Chapter 506: Fearless in Heart, One Is a Mountain

*Clatter. *

The thick steel plate blocking the flame-throwing zombie was lifted. A face like Ghost Rider's appeared: there were no eyeballs in the sunken eye sockets, replaced by two burning flames. As the mouth opened and closed, wisps of flame spilled from between the lips.

While removing the obstruction in front, almost without delay, a dragon of fire roared out from the box truck. Even the surrounding air began to distort as it charged murderously toward the incoming sturdy zombies! The actual situation was indeed as Zhang Su had expected: one of the five zombies was positioned slightly off-center. If it had charged toward the crowd, it could have completely avoided the threat of the flames, but it foolishly chose to charge toward the heat source, as if it contained a treasure it loved. It wouldn't have been burned, but it sought its own death...

When it lunged toward the opening of the cargo box, the powerful flames pushed its sturdy body back two or three steps, showing the force of the flame-throwing zombie's spray.

When the flames erupted, people in the distance could see the entire posture of the box truck change. The originally stable truck was now tilted to one side, bearing immense force.

It was no exaggeration to say that the cargo box was like the nozzle of a crude rocket engine. According to Newton's law of interaction, with a little modification to the truck, it wouldn't even need fuel to run...

Seeing the five black figures struggling in the fire, Zhang Su breathed a huge sigh of relief. He had been prepared for a battle, but he hadn't expected things to develop in a good direction. He thought to himself: *Brainless is still easy to deal with! *

*Whoosh, whoosh! *

The raging flames were even more fierce than they had been in Beidong Town. Even with five sturdy bodies blocking the flames, the tail flame had already sprayed forty meters away. The corpses of the zombies lying on the ground caught fire one after another, and balls of lighter-colored firelight rose and fell within the dragon of fire.

In an instant, the stretch of street connecting to the residential complex gate turned into a fiery purgatory!

The high temperature of the flames not only ignited the corpses but also slowly melted the metal railings. Several four- or five-meter-tall landscape trees were instantly ignited, looking like burning torches of hope.

"I wouldn't get tired of seeing this even a hundred times."

"Too powerful. If each of us could be equipped with such a flamethrower, zombies would be nothing!"

"Flamethrowers aren't hard to get; energy is the problem. This flame-throwing zombie completely defies all rules; it's too strong!"

The combatants gathered on the other side of the vehicles all felt their hearts surging. The violent flames blocked the disaster for them, and waves of surging heat rolled over. Instead of feeling dry-mouthed, everyone felt their hearts racing.

"Didn't they say a mutant zombie was locked up? Is this the zombie's attack?"

"I don't know. It looks like some kind of weapon."

"It's definitely a mutant zombie. Didn't you hear the zombie's howling earlier? They said 'flame-throwing zombie'—how descriptive!"

The ordinary members who had already fled further away were all stunned. They had been told not to get close to the box truck because they would get burned, and they knew a mutant zombie was locked inside. They had various guesses but couldn't verify them. Now, witnessing it with their own eyes, they still couldn't easily believe it.

A mutant zombie that could breathe fire!

The scene before them made many people's scalps tingle. They quickly associated it with the deal Zhang Su had discussed with Absolute Justice earlier. If Absolute Justice hadn't had that madman throw the detonator, they probably would have been baptized by the flames and turned into a pile of white ash...

Zhang Su sat in the truck, feeling the scorching heat through the glass. Sweat slid down his temples, but he didn't care at all, his eyes fixed on the five black figures dancing in the flames.

Their physiques were indeed tough, at least sturdier than hollow metal railings. They stood in the raging fire for ten seconds without falling. Not only did they not fall, but they also tried to charge forward, wanting to break through the blockade of the flames...

Fortunately, this persistence didn't last long. After a short twenty seconds, the massive bodies finally couldn't withstand the calcination and fell one after another. Until the last zombie fell, Zhang Su didn't loosen his grip on the iron chain.

The situation before him made him understand one thing: if he encountered such sturdy zombies in the future, it was best not to make a fool of himself with ordinary flames, such as incendiary bombs or fire walls. Not only would they fail to kill them, but they might also ignite the sturdy zombies. If they entered a berserk state, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Unless one could output high-energy flames continuously like the flame-throwing zombie, it would be meaningless...

The fire continued to erupt until the sturdy zombies could no longer be seen in human form and had melted into a lump. Only then did Zhang Su finally let go.

*Clatter, boom-puff. *

The iron chain slid, and the heavy steel plate fell. A sound of extinguishing the furnace fire echoed inside the cargo box. The spraying flames were extinguished, and the flame-throwing zombie's manic roar subsided. After releasing its energy crazily, it gained peace, as if entering a "post-nut clarity" state.

