The male supporting character was actually myself.

"Tick!"

"Da da da……"

The sound of deliberately slowed footsteps echoed in the empty tunnel, along with the dripping sound of water coming from somewhere.

Julia followed closely behind Jiang Chen, enveloped by the oppressive atmosphere of darkness. Her breathing quickened involuntarily, and she felt an instinctive fear of the unknown in the darkness.

"It looks like an abandoned, unused escape route." Jiang Chen shone his flashlight around, and gently took Julia's slightly cold hand in his right hand, saying softly, "Watch your step, there seem to be quite a few things scattered around here."

A beam of light swept across the ground, and Evelyn bent down to pick one up. "Hmm, isn't this a brochure for the resort island?"

The phrases "customer first" and "safe and exciting" on the brochure seemed somewhat ironic.

There were also some wooden crates piled up on one side, with some scattered pieces rolling down, revealing some miscellaneous items inside.

There were laboratory glass bottles, beakers, and other utensils, as well as some nailed-on wooden crates. The handsome uncle peeked through the gap and whistled, "These are plates and bowls. Why does this underground escape tunnel look like a restaurant?"

"Perhaps they were just piled up nearby, which means there's likely somewhere ahead in the escape route where these things will be needed." Jiang Chen, flashlight in hand, pulled Julia along, trying not to touch the boxes.

The Horcrux had already advanced rapidly, providing him with a "first-person perspective."

About two kilometers ahead, there is an abandoned laboratory site. The bloodstains on the ground in the cages on both sides suggest that many zombies must have been imprisoned here.

"Could it be an underground restaurant?" Hansa was clearly not in the mood, and following closely behind Julia, she grabbed her other hand and asked in a low voice, "Have you ever heard of underground restaurants on the island?"

Julia shook her head, looking blank. "I don't think so. Besides, we're heading in the direction of that easternmost building in headquarters. I remember the map said it was the Zeus Building? Anyway, it's a closed area, maybe it's the staff's underground cafeteria."

Chapter Seventeen: A Stone Stirs Up a Thousand Waves

Mark stated that he was just an ordinary security guard and was not allowed to enter such a closed building as headquarters, so he did not know the specifics of the Zeus Building.

The group of people were walking and talking quietly when the handsome older man suddenly made a shushing gesture to remind them to be quiet and listen.

"Stab!"

"Sizzle!"

Strange sounds echoed through the quiet, empty passage, like someone dragging something across the ground. The sound was so faint that it was hard to tell which direction it was coming from.

Jiang Chen couldn't help but feel puzzled. The soul weapon had already flown into the building, and there was clearly no sign of life nearby. Where did this sudden sound come from?

He and the handsome older man reacted the fastest. The handsome older man waved his right hand, signaling that he would take the lead. Jiang Chen observed the reactions of the others in the group. Durul was clearly somewhat cowardly and afraid of death, clinging tightly to his girlfriend and refusing to move forward.

Mark, who had been leading the way, was very responsible, carrying a loaded pistol and walking beside the older man.

Evelyn casually pushed her father forward so that he would stand close to Durul, while she brought up the rear.

The slightly eerie sound stopped for a few seconds, then resumed, "hissing..."

"Damn it!" the handsome middle-aged man cursed under his breath.

The sound of mopping seemed to be getting closer, but the passageway was empty at both ends under the beams of the flashlights that were being swung around by the crowd. Apart from the occasional eerie wind that made the back of your neck feel cold, you could not see anything!

"Can zombies turn invisible?" Evelyn nudged her father's lower back and asked in a low voice.

The old man turned around and glared at her. "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? I've never seen a zombie that can turn invisible! I can't even see a shadow of it, it's more like a ghost!"

"Stab!"

After a few seconds of silence, the sound, now closer, rang out again.

Julia got goosebumps all over and huddled behind Jiang Chen, not daring to lift her head.

"I think... I can feel something approaching..." Han Sha couldn't explain what was wrong with her. Ever since she started having nightmares about being chased by zombies, she seemed to be able to predict things from time to time.

