Chapter 10 Battle

Even as the sun reached its highest point against the blood-red sky, the light still carried a gloomy and oppressive quality.

After hunting zombies for several hours using his superpowers and physical strength, Ruan Ning felt noticeably tired, and most of his water-based energy was also depleted.

She needs to find a safe place to rest and replenish her strength.

My gaze swept across the street, and a 24-hour convenience store with a crooked sign and shattered glass door came into view. These kinds of places usually have scattered supplies, but they are also easy targets for zombies.

Ruan Ning gripped his machete tightly and approached quietly.

Through the broken glass door, you can see that the shelves inside are overturned, goods are scattered all over the floor, and the floor is covered with stains.

She cautiously peeked out and saw a zombie dressed in a convenience store uniform standing with its back to the door behind the cashier, its shoulders twitching slightly as if it were gnawing on something.

There is only one.

Without hesitation, Ruan Ning slipped inside like a ghost. Her footsteps landed on broken glass, producing a soft crackling sound.

The sound was soft, but it was enough to startle the zombie.

It whirled around, revealing a highly decomposed face with drooping eyeballs and dark red flesh still clinging to its mouth. It hissed and lunged forward, its movements seemingly a little faster than those of ordinary zombies on the street.

Ruan Ning's eyes narrowed, and instead of retreating, she advanced! The instant the zombie pounced in front of her, she slid to the side, and with a cold glint in her hand, she slashed out with precision!

Pfft!

The blade cleanly and efficiently sliced ​​open the zombie's neck, its head rolling to the ground. The headless corpse swayed before collapsing into a pile of scattered snacks.

After quickly eliminating the potential hazard, Ruan Ning did not immediately search for supplies, but instead inspected the entire convenience store first.

After confirming that there were no other zombies hiding, she focused her attention on the tightly closed iron door of the warehouse at the very back of the shop.

The door was locked, but it appeared to have been forcibly broken; the latch was askew. Ruan Ning pulled hard, and the iron door opened with a screeching sound.

The warehouse was dimly lit, piled with empty cardboard boxes and stockpiled goods, and filled with dust. The space was small but relatively enclosed, with only a tall, small window equipped with an exhaust fan.

It's much safer here than in the open shops outside.

Ruan Ning closed the iron door slightly with her other hand, then took out a heavy shelf from her spatial storage and used it to prop the door open, creating a makeshift warning device. Only after doing all this did she finally breathe a sigh of relief and slide down against the cold wall.

Exhaustion washed over her like a tide. She took out spiritual spring water and food from her spatial storage, sipping slowly to replenish her strength and energy. The cool spring water quickly soothed her body aches and mental tension.

She closed her eyes and began to review the details of using her powers that morning, thinking about how to improve the way the water arrow was condensed and how to reduce energy loss...

However, in the instant her mind relaxed slightly—

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A series of rapid and heavy thuds suddenly came from outside the warehouse's iron gate! Accompanied by more than one howling sound, full of desire and violence!

Ruan Ning opened her eyes instantly, her body tensing like a spring, and grabbed the machete and fire axe beside her!

We've been discovered!

Judging from the noise, there are definitely more than just one or two!

Was it the noise from killing the zombie employee earlier? Or was it because the zombies wandering in the distance noticed me when I entered?

Before I could think, the shelf behind the door was violently shaken by the impact, the iron door creaked under the strain, and even tiny dents began to appear on the door panel!

The situation is critical!

This makeshift shelter instantly turned into a dangerous prison!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

With a series of loud crashes, the iron door twisted and deformed, and the shelves behind it emitted a piercing metallic scraping sound, as if it was about to be smashed open! Through the crack in the door, one could already see the shadowy, frantically waving, rotting arms outside!

We can't be trapped here and die!

Ruan Ning's eyes instantly sharpened like knives, and several plans flashed through her mind like lightning. Forcibly holding the doorway was clearly unrealistic; the warehouse had no way out, and this door was the only exit—they had to fight their way out!

She took a deep breath, suppressing her surging blood and qi, and the water-based energy that had just begun to recover within her body began to circulate rapidly. Instead of choosing the cumbersome fire axe, she gripped the machete tightly with both hands, her eyes fixed on the precarious iron door.

