Three months had passed since arriving on the post-apocalyptic planet.
Arrival had been in early winter.
Now, it was early spring.
Outside the air-raid shelter.
Qin Feng leaned back in his lounge chair.
Basking in the sun, his mind wandered.
There were two main pressing matters.
One was the honey fungus.
The other was the monster that had caused the great disaster.
He and Zhang Heng had scouted it; within a mere twelve hours, the honey fungus's mycelium had extended by 400 meters.
It was about 30 kilometers from the base.
Base 5 was chosen in the direction of the honey fungus.
Therefore, it was closer to Base 5.
It would spread there in more than twenty days!
Of course.
Since Qin Feng dared to build Base 5 there, he was confident in his ability to handle it.
To resolve the honey fungus, his strength had to advance further.
Xiao Ruoruo also needed to level up again.
The Level 8 crystal, with only sixty percent of its energy remaining, was not enough for him to level up alone.
Let alone Xiao Ruoruo.
The monster that appeared twelve days after the discovery of the honey fungus.
That was the breakthrough key.
Seven days had passed since the discovery of the honey fungus.
Five days remained.
The fifth sub-base was nearing completion.
At the current pace, seven sub-bases would be built before he left.
A sound echoed from high above.
A giant white stork descended from the sky.
It was controlled by Liu Pi.
"Captain!"
Liu Pi leaped off the stork's back, grabbed a drink from the small table beside the lounge chair, unscrewed it, and said, "You were right! There's something going on along the Shangjing-Chengde line!"
Four people in the base could fly.
An Ling had flight abilities.
Qin Feng, Zhou Haiyang, and Liu Pi had mounts.
An Ling had no combat ability and couldn't be sent on missions alone.
Zhou Haiyang was assisting He Dong in building the base.
Qin Feng…
He needed to rest.
Liu Pi had been responsible for patrol duties during this period.
A few days ago.
Qin Feng had specifically instructed him to pay attention to the Shangjing-Chengde area during this time.
Liu Pi took a large gulp of the drink.
Tired and thirsty.
*Pfft!*
He spat out the drink, "What is this drink? It tastes awful!"
"Oriental Tea," Qin Feng chuckled.
Before sunbathing.
He had casually taken some cigarettes, snacks, and drinks from his dimensional space.
As a result, one of them turned out to be a dud.
This thing was known as…
One of the worst-tasting drinks!
Liu Pi threw the bottle away and grabbed another drink, "So many zombies... they're running out of the cities, and some are heading this way!"
"Are they planning to attack the mountains?"
During his patrol, he had made a significant discovery.
A large number of zombies were leaving the city.
And rushing towards the mountains.
Regular zombies already had considerable intelligence.
The intelligence of Level 7 mutants was almost on par with humans.
There were no living people left in the cities.
They wanted to eat meat, so leaving the cities might be to head towards the mountainous areas where humans gathered.
"Do they seem organized?" Qin Feng asked in return.
"This..."
Liu Pi was taken aback.
They didn't!
When Zhang Tianbao had gathered zombies, the zombie horde moved in large, organized formations, similar to a real army.
But what he saw…
"Scattered, messy," he recalled.
"Therefore, they are not attacking the mountains."
Qin Feng stood up and said gravely, "Immediately send out a message. All senior members of the sub-bases, prepare to defend against the zombies."
Defend?
Liu Pi felt there was something wrong with that word.
"Try to communicate with the zombies," Qin Feng added.
"What?!"
Liu Pi's eyes widened.
Those were zombies!
They had always been their targets, and countless humans had become their prey.
Sworn enemies!
How could they communicate?
"If you can subdue them, that's best. If not, try to persuade them. Tell them!"
Qin Feng's expression was solemn, "We have a common enemy – the mutated plants and animals!"
"This..."
Liu Pi's understanding of the world shattered.
"Oyster Omelet!" Qin Feng roared.
*Caw!*
The sea eagle, which had been catching mutated insects nearby, immediately flew over upon hearing the call.
Qin Feng leaped onto the bird's back.
"Go!"
The sea eagle took to the sky.
Following Qin Feng's instructions, it flew southeast.
...
Sixty kilometers southeast of Yan Mountain.
In the wilderness.
A large number of zombies were on the run.
Some of the more intelligent zombies, with higher intellect, showed a glimmer of…
Fear!
It was rare to see a scene like the countless zombies gathered in the cities. These zombies were mostly scattered, each fleeing for their lives.
The scene was like a complete rout after being defeated by an enemy.
From the beginning of the "Living Dead Legion" plot.
Half of humanity had turned into zombies.
Certainly.
Ability users were hunting them.
And in the "2012" plot, a large number of zombies died due to geological disasters.
But, many still remained.
Take Shangjing as an example.
Initially, there were over ten million zombies.
Even after the "2012" plot, at least five million remained.
What's more.
The fleeing zombies were not only from Shangjing.
What kind of enemy could scare so many zombies into fleeing for their lives?
...
Forty kilometers from Qin Feng's base.
"Captain, it should be in that direction," Oleg pointed into the distance.
"Let's go!"
Kashev nodded.
Two days ago.
They had teleported near Yan Jing.
Due to the drastic changes in terrain caused by the mountain-building movement in the previous plot, they couldn't pinpoint Qin Feng's base precisely.
They had to search slowly.
"Damn it!"
The group's expressions suddenly changed.
Indeed!
To the southwest, a swarm of zombies was charging towards them.
"How could this be?!"
Kashev was terrified.
This was at the foot of Yan Mountain, nearly a hundred kilometers from Shangjing.
Zombies were mainly concentrated in cities.
There were also some in the wilderness.
But never this many, this dense!
Were they crazy?
As far as the eye could see.
It was a dense mass of zombies, like locusts swarming crops.
Their strength was considerable.
As long as they didn't encounter mutants, with their recent improvements in strength, they could easily fight one or two hundred zombies.
But…
Was this one or two hundred zombies?
It was more than one or two thousand!
It was over!
The zombies' physical bodies were strong, and their speed was much faster than theirs. The key was the sheer number.
Even escape seemed like a luxury.
They had come to seek help from Qin Feng, only to meet their end here.
"Do you need help?"
At the critical moment.
A voice came from above.
*Whoosh!*
The sea eagle was still circling overhead, and Qin Feng had already landed in front of them.
"Qin Feng?!" Kashev's eyes widened.
What a coincidence?
It was and it wasn't.
Qin Feng couldn't have known in advance that Kashev would come to Daxia.
But after receiving the report from Liu Pi, it was normal for him to discover Kashev while flying in this direction.
"Zombies… so many zombies!" Deputy Captain Oleg exclaimed.
With his keen eyesight, he could see kilometers away.
Thousands upon thousands of zombies were rushing.
"Do you need help?" Qin Feng asked again, unconcerned.
"So… what are the conditions?"
Kashev realized that Qin Feng would not offer any help without reason.
His help definitely had a price!
"1.67 million square kilometers." Qin Feng smiled.
"What does that mean?"
Oleg's history wasn't very good.
He didn't understand Qin Feng's meaning.
*Swish!*
Kashev's expression changed.
"Impossible!" he refused without hesitation.
As a patriot.
He could never agree to such a demand!
"17 million square kilometers, what's the point of being one-tenth less?"
Qin Feng pointed to the distant fleeing horde, "An entire army wiped out, two plots descending, what do you think… the loss would be?"