Jiang Lingruo knew very well that staying put meant waiting for death, while retreating toward the circle would only worsen the situation. Not only would none of them escape, but they would also implicate the other squads and cause the entire mission plan to fail.
So Jiang Lingruo chose to lure away this batch of zombies, ensuring the other teams would not be targeted. The enemy-luring tactics that Langya had not used in a long time appeared once more!
The Fifth Squad no longer remained in one place to battle the Flying Zombies. They continuously followed Jiang Lingruo through this jungle steeped in the aura of death, turning left and right rather than moving in a straight line. Gradually, their route deviated drastically from the original seven o'clock direction.
The zombie horde, initially made up of Flying Zombies, gradually saw large numbers of humanoid zombies join in. The frenzied force chasing the Fifth Squad eventually included nearly every type of zombie, in astonishing numbers. Looking out, it resembled a migrating zombie horde, its scale even approaching that of a zombie tide.
Fortunately, every member of the Fifth Squad was a High-Order New Human, with the weakest at seventh rank. Although they still lagged somewhat behind the Flying Zombies in speed, by deliberately avoiding combat, they had not suffered any serious casualties. Still, injuries were unavoidable from time to time, requiring restorative agents.
Jiang Lingruo was the most exhausted person in the team. Besides leading the way, she had to keep watch on the situation behind them. Several near-catastrophic incidents had only been averted because she acted in time.
Time passed bit by bit, and soon it was deep night. For zombies, night was no different from day, since they did not rely on vision in the first place.
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