Chapter 40: Chen Ye Takes Action 

Chapter 40: Chen Ye Takes Action 

Surrounded by a horde of zombies, all the surviving freshmen, including Tang Zichen, showed despair on their faces. All except for Chen Ye... At this moment, Chen Ye's face showed no panic, but excitement instead, his eyes shining brightly.

 He had never imagined that this evolved zombie could actually summon smaller zombies!! This was a huge opportunity. If he captured the evolved zombie, wouldn't he have as many small zombies as he wanted? There would be no end to them, an endless supply...

According to Old Liu, a single small zombie could provide about six potential points. What if he killed hundreds or thousands of them? Wouldn't he skyrocket in strength? Thinking about this, Chen Ye's hands trembled with excitement.

Tang Zichen noticed Chen Ye's unusual behavior (without seeing his face) and thought he was trembling with fear. A guilty expression appeared on her pretty face. 

"Chen Ye, I'm sorry! If it wasn't for my overconfidence, thinking I could help you in the secret realm and teaming up with you, you wouldn't have ended up in this desperate situation. I've dragged you down..."

Chen Ye was puzzled. He wasn't foolish. Seeing Tang Zichen's guilty expression, he knew she must have misunderstood.

Then, Chen Ye began to act cleverly. He sighed pretentiously and said, "Class leader, don't blame yourself. I know you wanted to team up with me for my sake, and I don't blame you."

Hearing this, the kind-hearted Tang Zichen felt even more guilty. Chen Ye continued, "Actually, I'm not afraid of dying. It's just that I have an unfulfilled wish, and I feel it's a pity to die like this..."

"What wish?" Tang Zichen asked subconsciously.

"It's a bit embarrassing to say." Chen Ye said, though his face showed no embarrassment at all: "Class leader, I've heard that a beautiful girl like you, when hit with a punch, can cry for a long time... could you let me experience that?"

Tang Zichen: "..."

"Ahaha, I saw you were too tense, just making a joke to lighten the mood."

"Chen Ye, at a time like this... are you really not afraid of dying?"

"Of course, I am!" Chen Ye smiled and said, "But, we won't die today!"

Tang Zichen wanted to say something more... But at that moment, suddenly, a figure rushed towards Chen Ye with great speed. It was the Japanese youth from before! Tang Zichen, on high alert, immediately stood in front of Chen Ye, her body emitting a green light, ready to protect him.

"What do you want?" she demanded sternly, holding a dart in a combat stance.

The Japanese youth seemed desperate and shouted, "He has something that scares the monsters! Tang Zichen, quickly make him hand it over, and we can all escape together."

He deliberately spoke loudly, drawing the attention of others. This indeed had an effect. Several people, hearing this, surrounded them. The Japanese youth had seen Chen Ye using glutinous rice against the evolved zombie while escaping and now, seeing no way out, thought of the glutinous rice Chen Ye had.

Tang Zichen's face turned cold, and she replied with two words: "Dream on!" Not to mention that these people had previously wanted to kill her, even the glutinous rice, being Chen Ye's last hope, she wouldn't agree to hand it over.

The situation became increasingly dangerous as more zombies surrounded them, and the evolved zombie also noticed the commotion here.

The Japanese youth became frantic, his face twisted in anger, "Damn it, don't force me!" The people around him looked ready to forcefully take what they wanted.

Their attention was on Tang Zichen and the surrounding zombies, not noticing the ice-cold expression on the face of a man who had recently been losing his hair severely. This little brat actually wanted to steal Chen Ye's glutinous rice? Truly despicable.

"You want this, right?"

Chen Ye, holding the bag of glutinous rice, suddenly smiled and said, "Watch closely!"

As his words fell, he gently tossed the bag, throwing it right at the feet of the evolved zombie... At this moment, Chen Ye could deeply empathize with Lee Jae Yong's feelings.

Killing these people directly would be letting them off too easily. He wanted them to feel the pain of despair before death! Oh, right, Lee Jae Yong, that loser, had just been killed by a small zombie. Chen Ye saw it clearly. The guy didn't resist at all and died peacefully...

...

Chen Ye's action stunned everyone around him. Then, the Japanese youth and others felt their minds buzzing, on the verge of madness! To ask him to pick up glutinous rice right from under the evolved zombie's feet? Suicide would be quicker.

Their last hope dashed, these people completely lost their minds. "Bastard!! I'll kill you!!!" The Japanese youth shouted, charging at Chen Ye, completely missing the disdain in Chen Ye's eyes.

"Hmph!" A cold hum sounded.

Tang Zichen boldly acted, her psychokinesis erupting to blast away the few people around her. If they had been united before, Tang Zichen naturally wouldn't stand a chance. But now, with only a few left, they thought they could kill Chen Ye right in front of her?

After being blasted away by Tang Zichen's psychokinesis, the Japanese youth and others, though unharmed, were pushed into a dead end. 

Because the zombies arrived. Several small zombies pounced on them, their sharp nails piercing deeply into their shoulders, then biting into their necks, greedily sucking blood. Screams filled the air.

Only the Japanese youth, with a strong will to survive, roared in defiance, managing to stab a samurai sword into a zombie's heart before dying. The attack caused the small zombie some pain, letting go of the Japanese youth. 

However, after rolling back to Chen Ye's feet, though he momentarily escaped the small zombies, his carotid artery had been bitten, and with the zombie poison in him, he was beyond saving.

At this moment, Chen Ye could easily stomp him to death. But Chen Ye chose not to. Letting the man die in agony was also good. Turning into a small zombie would contribute potential points to Chen Ye. Watching the Japanese youth's miserable state, Tang Zichen sighed! Then, she looked at Chen Ye.

"Chen Ye, I'm sorry, I don't want to die by zombies... I'll go first..." Tang Zichen said, then activated her psychokinesis, controlling a dart to circle in the air. When the dart gained enough speed, she directed it towards her own neck... Truly decisive, even in choosing suicide!!

In an instant, the dart reached right in front of Tang Zichen. Tang Zichen had already closed her eyes... A few seconds later, Huh? Why hasn't the dart pierced her neck? It couldn't have missed! Impossible! She had practiced so much at school, never missing within a hundred meters.

Tang Zichen, puzzled, opened her eyes. She found her dart, less than 10 centimeters from her neck, stopped because a large hand had firmly grasped it...

"Class leader, don't be so quick to despair! Didn't I tell you before? I have a secret weapon!" Chen Ye smiled, "You just rest, it's my turn to step in now!" His smile was full of confidence!!

(End of Chapter)

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