The fifty-nine people entered the Baoxi district at a very fast pace. The location provided by Director Zhong showed that the two helicopters had been force landed near the lake which was beside the railway station and arguably the most crowded area before the apocalypse.
The team’s pace was gradually slowed and with so many humans gathered together, the fresh human smell emanating from them was very strong which attracted lots of zombies toward them. Without communication devices, it would be very troublesome if they got separated.
However, with so many of the special abilities users and Xiang Xu, a precise radar that kept them informed of where the zombies were coming from, those zombies were basically exterminated as soon as they appeared.
Having seen the benefits that the Third Company team had gained earlier, all the other teams unknowingly rushed to the front. The structure of the rescue squad was now being led by Lvl.3 Earth ability psychic from the Nighthawks team, followed by the Yuezhou team, then Zhang Ji’s team, the Survival Squad, and the Green Tree Squad. The Third Company team was instead squeezed to the end and had no chances to make any move.
They also faced the least pressure, except for Xiang Xu who kept guiding the direction with her spiritual power while the rest just followed the lead. The zombies were already taken out by the front team and if there were larger numbers, at best, they were all be wiped out by the middle team.
What made the other teams unhappy once more was that as the number of zombies gradually increased, they were under a lot more pressure. Looking back at the Third Company team who were enjoying watching their battle while the feeling of their psychic energy depleting made them feel even more unequal.
It was just that they had squeezed their way to the front, yet now it was too obvious and embarrassing for them to shift back so they could only continue gritting their teeth while heading forward. They started to think of excuses like their psychic energy had depleted too much and required the Third Company team to take over the lead etc.
Jia DaoZhang stared at the sky before frowning: “Look at this weather, is it going to rain soon?”
When they had left the base, the sun was still hanging up high in the sky but now, it had disappeared without a trace and was replaced by a large spread of dark gloomy clouds. The heavy dark clouds were pressing lower which created an ominous feeling ahead of their path.
Gu Ning stared at the dark clouds in the distance and frowned. If it was going to rain, it would definitely be a heavy downpour and it might even affect the rescue mission.
The recuse squad continues forward toward the lake.
Half an hour later, a few large drops of rain fell to the ground. Someone from the squad looked up and said: “It’s raining now!” Almost as soon as the sentence ended, a downpour of rain accompanied by rumbling thunder showered down from the thick dark clouds which instantly bound the whole world into a curtain of rain.
The three teams running ahead of the Third Company team subconsciously ducked under a nearby building to take shelter from the rain.
“What are you guys doing?! Do you guys have the time to hide away from the rain now?” Brother San shouted at them.
When those teams looked over, they realised that the Third Company team and Zhang Ji’s team had all remained in the rain. However, the Third Company team was not drenched at all. The rain was pouring down but it was diverted away around a metre above their heads. The droplets splattered in the air like a flower blossoming, creating a strange and beautiful sight. It turned out that Xiang Xu had already set up a spiritual barrier to shield all the members of the Third Company team while Zhang Ji’s Spiritual ability user who reacted slower, also followed suit and set up a spiritual barrier.
“Just get back here!” Brother San shouted impatiently.
Only then, were those abilities users slowly leaving the shelter and strolled over while muttering discontentedly that Brother San and the rest were as if in a hurry for reincarnation.
At that moment, Xiang Xu’s expression suddenly changed, and shouted harshly to those strollers: “There are zombies! Quick run!!!”
The rest who were facing in the direction of those slow strollers had a dramatic change in their expression at this instant!
Those strollers who were standing beneath the building’s shelter heard Xiang Xu shout. One of them reflexively glanced back and was instantly hit with a strong fishy smell, followed by the sight of something he could never imagine at all. It was a huge open mouth! In the next second, the huge mouth bit off his head in a single bite! With a chilling bone cracking sound, a sticky liquid of brain matter mixed with blood slowly dripped down from the mutated zombie’s mouth ——
The body that had its head bitten off collapsed to the ground with a loud thud, and blood continued to ooze out from the broken neck —— the man who was alive just a moment ago had turned into a headless corpse in an instant.
A dead silence —— yet only the chewing sound of the mutated zombie echoed in everyone’s ears ——
“Ou ——“
Someone who was triggered by the scene started dry vomiting and gagging.
Everyone was instantly jolted back into their senses!
“Run!!!” Gu Ning and Brother San shouted at the same time!
“AHHH!!!” As if the paused video began to play, those strollers who had been taking their own sweet time were all running away frantically!
Now and then, a mutated zombie would just swoop down from the ceiling and land in the crowd. It spread opened its huge, terrifying mouth and bit off a head while munching with enjoyment!
“Crap! What the hell is this?!”Zhang XiaoBai yelled out in shock as he watched the mutated zombies that kept dropping down from the ceiling.