She couldn't describe it in too much detail, but occasionally one or two images would suddenly appear "before her eyes," as if she were hallucinating for a moment, yet those images were so real...

She couldn't help but shiver, and pointed to the right front, shouting, "There! They're right there! These walls are fake!"

The others were startled by her sudden shout. Durul frowned and scolded, "What are you doing now?! Aren't we in danger enough already?"

Fake?!

Jiang Chen immediately retreated to the wall and touched it with his hand. Sure enough, the white "wall" of the passage was just an illusion.

It's a material that's hard to describe. It looks like a wall and has a heavy feel, but it's soft to the touch. He casually pulled down the "wall" that was about two meters long, and it was torn off, revealing a huge space behind it.

"Good heavens! This place is full of..."

"I'm Cio!"

"Oh my god! That's terrifying!"

…………

Everyone gasped in surprise. Behind the huge glass was a partitioned room. It was filled with slightly murky water, and the water valves above were still dripping water. With each drip, a corpse floated in the water, rising and falling at an extremely slow speed.

The flashlight beam couldn't penetrate the murky water, so it was impossible to tell how many corpses were inside.

"Who are these people? Why are they soaking in the water?" Evelyn asked curiously.

But no one could give her an answer.

The corpses were dressed in very ordinary clothes, and were slightly swollen from being soaked in water. They slowly floated to the glass window. The corpse of a teenage boy looked like a big fish.

“He looks so pitiful,” Julia said, touching the cold glass with her hand and sighing softly.

However, the next second, the corpse that was floating erratically under the flashlight beam suddenly opened its eyes!

These were terrifying, protruding, grayish-white eyes that stared directly into her deathly gaze!

"what!!!"

Julia was completely unaware of the scream she had let out; for a moment, her mind went completely blank, her legs went weak, and she almost collapsed to the ground.

"Hurry! Get out of here! Don't touch those curtains anymore, run forward along the passage! Hurry!" Jiang Chen reacted the fastest. When he found her limp, he simply bent down, hoisted her onto his shoulder, and ran.

Before the others could react, the "room" filled with water looked like it had boiled over.

All the dormant zombies were awakened by the light and began to frantically pound on the glass windows, with faint roars coming from inside.

"It's my fault for being so impulsive!" Jiang Chen muttered to himself, annoyed, as he ran.

Indeed, the lesson from horror movies must be remembered—never touch, rub, or look at things indiscriminately.

The female lead, Han Sha, has the ability to predict the future. He thought there was some important, earth-shattering secret behind the wall, but a wrong decision by Miao stirred up a hornet's nest.

The sound of hurried footsteps echoed in the corridor, and the zombies' frantic banging on the glass caused a chain reaction, with rows of hanging curtains falling down to reveal various huge laboratories behind them.

"My goodness! These are all... whew... all experimental subjects?" The fat old man was the slowest running, and Evelyn, afraid that her father would fall behind, pulled him forward.

In the blink of an eye, the glass wall that had initially caused the explosion began to crack under the zombies' frenzied onslaught, and water slowly began to seep out...

"boom!"

A dozen seconds later, the glass wall could no longer withstand the pressure and shattered, releasing a huge amount of water mixed with numerous swollen, white, bubbly zombies!

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Keep going straight and you'll reach the elevator shaft..." Mark hadn't expected there to be so many laboratories on both sides of the passage, since they weren't marked on the floor plan he'd glimpsed by chance.

The curtains fell one after another, and Jiang Chen finally saw where the "sizzling" sound came from—in the huge laboratory opposite, there was a zombie whose body had been pierced by a steel pipe. It was staggering and walking aimlessly, dragging the steel pipe on the ground and making a scraping sound.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves; all the huge glass windows begin to shatter, and even the steel pipe zombies break free of their restraints and launch a passionate chase.

The fat old man, panting heavily from running, still couldn't resist venting his frustration, "What the hell is this quality? Huff... Someone in the lab must have taken kickbacks! Huff... Such an important thing, and they didn't even bother to make it sturdier..."

