Joining the Battle

"Hiss..."

Everyone gasped sharply. There really was a bizarre monster!

Yet at that moment.

A zombie leaped down from a high-rise and landed directly on an armed man's shoulders. It was the Red-Faced Zombie King's capable subordinate, the Agility-Type Zombie King, nicknamed—Monkey!

Monkey was powerfully built and covered in pustules. He wrapped an arm around the man's neck and twisted, wrenching his head right off.

"Quick! Attack!"

The people around him were just about to retaliate, but Monkey was incredibly agile. He leaped again and landed on the back of the Stalker's neck.

The Stalker was thrown off balance, its body swaying violently.

As a result, the Gatling Gun on its right arm.

Accidentally went off!

"Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat!"

Muzzle flashes erupted as dense bullets rained toward the armed personnel.

"Take cover!"

With a cry of alarm, everyone hurriedly dropped behind the armored vehicles.

The bullets struck the armored vehicles, sending sparks flying everywhere. Of course, a few unlucky men were hit as well, their bodies instantly blasted apart.

With the Zombie Kings joining the battle, the humans gradually fell into a disadvantage.

At that moment, the Red-Faced Zombie King made its move as well. With a raise of its hand, its arm swelled to an absurd size, blood vessels surging out from within.

Those blood vessels seemed alive. Like long serpents, they coiled around several armed personnel and immediately pierced their bodies.

"Urgh—"

The armed personnel screamed miserably. Their bodies rapidly shriveled as all their blood was drained, leaving them like dried corpses.

"So strong!"

Lü Hao narrowed his eyes as he watched its attack, unable to stop himself from thinking of a movie—Venom: The Fatal Guardian!

Still, it was all right. This ability was not particularly bizarre and remained within conventional bounds. It could not be called a Wraith Zombie.

Watching the Red-Faced Zombie King's blood vessels dance wildly as they constantly harvested lives.

Lü Hao stomped one foot down.

Several oval earth walls rose from the ground ahead, blocking its attacks.

"Captain Lü! The Zombie Tide is charging over!"

Someone beside him reported.

Without concentrated firepower to suppress them, the Myriad Zombie Horde had already rushed forward.

"I know!"

Lü Hao turned his head and looked over, feeling like he was putting down one gourd only for another to bob up. Under the zombies' relentless assault, he was almost overwhelmed.

But at that moment, the tall man in the team made his move.

His name was Xu Jian, a lightning-element Awakened with tremendous offensive power. He stood alone before the Zombie Tide.

Lightning crackled around him, and even his hair stood on end.

The restless energy grew increasingly violent.

"Die!"

He bellowed and slammed a fist into the ground.

"Rumble—!"

Spiderweb-like cracks spread across the ground as electric arcs danced through them. Lightning covered everything within a twenty-meter radius.

The moment the zombies touched it, their bodies convulsed violently. Blue smoke rose from them as they were scorched into charcoal.

"Captain, this can't go on. We'll be worn to death!"

Xu Jian said as he looked back.

Though Awakened were powerful, their stamina was limited. The main fighters were already showing exhaustion, their energy nearly depleted!

"Mm. These zombies came from somewhere else. Their strength is already comparable to a Three-Star Zombie Nest!"

Lü Hao had long realized what was happening.

"What? This..."

The female Awakened's face turned ashen.

She had not expected their first mission to run into something like this.

"Then... why did they come here?"

"How would I know? The zombies inside the One-Star Zombie Nest haven't even come out yet!"

Lü Hao was becoming exasperated.

"..." Everyone fell silent as well. They had somehow stumbled into a crisis, while their mission target remained perfectly intact—they had not even touched a single hair on it.

"But that's fine. If the zombies from the One-Star Zombie Nest don't come out, it'll be easier for us to break through."

Lü Hao analyzed.

"Mm..."

Everyone nodded. They were already busy enough. Those zombies had better not come out!

Xiao Wen reassured them.

"Don't worry, everyone. Those zombies are stupid. We're already fighting at their doorstep, and they still haven't reacted. They probably won't come out."

At that moment, Lin Dong stood atop a building, looking quite relaxed.

Quite a few Crows had landed beside him. They were all Crow Brother's subordinates, waiting to scrounge a meal.

"Sorry to keep everyone waiting..."

"Is the pot boiling now?"

Red light flickered in the Crows' eyes as they grew increasingly excited.

"Mm."

Lin Dong nodded.

On the battlefield below, the armed personnel were nearly out of bullets, while the Awakened were exhausted and their energy nearly spent.

The previous twenty-thousand-strong Zombie Tide had also been reduced to scattered remnants.

"It's time for us to make our entrance."

Lin Dong gave the order.

The several thousand zombies standing below seemed to be activated, all roaring as a ferocious aura spread through the air!

"Roar—!"

Tank let out a roar and charged forward first like a savage bull. With every step he took, the ground trembled nonstop.

The Elite Zombies behind him surged forward like wild horses breaking free of their reins.

But the most excited one was naturally Little Eight. Her boss had finally given the order, and she was practically moved to tears...

After watching the slaughter ahead for so long, she had been itching to get involved and had long since been unable to wait to "dote on" those humans.

"Hehehehehehe~~"

Little Eight's mouth stretched all the way to her ears, revealing a huge, eerie smile. Then she flashed forward like a phantom.

At the top of the building, countless Crows took flight.

Amid the swirling flock stood a cold-looking young man.

A flash of red light crossed his eyes.

Then he vanished from where he stood!

Tank was the first to charge into the battlefield. His massive body was like a speeding locomotive, smashing the zombies along an entire street in every direction.

Some zombies were even sent flying straight onto lampposts...

Tank tore open a gap in the Zombie Tide.

The Elite Zombies behind him moved swiftly, pouncing on their enemies one after another. Their sharp teeth bit straight through their necks.

After flinging the heads aside, they continued searching for their next targets.

"Wait... what is that?"

Lü Hao and the others had already felt the ground shaking. They turned to look and discovered a massive Zombie King scattering the Zombie Tide as it charged directly at their position!

"Fuck! They... came out!"

Everyone's faces turned ashen.

The female Awakened was horrified.

"Xiao Wen, didn't you say they wouldn't come?"

"I..."

Xiao Wen was immediately left speechless. That slap to the face had come far too quickly.

Could it have just been a coincidence???

Everyone felt that their already difficult situation had just gone from bad to worse.

But they soon realized... this was not merely making things worse...

Tank's massive body had already charged before the human camp. The ground shook even harder, his momentum vast and terrifying.

"We have to stop it!"

Lü Hao said hurriedly.

The armed personnel all opened fire on Tank.

But Tank's hide was thick and his flesh tough. He did not care at all. Braving the storm of bullets, he did not slow down in the slightest—instead, he became even more ferocious.

"Let me handle this!"

The female Awakened frowned slightly. Her ability was metal manipulation. With a wave of her delicate hand, a heavy armored vehicle blocked Tank's path.

"Boom!"

The two collided, and the armored vehicle spun several times through the air before flying far away.

Everyone was stunned.

"That fierce?"