by Chen Ran
He took a deep breath and walked into the deeper darkness. He walked very lightly, like a gust of wind, or like a wandering ghost, passing through this long passage. Just around the corner, he saw a figure.
It was a living corpse. This male living corpse was lying on the ground, using his nose to smell something. Then he raised his head and opened his mouth to scream. A dagger flew into his mouth, followed by a powerful palm that gripped his chin and swung it to the right. With a light crack, living corpse's head drooped down without strength. The red light in his eyes also disappeared.
As he gently placed the living corpse on the ground, the worry in his heart grew. They were obviously the sentries from the living corpse. He had already found traces of Zog and the rest. Luckily he was intercepted and killed by Zero just as he was about to give the signal, but Zero knew that it wouldn't be long before more living corpse would rush over.
Time was running out.
His gaze landed on the sign that read "Su's Medicinal Store". Zog made a gesture, and Carr and Tony rushed in with their spears and separated left and right. After sweeping his gun back and forth a few times, Carr gave out the signal that he was safe, then Zog walked in.
Zog pointed to the door and both of them nodded. They knew Zog wanted them to watch out for him. Zog walked to the medicine cabinet in front of him, and found boxes of medicine inside. Zog took out his backpack and swept all the medicine in it like a tornado. He also needed some ordinary drugs like penicillin, but he did not know if they were in stock.
Zog circled around the big medicine cabinet in front of him, and discovered that the cabinet behind him had fallen onto the floor, and all sorts of medicine were mixed together, making it impossible to differentiate them apart. His eyes moved back and forth until they came to a medicine cabinet in the corner. There was what Zog needed inside, even though it wasn't much.
Zog walked over, but something flashed past the corner of his eye.
Turn around, crouch, raise your gun, aim. A series of movements were as natural as flowing water. This was because of the long term strict training, in this aspect, Zog had always been asking for it with a cruel attitude.
Taking this moment as an example, Zog reacted quickly. However, the direction the gun was pointed at, there was a shadow coming out of the window with extreme agility. Zog groaned, holding his spear, he quickly followed. When he came to the window, Zog saw a pitch black tunnel, without even a shadow or shadow.
He thought he had seen wrongly, so he pulled back his spear and retreated. Just then, a figure suddenly stood up from under the window, reaching his hand out towards Zog's neck.
Zog's body moved even faster than his head.
He first leaned back, using all his strength to push his feet on the ground, and then his whole body flew backwards at a slanted angle. At the same time, he raised his gun and pulled the trigger. The silencer spat out flames, shining onto the ugly face of a living corpse outside the window. Instantly, the living corpse shook continuously, and a few holes were formed on his head by Zog, causing him to fall to the ground and die.
At this time, Zog landed on the ground from the back. He nimbly rolled over and stood up, hoping for a fluke.
Carefully walking to the window, Zog looked at the living corpse and frowned.
At this time, living corpse should be asleep. However, the reality was the exact opposite. This went against common sense, and Zog only thought of one possibility.
The living corpse in the hospital already knew of their arrival?
He was shocked by his own thoughts. Zog suddenly remembered the warning from before, he felt that Zero was probably right. The danger in the hospital might be beyond his expectations. Zog returned, he wanted to inform Carr and Yue Shan to immediately retreat. At that moment, a faint voice entered his ears. Hearing the sound of something rubbing against the ground, Zog looked out of the window.
There was a figure hanging upside down from the ceiling at the corner of the passage outside the window. Through the infrared scouting device, Zog and him looked at each other. In his line of sight, the man hanging from the ceiling suddenly screamed, but no sound came out. Zog knew that it was a low frequency sound wave that only the same kind of people in the living corpse could hear, and it was summoning other living corpse s.
Zog cursed, he did not care about the living corpse and ran.
While running, Zog shouted loudly: "Retreat! Retreat! "Damn it, this is a trap!"
living corpse already knew of their arrival, but from the moment they entered the hospital, Zog and the others did not encounter any obstructions. This was obviously done intentionally by the living corpse, the goal being to lure them deep into the heart of the land, and then catch them all in one fell swoop.
However, Zog couldn't figure it out. When was the living corpse smart enough to set up a trap?
Naturally, now was not the time to study the wisdom of the living corpse. This topic was still left for the experts to study.
Zog rushed forward at a speed of ten metres per second, in a blink of an eye he was right in front of the door. After hearing his voice, Carr and Mu Yurou had already pushed the door open and was about to leave, but then they realized that the door was actually blocked. After hearing the news, Zog's face turned pale.
Without giving Zog time to react, a strange noise suddenly came from the window. Just as Zog turned around, he saw a figure rushing out from behind the medicine cabinet in front of him. He was using both hands and feet to run as fast as an animal. Such a strange posture, if he wasn't living corpse, what else could he be?
Without waiting for Zog's order, Tony swept out a barrage of bullets at the figure. Just as the living corpse was about to pounce on him, he was hit right in the middle of the air by Tony and his corpse fell onto the ground heavily.
Tony gasped for breath, looking nervous.
