Chapter Eight Changes
At this time, due to the killing of Zhou Yue and Zhao Dashan, there were not many evil spirits left in the three districts of this community. The remaining ones were just some fish that had slipped through the net in some rooms or corridors. As a result, more and more survivors rushed out, holding various weapons with excitement, wandering around in all directions, making the entire community chaotic, on the verge of rioting and looting.
And this is also normal, after experiencing the previous terrifying death of high pressure, now that there is no life-threatening for a while, this emotion will be quickly released, although many survivors are not aware that this is just the beginning!
At this time, Zhou Yue also discovered a point, that is, there were many survivors in the community. If you count those infected evil spirits and those killed by the evil spirits, it can be concluded that the plague spread by Zhang Jiao earlier should have only infected about one-fifth of the people, and no more than one-fifth would have been killed. The remaining survivors would still account for at least three-fifths.
After making this calculation, Zhou Yue knew that the government and military had not collapsed and were likely to maintain normal operations. He had just killed someone and couldn't stay here any longer. So, after roughly bandaging his wound, he ate an apple to recover his health while climbing over the wall on the left side of the residential area. This was because at the entrance of the residential area, there was Zhao Dashan and a group of people, and now he didn't dare trust anyone. What if Zhao Dashan and others coveted the cleaver in his hand? He would be in danger after all. Until now, among more than 100 evil spirits in this residential area, only one cleaver had dropped.
To the left of this community is a large area of bungalows, through which, turning left leads to the main road to the city center, and turning right is a passage that can quickly leave Chishan City.
Zhou Yue's initial goal was to escape from Akakawa City, and now he only needs to cross this flat house district, which is equivalent to escaping the world. However, he feels that it is not time to leave now, because he wants to continue leveling up. According to his previous calculations, from level 0 to level 1, he only needs to kill two evil spirits, while from level 1 to level 2, he needs to kill a full 20 heads, which means exactly ten times!
If this standard doesn't change, then he needs to kill 200 evil spirits to upgrade from level 2 to level 3. He has already killed about 35 in the neighborhood, so he still needs to kill 170 more, which can be satisfied in this residential area.
So, Zhou Yue first quickly ate all the recovery apples in his backpack, restoring his physical strength to 9 points. With one hand holding a wooden shield and the other gripping an axe, he directly charged into the nearest flat house.
He no longer cares about the so-called law, what crime is more terrible than murder? Anyway, first raise his own level, as long as he has the power, there will naturally be more choices!
The bungalows in the suburbs of this city are not like those in rural areas, where each household has its own house. Instead, the courtyards are filled with houses, leaving only a passageway, and except for the main house, all the others are rented out. As a result, the population density in these small courtyards is by no means inferior to that of high-rise residential areas.
The courtyard gate chosen by Zhou Yue was not closed, and no sound could be heard, but a faint smell of blood came in. After entering, two corpses that had been torn to pieces were seen in the sky well, but the evil spirit was nowhere to be found.
After some thought, Zhou Yue didn't search the house room by room, but instead used a wooden shield to forcefully smash open the window of the adjacent outhouse, and the loud crashing sound was enough to lure out those evil spirits.
Sure, here is the translation:
As expected, after the sound of shattering glass was heard, two low growls sounded, and from the main room, two black shadows darted out, precisely those evil spirits with a yellow symbol on their foreheads!
Dealing with them, Zhou Yue was naturally effortless. He flew forward, his left hand holding a wooden shield to block one of the evil spirits, while his right hand's cleaver quickly severed the other evil spirit's two claws. Then, with another swift slash, he easily killed it. Next, the blade moved horizontally, and with the help of his left hand's wooden shield, the remaining evil spirit was also effortlessly killed in an instant. It was truly effortless!
“36，37！”
Zhou Yue secretly memorized the numbers in her mind, so she could judge how much longer it would take for her to level up.
