Chapter 6

Thud orz——

Luo Jie knelt on the ground in a despondent forward bend, his face ashen, as if a mouthful of old blood was stifling his chest.

It really is true that when you talk about Cao Cao, he appears.

He had just thought about golden equipment, and here came the E-Gold Katana, and it even came in pairs, which was so coincidental it seemed fake. Nowadays, even those who write fantasy novels wouldn't dare to write such a plot, would they?

At this moment, he felt as if the world was deeply malicious towards him.

If he hadn't seen the two E-Gold weapons, he might still have been smug about the two blue and one purple weapons. But after seeing the heaven-defying skills of these two E-Gold weapons, he felt like a pervert who had peeked at the fairy sisters bathing, and no matter how seductive other women were, they seemed bland in comparison.

200,000 points…

Luo Jie couldn't imagine how he could possibly accumulate 200,000 points in just three days.

What kind of quest is this? It's completely illogical…

But then again, what logic can you expect when a Level 2 E-Gold equipment appears in a Level 1 illusion? No wonder the prefix of this "Zombie Siege" illusion is "Crossover," it's truly fitting…

After much thought, Luo Jie ultimately couldn't bear to discard the two rare E-Gold weapons, the "Engraved Blade Tetrodotoxin" and the "Engraved Blade Plum Blossom Toxin," and instead wrapped them in cloth and crossed them diagonally on his back.

Although 200,000 points seemed out of reach, he still harbored a tiny bit of hope, or rather, a glimmer of hope.

One must always have dreams, what if they come true?

Subsequently, Luo Jie spent 1,500 points to authenticate the "Ranger Hand Half-Sword," while the other two weapons, the "Knight Hard Hammer" and the "Thug's Ghost Head Great Saber," were hidden in the ceiling of the café kitchen.

Unauthenticated equipment cannot be placed in the personal data space and will not activate any attributes or skills of the weapon. Carrying too many would only hinder his movements.

As for whether they would be taken by someone else… If someone were so bored that they would poke through every ceiling in every room, then it could only be said that these two weapons were not meant for Luo Jie, and there was no need to force it.

A hand half-sword is a weapon that lies between a two-handed greatsword and a one-handed sword.

Due to its length and weight, it is somewhat slow and clumsy when held in one hand, primarily used for simple slashing and thrusting, and is often used in conjunction with a shield.

When held in both hands, the hand half-sword combines the power of a greatsword with the agility of a one-handed sword, making it suitable for both single combat and group battles.

Luo Jie gripped the handle of the "Ranger Hand Half-Sword" with both hands and swung it in the air with moderate force, adjusting his grip and stance through the feedback of the force.

A crescent moon of cold light flashed above the bar, and a pale skull rolled to the ground, followed by the corresponding headless corpse collapsing.

"Swinging with eight-tenths of my strength, I decapitated one zombie and still had enough force to cut into the second one. So, if I use full strength, I could possibly decapitate two zombies at once… Conversely, six-tenths of my strength should be enough to safely kill one zombie."

Luo Jie wiped the blood off the hand half-sword with a bar cloth while analyzing the pros and cons of his previous swing.

Although it definitely couldn't compare to the E-Gold weapons on his back, overall, the "Ranger Hand Half-Sword" was still very satisfying in terms of power.

After opening the heads of over a dozen zombies behind the bar, Luo Jie found a clean bench to rest for a moment before pushing open the main door of the café with the narrow hand half-sword in hand.

In a narrow space, when the number of zombies reaches a certain level, their much heavier footsteps can confuse their hearing.

Luo Jie deliberately lightened his steps, so his appearance did not attract much attention from the zombies. Only two or three nearby zombies noticed him, but before they could get close, he skillfully stabbed them in the head with a snake-like movement.

Indeed, he stabbed them.

Decapitating zombies is only possible in an ideal state, but in actual combat, the two outstretched arms of the zombies often greatly obstruct attacks to the head.

Most of the time, Luo Jie used a posture similar to stabbing a beehive, inserting the tip of the sword from the jaw into the brain of the zombie. Only when surrounded did he use wide-ranging slashing moves to cut off the arms before dealing with the head.

Speaking of which, this fighting style wasn't Luo Jie's original idea. Before his rebirth, he had briefly joined a player guild, and the guild leader was particularly skilled in this sneaky fighting style, once stabbing through an entire illusion with a spear and shield, earning him the nickname "Big Iron Rod Hospital Stabbing Chief."

