"No, it's actually just right."
Li Ke smiled, but the smile froze when he looked at the zombies outside the door.
Because it wasn't just one or two zombies coming from the entrance, but dozens of them, densely packed together!
"Well, it seems we really need to criticize your mistakes later."
Despite the dozens of zombies at the entrance, Li Ke wasn't worried at all, because these zombies weren't like the zombies at night, which had a ferocious speed; they were still slowly moving towards him.
And most importantly, they only have one path.
That's the gate.
"bring it on..."
Li Ke took a deep breath. In fact, as long as the gate was not breached, he would only be facing one zombie. As long as he didn't panic, there wouldn't be a big problem.
The main problem is that these Western-style houses are all made of wood, which is actually not very sturdy, so he was worried that the doors and windows would be broken.
Just as he was worrying, the wooden glass window was suddenly pierced by arms, and zombie arms appeared in the room.
Also, unlike zombies in other worlds, the zombies in this world can climb!
He had noticed this when the wolves were luring the zombies away, but he hadn't expected that the zombies could do the same thing during the day when their movements were slow.
Li Ke watched as the zombies entered through the windows and the main door, and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
"Erina, you take care of the windows, I'll take care of the door. If things get too difficult, just call me, we'll retreat!"
After saying that, Li Ke rushed over and slammed the axe in his hand down on the head of a zombie that staggered in.
The fragile and half-rotten skull was cleaved open by Li Ke. Clearly, this zombie was not in good condition. The signs of decay were clearly visible on its body, so it fell down very quickly.
Without hesitation, Li Ke pulled out his hammer and smashed it into the head of another zombie, knocking it to the ground and blocking the path of the zombies behind it, causing the latter to fall to the ground.
Without hesitation, Li Ke stepped on the skull of the first zombie, pulled out his axe, and with one blow, cracked open the skull of the fallen zombie, bringing it to a complete stop.
Before a second zombie could rush in, Li Ke looked in Erina's direction.
He thought Erina would hesitate, but what he saw shocked him. Facing a zombie trying to climb in, Erina swung her axe with a standard posture and cleanly chopped it off in the neck, instantly decapitating the zombie.
Not only that, she also stabbed another zombie in the neck with a kitchen knife, and then slashed it. Li Ke saw a lot of blood spurt out of the zombie's neck, but none of it sprayed onto Erina.
Then, with just a gentle tilt of her hand, the zombie's head lolled to one side, rendering it unable to move.
Li Ke was stunned for a moment. The smooth operation, the decisive action, and the heroic figure who didn't splatter a drop of blood on herself even after cutting off the zombie's head and slit its neck left Li Ke speechless.
But he reacted quickly, dodging another zombie's attack and smashing his axe down, breaking the zombie's neck and splattering a lot of blood all over himself.
Upon realizing this, Erina couldn't help but cry out.
"What are you looking at? What are you daydreaming about? I'm a chef, of course I know how to use a knife!"
Yes, that's right.
Li Ke felt his arms getting tired, and then looked at Erina, who was gradually getting into rhythm and swinging her axe three times in a row, chopping off the heads of three zombies without even panting. He couldn't help but have an idea.
This girl...
Her combat power seems to be stronger than him?
Whether it's speed, agility, timing of attacks, or precision, they all far surpass him.
Although it's still clear that she's quite scared and her mindset hasn't completely changed, her combat ability has genuinely surpassed him.
"This is really..."
Li Ke initially thought it was outrageous, but quickly came to terms with it.
Although Erina Nakiri is a rich girl, is a blonde tsundere and even a picky eater.
But you can't deny one thing.
She is a cook.
And he's an incredibly skilled chef!
Despite her slim waist, long legs, and large breasts, she is a chef who can flip and stir-fry in an iron wok, and she is arguably the most proficient in cutting meat with cold weapons in modern times!
Even the so-called swordsmen are not as skilled with knives and chopping meat as the chefs!
The cook is actually a master of modern-day cold weapons?
Li Ke was stunned by his own idea.
Li Ke was lost in thought, but when he saw the zombie approaching his attack range again, he immediately stopped his thoughts and chopped the zombie's head with his axe once more.
The shattered brain matter and blood gushed out again, and Li Ke couldn't help but gasp for breath a few times.
Even if it's rotten, swinging an axe and hammer is still physically demanding, and an injured office worker like him really doesn't have much stamina...
"I can't let my selves be outdone!"
Li Ke paused for a moment before swinging his axe again, chopping down another zombie that had entered. He then stretched his arms before smashing the head of the zombie on the ground.
After doing all this, Li Ke suddenly thought of something, so he thought about it again, and the game interface reappeared in front of him.
He wanted to see how much experience he could gain from killing a zombie.
The moment Li Ke activated the game's visual mode, he swung his axe at the head of the next zombie, instantly killing it. A series of numbers flashed in the corner of Li Ke's eye.
+1250 EXP.
His experience bar in his inventory also surged forward, almost allowing him to level up.
"So, nine zombies are enough to make Erina a player? No, the required experience should be reduced, since Erina doesn't have... um?"
Li Ke looked at Erina Nakiri again, and then froze.
In just a short while, more than a dozen heads had piled up at Erina Nakiri's feet, and she remained calm and composed, with no signs of blood on her body.
Those zombies are intelligent; they will pry open the corpses of their dead comrades to make their way inside.
However, they weren't particularly intelligent, because they still stuck their heads in one by one, trying to crawl into the house with their stiff limbs, giving Erina Nakiri the opportunity to behead them one after another.
