Chapter 35: The Powerful Bianyi Shou

"Leader, why don't we just go into the mountains and wipe them all out? No matter how fast they run, they have to rest eventually, right? Since someone can track the location of the Sangshi, couldn't we just send a group of Top-tier Ability Users to surround them?" someone immediately asked.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man shook his head directly: "Too risky. If there were only a Zombie King and a few dozen Mutant Zombies in the mountains, your method might be worth a try. But the most dangerous things in the mountain range aren't the Sangshi at all; they are those powerful Bianyi Shou!"

"According to the intelligence we have, the number of Bianyi Shou in this mountain range is terrifying, and each one is stronger than the last. Many formidable Bianyi Shou are even more ferocious than Top-tier Ability Users. If we rashly enter the mountains and get ambushed by Bianyi Shou, what then?"

"Furthermore, in terrain like a forest, Bianyi Shou have a natural advantage. If we really charge in, we might not kill the Zombie King, and instead end up being wiped out ourselves."

Once these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

It was true; in this world, while some people awakened abilities to become Ability Users, countless animals naturally awakened abilities as well, becoming Bianyi Shou.

Moreover, after the resurgence of Spiritual Qi, the probability of animals awakening was far higher than that of humans.

Once mutated, beasts were also more ferocious and powerful than humans.

Most importantly, the intelligence of Bianyi Shou also increased significantly, with each one becoming more cunning than the last.

Aside from large predatory beasts, there were countless small creatures—snakes, insects, rats, ants, scorpions, centipedes, and even mosquitoes had undergone terrifying mutations.

After some venomous insects mutated, their toxicity became so strong that even Ability Users couldn't withstand it; one touch meant death.

It is said that in South America, many small human Bases were wiped out precisely because they fell at the hands of Bianyi Shou and those terrifying venomous insects and ants.

In North America, there even appeared a Mutant Queen Ant that could directly lay mutant insect eggs; each hatched ant was as large as a human palm. Once they appeared, there would be hundreds of thousands or millions of them, sweeping across the land like a black tide; even top-tier Bianyi Shou dared not go near them, as they were terrifying to the extreme.

In the end, the people in North America had no other choice but to drop a high-yield nuclear bomb to completely kill that Queen Ant.

Therefore, in the wild, the most dangerous things were never the Sangshi, but the Bianyi Shou and those impossible-to-guard-against venomous insects.

Under normal circumstances, Ability Users dared not enter the mountain forests at all. The reason humans could still operate now was mainly due to the highways.

Many sections of the highways were elevated bridges or mountain tunnels, which were much safer than ordinary roads.

The vast majority of rural roads around the world had long since been completely abandoned, all becoming a paradise for mutant animals.

Only near the Bases, because of regular clearing by Ability Users, could they barely be used for human activity.

"Director Zhang, the Ability Users who previously chased into the forest have returned!"

At this moment, someone ran in and reported loudly.

"Has He Yongsheng from Fubei Base returned?" the middle-aged man addressed as Director Zhang asked immediately.

"He has returned!"

"Call him over."

A few minutes later, a middle-aged man in his forties strode in, exuding a powerful aura.

"Director Zhang, you were looking for me?" He Yongsheng asked.

"Comrade He Yongsheng, I called you over because I want to ask you something. Do you recognize this person?"

Director Zhang raised his hand and pointed to the screen on the wall.

He Yongsheng immediately looked up, and the moment he saw the photo, his eyes widened abruptly, his face filled with shock.

"Director Zhang, what is this..." He Yongsheng looked at Director Zhang, his face full of confusion.

"Do you recognize this person?" Director Zhang asked again.

He Yongsheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "I recognize him, his name is Chen Hai."

Only then did Director Zhang speak slowly: "Before, when the Zombie King fled into the forest outside the city, the person with it was this man."

"What?! How is this possible?!" He Yongsheng's face changed in shock on the spot.

"Chen Hai... he didn't die?" He Yongsheng asked, his voice trembling.

He knew better than anyone that when he sent people to hunt down Chen Hai, that area had long since been completely surrounded by a zombie tide.

Everyone he sent had died, yet Chen Hai was actually still alive? This was something he completely dared not believe.

"He didn't die, but we suspect he has already been controlled by the Zombie King."

"Controlled? He turned into a Sangshi?" He Yongsheng hurriedly asked.

"No, he is still a living human. Thermal imaging shows he has body temperature, completely different from the cold-blooded nature of a Sangshi."

As soon as these words fell, He Yongsheng's eyes lit up in a flash.

Chen Hai was still alive? Then wouldn't there be hope for his son's heart?

"Director Zhang, we absolutely cannot let this Zombie King get away..."

Before He Yongsheng could finish his sentence, Director Zhang spoke first: "I am well aware of that. I have already sent someone who awakened a stealth ability to track the Zombie King, but during this period, we need full cooperation from your Fubei Base, such as air-dropping food and batteries to him every few days."

He Yongsheng didn't even think about it and nodded immediately: "No problem! Our Base will definitely cooperate fully! However, there are too many Mutant Birds in the mountains, and drones that fly over basically never return. Can we apply for a batch of specialized drones from the higher-ups? We can exchange them with resources."

Upon hearing this, Director Zhang laughed.

This He Yongsheng was indeed shrewd.

He had called He Yongsheng over and deliberately revealed the matter of Chen Hai with the goal of making He Yongsheng put in more effort and cooperate more.

How could he not know that drone air-drops were dangerous? Hadn't that drone with thermal imaging just been destroyed directly by Mutant Birds?

Moreover, Mutant Birds were not on the same level as ordinary zombie birds at all.

Zombie birds could fly at most less than three hundred meters.

But Mutant Birds could fly to altitudes of several thousand or even ten thousand meters.

This was also why, although many countries had retained large aircraft, no one dared to take off easily.

Just like how there was clearly a helicopter in Fubei Base, but who would dare to fly it into the sky over the wilderness? It wouldn't take long before it would be surrounded and crashed by Mutant Birds.

Mutant Birds could also unleash various elemental abilities; in front of them, a helicopter was no different from a living target.

"All we can do now is wait for the Zombie King to leave the mountain area on its own."

"As long as it dares to walk out of the mountains, we can immediately surround and kill it. So, Comrade He Yongsheng, the burden on your shoulders is very heavy!"

"Director Zhang, rest assured! Our Fubei Base will definitely give it our all and will never drop the ball!" He Yongsheng immediately expressed his solemn commitment.

Deep in the mountain range, in a dense forest.

Chen Yusheng and the little girl Zombie King were being tightly surrounded by a group of Bianyi Shou, the atmosphere tense to the extreme.

Before him was a pack of over fifty Mutant Wolves.

Every single wolf was as massive as an adult ox.

One could tell at a glance that they were all extremely dangerous Bianyi Shou. They had surrounded Chen Yusheng, the little girl Zombie King, and the group of Sangshi behind them, leaving no room for escape.

This pack of wolves had fierce gazes and radiated a murderous aura; their pairs of wolf eyes were locked onto the little girl Zombie King, saliva constantly dripping from their maws, looking as if they would pounce and tear them apart at any moment.

"Awoo—!"

A shrill and ferocious wolf howl suddenly exploded.

The next second, all the Mutant Wolves moved at once!