53: Chapter 53 Be Careful

"No, no, no, that won't do!" Li Hao said with a smile, waving his hands hurriedly.

"Besides, what I actually meant was that this person hasn't turned into a zombie. Like us, they're a survivor from after the apocalypse! However, this person was clearly murdered by someone else."

Li Hao cautiously kept his guard up against Ye Fan, fearing he might get beaten. He slowly approached the corpse and pointed at a wound deep in its neck.

Ye Fan stopped paying attention to Li Hao and quickly shifted his gaze to the neck where Li Hao was pointing.

He saw a very obvious, large gash on the corpse's neck, which looked like it had been inflicted by a tool like a kitchen knife.

And it was a fatal blow!

There were no other knife wounds on the body, only the one on the neck.

In other words, this man had offered no resistance at all; he was likely killed in a sneak attack.

Ye Fan quickly sized up the corpse before him and slowly remarked, "Interesting, truly interesting! To die so pathetically, he really was quite the 'talent'."

"Let's go, keep searching!" Ye Fan stood up slowly and spoke calmly to Li Hao.

"Yes, Master!"

Seeing Ye Fan's demeanor, Li Hao figured he wouldn't be looking for trouble anymore, so he nodded quickly.

He followed Ye Fan out of the room.

Now, there were only three private booths left in front of them that hadn't been searched.

After seeing the corpse just now, the two of them became even more vigilant.

They both gripped their weapons in hand just in case. Li Hao held his Star Blade and, with a look of high alert, cautiously leaned against the side of the door and slowly pushed it open.

The moment the door opened, after finding nothing unusual, Li Hao plucked up the courage to slowly walk in and check. He found nothing.

Repeating the process, he very cautiously opened another door, but still found nothing inside the room.

"Master, they must be in this room. There's nowhere to run now." Li Hao and Ye Fan stood before the final private booth, their eyes fixed on the door.

Ye Fan held his Star Blade across his chest without the slightest panic. Staring at the door, he said to Li Hao, "Just go in and take a look, and it'll be over."

"This... I'm a bit scared! What if there are a few big, burly Ability Users hiding inside? What am I supposed to do then!" Li Hao scratched his face and gave a bitter smile.

"No, do you really think Supernatural Abilities are that easy to get? If it wasn't for your dumb luck, obtaining one by pure accident..."

"Is... is that not the case? I remember you, Master, having three Supernatural Abilities all by yourself?"

"Sigh, I'm me, I'm different from you guys!" Ye Fan couldn't help but give an awkward laugh upon hearing Li Hao's words.

"Alright, enough! Just go in and look! I'll keep watch for you out here. If there really is an Ability User, I'll definitely support you quickly."

Following that, Ye Fan waved his hand at Li Hao and said with a smile.

"Uh, alright then! If there really is a group of Ability Users inside in a moment, Master, you must remember to support me... don't leave me behind and run away on your own."

Ye Fan scoffed, "Damn it, what kind of talk is that! Do I look like that kind of person? Go on, go on! I won't abandon you and run away alone..."

Hearing this, a 'like I'd believe you' expression immediately appeared on Li Hao's face!

He still remembered not too long ago.

When faced with a pursuit by numerous zombies, this master of his had run faster than anyone, leaving him behind.

If his own Speed hadn't been fast enough to avoid being caught by those zombies, the consequences would have been hard to imagine.

"Then... I'm really going in."

"Mm, go on!" Ye Fan stood there blankly, clutching his Star Blade, and nodded quickly.

Li Hao gripped the hilt of his Star Blade, his face full of helplessness. Extremely vigilant, he slowly placed his hand on the door in front of him.

He prepared to open the door.

However, as soon as he applied pressure, he noticed a problem.

This door seemed to be locked. No matter how much force Li Hao used, he couldn't open it.

"Master!" Li Hao quickly glanced at Ye Fan.

Ye Fan said in a low voice, "How about you try knocking first?"

Li Hao nodded, slowly raised his left hand, and knocked on the door a few times.

Knock knock knock! Knock knock knock!

Aside from the sound of knocking, there was still no response from within the room.

"Master, it seems like no one's there!"

"No one? It'd be a miracle if no one's there. In that case, just use force to open the door."

"Uh, that might not be very good, right?"

"To hell with that! Do you have to contradict everything I say just to feel happy?" While Li Hao wasn't paying attention, Ye Fan suddenly kicked him and spoke in a deep voice.

"Ouch! I've been wronged, Master..." Li Hao cried out in pain.

"Wronged? When you were pounding on my front door back then, why didn't you think that was 'not good'? Hurry up..."

"Yes, yes, yes!"

After being kicked by Ye Fan, Li Hao finally became well-behaved again. No longer daring to hesitate, he quickly gripped his Star Blade.

He took a few steps back, then suddenly exerted force, slashing the door with his blade.

Crack!

A muffled sound rang out, and the door in front of them instantly split in two.

"That's more like it!" Ye Fan commented from the side.

Immediately after, Li Hao stepped forward and kicked the door with a loud "bang."

The next second.

The door in front of them was completely reduced to splinters.

Li Hao's gaze followed the broken door into the private booth, but he didn't see a single soul.

He scratched his head in confusion and said in a low voice, "Huh, no one? No way!"

Ye Fan's gaze was the same, quickly scanning the room through the doorway.

Confused that the room was empty, Li Hao slowly poked his head inside.

He wanted to take a closer look.

But just as his head entered the room, he felt a sudden chill surge through his heart.

Following that, a blood-stained fruit knife stabbed toward Li Hao's head.

This caught Li Hao off guard. He immediately tried to dodge, but the fruit knife had appeared too suddenly.

This left Li Hao with very little time to react.

"Watch out!"

The moment the blood-stained fruit knife appeared, Ye Fan's warning also rang out.