Joining the Battle

"Hiss..."

Everyone sucked in a breath. There really was a strange monster!

However, at that moment...

A zombie leaped down from a high-rise building 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 had a muscular build and was covered in pustules. He wrapped his arms around the man's neck and twisted, wrenching his head straight off.

"Quick! Attack!"

The people nearby were about to retaliate, but Monkey was incredibly nimble. With another fierce leap, he landed on the Pursuer's neck.

The Pursuer was disturbed and swayed violently.

As a result, the Gatling gun in its right hand...

Accidentally went off!

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

Flames spat from the barrel as dense bullets rained toward the armed personnel.

"Get down!"

With cries of alarm, everyone hurriedly dove behind the armored vehicles.

Bullets struck the armored vehicles, sending sparks flying everywhere. Of course, a few unlucky people were hit as well, their bodies immediately blasted apart.

With the Zombie King joining the battle, humanity gradually fell into a disadvantage.

At that moment, the Red-Faced Zombie King also made its move. With a lift of its hand, its arm swelled to an astonishing size, and blood vessels surged out from within.

Those blood vessels seemed to come alive. Like long snakes, they wrapped around several armed personnel and immediately pierced their bodies.

"Urgh—"

The armed personnel immediately cried out in agony. Their bodies rapidly shriveled as all their blood was drained, leaving them like dried corpses.

"So strong!"

Lü Hao glanced over, studying its method of attack. He could not help thinking of a movie—Venom!

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

Watching the Red-Faced Zombie King's blood vessels dance wildly and continuously reap lives...

Lü Hao stomped one foot.

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

"Captain Lü! The zombie horde is charging over!"

Someone beside him reported.

Without concentrated firepower to suppress them, the massive zombie horde had already surged forward.

"I know!"

Lü Hao turned his head and looked over. It truly felt like plugging one hole only for another to spring up. Under the zombies' dense assault, he was nearly overwhelmed.

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

His name was Xu Jian, a lightning-element Awakened with immense offensive power. He stood alone before the zombie horde.

Lightning crackled around him, even making his hair stand on end.

The restless energy grew more and more intense.

"Die!"

He roared, raised his hand, and smashed a fist into the ground.

"Rumble!"

Spiderweb-like cracks spread across the ground as arcs of electricity leaped about. Everything within a twenty-meter radius was covered by lightning.

The moment those zombies touched it, their entire bodies convulsed. Blue smoke rose from them as they were burned into charred husks.

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

Xu Jian said as he looked back.

Awakened might be powerful, but their stamina was limited. The several main combatants were already showing exhaustion, and their energy was nearly depleted!

"Mm. These zombies came from somewhere else. Their strength already rivals that of a Three-Star Zombie Nest!"

Lü Hao had long realized what was happening.

"Huh? This..."

The female Awakened went pale as ash.

She had not expected to encounter something like this on her first mission.

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

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

Lü Hao was getting a little frantic.

"..." Everyone fell silent as well. They had somehow fallen into danger, while their mission target remained perfectly intact, not even a single hair touched.

"But that's fine. If the zombies in 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 absolutely could not come out!

Xiao Wen tried to reassure them.

"Don't worry, everyone. Those zombies are stupid. We've fought all the way to their doorstep and they still haven't reacted. They probably won't come out."

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

Many 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 had nearly used up all their energy.

Of the previous twenty-thousand-strong zombie horde, only scattered remnants remained.

"It's time for us to take the stage."

Lin Dong gave the order.

The thousands of zombies standing below seemed to have been activated. They all roared, their ferocity spreading through the air!

"Roar—!"

With a roar, Tank charged forward first like a raging bull. The ground trembled endlessly beneath his footsteps.

The elite zombies behind him rushed forward like wild horses breaking free of their reins.

But the most excited one was naturally Little Eight. The boss had finally given the order, and he was nearly moved to tears...

After watching the slaughter ahead, he had been itching inside for a long time. He had long been unable to wait to go "love" those humans.

"Hehehehehehe~~"

Little Eight grinned from ear to ear, revealing a huge, eerie smile. Then, with a flash, he shot forward like a phantom.

Countless Crows took flight from the top of the building.

Amid the circling flock stood a cold-faced young man.

Red light flashed in his eyes.

Then he vanished from where he stood!

Tank was the first to charge into the battlefield. His enormous body was like a speeding locomotive, sending the zombies across an entire street flying in all directions.

Some zombies were even flung directly onto lampposts...

Tank tore open a gap in the zombie horde.

The elite zombies behind him moved swiftly, pouncing on their enemies one after another. Their sharp teeth bit directly 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 shake. They turned to look and saw a gigantic Zombie King scattering the zombie horde as it charged straight toward their position!

"Fuck! They... came out!"

Everyone went pale as ash.

The female Awakened was terrified.

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

"I..."

Xiao Wen was immediately speechless. The slap in the face had come far too quickly.

Could it have just been a coincidence???

At that moment, everyone felt that their already dire situation had gone from bad to worse.

But they soon realized... it was far more than simply getting worse...

Tank's massive body had already charged before the human camp. The ground shook even more violently, and his momentum was overwhelming and terrifying.

"We have to stop it!"

Lü Hao said urgently.

The armed personnel all opened fire on Tank.

But Tank was thick-skinned and tough-bodied, completely unconcerned. Charging through the hail of bullets, he did not slow down at all. Instead, he became even faster.

"Let me handle this!"

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

"Boom!"

As the two collided, the armored vehicle spun several times through the air before flying far into the distance.

Everyone was stunned.

"That strong?"