Chapter 63: Clearing the Zombies on Campus

"Anna, you take your team to clear the zombies inside the building. Hui Zi and I will handle the ones outside."

Fearing that the zombies would cause trouble at night, Ye Zian decided to take advantage of the daytime to eliminate these ordinary zombies.

"Got it, boss."

Anna pointed to a few teammates behind her and said, "You guys come with me. The rest follow the boss's orders."

The few teammates Anna designated immediately stepped out of line and followed her into the surrounding buildings to begin clearing out the zombies inside.

Ye Zian turned to Hui Zi and said, "Let's go; we'll take the remaining team members to clear the zombies in the square."

Hui Zi nodded obediently, but there was a bittersweet feeling in her heart.

Among the six captains of the combat division, she had inadvertently become the weakest. Just six days ago, she had been the strongest captain, which was why Ye Zian had appointed her as the intelligence team leader.

But now, even Lin Qianqian, who had just become a captain, was many times stronger than her.

The internal conflict between her sense of strength and faith left Hui Zi feeling lost and uncertain.

Influenced by the spiritual connection from the Tower of Heaven, she had developed feelings for Ye Zian without realizing it. After learning that girls who trained with Ye Zian gained immense power, her desires overflowed like a broken dam.

Looking at Ye Zian's back ahead of the team, she made a silent decision in her heart.

Ye Zian, unaware of Hui Zi's emotional changes, spoke to the team over his shoulder: "I'll take the lead; you all handle any stragglers that escape."

"Yes, City Lord."

The team members quickly donned their shields and swords, ready to engage the zombies.

The thousands of zombies were not clustered together but scattered throughout the square.

Having trained the night before, Ye Zian allocated all his free attribute points to agility. His speed was now even faster than last night.

With his Tang Dao in hand, he cut through the zombies, taking them down one by one, while the remaining zombies continued to charge at him without fear.

However, Ye Zian didn't need to worry about their attacks at all. With all his attributes officially exceeding a hundred, the Chaotic Yin-Yang Technique also successfully advanced to the first level. The tactical armor he wore, combined with the spiritual energy generated from the technique, formed a half-inch thick energy shield around him.

The claw strikes of ordinary zombies could not penetrate the defense of the energy shield.

Not only that, but the Tang Dao in his hand was also enveloped in a layer of dense spiritual energy. When he struck the zombies, the accompanying energy not only made the blade sharper but also continuously burned the wounds on the zombies, preventing them from healing.

Hui Zi watched as Ye Zian moved effortlessly through the horde of zombies, and between the conflict of power and faith, she silently reaffirmed her decision.

Surrounding the entire square, at least two thousand zombie corpses lay scattered on the ground, with ninety percent of them having fallen to Ye Zian's blade. The remaining ten percent mostly perished at the hands of Hui Zi wielding her short crossbow.

The other team members exchanged glances, confused that before they could kill a few zombies, the battle was already over.

Well, it seems we're just here for show.

However, the next task was one they couldn't avoid.

The team members put on gloves and took out sealed thermoses from their backpacks, preparing to break open the zombies' skulls and collect their spinal fluid.

Ye Zian waved a hand to stop their actions and said, "You don't need to do that today."

"What? We're not collecting spinal fluid?" one of the team members asked, looking puzzled.

Ye Zian appeared to be exasperated, saying, "How long do you plan to keep collecting? Let the girls handle this; it'll also be a test for them."

After hearing Ye Zian's words, everyone looked enlightened. They rarely got a chance to take a paid break, and with the addition of these new team members, they felt like they were finally stepping into leadership roles.

Anna and Lin Qianqian also finished their tasks and walked out from one of the buildings.

From a distance, Anna raised her arm and signaled an "OK" gesture to Ye Zian, indicating that the mission was successfully completed.

Ye Zian nodded in satisfaction, feeling that there was now an 80% chance of successfully dealing with the Shadow Walkers tonight.

"Let's go back to the dormitory and gather the others."

Looking far ahead, a dense crowd stood at the base of the dormitory building, led by Ouyang Xue and Zhou Ruyan. After the other core members of the self-rescue association had been killed by Ye Zian, the girls who lost their backbone followed the footsteps of Ouyang Xue and Zhou Ruyan, willingly joining Ye Zian's fortress.

No one knew whether Ye Zian's words were true or false; all they understood was that staying in the dormitory would lead to certain death. Every girl had resolved to take a chance.

Ye Zian surveyed the group, noting their pale and thin appearances, their figures indistinguishable beneath heavy winter coats. It seemed they would need proper nourishment once brought back to the fortress.

The main reason for their condition was the lack of food. For the past two days, most of the girls had been relying on tap water to fill their stomachs, but starting last night, even that had stopped.

As Ye Zian approached, all the girls quickly lined up in an orderly fashion according to their dormitories, each carrying a considerable amount of luggage, mostly clothes and bedding. Some even brought washbasins and buckets.

Ye Zian frowned slightly, visibly displeased as he said, "While I need you to work, it's not like I want you to enter a factory. These bedding and washbasins will be distributed uniformly at the fortress, and you'll need to exchange points for them in the future."

"I'll give you half an hour to get rid of unnecessary items. Each person's luggage can't exceed the size of one suitcase."

The line descended into chaos as everyone hurriedly tried to sort through their belongings. Seeing the flurry of activity among the girls, Ye Zian realized he had a significant task ahead of him. It appeared he would need to stay at the fortress for some time to train them properly.

These individuals were neither as disciplined as retired female soldiers nor as organized and experienced as high-ranking professionals.

Fortunately, the Tower of Heaven would quietly increase their affection levels, and given their student status, they would at least listen. With training, they should be able to handle the basic production tasks in the fortress.

Ye Zian pointed out the items they didn't need to bring, and the unwanted items like washbasins and bedding were discarded, piling up into a small mountain. Each girl only took along some personal clothing and essential items.

Ye Zian stored the discarded luggage in the system space, knowing that these flammable items would be somewhat useful for tonight's plans. Furthermore, the entire group now appeared much tidier.

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𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮. 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚!

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼:

• 𝘽𝙤𝙜𝙙𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙪

• 𝙅𝙘𝟭𝟮𝟬𝟮

• 𝘼𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙟𝙖𝙝

𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸:

• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝟯𝟱+ 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚.

• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁-𝗢𝘂𝘁: 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩!

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝘁, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀!

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