Chapter 621 – The Uncontacted World
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“Where is it? Come out already…”
Xu Shuhan fumbled anxiously on the ground for her weapon, her gaze fixed nervously on Ye Lian.
However, her a.s.sessment was a bit off. Though Ye Lian appeared frail, especially in comparison to the male giant corpse, her movements were remarkably agile.
The sniper rifle in her hands was versatile; Xu Shuhan had caught a glimpse of Ye Lian using the b.u.t.t of the rifle to strike the male giant corpse’s wrist as she leapt to the side.
“Roar!”
By the sound of it, that hit had hurt quite a bit.
The male giant corpse was all muscle, making it difficult for bullets to penetrate, but there were still some relatively weak spots.
Like the joints. And Ye Lian’s attacks had been targeting these areas.
Having his prey stolen had already infuriated the male giant corpse, and being pressed and hit like this only fueled his rage.
He became even more ferocious, attacking wildly and trying to force his way into the house.
“We can’t let him in!” Xu Shuhan’s face changed as she shouted.
If these two zombies, adept at coordinating surprise a.s.saults, were to reunite, there would be no chance of them getting out unscathed.
For fragile humans, “getting out unscathed” meant literally without a single injury.
Because injury could mean amputation or, essentially, suicide.
Of course, there was another option: to gamble on luck.
But for most people, such high-stakes gambling was unsustainable.
“I’ve got it!”
Xu Shuhan finally found her gun under the table, but as she got up, gun in hand, and looked towards the male giant corpse, her arms trembled uncontrollably.
The monster had almost killed her, just barely…
And that feeling of death looming over her was something she hadn’t tasted in a while.
It was an awful sensation, and her heartbeat still couldn’t calm down.
“Huff!”
She took a couple of quick breaths and struggled to lift her foot.
Just then, an arm suddenly grabbed her from the side.
“Xia Zhi?” Xu Shuhan turned in surprise to the newcomer.
“Bang!”
Inside the house, another m.u.f.fled thud was heard, along with the scattering of more furniture fragments.
Ye Lian suddenly had an additional person by her side, and the help of the mixed-blood alleviated much of her pressure.
However, Ling Mo and Shana, now one person down, were clearly having a much harder time.
The two giant corpses sensed the s.h.i.+ft in the situation and, in their efforts to reunite, became even more ferocious in their attacks.
“Now?” Xu Shuhan was somewhat taken aback.
Xia Zhi glanced at her questioningly and nodded emphatically.
“But…” Xu Shuhan opened her mouth but was unable to voice her thoughts.
Indeed, this was an opportunity, a rare and good one at that.
Ordinary zombies were too easy for Ling Mo and his group to handle, and they never got close to large groups of zombies.
Yet, these two ferocious beasts could cause them a great deal of trouble.
However, at this thought, Xu Shuhan suddenly realized something very important.
These monsters were something they never wanted to encounter at any time, but Ling Mo and his group could take them on in a head-on fight…
“I…”
Xu Shuhan felt a bit strange inside and suddenly hesitated.
The usually reticent Xia Zhi suddenly interrupted her, “You don’t want to die, do you?”
His words made Xu Shuhan freeze.
Just tens of seconds ago, she had just experienced the despair of impending death, and now she feared death more than ever.
“Huh… So, we stick to the plan?” Xu Shuhan took a deep breath and asked.
“Um. I’ll go inform…” Xia Zhi didn’t finish his sentence and made his way along the wall.
“Huh…” Xu Shuhan took another deep breath, turned her gaze towards Ye Lian, and then gripped the gun handle tightly…
“d.a.m.n it, d.a.m.n it, d.a.m.n it!”
Mu Chen cursed under his breath while swinging his knife to block a flying half of a table leg.
This female giant corpse, she was like an indefatigable machine of destruction!
Tables, walls, barricades; there was nothing she saw as an obstacle!
In fact, these things became her weapons, forcing Ling Mo and his group into an even more embarra.s.sing and pitiful state of evasion.
Even Ling Mo started to sweat from his forehead, let alone Mu Chen.
The feeling of only being able to dodge and pa.s.sively take hits made Mu Chen want to roar out loud.
“Bang!”
