su Qing was picking up a rag from the ground to wipe the viscous black blood from her longsword. Taken aback by Lin Fan’s string of technical terms, she blinked, looking a little dazed.

"Um... I don’t know, either."

She casually sheathed her longsword, then pointed toward a back room deep in the repair shop, which had a sign that read "Employee Lounge."

"When we first came in, we had no idea those two monsters were hiding in there. They just suddenly rushed out."

She subconsciously touched her left shoulder. Her combat suit had been torn open there. Although the wound wasn’t deep and had already stopped bleeding due to her powerful constitution, the surrounding fabric was still scorched black.

"The big one slammed its fist into the doorframe, and the flying shrapnel cut me."

Su Qing recalled the battle.

"I was just thinking about what you said before—that if we ran into this kind of monster with a mutated arm, we had to find a way to take out its arm first, to disable its weapon... The situation was urgent, it was swinging at me again, and I didn’t think too much. I just swung my sword with its momentum... and that’s what happened."