"What should we do, what should we do, Lao Hu, what should we do…"
It seems that the smell of the living has reached the people inside the car, as the densely packed zombies have begun to bang on the car windows. Looking around, there are so many that it's almost impossible to count them. Ryan's little face turned pale as she shrank back into the rear seat, her voice trembling with suppressed sobs.
"How am I supposed to know what to do?" Boss Hu looked at Ryan Li, who was in a panic, and irritably slapped her hard. He then quickly got up to lock the car door, but at that moment, he suddenly saw his eyes light up. He hurriedly rushed to the driver's seat and, in a fluster, twisted the key that was in the ignition.
"Hurry, rush into the yard and honk the horn to alert them!" After the initial panic, Gao Chujiang calmed down a bit and shouted loudly while pointing at the yard, leaning against the backrest.
The horde of corpses must have just crawled up the hill and had not spread into the yard, so the people inside who were drinking and chatting were unaware of what was happening outside. However, the sudden blaring of the horn from the Mercedes attracted everyone's attention. When Boss Hu drove the Mercedes with two live corpses on the hood charging towards them, everyone immediately reacted in fear. The next moment, the crowd in the yard erupted with a loud noise, and people scattered in all directions like headless flies.
"Boom..."
The courtyard gate was too small, and in a panic, Hu Laoda crashed the car headfirst into the courtyard wall. The wall, made of red bricks and mud, collapsed by more than half, but the Mercedes, still carrying a huge momentum, continued to charge inside. It only came to a stop after crushing three tents in the courtyard.
Almost all the airbags in the Mercedes exploded, but the people inside still opened the doors and jumped out at the first opportunity. In their panic, no one cared about the three naked individuals; they all screamed and rushed towards the tile-roofed house, knowing that there was a back door leading to the mountain.
"Thomas Xu, catch the gun!" Jack threw a rifle to Thomas Xu as quickly as he could. Thomas was also holding an AK-47, pulling the bolt while firing at the approaching horde of zombies, shouting loudly, "Everyone, don't panic! Move in order from the back!"
"Give me a gun, give me a gun!" A strong figure rushed forward. Jack recognized him as William Guodong at a glance. He immediately threw the rifle he was holding to him and drew his handgun. For him, using a handgun against the zombies was sufficient; the rifle wouldn't be much help against the overwhelming number of zombies.
Three guns erupted with firepower, forming a strong fire net to protect the women who were hurriedly retreating in front of the tile-roofed house. What surprised everyone the most was that William Guodong, being a military enthusiast, not only had good theoretical knowledge but also performed exceptionally well in practice. Plus, he had just fired the AK-47 that afternoon, so he handled it smoothly, showing firepower that was not much inferior to Thomas Xu's.
"Damn! Where did so many zombies come from? There wasn't even a hint!"
Thomas Xu didn't have time to curse Hu Laoda and the others who were on watch today. He could only keep firing his rifle, but the number of zombies seemed endless. After emptying another magazine, he quickly switched to the third one and anxiously shouted to Jack, "Lin Ge, it's not good! There are too many zombies! We need to retreat; I'm out of bullets!"
"You two go first; I'll cover you!" Jack nodded. After saying that, he stepped forward to cover Thomas Xu and the others as they left. However, as soon as the two rifles stopped firing, the pressure on Jack increased dramatically. Although bullets were flying out of the gun like they were free, the speed at which the zombies fell was still slower than their charge. The horde was dark and dense, making it hard for him to catch his breath.
After finishing another magazine, Jack's continuously firing handgun finally ran out of ammo, smoking from the barrel. He executed a high kick with his right leg, sending one zombie flying, then turned and side-kicked another. But there were just too many zombies, and some of the stronger ones were particularly difficult to deal with. At that moment, Jack didn't have time to change magazines and could only draw the machete he had just strapped on in a hurry, slicing it cleanly across the neck of a nearby zombie. As the zombie's head flew off, he turned and ran towards the house.
Jack stepped into the house, but somehow a zombie had slipped in through the back door. In his hurried steps, the zombie, reeking of decay, lunged at Jack's face. In a panic, Jack quickly stepped back and slashed with his knife, severing half of the zombie's head. However, even though the zombie's head was decapitated, its claws still moved instinctively. As Jack pulled away, the sharp claws easily left three deep red scratches on his forearm.
Jack frowned as he looked at the quickly darkening, grotesque wound. If it were an ordinary person, they would turn into a zombie within a few hours. Although Jack was not afraid of this zombie transformation virus, he knew that while he could escape the death penalty, he could not avoid the living punishment. Once the poison took effect, the most potent zombie virus would continuously torment his body, causing him great pain for quite a while.
