Corpses Like a Tide

"Lin! They're catching up! What do we do?"

Xiao Wu stared into the rearview mirror, his face deathly pale.

"Shut up."

Lin Qi felt increasingly burdened by his teammates. The Transcendent Squad's vehicles were all modified. Even if he floored the accelerator and kept it there, his car could never catch up with them.

The damned captain had clearly detected the approaching Corpse Tide. That was why he was fleeing in such a hurry.

Lin Qi did not know how the captain detected anomalies, but he definitely should not have reacted only when one was nearby. Whatever the reason, it was not something Lin Qi needed to think about now.

He kept half his attention on the Corpse Tide, trying to find a chance of survival.

The Corpse Tide was fast. At his current speed, it would inevitably catch him.

The car's performance was on full display now. More than a dozen cars behind Lin Qi were flooring their accelerators, yet they remained stuck behind him.

Bringing up the rear were survivors pedaling tricycles or bicycles for all they were worth.

The heavy rain soaked them to the bone, but there was nothing they could do. As the convoy had suddenly accelerated, they had already begun falling far behind!

"This damned thing isn't a rule-based anomaly. It attacks indiscriminately. We're in trouble."

Lin Qi kept the accelerator floored, glancing at the rearview mirror from time to time.

Finally, he noticed something.

The survivor at the very back was overtaken. Countless arms tore at him, dragging him into the Corpse Tide.

At the very moment the unlucky survivor was swallowed, the tide briefly paused. They chose to eat first.

Only after they finished eating did they resume chasing the convoy.

But even when they ate on the spot, countless mouths tore and divided the food between them. The whole process took only a few seconds!

Still, Lin Qi had finally glimpsed some hope.

The unlucky people behind him could buy him enough time to cover a considerable distance.

He was waiting for a fork in the road.

As things stood, there was no way he could catch up with the Transcendent Squad.

If he broke away from the survivors' convoy, he might be able to evade the Corpse Tide.

As for whether he would encounter another anomaly afterward, surely, however terrifying it was, it could not be as absurd as that disgusting mass behind him!

The survivors behind him were still desperately trying to catch up. Everyone had their accelerator floored, wishing their vehicles could sprout wings.

The unluckiest were the survivors at the back who had no four-wheeled vehicles.

The Corpse Tide surged forward at a furious pace. Even the survivors' screams were swallowed by the curtain of rain before they could carry far.

"The survivors at the back are all gone!"

Xiao Wu's expression grew uglier, and his teeth began to chatter. His gaze had never once left the rear, as though it had been welded to the rearview mirror.

Lin Qi, however, spotted something unusual among the vehicles behind him.

A van was swerving and ramming its way through. Its driver clearly thought he could not outrun the other vehicles and had begun sabotaging them repeatedly, making the survivors' speeding vehicles skid and fall behind to become nourishment for the Corpse Tide!

The vehicle looked familiar to Lin Qi. It belonged to the three serious offenders!

They had swapped their pickup for a van somewhere, which was why he had not recognized them at first.

He looked away after a single glance. If he were facing life and death, he too would do whatever it took to keep himself alive.

At that thought, his gaze settled on Xiao Wu. Perhaps he really would have a use for this guy later.

Xiao Wu clearly had no idea what Lin Qi was thinking. He merely shivered for no apparent reason. "Achoo! I think I've... caught a cold..."

Lin Qi ignored him. At the edge of his vision, he finally spotted a side road and hurriedly picked up the radio. "Wang Feng! Take the side road! We're slower than that thing behind us! At this rate, it'll definitely swallow us!"

"Understood!"

Wang Feng gritted his teeth. With almost no hesitation, his car shot onto the road beside them.

Lin Qi followed close behind. Just like that, the three vehicles embarked on a road that seemed to offer no hope.

Lin Qi had chosen a detour. What he had not expected was for the idiots behind him to quickly follow him onto the side road!

Even the three offenders' van followed behind him.

"Damn it, will this draw the Corpse Tide over here?"

Lin Qi's brow darkened as he cursed under his breath.

He stared fixedly at the Corpse Tide at the very rear.

Only when the Corpse Tide continued along its original route did he finally let out a heavy breath.

"Looks like I bet right."

Lin Qi gradually slowed the car. Looking at the unknown road ahead, he gritted his teeth and made a U-turn.

"Lin, why are we turning around again?"

Xiao Wu did not understand.

"Are you an idiot? How are we supposed to survive without the captain?"

Lin Qi rolled his eyes. "The Corpse Tide has passed. If we follow a little farther behind it, we might be able to rejoin the convoy!"

"That makes sense!"

Xiao Wu was delighted too, as though he had once again grasped a spark of light in the darkness.

Lin Qi wasted no more words on Xiao Wu. He turned the car around and rejoined the main road.

Seeing him turn around, Wang Feng hurriedly asked, "Lin, why are we going back again?"

"Follow me." Lin Qi offered no further explanation.

His car was still moving fast, though considerably slower than before.

The Corpse Tide was extremely fast. By the time they returned to the main road, there was practically not a scrap left in sight, showing just how terrifyingly thoroughly the Corpse Tide had swept through.

Lin Qi led the way back. Apart from Wang Feng's group, the four remaining cars that had followed him also turned around without a word, as disgusting as tails he could not shake off.

Lin Qi had no time to bother with them now. He could only follow the Corpse Tide's trail, hurrying after the Transcendent Squad.

With the Corpse Tide ahead, Lin Qi actually felt relieved.

The Corpse Tide had clearly locked onto the Transcendent Squad. They only needed to follow its trail, and they would definitely find the squad!

As for whether the squad could survive, he did not think those people would die so easily.

As long as they held out until the dark clouds dispersed and sunlight shone down, everything would return to normal!

"Lin, I feel like something's wrong."

Wang Feng's voice came over the radio again, puzzled and hesitant.

"If you have something to say, say it."

Lin Qi found that sort of timid speech irritating.

"Look at the fields beside the road..."

Wang Feng hesitated. "I'm not too sure either."

Only after Wang Feng's reminder did Lin Qi look toward the fields farther out from the road.

Beneath the pitch-black curtain of rain, the fields had long since flooded.

At first glance, nothing seemed wrong with the fields full of stagnant water. Only after Wang Feng pointed it out did Lin Qi's expression gradually turn grim.

The Corpse Tide was not the only anomaly!

At some unknown point, corpses had appeared in the floodwater covering the fields!

The corpses floated faceup on the floodwater. Though they clearly were not drifting very fast, they remained alongside the cars!