Following that, more and more sounds could be heard from the direction of the windows. Zog sighed, he knew that the three of them were trapped inside the storage room.
He took a deep breath and shouted, "Find cover and save bullets. Even if we have to die, we will have to suffer too much! "
As the sound of his voice faded, more than a dozen figures rushed out from behind the cabinet. The living corpse s either climbed up the ceiling or attacked from the ground.
Carr and Tony were truly senior firepower hand. They accurately calculated the angle of attack to maximize its destructive power. The two machine gun bullets tore through the storage space, quickly leaving the living corpse's corpse on the ground.
However, more and more living corpse s rushed in as they screamed and pushed down the medicine cabinet. One after another, humanoid monsters with red eyes fearlessly pounced towards Zog and the other two. No matter how many corpses they left behind under the fire energy web, it was unable to make the living corpse that did not know fear take a small step back.
Zog was burning with anxiety.
The number of living corpse in the basement of the hospital far exceeded the number displayed on the data. living corpse who should have been staying in the school had actually appeared here. Zog already did not know whether this was a small-scale migration by the living corpse or an act of some sort.
If it was the former, then it was fine, but if it was the latter, it would cause one's heart to turn cold. And looking at how the living corpse actually had the intelligence to plant traps, there was a high probability of the second possibility. This meant that after encountering the mission team half a year ago, the living corpse had already predicted that the humans would come again. That was why they had abandoned their old home and gone to the hospital, where they were waiting for the chance to get fresh food like this one.
When Zog analyzed the possibility, the flames from the machine gun lit up his face. At this moment, only shock and fear remained on Zog's face!
At this moment, the sound of heavy footsteps came from outside the door behind them. The sharp sound of iron weapons scrapin
g against the ground could also be heard. living corpse who was surrounding the three of them suddenly stopped his attack. They revealed terrified expressions as they stared at the door behind them. Then, as they shouted in a strange voice, living corpse retreated, revealing an empty space. Zog and the others were at a loss for what to do.
At the same time, a piece of sharp iron weapon pierced in from outside, piercing straight into Carr's back, and then thrusting out from his chest!
Chapter 9 - Butchers
The iron weapon that was inserted into the wall was shaped like a huge machete. However, there was a triangular-shaped metal spike welded to the front of the weapon. It was this exceptionally sharp thing that had easily stabbed into Carr's back and out of his chest. There was even a cut off part of Carr's large intestine.
Carr's blood gushed out like a spring and his entire body twitched uncontrollably. He panted for breath and the complex look in his eyes landed on Zog and Tony's bodies. Eventually, the light faded from his eyes, and the hand holding the machine gun hung down powerlessly, dead.
The iron weapon retracted, bringing Carr's corpse into the door. With the sound of flesh splitting open, the triangle-prick retreated out of Carr's body and disappeared behind the door. Carr's body lost its support, and dropped to the ground with a thump. The hole in the door was suddenly blocked by something. Then a bloodshot eye rolled up in the darkness and peered in.
Zog finally reacted, he roared, and used his machine gun to wildly sweep towards the door. Tony who was at the side also joined in the fire, the two machine gun bullets poured down the door like a torrential storm, as though they were angry. The current them, had almost forgotten about the group of living corpse behind them. Surprisingly, the humanoid monsters did not take the chance to attack.
With 30 seconds of shooting, the magazine was nearly emptied out. It was only when the gun's butt was burning that the machine gun finally stopped roaring. Looking at the door again, it was riddled with holes. However, Zog could strongly feel that the thing behind the door had not fallen yet. Facing the fierce firepower just now, even the strongest living corpse had already been torn into pieces. He didn't know what was behind that door.
The answer came quickly.
Almost at the same time the machine gun stopped firing, a loud roar came from outside the door. His voice was like thunder that rumbled in the underground space, causing the windows to ring.
An unusually large hand was thrust through the crack in the door. It gripped the door tightly and forced it open. As a result, the metal door let out a sharp sound, and the 10 cm thick metal board was easily bent and deformed. The huge strength of that strange hand made Zog and the other two feel a chill in their hearts.
A moment later, the door on one side was completely bent down, and with a casual toss of the hand, the door opened on the other.
Another loud sound rang out as a large shadow slammed into the remaining half of the door. Immediately, the bolt fell off and the door was roughly opened.
It came in through the door.
Zog and Tony retreated.
In their eyes, there was a three-meter tall monster. It was like a strong, tall man, with a helmet made of steel bars on his head, revealing only two red, ferocious eyes. Without any clothes on, the lines of his muscles were as clear as a knife. However, there were hundreds of small holes embedded on their bodies, and all of them were warheads shot by Zog and Yue Yang.
As the giant's breathing rose and fell, a few warheads fell from its body, causing Zog to not dare believe his eyes. Even with such a close range fire, the bullet's energy could not penetrate the giant's body. With such an abnormal defense, it was comparable to the Fighting Domain's third step defense strengthening.
