Su Ling held her lollipop, patiently waiting.
She waited for the zombies to help her break open the glass door, for them to come out one by one.
As for her, she held her Tang Dao, and cut down whoever came.
The first five zombies were easy to deal with, a piece of cake.
It was probably the white-haired zombie that would take some effort.
When Su Ling's lollipop was reduced to a mere sticky residue, the five zombies finally managed to smash open the glass door.
Under the control of the white-haired zombie, they lined up in a single file and walked out one by one.
As for Su Ling, the moment the first zombie’s head poked out, she swung her blade, severing its head from its body. The head dropped to the ground, rolled a bit, and landed at Su Ling's feet. She stepped on it with her foot, stopping its further roll.
The zombie’s body went limp and fell to the ground.
Su Ling's swift and powerful strike, so clean and decisive, immediately stunned the white-haired zombie!
The white-haired zombie froze on the spot, forgetting to control the remaining four zombies. Once freed from its control, the four zombies surged out in a pack, lunging at Su Ling with bared teeth and clawing hands.
With one zombie's head under her foot, Su Ling drew her Tang Dao and unleashed a furious assault.
By the time the white-haired zombie snapped back to its senses, the remaining four zombies had already been decapitated.
Seeing this, the white-haired zombie instantly caved. It looked at Su Ling with fear and then turned, quickly fleeing the scene.
Knowing when to cut losses, the white-haired zombie understood the wisdom of retreating when outmatched.
But it had already been targeted by Su Ling. Now, attempting to escape was futile.
Su Ling stood her ground, not even bothering to pursue.
The white-haired zombie, which had turned to flee, had barely taken a few steps when it suddenly stumbled and fell to its knees, unable to rise again.
Meanwhile, after the white-haired zombie fell, Su Ling slowly approached, her Tang Dao dripping with brain matter. She cleaved the zombie's skull, extracted the crystal core, wiped it clean, and placed it into her portable space. Then, she stepped onto the bodies of the zombies, crossing them to go through the glass door and towards where the white-haired zombie had fallen.
After falling, the white-haired zombie had tried to struggle to its feet several times, but it was completely unable to control its own body, left kneeling on the ground in frustration.
It had awakened self-awareness and naturally understood that it was being controlled by Su Ling.
It had always been the one to control other zombies; unexpectedly, it had stumbled today, defeated by a human.
Su Ling, her Tang Dao still dripping with neural fluid, approached the white-haired zombie and stood before it, looking down from above.
The white-haired zombie raised its head, gazing at Su Ling. The instinct for survival made it learn to feign weakness and surrender.
But Su Ling was not swayed. She looked at the white-haired zombie with cold eyes, "What a pity, you encountered me, so you are destined to die today."
As Su Ling spoke, before the white-haired zombie could comprehend her words, she brought down her Tang Dao.
The white-haired zombie was thus split in half by Su Ling’s strike, its crystal core rolling out.
Su Ling bent down, picked up the crystal core, and placed it in her portable space.
With all the zombies eliminated, she finally had the chance to survey the herbal medicine storeroom.
The storeroom was vast, filled as far as the eye could see with neatly arranged and categorized varieties of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs.
These herbs were the raw materials for all sorts of medicines.
Starting from the glass door, Su Ling walked through, collecting herbs until her hands were weary. Where she passed, the once packed herb shelves were now completely bare, leaving only the empty shelves behind.
After Su Ling had cleared out the first floor and was about to head to the second, she smelled smoke in the air. The smoke was thick and acrid, emanating from upstairs.
Looking up towards the second floor, Su Ling narrowed her eyes slightly.