Chapter 46: Both Sides Successfully Meet

After speaking, all the power users left the cafeteria except for the two who stayed behind to protect the teachers and students.

“The people I saw came from the school gate. Judging by the direction they’re heading, they should be moving toward the classroom building.”

Once outside, the wind-powered student reported what he had just observed while scouting.

“We’ll also head toward the classroom building.”

There weren’t many zombies near the cafeteria. The teachers and students there had been gradually escorted in by them when the zombie virus first broke out.

Since there was no way to leave, the cafeteria was the only place with enough food for everyone.

As for other areas, they couldn’t worry about those.

“Host, host, I just finished scouting the school. All surviving teachers and students are in the cafeteria. There’s no one in the classroom building.”

Chu Jiangyue, walking among the main group, immediately took down a string of zombies as she moved. The little fox, taking advantage of no one paying attention, scouted the school.

Unexpectedly, it had uncovered a crucial piece of information.

Hearing the little fox, Chu Jiangyue raised an eyebrow but didn’t speak immediately. After all, everyone still assumed there were people in the classroom building.

“Wait, the zombies seem to be moving in another direction.”

Shen Zhigui quickly noticed something was wrong and reported his observation.

“I’ll go check it out.”

Chu Jiangyue activated her power, binding the second-floor safe window of the nearby classroom building with her vines. Holding the vine with one hand, she swung herself up to the second floor.

There were zombies in the second-floor classrooms as well, but Chu Jiangyue had anticipated this. When the zombies lunged at her, she drew her Tang Dao from her system backpack, slicing each one with precision.

“Host, they’re coming from the cafeteria!”

The little fox, perched on Chu Jiangyue’s shoulder, quickly spotted several teachers and students struggling toward them.

All were awakened power users, though still not fully proficient. Killing low-level or Level 1 zombies posed no problem.

At that moment, someone looked up and saw Chu Jiangyue at the second-floor window.

Compared to the excitement of the teachers and students, Chu Jiangyue remained calm. Using her vines to descend, she casually eliminated a few zombies on the way down.

“Boss Chu, any news?”

Song Chengjun immediately stepped forward to ask.

Among everyone present, he was probably the most eager to find survivors.

“There are a few power users from the cafeteria. They appear to be teachers or students.”

“From the cafeteria?”

“That makes sense. When the zombie virus broke out, the cafeteria was the smartest choice compared to other places.”

They could skip bathing or homework, but going without food wouldn’t last long.

To endure longer, the cafeteria with food was the best option.

“So should we head over?”

Honestly, their main goal was killing zombies. After the previous two experiences with ungrateful survivors, Shen Zhigui had become very cautious about rescuing people.

He had never joined an official base, so he could act according to his own discretion.

“Let’s go check it out. The classroom building is mostly cleared anyway.”

Though the school had many students normally, they were mostly scattered in groups, so as long as they stayed alert, there wouldn’t be any problem.

“Let’s rest for a moment and recover our powers first.”

The path from the classroom building to the cafeteria wasn’t short. Having just killed a group of zombies, their powers were nearly depleted. Moving there without rest would be no different from running errands.

Chu Jiangyue’s powers weren’t fully depleted yet, but she didn’t want to appear uncooperative over energy usage. Since they were recovering their powers, she instinctively took out a Level 1 zombie core and began absorbing its energy.

Many people noticed her action—some looked puzzled, some surprised.

“What’s Boss Chu doing?”

Shen Zhigui didn’t see anything wrong with asking openly.

After absorbing the core, Chu Jiangyue slowly opened her eyes. Hearing Shen Zhigui, she gave him an approving glance.

“Zombie cores can be used to enhance powers or restore them. But you must be careful—some cores have attributes, and powers of a different type shouldn’t be absorbed indiscriminately.”

So far, Chu Jiangyue hadn’t encountered a core with attributes.

“This is a new discovery. I need to report it to the base commander. Thanks for letting us know, Boss Chu!”

Song Chengjun hadn’t expected that joining to kill zombies would yield such insights.

Chu Jiangyue smiled silently. These were lessons she had learned over three extra years of experience.

After learning that cores could restore powers, everyone took out the cores they had collected from zombies. Those unsure even asked Chu Jiangyue to confirm if their cores had attributes and whether they could safely absorb them.

Chu Jiangyue generously answered each question.

Once everyone had taken turns absorbing cores to recover their powers, the group began moving toward the cafeteria, clearing zombies as they went.

The little fox reported the status of the teacher and student power users to Chu Jiangyue, cheering her on in her mind.

At first, it was manageable, but after a while, Chu Jiangyue’s head felt buzzing.

“Stop! Be quiet! You’re too noisy!”

The little fox instantly fell silent.

With powers restored, Chu Jiangyue’s team found killing zombies no different from slicing melons. Soon, they had carved a bloody path.

The teacher and student power users leaving the cafeteria noticed the commotion.

Hope rose again in their hearts, having thought they would be overwhelmed by zombies.

“Shh!”

Seeing a zombie get pierced directly through the head by a vine, they were shocked.

This person’s strength was incredible. What kind of power was this?

“They’re coming! Hold on a bit longer!”

They quickly realized the people who had come were the ones Cheng Yu had spotted while scouting.

With reinforcements, they now had hope of leaving the school.

“Host! Host! I see them!”

The little fox, perched on Chu Jiangyue’s shoulder, jumped and had a clear view of everything.

It wasn’t just the little fox—others saw them too.

Seeing the pale faces of the teachers and students, Chu Jiangyue pressed her lips together. Though her expression gave little away, her vines became even more lethal.

The others also felt the weight of the situation.

These zombies had once been teachers and students of the school themselves.

No one knew what state of mind they were in when killing them.

After clearing the last nearby zombie, both sides finally officially met.