Outside the metal shack.
A black van had crashed head-on into a stone wall by the road, its front completely wrecked.
A horde of zombies followed behind the van.
The Alloyed Zombie among them continued to attack the van with gold spikes.
There were at least four or five other Mutated Zombies in the horde.
The vehicles parked around the small shop had all fled at the first opportunity.
Now, only three men and two women who had just finished their shopping remained.
"Let’s get out of here before those zombies spot us,"
Clara Hawthorne whispered from inside the metal shack.
"No, our car is parked across the street.
We might not be faster than those zombies if we make a run for it."
Her male companion disagreed.
They had come out specifically to kill zombies.
But there were too many Mutated Zombies in that horde; the five of them were definitely no match for them.
"Then what do we do? We’ll be discovered here sooner or later."
Clara Hawthorne looked worriedly at the thin walls of the metal shack.
She feared that the Alloyed Zombie could pierce it with a single Gold Spike.
"Hey, owner, what are you doing?"
Clara Hawthorne asked in surprise, seeing Claire Warner about to open the door.
Nina Jacobs paused, then answered,
"I’m going to kill zombies."
’These zombies are affecting my business.’
"But you’re all alone..."
Before Clara Hawthorne could finish, the shop owner had already gone outside.
"How is a Space Superpower User supposed to kill zombies?"
"Should we go out and help?"
"You guys can go if you want, but count me out. There are so many Mutated Zombies..."
The moment Nina Jacobs stepped out of the metal shack, a few zombies in the distance noticed her.
’Sixteen zombies, and five of them are Mutated Zombies?’
"Just my luck."
Nina Jacobs pulled an unused long blade from her space and slashed straight ahead.
After she dispatched two regular zombies, a burly Strength Element Mutated Zombie caught her blade with its bare hands.
ROAR!
At the same time, the Alloyed Zombie lunged forward!
A volley of Gold Spikes shot in her direction.
Nina Jacobs simply abandoned her blade and used the Strength Element zombie as a meat shield.
The Gold Spikes all struck the back of the Strength Element zombie.
By then, Nina Jacobs had already deftly circled around the zombie, pulled another blade from her space, and lopped off its right arm.
’Now for this side.’
As the Strength Element zombie turned to pursue her, Nina Jacobs chopped off its left arm as well.
SWOOSH!
"Be careful!"
Unable to just stand by, Clara Hawthorne ran out, wanting to help.
The Alloyed Zombie was already forming Gold Spikes as it pounced at Nina Jacobs!
THUD!
Just as the Alloyed Zombie’s claws were about to pierce Nina Jacobs’s body, she quickly ducked and spun away.
Due to inertia,
its metal-tipped claws plunged into the gaping mouth of the Strength Element zombie behind her.
SCHLICK!
Having already circled behind it, Nina Jacobs took the opportunity to behead the Alloyed Zombie with one slash.
"Nice one!"
Three sharp Fireballs flew over, striking the three zombies about to pounce on Nina Jacobs from behind.
Chester Pearson arrived with his men just in time to see Claire Warner use the Alloyed Zombie to kill the Strength Element zombie.
The scene was so spectacular he almost forgot what he was there for.
Nina Jacobs looked at the newcomers, slightly surprised.
After Chester Pearson and the men behind him dealt with the remaining zombies, she approached them, her expression unchanging.
"Thank you."
’I’m wearing Claire Warner’s face right now, and my voice isn’t mine, either. To Chester Pearson, I’m just a stranger.’
"So you’re the one running the small shop?
You’ve got some skills. No wonder you dared to set up here."
Chester Pearson couldn’t help but give Claire Warner another look.
"There might still be injured people over there."
Claire Warner pointed to the wrecked black van behind them.
"Holt Tate, take a few men and go check it out.
Be careful,"
Chester Pearson ordered.


"I have clean water and gauze. Why don’t you let those two come inside and get bandaged up?"
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