Yue Jiaxue was indeed doing it on purpose, a faint smile playing on her lips.
She didn't know why, but she enjoyed the tranquility of the moment. Yue Jiaxue, of course, heard that Zuo Feng was trying to make conversation, but—she, Yue Jiaxue, didn't want to talk to this Da Hundan!
She could feel Da Hundan's body stiffen slightly after she replied, and the car sped up.
Clearly, Da Hundan was taking his anger out on the accelerator. Just thinking about how furious Da Hundan must be at this moment made Yue Jiaxue feel incredibly cheerful, and her lips couldn't help but curl upwards.
Hmph! Let this Da Hundan thoroughly experience the taste of frustration!
As for the nickname Da Mi Tao, Yue Jiaxue was already numb to it. He could call her whatever he wanted; it wasn't like she'd lose a piece of flesh!
Speeding all the way, the two quickly reached their destination. Zuo Feng harshly stopped the motorcycle.
“Da Mi Tao, we’re here!”
After harshly stopping the motorcycle, Zuo Feng really wanted to press this Da Mi Tao onto the motorcycle and give her a good spanking!
He swore it wasn't because he had spanked her once and missed the elastic feel, but because Da Mi Tao had ended his conversation.
Feeling the soft body behind him leave, Zuo Feng knew Da Mi Tao had dismounted. Immediately, Zuo Feng jumped off the bike, tightened the pistol tucked into his waistband; he hadn't brought a rifle, finding it too troublesome.
His Space Shield shattered a few approaching zombies. Zuo Feng looked at the XX Square before him and couldn't help but sigh with emotion. The once bustling square, formerly filled with crowds, was now desolate. A few zombies roamed the messy and dirty XX Square. The once spotless glass entrance doors were now a pile of shattered fragments, and fallen billboards lay uncorrected.
“Swoosh swoosh swoosh…”
A series of arrows shot out. Although they weren't imbued with Light of Meteor, their power was enough to kill the few ordinary Gray-skinned Zombies wandering at the entrance. This Da Mi Tao was practically a human arrow tower.
“Go pick up the arrows; they can still be used…”
Zuo Feng turned in astonishment, looking at the haughty Da Mi Tao, who was holding her head high. Was she giving orders? You, a vice-leader, dare to give orders to me, the leader? You must be dreaming! …
“This Da Mi Tao is too wasteful of resources. The arrows can still be used! I'm simply considering that team resources cannot be wasted, which is why I'm retrieving the arrows!”
The indignant Zuo Feng pulled out the last arrow stuck in a zombie, holding six arrows still stained with zombie brain residue in his hand.
Just as he was about to hand the retrieved arrows to this resource-wasting Da Mi Tao, he saw Da Mi Tao proudly holding her head high, sweeping past him as if he weren't there, walking straight towards the square entrance where the glass doors were gone.
This woman actually treated him like air? No! He must assert his authority as leader! Zuo Feng lunged forward, grabbed Da Mi Tao's shoulder, and pulled her behind him.
“Da Mi Tao, you're a ranged attacker; you're not suited for scouting. Just follow closely behind me!”
It's not just you, Da Mi Tao, who can be haughty; I can too!
Zuo Feng strode ahead with his head held high, only showing Da Mi Tao the back of his head. Unfortunately, the back of his head couldn't see the smile spreading across Da Mi Tao's pretty face.
XX Square, located in the bustling area of this city, usually had a huge flow of people on holidays or in the evenings.
The zombie outbreak initially occurred around 4 PM, which was neither a holiday nor a weekend. This time was approaching the end of the workday but hadn't reached it, so it wasn't the peak time for the square's foot traffic.
Zuo Feng speculated that there wouldn't be too many zombies inside. Standing at the entrance, his Space Shield floated in front of him. This was not like the suburbs; Zuo Feng dared not be careless in the slightest.