The female giant corpse suddenly accelerated, cras.h.i.+ng down heavily onto a table not far from Mu Chen and Ling Mo.
The table shattered instantly, and as the fragments flew like artillery sh.e.l.ls, she struck out with two punches like lightning, aiming directly for their heads.
“Ah!”
Mu Chen let out a strange cry and quickly rolled on the spot.
However, his evasion was so hasty that he tripped over a chair that had fallen to the ground.
But at that moment, the female zombie’s footing wavered, and her body shook.
Mu Chen seized the opportunity to retreat backward, casting a glance at Ling Mo.
Compared to his disheveled state, Ling Mo seemed much more composed.
He stood his ground, reaching forward with one hand, his fingers tightly clenched, slowly twisting his wrist.
As he moved, the ankle of the female giant corpse seemed to be bound, her frantic punches. .h.i.tting nothing but air.
“He’s no charlatan!”
Mu Chen cursed inwardly, but had to admit that Ling Mo was indeed impressive.
To confront such a monstrous zombie head-on without showing a hint of fear was, in Mu Chen’s view, incredibly bada.s.s.
Even more impressive was the seamless coordination between Ling Mo and Shana. As Ling Mo restrained the female giant corpse, Shana suddenly appeared behind her.
The scythe was raised with a “swoosh” and then chopped down heavily.
“Roar!”
The female giant corpse lunged forward with great force, breaking free from Ling Mo’s restraint.
Still, the blade grazed her back, and blood immediately sprayed out.
“Roar!”
Pained, the female giant corpse immediately turned and pounced towards Shana, but Shana had already leaped back, widening the distance between them.
The chaotic sounds once again filled the air, with furniture flying everywhere.
“I’m going…” Ling Mo swayed slightly, grinding his teeth as he grunted.
The tripwire that had always worked before failed to bring down the female giant corpse.
Moreover, at the moment she broke free, Ling Mo nearly felt as if his own nerves were being pulled out.
“That didn’t work? d.a.m.n, what do we do now?!” Mu Chen yelled frantically.
“Can you shut up?” Ling Mo rolled his eyes.
The guy was like a noise machine, especially in battle, even more annoying than the crazy Yuwen Xuan.
…
“Ah… Ah…”
Meanwhile, in a conference room within Falcon Second Camp.
Yuwen Xuan, sitting at the head of the table, was contorting his face with his mouth open and nose wrinkled, trying to sneeze but ultimately failing. He sniffed and leaned back, asking, “Right, where were we?”
He addressed a man sitting across the table from him.
But the expression on that man’s face was rather unpleasant…
“It’s as awkward as a painful cramp, yet looks like constipation…” Yuwen Xuan muttered to himself.
“Sorry, our Boss… he’s a bit…” Zhang Yu sighed softly, speaking in a low voice to the side.
The man twitched at the corner of his eye and also said quietly, “It’s fine, I’m used to it.”
“Hey, can you not talk about me behind my back?” Yuwen Xuan, rubbing his red nose, said.
“Let’s focus on the important matters… Although I don’t quite understand why we’re having separate talks with the two Falcon camps…” The man turned away and continued, “We were just talking about establis.h.i.+ng a Joint Camp…”
“Oh right, almost forgot. But why won’t you look at me?” Yuwen Xuan stared with wide eyes.
“We’ve already united most of the small survivor teams from City X, and once we’ve established good cooperation, you can offer some help. Once the union is complete, this region…”
The man ignored Yuwen Xuan, reached for the map in front of him, found the location of City X, and drew a large circle around it: “This will be our human territory.”
“But you said before…” Yuwen Xuan, fixing his messy hair, asked.
The man looked up at him, then moved his finger towards the neighboring province and continued outward, finally stopping at a certain point: “Yes, we’ve come from the Joint Camp over there.”
“That’s the part of the world you haven’t made contact with yet.”
The man went on.
Yuwen Xuan pursed his lips, focusing on that point.
However, a faint glint of interest flashed in his eyes…
“Human territory… sounds good, very good… But I want to know where the zombies’ territory is?” Yuwen Xuan asked with a slight smile.
The man was taken aback, and then his mouth twitched: “You might as well just kill me…”