The system’s voice rang out, but as Su Nan looked at the two zombies charging toward him, he couldn’t see any sign of that supposed “slow movement” weakness!
Within seconds, the two zombies closed in from the front and back.
Su Nan narrowed his eyes and unleashed a punch.
The True Dragon Body Refinement Technique activated instantly, a dragon-shaped shadow surging out and slamming directly into the front zombie.
The creature staggered back, but the second one lunged in, jaws wide open.
Su Nan twisted his body, dodging swiftly, and struck again with full force, spiritual energy surging through his body.
With a sharp crack, his punch crushed the zombie’s chest, sending its body flying several meters.
At that moment, Su Nan could feel the True Dragon Body Refinement Technique running wildly.
The massive amount of energy he had absorbed earlier was now being rapidly refined and assimilated.
The two zombies charged again.
Overflowing with strength, Su Nan roared and stepped forward—twin dragon shadows erupted, piercing through both zombies and reducing them to mangled remains.
He exhaled slightly, still feeling the surging energy inside him.
His strength had clearly risen again.
Ahead, a dim and eerie light flickered.
Su Nan didn’t bother to stop and examine his condition, choosing instead to press forward.
His body brimmed with spiritual energy, and the True Dragon Technique continued operating at full power.
Zombies wandered the streets in clusters.
The moment they caught sight of Su Nan, they screeched and attacked.
But now, his every strike was devastating—before the zombies could even touch him, they were torn apart by sheer force.
Soon, Su Nan spotted an unconscious girl lying in the middle of the street.
He frowned and cautiously approached.
She was lying right at the epicenter of the outbreak.
Strangely, the zombies nearby ignored her entirely.
They neither attacked nor approached, almost as if they feared—or were guarding—her.
“A human? A student?”
Noticing the Tianlan Academy uniform, Su Nan stepped forward without hesitation.
After clearing the area of the surrounding zombies, he knelt beside the girl.
“Hey… Are you okay?”
He gently shook her.
The girl murmured faintly, her eyebrows still tightly knit.
It was then that Su Nan finally noticed her face—and was completely thrown off.
Her appearance was a total mismatch with her body.
In short: a dangerously busty figure with a super moe babyface.
Her curves surpassed even Mu Chuxian’s, but her face was innocent, delicate, and impossibly cute.
‘How many fetishes does this combo check off?’
Su Nan glanced at her briefly, then quickly looked away.
But the moment he reached out to lift her—
Her skin was ice-cold.
‘She might’ve been dead already…?’
Suddenly!
Just as Su Nan’s hand brushed her, the girl’s eyes snapped open. Her soft pink lips parted—and sharp fangs glinted.
Chomp!
With a splash of blood, she bit directly into Su Nan’s arm.
Her expression shifted to one of immense satisfaction, like tasting spring water after a long drought.
Her face practically glowed with bliss.
Su Nan froze.
‘Why does this look… exactly like what Mu Chuxian did?!’
He shuddered instinctively.
The girl blinked open her big eyes and touched the blood on her lips.
“I… what happened…”
Su Nan asked….
“You’re awake? Hey, just now you—”
“Ah! Y-Y-You’re…”
As if she’d just seen her celebrity crush in real life, her cheeks turned crimson the moment she recognized Su Nan.
She gasped, words stuck in her throat from sheer excitement—
And fainted again, this time with a dreamy, blissful smile.
“…What the hell is even going on?”
Su Nan sighed helplessly.
In the end, he had no choice but to carry her on his back and head toward the ominous aura in the distance.
He ran swiftly through the streets, the girl on his back.
The zombies lunged toward him, but none could touch him.
His goal now wasn’t these weaklings—it was the epicenter of the outbreak.
That aura… was undoubtedly the source of the anomaly!
***
Meanwhile, farther down the street—
An A-rank Zombie King roared toward the sky.
Towering and grotesque, with rotting flesh and horrifying features, it radiated terrifying pressure.
Standing before it were two figures—Mu Qing, ranked second in the entrance trial, and Xu Lang, ranked third.
Like Su Nan, both had received the same investigation task.
But even after using every technique they knew, the Zombie King remained utterly dominant.
Both Mu Qing and Xu Lang looked pale, breathing heavily, while the creature’s aura surged higher with every roar.
Suddenly, the A-rank zombie charged forward, its massive hand swinging toward Xu Lang.
Xu Lang’s face hardened.
He met the blow with a fist—but with a dull bang, he was sent flying backward, crashing into a wall and spitting blood.
The Zombie King swatted him aside, then lunged toward Mu Qing.
She gritted her teeth and met the strike with a punch of her own.
Boom!
Her face turned even paler, her right arm trembling violently as she staggered back.
The Zombie King wasn’t even scratched.
It roared again and pounced.
Mu Qing’s brows furrowed.
With her arm injured, she couldn’t block.
If she took a direct hit, she’d be seriously hurt—if not killed.
Just then—
A booming voice rang out.
“Die!”
BOOM!
A silhouette appeared in a flash, delivering a heavy punch straight into the Zombie King’s skull.
The creature stumbled, its attack halted.
Then, with a sharp kick, it was knocked back several steps.
The figure landed in front of Mu Qing.
“Su Nan!”
Mu Qing’s lips parted in awe. Her eyes sparkled with shock and joy.
So this was the strength of the top freshman!
Her cheeks flushed slightly.
After a heroic rescue… wasn’t it tradition for the beauty to offer herself in gratitude?
Even the cold goddess found herself blushing under Su Nan’s dazzling aura.
Not far away, Xu Lang struggled to rise, his face filled with disbelief and frustration.
He’d just been blown away by the Zombie King—and suffered internal injuries.
But Su Nan had shown overwhelming power.
The gap between them…was crushing.