Pew! Pew! Pew!
Green blood splattered across the holographic screen as Sophie shot one stumbling figure after another while maintaining a firm grip on her pistol.
Rachel, Astrid, and her were playing an arcade game called 'Zombie Rush Hour' where the objective was to kill as many enemies as possible before the timer ran out.
Zombies were not real but certain parasitic alien species could attach themselves to the heads of other creatures and control their hosts in a zombie-like manner.
The risk was extremely low to cultivators, but ordinary people were especially vulnerable which led to the creation of a booming sub-industry of pharmaceutics purely dedicated to parasite extermination.
"This is unfair!" came a frustrated growl behind Sophie.
Astrid was trying to hold the blaster pistol, but her long claws and the shape of her hand prevented her from getting a firm grip, so all the shots at the zombies were wildly off target.
