Picking a Fight

Shrimp Chaser usually went out of his way to avoid them. Now that he had been told to seek them out himself, of course he was afraid. But... if he did not go, he might die right now.

Lin Dong spoke.

"Once it's done, I'll give your shrimp back."

"..." Shrimp Chaser was speechless. Is this about the shrimp?

Still, he could only agree. He gathered with his underlings and began discussing a plan.

Lin Dong felt that the situation was still unclear. If he rashly entered Azure Scale's territory, there might be risks. Better to have these zombies draw them out, then harvest some little seafood...

Soon, Shrimp Chaser and the other zombies headed deeper into the city.

The edges of Azure Scale's territory were equally devastated. High-rises leaned against other buildings, while seaweed, grass, kelp, and other plants covered the walls.

The streets were littered with skeletons, insects writhing over them. Some unidentified fish carcasses lay toppled in puddles.

Zombies wandered all around. Their faces were horrifying, their gazes savage. Webbing had grown between their toes and fingers. Their evolution levels were not low; they had already become Water Zombies.

"Mm, it's this bunch..."

From an extremely distant skyscraper, Lin Dong stood watching.

Down on the street, Shrimp Chaser and his underlings were already nearing the boundary, about to enter the territory.

Yet their steps were sluggish, stopping and starting as though they were headed for the execution ground.

"Ahh... it's all the lobsters' fault."

Shrimp Chaser let out a long sigh.

The underlings behind him were terrified and uneasy.

"Brother Shrimp, are we really going into Azure Scale's territory?"

"What else can we do?"

"How about... running away while we still can?"

One underling suggested it after some thought.

"Where could we even run now? Stop giving