Indeed, this fighting style is far less impressive than shouting "Demacia" and charging into a horde of zombies, but the survival rate is hundreds of times higher.

Thus, he stabbed his way through, and Luo Jie actually managed to inch his way to the security room door.

Behind him lay over sixty zombie corpses.

"Phew—! That was tough!"

Luo Jie leaned on the handle of the "Ranger Hand Half-Sword" and wiped the sweat from his cheeks and neck with his shirt.

Although his stamina had dropped significantly and his sword swings were no longer as smooth, the long corridor was still the domain of the zombies. If he couldn't quickly enter the security room, his previous efforts would be in vain.

He bit his tongue hard, forcing himself to stay alert, and carefully pressed the handle, gently pushing open the door to the security room.

To his surprise, the large security room was eerily quiet, with no sign of any zombies.

Seeing the zombies in the corridor start to gather, Luo Jie didn't have time to think and quickly darted into the security room, locking the door from the inside as fast as possible.

After observing for a moment, Luo Jie confirmed that there were no zombies in the room.

If there were, they would have reacted to the zombies smashing the door in the corridor.

Of course, no zombies didn't mean no bodies.

During his inspection of the security room, Luo Jie found six bodies, all of whom were security personnel.

From the degree of decomposition and the wounds on the bodies, it was clear that two of the security personnel had suddenly turned into zombies, biting two others to death on the spot. The remaining people were injured while fighting the zombies and ultimately committed suicide after dealing with their comrades' bodies.

"Truly tragic…"

Luo Jie shook his head in regret as he removed the equipment from the bodies and threw them out the window.

Speaking of zombification, he remembered that there was a prop called "Z Agent" in this illusion, which could suppress the zombie virus for a certain period of time and was effective in all zombie-related illusions. It was always a hot item in the market.

If possible, he would take a few back.

In all the explorers' strategies, the security room is the most crucial location in the "Zombie Siege" illusion, without a doubt.

Besides being the earliest place to obtain true weapons and equipment, the most critical point is that it allows you to see nearly 70% of the area of Lucky City through the surveillance system.

It's no exaggeration to say that whoever controls this place is like having a God's-eye view of the illusion.

On the east wall of the surveillance room, dozens of screens displayed the scenes from various rooms in Lucky City.

As far as the eye could see, countless zombies in various outfits wandered aimlessly through the once bustling city, creating a stark image of the apocalypse.

Luo Jie found a tablet on the surveillance desk with no markings. As soon as he picked it up, a prompt appeared before his eyes.

"You have obtained the item—Portable Surveillance Operation Terminal. Do you want to spend 1,000 points to authenticate it?"

The authentication points were high, but Luo Jie didn't hesitate for a moment. After all, compared to the benefits of authentication, 1,000 points were definitely worth it.

As the tablet turned into a blue and white grid model and disappeared in his hand, a huge surveillance screen appeared before his eyes, almost filling his entire field of vision.

"Play the surveillance footage of the safe room."

As Luo Jie issued the voice command, he reduced the screen to about 20 inches, as the previous giant screen made him a bit dizzy.

The safe room was located in a staff office area on the first floor. After entering the main hall of Lucky City and turning left into a fire safety passage, you could see it.

However, the main door of the safe room was blocked from the inside with various debris, and the only way to enter or exit was through the ventilation ducts.

On the surveillance footage of the safe room, Luo Jie saw Jia Shuai and his group again.

The large group of nearly a hundred people that entered the illusion had been reduced to less than forty, all of them in tattered clothes, dazed, and faint sobbing could be heard from somewhere.

It seems they suffered heavy losses when passing through the hall…

Switching to the surveillance footage of other rooms, Luo Jie finally found Jia Shuai in a rest room of the safe room.

At that moment, he was discussing something with a few other boys.

They clearly didn't realize that someone was watching them through the surveillance, so they didn't lower their voices.

"Although it's slightly different from my memory, I can confirm that the background of this illusion is the game 'Zombie Siege 2'! The old police officer with the cowboy hat is one of the NPCs responsible for the safe room in the game!"

The speaker was a chubby boy in a black and red checkered shirt, his face flushed as he slammed the table, clearly very excited.

His name was Stark. He wasn't Jia Shuai's college classmate but a high school student who liked playing games.

Because he recognized the world of the illusion first and found the safe room based on his vague memory, he was valued by Jia Shuai and pulled into his small group.

"So I've been saying all along, we should have bought that map. Without it, I can't make any plans!"