My Cell Prison
Chapter 1509 - 1507 Special Target

Chapter 1509: Chapter 1507 Special Target

"Besides the special infected, are there any other special targets?" Sally still seemed puzzled.

"The zombie network I’m connected to shows a completely unique ’zombie’ on the second floor of the mall... even current-stage fully mutated special infected can’t compare to it.

It might relate to the origin of the zombie virus, could be tied to the crux of this game, or maybe it’s the true challenge of the game. I need to figure out what exactly this thing is."

While Han Dong was explaining, the special dark spot on the zombie network, which had remained stationary for a long time, suddenly started moving.

"Huh? It had been stationary before. Is it due to the increase in ladybug numbers, making the difficulty escalate, causing this entity to start moving and actively hunting for hidden killers in the mall?

Sally, for now, you all stay here. I’ll first check out the ’nature’ of that thing."

"Be careful... the more you talk about it, the more something feels off.

The nature of this game is [Survival Against Mode], and Nicholas, you’ve mentioned that we should pay attention to the word ’survival.’ Whoever created this game might account for exceptions like you trying to exploit loopholes."

"Yeah, if something feels wrong, my first choice will always be to flee."

Seeing the worried expression on Sally’s face, Han Dong gently placed his hand on her head, making a stroking motion over her goat horns.

As Han Dong, still disguised as a zombie, left, the monitoring room was once again left with only Sally and the shopping guide.

Although Henry was just a character within the game, he was designated as male... at the earlier parting scene, Sally, who temporarily removed her goat mask, had completely entranced him.

Suddenly, Sally turned her head.

Her previously gentle and delicate face instantly transformed into one of extreme ferocity, savagery, and even bloodthirstiness. Through her eyes, filled with floating tentacles and suffused with a purple glow, one could vaguely sense the countless enemies slain by Sally in the past.

"Stare at me one more time, and I’ll gouge out your eyeballs and take you to the Black Forest to experience what being ’cleared out’ feels like."

As she spoke, a chilling sensation grazed his lower body, forcing his buttocks to clench tightly... even with his well-toned physique, he was so terrified that he curled up in the corner, trembling.

...

Outside the mall.

As a zombie among the infected, Han Dong still wouldn’t be attacked by the special infected.

He even deliberately got closer to the special infected along the way, observing their biological characteristics to prepare for future combat.

"This kind of [The Eye] is quite troublesome... it grants the zombie hordes additional visual capabilities, which would nullify the effectiveness of the scent suppressants we just acquired.

Thankfully, the eye’s vision is limited to a roughly 60° cone."

The timer showed only 14 minutes remaining, urging Han Dong toward the second floor.

At the same time, according to the zombie radar, the special target was moving toward the first floor.

"Huh? That thing is heading to the first floor... is it planning to search the mall floor by floor, starting from the bottom? Or did it finish off the second-floor squad and is now trying to hunt down other targets?"

As Han Dong made his way to the second floor, he didn’t choose the hidden [Safety Passage]; instead, he strode openly down the [Escalator].

The former, while discreet, had a higher chance of encountering other killers.

[Mall’s Second Floor] was the daily essentials area. Han Dong didn’t immediately pursue the special target.

Instead, he first went to the spot where the target had stayed for a significant period, then followed its trail afterward.

This way, he might gather critical information based on the residual environment.

"This is!?"

When Han Dong arrived at the spot where the special target had stayed during the [Ladybug Count = 1] stage, the scene before him made his scalp tingle.

1. A bloodied indentation on a wall, as if formed by repeated head trauma.

2. Scattered across the surrounding floor were bone fragments with visible teeth marks, clothing remnants, and shattered mask pieces.

3. Zombie chunks reduced to a pulp-like consistency, hanging on shelves or strewn about.

4. Despite the apparent ferocity of the battle, none of the nearby shelves had toppled; only a few items had fallen on the floor.

A team of killers had encountered the special target here.

Yet, without any signs of intense combat, they had been killed. The untouched shelves were a clear testament to this.

"The power disparity was immense, leaving them no chance to even flee—it’s just too absurd... and the ’behavior’ of the special target is utterly different from other zombies.

It directly devours its victims whole, lacking the instinct to spread the virus or increase its own kind.

Even more outrageous, some surrounding zombies also got caught in the crossfire.

If it were the work of two killers, it wouldn’t result in the affected zombies being reduced to something so unrecognizably minced.

Is it possible the special target found the zombies inconvenient and decided to kill them too? Maybe it considered them appetizers, consuming them as a side dish along with the two killers?"

The scene before him filled Han Dong with a sense of foreboding.

Following the special target’s trail, Han Dong continued onward.

Along the way, he found more zombie body parts. Unlike the earlier pulp, these were larger and more intact... but by their scent and bite marks, it was unmistakably the work of the same ’individual.’

"What the hell is this thing? Eating its own kind?"

As Han Dong’s face grew grim, he descended the escalator, reaching the mall’s first floor, where electronics, tools, and soft furnishings were sold.

His heart skipped a beat!

Instantly, he deployed his best acting skills, perfectly blending in with the zombie horde.

This reduced the likelihood of being treated as ’food.’

In that moment, Han Dong finally understood the implication of [Survival Against Mode]... why "Survival" came before "Against."

It wasn’t due to convenience or alphabetical order.

It was about priority.

[Survival] was the true essence of this game.

Survival referred both to the dense hordes of zombies and the uncontrollable number of ladybugs.

And to the special target now in Han Dong’s line of sight—a humanoid figure with a bald head and a spine slightly protruding from its back.

It was currently peeling off a zombie’s skin with its bare hands, dismantling the body as if conducting a gourmet evaluation, sucking, swallowing, and chewing its meal... the victim was a special infected—a hunter.

The ribs embedded in the hunter’s chest cavity were plucked out one by one, effortlessly crushed, and the marrow consumed.

Witnessing this, Han Dong’s entire right arm broke out in a wave of goosebumps.

It was the Count’s instinctive fear, triggered by sensing danger.

『Nicholas, don’t you even think about it—don’t you dare mess with this thing! What the hell is it? Is this game even playable anymore?』

The Count’s cowardice was nothing new to Han Dong.

Cold sweat slid down Han Dong’s cheek as he awkwardly grinned:

『It’s outrageously strong, true... but if we gather more intel, come up with a strategy, perhaps there’s a chance.』

『You! Are you serious? This is suicide! I just established myself in the Different World and got a proper identity—I don’t want to die.』

『Between Beheading King and this thing, who’s more dangerous?』

『That... that’s not even comparable! The Beheading King came looking for us; we had no choice in the matter. Besides, our current state is too weak. One slip and we’re dead.』

『How about this?

We create an ’accident’ and see firsthand just how strong this guy is before making a decision.』

『What are you planning?』

『When I killed the Werewolf Doctor’s team, wasn’t it mentioned that there were six remaining killers besides us? The two on the second floor are dead, and we cleared the third floor.

Most likely, there are two teams hiding on the mall’s first floor. Let’s try to find them.』