A Stalemate (Continued)

She was thrown away by the blast wave and fell to the ground, her arm scraped and bleeding bright red blood.

"The clothes are a bit torn."

She had just activated a small water Elemental Shield, but it was too late.

"These zombies are so good at cooperating."

After a quick scan of the surroundings, the Mystic Thread, upon careful sensing, revealed quite a few zombies lying in ambush.

However, there are very few zombies with ranged weapons.

Attempts to read the zombies' minds only yielded a bunch of jumbled information.

"When the system sent them to carry out the mission, the members were also zombies, but they could communicate with each other. On the contrary, normal people were seen as zombies... or rather, madmen."

Now it seems really hard to tell who is truly insane.

That's just too outrageous.

"Everyone, retreat to the building at the back, don't go into the hospital."

"Miss Battle Number 10 shouted."

I saw a bunch of faces in the hospital.

Moreover, the creatures inside, well, they can't actually communicate with the zombies outside.

Because the house was sealed off too tightly.

The prohibitions on the wall next to the hospital, along with some remaining text, indicate that the place was sealed off a long time ago.

Getting in is virtually impossible.

Upon hearing what Miss Battle Number 10 said, everyone disregarded everything else.

Life is at stake, so I turned and ran.

"My mental energy is also running low."

She launched another fireball, throwing it into a window some distance away. After hitting a few zombies, she began to flee.

Several more bullets flew over.

The weapons in their hands clanged as they blocked the way, and then the group of people entered the building.

"It seems the zombies haven't caught up."

As everyone ran through the hallways, Combat Number 10 sensed what was behind him and spoke to the others.

"These guys are getting more and more terrifying."

The researcher in the white coat felt a sense of despair at this moment.

He originally wanted to go to the hospital, but given the current situation, is the only place he can enter the safe zone?

"Is the safe zone really safe? Even in a place like that, what if an infection occurs..." asked the last man in the group who didn't talk much.

"There are no more options," the researcher said through gritted teeth.

Looking at this group of guys, Combat Number 10 shook his head, but that wasn't what he was thinking.

Regardless, she was an outsider.

This world, in fact, has value for her.

Because of these characteristics of the zombie virus, there is a slight correlation with Pollution to some extent.

Its own Water of Purification can Purification the virus inside zombies.

If possible, she plans to try transforming two zombies to see what they would be like after turning back into normal.

"Sir, do you think it's possible that we are the zombies in their eyes?"

While running, Miss Combat Number 10 turned to ask the man in the white coat beside her a question.

The other party was slightly taken aback.

"That's unlikely, but I know too little about this virus. Those zombies don't seem to have any command, they just shout at each other, and they attack us on their own initiative, but they can also use human technology. Maybe some of their brain functions have been damaged, and their cognition has been altered."

"Maybe."

Combat Number 10 remained noncommittal.

In the eyes of the zombies, any normal person is covered in blood, and they will attack them on sight. They see themselves as victims who have no choice but to fight back.

That's really interesting.

Do zombies use technological devices to communicate?

She suddenly remembered the television scene she had seen earlier.

The channel suddenly changed, and a zombie roared at the screen.

Her brows furrowed slightly. She had a feeling... that the zombies might be advertising to their "humans"?

"If it weren't for my Water of Purification changing them, I probably wouldn't be able to tell who is a zombie and who is normal."

She thought this to herself, but felt a chill run down her spine.

A group of people ran to the other side of the building and stopped there.

There was a supermarket here that had been completely looted.

No, we didn't take everything. There's still some food and whole bottled water.

Several people immediately ran over, picked it up, and without caring about the date or anything, opened it and started drinking.

"Finally, my thirst is quenched." The cute little girl smiled at Battle Number 2, looking especially adorable.

"So cute."

Miss Combat Number 2 crouched down and patted her head.

The man in the white coat was actually her father.

However, their relationship doesn't seem like that of a father and daughter at all; it's not as intimate as one might imagine.

Suddenly...

In this rare moment of peace.

The seemingly normal man with the gun suddenly let out a scream that was hard to understand, and then abruptly pulled out his gun and pointed it at the cute girl in front of Combat Number 2.

Slap! Slap!

The last two bullets in the chamber were fired one after the other.

Ding ding!

The distance was really too close. Miss Combat No. 2 tried her best to block the bullet, but the shrapnel still grazed the little girl's hand.

"Ah."

She screamed and took half a step back.

"What are you doing?" The researcher in the white coat widened his eyes in surprise.

"Roar--"

A roar, like that of a zombie, came from his mouth.

"Not good."

Everyone immediately knew what had happened.

Without a doubt, they have turned into zombies.

Although his body looks no different from that of a normal person, if you get close and observe very carefully, you can see fine, purplish-red lines appearing on his skin.

Without hesitation, Fighter No. 2 killed him with a single blow.

Although she could save the person in front of her, that would expose the fact that Water of Purification.

There's no need for that right now.

An unusual silence fell over the scene as the other person slowly collapsed.

The little girl suddenly started crying.

"It's alright." The doctor in the white coat patted her shoulder.

Combat Number 10 sat down on the chair next to him, swinging his legs and looking deep in thought.

She was observing the thoughts of the people at the scene, but their thoughts didn't involve much about zombies.

"It seems these people are indeed fine."

After everyone calmed down a bit, the doctor in the white coat came over and sat down next to them.

"I was just thinking, could his sudden change be because he absorbed the power from that core? We've both touched that crystal before, and nothing happened."

Hearing his words, Battle Number 10 nodded slightly. "That's possible, but perhaps not just anyone can absorb it."

"We have cell phone signal now."

Just when everyone was feeling that life was tough, a woman in the group suddenly spoke up.

The person in the white coat immediately went over.

"Is the Wi-Fi signal connected?"

"The official statement is that some areas have been brought under control and transmission signals have been restored."

The woman turned on her phone.

Although she wasn't directly facing the screen, Miss Battle 10 could still see the content above.

It was all news broadcasting about zombies.

"A high-risk individual suspected of being a zombie leader has appeared in the city of Senga. Experts believe that this individual can endow ordinary zombies with intelligence to a certain extent and make them coordinate and cooperate. The Survivors' Association is currently discussing how to kill this zombie."

Upon seeing the content on the headline, the woman's pupils dilated suddenly.

"Sengga City? Isn't that where we are?"

Upon hearing this, Miss Battle Number 10 couldn't help but stand up.

She approached the woman, glanced at the news report, and then headed towards the nearby stairs.

This building is quite tall; if you go to the top, you can get a sense of the city's layout.

By the way, this is a big city; the surrounding area is probably within dozens of kilometers. Under normal circumstances, the population here should be quite large, not just the current number of zombies.

Therefore, it is highly likely that all these zombies have been gathered together by the zombie leader.

"If it's too concentrated, humanity might just drop a nuclear bomb, right?"

Considering the zombies' past use of nuclear weapons against humans, she felt that the possibility could not be ruled out.

He quickly ran to the top and looked out into the distance.

Sure enough, there were countless tall buildings.

The location I am in should be considered one of the most central areas. There is a large area of buildings a few kilometers away, but the surrounding buildings are not actually that tall.

At that moment, Hawkeye activated, and Miss Battle Number 10's gaze was fixed on the distant rooftop.

Then a zombie dressed in white made eye contact with her.

Like himself, that guy was also standing there all alone.

"Can this guy see me?"

Their eyes were locked on each other at a distance that was almost impossible for a normal person to see.

Then the zombie went downstairs.

A large number of ordinary zombies began to move around inside that building.

Miss Battle Number 10 felt a jolt in her heart as she became certain of something.

"They're here."

It's just so damn bad.