The giant wore a black cloth skirt, which was stained with blood and looked like a butcher who had just finished slaughtering animals. It's right hand was holding the deadly weapon that killed Carr, and this blade-like weapon was almost three meters long, the front part of the trident was covered with Carr's blood, causing Zog's heart to feel uncomfortable.
"Head, this thing... Could it be a butcher? " Tony pointed his gun at the monster and asked softly.
Zog's heart skipped a beat.
The butcher was called by humans as a variant of the living corpse.
The living corpse's mutated beasts that were called butchers, were generally tall and sturdy. Different from the barbaric living corpse, butchers usually used huge weapons. Naturally, the workmanship of these weapons was extremely rough, but they were simple and violent. There was no reason for the living corpse to tear and kill with the purpose of eating, and there was no reason for the butcher's brutality. These huge monsters had an unexplainable hatred towards living creatures. Whenever a living creature appeared in front of their eyes, the butcher would not stop until he had killed it.
Through the collection and analysis of information, people knew that this kind of variant of the living corpse possessed the same level of strength and defense as a human at the third level of Fighting Domain. This meant that the butcher would be a highly dangerous monster. In the rankings for known monsters, the butcher would be ranked as level three.
A Level 3 danger monster was not something that could be defeated with just two conventional machine guns. No matter how one looked at it, the monster in front of them was no different from a butcher. Thinking of this, Zog's heart fiercely sank.
"Ah, ah, ah, ah, hey, hey …"
A series of weird noises came up from behind the butcher. Zog and the others saw a male living corpse walking out from behind the giant. He was dressed in a neat doctor's uniform, which was completely different from the other living corpse s. The living corpse in front of him hadn't been stained with even a speck of blood, and his hair was neatly combed to the back of his head. He looked just like an upper-class person from the old era who had received a high education.
Other than that pair of eyes which also emitted the red light unique to living corpse, it was really hard to associate this gentle looking man with that cruel monster.
The doctor seemed to be instructing the butcher on something. The huge monster let out a series of muffled sounds and nodded its head, appearing to be extremely obedient. This was yet another surprising scene for Zog. A tyrannical being like the butcher would actually follow orders?
With that, the doctor shouted to the living corpse behind Zog and the other two. After he shouted, the living corpse s that were far away from them, although they looked at the butcher in fear, they still walked over step by step, encircling Zog and Yue Yang.
Seeing the living corpse obediently move forward, the doctor revealed a satisfied smile, and retreated backwards.
Zog had already decided that he would kill this living corpse no matter what. It was obvious that this living corpse was the leader, and even the butcher had to listen to his orders. It was clear that the group of living corpse had already formed some sort of society. It was the same conclusion as zero, but Zog's situation was a hundred times more dangerous.
The moment the doctor stepped back, the butcher gave a muffled roar and swept out the iron in his hand.
Zog and Tony both lowered their bodies, and then rolled to the two sides, and then pulled the trigger. The machine gun fired again, and bullets rained down on the butcher. But the giant did not care, with a stride, he chased after Zog.
In his busy schedule, Zog unintentionally saw the doctor give him an ambiguous smile. Zog's heart froze, thinking back to the scene when the leader of the living corpse talked to the butcher, thinking, could it be that the living corpse was smart enough to judge that he was the leader of this team?
With a clang, the butcher's prick hit the ground. The hard floor tiles immediately cracked, and the iron weapon deeply embedded itself into the ground.
Zog then rolled to the right of the butcher and took the opportunity when the giant was busy raising his thorns to shoot at it.
The butcher's strength and defense were outstanding, but
the monster's brain was not working properly. Its reaction speed and speed were very slow. This was Zog's chance, but the old machine gun in his hand could not provide enough damage. If it was used against ordinary living corpse, it was more than enough, but using it to attack the butcher was unable to break through the monster's strong physical defense.
Looking at the bullets embedded into the butcher's body, yet not a single drop of blood splashed out, Zog's throat started to throb.
On the other side, Tony was also in a tough battle. Although a normal living corpse was not as dangerous as a butcher, but if a group of people were to charge forward, Tony's situation was not looking good either. Tony used all kinds of obstacles in the room, coupled with his own outstanding shooting ability, he killed all of the living corpse s who pounced on him one by one. However, there was no pause in the firing. The bullets were almost all gone.
More importantly, because of the living corpse's chase, he had already separated from Zog, unable to form an even more intense framework of firepower.
By the door, living corpse who was dressed as a doctor watched all of this with satisfaction. Suddenly, a cold metal object touched the back of his head.
Before living corpse could react, he heard a violent and huge gunshot from behind him, which became the last memory of the living corpse.
Violent sounds of gunfire resounded throughout the place, and the elegant face of living corpse's head exploded. All the living corpse, including the butcher, stopped their movements, looking towards the direction of the leader.
Following which, the dazzling flames filled the living corpse's eyes.
The bottlenecks were stuffed with strips of alcohol, and the burning bottles were thrown inside. When he hit the ground, the bottle was overflowing with liquid. Judging from the smell, it was the most commonly used disinfectant in the hospital. The flames that were burning on the cloth immediately spread out. It was scorching hot, and a scarlet red flame immediately soared into the air!