Courage

The two of them slammed directly into the stacked steel. Long Ming immediately leaned against the steel, his hands choking the man-eating ghoul, his left foot braced against the ground, his right leg wrapped around its body, using all his strength to pin it down, then roared at Gu Yi. "Hurry!" "Where do I shoot?" "The back!" "Ah, will it shoot through and hit you?" Gu Yi asked uneasily. "No, shoot quickly, I can't hold on!" Long Ming roared, veins bulging on his face. This ghoul was about the same size as him, but its strength was far greater. Gu Yi steeled himself and pulled the trigger. Bang! The ghoul's back was instantly hit, a large chunk blown away, black blood spraying continuously. "Ah!" The ghoul cried out in pain. Seizing the opportunity, Long Ming shoved the ghoul away, scrambled to his feet at top speed, and rushed to Gu Yi and Chen Wei's side, panting heavily as he looked at the ghoul before them. Only now did he see the monster's full appearance clearly: humanoid form, about 1.6 meters tall, its skin had hardened all over, its hands had turned into claws, its mouth was full of sharp teeth. The wounded ghoul struggled to its feet and bared its mouth, roaring at the three of them. "Good grief, what is this thing? It won't die!" Chen Wei said nervously. "I don't know." Gu Yi broke the barrels of his double-barreled short gun downward, dumped out two shell casings, and fumbled to load two bullets. He kept telling himself it was just a game, but this was too realistic. The ghoul charged at the three of them. "It's charging, kill it quickly!" Chen Wei shouted nervously. Gu Yi frantically raised his double-barreled short gun at the charging ghoul, his hands shaking. "Give it to me." Seeing Gu Yi so tense, Long Ming frowned, snatched the short gun from his hand, calmly raised it at the charging ghoul, and suddenly pulled the trigger. Bang! The ghoul's head was instantly blown apart, sticky liquid and chunks of flesh spraying everywhere, its body falling with a thud. "Awesome!" Gu Yi and Chen Wei shouted joyfully at seeing the ghoul taken down. Long Ming exhaled as he saw the ghoul downed, also breathing a sigh of relief. But the next second, Long Ming immediately shouted. "Careful, there's another." Gu Yi and Chen Wei were startled, frantically looking around. Long Ming, with a grim face, looked toward the stacked steel on the right. The next second, a man-eating ghoul two meters tall, even more muscular, bared its teeth and walked out from behind the stacked steel. "No way, this one seems bigger and stronger." Gu Yi and Chen Wei were frightened by the ghoul before them, their voices trembling. Long Ming stared at the ghoul, calmly extending his hand toward Gu Yi. "Bullets!" "N-no..." "Forget it, give me bullets!" "No, none left." Gu Yi stammered in reply to Long Ming. Hearing Gu Yi's words, Long Ming immediately tossed the gun to Gu Yi with a grim face. The ghoul before them fixed its scarlet eyes on the three of them, walking toward them step by step. "Let's run." Chen Wei and Gu Yi retreated a step in fear. Long Ming looked at the approaching ghoul, took a deep breath, his gaze growing firmer. He didn't retreat, but reached down to pick up a scattered axe from the ground, facing the approaching ghoul. Seeing Long Ming raise his axe to face the enemy, Gu Yi and Chen Wei were shocked and asked in disbelief. "Brother, aren't you running?" "Can we outrun it?" Long Ming stared fixedly at the ghoul steadily approaching. These creatures' leg muscles were extremely developed; there was no way they could outrun it. Since they were doomed either way, better to fight hard; his axe might not be at a disadvantage. "Damn it, fight it to the death." Gu Yi came to his senses and said with resolve. "Yeah, fight it." Chen Wei looked around at the ground, then immediately picked up an iron hammer. Gu Yi also crouched to find a weapon—a screwdriver and a saw. "Good grief, nothing usable?" Long Ming glanced at them from the corner of his eye, also somewhat surprised that these two hadn't run. The ghoul let out a roar, suddenly leaped up and charged. Long Ming didn't hesitate, grabbed his axe and went to meet it. The instant they drew near, the ghoul raised its sharp claws to tear at Long Ming. Long Ming held his breath, then his body tilted, narrowly avoiding the claws. Next, he swung his axe with all his might, burying it viciously in the ghoul's chest. Crack! The axe embedded partway, but the tremendous recoil numbed Long Ming instantly, as if he had chopped into a very hard bone. The ghoul cried out in pain after being chopped. Long Ming yanked the axe free, preparing to strike again, but the enraged ghoul kicked him in the stomach. Bang! Long Ming was struck hard, stumbled back, and fell to the ground. He clutched his stomach with one hand, the intense pain nearly knocking the breath out of him, but he forced himself up. The ghoul rushed at Long Ming without pause. Just then, Chen Wei swung his hammer at the ghoul. "Take this!" The ghoul suddenly turned its head toward Chen Wei and caught the iron hammer with its claw. Chen Wei's eyes widened. The ghoul grabbed the hammer along with Chen Wei and threw them both out. Bang! Chen Wei slammed heavily into the stacked steel nearby, then fell heavily to the ground, groaning in pain. "Ah, it hurts so much!" The ghoul turned to Long Ming getting up and charged again. Long Ming gripped his axe, eyes fixed on the charging ghoul, decisively rolled to the right to dodge the pounce. He quickly got up, charged from the side, and struck again with his axe. The ghoul turned and slashed with a claw. Bang! Axe and claw collided, and a tremendous force traveled through the axe into Long Ming, who stumbled back several steps. Just as the ghoul bared its teeth and was about to charge at Long Ming, Gu Yi rushed up from behind carrying a heavy iron bucket, slamming it over the ghoul's head. The ghoul instantly lost sight and frantically reached out with its left claw to grab the bucket covering its head. Seeing this, Long Ming immediately shouted. "Grab its left hand!" Gu Yi immediately reached out with both hands, clutching the ghoul's left arm tightly from behind to keep it from grabbing the bucket. The ghoul then raised its right claw. Fortunately, Chen Wei saw this and rushed up, grabbing its right arm with both hands. The ghoul struggled desperately, and Gu Yi and Chen Wei clung on desperately, their faces turning red. "Hold on!" Long Ming's eyes flashed with determination. He charged straight at the ghoul and buried his axe in its neck. Crack! The axe embedded halfway into the neck but didn't sever it. The ghoul roared and shook them off, throwing Gu Yi and Chen Wei away. Thud! Both slammed heavily onto the ground, groaning in pain. "Ow~" Long Ming didn't panic; instead, he yanked the axe free, stepped back a few steps, focused on the wound, burst forth with all his strength, leaped up, and swung his axe hard at the neck. Crack! This time the ghoul's head was cleanly severed. After killing the ghoul, Long Ming bent over, gasping violently, his chest rising and falling. Gu Yi and Chen Wei clutched their waists, hissing in pain as they stood up. Seeing the ghoul beheaded, they looked at Long Ming differently, all giving him thumbs up. "Brother, you're really brave!" Long Ming steadied his racing heart, then said coldly to the two. "It's not safe here. Spread out quickly, search for more things, then evacuate." "Okay." Gu Yi and Chen Wei nodded quickly. Then the two hurriedly left the warehouse, leaving it to Long Ming.