Because they would pry open their companions, that window actually became an efficient guillotine for zombies.
So, how exactly were you chased by several zombies before?
Seeing this ferocious scene, Li Ke was completely baffled. With such combat power, let alone zombies, he probably couldn't even do anything to her.
"So how exactly does that kind of body have such great strength?"
Looking at those tiny arms, Li Ke really couldn't understand it, but that didn't stop him from continuing to slash at the zombies in front of him.
Because Erina Nakiri was constantly clearing away the zombies like a guillotine, Li Ke, who was guarding the door, wasn't under too much pressure. Unfortunately, the zombies at the door didn't understand the virtue of queuing. They frantically pounded on the walls with their arms and kept circling around the house, trying to find a way in.
So when Li Ke knocked down another zombie, an arm with exposed bones suddenly reached in from the side of the door, smashing the already rotten wooden planks and further damaging the already wide-open door.
Fortunately, no gaps were completely opened, but it did serve as a reminder to Li Ke that these houses were indeed unsuitable as shelters. If they really wanted to build shelters, iron and cement would be more reliable.
but...
Seeing the zombies charging towards him frantically, Li Ke swung his axe again and chopped open the skull of one of the zombies.
"It's uncertain whether there are zombies in this world that can dig through concrete walls, or that are so powerful that they can ignore firearms."
Li Ke wasn't sure about this, after all, he was still exploring everything about this world, and he had just seen guns and bullets for sale at the merchant's place, which meant that guns and bullets weren't hard to come by here, so the question was...
Is the game really without any difficulty?
Li Ke remained reserved about this, continuing to mechanically swing the axe.
Then, as another zombie fell, he leveled up.
However, without the recovery of stamina and health, let alone the clearing of negative status effects, his body remained exhausted, drowsy, and hungry. Li Ke didn't know what the use of this upgrade was, and he didn't have time to care about these things right now.
As Li Ke and Erina Nakiri continued to swing their axes, they finally breathed a sigh of relief when the last zombie staggered to the ground.
Li Ke, whose arms were already aching and he could barely lift anything, looked at Erina Nakiri, who was finally showing signs of exhaustion, and at the corpses.
"Shall we move to another place, or rest here for a while?"
Erina Nakiri shook her head in annoyance, and after catching her breath, her face suddenly turned pale.
The stench of corpses and blood made her stomach churn, so she waved her hand and walked straight outside.
She hadn't thought much of it during the fight, but now that she'd come to her senses, she realized what she'd done and just how terrifying the surrounding smell was.
Li Ke didn't really like this place either, but he was too tired to take action at this time to avoid creating a new crisis.
But since Erina wants to rest somewhere else, then let her go somewhere else.
Li Ke followed Erina towards the outside, but just as the two were about to exit through another door in the house, Erina froze.
Just as Li Ke was about to ask what was going on, he saw the door in front of Erina open without anyone touching it.
"Oh? You obtained this system too?"
Although he had expected it, Li Ke still felt a little strange after discovering that Erina Nakiri had obtained the system by slaughtering zombies.
There was a feeling of relief, but also a sense of loss.
"Yes, I got it too, but is this really not an illusion?"
Erina Nakiri looked utterly bewildered as the door in front of her kept opening and closing, creating the illusion of a supernatural scene.
"But this is what keeps us alive."
Li Ke wanted to pat the young lady's head, but looking at his blood-stained hands, he gave up.
"Oh, right, check your character list. Is there a 'cured infection' or something like that? Just like opening a door, you can press B in your mind."
Li Ke reminded Erina Nakiri of something, and Erina did just that.
But after reviewing her intelligence, she shook her head.
"No, apart from a treated abrasion, hunger, and thirst, I have no other symptoms."
"Oh, that's really..."
Li Ke's lips twitched. He never expected that Erina Nakiri would not be infected...
'No, she did have symptoms like fever and dizziness, which indicate that her immune system is functioning properly. So, is it that my immune system is weaker than hers?'
This left him speechless, but upon reflection, it was understandable.
She eat all sorts of nutritious meals every day, plus healthy exercise, and even have a secretary who makes medicinal cuisine. Meanwhile, I order takeout every other day and spend all my time sitting in the office working overtime, barely seeing the sun for hours…
It would be strange if my physical fitness wasn't as good as her's!
'It seems you're not going to be a burden for me, Erina.'
Li Ke was somewhat helpless. He smiled, opened the door, and walked outside.
Erina didn't quite understand why Li Ke was showing such a disappointed expression, but she still immediately followed him to his side.
"You perverted uncle! Do you think we'll even be able to go back?"
Erina Nakiri grabbed Li Ke's clothes. Even after cutting off the heads of more than a dozen zombies, her hands were still very clean, unlike Li Ke, whose hands were covered in blood and grime.
Li Ke casually wiped his hands with a few scraps of cloth, then shook his head.
"I don't know. Nobody knows what the person who threw us here goal's is. If it's just a trial, maybe we can leave this world when we clear it. But maybe we'll never be able to leave... And what's with this weird nickname, 'perverted uncle'? I'm not old enough to be called 'uncle' by you!"
Li Ke tried to explain, but Erina Nakiri stuck out her cute pink tongue at him, then immediately withdrew it because of the stench of corpses in the air.
"Because you're really a lecher! You stripped me naked, and then you did that kind of thing to that scary merchant!"
Erina Nakiri couldn't help but feel angry when she thought about Li Ke grabbing the merchant's chest earlier.
But she herself didn't know why she was angry.