After not looking at the gruesome wounds again and confirming that no one else had fallen, Jack deftly picked up a handgun leaning against the wall with his toes. After loading a bullet into the chamber, he immediately turned around and shot down two pursuing zombies. The two zombies fell to the ground, their heads exploding like watermelons, staining the wall behind Marcus a deep black and emitting a nauseating stench. However, before the remnants of these heads had completely hit the ground, Jack had already sprinted out at full speed.
Behind the house was a steep slope leading up the mountain. Jack looked up and saw that the fleeing crowd was already hundreds of meters away. He let out a slight sigh of relief, but his brow furrowed again in anxiety as he realized that not only were there many zombies in front of the house, but there were also quite a few zombies chasing up the slope. Right in front of Jack, about a dozen zombies were roaring down the steep slope, with Thomas's grotesque mouth lunging towards him.
"Da da da…"
The handgun in Jack's hand flashed with fire, casting flickering shadows on his face. He had nowhere to retreat; the horde behind him was definitely larger than the one in front. He could only grit his teeth and charge up the mountain, firing at the zombies.
However, the few zombies seemed insufficient to stop him. With a gun in hand, Jack easily dealt with the dozen or so zombies. After quickly shooting down most of them, he was face to face with the zombies rushing down the slope. He swiftly smashed the neck of one zombie, sidestepping the lunges of two others. Those two mindless zombies immediately lost their balance and rolled down the slope like two bowling balls, disappearing from sight.
"Bang…"
Jack swung the gun like a baseball bat and smashed it down on the head of the last zombie in front of him. The zombie's head nearly exploded as it fell to the ground with a thud, oozing a thick black liquid. After twitching a few times, it lay still.
"Hoo~"
Jack let out a heavy breath. After all, fighting zombies up close was exhausting. He glanced back at the dark horde gathering behind him, not even having time to frown before he hurriedly started running up the mountain.
"Help... help me..."
In addition to the howling wind, Jack heard a woman's cries. He paused in surprise and looked towards the source of the sound, where he saw a pale body leaning against the ground in a patch of withered black trees. It was very obvious, and she was reaching out her hand towards Jack, letting out a heart-wrenching scream.
"What happened to you? Where are your clothes?" Jack quickly walked up to the naked woman, who was naturally Ryan Tingyu. Not only was she completely bare, but there was also a clear red handprint on her face. She was currently holding her right ankle in pain, and it was evident from her dirty fingers that it was swollen and red.
"My... my clothes were taken by Lao Hu and the others, and I twisted my ankle. Please take me with you, okay?" Ryan Tingyu clutched Jack's pant leg tightly as if she had found a savior. Despite the pain from her swollen ankle causing her to gasp, she knelt on the ground with a pleading expression.
"Get up, don't pull me, I'll carry you!" Jack frowned, turning around helplessly and squatting down. He quickly felt two soft bodies pressing against his back. He supported Ryan Tingyu's thighs with his hands and stood up, running while asking, "Where's Marcus? Why isn't he taking care of you?"
"It was him who pulled me down from the mountain!" Ryan Tingyu covered her equally swollen face, speaking with a sense of grievance.
"What did you do? Why would he pull you?" Jack asked in astonishment.
"It's… it's Lao Hu and Lao Gao. They know some things about my past and used those to threaten me. In… in the car, they… they did that to me. Marcus saw me and them naked, so he got angry and pulled me down from the mountain!" Ryan Tingyu said softly and sadly.
"Sigh~ you people!" Jack shook his head. In fact, he had already heard from Bai Ru and Cao Mei about Ryan Tingyu's entanglements with Chen Yalan and others, so he only believed half of what Ryan Tingyu said, specifically the part about the three of them being involved.
"Roar..."
Suddenly, a foul wind swept past Jack, carrying an unbearable stench. A fast-moving figure with sharp claws swiped across Jack's neck. If Jack hadn't reacted quickly and slightly shifted his body at the critical moment, he would have definitely been hit by that figure's claw.
"This is trouble, it's a mutated zombie!"
As soon as Jack saw the fast-moving, small-sized zombie, he knew he was dealing with a troublesome mutated zombie. The mutation was clearly in its speed. Although its body might not be much stronger than an ordinary zombie, its speed was deadly. Describing it as teleporting would be an exaggeration, but saying it moved like the wind wouldn't be an overstatement. Moreover, it possessed a level of low intelligence that ordinary zombies did not have.
After its first attack failed, the mutated zombie quickly climbed up a dead tree, hugging the top with both hands. Its cat-like Marcus-colored eyes stared unblinkingly at Jack and Ryan Tingyu, sharp fangs slowly dripping with greedy saliva. Its ten claws tightly gripped the tree trunk, occasionally moving slightly, clearly searching for another opportunity to strike.
"Get down quickly! If you keep holding onto me like this, neither of us will be able to escape!" Jack hurriedly let go of Ryan Tingyu, who was trembling like a leaf on his back. After hesitating, Ryan Tingyu released Jack and timidly said while covering her chest, "Lin Ge… please don't leave me behind…"
"I... I will let you play with me however you want in the future..." It seems that Ryan Tingyu felt that her previous words were not enough, so she quickly added a phrase that would make all men feel moved.
