Hellhounds kept leaping through the air only to fall to the ground, and before long, a pile of corpses had amassed in front of Chen Mo!
Although Alice's marksmanship was not as good as Chen Mo's, it was still formidable. Her submachine gun continually spat flames, pouring a dense barrage of bullets onto the Hellhounds and holding all the creatures before her at bay!
Yet despite the slaughter by the two of them, the Hellhounds around them did not decrease in number. Instead, they gathered in ever greater numbers!
Chen Mo had no intention of wasting time here. He immediately called out to Alice, and the two began shooting as they charged toward the passageway!
Chen Mo alone was strong enough to deal with these Hellhounds. With Alice, whose shooting was just as impressive now that she had regained her strength, the two worked together and charged all the way to the entrance of the passage without encountering any danger.
Just after they rushed into the passage, the densely packed Hellhounds behind them completely blocked the area outside. Strangely, however, they did not follow the pair inside. Instead, they stopped outside the passage, let out several unwilling roars, and actually began to slowly retreat.
"Why did they stop?"
Alice watched the departing Hellhounds and asked with a puzzled expression.
"Maybe they're afraid!"
Chen Mo withdrew his gaze from the retreating Hellhounds and answered in a low voice.
Alice frowned at his words.
"Afraid of what?"
Chen Mo turned to look at the deep, shadowy passage ahead and slowly said,
"What's down there!"
Zombies also had a hierarchy. Weaker zombies instinctively feared stronger ones and did not dare approach them. Clearly, something even more powerful was hidden within The Hive, something that kept these Hellhounds from coming near!
Though he had