[BL] NEET life in the Apocalypse

Chapter 68—Zombie Animal

by Bocchan13

“Rraaargh!”

Lan Zhou and Yu Ci were the first to be hit with the mob. As soon as Lan Zhou was in the clear, slashing and throwing fireball everywhere, Yu Ci was crushing zombie bodies, slamming into the sides of the tunnel. Song Yu and Lu Jingxiu were next.

Song Yu breathed deeply in and out. The sounds of the zombies disappeared as his eyes lit up in a blue aura.

Inhale…

Faster than the eye can see, the spatial blade grew in size and slashed three zombies at once.

Exhale…

Song Yu tried to keep this rhythm as more and more zombies entered the rear. He turned around and immediately decapitated a zombie, not even looking at it as he moved on to the next. 

Mindless.

Determined.

Song Yu didn’t know how many times his arms moved as it killed zombie after zombie. All he knew was that he had to kill in order to survive. Bloodlust suddenly urged in Song Yu. Fear was no longer the prevailing emotion.

“Advance!”

Everyone obeyed as they ran towards more and more zombies, trying to get closer to the station. It was like flying as one by one, zombie bodies dropped to the floor, spilling ugly purple and green goo from their orifices and opened skulls.

They had been fighting for close to ten minutes. Sweat poured down everyone’s faces as their breath fogged their masks. Lan Zhou had to retract his flaming sword since it used up too much of his ability and he was running on empty.  The good news was that the zombie hoard had diminished significantly. It was easier to move now.

“We’ll reach in 5 minutes!” Wang Cheng wanted to create a teleport to the station, but he had to see it first in case there was something there. No one argued or complained as they killed and barreled their way forward.

“Fuck!”

Song Yu turned to see Wang Cheng looking in the distance. The station they were trying to get to…seemed to have been blocked. The tunnel was obstructed by a giant…furball? Lu Jingxiu killed off the last zombie and also turned to see the obstruction.

“What the hell is that thing?”

Wu Ding was breathing hard as he leaned on Yu Ci, “Goddamn! I’ve NEVER seen so many fucking zombies in my life! It’s—holy shit!” Everyone stared blankly at this wall of fur. It crowded the sides of the tunnel, but had a few meters of space on the top.

They could hear the gurgle of more zombies approaching from behind them, so in an attempt to thwart them for a while, Lu Jingxiu and Wu Ding erected an ice wall.

Now they were facing a wall of fur and an ice wall from behind. Wu Ding sat down in exhaustion, and everyone was not much better.

“The thing isn’t alive. It just seems to be…fur. Shedded fur?”

Lan Zhou took the chance and grazed his hand along the coat. It was course and bouncy. Not like quills and not like hair. He extended his hand in and couldn’t reach the other side. It served its purpose as a giant fur wall since it didn’t have much give and seemed to be several meters thick.

Lan Zhou wanted to set it on fire, but the amount of flames would consume too much oxygen. Looking back and everyone he shook his head.

“Take a small break. The zombies will crack through that ice sooner or later. I can’t burn it.” He turned to Song Yu, an apologetic expression on his face.

“Can you still use your spatial blade? We can probably cut our way through.”

Song Yu nodded and drank some water. The zombie hoard was much bigger than he anticipated, and his body was too over excited. He looked down to his trembling hands and clenched his fists.

The groans of the zombies behind the ice wall was getting louder as more and more bodies smacked themselves against it. Wu Ding checked for any cracks and fixed anything that needed to. They took a small breather before going against the fur mountain. Song Yu cracked his neck and stretched his arms.

A light blue aura manifested until a spatial blade formed. It glimmered in the darkness, the sharpness completely apparent. It looked like a crescent moon, its hilt a billowy smoke of blue.

Song Yu breathed in deeply and threw a slice into the fur. The bristles in the mountain parted easily like hay as the spatial blade continued its onslaught of criss- crosses. Song Yu didn’t make the opening too big, but was enough for people to pass through. Song Yu cut deeper and deeper, until he was at least eight meters into the fur.

Looking back at the tunnel he made, he had to sigh. He had no way of knowing how long this would take. Lan Zhou and the rest were prepping for when the ice wall fell. There were already screams of the zombies who had a hand go through the ice.

Song Yu could feel the pressure and quickly tried to cut as much as he could. Abilities were not infinite, and his power output had been put to the test. Song Yu could feel that familiar feeling of dizziness and wanting to sleep.

But Song Yu kept going. He was already so deep inside the fur. The bristles scratched Song Yu’s clothing, so he had to be careful as well in case the fur was lined with the zombie virus. When he was nearly 20 meters deep, he felt the fur thinning out.

