Chapter 59: Slaying the Zombie Dog Pack

Chapter 59: Chapter 59: Slaying the Zombie Dog Pack

The moment the elevator doors opened, Chen Xing saw it—a pitch-black basement filled with countless pairs of crimson eyes. The zombie dogs were staring at them menacingly.

She was absolutely confident in her ability to protect herself, so she deliberately stepped out of the elevator.

The two girls, thinking there was no danger outside, followed her out.

Once the elevator doors closed, plunging them into complete darkness, the two of them finally noticed the countless pairs of terrifying eyes staring at them.

Hao Wenli and He Yu’an froze. The hair on their bodies stood on end, and they nervously grabbed each other’s hands for comfort.

They hardly dared to breathe, let alone go back and press the elevator button.

They knew they weren’t faster than the zombie dogs.

Although they couldn’t see Chen Xing, they still directed all their anger toward her.

’If she hadn’t taken it upon herself to walk out, we wouldn’t have followed, and we wouldn’t have run into so many zombie dogs.’

’It was too late for regrets now. Their only hope was that these zombie dogs would be like the last one and only attack Chen Xing.’

In the pitch-black darkness, spotlights suddenly shone from both sides, landing precisely on Chen Xing and the two girls.

Chen Xing had sharp hearing; she could even hear the sound of surveillance cameras rotating to capture their figures.

Chen Xing had no desire to be seen by the people from the Research Institute, so with a flash, she darted into the pack of zombie dogs, leaping up to smash the cameras one by one.

By the time the spotlights returned to her, the zombie dogs were all pouncing on her at once.

Under the spotlights, she was exposed. Her vision was limited, and she couldn’t clearly see the zombie dogs’ movements, forcing her to rely entirely on her hearing.

After another leap to dodge the attacks of several zombie dogs, she moved out of the spotlights’ range and casually knocked out two of them with a sweep of her hand.

With everything plunged into darkness, her vision was on par with the zombie dogs’, making the fight much easier.

Hao Wenli and He Yu’an, however, were in a terrible situation. They couldn’t see a thing.

Even after their eyes adjusted to the darkness, all they could see were the little red dots of light dwindling in number—nothing else.

Hao Wenli had been sticking close to He Yu’an, but at some point, she realized the person beside her was gone. Terrified, she collapsed to the ground, too scared to move an inch.

Meanwhile, He Yu’an wasn’t having an easy time either, and it wasn’t that she had abandoned Hao Wenli.

Although she couldn’t see, years of training and missions had made her intuition and hearing sharper than an ordinary person’s.

A small number of the zombie dogs had already begun to break free from control and were splitting off to attack her and Hao Wenli.

She struggled to fend off the approaching zombie dogs while also trying to keep an eye on Hao Wenli.

Her mission wasn’t just to get close to Chen Xing; she also had to ensure Hao Wenli’s safety.

’But right now, just protecting myself is a problem. How am I supposed to protect a good-for-nothing on top of that?’

She wasn’t afraid of Chen Xing seeing her struggle. After all, it was too dark; it was impossible for a normal human to see clearly in these conditions.

Chen Xing, of course, could see everything clearly, and her eyes grew even colder.

’I didn’t expect this woman to actually have some skills.’

Because there were so many zombie dogs, the fight dragged on, causing a few more of them to suddenly switch their targets.

Things were getting easier and easier for Chen Xing, but it was a disaster for He Yu’an.

More and more zombie dogs swarmed her, and her strength was gradually fading.

Hearing a zombie dog charge toward Hao Wenli to bite her, He Yu’an wanted to rush to the rescue, but she was too far away to make it in time.

At the critical moment, she focused her energy and flung her arm out toward the zombie dog in front of Hao Wenli.

A bolt of ice-lightning struck the zombie dog accurately on the head, killing it instantly.

Just as she was about to catch her breath, she was attacked by another zombie dog.

Chen Xing was silent. ’So, her superpower has already awakened?’

’Just like in my past life, people with stronger physical abilities awaken their superpowers first.’

’But what about me?’

’In my past life, although I hadn’t awakened my superpower this quickly, I still got it after about a month.’

’By all rights, I should have one by now, right?’

’Forget it!’

’Superpower or not, I can still survive just fine!’

With that thought, Chen Xing immediately moved toward Hao Wenli and He Yu’an, clearing out the zombie dogs that were attacking them.

She was now a little curious about He Yu’an’s identity. The woman had never appeared by her side in her previous life. For now, she’d let her live; she might be useful.

Once the two were safe, Chen Xing led them both to the elevator.

This time, the elevator stopped on the first floor.

Hao Wenli’s face was deathly pale as she stepped out of the elevator. She leaned against He Yu’an, looking like she could faint at any moment.

Chen Xing had always had a question.

’In both my past life and this one, Hao Wenli was a powerless character, someone who couldn’t even protect herself.’

’She did have a certain charm that made everyone like her, but it didn’t seem plausible that she’d be sent to get close to me based on that alone.’

’If her role was something like a secretary at the Research Institute, she didn’t seem to know much about it.’

’Just now, for example, it was clear that He Yu’an was no stranger to the Research Institute. Hao Wenli, on the other hand, seemed to know even less than me—the lab rat being studied.’

’Would there really be any loss in killing Hao Wenli?’

’But seeing how pathetic and terrified Hao Wenli was today, I’ll let her live for now.’

Chen Xing instantly dismissed the thought of killing Hao Wenli and walked out of the Research Institute building.

Outside the building, she glanced back at the Research Institute.

The lights were still on in the upper floors.

’Coming here today was the right move!’

She was no longer so afraid of the Research Institute. At the very least, she was now certain she could fight her way in whenever she wanted.

When Chen Xing got back to her apartment building and was about to open the door, Hao Wenli stopped her. "There are wild beasts in there! It’s dangerous!" Although Hao Wenli’s face was still pale, the night breeze seemed to have revived her a bit.

"I’m not afraid!" Chen Xing said, opening the door and going inside.

’I’m sure these two will stay. After all, I’m here.’

Hao Wenli and He Yu’an glanced at each other, then followed her inside.

Once back inside the building, the two felt a bit braver upon seeing that the power was back on.

Hao Wenli, drenched in a cold sweat from the fear, went to take a shower first.

He Yu’an took the opportunity to go out to the balcony, took out her phone, and made a call.

The bathroom was far from the balcony, and also far from the top floor. She wasn’t worried about being overheard. "Boss, please forgive me. I didn’t mean to bring those two into the Research Institute!"

The synthesized voice on the other end of the line wasn’t reproachful. "On the contrary, I’m growing more and more curious about Number 00007! However, try not to expose yourself next time. To think you killed so many of my zombie dogs at once just to ensure your safety! Your superpower has certainly improved a lot!" The voice sounded quite pleased.

He Yu’an was speechless. ’I killed one, at most. One!’

’Could it be that Number 00007 killed them?’

’But the zombie dogs are so hard to kill. She probably only managed to kill a few more than me, right?’

Although she had seen Chen Xing’s ability to kill a zombie dog, she still didn’t think Chen Xing was that much stronger than her.

’Back then, Chen Xing had managed a fatal blow, but there was only one zombie dog.’

’Later, we ran into a whole pack. Just being able to protect myself would have been impressive enough.’

’But... since the Boss thinks so, I’m not about to deny it. After all, earning the Boss’s approval is a rare opportunity.’

On the balcony of the adjacent apartment, Chen Xing’s eyes were as cold as ice.