Chapter 245: It Still Had To Die (GT Bonus)

A huge thank you to Land_Shark, pitifulpotato, Don_RaDjinn, JentzschMob808, Daniel_Karschner, and Dino_2al17 for the Golden Tickets! Your support truly means a lot and keeps me motivated to continue writing and improving the story. And the Volume 3 will be ready to begin.

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Inside the black mist, the Physician Attendant suddenly changed targets.

Its scalpel flashed repeatedly, directly forcing Warry backward while Gardi desperately tried to intercept the attacks using his shield and vines.

But in the next moment, "Bang!!"

The Physician suddenly twisted its body and delivered a heavy kick directly into Gardi’s chest.

The Guardian Druid was instantly sent flying backward.

Its massive body smashed heavily against the corridor wall, cracks spreading across its bark armor.

At the same moment, green healing particles immediately gathered around Gardi’s injured body.

The Healer Druid had already begun healing him from the rear.

However, the moment Warry saw Gardi injured, his entire aura changed.

Among all the Druids and Sprouts, Gardi had always been the one closest to him.

One defended. One attacked. That was how they had always fought together.

Seeing Gardi thrown away caused rage to erupt inside Warry instantly.

"WAWAWAWA!!"

The Warrior Druid let out a furious roar.

Although it normally understood speech perfectly, in its anger, only beast-like roars escaped its mouth.

Then, without hesitation, Warry charged forward again.

This time, however, the battle immediately changed.

The Warrior Druid’s attacks suddenly became far more violent than before.

Previously, the Physician Attendant relied on the flexibility of its surgical knife to continuously suppress Warry’s large sweeping attacks.

But now, the situation completely reversed.

Even though the Zombie’s scalpel was still slightly faster, every collision forced the Physician Attendant backward.

"Clang!!" "Clang!!" "Clang!!"

Sparks continuously exploded through the black mist.

Each swing of Warry’s massive blade carried terrifying force.

The Legendary Zombie steadily stumbled backward under the overwhelming pressure.

Then, another clash occurred.

The scalpel and giant blade collided once again.

But this time, Warry gave the Zombie no opportunity to recover.

The moment the Physician Attendant staggered backward slightly, Warry suddenly twisted his body and delivered a brutal side kick directly into the Zombie’s waist.

"BANG!!!"

The explosive impact sounded like thunder erupting through the Hospital corridor.

The Legendary Zombie was instantly kicked four to five meters away.

Its body smashed violently into the Hospital’s load-bearing wall, causing the entire corridor to tremble slightly.

Warry slowly lowered his massive blade while staring at the Physician Attendant embedded within the cracked wall.

Its vine-covered chest rose heavily as furious growls escaped its mouth.

Then, the Warrior Druid suddenly pointed its blade toward the Legendary Zombie and let out a mocking roar.

"Wawawa!! WA!!"

Immediately afterward, Warry stomped heavily on the ground and slammed his own chest proudly, mimicking the exact way the Physician Attendant had kicked Gardi earlier.

Then, with obvious ridicule in its eyes, Warry tilted its head and spread both arms slightly as if asking, "How does it feel getting thrown away now?"

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At the same moment the Physician Attendant was smashed into the wall, Warry had already stepped outside the range of the black fog.

Instantly, the suppression effect weighing down his body disappeared.

The Warrior Druid could finally unleash its full strength.

Seeing Warry’s mocking gestures earlier, the Physician Attendant’s expression twisted violently.

"ARGGGHHHH!!"

The Legendary Zombie roared furiously and lunged toward Warry once more.

But before it could fully move, Gardi acted.

"Root Vine Lock!"

Massive reinforced vines suddenly erupted from the shattered Hospital floor.

The vines were far thicker and denser than before, rapidly coiling around the Physician Attendant’s legs like giant serpents.

Not only did they bind its movements, they also greatly slowed its speed and attack rhythm.

The Legendary Zombie immediately slashed downward with its scalpel, continuously cutting apart the vines restraining it.

However, at the same time, Warry attacked from outside the black mist’s range.

"Vine Blade Slash!"

The Warrior Druid swung its massive blade violently.

Dozens of extended vine blades instantly shot forward from the weapon like compressed green whips, slicing toward the Physician Attendant from multiple angles.

"Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!"

The long-range slashes continuously tore through the black mist.

The Legendary Zombie roared angrily while trying to destroy Gardi’s restraints and defend against Warry’s attacks simultaneously.

But unlike before, the battlefield advantage had completely reversed.

Previously, the Physician Attendant used the black fog to suppress the two Druids.

Now, Warry deliberately maintained a distance of four to five meters outside the darkness while continuously unleashing ranged Vine Blade Slashes.

The scalpel that had once completely dominated close combat gradually began losing effectiveness.

The Physician Attendant was already struggling just to block Warry’s continuous attacks.

And every time it attempted to counterattack, Gardi’s vines would suddenly bind one of its legs or arms again.

Even though the Zombie could instantly slice apart the vines, that tiny delay was enough.

"Splurt!"

Another vine blade slash tore through its shoulder.

"Swish!"

A deep wound opened across its chest.

"Crack!"

Armor-like flesh was ripped apart from its side.

Piece after piece of flesh was continuously carved from the Legendary Zombie’s body.

Before long, even from Vikram’s position, the Physician Attendant had already become a blood-soaked figure covered in wounds.

However, Vikram’s expression did not relax.

He could clearly tell that although the Zombie appeared heavily injured, most of the wounds were still non-fatal.

The Physician Attendant remained extremely dangerous.