The square had three underground levels for parking and five above-ground levels, with four entrances. Zuo Feng was currently standing at the west entrance. With just a glance at the entrance, Zuo Feng spotted dozens of wandering zombies. This didn't even count the unseen zombies inside the various shops. Zuo Feng estimated that there were definitely no fewer than a hundred zombies on this floor.
And this was just the number on the first floor. Zuo Feng instantly abandoned the idea of clearing this floor.
With hundreds of zombies, he and Da Mi Tao alone simply couldn't clear them all.
Handing the arrows he held in his left hand to Da Mi Tao, Zuo Feng could see that Da Mi Tao's face also held a serious expression.
Da Mi Tao was quite reliable at critical moments. She took the arrows Zuo Feng handed her, her eyes scanning around, vigilantly on guard!
Zuo Feng took a deep breath and whispered, “There are too many zombies here. We’ll go straight to the third floor via the emergency exit. There are probably several hundred zombies on the third floor, and we need to clear all of them. You'll be responsible for killing them, and I'll guard you. Can your ability sustain that?”
Letting Da Mi Tao take the offensive was because Da Mi Tao's speed in killing zombies was far beyond what Zuo Feng could match. Although Zuo Feng's Space Shield could also smash zombies, neither its range nor efficiency was comparable to Da Mi Tao's.
Moreover, Da Mi Tao's weakness was close combat, so Zuo Feng had to guard her closely. But with 100 zombies, if they were all Gray-skinned Zombies without horizontal bars, Da Mi Tao could achieve a continuous hundred-arrow volley without using Light of Meteor.
However, if they encountered zombies with horizontal bars, three two-bar zombies would be enough to exhaust Da Mi Tao's ability. As for one-bar zombies, while Da Mi Tao could kill them without using Light of Meteor, the efficiency would be greatly reduced. If she used Light of Meteor, Zuo Feng wasn't sure how many she could kill.
Da Mi Tao gripped the arrows tightly, golden light surging in her eyes: “We’ll know if we try.”
“Alright, follow me!”
Zuo Feng stepped forward first, his Space Shield flickering slightly, protecting both of them.
The two cautiously avoided the wandering zombies, moving slowly along the wall. Zuo Feng's Space Shield was ready at any moment to block surprise attacks, and Da Mi Tao followed closely, her eyes sharp, arrows in hand, poised to strike.
They detoured along the way, and fortunately, they didn't alarm too many zombies. Occasionally, a few approached, but Da Mi Tao shot them down. Gently pushing open the emergency exit door, they slipped into the passage, with Da Mi Tao following close behind.
Closing the door, as expected, the empty stairwell was silent, without a trace of zombies. A thin layer of dust had settled on the stairwell, with no footprints. Zuo Feng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
If zombies had passed through here, they would have left footprints on the stairwell. Since there were none, it should be relatively safe. After all, he couldn't rule out aberrations like Kong Ling with her Black Flame, who didn't touch the ground. Zuo Feng could only secretly pray not to encounter any aberrations.
Fortunately, the two had a smooth journey, climbing directly to the third floor. Through the glass on the emergency exit door, they saw a zombie wandering at the entrance of the passage.
“Thwack.” Gently pulling the door open, Zuo Feng quickly stepped forward, smashing the zombie's head with a shield. He cautiously poked his head out to observe left and right, then quickly retreated back into the emergency exit, closing the door.
Zuo Feng whispered, “Twelve to the left outside, fifteen to the right. No two-bar zombies, but three one-bar zombies. Do you have confidence, Da Mi Tao?”
Golden light flickered in Da Mi Tao's eyes: “As long as there are no two-bar zombies, my ability should be able to continuously kill 30 one-bar zombies. With only three one-bar zombies, no problem.”
The third-floor corridor had four sides. The corridor Zuo Feng was on was about 500 meters long, and the other three corridors were of similar length. Once Zuo Feng and Da Mi Tao cleared the zombies from this corridor, they could temporarily rest.