Xu Qian suppressed the strangeness in her heart and took out a box of daggers from her spatial storage, placing it on the ground.
The crowd was stunned by the appearance of the box out of nowhere.
"Everyone take a knife and follow me. I'll deal with the orange-eyed zombie, and you deal with the white-eyed ones. White-eyed zombies are slow-moving. As long as you aim well, killing them is easy. You just need to pierce their heads. But you absolutely cannot get close to the orange-eyed zombie. Once the zombies in front of the car are cleared, retreat immediately!"
"Do you understand?"
Her voice was slightly cold, yet it carried a convincing strength.
"Understood!"
All the men, women, children, and elderly picked up their daggers, their eyes steady.
Xu Qian lowered her gaze and saw several children, only waist-high, holding knives.
"Leave the children here."
A pale-skinned little boy stepped forward, his dark eyes radiating a dazzling light.
"Sister, I'm not a little boy. My name is Xiao Qiu, and I'm 10 years old. I'm not afraid, and I can go with you to kill the monsters."
"Yes! We can do it."
Several other little boys also raised the knives in their hands.
Xu Qian's expression flickered, unsure of what to say for a moment.
"Everyone, be careful!"
Her hand holding the knife still felt slightly numb, but no matter what, she would bring them back unharmed.
The group successfully reached the side of the car. The zombies seemed not to see them, desperately crowding around the vehicle.
The tires were visibly struggling, but the car remained motionless.
Xu Qian's feet moved like the wind, and she raised her knife to meet them. With one strike, six zombie heads fell.
The orange-eyed zombie turned its head and lunged at her.
Xu Qian blocked it with her knife and swung at its head. It dodged, and although its speed wasn't very fast, it was much more aware and stronger than ordinary zombies.
"You kill the zombies in front of the car and let them go. Don't worry about me!"
The crowd nodded, their daggers in hand as they charged at the zombies.
Xu Qian's back was taut, her focus solely on the zombie in front of her. She dared not relax for a moment, for a bite would be fatal.
The orange-eyed zombie lunged at Xu Qian's face, its saliva dripping down.
She raised her knife to block its snapping teeth. The strength of a Level 2 zombie was truly immense. Without enhanced attack capabilities, she couldn't even deal with one Level 2 zombie.
Ye Yunzhou watched from upstairs, his forehead covered in sweat, wishing he could go down and fight.
Unable to overpower it with brute force, Xu Qian closed her eyes and used her mental power to tightly envelop the black mass in its head. Its speed gradually slowed, and the black mist thrashed wildly within her white mental energy.
Enduring the intense pain, her gaze was steady as she swung her knife.
The head fell.
The crowd erupted in cheers.
"We won! We won!"
They had already cleared the zombies in front of the car, and the van quickly drove in.
Xu Qian's head buzzed. She crouched down and covered her head.
She gasped for breath, each breath a struggle.
"Sister, be careful!"
Xu Qian felt herself being embraced from behind, a warmth spreading through her as blood dripped onto her face.
"Xiao Qiu!"
Her eyes turned crimson. She swung her right arm, her knife slashing fiercely. One strike, two strikes, three strikes. The zombies in the surrounding area fell beneath her blade.
Fast and ruthless.
Xiao Qiu's face was pale as he clutched his shoulder and sat on the ground.
"Sister, am I... going to turn into a zombie?"
"No, no. You won't turn into a zombie."
Xu Qian's eyes welled up as she tightly held his injured shoulder.
"Sister, it's okay, don't cry. My parents are already dead, and I'm all alone. You're alive, and you can save more people later. I'm completely useless..."
"No, no, you're brave. When you grow up, you can save even more people!"