Chapter 101: Successful Slay

Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Successful SlayThe sudden incident caught everyone off guard. Although the aliens were injured, their combat power had not diminished. On the contrary, they fought even harder under hunger and exhaustion. It was already difficult enough to muster strength for such battles, and having another engagement like this one would be even more challenging, especially now that they had already lost props and sustained injuries.

If they let the alien escape, all their groundwork would have been in vain!

They couldn’t let the alien get away like this, they had to make one final effort!

"Panda Strike!" Shen Xin, holding up a metal cabinet door, leaped from the upper floor, colliding with the alien that had sprung up from the ground!

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Following two loud noises, Shen Xin crashed into the building, and the alien smashed onto the ground!

"Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp!" Wu Qiuyi let out a high-pitched cry, attracting the alien that had fallen into the pit back towards her. This time she did not stop, constantly emitting noise as she rushed towards Xu Huo, her gaze resolutely fixed on him.

Xu Huo’s eyes locked onto the relentlessly aggressive alien. The Crimson Sword’s maximum attack range was fifty meters, and its height limitation was twenty meters, which could also be considered as its width. Wu Qiuyi was prepared to sacrifice herself, but his Sword couldn’t strike two targets simultaneously.

The Crimson Sword could only cleave through the first thing it’s Sword Qi came into contact with. That was why he had cleared the main street of dolls. Now with Wu Qiuyi in front, his swing would be useless.

The main street, not counting the planters on either side, was only about ten meters wide, the alien less than fifteen meters from him. He quickly made an estimate in his mind and, holding his sword horizontally, shouted to the front, "Get down!"

The instant Wu Qiuyi hit the ground, a translucent membrane spread horizontally mid-air, unaligned with any normal slashing arc. It was a rectangular sheet over a meter wide, one end attached to the sword and the other to the alien, like a taut blanket.

"Shh!" Blood spilled from the alien’s waist and abdomen, slowly forming a red line. Then starting from that line, the upper half of the alien’s body gradually slid to the side, its guts spilling out as it was cleaved cleanly in two!

Crouching on the ground, Wu Qiuyi looked up just in time to be struck by the alien’s severed hand. She cried out, frantically kicking away the lower half of the alien that was falling towards her and began to retch violently upon seeing the scattered remains.

Xu Huo quickly walked over, kicking the alien’s upper body further away, and helped up Shen Xin, who Gu Yu was already assisting. "Be careful, head to the gas station."

The four entered separate stores, with Ke Liang and Shen Yi still on the rooftop. The six of them waited motionlessly for a few minutes. Xu Huo then threw another doll out onto the street. When no second alien appeared following the doll’s sound, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems like the alien in the trap didn’t escape," Wu Qiuyi said with a smile, "Thank you for saving me. I was rude just now, I’m sorry."

Xu Huo shook his head indicating it was no big deal, "The bus is not an option anymore, we need to head to the gas station now."

Wu Qiuyi wasn’t injured, unlike Shen Xin, who had a head-on collision with the alien and was badly hurt. Ke Liang and Shen Yi also had varying degrees of injury. She wanted to go out to help, but as she opened the door, she hesitated and turned to ask Xu Huo, "Can we go out now?"

"To be safe, don’t let three people move through the public area at the same time," Xu Huo replied, worried that Gu Yu’s bullets wouldn’t be reliable.

Wu Qiuyi nodded and went over to Gu Yu.

Shen Xin had injuries to her ribs and legs. Despite having drunk two bottles of Self-Healing Potion, she still couldn’t stand up and walk around. Gu Yu had no choice but to pad some clothes behind her, propping her up against the wall.

"I have some Self-Healing Potion here." Gu Yu took out the last bottle of potion she had.

"Thank you, but no need," Shen Xin said while gasping for air, "Drinking more won’t help."

"Stop talking then," Gu Yu pressed her shoulder, taking the Self-Healing Potion herself, "If she doesn’t need it, give it to me. My face got scratched, and who knows if it will leave a scar."

Seeing her unceremoniously guzzle down half a bottle, Wu Qiuyi laughed and said, "In a life-or-death struggle, you still care about your looks."

"I can’t control others, but as long as I have a breath left in me, I must maintain my beauty," Gu Yu lifted her chin, "I want to die looking gorgeous!"

Wu Qiuyi’s eyes showed a hint of envy.

"Cheer up," Shen Xin looked at her, "We just killed an alien, you know. An alien that could rip apart cars with its bare hands. Among the new players, that’s definitely something to brag about."

"That’s for sure," Gu Yu said with a giggle: "I’m going to spread the word everywhere. I’ve faced off against an alien and not only did I kill it, but I also got out unscathed. Let’s see who dares to look down on female players now!"

Wu Qiuyi couldn’t help but laugh, "Speaking of which, Shen Xin is the impressive one, your move ’Panda Strike’ really made people take notice."

"Right," Gu Yu said curiously, "Are you a panda keeper or something?"

Having gone through a life-and-death battle, Shen Xin wasn’t as guarded as before and said, "Both my brother and I are keepers; he looks after monkeys, I look after pandas."

Gu Yu gave her a thumbs up, "You’re way better than your brother."

Shen Xin was a little embarrassed but also a bit proud, "Just don’t let my brother hear that."

"I’ve already heard it," Shen Yi’s voice came from the roof.

The three of them looked at each other and laughed, still joyful when suddenly the clock inside the store rang out, the mechanical electronic sound causing them to reflexively tense up, but they quickly relaxed again.

"Why so nervous, there’s no danger."

On the roof, Xu Huo, who was asking about the whereabouts of Lin Pei and Wang Chaoqing, also stopped to listen to the timing puzzle.

Seeing him tense, Shen Yi said, "The aliens are locked up, and the puzzle-solving time is safe, you don’t have to worry..."

Before he could finish, a strange impact sound came from nearby, their expressions changed instantly, and Xu Huo immediately jumped down from the roof.

Gu Yu and Wu Qiuyi, one on either side, were just propping Shen Xin up to the door when they saw him and asked, "Why did you come down?"

"There was a noise downstairs just now."

"Something must have fallen over," Wu Qiuyi said uncertainly, the previous fight had caused quite a bit of damage, so it was normal for objects to topple over.

"Don’t be so nervous," Gu Yu said, "How are we going to find the switch for the main gate if you’re all tied up in knots like this?"

"Mr. Xu, you’re too serious," Shen Xin said with a playful smile.

Wang Chaoqing was the first to run off, and Lin Pei, who was supposed to stay with them, also disappeared halfway. Without these two showing up, the town wasn’t exactly safe.

"Are you hungry? Have a cookie..." Wu Qiuyi was about to offer him her own food, but she realized her small bag was still in the shop. As she was about to go back to get it, the moment she turned around, a hand pierced through her abdomen and, with a twist of its fingers, snatched her into the shop!

"Alien!" Shen Xin, who was turning her head to look at her, cried out in shock.

Being a few meters away, Xu Huo almost instantly shot into the store, grabbed Wu Qiuyi by the shoulder, and kicked at the alien in front of them!