73: Chapter 73 The Woman in Red

"Holy crap, the temperature here must be at least forty degrees or higher!"

Upon arriving at the central area, Lin Zhou was already drenched in sweat.

It was freezing to death back in the outpatient building, but here, it was scorching hot.

Lin Zhou wiped the sweat from his forehead and, without any hesitation, immediately activated the Ice Element Energy within his body.

In that instant, he felt much cooler.

This made him let out a long sigh of relief.

However, at that moment, a violent heartbeat made his heart skip a beat.

Taking a deep breath, he slowly approached a corridor ahead.

Because this heartbeat was extremely loud, it sounded like the heartbeat of a massive monster, which was incredibly terrifying.

However, fortune favors the bold, and driven by an inner urge, he gritted his teeth and moved closer.

For that red resource chest, the risk was worth it.

But the moment he slowly approached the edge of another corridor and leaned his head over, his pupils dilated to the extreme.

"Holy crap, this is so terrifying..."

Lin Zhou's mouth hung open, and he was shocked to the core.

Because right in front of him, at the former location of the Emergency Building nurse station, something shaped like a bloody, massive brain had wrapped itself around the surrounding rooms.

The head was enormous, and every single blood vessel on it could be seen clearly.

That wasn't the main point; the point was that the massive head was still beating with a thumping sound.

This scene, this spectacle—even having witnessed the horror of Strange Monsters, he was still terrified to the extreme by what was before him.

It was as if it were brewing a super-sized monster; although he couldn't see the true form of the monster right now, this brain filled him with intense fear.

What the hell... what kind of terrifying monster is this?

Lin Zhou took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the fear in his heart, and couldn't help but exclaim internally.

Could this be the unknown monster they were talking about?

He carefully observed the surroundings and didn't find any other Strange Monsters; only this Brain Monster existed.

Moreover, a strong intuition told him that there was no immediate danger approaching.

As such, although this big head looked terrifying, it might not have discovered him yet.

Or perhaps... it was currently in its sleep cycle?

But regardless of whether it was sleeping or not, he didn't have time to think about anything else.

Because he had found his target: the red resource chest, located at the entrance of a locker room behind the Brain Monster.

Seeing the chest radiating red energy, Lin Zhou's heart became extremely excited.

The system hadn't lied to him; the cheat was right in front of him.

But he didn't act rashly.

Although the unknown monster before him didn't bring him any sense of crisis, that was only for right now.

If he wanted to retrieve that red resource chest, he had to find a way to get closer.

Once he got close, there was no telling what would happen.

So many Survivors hadn't been able to approach this Hospital, which meant the unknown monster was very powerful.

It was likely stronger than the strongest Strange Monster he had dealt with so far, the Tier 3 Monster.

It was very likely a Tier 3 Elite Monster.

Facing a normal Tier 3 Monster, his strength was naturally not a problem.

But facing a Tier 3 Elite Monster, he couldn't guarantee anything at all.

Seeing such a massive behemoth, it would likely be difficult to deal with.

So, right now, to pull teeth from a tiger's mouth, he had to use his wits.

[Detected that the Tier 4 Brain Monster has been successfully stunned; stun duration is five seconds. Host, please hurry to seize the resource chest!]

Just then, the system's notification sound suddenly rang out.

This shocked Lin Zhou on the spot.

The system could even remind him of this?

Is this the advantage of the SSS-Rank Talent Attribute?

No, are there others nearby?

But right now, he didn't have time to think too much.

He pushed Phantom Acceleration to the limit and dashed toward the red resource chest.

At the same time, a red figure in the opposite corridor was also sprinting toward the red resource chest.

Although the other person was very fast, in front of the boosted Phantom Acceleration, it was naturally not enough.

By the time the woman in red clothes reached the side of the resource chest, it had already been collected by Lin Zhou.

This scene left the woman in red dumbfounded.

Lin Zhou was also stunned for a moment by the woman in red.

Because her beauty was not at all inferior to the girls by his side.

"Thanks!"

Lin Zhou said quite shamelessly, and his figure disappeared from the spot.

At this moment, the woman in red finally reacted completely, her stunningly beautiful face instantly filled with extreme anger.

"You bastard!!! Give the resource chest back to me!!!"

The woman in red shouted angrily, then chased after Lin Zhou.

At the same time, the stun duration ended.

Coupled with the woman in red's shout, it instantly woke up the Brain Monster.

The next second, having just run out of the Emergency Building, Lin Zhou felt the entire building shaking violently.

Along with the angry roar of the Brain Monster.

This sound made Lin Zhou shiver all over.

Damn it...

It lived up to being a Tier 4 Strange Monster.

Just based on this sound, he definitely couldn't handle it.

Not only could he not handle it, but he would likely be crushed into dust in a single encounter.

He originally thought it was a Tier 3 Elite Monster, but he didn't expect it to be a Tier 4 Strange Monster.

And with this strength and size, it was probably not just a normal Tier 4 Strange Monster, but likely a Tier 4 Elite Monster.

Such a powerful existence was truly beyond what he could handle with his current strength.

At this moment, he used almost every ounce of strength he had, running wildly toward the camper rv.

"You shameless bastard, stop right there!!! I spent half a day trying to pacify that Brain Monster, only for you, that bastard, to snatch it away. Give me back my things, or I will kill you!!!"

Immediately, the woman's frantic cursing came from behind him.

Hearing this explanation, Lin Zhou suddenly felt a bit awkward.

No wonder the Brain Monster was sleeping at this time; it wasn't that the time had advanced, but that it had been forcibly pacified by this woman.

It seemed this woman also wanted to take the red resource chest before other Survivors arrived.

It was just a pity that he, this crafty opportunist, had snatched it away.

Although he felt a bit bad, in this apocalypse, there was no such thing as human sentiment.

Survival of the fittest was the law of survival in this apocalypse.

Seizing resources was even more common.

If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't even let that woman off.

After all, the woman was very beautiful, and her looks were on par with the ninety-seven-point Ling Yao.

However, that wasn't the point. The point was, what kind of talent ability did this woman have to be able to forcibly pacify a powerful Tier 4 Strange Monster?

With such strength, the talent level definitely wouldn't be low.

It was certainly at least an A-Rank talent.

...

"What? That sound... is it from that unknown monster? It sounds very angry; could it be because of Brother Lin Zhou?"

The two women waiting anxiously in the camper rv suddenly heard the familiar beast roar coming from the Hospital. Their faces instantly turned pale, and Huo Yaner couldn't help but tremble.