A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 323: Chapter 257 Tyrant_1

“I had no idea, Uncle Tall, that you’re so skilled…

Looking at Duanmu Huai who returned to them, Claire also unavoidably sighed. She suspiciously regarded Duanmu Huai’s body, moving her flashlight over it.

“Are you really uninjured?”

Claire knew how powerful these monsters were. Not only were they incredibly difficult to destroy, but anyone injured by them would also be infected, turning into a zombie. This was why Marvin didn’t walk with them. Those monsters were terrifying, with sharp teeth and claws. Claire couldn’t even imagine what it would be like to be scratched by one.

She had assumed that Duanmu Huai would at least be somewhat injured after fighting with the creature. However, upon closer look, she couldn’t see a single sign of injury. Only the muscles bulging under the light gave off a shiny appearance, as if he didn’t have a single scratch on his skin.

As for this, Duanmu Huai was naturally well-prepared.

“Oh, of course, that’s because I know Kung Fu.”

“Kung Fu?”

Upon hearing this, Claire was stunned, quickly looking at Duanmu Huai’s face. Due to Duanmu Huai’s bald head and towering figure, Claire had to look up at him to talk, so she hadn’t noticed closely before. But now taking a closer look, she immediately noticed Duanmu Huai’s distinguishing characteristics.

“You know Kung Fu? Can Kung Fu really do that?”

“Sure, what I have learned is the ‘Golden Bell Cover’, one of the seventy-two unique skills of Shaolin. It can make my skin as hard as iron through inner power, impervious to swords and spears. Never mind the creature’s claws and teeth, it can even hold off bullets.”

No one was going to expose him now, so Duanmu Huai just made up whatever he saw fit. After all, the foreign people always have a mysterious view of Kung Fu. Roaming freely over roofs and walls, or crossing a river on a single reed is common. So, something like a bullet-proof ‘Golden Bell Cover Iron Cloth Shirt’ could be accepted.

Sure enough, upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s nonsense, Claire and the blonde girl had something of a revelation. It seemed they really took Kung Fu as some kind of super power.

But very soon, the blonde girl eyes Duanmu Huai curiously, asking another question.

“Then, Uncle, is your frightening appearance also because of your Kung Fu practice?”

“………Yes.”

Duanmu Huai went quiet for a moment, and gave a nod.

“People who practice that Kung Fu are really pitiful……”

“………”

I really thank you for that.

Feeling the girl’s pure, sympathetic gaze, Duanmu Huai silently turned his back.

Sometimes, pure innocence is also a sharp blade.

If he hadn’t developed resistance after being backstabbed by his own puppet for so long, Duanmu Huai might have fainted from holding his breath.

After disposing of the creature, the three of them continued on the road. The girl also told everyone her name; she is called Sherry. The reason she appeared here was to find her parents.

Looking at this pitiful little girl, Claire’s maternal instincts burst forth, taking her hand while they walked on, starting a conversation.

“What’s your mom like?”

“She works at the Umbrella Corporation, working on a new drug.”

“Umbrella Corporation? That big pharmaceutical factory?”

“Yes, my mom is always working, I rarely see her…”

“Hmm……”

Hearing this, Claire reached out to pat Sherry’s head.

“I hope you can see her soon, how about your dad?”

“My dad……”

Faced with Claire’s question, Sherry hesitated, looking at Duanmu Huai, who was walking in front, with a complex gaze. Then she spoke.

“He works with my mom, but he has already…… passed away.”

And he had just passed away.

“Oh……”

Hearing Sherry’s reply, Claire was stunned. Then she also looked at Sherry and spoke.

“My parents have also died, leaving only me and my brother……”

“Oh, sorry, I made you remember unpleasant things… ”

“It’s okay.”

“Alright, we’re almost there.”

Duanmu Huai interrupted their chat, preventing any further comforting. You don’t have to chat if you can’t bear you guys butchering each other like this. Luckily, as they spoke, they had already crossed the underground passage, arriving on the other side, then the three of them crawled out from the opening of the sewer —— no doubt, for Duanmu Huai, this was a difficult journey. He was almost stuck in there and couldn’t get out.

“I’m never crawling through these damn tunnels again.”

After climbing out of the sewer opening, Duanmu Huai couldn’t help but complain. His size was indeed troublesome, many places were simply too small for him. If Duanmu Huai was even slightly heavier, he would have had to find another way —— honestly, if Duanmu Huai had the choice, he would rather leave through the front door of the police station than crawl through the damn sewer.

Finally coming out of it, Duanmu Huai looked around. From the surroundings, they seemed to be in an underground parking lot near the police station, but the door was securely locked, they couldn’t proceed. Claire and Sherry came to the side of the door, looking at the red indicator light in front of them, unable to figure out what to do.

“Damn, we need an access card, what do we do now……”

“Let me give it a try.”

Just as Duanmu Huai stepped forward, planning to tear the thing open, suddenly, a voice came from behind them.