“Lan Zhou! I see the ending!” Lan Zhou quickly ran through the tunnel and reached Song Yu. Song Yu slashed a few more times, and saw the exit to the other side.

“Check the perimeter,” Lan Zhou nodded and lit up his palms to the deserted subway station. The fur just reached the platform for the trains. Lan Zhou could feel something in the darkness. The platforms were divided into three; the one they were in was backed by a wall. The other side of the platform was another open railway route backed by another railway tunnel.

Lan Zhou saw the stairs and inoperational escalators leading up, but hesitated. There was an immense amount of pressure around him. Watching.

Lan Zhou looked at Song Yu, “I think we are at the animal zombie’s home. The fur might be its shedding.”

Song Yu could also feel that something was watching them, and nodded.

Wang Cheng, Xiao Zi, and Yu Ci reached the end of the tunnel as well, flanked by Wu Ding and Lu Jingxiu who erected another ice wall, barricading the tunnel entrance.

“I’m fucking exhausted. My ice abilities are running low.” Wu Ding had sweat pouring out of him. Despite being a Level 5 ice ability user, the immense amount of ability he had used had reached the maximum quota. Wu Ding wanted to collapse on the floor but was unexpectedly supported by Yu Ci.

“Thanks mate.” Wu Ding weakly patted Yu Ci’s shoulder.

Yu Ci nodded imperceptibly and helped him lay down.

“Everyone, we’re not out of danger yet.” Lan Zhou waved down everyone. Immediately, they felt that sinister feeling. It made Wu Ding, who was the most lackluster, shudder.

“What the fuck.”

There was a heartbeat of silence before they heard a large growl. Its echo bounced off the walls, making the original source unknown. Song Yu, Wu Ding and Lu Jingxiu were both exhausted and had little ability left. Yu Ci took the lead while Lan Zhou’s threw a few flames in all directions, lighting up the dark platforms.

The fire went past the other side of the tracks, sparking a glimpse of something. Everyone watched as a large shadow rose from the tracks. Everyone’s eyes widened as the size of the shadow grew bigger and bigger as it rose up to 20 feet. Dark pink tentacles wriggled as it came towards them, its massive body towering over them like a monster from movies.

Something smashed on the platform, making everyone shake. The animals hands were stretched out, its claws caked with mud, dirt, and zombie blood.

“It’s…it’s”

“It’s a mole.”

Lan Zhou was the first to get out this stupor and immediately threw several large blue flamed balls at the mole.

The mole was not tickled in the slightest; the fur that used to be soft had been shedded and now resembles porcupine quills.

The mole screeched loudly, creating an intense echo, incapacitating everyone. Song Yu covered his ears as the overwhelming animals screech seemed to pierce his soul.

“Everyone, run!”

No one refuted as they started to run back to the fur mountain, but then heard the sounds of the zombies breaking the ice wall. On the other side there was a larger hoard of zombies!

“Fuck, we’re trapped!”

Lan Zhou gritted his teeth and immediately created the Blue Sun. A large ball of blue manifested, the size of a house, creating such heat, everyone was drenched in sweat. The mole could sense that the Blue Sun was dangerous, and immediately aimed to attack. Its large clawed hands swiped a pillar into the Blue Sun, the concrete dissipating instantly in the heat.

Lan Zhou felt his ability waning, the dizziness and lack of strength taking over him. If he overworked too much, he could self-destruct.

Lan Zhou felt a sharp sting in his temple and he gasped.

The Blue Sun dimmed slightly before disappearing.

“I’m sorry.”

Lan Zhou’s tilted and kneeled in pain.

Song Yu hurried to him, and without thinking gave him purified water from his space. Lan Zhou didn’t know what he drank, but the pain dissipated. He was still exhausted, but his ability seemed to regain some momentum.

“It’s going to attack!” The mole was no longer on the other side of the platform, instead coming towards them.

Wu Ding and Lu Jingxiu aimed ice spears at the mole. It penetrated the quills but did not touch the flesh inside. The mole kept screaming as it moved towards them. Ultimately, everyone could feel that this is how they would die.

Yu Ci broke off a piece of the railway; the rusted metal now became a spear. Yu Ci threw it at the mole, but it was swiped aside by the large claws.

The mole swiped his claws, aiming directly at Wang Cheng. No one had time to react as the claws moved at a fast speed.

Wang Cheng closed his eyes, his whole body stiff, waiting for death.

The hit never occurred.

Everyone stared wide eyed as a large slice in space opened behind Wang Cheng. Outstretched from this slice, a thick vine full of thorns emerged, holding the moles claws. The mole’s arms trembled at the immense amount of strength prevented its swipe.

Wang Cheng opened his eyes and saw the familiar green vines tightening around the mole.

“Rose!”