Suddenly!
Zhang Tianbao saw the signal flare rising into the sky in the distance.
Not long after the flare appeared.
He also saw a…
Giant bird with a wingspan of ten meters descend!
So familiar!
"Finally, I've been waiting for you… luckily I didn't give up…" he smiled sinisterly.
He hated Qin Feng to the bone.
But with his own strength, it was impossible to kill Qin Feng.
What to do?
Kill with a borrowed knife!
Qin Feng's group couldn't stay in the base all the time; they had to kill zombies to get crystals.
The base was to the northwest of Shangjing.
The best location to hunt zombies was near the Northwest Seventh Ring Road.
Not too many zombies.
Nor too few.
Able to attack and retreat.
Therefore.
After escaping four days ago, he returned to Shangjing and hid near the Northwest Seventh Ring Road.
These past two days, he had also secretly scouted this area.
How many zombie hordes were there?
Where were their territories?
He knew them like the back of his hand!
Anyway, he wasn't afraid of being eaten.
His body reeked, making zombies unable to bite him; they would gag if they got too close!
He quickly descended from the rooftop.
…
Three blocks away.
Dense numbers of zombies were wandering.
After days of development, scattered zombies were becoming fewer, and zombie hordes were constantly expanding.
This zombie horde, though not the largest, numbered four to five thousand.
Suddenly!
A woman's small motorcycle drove over.
"Roar!"
Level 3 zombies at the perimeter roared.
They pounced.
Zhang Tianbao turned the motorcycle around, ready to escape at any moment, and shouted, "Big Brother! I can help you find humans!"
"And they are ability users. Eating them can enhance your strength!"
Two plans.
If the other party was like Brother Zombie and could accept his allegiance, that would be best.
After all.
Intelligent zombies were smarter than their kind even at level 1.
As fellow level 5s, Zhang Tianbao was not sure if the leader of this zombie horde could understand him.
If he couldn't understand…
He would escape!
And lead the zombie horde there!
"Roar…" A large number of zombies lunged.
"Holy crap!"
Zhang Tianbao immediately twisted the throttle.
"Roar!"
Just then, a roar came from afar, and all the zombies stopped.
The zombie horde parted.
A giant zombie, nearly two meters sixty tall,
Walked over step by step.
Intelligent zombies had very high IQs; they could not only understand but also speak.
Today.
All zombies had evolved.
The leader of this horde was also a level 5 mutant.
It wasn't as intelligent as Brother Zombie, but it could already understand human speech: "Roar!"
"Over there!"
Zhang Tianbao pointed in a direction: "There are human ability users. I can take you there—I smell terrible, Big Brother, you won't be able to eat me!"
"Roar!"
The mutant cast a fierce gaze.
As if to say.
If you dare to lie to me, I'll eat you!
Among zombies, level 5 was a watershed from level 4.
Even if not as intelligent as Brother Zombie, ordinary level 5 mutants, though unable to speak, could already understand human speech.
After all.
They were humans before.
Understanding human speech meant understanding the weighing of pros and cons.
This human…
Smelled too bad!
If they could eat other humans, especially in greater numbers, it would naturally be more worthwhile.
Zhang Tianbao was excited.
Now it was great!
This mutant could understand, which meant other mutants could too.
Did this imply that all mutants could potentially be cooperation targets?
"Big Brother, I'll take you!" Zhang Tianbao shouted.
The woman's motorcycle led the way.
Thousands of zombies followed behind.
…
A group of five, led by Zhang Heng, were fighting.
Slaying scattered zombies.
Han Xiao had been following behind.
"No way…"
After two hours, Liu Xiaohui couldn't help it: "Why aren't you doing anything?!"
Even Zhang Heng, the captain, was killing zombies.
But she?
Observed from the sidelines the entire time!
"The captain said."
Han Xiao glanced at him: "My attack power is strong, but my sustained combat ability is insufficient. I'm mainly here to be prepared for unforeseen circumstances!"
Soul Burst was a burst type ability.
Extremely powerful.
Direct headshots!
However, each use consumed more mental energy than Zhang Heng and the others.
It was somewhat similar to summoning,
Yet different.
Summoning consumed a lot each time, but at least the summoned creature could fight for a period.
Her ability was only for that single burst.
Even at level 3, Soul Burst could only be used eight times.
"They are over there!"
Suddenly!
A shout came from far away.
What the hell?
"Zhang Tianbao?!" Zhang Heng saw him.
The distance was two hundred meters, far beyond his attack range.
He was about to rush over…
"Roar!"
The next moment, an overwhelming wave of zombies charged towards them.
"Not good! Run… run quickly!"
Zhang Heng's face changed dramatically. He grabbed the walkie-talkie: "Captain, we're under attack, it's Zhang Tianbao…"
None of the members of the Shitian team were physique-type ability users.
How could they outrun level 3 zombies?
The distance rapidly closed.
Attack!
Several team members attacked the foremost zombies while running frantically.
"Captain, this won't do!"
Liu Xiaohui was in a panic: "This zombie horde… there are thousands of them!"
How many times could they unleash their abilities?
The total number of attacks was far less than the number of zombies.
They would be exhausted to death!
"Level 5 zombies aren't unintelligent, are they?" Han Xiao suddenly said.
"Do you have a plan?!"
Zhang Heng's eyes lit up.
To be fair.
Han Xiao's mind was very sharp.
A few days ago, when the base was exposed and attacked by the Zombie King, everyone thought they wouldn't make it, but it was her idea.
To have Bird Grandpa use a wind tornado to sweep up the intelligent zombies.
With their feet off the ground.
No matter how strong they were, they couldn't use their abilities.
This allowed them to hold out until Qin Feng returned.
"Whoever attacks will die!"
Han Xiao shouted, unafraid, and stopped.
Bang!
The heads of the front three zombies exploded without warning.
Red and white matter splattered.
"Zombie King! Do you want all your subordinates to be decapitated?!" Han Xiao, completely unfazed, actually stopped.
"Roar!"
Suddenly!
A roar erupted.
All the zombies stopped in their tracks.
Further back, in the center of the zombie horde, the level 5 mutant was lifted by its subordinates above its head.
As the leader, it wouldn't charge to the front.
Because it had intelligence.
It always stayed in the center of the zombie horde.
"How about you try it?!"
Bang!
Two more zombie heads exploded.
No warning.
No visible attack.
They just inexplicably… exploded!
What the hell!
The mutant was startled.
Since its mutation, its intelligence had greatly increased, and it had formed a horde to hunt humans.
But up to now, it had never encountered an ability user.
It had only killed ordinary survivors.
This method…
Was strange and terrifying.
In fact.
Han Xiao's palms and back were covered in sweat!
With her current strength, she could only use Soul Burst eight times, and she had already blown up five heads.
"Don't be afraid!"
Zhang Heng quietly stuffed the level 1 crystal given by Qin Feng into her hand: "Absorb it quickly!"
Level 1 crystals could replenish mental energy.
But!
It was far from enough!
Absorption took time, and facing thousands of zombies…
Once they swarmed, not only would there be too little time to absorb and replenish,
But even if her mental energy were infinite, what then?
Could she instantly kill hundreds of zombies at once?
"Don't believe her!"
Suddenly!
From afar, Zhang Tianbao shouted, "Big Brother! Ability users have limited mental energy, it's not infinite!"
"It's likely she's at the end of her rope. If we all charge at once…"