“Sherry?”

Hearing the voice, the three of them turned around to see an older, overweight man in a police uniform walking towards them from the other side. He stared at Sherry, speaking.

“Such a brave little girl, running around in such chaos…”

Just then, the thug promptly lifted his gun, aiming directly at Claire.

“Get down, hands on your head.”

“What are you doing…”

Upon witnessing this, Claire was startled. Then, Duanmu Huai took large strides from the shadows, reaching Claire and Sherry and glared fiercely at the thug. At the sight of Duanmu Huai, the thug turned deathly pale. He trembled as he aimed his gun at Duanmu Huai, his eyes wide as light bulbs.

“You, you’re a monster! Stay away, or I’ll fire!”

With frantic screams, the thug pulled the trigger. Due to his overwhelming panic, his aim was shifted. When Sherry and Claire heard the gunshot, they both screamed and quickly crouched, covering their heads. Then they saw the thug staring at Duanmu Huai in terror. In the next moment, his face turned green, and he opened his mouth like a beached fish struggling to breathe. Subsequently, the thug tossed his gun aside and clutched his chest. Then he collapsed face-first to the ground.

[Target has made contact with Fearful Aura]

[Target is undergoing willpower identification—Identification failed]

[Target has died suddenly]

“…………”

Ignoring the system notification before him, Duanmu Huai turned his head, looking innocently at the flabbergasted Claire and Sherry.

“As you can see, I did nothing.”

Then he spoke.

Regardless, the unlucky fat man was already dead. There was nothing Duanmu Huai could do. After all, he had done nothing; this dead fat man just happened to be his enemy with an exceptionally frail will. Look, the two little girls, Sherry and Claire, are all right under his protection, while the fat man was scared to death.

Oh, now he is indeed a dead fat man.

After finding the parking lot access card on the dead fat man’s body, the trio opened the parking lot’s large doors and finally escaped this area.

Now what remained was to determine where they would go next.

Claire came here to find her brother. Now that she learned her brother was on vacation, she had no other goal, and Sherry was still hoping to find her mother. She knew the passage leading to the Umbrella Corporation’s underground facility. Duanmu Huai and Claire discussed and decided to take Sherry to see her mother—even though Duanmu Huai truly had had enough of the sewer.

After deciding on their next target, the trio left the parking lot and, guided by Sherry, moved towards the passageway to the Umbrella underground facility.

It was the deep of night, and a heavy rain was falling. Zombies could be seen all around them.

Among them were even a few particularly threatening entities, such as…

“Woof, woof, woof!”

Accompanied by barks, two zombie dogs easily jumped over the mesh wall and headed straight for Duanmu Huai. They leaped at Duanmu Huai’s throat, their huge mouths wide open. However, in the next moment, two large hands appeared from both sides and caught their heads, forcibly smashing their skulls together. The heads of the two zombie dogs then melded together, turning into a grotesque amalgam.

“Such pesky creatures.”

After dumping the corpses of the zombie dog, Duanmu Huai grumbled, then continued forward.

“Thank you, Uncle Tall…”

Sherry, who was hiding behind Claire, peeked out and whispered thanks to Duanmu Huai. After all, the little girl knew very well that without this formidable and terrifying tall figure, she and Claire probably couldn’t have braved the crisis-ridden streets and reached the underground facility on their own.

“You’re welcome, and don’t call me uncle. I’m not even twenty-five.”

“Eh?!”

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, both Claire and Sherry were taken aback.

“But Tall, you’re so young? I thought…”

“Thought what?”

“Oh, nothing…”

“Forget it.”

Duanmu Huai didn’t bother to delve into what Claire meant. But…

“This damn weather, and I can’t find any clothes to wear…”

Although Claire and Sherry had found raincoats in a nearby shop, Duanmu Huai’s tall stature meant he couldn’t find any suits for himself. After all, finding something for his size was nearly impossible.

“Never mind. Should we move toward our destination? How far is it?”

“Um… when we cross that street…”

As she spoke, Sherry pointed at the street in front of them and then froze.

“What is it, Sherry?”

Noticing that Sherry was acting strange, Claire asked. However, Sherry just shook her head, looking nervously ahead.

“That, what is that…”

“Huh?”

Upon hearing Sherry’s words, Duanmu Huai and Claire turned to look where she was pointing. Under the dim street light, they saw a dark figure gradually emerging from the other side. He was bald like Duanmu Huai, tall and strong, dressed in a black trench coat, his eyes devoid of any color.

Could this be….. a Tyrant?

“Thump….thump…thump….”

The Tyrant seemingly noticed the presence of Duanmu Huai and the others. He changed his direction and headed towards them, soon breaking into a run.

“Tall!”

“I know! Leave it to me, you two hide!”

At this point, Duanmu Huai clenched his fists and glared at the incoming Tyrant with gleaming eyes.

It’s not that he had some idea about the Tyrant. Rather… he would finally have clothes to wear!!