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nChapter 28

nNight.

nAt the gathering place of the Zhang family.

nTo the Zhang family, today was a day worth celebrating.

nFirst, there was a merger with another colony and an addition of an Awakened and 13 ordinary survivors.

nNext, the leader of the colony, Zhang Ye, became a Level 2 Awakened.

nHowever, the celebration was only limited to additional meals. After dinner, the entire colony became more guarded than before.

n“This is necessary.”

n“I’m worried. Worried that tonight, the zombies will do something strange.”

nAt the gathering place, in Zhang Ye’s room, Zhang Ye stood by the window and looked out.

nIn the room, Wang Xiong, Li Zitong, Zhang Chengcheng, Zhang Lixin, and Meng Jie were sitting or standing with solemn expressions.

nMeng Jie said, “It has been confirmed that Awakened ones are extremely attractive to evolved zombies. The giant zombies will already take the initiative to hunt Level 1 Awakened ones. As for how attractive the Level 2 Awakened ones are to zombies, it’s still unknown at the moment.”

nZhang Ye nodded. “But it definitely won’t be weak.”

nAfter saying that, Zhang Ye hesitated for a moment and said, “Besides, although we haven’t seen it with our own eyes, I’m sure that there are definitely zombies of Level 2 or above in Nanxiang City… If a Level 2 Awakened person like me can attract zombies of this level, I think we’ll be in big trouble.”

nEveryone fell silent.

nThe smart ones among the six, such as Meng Jie, Zhang Ye, and Zhang Chengcheng, had gradually realized the disadvantaged position of humans compared to zombies.

nThis disadvantage was reflected in the evolutionary path.

nZombies evolved to hunt living people, and awakened ones evolved to hunt zombies.

nThe two of them seemed to be hunting each other, but when the condition: “If an Awakened wants to advance, he has to swallow 10 Corpse Crystals of the same level” was established, it meant that the upper limit of an Awakened was destined to be lower than an evolved zombie.

nLow upper limit, weak strength.

nThe future prospects were not optimistic…

nThe night gradually got darker.

nHowever, Zhang Ye and the others were not asleep.

nPeople stayed at their respective defensive posts, looking into the dark night, each lost in their own thoughts.

nIt remained so until a short, low whistle broke the silence.

nIn the distance, a faint rumble sounded and it was getting closer!

nThere was a click.

nThe headlights inside and outside the stronghold were turned on, illuminating the entire vicinity of the Zhang family’s stronghold.

nHence, the survivor who was on sentry duty screamed in fear.

nThis was because he could see in the distance, densely packed zombies taking firm and fast steps, pouncing towards the Zhang family’s stronghold like locusts!

n“Zombie horde! It’s a zombie horde!!”

nThe scream rose abruptly, then stopped abruptly.

nThe people near the sentry tower looked at the sentry tower and saw that the survivor who had just screamed had disappeared into thin air.

nThe Awakened closest to the sentry tower, Li Zitong, widened his eyes.

nBecause just now, he saw a blurry shadow pounce into the sentry tower from outside. In the blink of an eye, the shadow and the survivors disappeared.

nEverything was like an illusion, but it was definitely not an illusion!

nA terrifying thought arose in his heart.

n“Evolutionary zombie.”

nA higher-level evolved zombie!

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nThe appearance of the higher-level evolutionary living corpse only caused Li Zitong to panic.

nThis was because Li Zi was the only one who had “witnessed” this matter.

nHe wanted to inform Zhang Ye, but compared to the evolved zombie, the incoming zombie wave was clearly more intimidating and oppressive.

nBefore Li Zitong could react further, a series of cracking sounds came from outside the wall.

nIt was the sound of a zombie stepping on a bunker trap.

nA terrifying roar approached at a speed that no one could react to. Just 10 seconds after the watchman disappeared, the door let out a bang.

nThe first zombie had already slammed onto the big iron gate.

nThe steel door was fine, but the zombie’s head was shattered.

nThe comical scene did not make people laugh.

nAs the second, third, and eventually, tenth zombie charged at the iron door, the iron door began to creak under the weight.

nMoreover, zombies did not only charge at the door.

nThe three-meter-tall wall was also their breakthrough point.

nThe strength and agility of zombies were stronger than ordinary people to begin with. They were all as agile as professional athletes.

nA mere three-meter high wall was just a matter of sprinting and jumping for ordinary zombies.

nCountless pale hands instantly reached the edge of the wall.

nWith a simple pull-up, rows of zombie heads appeared on the high wall.

nThe fresh human smell inside the wall made the zombies go crazy.

nAt this moment, without the instructions of higher-level zombies, the ordinary zombies had already jumped off the walls and ran wildly towards the three small buildings in the Zhang family’s stronghold.

n“Oh no!”

nThis was Zhang Ye’s true thoughts at this moment.

nHe had thought that his stronghold was not impregnable, but safe and reliable.

nUnexpectedly, the three-meter wall was insignificant in the eyes of the zombies…

n“Run!”

nA minute after the zombie wave arrived,

nAll the survivors in the Zhang family’s stronghold heard Zhang Ye’s angry roar.

nIn a certain room, Wang Xiong, Zhang Lixin, and Meng Jie looked at each other and were completely numb.

n“How is that possible? It’s been only a while, how long has it been?!”

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nThe collapse of the Zhang family’s stronghold completely shattered the psychological defense and inherent knowledge of the survivors!

nWhen Jang Ye made a sound, most of the survivors did not react.

nAfter all, the high walls here were sturdy. There were four Awakened here, and there were abundant supplies.

nPreviously, the Zhang family’s stronghold had also been attacked by zombies, but every time, it was just a small fight…

nWho would believe you if you told me that such a stable stronghold would be gone in a minute? Who would dare to believe you?

nMost of the survivors hid in the dormitory. Even when they heard Zhang Ye’s voice, they were unwilling to move.

nA small number of survivors patrolling outside knew how bad the situation was.

nHowever…

nRun?

nThere were zombies all around.

nFight?

nWithout cover, even an Awakened could be dismembered!

nWhen Wang Xiong walked out of the small building with Zhang Lixin and Meng Jie, he saw that the courtyard was completely in chaos!

nA large number of zombies attacked any humans in sight. A small number had already run into the building, causing cries of despair within.

nThe survivors responsible for defense either fought or fled, while Zhang Chengcheng led a small number of people to lean against the wall, barely resisting, but it was only a matter of time before they were devoured.

nLooking around, Wang Xiong felt both anger and despair.

nThe high walls that were supposed to protect everyone had become a prison, trapping the living.

nThe once sturdy stronghold had turned into a graveyard for everyone.

nHe thought he had found a way for people to survive.

nUnexpectedly, in just one day, heaven had turned into hell!

nAt this moment, Wang Xiong did not know what to do, nor could he find any way out.

nUntil footsteps sounded behind him.

nZhang Ye walked out and stood at the forefront, facing the horde of zombies.

n“Follow me and fight our way out!”

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