Seeing this, Vikram narrowed his eyes and quietly began thinking of ways to help Warry and Gardi completely finish the battle.

Meanwhile, the Physician Attendant finally tore apart the remaining vines binding its body.

"ARGHHH!!"

Dragging its blood-covered body forward, the Legendary Zombie rushed directly toward Warry and Gardi once again.

Seeing this, Vikram immediately turned toward the remaining Survivors hiding throughout the Hospital corridor.

Without hesitation, he grabbed one of them and threw him directly toward the Physician Attendant.

"AHHHH!!"

The Zombie casually sliced the Survivor apart midair before tossing the corpse aside.

Although the distraction barely affected the Physician Attendant, it still created tiny openings during battle. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

And for Warry and Gardi, even a tiny opening was enough.

"BANG!!"

The moment the Zombie tossed the body aside, Gardi suddenly slammed his massive shield directly into the Physician Attendant’s chest.

At the same time, "Swish!!"

Warry’s blade slashed across the Zombie’s legs, leaving behind another deep wound.

The battle instantly became increasingly intense.

Again and again, Vikram threw Survivors like grenades toward the Physician Attendant.

Although the Legendary Zombie was barely distracted, every interruption slightly disrupted its rhythm.

And every disruption allowed the two Druids to gain another advantage.

Finally, after the few survivors were thrown away and butchered by the Zombie, a thought suddenly appeared in Vikram’s mind.

His eyes instantly brightened.

"Watery!"

The Water Mage Druid immediately turned toward him.

"Use Tidal Guard around Warry and Gardi!"

Watery instantly understood Vikram’s intention.

Raising both hands, dense water energy rapidly gathered in the corridor.

"Tidal Guard!"

A massive rotating sphere of water appeared before quickly expanding outward.

The flowing water rapidly spread across the bodies of both Warry and Gardi.

Layer after layer of compressed water completely enveloped them.

In the blink of an eye, both Druids became covered in full-body water armor.

The flowing water continuously rotated around their bodies like liquid armor.

Seeing this, Vikram immediately smiled.

The black mist’s suppression required direct contact.

And now, just like Vikram had discovered earlier, the darkness could no longer directly touch Warry and Gardi’s bodies.

Then, without hesitation, both the Warrior Druid and Guardian Druid stepped directly back into the black fog.

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The corridor, which should have been completely silent, was now filled with the continuous sound of metal collisions.

"Clang!" "Bang!" "Swish!"

Under the faint moonlight entering through the Hospital’s broken windows, corpses continuously appeared on the ground.

And all of them, were precisely the Survivors who had mocked Vikram outside earlier.

Of the eight cannon fodders Vikram had deliberately kept on the fifth floor, only one still remained alive, trembling in a corner.

However, from the moment Vikram brought them upstairs, their fate had already been decided.

Inside the Hospital, the black mist moved almost like a living creature.

Slowly, it approached the final Survivor.

Before the terrified man could even react, an arm suddenly stretched outward from within the darkness.

The arm was wrapped in flowing water armor, yet its speed was not affected in the slightest.

In an instant, the final Survivor was dragged screaming into the black mist.

"AHHHHH!!"

A series of miserable screams immediately echoed throughout the corridor.

In Vikram’s sight, the furious Physician Attendant directly split the Survivor into two halves from head to toe using its surgical knife.

Blood splattered everywhere.

After killing the final Survivor, the Legendary Zombie slowly raised its head.

Its gaze locked directly onto Warry and Gardi.

White steam-like mist continuously escaped from around its body.

Clearly, it had become completely enraged.

Seeing this, Warry casually lifted his blade and slowly dragged a finger across its edge.

Then, he pointed the blade directly toward the Physician Attendant and made another mocking slashing gesture.

The disdain in his movements was obvious.

After being enveloped in Watery’s water armor, the black mist no longer affected Warry at all.

And Warry openly showed his contempt toward the Legendary Zombie.

This instantly triggered the Physician Attendant even further.

"ARGGHHHHHH!!"

The Zombie roared furiously and instantly lunged toward Warry.

Its elbow raised slightly, and in the next instant, a silver-white surgical knife already appeared above Warry’s head.

"Swish!!"

The blade tore through the air with terrifying speed.

Whether in timing, angle, or force, the attack was absolutely lethal.

The Physician Attendant clearly intended to kill this endlessly taunting Warrior Druid in a single strike.

However, what answered it was only a cold sneer.

"Hmph. Too slow."

At the exact moment the scalpel descended, "BANG!!"

Gardi suddenly stepped forward.

His massive shield collided directly against the surgical knife, forcibly stopping the strike midair before violently pushing the Physician backward.

At the same time, Warry moved.

The massive vine blade swept horizontally across the Physician Attendant’s chest.

"Splurt!!"

The moment the blade connected, countless sharp vine spikes suddenly erupted from its surface.

Rows of grotesque bloody holes instantly exploded across the Legendary Zombie’s abdomen and chest.

Dark blood sprayed everywhere.

Then, before the Physician Attendant could even stabilize itself, Gardi’s shield smashed into its body once again.

"BOOM!!"

The terrifying impact directly sent the Legendary Zombie flying backward.

Its body smashed through the Hospital corridor wall before crashing violently into a nearby ward.

"ROARRRR!!!"

The Physician Attendant let out another furious roar after smashing into the ward.

The sound echoed throughout the entire Hospital floor.

However, unlike before, Vikram’s attention wasn’t focused on the Zombie’s anger.

Instead, his gaze remained fixed on the blood dripping from the Physician Attendant’s wounds.

"Hmm?"

"Why is the Legendary Zombie’s blood almost identical to human blood?"