44: Chapter 44: You're quite thoughtful!

While Ye Fan was gloating over others' misfortune...

Suddenly, several cold gazes fell upon him.

A series of roars erupted toward Ye Fan. Those cold gazes were filled with hostility and intense fury.

In the next moment, even more gazes instantly turned toward him.

The group of zombies chasing Li Hao—specifically the ones at the very back—stopped in their tracks instantly, their eyes all fixing on Ye Fan at the school's main gate.

They stood dazed for a few seconds before charging toward Ye Fan with bared fangs and brandished claws, as if sharing a single mind.

The smile on Ye Fan's face vanished instantly, replaced by a fierce expression. He looked coldly at the many zombies lunging at him and said in a frigid voice,

"Holy shit! What's the meaning of this? Are they coming for me?"

Ye Fan quickly rolled his shoulders, his eyes fixed on the zombie horde. "In that case, I'll reluctantly show off a bit of my strength!"

As he spoke, Ye Fan assumed a nonchalant posture, the corners of his mouth curling into a mocking sneer.

His eyes were icy, the smile not reaching them, like a blade tempered in frost. He lightly raised his right hand and casually snapped his fingers.

The moment the snap sounded, balls of fire instantly coalesced, transforming into sharp spikes. Then, like a torrential rain of pear blossoms, they shot frantically toward the zombie horde.

The power was so great that these ordinary zombies, who had only just reached Tier 1, could not withstand it.

Facing such a fierce attack from Ye Fan, these zombies were completely powerless to fight back.

The only thing they could do was have their heads pierced by the sharp spikes, then collapse to the ground and die completely.

"Hmph! Do you really think you're Tier 4 or Tier 5? So eager to eat me? You need to stay alive to eat..." Ye Fan snorted coldly, speaking with disdain.

If it had been that first day, being chased by so many zombies might have actually scared him a bit.

But things were different now. No matter how many of these Tier 1 zombies there were, he was confident he could handle them.

Don't ask why he was so confident!

It was because Ye Fan knew much more than before; he knew how to recover his blood qi.

Moreover, he had quite a few items on him that could restore his blood qi. As long as his blood qi remained sufficient, using his Supernatural Ability to deal with these Tier 1 zombies would be as easy as drinking water.

As long as he didn't encounter Tier 4 or Tier 5 zombies, he had absolutely nothing to fear!

Even if he did, he held a trump card. Judging by that day's performance, the things he had were more than enough to kill Tier 4 or Tier 5 zombies.

And all of this was the foundation for Ye Fan's arrogance!

Seeing how fierce Ye Fan was, Li Hao's mouth slowly drifted open. There was a look of shock on his face, though not an overwhelming amount.

He looked at Ye Fan, a strange glint in his eyes, and muttered, "He's actually this strong. I don't remember him being this fierce that day! Could it be that he held back then?"

At the thought of this, Li Hao couldn't help but shiver.

He felt a lingering fear. If it hadn't been for his father and sister that day, he probably would have been in the Eighteenth Level of Hell by now.

That being said, fear was one thing.

Li Hao still couldn't help but quickly turn around and sprint toward the main gate where Ye Fan was, while the zombies behind him continued their relentless pursuit.

The zombies showed no sign of fear. To them, the comrades Ye Fan had killed seemed as if they didn't exist.

This was the fatal weakness of low-level zombies: they lacked even a shred of Intelligence and didn't consider anything, acting purely on physical instinct.

For these zombies to gain Intelligence...

They had to reach Tier 5.

This was why only zombies that reached Tier 5 could use their own Supernatural Abilities.

Just like the Tier 5 zombie Ye Fan had met before, they could use special abilities and were very clever.

Their Intelligence was no different from a normal human's.

Li Hao sprinted toward Ye Fan, panting heavily from exhaustion, and quickly cried out for help, "Master, save me! Save me..."

Seeing Li Hao rushing toward him, Ye Fan didn't say a word. He just slowly raised his hand and pointed toward him.

Sharp spikes condensed from flames instantly shot toward Li Hao.

Li Hao was terrified by the sight. Seeing the dense cluster of spikes flying toward him, his eyes widened in shock.

His face turned pale, and he shouted at Ye Fan, "Master, what... what are you doing?! I didn't provoke you!"

Li Hao could sense the fierce killing intent within those spikes. If he were hit, he would definitely die.

The only thing he could do now was quickly change direction and try to dodge the attacks!

But he knew it might already be too late, though he still had to try.

Li Hao turned quickly and fled in another direction.

At this moment, Ye Fan looked at the fleeing Li Hao with a confused expression and muttered, "Wait, what's wrong with this kid? Am I really that scary?"

The moment Ye Fan spoke, those spikes had already reached Li Hao's side.

Li Hao felt a chill run down his spine, a look of terror on his face. "It's over!"

Li Hao stopped running and stood in place, slowly closing his eyes to await death!

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"

The sound of objects whistling through the air echoed in his ears, making his legs tremble.

After the whistling sounds completely vanished, Li Hao was still perfectly fine, standing there in one piece!

He hadn't been turned into a pincushion as he had imagined.

As for the group of zombies that had been chasing him, a large number of them had collapsed to the ground!

Li Hao slowly opened his eyes, his face filled with confusion. He quickly reached out to feel his body, and after finding nothing wrong, he let out a quick sigh of relief and said repeatedly,

"Phew! That scared the life out of me. I really thought I was a goner!"

Just now, he truly thought he was going to hell.

Finding himself unharmed afterward, his face lit up with joy, looking like the sun coming out after a storm.

At that moment, Ye Fan's voice suddenly rang in his ears. "Damn it, do you have a death wish? Why are you standing there? Run! Can't you see all those zombies behind you?"

Still immersed in the joy of being alive, Li Hao snapped back to reality upon hearing Ye Fan's voice and looked at the zombies closing in behind him.

His expression changed drastically, and he quickly broke into a frantic run!

He only then realized it had been a false alarm and that he had misunderstood Ye Fan. Dropping his guard, he sprinted toward where Ye Fan was.

However, what he never expected was...

He actually hadn't misunderstood Ye Fan.

The moment he reached Ye Fan's side, he was kicked in the butt and sent sprawling to the ground!

Ye Fan looked at him and said in a low voice, "You little prick, you're quite the schemer, thinking you could lead the zombies to me. Well done."

After being kicked by Ye Fan, Li Hao didn't dare show any temper and could only lament his bad luck.