Chapter 12 Corpse Bag
On the third day of their survival, the rest of the base finally got a good night's sleep, no longer constantly woken up by the monsters. They continued to go out to scavenge for supplies, full of energy yet also filled with worry.
Jiang Baiyue woke up, got some water, and then cleared her private messages.
Because only a few players have opened shops in the store, she receives private messages every day asking to exchange resources. However, most of them want to steal resources for free. In order not to miss any useful private messages, she has to clean them up from time to time.
After having a quick and easy breakfast, Jiang Baiyue left the base.
Today is the last day for supplies to double, so she has to hurry up and gather as many supplies as possible.
As she walked down the street, she noticed that there were more zombies than she had seen in the previous two days.
There were several zombies wandering around at almost every intersection and shop on the road. They would chase after her as soon as they smelled human scent, even from a distance of 3-4 meters.
As you turn the corner, a huge lump of flesh suddenly appears out of the trash can ahead.
That's a mortuary sac!
The surface of the sac is covered with tiny blood vessels, which bulge and contract like an independent living organism breathing.
It has 3-4 openings around it, and every once in a while, it spits out zombies. These zombies will forage for food around it and then feed it back.
Once the sac receives sufficient nourishment, it will upgrade, and the zombies produced will be of a higher and stronger level.
It's only a level 1 corpse sac. Although it has a thick health bar, it can be slowly whittled down. Besides, the resources in the resource box are of high quality.
Besides, Jiang Baiyue couldn't just stand by and watch such a hidden danger exist around the base.
She hadn't seen it for the past two days and assumed it wasn't nearby. She thought the game had chosen a good location for her base, but it turned out the game hadn't refreshed yet.
Jiang Baiyue took out an iron axe and, before the zombies were produced, went up and chopped a few times.
【Corpse Bag (Lv1: 442/500)】
Hehehe!
As the zombie was about to strike again, the sac shrank and then suddenly swelled up. A zombie crawled out of the cave entrance, moving very fast. It was only a few steps away when it grabbed Jiang Baiyue's head with a claw.
Jiang Baiyue tilted her head and chopped off the zombie's arm with her axe.
【Newborn Zombie (Lv0: 48/50)】
She discovered that only by aiming at the zombie's head could she inflict full damage; if she only caused minor, non-fatal wounds, the damage would be minimal.
Within seconds, the sac produced three more zombies, all of which roared excitedly as they charged toward Jiang Baiyue.
Jiang Baiyue retreated, using nearby public chairs and trash cans to dodge a few zombies.
The corpse sac rests for 5 minutes after each zombie is produced. While Jiang Baiyue is kiting the zombies, she should take the opportunity to attack the corpse sac once to slowly whittle down its health.
After one, two, three hits, she would have to retreat. The continuous movements would consume her energy faster and slow down her limb movements.
She couldn't let the zombies catch up too closely.
An hour later, Jiang Baiyue reduced the blood bar in the corpse sac to below 100. At this point, she was covered in sweat and had even run more than 10 meters away to replenish her strength before returning.
The zombies produced by the sac will not stray too far from the sac. The furthest distance during this probing is about 8 meters. Once Jiang Baiyue escapes this range, the zombies will no longer chase her.
"Boss, look! It's the mini-boss! Killing him will definitely yield supplies."
Just as Jiang Baiyue was about to reduce the corpse sac's health to 50, a rough, hoarse sound suddenly came from ahead.
Jiang Baiyue had a bad feeling. After dealing with one of the zombies, she looked at the intersection ahead, where three people were walking out.
They were three men with tattoos all over their arms, wearing black vests.
"Get out of my way!"
Jiang Baiyue issued a loud warning.
"Haha, Brother Jie, this little chick is telling us to get lost."
Brother Jie looked annoyed. He had lost face yesterday by being kicked out of the safe base, and today a woman didn't take him seriously.
"Hmph, don't be so arrogant..."
Brother Jie waved his hand, and the two tattooed men on either side, one bald man and the other with a buzz cut and tattoos, went towards Jiang Baiyue and the other towards the body sack.
Jiang Baiyue initially retreated in fear, but when the bald, tattooed man got close, she threw a fireball at his face.
