Chapter 25: Territorial Zombies
She retrieved the common tier dagger from her inventory and decided to end this zombie. Playing with him longer can make her lose life.
Liora charged forward at the zombie; her aim was directly at his neck. She wants to sever its head with one clean slash. But it seems the reality was far from her wishful dream.
Just as she was about to aim at his neck, the zombie swung at her again with full force, its instinct flaring to life as he sensed the immediate danger.
The impact made her crash on the nearby broken car. The force almost knocked the air out of her lungs. She struggled to recover, blood dripping from the wound on her side. She had miscalculated.
The zombie was too strong and too fast for her. She thought she could handle it, but now she was paying the price.
Her heart hammered in her chest as she stumbled to her feet. The zombie was closing in. Its claws reached for her throat. But Liora wasn’t ready to die—not today. With everything left in her, she pushed off the ground and charged at the creature. She ducked under its claws and drove the dagger into its neck.
The zombie’s roar turned into a horrible, raspy sound as Liora twisted the blades. She felt bone crack and flesh tear. She pulled the daggers apart, severing its head with a final, brutal motion.
The headless body collapsed, twitching and falling to the ground with a thud. Liora stood over it, breathing heavily. Blood stained her clothes. Her body hurt, but clearly she had won and survived.
But just as she was about to relax, her eyes fell on the decapitated head. Something strange caught her attention in the dim light. The skull glowed faintly. Curious, Liora crouched down and pried the skull open with the tip of her dagger. Inside, she found a small, small grayish crystal sphere. It was pulsing with an eerie light.
Liora’s breath caught in her throat. Her heart raced. She could guess it was something precious and not easily obtained.
"Well, well," she whispered, holding the crystal up to the light. "Looks like this little fight wasn’t a complete waste of time."