"Something's not right..." Wang Biao yawned widely, looking at Luo Xiao Le with a puzzled expression.
Luo Xiao Le, for some reason, remained unfazed. Not only was she not sleepy, but she even seemed to be in high spirits.
"What's wrong with you guys?" The reactions of the others were too strange...
"Sleepy... I can't control this sleepiness..." Xiao Zhen felt her eyelids were unbearably heavy.
"Everyone, hold your breath." Luo Xiao Le's brow furrowed, a premonition that things were not simple.
Though the others didn't know why, Luo Xiao Le's rare serious tone made them subconsciously comply.
While holding their breath, the sleepiness seemed to recede significantly.
"This house, why does it look so hazy? Everyone, be alert!" Wang Biao shook his head vigorously, trying to completely dispel the drowsiness, and quickly warned the others as he looked at the thickening mist before them.
Everyone's hearts began to pound.
This was the first time they had encountered such a bizarre situation!
Luo Xiao Le, for reasons unknown, remained unaffected this time.
She rubbed her aching waist and, gritting her teeth, observed the surroundings in silence.
In the increasingly dense fog, everyone's figures began to blur, and they could no longer see each other clearly.
"Gather here," Wang Biao realized something was wrong and quickly called out for Shui Cheng and the others to come closer.
"Shui Cheng, don't move!" Luo Xiao Le's anxious voice suddenly followed.
Through the layers of mist, she saw a grotesquely distorted, enormous dark shadow next to where Shui Cheng was standing.
The shadow, as if with a forked tongue, twisted its body and extended forward two steps, facing Shui Cheng.
If Shui Cheng took another step forward, he would definitely collide with it!
Most importantly, near the shadow's forehead, a conspicuous black vortex hovered in the air.
The vortex seemed unimpeded, passing through the dark mist and directly into Luo Xiao Le's sight, a shocking sight.
"Okay," Shui Cheng swallowed, his voice trembling inexplicably.
He too had seen the shadow standing before him...
Everyone held their breath, frozen in place, their blood turning cold. What kind of monster was this that could approach them and intrude so silently?
And the origin of this mist that induced sleepiness was unknown...
Would they really fall here today on this S-rank mission...
Their weapons were instantly slick with sweat, held tightly in their hands.
Luo Xiao Le's "Fear" energy bar also instantly increased by 30%, skyrocketing to 70%!
Her clothes, reinforced with defensive skills today, still had uses left. She was fearless and strode forward in three quick steps towards the window.
Then, she abruptly flung open the window.
"Hiss!" The enormous dark shadow was suddenly startled!
It lunged towards Luo Xiao Le!
As the window opened, the cold wind from outside rushed in, and the mist was suddenly blown away.
The figure that had stood in the mist earlier now revealed itself!
Before Wang Biao could even act, he gasped. Xiao Zhen felt like half her life had been scared out of her!
It was a massive zombie resembling a serpentine creature, with no limbs, relying solely on its tail. Like a king cobra, it twisted its body directly towards Luo Xiao Le, flicking its enormous forked tongue, and lunged at her!
"Xiao Le!" Wang Biao instinctively cried out.
"Don't worry." The next second, a thumbtack from Luo Xiao Le's pocket shot out!
Due to the close proximity, the several thumbtacks Luo Xiao Le scattered like seeds pierced directly through the zombie's skull, splattering brain matter everywhere!
The zombie's limp limbs twitched feebly for a moment before it fell to the ground with a horrifying thud, like a torn rag...
Luo Xiao Le looked down. There were several thumbtack holes in the zombie's body, which were unable to heal and were oozing black blood...
This must have been the one that attacked them in the forest.
Did this thing hold a grudge and follow them here?
Shui Cheng and the others finally seemed to be able to breathe again, swallowing large gulps of air.
"It's dealt with?" Wang Biao asked in surprise, but he didn't relax his grip on his weapon, suggesting he had extensive mission experience.
"Uhh... uhh..." At this moment, a terrifying struggle could be heard from the room where Wei Hong was isolated.
Several people rushed over, weapons in hand, and pushed the door open.
They saw Wei Hong on the ground, his body twisted, writhing on the floor like a snake, foaming at the mouth!
"He's been infected..." Wang Biao clearly recognized the scene.
Shui Cheng also glanced at Luo Xiao Le. Back at the airport, Li Haotian had looked similar after being infected.
"Guh... Guh..." Unhuman roars began to emanate from Wei Hong's throat.
His limbs suddenly stretched as if being pulled by something, becoming incredibly large, and like a snake, his limbs were tightly pressed together, as if glued.
From its silhouette alone, it looked exactly like the zombie in the room just now!
He suddenly lunged, the human spark in his eyes vanishing. His toes pushed off the ground, and he sprinted towards Luo Xiao Le.
"Xiao Le, I've got this!" Wang Biao's reliable voice rang out.
A Guan Dao weaved flexibly in the air. The moment the mutated Wei Hong charged forward, the tail of the saber pressed down, and the tip slashed down!
Wei Hong's head was instantly split in two, rolling far away.
As the head separated, a black forked tongue flicked out.
It unexpectedly bit onto Luo Xiao Le's face.
"Xiao Le!"
"Luo Xiao Le!"
The others cried out in alarm.
[Detected that the host is in danger. The clothing's defensive function has been automatically activated.]
The system prompt belonging to the mask sounded in her mind.
Luo Xiao Le patted her chest. That was close, she almost died!
At this moment, the "Fear" energy bar increased by another 10%, reaching 80%!
Luo Xiao Le raised an eyebrow. Was her being bitten such a terrifying event for them?
After only an hour, her companions... were actually starting to care about her?
The sun must have risen from the west.
"I'm fine," she said, taking off her mask and fabricating, "It didn't actually bite. I dodged it."
Only then did the others instinctively breathe a sigh of relief.
"It seems the mutated zombies reported in the mission should be this type," she mused, looking at the two "corpses" in the living room and this room.
"They can approach people silently, have such strong attack power, and infected individuals can be parasitized. I heard their activity traces are getting closer and closer to Luocheng. They are indeed a great hidden danger, and this is too difficult to deal with." Wang Biao's brow furrowed like a small mountain.
Everyone subconsciously looked at Luo Xiao Le again. If it hadn't been for her timely warning for others to stand still and her quick elimination of that zombie, Shui Cheng and the others would have likely been in trouble.
And her skill in scouting "zombies" was simply too accurate!
Otherwise, if Wei Hong had mutated right next to everyone in the dense fog, and two serpentine zombies had attacked them simultaneously, not a single person would have survived this villa visit.
"Fortunately, we only encountered one like this this time..." Xiao Zhen also felt a lingering fear.
"If we had encountered many at once, we really wouldn't have stood a chance."
Luo Xiao Le turned to look at him, a hint of speechlessness appearing in her eyes.
"Wh-what's wrong?" Xiao Zhen took a step back.
"Xiao Zhen, I've discovered you must be from the Crow Clan," Luo Xiao Le said with a wry smile.
His crow's mouth, whatever he said, came true!
Within Luo Xiao Le's line of sight, countless black vortices were suddenly approaching the villa.
Around the villa, numerous "hissing" sounds of forked tongues suddenly appeared, surging towards the living room like a tide!