For a ordinary person, dealing with these regular zombies would be quite a hassle, but for Du You, it’s a different story. Du You is much faster than the zombies. The most troublesome thing for him was the poison emitted from the zombies’ bodies. But now, without the fear of poison, the zombies’ powerful defenses were as good as nothing against the Brave Warrior’s sword. With a casual swing, he could sever a zombie’s head, easier than slaughtering a chicken. The strong physical strength of the zombies posed no threat to Du You. Despite their strength being greater than his, their speed was significantly lacking, allowing Du You to avoid injury with a little caution. While running around the stone chamber, Du You took out every zombie he encountered. He also occasionally glanced over his shoulder to observe the movements of the Ironclad Zombie, who was now completely distracted by Xiaozi. Xiaozi frequently swooped down for attacks, forcing the Ironclad Zombie to continuously swing its hammer, creating chaos but failing to touch Xiaozi. Though seemingly dangerous, the situation was actually under control. "These brainless zombies are a blessing. If they had a shred of intelligence and chased after me, I’d be in danger. Time is running out, I should wrap this up," Du You calculated quietly. Noting that the cooldown was almost over, Du You hurriedly dashed towards the back. Just as he entered the attack range, the cooldown expired. He took aim and using the accuracy developed from his Magic Missiles, he shot another Dark Arrow. A pitch-black arrow instantaneously flew out, striking the same wound on the Ironclad Zombie’s head. Consequently, the wound deepened, and the corroding power became stronger. After launching the attack, Du You sprinted away without looking back, to continue killing the regular zombies. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝕟𝕖𝕥 Though a single zombie posed no threat to him, a horde would be perilous. Zombies are zombies, after all. Their attack power was formidable. Surrounded by a mob of zombies, Du You doubted he could survive. There were an unknown number of zombies in this underground palace and taking risks was not advisable. Besides, the Detoxification Fruit he had only lasted twenty minutes. Once the time was up, he would be affected by the Plague Poison of the zombies again. At that point, he would lose even the strength to run. Using the same approach as before, Du You continued to attack the Ironclad Zombie twice more. The four Dark Arrows, solely with their corroding ability, could incapacitate if not kill the Ironclad Zombie in not too long. However, Du You gradually noticed that more and more zombies were appearing. He felt as if there was no end to them. "This won’t do, I can’t go on . If I wait any longer, I won’t stand a chance to escape. This is it." When the fifth cooldown time was down, Du You turned back and ran towards the Ironclad Zombie. Just like before, another Dark Arrow was unleashed. But this time, after releasing the Dark Arrow, instead of turning to kill regular zombies, Du You ran towards the Ironclad Zombie. He had no time to waste, for he didn’t want to fall into a perilous situation. The Ironclad Zombie took notice of Du You approaching and swung its hammer without hesitation. Du You dodged to the side while releasing a Magic Missile at the Ironclad Zombie’s wrist. Although the Magic Missile didn’t damage the Ironclad Zombie, it affected its movement. The hammer veered off course and smashed a hole in the ground, shattering countless rocks. Meanwhile, Du You leaped and stabbed the Brave Warrior’s sword towards the wound on the Ironclad Zombie’s head. Since the iron coating on the surface had corroded away, the sword wasn’t obstructed and penetrated the Ironclad Zombie’s head. However, it didn’t pierce very deep before it was gripped by the Ironclad Zombie’s muscles. The Ironclad Zombie roared and swung the hammer again. Without wasting a moment, Xiaozi, the lightning-fast golden eagle, grabbed onto Du You’s shoulder and flew backward. Adopting the flow, Du You let go of his sword. The hammer with its accompanying gale swept past Du You’s face, causing a stinging sensation on his skin. But now was not the time to attend to that. Without hesitation, Du You controlled Xiaozi to move forward again, kicking his sword harder this time. Finally, the Ironclad Zombie couldn’t persist any longer. Under Du You’s heavy kick, the sword buried itself half-way into the zombie’s head, dealing serious damage to its brain. With a final roar, the Ironclad Zombie fell slowly. But as the final roar echoed, the surrounding regular zombies became increasingly aggressive. "Quick, put me down, we have to go, we can’t stay here any longer." Zombies were forming an encircling net. If they continued to stay, Du You wouldn’t have a chance of escaping. The biggest danger wasn’t the Ironclad Zombie but these regular zombies. Landing, Du You pulled out his sword, put away the Light Ball, grabbed the box, and sprinted out. As there were no extra hands, regretfully he had to abandon his black Magic Staff. It wasn’t a piece of equipment and couldn’t be carried back, so leaving it didn’t matter. Du You hugged the box with one hand and brandished the Brave Warrior’s sword with the other, executing his swordsmanship to the fullest. Sword lights flashed continuously, each taking a zombie life. After a while, Du You ran back through the same channel he used to enter the place and Xiaozi landed on the ground to follow him out. With purple lightning wrapping around him, any zombie attempting to approach was struck by the lightning. However, because Xiaozi hadn’t eaten a Detoxification Fruit and had to rely only on the electrifying body against the Plague Poison, its condition was not favorable. "Hurry up, it’s over there." Spotting the pathway ahead, two zombies lunged at Du You. Seeing how they weren’t fast, Du You promptly moved forward and swung his sword, chopping off the heads of both Zombies. Before they could fall, he kicked and sent them flying, and charged past them towards the tunnel which led them here. Once out of the stone chamber, it would be impossible for zombies to surround them. Excited, Du You kept running forward, with many zombies still trailing him. "The arrow’s direction is correct, move quickly," he said, taking a glance at the mark he left behind. His speed didn’t decrease a bit. As they managed to escape further and further, the number of zombies blocking their path became fewer and fewer. After all, they had already cleared this path. The howling of zombies from behind could still be heard clearly, though it gradually faded. Finally, Du You let out a sigh of relief. Escaping from such a dangerous place, he was drenched in sweat.