Kingdom of Corrosion

Little Knife reached into the container, pulling out a sleeping zombie and slamming it to the ground. She stepped down once, twice, thrice... Since she didn’t use a weapon, it was almost silent throughout. The only sound, if any, was the low, muffled thud when the skull was crushed underfoot.

Snow Egg dragged the body away to begin searching. Only a short while passed before a new body was produced, which Horse Soul dragged away for searching. Shana took away the third body. Maya stood guard atop the container, always vigilant for any Night Demons that might spawn.

Chewing gum, Little Knife ceaselessly pulled zombies out from inside the container. Including the time for stamina recovery, the fight went on at a pace of 15 seconds per zombie. In less than five minutes, she had stumbled upon a small pistol, a pair of handcuffs, and a prized item among blunt weapons: a retractable baton.

After clearing out one container, they moved on to the next.

Snow Egg, Horse Soul, and Shana robotically repeated the assembly line work in the dark, continuously reaping items that invigorated their weary spirits. Little Knife became more and more energized with each stomp, to the point that everyone started to feel a bit sorry for the zombies. They secretly wished that at least one might put up a bit of resistance, to scare the gleefully violent Little Knife.

By the fourth container, Little Knife’s Trample Execution skill had unexpectedly advanced. She could now crack open a helmet with her first stomp, significantly increasing their work efficiency. In the face of Little Knife’s addiction to stomping, Maya had no choice but to leave her post on top of the container to join the corpse-looting crew. Unbeknownst to them, a Night Demon was silently inching closer to the unwary group of five.

The Night Demon chose its moment and leapt from the container. Its claws instantly pierced through Snow Egg’s shoulder, prompting a loud cry of pain. As Snow Egg turned to see the gaping maw of the Night Demon, in that critical moment, Little Knife reached out, grabbed the Night Demon’s head, and slammed it to the ground, followed without hesitation by a deadly stomp. After crushing its skull, Little Knife realized what had happened and screamed, "What the hell is that?"

Horse Soul, with fast reflexes and being the closest, picked up a blunt weapon and swung it to block the container, preventing any resurgent zombies from rushing out: "Get to the roof."

Maya corrected, "Get on the containers."