The Archery Club Shine!

March 18, 20xx — 08:46 AM

Longwan University — Eastern Gate Exit / Connecting Streets

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The zombies...

Wandering. Sniffing. Swaying like meat puppets whose strings had frayed. Some wore student uniforms, others security vests crusted in black.

"Twenty-seven... maybe thirty," Zhou Xue whispered.

Mu Qinglan's eyes narrowed. "We could avoid them."

"Not cleanly. They're spread out."

Yifei nodded at me. "You want me to charge?"

"No." I turned to the back. "Archers."

Chen Xun and Deng Hua stepped forward — Liang Qiu a second later. Each one drew arrows from the shoulder bags I gave them. Light carbon shafts. Reinforced tips. I saw their fingers tremble — not with fear, but readiness.

"Fire only on my signal," I said.

They nodded.

Zhou Xue pointed to a crumbled retaining wall about ten meters ahead. "That spot's raised. Good elevation. Clear line of fire."