Zombies loitered near the entrance, at least a dozen of them.
Their movements were sluggish, heads twitching toward every sound, but they hadn't yet noticed the team crouched behind a broken fence across the street.
Qingran raised a hand, signaling for silence.
Her eyes scanned the area, the new insight system she got quietly highlighting possible paths and hiding spots. A cracked sidewalk leading around the side, a fallen tree half-obscuring a service gate. It was narrow but passable.
She turned to Xu Tianming, who was pressed low beside her, sweat beading on his forehead.
"You lead" she whispered. "You know the layout. What's the best way in?"
Xu Tianming swallowed hard but nodded. "There's a side entrance near the chemistry labs. They're not locked. I used it to sneak out during lunch sometimes."
Qingran raised an eyebrow but said nothing.
"If we circle left past the admin building and hop the maintenance path, we can avoid the front courtyard entirely.." he added.
