novelhk Chapter 92 "I said, bring the body with you!"
Chapter 92 "I said, bring the body with you!"
"Boss, is that really you?! I can't believe my eyes!"
Upon hearing the voice of the search team member, Wang Xiao glanced at the speaker, nodded to him, and then swiftly kicked the peculiar insect-like zombie.
Faced with Wang Xiao's sudden attack, the insect-like zombie tried to raise its arms to block, but the speed of Wang Xiao's full-force kick was far beyond its ability to react.
The special insect-like zombie that had caused the search team so much trouble was sent flying backward uncontrollably before it could even make a move in front of Wang Xiao.
The monster, standing two meters tall, crashed into several shelves filled with materials before its entire body was completely submerged in a pile of collapsed shelves.
After being kicked away by Wang Xiao, the insect-like zombie struggled to climb up from the shelf, emitting a series of angry roars.
A pair of disgusting insect eyes stared intently at Wang Xiao.
Although he was curious as to why this insect-like zombie could withstand his attack, Wang Xiao felt extremely uncomfortable being stared at by a monster with such eyes.
He raised his hand and swung the knife.
After swiftly dealing with the black worms and worm-like zombies that surrounded him, Wang Xiao broke through the worm-like zombies' encirclement and stood in front of them, stomping them back into the shelf.
Seeing that this guy could still move even after taking two full-force kicks from him, Wang Xiao twisted his wrist and swung his sword out again.
This strike was aimed directly at its neck.
As the blade sliced through the air, a disgusting insect head flew up and rolled to the ground.
Strangely, even after its head was severed by a horizontal blade, the monster's body continued to move.
Seeing this, Wang Xiao immediately struck at the other spot on the monster with the most red lines.
"Pfft!"
The knife fell.
A black worm, nearly nine centimeters long and covered in disgusting slime, was plucked out of Wang Xiao's violently ripped chest with a knife.
"Hiss hiss hiss!"
The black worm writhed wildly on the tip of the knife, trying to break free from its grip.
Once separated from the black worms, this ugly body gradually lost its support, its movements became smaller and smaller, and finally, like an ordinary zombie, it became completely still.
Looking at the insect still struggling on the tip of the knife, Wang Xiao felt a strange sense of disgust.
He had seen many insects, but the Abyss Soul Claw was the first one that made him feel uneasy from the very first glance.
With a flick of his wrist, Wang Xiao didn't even bother to study it, and directly pinned it to the ground with his knife.
With a faint cracking sound, the black insect fell completely still.
After eliminating the most threatening monster, Wang Xiao glanced at the other battlegrounds, drew his sword, and began swiftly clearing out the remaining monsters inside the hardware store.
After the last insect-like zombie in the store was killed, Wang Xiao finally had time to look at Xiong Sanzhuang, who had been de-Titanized, and the surviving members of the search and rescue team.
Wang Xiao asked, "Are they all still alive?"
Upon seeing Wang Xiao, Xiong Sanzhuang, a man who would give up his life for his comrades, exclaimed in disbelief:
"Boss... Boss, you're finally here! Cheng Feng, Wang Hai, and Xiao Wang, they... they..."
The system notification appeared the instant Xiong Sanzhuang spoke.
[Tip: Through your tireless efforts, you have finally found the missing person at the hotel.]
Unfortunately, three members of the search team lost their lives during the mission.
Such a loss is a sad thing not only for you, but also for the hotel.
To acknowledge their contributions to the hotel and maintain its reputation, please provide a reasonable compensation and reassurance plan in the near future to stabilize the hotel's morale.
The quest "Sacrifice" has been issued.
[Task Description: Opening a perfect hotel in such a prosperous era often involves various difficulties, and sacrifices are inevitable. As the hotel owner, you cannot change what has already happened, but perhaps you can make everything they do more meaningful.]
[Task Time Limit: 48:00:00]
[Task Reward: None.]
[Mission Failed: Peace Hotel will be closed for two weeks for renovations. During this period, all permissions will be temporarily frozen.]
Seeing the injuries on Xiong Sanzhuang and the survivors, as well as the bodies of the dead search and rescue team members, Wang Xiao's anger instantly reached its peak.
Three people died?
In Wang Xiao's plan, this operation handed over to the search team should proceed without any surprises.
But now, three people have died...
For the first time, the system gave him a task with no reward, only a penalty for failure.
These damned bugs really gave him a huge surprise.
At this moment, Wang Xiao really wanted to rush out and wreak havoc to vent his anger, but in the end, his anger was temporarily suppressed by reason.
Wang Xiao took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the surging anger in his heart, and looked at Xiong Sanzhuang and the remaining team members, saying without any emotion:
"Take the bodies of the fallen soldiers with you. I'll clear the way from here on out, understand?"
Upon hearing this, everyone was momentarily at a loss for words.
They were currently surrounded by worm-like zombies, and the mournful cries of those worm-like zombies would soon attract a large number of black insects and parasitized worm-like zombies.
If they were to carry the bodies of the victims along at this point, then apart from Xiong Sanzhuang, who is an ability user, ordinary people like them would be of no help whatsoever.
In the end, Xiong Sanzhuang, bracing himself against the pressure emanating from Wang Xiao, finally spoke up: "Boss, how about we come back and take their place after we escape this time..."
"I said, take the body with you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Xiao picked up his knife and walked to the door.
Looking at the large number of mutated zombies and black insects surging towards the hardware store on the street, Wang Xiao said calmly, "One person on each back, just run in that direction."
Remember, besides running, you don't need to worry about anything else, understand?
Wang Xiao did not give anyone a chance to refute him.
Faced with Wang Xiao's gloomy expression, they couldn't utter a single word of dissent and could only bow their heads and reply, "Understood."
Wang Xiao looked at Xiong Sanzhuang, who was barely standing, and tossed him a bottle of Night Abyss Dream as he asked:
"Leave the front and both sides to me, and the back to you. Can you do that?"
Looking at the thing in his hand, Xiong Sanzhuang tilted his head back and poured the liquid inside into his mouth in one gulp.
After the entire bottle of Night Abyss Dream was drunk, Xiong Sanzhuang stood up, leaning on the shelf, and said:
"I can!"
Seeing this, Wang Xiao didn't say anything, but instead picked up his knife and walked to the center of the street alone.
The first wave of worm-like zombies had already rushed in front of us. Their disgusting appearance, under the moonlight, resembled demons emerging from hell, and they kept emitting piercing roars.
Facing this group of deadly demons, Wang Xiao felt no fear whatsoever.
After all, compared to fear, the unvented anger was what gave him a much bigger headache!