Zombie Apocalypse: Don't be afraid, I'm not a good person.

The woman named Pantene turned around, her eyes bloodshot as she glared at them. Her voice was hoarse, as if it had been sanded clean, "How can I be calm! It wasn't your boyfriend who died! Of course you can talk like that without any remorse! I'm not making a scene! If we had known it would be like this, we shouldn't have come at all!"

She screamed hysterically, and the two women holding her looked angry, but they couldn't bring themselves to let her go, since they used to have a good relationship.

The man called Jiahao had been brought to the edge of the deck; he hung his head and remained silent.

His yellowed shirt sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, and a wound on his forearm revealed raw, festering flesh.

The edges had turned black and gray, and dark brown pus seeped down the skin, emitting a putrid smell.

Two soldiers held him firmly on the shoulders, while the soldier with the gun raised his arm, aiming the muzzle at his forehead.

"Murder! Help!"

"Soldiers are treating human life like dirt!"

Pantene's cries grew even sharper, but the soldier didn't move or fire immediately; he simply maintained his posture.

A number of survivors gradually gathered around to watch the spectacle, but they all remained calm, with no one joining in the commotion or being swayed by Pantene's emotions.

No matter what, people must have their own judgment; only a fool would get excited blindly.

"Ho-ho-"

Suddenly, the man who had been keeping his head down raised his face.

His face was completely bloodless, ashen as if covered with a layer of wood ash, his eyes were surrounded by bright red blood vessels, his pupils were white and turbid and rolled upwards, and his mouth was uncontrollably wide open, emitting a beast-like growl.

In no time, it had become unrecognizable.

The onlookers took a few steps back in fear.

Pantene's crying stopped abruptly as she stared blankly at the man who had turned into a zombie.

"Bang!"

The gunshots were crisp and clean.

Blood mist mixed with white substance splashed into the sea, and immediately schools of fish surged on the surface.

The soldier with the gun raised holstered his weapon, ejected the bullet, and engaged the safety in one fluid motion. The two soldiers holding the body simultaneously released their grip and pushed the person off the deck.

With a splash, the zombie's body fell into the sea, creating a tiny, insignificant splash.

The three soldiers turned and left, their faces expressionless the entire time. They had abandoned far more comrades than that in the past few days.

Pan Ting stared at the empty edge of the deck, her legs went weak, and she collapsed heavily to the ground. Tears still clung to her face, but her eyes were vacant, as if her soul had been ripped away. The two women beside her reached out to pull her up, but she did not respond.

The man who had been standing beside her, his eyes never leaving her, had a deep look of heartache in his eyes.

He walked over to Pan Ting and squatted down. After hesitating for a moment, he raised his hand to wipe away the tears on her face.

Pan Ting pushed his outstretched wrist away and then shoved him hard.

He lost his balance and fell backward to the ground.

"Get out!"

Pan Ting's voice was shrill and sharp, every word filled with hatred, "Jiahao is dead, are you satisfied now! If it weren't for protecting you, he wouldn't have been hurt! He wouldn't have left me, I will never forgive you in this lifetime!"

After shouting, she suddenly stood up, pushed herself up from the ground, and without looking at anyone, rushed toward the edge of the deck and jumped off without hesitation.

"No! Tingting!"

The man on the ground's pupils constricted, and he scrambled over, only managing to brush against a corner of her clothing.

He lay on the edge of the deck, staring blankly as the ripples on the sea quickly disappeared, his face drained of color.

In just a few seconds, he crawled forward using both his hands and feet, and then fell into the sea.

The wind was still blowing, and the sound of the waves drowned out all other noises. The onlookers looked at each other in disbelief at how things had turned out.

The two remaining women stood there, exchanged a glance, and saw a numb weariness in each other's eyes. One of them reddened her eyes, while the other pursed her lips, gently tugged at her arm, and without saying anything more, turned and left silently.

Only a few drops of undried bloodstains and scattered whispers from the survivors remained on the deck.

Shenhe and Chen Jie exchanged a glance. Chen Jie sighed helplessly, thinking that the two of them could at least watch a show while they strolled around.

At this moment, Shenhe heard a commotion in the sea, and the red dot on the map was flashing intensely.

He walked a few steps to the edge of the deck, looked down, and saw Pantene and the man who had jumped in after her, both of them about to die.

A swarm of mutated fish, each over a meter long, darted around them at high speed. Their sharp teeth were like knives, and each time they rushed past, they tore off a piece of flesh. The surrounding seawater turned crimson, as if red ink had been poured in and spread out.

The two were struggling desperately in the water, writhing in pain. The man was covered in injuries and looked like he was about to fall apart, yet he kept trying to get closer to Pan Ting and tremblingly grab her hand.

As a result, Pan Ting endured the excruciating pain and kicked the water away as far as she could, desperately trying to avoid him, refusing to let him touch her even in her dying moments.

Until finally there was no more movement, the man hadn't even touched Pantene's clothes. The two corpses swayed and slowly sank into the dark depths of the sea.

Shenhe stared at the sea without moving, his expression calm and serene.

Chen Jie glanced at him and then looked down as well.

The once clear seawater suddenly became murky, and a large black shadow, five meters wide, rose from the bottom of the water, growing larger and larger.

"Splash—!"

The seawater crashed onto the deck, and the dark shadow broke through the surface of the sea, revealing its true form!

It's a giant mutated octopus!

"Be careful!"

Chen Jie shouted, turning to yell at the patrolling soldiers in the distance, "Enemy attack! Everyone come over here!"

A patrol of soldiers immediately grabbed their guns and rushed towards them, the bolts clicking loudly.

Shenhe's vision suddenly darkened. He slowly looked up and saw a light blue octopus tentacle, more than two meters wide and thirty meters long, extending from the seabed to the deck.

It was covered with dense, creepy-looking round suckers, with barbs and sharp teeth along the edges, completely blocking the sun from directly above his head.

The strong wind and seawater splashed all over Chen Jie, making it impossible for him to open his eyes, but Shenhe was completely unharmed.

[Mutant Octopus - Tier 2]

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Gunfire erupted in unison.

Just as the tentacles were about to smash down, the soldiers pulled the triggers, and the bullets riddled the tentacles with bloody holes, with dark blue blood flowing down.

But the tentacle paused for a moment, like a tickle, and then continued to press down with a strong wind, as if it was going to flatten everyone on the deck.

Looking at those enormous octopus legs, Shenhe had already decided what to eat for dinner: teppanyaki!

The spatial blade aimed at the base of the octopus's legs, and in the next second it could be sliced ​​into takoyaki.

Just then, a sharp shout came from behind him, "Get out of the way! What are you standing there for!"

Upon hearing the sound, Shenhe glanced back out of the corner of his eye and felt something wrapping around his waist. He found it harmless and amusing, letting it pull him and Chen Jie, who was next to him, aside.

After Shenhe steadied himself, he looked up and saw a woman with long, straight black hair and neat bangs gently float down from above the island. She looked at him with disdain in her beautiful eyes. How should I put it?

Like looking at an idiot...