Just one more transaction!
Luo Xiaole clenched her small fists excitedly.
If she could just make one more transaction, she should be able to accumulate 100,000 store coins and unlock the second-level skill, "Blade of the World"!
Then she could try taking Luo Shu and the others to the supermarket warehouse to find supplies.
Now that she had tools to deal with the climbing zombies, Luo Xiaole thought for a moment and picked up her phone.
"Everyone, like a transaction, scatter the thumbtacks and hang them in baskets or cardboard boxes," Luo Xiaole slowly typed out her plan in the group chat.
"The zombies don't attack every night. To ensure they appear tonight, at the designated time, each household with thumbtack weapons needs to contribute a bit of their fresh blood into the baskets to attract these zombies."
"The baskets don't have a strong load-bearing capacity. When they try to reach into the baskets, the thumbtacks inside will definitely be knocked over. Once these thumbtacks pierce their flesh and bone, they'll be immobilized."
Luo Xiaole imagined the scene of the plan unfolding in her mind and continued, "When that happens, prepare oil and lighters from your homes, and while they're immobilized or on the ground, set them on fire!"
The last two words, though light on screen, appeared powerful and resonant, stirring the hearts of everyone.
With so many thumbtacks scattered, even a hedgehog would be pierced through.
When the topic of climbing zombies first appeared in the group chat, honestly, most people felt despair.
The struggles with zombies over these past few days had shown that human survival rates in the apocalypse were far lower than imagined.
Ordinary zombies were already difficult to deal with, and having to worry about the terrifying attacks of climbing zombies every night had pushed many people who stayed up on guard for days to the brink of mental collapse.
Now, someone was willing to lead them to strike a heavy blow against the arrogance of these climbing zombies, allowing everyone to at least sleep peacefully at night.
No one was unwilling to cooperate.
Especially the households that had received the thumbtack weapons, their smiles stretched to their mouths.
Even if only a few of these thumbtacks remained, they would be excellent ranged weapons for them.
Although many people were still worried and fearful.
However, most people were already flexing their muscles, ready to participate in the battle at dawn.
Others began preparing with great enthusiasm, moving buckets of oil from their homes to the balconies, thinking that even if they couldn't pierce the zombies, they would burn them to death.
Luo Xiaole was not idle either.
She received many private messages from people wanting to craft weapons.
But she leaned on a small sofa nearby, holding her throbbing forehead.
Her mental energy had been completely depleted today, and she was unable to strengthen any more weapons.
She had to reply, "I apologize, everyone. I'm too exhausted today. After we deal with the climbing zombies together tonight, I'll strengthen your weapons tomorrow morning."
"Understood, understood, boss. Good luck tonight, and we'll send the weapons to you tomorrow morning!"
"We understand. We'll come find you tomorrow."
Luo Xiaole frowned as she looked at one of the messages.
Find her? For a direct transaction?
She had a feeling something was wrong.
Combined with the text message that Boss Qinglong had sent to his subordinate, she became instantly vigilant.
She had to be extremely careful tomorrow, and if necessary, she wouldn't complete the transaction with that person.
...
The entire building suddenly felt a surge of fighting spirit, intertwined with the tense emotions of everyone else. Time quickly flew by to 2 AM.
This was the time when the climbing zombies were most active, as determined by the group's observations and statistics.
"Prepare for action," Luo Xiaole commanded in the group chat.
She heard several sounds of thumbtacks shaking in baskets from the window sills above.
"For those who don't have baskets and thumbtacks at home, please close your doors and windows, hold your weapons, and remain vigilant at all times.
Those who can contribute oil from their homes, please protect yourselves and be ready. Do not linger by the windows before the thumbtacks hit the zombies."
This was Luo Xiaole's first time organizing such a large-scale event, and she couldn't help but feel a bit nervous, but she still pretended to be calm, quietly directing in the group chat.
"Oh my god, Xiaole, your command skills are amazing!" Luo Shu, who was next to her, became extremely excited whenever there was something to do. He was jumping around, saying, "So thrilling."
Luo Xiaole felt helpless. This wasn't a game! Luo Shu, be serious!
