The Prison Falls

These were highly evolved zombies. They could unite and cooperate, and possessed considerable intelligence.

Zhang Xiaoyuan also saw Tank fighting with unmatched ferocity, slaughtering everything in sight.

He had fought Tank before and driven him away.

Clearly, Tank had returned for revenge.

"These guys... actually hold grudges?"

Zhang Xiaoyuan frowned deeply.

"Brother Yuan, look over there!"

The guard beside him stared in astonishment.

Amid the Zombie Tide stood a young man in a white shirt, spotless and utterly out of place among the ugly zombies around him.

His expression was blank as he watched everything indifferently.

"Is that... a human or a ghost?"

Zhang Xiaoyuan was equally stunned. After the apocalypse, even humans were rarely that clean. The young man standing there gave off an unreal feeling.

To put it in meme terms: "His background looks way too fake..."

"Quick! Aim at him and fire!"

Zhang Xiaoyuan immediately gave the order.

The guards beside him promptly swung their gun barrels around. Muzzle flashes flared as countless bullets poured out.

Lin Dong remained where he stood without moving.

A red glint flashed through his eyes.

The incoming bullets actually passed straight through his body and all struck the ground behind him.

"Fuck!"

Zhang Xiaoyuan's face changed drastically. The scene before him was simply too bizarre!

As the guards on the wall were continuously killed, their firepower grew weaker and weaker.

The zombies crowded at the foot of the wall, piling atop one another and forming a "human ladder." The upper zombies climbed onto the wall.

"Roar—"

Their faces were hideous as they let out savage howls. They pounced on anyone they saw with brutal ferocity.

Several guards were knocked to the ground and frantically devoured.

The rest were terrified and immediately fell into disarray.

The outer wall was about to be lost.

"Quick! Fall back! Retreat into the safe room!"

Zhang Xiaoyuan hurriedly ordered.

Those guards had wanted to run long ago. They turned and fled, occasionally firing back to slow the pursuing zombies.

But Little Eight was the fastest. Her claws were already stained red with blood, and her face was filled with extreme excitement as she reveled in the slaughter.

Seeing the humans flee further aroused her hunting instinct. Her legs moved as she shot forward in pursuit, leaving trails of afterimages behind her.

Within a few breaths, she had taken down another five or six humans.

"That's an Agility-Type Zombie King!"

Zhang Xiaoyuan made his judgment. Flames ignited in both his hands, and scorching heat spread as he unleashed his Fire Type ability.

If he did not stop her now, barely any of his men would escape.

With a wave of his hand, two fireballs smashed toward Little Eight.

Little Eight reacted swiftly and jumped back to dodge.

Boom! Boom!

The fireballs exploded, forming a Fire Wall.

Under the cover of the Fire Wall, the guards finally retreated into the building behind them.

Zhang Xiaoyuan swept his gaze to the side and spotted Lin Dong amid the Zombie Tide.

He was walking over step by step.

"Hiss..."

Zhang Xiaoyuan did not dare stay any longer. He hurriedly jumped down from the high wall and retreated into the building. Lin Dong seemed far too strange, and he had yet to figure out what ability he possessed.

Now that the outer wall had fallen, Lin Dong calmly walked toward the building.

He did not attack right away.

He also wanted to see how strong the human Awakened were.

Although his Zombie King Domain was powerful, if he fully unleashed it, it could only last five minutes. If he acted rashly, he might... get his clothes dirty.

After that brief clash, more than two-thirds of the prison's hundred-plus guards had been lost, leaving fewer than forty alive.

Meanwhile, Lin Dong had suffered almost no losses as he led his zombie army straight in.

Tank followed behind him, a childlike smile appearing on his ugly face as he savored the satisfaction in his heart.

He had finally gotten his revenge...

That was for bullying me!

Inside the prison, Zhang Xiaoyuan and the others had built a safe room entirely from ten-centimeter-thick alloy. That included the ceiling and floor, with no blind spots at all. It was incredibly sturdy.

Only the front wall had several fist-sized holes.

They were firing ports that allowed them to shoot outside, and they also served as ventilation.

"Phew—"

After everyone hid in the safe room, they finally let out long breaths of relief.

"Those zombies... are too vicious!"

"Yeah, they're different from the Zombie Tides before!"

"Obviously. Have you ever seen zombies use weapons?"

"You might not believe it, but I almost got hacked to death by a zombie with a machete just now..."

"These monsters are evolving way too fast!"

"..."

Several guards sighed in shock.

However, Lin Dong's "vanguard" had already chased them here. Their faces were hideous as they clawed at the walls and roared nonstop, but the alloy walls were too thick. The zombies truly could not get in.

"Use the satellite phone to contact headquarters and request reinforcements. We may be safe for now, but we can't stay trapped here by zombies."

Zhang Xiaoyuan ordered.

"Understood."

The guard beside him hurriedly agreed.

Rumble!

At that moment, Tank smashed through several walls in succession and charged straight toward the safe room.

Seeing his enemy hide inside a "turtle shell," he was deeply unwilling to accept it. He raised his enormous fist and hammered it several times.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The safe room shook without end, but the alloy walls were too thick for Tank to break through.

"Hmph! Big idiot, can't get in, can you?"

Zhang Xiaoyuan was not worried in the slightest. This safe room had been built specifically to defend against a Power-Type Zombie King or powerful mutated monsters.

"Roar, roar, roar—damn humans!"

Tank was furious and roared repeatedly in rage.

Zhang Xiaoyuan analyzed the situation. With Tank's intelligence, he definitely could not have led such a well-trained Zombie Tide. There had to be another mastermind.

It had to be... that clean young man!

As he was thinking this,

all the zombies outside suddenly fell silent at the same time, not making a single sound. It was like a noisy classroom when the homeroom teacher suddenly walked in.

"Huh? What's going on?"

"Why did they suddenly go quiet?"

"These zombies... are so strange!"

"..."

The sudden silence left everyone utterly bewildered. Since the apocalypse began, this was the first time they had seen anything like it.

The zombies stood obediently in place, then, with incredible coordination, automatically made way for a path.

"This..."

Everyone was even more astonished. They had never seen zombies like this.

Then,

a young figure slowly walked over from the distance.

Little Eight and the Doctor Zombie followed behind him on his left and right, their hierarchy distinctly clear.

"Brother... Brother Yuan, these zombies are too strange!"

One subordinate was terrified.

Zhang Xiaoyuan stared intently, equally shocked within.

"It's fine. They can't get in anyway. We'll just wait for the rescue team."

"Yeah."

The subordinates nodded, their hearts settling somewhat.

Given how sturdy the safe room was, even missiles would not be able to blow it open.

There was no need to worry about zombies breaking in at all.

"Bah! You son of a bitch zombies, come in and bite me!"

"Yeah! Stop putting on this act. Aren't you supposed to be tough?"

"Fuck, my brothers were all bitten to death by you."

"..."

Several guards were under too much pressure. They had seen too many bloody scenes and watched their comrades die before their eyes. Relying on their current safety, they wanted to vent their frustration.

They even pulled the triggers through the firing ports and sprayed a burst of bullets outside.

But just as the muzzle flashes flared,

Lin Dong's approaching figure suddenly vanished...