The two evil spirits also dropped two small bags, but there was nothing unexpected about the loot. The items that fell were an apple and a copper coin. Putting these two things into his backpack, Zhou Yue continued to walk into the next flat house.
Soon, after continuously breaking into five or six bungalows, Zhou Yue also discovered that as long as the gate was closed tightly, the owners inside were mostly fine, or had already killed all the infected evil spirits. However, they seemed to have been frightened out of their wits and didn't dare leave the house no matter what, preferring to wait for the army's rescue.
Zhou Yue initially tried to persuade them, but every single one of them was stubborn, so later on he simply ignored them and continued to slaughter the evil spirits in other courtyards.
This flat house district is very large, with many households. Zhou Yue has only cleaned up two alleys and has already increased the number of evil spirits he has killed to 126. The items he has gained have also filled his backpack, so he had no choice but to throw away some clothes and daily necessities. After all, those apple rough cakes are worthless, but they are much more valuable than ordinary clothes.
During this time, Zhou Yue also encountered several survivors who dared to come out and kill the evil spirits. However, he didn't go up to greet them, firstly because he didn't trust those people, secondly because now he alone was enough to solve the problem, especially in this small environment of the flat house, at most two or three evil spirits would appear, which he could completely handle.
And I believe that the survivors who dare to leave their homes and go out to kill evil spirits at this moment are mostly thinking the same way as me, because these evil spirits are really easy to kill and won't infect you, even if you get injured, with those recovery apples around, it's completely no problem, this is simply a golden opportunity!
However, Zhou Yue was still paying attention to the intense gunfire in the city center. He knew that the army and police were definitely besieging Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turbans near the Black City in the city center. He didn't know what those Yellow Turbans looked like, but they must be more difficult to deal with than these evil spirits. Otherwise, why hadn't the gunfire stopped for so long?
Just as Zhou Yue continued to search for the evil spirits hiding in the bungalows, a desolate horn sounded suddenly from the black city in the center of the city, and this horn sound actually covered up the gunfire, echoing very far away, and also brought a kind of strange flavor.
The horn sounded for a whole minute, and in that minute, the gunfire in the city center seemed to disappear suddenly. Then, a low growl suddenly came from the surrounding bungalows, and those evil spirits who were hiding in the bungalows without knowing it rushed out one after another, gathered together, just like an army, with ten heads as a team, started patrolling!
What's even more frightening is that once ten evil spirits gather together, the yellow talisman on their foreheads instantly transforms into a faint yellow glow that envelops their entire body, and at the same time, their properties undergo a huge change.
"Level 1 evil spirit, formed by the plague infection spread by Zhang Jiao of the Yellow Turban Army, has been controlled and can actively search for prey on its own. Combat evaluation: trash."
"Already enveloped by Zhang Tian Shi's 1st level Protection Halo, combat strength slightly increased."
"Health 12/12 (Zhang Tian's Protective Halo +10)"
"Power 12/12 (Zhang Tian Shi's Protective Halo +2)"
"Agile 10/10 (Zhang Tian Shi's Protective Halo +1)"
"Defense 1/1 (Zhang Tian's Protective Halo +4)"
"Attack 1/1 (Zhang Tian's Protective Halo +2)"
Upon witnessing this scene, especially the attribute changes on that evil spirit's body, Zhou Yue suddenly felt a sense of foreboding. This so-called Zhang Tian Shi's protective halo was too disgusting. Not to mention the increase in power and agility, but the upper limit of health had actually increased by a whole factor of two! And as for defense, it had increased by a full 4 points. How were they supposed to fight this? If it were just one evil spirit, that would be fine, but the problem was that they all gathered together, forming a small team mode, and could even search on their own. This meant that those survivors hiding in the rooms were doomed!
He didn't dare hesitate, nor did he dare to rush up and try, because he was very clear that once he was surrounded by such a powerful evil spirit, he would be dead without a doubt. Fortunately, he is now in the suburbs, as long as he rushes out of this alley, he can escape alive.
