Don't provoke mentally ill people in the infinite flow genre!

As Tang Yunxi let out a soft cry, Shen Yubai, who was closest, rushed over and saw her squatting in front of the stove, staring at the open cabinet door.

"What's wrong?"

"...It's nothing, I was just startled by the corpse."

Inside the cabinet was a mangled skeleton, seemingly stuffed in there, or perhaps originally hidden inside but unfortunately found.

The other person must be the owner of this shop. It was obvious that he was eaten alive by zombies, and the remaining flesh still showed faint, hideous teeth marks.

Yi Zanglan came upon hearing the sound, glanced at the skeleton, and calmly commented.

"It's been gnawed quite clean; it looks like it was very hungry."

"But the zombies in movies and TV shows aren't this greedy," Tang Yunxi wondered. "They usually bite a target a few times and then move on to a new one. They don't just devour a skeleton."

"Maybe they don't want to waste food."

"ha?"

Yi Zanglan stopped worrying about the skeleton. She got up, searched around the stove, grabbed a boning knife from the shelf next to her, and began to vigorously polish the wall.

She stopped sharpening it until she achieved a reasonably satisfactory level of sharpness.

On the other side, Shen Yubai picked out two kitchen knives, thinking that this would be safer, and if all else failed, he could use both knives at the same time to chop the zombies up.

"Take it."

Yi Zanglan also found a pot for Tang Yunxi, the kind of iron wok used for stir-frying. Tang Yunxi took it, tried it out, and said that it was fine and that she could handle it.

Just as the four were discussing whether to find a safe place to hide and observe the situation, or to actively explore the terrain and stockpile some supplies, they suddenly heard a commotion coming from the street outside.

The once quiet and empty street now seemed to have had some dangerous valve turned on, with faint rustling and eerie sounds emanating from it.

The sounds grew louder and louder as they approached, as if some unidentified creatures were being released in large numbers.

The four men, heads stacked on top of each other, peered out through the crack in the shop door and couldn't help but gasp in shock.

In just a short while, the outside had become completely lively.

In fact, the city is a dead city; apart from the 100 players, there is no one left alive.

All the residents have turned into zombies, and now, the zombies have appeared.

Yan Zhao's expression was strange: "I've never seen a zombie like this before."

Tang Yunxi shook her head: "I've never seen it either."

The zombies in the field of vision, in groups of three or five, all had swollen abdomens, their bellies stretching through their tattered clothes, and the outlines of their internal organs could be vaguely seen under their translucent, ulcerated skin.

Strangely, despite their swollen bellies, their faces and limbs were emaciated, with tendrils-like veins spreading across their entire bodies.

They moved slowly and stiffly, searching for edible creatures.

"Shouldn't we kill one zombie first and see if we can activate the encyclopedia?" Shen Yubai said, then rejected the suggestion himself. "But there are too many of them. If we kill one, the rest of the zombies will be alerted, and we'll be surrounded, which would be bad."

"The streets are teeming with zombies. We can't just stay in the shop forever; going out will only alert them," Yi Zanglan calmly analyzed. "Since we're going to be alerted anyway, let's maximize our profits. We have to kill at least one to complete our encyclopedia."

She is the team's undisputed captain, and the other three have never objected to her decisions.

"Then let's plan a route." Yan Zhao immediately offered his opinion. "I don't think these zombies are moving very fast. We have plenty of time to kill one first, and then head towards the residential area to the east. The residential area has many buildings and complex terrain. If something happens, it will definitely be easier to hide there than on an open road."

"Okay, sure." Yi Zanglan nodded. "Mr. Shen and I will go first this time. You two will see how things go."

"Of course I'll go," Shen Yubai said. "But we're teammates now, so can we call each other by our first names from now on, instead of being so formal?"

Yan Zhao asked in bewilderment, "Weren't you the most polite among the four of us?"

"..."

Yi Zanglan gripped the boning knife, gestured for Yan Zhao and Tang Yunxi to step back, and then calmly opened the shop door.

"Let's go, Lao Shen."

The two slipped out the door, and Shen Yubai deliberately attracted the attention of a nearby zombie.

Sure enough, when the zombie saw this big living person, it immediately started drooling and clumsily moved its body toward him.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yi Zanglan launched a sneak attack from the other side. Holding the knife in one hand, she exerted force with her wrist and swiftly pierced the zombie's head.

The zombie, still poised to pounce, crashed to the ground with a thud, like a monstrous, pot-bellied toad, and quickly went still.

"Yeah, just like in the movies, you can kill them by blowing their heads off."

Shen Yubai turned around and looked: "The zombies are surrounding us."

Attracted by the commotion, a dozen or so zombies nearby instantly targeted the two of them.

However, their speed is not fast at all. It can be seen that they are already moving at full speed, but it is about the same as the walking frequency of a normal person.

In that short time, Yi Zanglan swiftly dispatched two more with her knife, and then gestured to the two teammates who remained inside the shop.

The next second, Yan Zhao and Tang Yunxi burst out of the door, and the four of them began to quickly move towards the residential area to the east, according to their plan.

* * * * * *

So far, the zombies that appeared on the streets at the start of the game do not pose much of a threat.

Their attack methods are very simple, and they are slow and sluggish.

In theory, as long as you're not completely surrounded, shaking them off is actually quite simple.

So now, the four-person team, having successfully escaped the zombies' pursuit, is hiding in a room in a residential building, collectively reviewing the encyclopedia.

Naturally, the door was pried open by Yi Zanglan; this skill is useful everywhere.

Lazy Zombie:

Strength★

Defense ★

Speed ​​★

Infection Severity ★

[In a squad, killing 80 Lazy Zombies will earn you a weapon or potion hint. The reward resets once the requirement is met.]

"There should be seven types of zombies in total." Shen Yubai scrolled down the encyclopedia and saw six blank pages. "There are still six types that haven't been activated."

Yan Zhao fell into deep thought: "The full name of this round's theme is 'Desire: Zombie Siege,' which sounds a lot like..."

"The Seven Deadly Sins." Yi Zanglan shared the same thought as her, "The Desire Virus is actually a collective term for the Seven Deadly Sins."

Pride, anger, jealousy, greed, lust, sloth, gluttony.

They had just encountered the lowest-level lazy zombie, so it was easy to imagine that they would encounter six more advanced zombies later on, and things would probably not be as easy as they were now.

"Weapon prompts and potion prompts?" Yan Zhao guessed reasonably. "The weapons are definitely for dealing with high-level zombies, and as for the potions... they're probably for restoring mental energy."

After all, the rule of this game is that when the mental value drops to 0, the character will mutate.

Maintaining your sanity, which may drop at any moment, and surviving until the countdown ends is the main task for every player.

Therefore, it is important to know some life-saving medicines beforehand.

"Fortunately, the team's results can be shared," Shen Yubai said. "The lazy zombie has a one-star rating in all aspects, so it's not difficult to kill. Let's hurry up and at least figure out what the potion is, so that everyone has a better understanding."

"Then let's not stand there, let's get moving." Yi Zanglan made the final decision. "Everyone, be on your toes, especially you two. Start with the lowest level to practice."

Yan Zhao and Tang Yunxi, each carrying an iron pot, solemnly replied, "No problem."

Eighty belly-bellied toads are nothing to mention.