An hour later.

“Hm?”

The boss frowned, rubbing the barrel of her gun, which had long since gone cold.

“Why hasn’t Sanxue come back yet?”

“Hey, Big Sis, look—the boy over there’s missing too, isn’t he?”

“I know. But it’s been almost an hour…” (The female boss)

“Hahaha, round two! They’re definitely going at it for round two right now!” “That kid looks so scrawny, he might be on round four by now!” “Ugh—I’m so jealous…” “Damn it, why wasn’t I the one standing behind him back then…?”

The female bandits all chattered away, and a cheerful mood quickly spread through the square.

“Hahaha, all right…” The female boss snorted with laughter.

She waved a hand downward.

“We’re out here baking under The Sun, while that bitch gets to sneak off and bake under The Sun… But nobody get impatient. He belongs to us, and soon everyone’ll get a turn. Even if he sprouted wings, he wouldn’t get away!!”

“Whooo!”

Excited cheers erupted from the crowd.

In the apocalypse, everyone carried a crushing weight inside them.

Having to face death, hunger, fear, and despair—without some reasonable way to let it all out, it was enough to drive anyone mad…

Smashing in a zombie’s skull was one way to vent. Butchering outside enemies was another. And as for a good man you happened to snatch…

A good man you happened to snatch was, of course, another way to vent.

…

Out of sight of the women, Lin Mo climbed the cracked wall, making his way up to the roof.

It was the second-tallest building nearby. By running all over the small district and drawing them after him, he’d gathered enough zombies along every major route leading to Big Goldfish Supermarket.

“If I’d let them know how strong I was beforehand, maybe they wouldn’t have died…”

“But I had to protect myself, too.”

A shadow crept into Lin Mo’s eyes. “Even if you make it out alive, this time we have to go our separate ways.”

He couldn’t trust anyone else.

Friendship only brings you pain. And other people are the road to hell. That was what the teacher who’d taught him to assassinate people used to say.

“Now, let’s put on a show.”

Lin Mo gazed into the distance at the red-haired, scar-faced woman.

His eyes slowly narrowed. “You were feeling pretty damn smug just now…”

“You smashed my companion’s head like a watermelon, and you wanted to kill all of us…”

His homemade grappling hook, fashioned from steel cable, was ready.

Lin Mo secured one end, then used the fishing gear he’d found in town to hurl the riveted hook on the other end away.

“Hm?” The red-haired boss immediately noticed the sound.

Before she even looked up, she’d already raised the gun in her hand and fired toward the sound.

“You bitch—!!”

But it was a feint.

From the rooftop closest to the square, Lin Mo leaped into the air.

Twenty-nine bullets.

Forty-seven enemies in all.

Killing every last one of them was utterly impossible!

But at this range, killing their boss outright would be more than enough to throw the whole gang into chaos!!

Even if the enemies in this World were several times stronger than those in the real World, I could do this!

I had to be able to do this!!

As he fell, Lin Mo kept his cool and leveled both guns side by side at the red-haired boss, who’d just fired once.

Bang—!

Both guns fired at once. The target was… to blow her head apart, just like the companion she’d killed!

(You’ve already fired. The recoil’s still there—you can’t possibly aim at me again right away!)

(My bullets will blow out your eye sockets before anyone can react!)

(Just—)

(Die—!!)

Lin Mo believed in his own ability.

He was the finest assassin in human history. Now that he’d finally gained his freedom, all he wanted was to live a happy life in this new World.

And his happiness would begin with this satisfying, long-awaited revenge!

Clink—clink!

“Huh?”

Utterly bewildered, Lin Mo’s pupils dilated.

He watched helplessly as the two bullets he’d fired were knocked off course by something, just before they pierced the red-haired woman’s skull.

“What—”

Before he could figure out what had happened, he dropped right above the red-haired woman. She grabbed him by the chest, swung him around in midair with all his falling momentum, then slammed him hard into the ground beneath her.

“Ghk—cough, cough!” The impact nearly made Lin Mo vomit blood.

“It’s not over!”

He turned his hand over, ready to shoot the red-haired woman in the **.

Bang!

But a split second before he could fire, she kicked the gun out of his hand. Then she suddenly sprang up and brought the full weight of her body crashing down on Lin Mo.

“Cough—gah, cough, cough!” (Lin Mo)

“Did you kill Sanxue?” The red-haired woman gripped Lin Mo by the hair. Fury blazed in her eyes. “And now you’re trying to kill me? You little punk. You really… you really are something.”

“If I hadn’t gained this new power, I’d be a corpse by now!”

She straddled Lin Mo, pressing down harder and harder until his bones crackled and he let out a cry of pain.

“I’m not going to kill you.”

She said, “Don’t worry. I’ll never kill you.”

“You have to stay alive. I’ll make sure every woman gets to fuck you from now on…”

“Get moving!” she suddenly roared. “Kill everyone else! Do it now!! I want our little darling to watch his beloved companions die the most horrible deaths right in front of him! Move!!!”

It’s over…

But the sound of a horde of zombies was rolling in from far away.

Feeling the woman’s overpowering body odor, Lin Mo shut his eyes in despair.

Amid the continuous gunshots, the sounds of hacking blows, screams, and curses, he knew the lives of the others had all reached their end.

“B-Boss! This is bad! Looks like this kid led the zombie horde here!”

“Son of a bitch!”

Still straddling Lin Mo, the red-haired boss punched him in the face, drawing blood.

“I was never interested in men… But a piece of trash like you won’t understand what you’ve done unless I do this to you!”

“I’m going to fuck you right here… Even with the zombies coming, I’m doing it right here, right now! I’ll break your arms and legs, then heal them, and crush every last bit of your will and ability to resist. I’ll… turn you into a useless wreck who knows nothing but women.”

As she spoke, the red-haired boss saw Lin Mo close his eyes, looking like he had no intention of resisting anymore. A sudden fury flared in her.

“Say something, you bastard!”

“Weren’t you so eager to fight back?! Keep fighting, damn you! You bastard, you bastard! You’ll pay me back for my third sister—”

She raised her fist with all her strength.

But at that very moment, everyone heard the roar of an engine rapidly approaching from the distance.