Jack ignored the woman whose mind was filled with dirty thoughts. He slowly threw the gun at his feet and drew his sharp machete once again. He knew very well that against this type of mutated zombie, which excelled in speed, firearms were useless because the bullets could hardly hit it. The only effective method was to wait for it to come close and then strike with the knife.
"Hiss…"
The mutated zombie made a sound like a snake flicking its tongue. Unlike ordinary zombies that were always impatient, the mutated zombie seemed to be very patient. It remained motionless, watching Jack without making a move. However, its fingers occasionally twitched, and the frequency of its tapping on the tree increased, clearly indicating that its patience was not as calm as it appeared.
Jack quickly sidestepped, pretending to flee. The mutated zombie indeed let out a low growl and lunged at him. Its body was charred black, making it look like a ghost in the dark, with its speed so fast that Jack only heard a "whoosh" as it closed the distance from over twenty meters away in an instant.
It was true that the mutated zombie possessed intelligence, but it was only the most basic level, comparable to that of a five or six-year-old child. Therefore, it couldn't even discern Jack's very simple feint. Just as its claws were about to touch the back of Jack's head, a glinting silver machete struck its claws first.
"Slish!"
Two jets of dark liquid splattered in the air with the sound. Jack's machete easily sliced through the mutated zombie, severing its claws at the elbows. However, the zombie felt no pain; even after losing its arms, it still stubbornly lunged at Jack's neck.
But Jack clearly would not give it that opportunity. He stepped forward and slammed his shoulder into the mutated zombie's chest. Without its arms, the zombie had nothing to cling to. It fell heavily to the ground like a sandbag that had its chain broken by Tyson's punch. Before it could struggle back to its feet, a large foot clad in a hiking boot crushed its ribcage, and then the silver knife glimmered again, this time taking the zombie's head.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. However, Jack clearly underestimated the speed of the approaching zombies. Just as he finished off the mutated zombie and bent down to pick up the gun, Ryan Tingyu behind him let out a heart-wrenching scream.
"Ah... help..."
This woman probably only knew how to scream for help, and her cries made it impossible for Jack to rush to pick up the gun. He could only quickly turn back to look at her, but the situation before him was not her fault. Four or five zombies had already crawled up the narrow path behind them, and one, presumably a female zombie, had already pounced on Ryan Tingyu's leg, while Thomas, with its foul-smelling mouth, excitedly bit towards her purple chest.
At the critical moment, Jack, who was five or six meters away from Ruian Tingyu, was simply out of reach and unable to rescue her. He had no choice but to throw the mountain knife in his hand at the living corpse, trying to buy himself and Ruien Tingyu some time.
However, Ruian Tingyu seemed to have regained some good luck today even though she was in bad luck. Jack threw the knife without any confidence, and it was able to cut the living corpse's head impartially, not only destroying the living corpse's brain. Cutting most of the bag open and letting it kill him with one blow, the living corpse tilted its head and lay on Ruian Tingyu's chest with a "gudong" sound. It stared at her pretty face with its two big dead eyes, and black liquid flowed all over her body.
"Get up quickly"
Jack quickly picked up the gun and shouted to Ruian Tingyu who was crying loudly again. While shooting at the remaining living corpses, he helplessly grabbed Ruian Tingyu's arm and pulled her out from under the living corpse. Then he slapped her in the face with a big mouth and yelled at her with an angry face that was hard to see, "You will die here if I call you again."
"No...no...don't scream, I won't scream." Ruian Tingyu covered her burning face and showed no temper at all. Dexter climbed up from the ground and climbed up Jack's back as fast as possible. Even though she endured it, her whole body was shaking extremely hard.
Jack once again carried Ryan Tingyu and hurried up the mountain, but when he could see everyone in the distance, he realized that their situation was not optimistic.
Thomas Xu and the others were not far away from the mountain peak, and they all gathered in a clearing in the dead woods. The women were cowering beside a big rock with pale faces, and their brand-name clothes were torn to pieces by branches. Some women even ran away without caring about their shoes, while Thomas Xu led a few men who were struggling to fire at the chasing living corpses.
I originally thought that the only people who could fire guns were Thomas Xu, William Guodong, Gao Chujiang and Boss Hu, but the tall and handsome Lu Liangjia and the little girl Chen Jie were actually shooting with hand guns. The power of six guns fired at the same time is actually quite powerful. , but except for Thomas Xu and William Guodong, the only ones who can really shoot effectively are Thomas Xu and William Guodong. Even if the other four people shoot at the living corpse, it just happens to be in an ineffective part of the living corpse. Moreover, the continuous flow of living corpses is enough to make their scalp numb and tired to cope with it.