"bring it on!"

Just as the shelves were completely smashed open and the iron door swung open with a deafening roar—

Three hideous zombies scrambled in! The stench was overwhelming, and their roars were deafening!

The cramped warehouse space was instantly filled!

Now!

Instead of retreating, Ruan Ning took a step forward to face the first zombie that rushed in! He swung his cleaver with all his might, delivering a vicious upward slash!

puff!

The blade was deeply embedded in the zombie's jaw, almost splitting half of its head open! Blood splattered everywhere!

But the other two zombies were already close by, their withered arms almost reaching her face!

At the critical moment, Ruan Ning suddenly pushed forward with his left hand!

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A powerful jet of water, like a high-pressure water gun, gushed from her palm! This wasn't a carefully condensed water arrow, but rather an instantaneous burst of water-based energy, creating a powerful impact!

Bang!

The two zombies directly in front of them were thrown off balance by the sudden, violent surge of water. Their movements faltered, and several pieces of rotting flesh on their faces were washed away!

Although it did not result in a fatal injury, this precious pause gave Nguyen Ninh a crucial respite!

Without hesitation, she swung her right-hand cleaver horizontally!

Crack!

The zombie on the left had its neck cut open, and its roar turned into a whistling, leaky sound.

At the same time, she put all her strength into her right foot and delivered a swift side kick, slamming it into the side of the right zombie's knee joint!

Crack!

A clear sound of bones cracking! The zombie lost its balance, screamed, and fell to the side, crashing into a stack of empty cardboard boxes, causing a loud clattering sound.

In the blink of an eye, of the three zombies, one was dead, one was injured, and one was blocked!

Ruan Ning pressed her advantage relentlessly, giving the remaining two no chance to regroup. Like a cheetah pouncing on its prey, she charged towards the kicked-down zombie, her machete slashing down with unwavering resolve!

puff!

The blade cleaved precisely into its eye socket, shredding its brain tissue.

The last zombie, dazed by the rushing water and still bleeding from its neck, had barely regained its footing when Ruan Ning whirled around like a whirlwind, her blood-stained cleaver drawing a cold arc—

Pfft!

The last remaining head flew up, hit the wall, and rolled to the ground.

The warehouse fell into a deathly silence in an instant.

All that remained were Ruan Ning's slightly rapid breathing and the three corpses on the ground, still twitching slightly.

The intense, almost suffocating, stench of blood was overwhelming.

Ruan Ning stood holding the knife, his chest heaving, feeling his almost depleted supernatural power and severely depleted physical strength.

The burst of energy just now, whether it was the precise swordsmanship or the impact of the water flow at the crucial moment, was perfect, but it also made her feel that she had reached her limit.

She dared not delay, and despite her discomfort, she quickly dragged the three corpses to a corner, covered them slightly with tattered cardboard boxes, then barely managed to close the deformed iron door again, and used the heavier shelf next to it to hold it in place.

After doing all this, she leaned against the cold wall and slowly slid down to sit on the ground.

He took out the spiritual spring water from his spatial storage, drank it down in large gulps, and felt the cool energy nourishing his parched meridians and tired muscles.

Recalling the battle just now, Ruan Ning felt lingering fear, but more than that, she felt an exhilaration after breaking through her limits.

“Water-based abilities, even the simplest impact, can turn the tide of battle when used at crucial moments!” She looked at her left hand, her palm still seemingly tinged with the vibrations from the gushing water.

This time, she not only verified the practicality of her superpower, but also honed her on-the-spot reaction and close-combat skills in a life-or-death situation.

After resting for about half an hour, feeling that her strength had mostly recovered, Ruan Ning stood up.

She walked over to the three zombie corpses and began to "touch the corpses" without expression.

Fortunately, inside the skull of the last zombie whose head she had chopped off, she found another pale white crystal core.

After putting away the crystal core, Ruan Ning collected some of the still-intact items from the warehouse, leaving some for the next person. She took one last look at the small warehouse filled with the smell of blood, then pushed aside the barrier without hesitation and walked out.