"Prepare, release blood," Luo Xiaole typed in the group chat.
Immediately after, she heard a few 'plop' sounds from downstairs, and a few drops of blood dripped down.
She held her breath, put on her strawberry costume just in case, and silently gripped her thumbtacks and the previously strengthened small knife in her hand.
She kept watch by the window.
Before long, the sound of sharp claws scraping against the wall suddenly came from the wall.
"They're here!" Luo Xiaole swallowed.
Except for the sound of something scraping its way up the wall, the entire building was eerily silent, as if sealed off.
Following this, a few greedy zombie howls of "ao wu" echoed!
The number this time seemed even greater than before!
The blood must have attracted most of the mutated climbing zombies!
More than a dozen huge, dark blue figures brushed past Luo Xiaole's window!
They leaped towards the bamboo baskets on the upper floors!
With a "hua la" sound, the thumbtacks in the bamboo baskets were instantly overturned, spilling down like a released flood, clattering noisily!
They were hit!
Luo Xiaole rejoiced inwardly.
The sheer number of thumbtacks, distributed among more than ten zombies, created a formidable scene!
"Ao wu!" In just a few minutes, the ground below was littered with more than a dozen bodies firmly pinned to the ground by the strengthened thumbtacks.
Windows on the upper floors opened one by one, and people exclaimed with surprise and whispered, "The boss's plan really worked!"
Several buckets of oil, measured for their intended use, were instantly poured onto the open ground, drenching them!
A lighter flew out of a window, and with a 'zi la' sound, flames ignited!
In an instant, more than a dozen dark blue bodies began to writhe frantically in the flames.
One by one, they turned into scorched black, returning to dust.
Zombies had no sense of pain; their struggles were merely their will to survive and their desire to bite.
There was nothing to help fuel the flames on the ground, and as the fire burned out, it gradually subsided.
Luo Xiaole's heart finally settled. It seemed that for a while, no other climbing zombies would threaten their lives.
Just as she was about to pull back, she suddenly saw a distorted, massive figure seem to flash past from the corner of the wall.
Luo Xiaole felt a sense of unease.
She suddenly remembered that she had observed a zombie with a large horn on its head just now.
However, she didn't seem to see that horn among the ones that were burned.
If that zombie could break through the situation, it would likely be a difficult opponent.
Luo Xiaole, feeling uneasy, called on everyone to release a little more blood on the wall, but there was no further reaction.
She had no choice but to increase her vigilance and temporarily give up.
...
The next day, several buyers eagerly messaged Luo Xiaole, sending the weapons they wanted strengthened via the hanging basket.
She usually used a clothes hanger at home to suddenly hook the basket back to her window when others were not paying attention, so no one knew exactly which apartment she lived in or who lived there.
However, no matter how cautious she was, she couldn't escape those with intentions.
She concentrated her mind with all her might and, in just one morning, completed the strengthening of 42 weapons commissioned by several people!
Among them were a few models of the Green Dragon Crescent Blade that made her eyes gleam! And a few plastic meteor hammers!
These, after being strengthened, would be rare and formidable weapons!
However, several of them were too large, and she had to spend an extra 50 store coins to strengthen them.
As soon as the other party pulled the weapons up with a rope, they were extremely satisfied and transferred the payment.
[Your account has received 35350, balance 115050 store coins]
Luo Xiaole's eyes lit up. Her balance had reached 100,000!
She eagerly accessed the system and upgraded her skills, preparing to complete the mission!
[Your account has been debited 100000 store coins, balance 15050 store coins]
[Congratulations to the host for successfully upgrading the strengthening skill to level two: Blade of the World!]
[Congratulations to the host for completing the mission and receiving a reward of 10000 store coins, current balance 25050 store coins]
Before she could celebrate, a new mission popped up from the system.
But before she could even check the new mission,
Suddenly, there was a heavy knocking sound at her door.
Luo Shu jumped up in fright, scrambled along the wall to the door, and looked through the peephole.
He turned back and looked at Luo Xiaole with an expression of extreme terror, saying,
"There's no one outside."