Chapter 264

Aria Bennett had no idea her recent actions had sent the livestream into a frenzy.

The live comments exploded:

[Holy crap! This girl’s got skills!]

[Who called her a pretty face with no talent? Come take your L!]

Of course, some viewers remained skeptical:

[It’s too early to judge. Let’s see how she handles real danger.]

[Wait till the zombies show up. She’ll probably start crying.]

As the group reached the warehouse exit, they ran into several other teams.

Ezra Vaughn and the others exchanged smug glances—thanks to Aria’s warning, they hadn’t been caught off guard like the rest.

"Move fast," Aria said crisply, checking her watch. "Next round’s starting."

She led the team through the corridor with swift, precise movements.

Then, a bone-chilling growl echoed from ahead.

"Wh-what was that?" Miles Sutton stammered.

Aria shot him an unimpressed look. "Zombies. Obviously."

Declan Ross excitedly brandished his kitchen knife. "Finally, the real deal!"

The live comments went wild:

[LMAO Aria and Ronan look like they’re babysitting three idiots.]

[The contrast is killing me—brain cells vs. brawn cells.]

When the metal door creaked open, a rotting arm shot through the gap.

"Sh*t!" Ezra and Miles yelled in unison, instinctively kicking out.

The zombie staggered back, then lunged again—its decaying face and putrid stench horrifyingly realistic.

"Aim for the head!" Aria reminded them calmly. "Stop flailing around!"

The three scrambled to follow her advice, barely taking down the first zombie.

Then three more charged at them.

By the time they finished, panting and exhausted, they turned to see Aria and Ronan lounging casually nearby.

"You guys—" Ezra whined.

Ronan adjusted his glasses. "I’m the brains of this operation."

Aria smoothed her hair. "You expect a refined beauty like me to hack up zombies? Please."

The live chat lost it:

[Confirmed: these three are just her minions.]

[Queen Aria reigns supreme!]

What shocked viewers most was Aria’s unflinching reaction to the gore.

"Aren’t you… scared?" Declan finally asked.

Aria smirked. "Of what? It’s all fake."

She strode past the zombie corpses without a second glance.

The three guys exchanged looks, realizing one thing:

This girl was badass.

Meanwhile, anti-fans who’d been waiting to mock her quietly deleted their prepared insults.

This… wasn’t going how they’d planned.