The bald man's eyes widened, and before he could react, he screamed repeatedly as a strange smell spread out.
"Ahhhhh, brother, save me, save me!"
The bald man screamed in agony, rolling on the ground. The flames seemed to be no ordinary fire, quickly scorching his face and setting his clothes ablaze.
Enraged, Brother Jie raised his hand and flung out an ice spike.
You deserve to die!
Flathead trembled with fear. He had no superpowers, and he hesitated for a moment, but out of respect for Brother Jie's authority, he moved to the other side of the corpse sack, slightly away from Jiang Baiyue.
Jiang Baiyue received a notification last night that there was a profile picture and nickname of Brother Jie, and she immediately recognized him as the person who had been kicked out of the base.
She didn't confront them directly; these thugs must be used to fighting, so she must be skilled in combat.
Jiang Baiyue glanced at the corpse sac next to her, whose health bar had dropped to 20. Without hesitation, she retreated 5 meters away and threw a fireball at Brother Jie, forcing him to retreat.
"Ha, your fireballs must have used up a lot of energy. You can only throw one or two more now. Let's see if you can still escape—"
"Big brother, big brother, boss!"
Just as the crew-cut man was about to collect his loot after emptying the corpse sac's health bar, a monster made entirely of purple tumors burst out of the blood mist from the exploding corpse sac.
The monster knocked the flat-headed man away, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, staining his clothes red. Jiang Baiyue noticed that his health bar dropped by more than half.
"Uh... Big brother!"
The monster leaped into the air and swooped down towards the flat-headed man, roaring as it opened its massive mouth to bite his head. The flat-headed man screamed in terror.
If your stress level is too high, please adjust your emotions promptly.
Stamina recovery speed has decreased; 1 stamina point is restored every 20 minutes.
[Hunger is increasing at a faster rate, rising by 1 point every 5 minutes. Please eat.]
Flathead felt a rush of blood red before his eyes, and the subtitles looked particularly glaring. He was momentarily confused and unable to comprehend the meaning of the subtitles.
He was thrown violently and his arm was in excruciating pain. He couldn't get up for a while and kept shouting for help.
Brother Jie had no choice but to turn to help the crew-cut guy; after all, his brother was more important.
Jiang Baiyue seized the opportunity and cautiously approached.
After being rescued, Pingtou noticed Jiang Baiyue approaching and shouted a warning.
"Brother Jie, that woman is trying to ambush us."
Jiang Baiyue immediately chopped an axe at Jie Ge's back. Jie Ge sensed the sound of the axe cutting through the air and rolled away to dodge.
The tumor zombie was going berserk at this moment, its speed increased, and it used its Crimson Claw. Without Brother Jie attracting the monster's attention, Flathead was unlucky enough to have his shoulder pierced by a claw.
Jiang Baiyue seized the opportunity, teleported behind the crew-cut man, and chopped down on his head.
The crew-cut man screamed and fell to the ground, his supplies tumbling out of his backpack.
Brother Jie's eyes were bloodshot. This was a brother who had followed him for several years. How could he dominate in this apocalypse without a follower?
"Ah! You dare!"
The ice spike grazed the head of the tumorous zombie and pointed straight at Jiang Baiyue. Jiang Baiyue teleported behind Brother Jie and quickly chopped down with two axe blows.
After dealing with the obstacle, she unleashed another fireball and then struck the tumorous zombie three times with her axe.
Screams and footsteps came from afar. Jiang Baiyue didn't have time to count them. She packed all the spoils on the ground into her backpack and ran back to the base.
Back at the base, two other people were running back in a panic.
The young man, wearing shorts, was panting heavily, his voice trembling: "Zombies, there are so many zombies, we can't kill them all."
His companion was also still shaken, collapsing to the ground: "The speed even increased, my stamina dropped rapidly, and it kept telling me that I was under too much pressure and my stamina was being depleted faster."
"Damn, what a crappy game, it doesn't even allow people to be scared."
"Luckily, I haven't strayed too far from the base, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to run halfway here."
Jiang Baiyue ignored the others and went straight back to the cabin to open the resource box.
The resource box is made of a gray-brown wood and is the lowest grade, or E grade, resource box.
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