"Run!" Evelyn turned around and fired two shots, temporarily freeing her father. She spat out a curse. "What kind of time is this to keep rambling on? That's how it's portrayed in movies. Otherwise, where would the tension and excitement come from?"

Hansa was naturally a runner who wouldn't lose to anyone. She followed behind the handsome uncle and Mark, glancing back every now and then.

She was very rational at this point, knowing that her boyfriend was unreliable and that it was better to find someone else to rely on.

Jiang Chen, who has demonstrated the strongest individual ability so far, clearly prioritizes taking care of Julia; he cannot be perfect in every aspect, so he can only settle for the handsome older man or Mark as a second choice.

One of them is a soldier, and his inherent protective aura as a soldier makes him help the weak in times of danger;

The other is a highly responsible and capable staff member who is very familiar with the place and is unlikely to run away or panic at the last minute; they are all very reliable.

Duruel rushed to the front immediately, but he quickly realized that the more he fought at the front, the easier it would be for him to be attacked. So he pretended to turn around and fight the zombies, then took a few steps back to be behind Mark and in front of Jiang Chen.

While the Horcrux was busy solving the problem of finding an exit after the elevator stopped working, Jiang Chen was temporarily overwhelmed and could only silently take some weapons from the system space to carry with him.

Chapter Eighteen: Attempts at Taming

"Try not to fire!" Mark hurriedly reminded Evelyn, seeing that the zombies had a clearer target and were all rushing towards them after she fired two shots. "Use the boxes on both sides of the passage to hold them off for now!"

As he spoke, he kicked the pile of wooden crates, which tumbled down and created some man-made obstacles. The zombies, having obviously lost their sight, could only follow the sounds and smells, and their speed slowed down when they encountered physical obstacles.

As the group ran forward, the curtains on both sides fell down in a very atmospheric way, revealing all sorts of laboratories that had been hidden away.

"Thump! Boom! Crash!"

Before they could shake off the horde of zombies behind them, a loud crash came from their left front, and suddenly glass shattered on the ground. The loud noise startled the zombies that were lagging behind, and they chased even more fiercely!

"My God, what are these things..." The handsome uncle shone his flashlight forward and immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

Besides a few zombie hounds and monkeys that were almost reduced to skeletons, there were also several “giant creatures” with human heads, bear-like forelimbs, and horse bodies, pieced together to create a terrifying version of centaurs!

"Da da da da!"

The crisp sound of horses' hooves seemed to resonate in everyone's hearts.

Jiang Chen fired a shot at the head, killing a "half-horseman," with lightning speed. The second shot missed, hitting the steel frame and sending sparks flying.

"Buzz! Buzz!" The zombie hounds, with their hideous faces, roared and whistled as they charged toward the fresh scent of humans.

The other zombie monkeys were even more agile, squeaking as they pounced on the handsome man's face.

"Bang bang bang!"

The once quiet and empty passageway was now filled with filthy sewage spreading from behind, and at least a hundred zombies were chasing after it. Some zombie stitched-togethers appeared in front, and the passageway instantly turned into a battlefield amidst the dense gunfire.

"I...I can manage on my own, please put me down." Julia, belatedly realizing the danger they were in, blushed slightly and whispered, "I can keep up with you, this will affect your performance..."

Since the young girl had said that, Jiang Chen couldn't just let go. After all, the current situation was too much like a movie plot, and the road ahead was unlikely to be peaceful. She really should learn to protect herself.

He placed Julia in a relatively safe corner, grabbed a gun, and handed it to her. "Aim before you shoot. If you're not sure, just stick close to me."

As he spoke, he took the opportunity to fire two shots, killing a zombie hound that was about to pounce on Mark.

"Jiang Chen, you take them and go first!" The handsome uncle took the lead, using his machine gun to drive back the strange zombie animals, and shouted to him, "Be careful not to get any dirty water on you, even the slightest wound will be fatal!"

He single-handedly used his fierce firepower to temporarily clear a path, covering everyone as they ran through the broken glass section, firing as they retreated. Meanwhile, the ever-growing horde of zombies behind them had densely filled the entire passage.

The air was filled with a putrid stench that was nauseating.