"Damn it!"
Bai Ye cursed as he looked out of the elevator.
The danger had not subsided with the fall of the zombie.
The corridor outside the elevator was swarming with zombies. The moment the gunshots rang out, they all turned their heads towards Bai Ye's direction, shambling forward with guttural hisses.
Without hesitation, Bai Ye quickly raised his hand, aimed, and fired.
Bang, bang, bang…
As the gunshots resumed, the two zombies at the forefront fell, their heads exploding like cracked watermelons.
Bai Ye's eyes brightened slightly. Although he had returned to ten years ago and his physical stats were those of a beginner, his marksmanship had not changed much due to his retained memories.
After all, marksmanship was like riding a bicycle; once learned, it was learned. His memories allowed Bai Ye to react instinctively. While it was undoubtedly weaker than in his previous life, it was still at a decent level.
The only thing that bothered Bai Ye was how much this body needed strengthening; the recoil of the gun made his wrist ache.
With this thought, Bai Ye moved forward, flipping his wrist to eject the empty magazine and then inserting a new one.
When he had obtained this Glock 17 from the gacha machine, he had also received ten magazines.
The gun chambered a round as a zombie lunged at Bai Ye.
Bai Ye smirked; the timing was perfect.
The next moment, Bai Ye shoved the handgun into the zombie's gaping maw.
Bang!
A bloody hole erupted in the back of the zombie's skull, its gore splattering on the ground. The zombie then fell backward.
Bai Ye crouched down, tore a strip of cloth from the zombie's body, wiped the blood off his gun, and continued forward, his gaze more vigilant than before.
The sudden appearance of zombies served as a reminder. Although he had been to the Umbrella Corporation's underground base in his previous life, and the forbidden zone missions remained the same, everything within the base was not immutable. In his past life, Bai Ye had not encountered zombie attacks when he exited the elevator, but this time, zombies were lurking at the entrance.
This was normal; zombies were not inanimate objects and they moved.
"However, while living things move, dead things remain unchanged..." Bai Ye said, looking to the side, "dead things are ultimately unchanging."
Passing through the corridor lined with metal plates, they entered an office area that looked no different from an ordinary office building.
But Bai Ye knew the normal facade would end here.
Beyond the office area, there was another corridor lined with metal plates, but this time, there were rooms on the sides with one-way glass.
Inside those rooms were metal laboratory tables, stained with blood and littered with disturbing instruments.
Pliers, scissors, saws...
Anyone with a brain would know what kind of experiments Umbrella Corporation had conducted here.
"Then, after the experimental area, it should be the dining area. From the corridor of Zone A6, turn towards Zone B3..." Bai Ye pushed open a large metal door and then smiled, "Found it."
This was a spacious room, filled with rows of silver metal shelves holding silver bags, each with a small opening at the top that could be twisted open.
This was the base's food storage. Those bags contained emergency nutrient fluid.
This was Bai Ye's objective. To survive in the world battlefield, food was essential. Therefore, while completing the forbidden zone mission, Bai Ye also intended to collect supplies.
Bai Ye casually swept his hand across the shelves, and the emergency nutrient fluid began to disappear. His inventory then showed: Emergency Nutrient Fluid: x50.
Bai Ye nodded in satisfaction and prepared to leave the food storage.
But at this moment…
Clang!
A crisp metallic impact suddenly echoed.
Bai Ye became extremely vigilant, drawing his gun with both hands and looking up at the ceiling.
The metallic impact had come from above.
Bai Ye's gaze quickly settled on the ventilation duct, and he began to move slowly.
After a moment, when the ventilation duct made another sound, Bai Ye quickly pinpointed its location and fired.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang…
As Bai Ye pulled the trigger, the gunshots continued, and soon, the ventilation duct was riddled with bullet holes.
From these holes, bright red blood slowly dripped.
Drip, drip!
The blood splattered on the ground, making a sound.
Killed?
No, not yet!
Suddenly, a loud bang sounded, and the ventilation duct exploded, revealing a gaping hole from which a monster lunged out.
The creature was humanoid but moved on all fours like a beast. It was skinless, with only pale red flesh, covered in a viscous liquid. A massive maw occupied half its face, and its exposed tongue was at least three to four meters long.
Bai Ye bared his teeth; this was no ordinary zombie, but the zombie from Wang Wei's poem—a Licker!
Bai Ye decisively retreated, but he was a step too late. The Licker's speed was incredible. With a twist of its head, its scarlet tongue lashed out, coiling around Bai Ye's ankle and instantly yanking him into the air.
Bang!
His back slammed hard against the wall, and the intense pain contorted Bai Ye's face.
The Licker crawled on the ground, rapidly closing in on Bai Ye.
Bai Ye tugged hard at the Licker's tongue, finding he couldn't dislodge it. He immediately raised his gun and pressed it against the tongue.
Bang, bang, bang!
A series of shots severed a section of the Licker's tongue. Bai Ye used this opportunity to break free. The intense pain caused the Licker to writhe on the ground, emitting continuous hisses.
A moment later, the Licker rose, its aura becoming more ferocious with rage. With a powerful push of its legs, it lunged at Bai Ye again.
Bai Ye scrambled sideways with all his limbs.
Clang!
The moment Bai Ye leaped away, the Licker slammed into the wall.
The metal plate embedded in the wall let out a deafening clang as it was forcefully dented.
The Licker slowly retreated, shaking its dazed head. It then turned back towards Bai Ye, its severed scarlet tongue dragging on the ground, leaving a trail of viscous fluid.
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