NOVEL NEXT Chapter 67: Short and...
"Clang—!"
Accompanied by a loud noise, the dead soldier's head tilted sharply to the side. Shu took the opportunity to stand up and jump away, and then he grabbed the scythe in the dead soldier's hand, wanting to pull it over.
The dead soldier's head was buzzing, but the strength in its hand didn't diminish at all. It held onto the scythe tightly.
Shu tried again, and he even managed to drag the dead soldier a short distance along the ground.
The dead soldier's brain was still buzzing.
"As expected, the weapons are your true bodies, aren't they?" Shu cursed inwardly, then stopped messing around with the dead soldier. He turned around and quickly ran to pick up the fire axe on the ground. He then turned back and ran toward the group.
Now wasn't the time to get entangled with it. Injuring all ten fingers was not as effective as breaking one finger. The faster they could break through, the safer they would be.
Taking one last look at the fire axe in his hand, Shu's face turned black.
It's okay, it's short, but it's also cute.
He had to give up on using this small axe for anything. He might as well look at the fire extinguisher in his hand that was comparable to a brick.
As he ran, Shu picked up the fire extinguisher and quickly found the safety pin. He pulled it out.
So, where should they break through?
Shu looked up at the several intense battlefields. Even if Kallen took care of one dead soldier, she wouldn't be able to free up time for a while. Kiana's side was even more impossible to resolve quickly.
Then it was those bow-and-arrow dead soldiers that were about to be torn apart by bullets!
Pick the soft persimmons to pinch, that's what you taught me!
Shu was holding a ball of fire in his heart. To be honest, with the resentment in his heart, Shu felt that not having grabbed that dead soldier and started pulling noses and hair was already a sign of rationality.
Looking back, the dead soldier was already holding its head and standing up again. Shu knew that he probably only had one chance to open this gap, otherwise, he would only be able to continue tangling with those dead soldiers.
Although the result of the entanglement would certainly be their victory, this wasn't some simple arena. If the time dragged on, that lingering Honkai beast would almost certainly catch up!
"I mother***ing Honkai beast..." Shu couldn't help but curse again. The fire in his heart burned even more fiercely.
"Theresa!" Shu was holding the fire extinguisher and running at full speed. "Load your guns up with bullets!! We'll take one out first!!"
"Okay!" Theresa pulled the bolt. Two empty shells ejected. Theresa filled it with two more bullets, and with a "click" it was loaded, then she turned to look at Shu.
Looking at the fire extinguisher in Shu's hand, Theresa paused for a moment, then immediately reacted.
Bronya also silently aimed her support fire at the dead soldier further away from Shu, accurately shooting the arrow off the bowstring.
The dead soldier, half of whose body was blown to pieces, noticed Shu's rapid approach. It actually unreasonably raised its ruined arm, placed an arrow on the bowstring, and aimed at Shu.
At the same time, Theresa also rushed out of the three-person front line, lunging straight at the dead soldier.
Just as the dead soldier's bow was drawn to its fullest, Shu suddenly raised the fire extinguisher and aimed it at the dead soldier, forcefully pressing down on the switch.
"Chhh—!!"
A large stream of white powder instantly sprayed out, hitting the dead soldier's face head-on.
It enveloped the dead soldier's front, cutting off all vision between Shu and the dead soldier.
Theresa clearly saw that the dead soldier's body trembled for a moment, as if it had been frightened, or perhaps the sudden situation had burned out the dead soldier's already unhealthy brain.
In short, the dead soldier didn't react to her approaching at all!
But the opponent actually released the bowstring in the smoke!
"Shu!!"
Theresa was surprised and wanted to remind Shu, but her reaction couldn't keep up with the dead soldier's subconscious action of releasing its hand.
The arrow shot out from the bow, instantly creating a path in the white smoke, with a white trail, heading straight for Shu's brow.
"Eee!!" Shu unleashed an unprecedented turtle-like posture. Like when he dodged the scythe, he suddenly ducked his head, but the fire extinguisher was still held at the original height, spraying white powder.
A sharp, metallic cracking sound rang out. Shu, who had lowered his head, didn't see anything. He only knew that a huge force suddenly came from his hand, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the ground.
Theresa had already rushed to the dead soldier's side, and she was also in a position where her vision was blocked by the white powder of the fire extinguisher.
"Shu!!" She could only see Shu suddenly falling down. Immediately, a strong sense of grief and indignation rose in Theresa's heart.
"Theresa." Otto's voice came at this moment. "Shu is fine. Continue."
Theresa was stunned, then gritted her teeth, without any more hesitation, and accurately found the dead soldier's position in the vast white space.
"Go to hell—!!"
"Bang—! Bang—!"
No blood splattered. Two loud noises rang out one after the other. The dead soldier's body trembled fiercely twice, then its arms fell limply, as it fell backward.
Shu, who had fallen on his butt, gasped with pain. Then, he looked at the fire extinguisher in his hand.
He was startled by what he saw. The steel-made body of the extinguisher had a hole that had gone right through it!
Shu tried to press it, and found that the extinguisher was already useless. Then, he heard hurried footsteps coming from behind him again.
"Can't you all calm down for a second!" Shu was numb. He didn't even want to curse anymore. He wanted to sit down and reason with them.
But the dead soldiers didn't accept his request.
The dead soldier, with its head tilted, swung its scythe. Shu scrambled to get up, and threw the fire extinguisher, hitting the dead soldier's head again.
"Shu! Are you okay!" Theresa, while reloading her gun, rushed out of the powder range and anxiously asked Shu.
"I'm about to be in trouble!" Shu shouted as he frantically dodged the dead soldier's attacks.
Full of energy, it seems that he's still okay.
Theresa breathed a sigh of relief, then rushed forward and grabbed Shu's clothes, pulling him behind her, dodging the dead soldier's scythe. At the same time, she raised the shotgun she was holding and pointed it at the dead soldier's… chest.
That was the highest position she could reach.
Shu instinctively closed his eyes.
Another deafening gunshot rang out. Shu felt his ears ringing, and he couldn't recover for a while.
When he opened his eyes again, the dead soldier's body had been blown several meters away. Although there was no blood splattered on the floor tiles, they were cracked all over.
"Oh my…" Shu looked at the dead soldier on the ground. His expression was a bit ugly. "I think I'll skip breakfast tomorrow…"
Theresa, who wanted to ask him more questions, immediately rolled her eyes and turned around to help Bronya and Mei take care of the remaining two bow-and-arrow dead soldiers.
What about me? What else can I do to help?
Shu subconsciously looked at Kiana, and saw Kiana tilting her head and dodging a purple laser beam that was as thick as a basketball.
Shu: "…"
Never mind, it's short… so it's useless.