Their bodies were like normal human beings yet their heads were large, at least four or five times bigger than normal humans! What was even more frightening was that there were no other facial features on that face except the big mouth. It might have been squeezed to somewhere else but right now all they could see was a huge incomparable mouth that kept opening and closing while munching on the human head.
The mutated zombie which didn’t manage to pounce on its prey from the first dive opened its huge mouth and a bright red fat tongue came stretching out of it! The slimy wet tongue snapped out, and curled around one of the girl’s necks before dragging her over in an instant as the girl stared in unbridled horror! And then CLACK! With a disturbing sound, a head crumbled beneath the mutated zombie’s uneven but exceptionally sharp teeth.
There had been five to six of such mutated zombies fallen from the ceiling since the first one appeared! It had only been a matter of a few breaths! Yet in the blink of an eye, half a dozen of the abilities users had their heads already bitten off!
“Mutated zombies!” Even Gu Ning, who had a strong heart, couldn’t help but shiver at the sight of the scene! Subconsciously, she gripped the long knife in her hand tightly. Although they had encountered mutated zombies several times, this was the first time they had seen something so disgusting and horrifying! The others even felt their legs go weak.
Gu Ning keenly observed that although the limbs of those big-headed zombies were like the size of a normal human, it didn’t slow them down at all! Apart from Fang Fa who was a Speed ability user, no one else would be able to outrun them! The decision was instantly made, and after a glance with the rest of the team, they all started to mobilize their psychic powers to attack!
“Attack!”
Gu Ning didn’t unleash her Plant ability but coldly bellowed before swinging the long knife in her hand and rushed directly toward a big-headed zombie that was lunging at a screaming girl from the Green Tree Squad!
“Gu Ning!” Zhang Ji was taken aback when he saw Gu Ning had charged over with just her long knife in hand. He subconsciously began to mobilize his psychic power as two lightning bolts instantly wrapped around him!
Then he saw a scene that left him dumbfounded!
Gu Ning rushed over as fast as lightning! The big-headed zombie had reached behind the girl and its bright red tongue was sticking out while trying to wrap around the back of the girl’s neck! Simultaneously, Gu Ning had also reached them! The moment the cold, slippery tongue touched the back of the girl’s neck, without any hesitation, Gu Ning slashed down with her knife!
Gu Ning struck hard and fast! Her speed was so quick that the knife in her hand became a flickered shadow! A full force slash! All that could be heard was a swish! The fat tongue was unable to retract in time! And was severed off a palm-width size! Blood came gushing out! Sprayed onto the back of the girl’s head! The girl was so scared that her legs went limp as she fell to her knees! Followed by an unbearable hiss from the big-headed zombie!
The girl turned around with a shudder and saw Gu Ning standing behind her with a knife in hand. On the ground, there was a small piece of the tongue being cut off while she felt a wetness on the back of her head. Then the girl reached back and touched the wetness before withdrawing her hand back into her sight. She saw a handful of blood and a dizzy spell swept over her once again.
Gu Ning had no time to bother with the girl who had only recently developed her powers and fainted from fear. She stared solemnly at the big-headed zombie in front of her that was glaring back with an incomparably hateful gaze. Finally, she saw its eyes. The pair of bloodshot eyes were on both sides of the big mouth. Those pair of eyes were full of hatred and the tongue which was severed off a piece by Gu Ning was hanging out on the side of the mouth. The blood had gradually stopped gushing but it looked extraordinarily bizarre and horrible.
Fiercely! The seemingly powerless tongue suddenly struck straight and jabbed towards Gu Ning!
Gu Ning’s reflexes and speed were certified by the Five Stars Brigade! Despite the chill in her heart, she remained calm and just retreated sharply around two metres away before screeching to a stop abruptly! Gu Ning immediately leaped and throw her weight backward as she did a backflip in the air! Her entire body was arched like a bridge in the mid-air while the tongue was still heading straight toward her initial position. The tongue which was sticking straight out and aimed for her neck was trying to retract when it didn’t grab onto anything. Even though the big-headed zombie was quick, it wasn’t as fast as Gu Ning. Thus, when Gu Ning had stopped abruptly in her track, the big-headed zombie tongue was still in the motion of lurching forward! Gu Ning did a backflip and the moment she was on her feet, she dashed forward with the long knife —— and stabbed right into the big-headed zombie’s open mouth!
“Pfft ——!”
The moment Gu Ning and the big-headed zombie crossed each other path, the long knife went straight through its mouth and poked out at the end of the head from her full sprint. Gu Ning expressionlessly twisted the knife’s hilt and stirred around in the head before pulling it out with a “swoosh”.
“Bam ——” The big-headed zombie corpse collapsed onto the ground.
Zhang Ji stared at the expressionless Gu Ning and gulped with difficulty.