About a minute of flame spraying didn't make the fire-red patterns on its body fade significantly.

There were clusters of bonfires on the road, and the concrete road had changed color from the calcination, looking brittle. The landscape trees had burned rapidly and broken from the middle of their trunks, falling to the ground and continuing to burn.

A brilliant victory. The threat had turned into a warm bonfire, bringing a hint of warmth to the survivors in the cold winter, and everyone felt a surge of excitement.

"We won, we're saved..."

*Bang... boom! * Just as everyone was preparing to celebrate the complete victory of the battle, a loud *boom* sounded. A section of the residential complex wall suddenly collapsed, and then a black shadow flipped over the broken bricks and stones, rushing out at high speed! Everyone's eyes converged. There was actually another sturdy zombie!!

A zombie without a brain wouldn't feel sad because its peers were killed, but it rushed toward the box truck without hesitation, probably because the guy hidden inside fascinated it. Its dull little face paired with a violent, massive physique looked indescribably grotesque.

"Honey, run!"

Zheng Xin shouted. The sturdy zombie was lunging toward the side of the box truck. At this moment, it was too late to turn the cargo box, and they could only passively endure the attack!

"Open fire, shoot quickly!"

The people of the Yama Legion were the quickest to react. After the massive figure appeared, they raised their guns and fired at the fastest speed. But due to various reasons, the results were minimal. Not many bullets hit the zombie, and even if they occasionally hit, they didn't succeed in a headshot, only leaving an insignificant crater on its body.

Zhang Su heard the sound of the wall collapsing. He only thought the fire had made the concrete brittle, leading to the collapse, until he heard his companions' shouting and realized there was a problem. There was no time to think, and he pushed the door and jumped out of the truck at the first opportunity.

*Bang! * The sturdy zombie was quite fierce. Just as Zhang Su jumped out of the truck and rolled forward, the massive body slammed directly into the side of the cargo box.

The center of gravity of the box truck was much higher than that of a car. After suffering a violent side impact, the truck body tilted immediately, swaying past the balance point, and *clang*, it tipped over onto the ground. At the same time, a series of iron chain sounds rang out, mixed with a meaningless roar, but it felt like it was expressing dissatisfaction in its heart.

Looking from the air, one could find that everyone retreated two steps in unison as the box truck tipped over. Their hearts trembled heavily with the *clang* sound. They weren't afraid of the truck exploding, but that the flame-throwing zombie would regain its freedom because of the truck tipping over! Fortunately, the frame welded by the Survivor Alliance was strong enough, and the metal box covering the flame-throwing zombie's head had also been specially treated, so it didn't have any problems because of the tipping over.

Zhang Su hid behind a car nearby. Seeing that the flame-throwing zombie had no movement, he breathed a huge sigh of relief and raised his wrist to wipe the bean-sized sweat from his forehead. The flame-throwing zombie was indeed fine, but the crisis brought by the sturdy zombie still existed.

After knocking over the box truck, the sturdy zombie wasn't satisfied because it hadn't eaten any flesh. It angrily slapped the cargo box, eagerly wanting to open this tin can...

But this stupid behavior didn't last for a few seconds. It sensed a thick aura of living people not far behind it. It turned its head, its hollow, godless eyes seeming useless, relying entirely on other organs to sense. It lifted its leg and jumped. In the unbelievable eyes of everyone, it flew over a distance of three or four meters, having a sense of a miniature Hulk!

The Brown Giant...

"Damn it..."

Zhang Su stood up and was about to attack. Seeing the sturdy zombie's movement, he couldn't help but be startled. This damn thing already had a bit of the flavor of the original 004!

"Hide, run!"

The combatants scattered and hid. Facing the sturdy zombie at close range, the role of firearms was almost gone, and there was a possibility of accidentally injuring companions. At this moment, besides using cars to block and dodge, they could only pray for a hero to appear to solve the trouble. *Bang! * The sturdy zombie's joint flexibility wasn't high, and it couldn't catch up with humans, but it won by having immense strength. It raised its arms and smashed down. The roof of a car dented on the spot, and the surrounding window glass shattered, just like being slapped by a crane. It bent its knees and jumped onto the car, completely crushing it. The airbag exploded under its feet, as if it were riding the clouds.

"Non-combatants, run quickly, run toward Xinglong Huafu!"

Zhang Su shouted loudly. Dealing with this big guy wasn't about having more people; more people would only fill its stomach...

"Non-combatants run quickly" meant it clearly: combatants stay.

Some combatants who had originally intended to run away gritted their teeth and stayed. Seeing the sturdy zombie charging around, their hearts pounded. Fortunately, its speed wasn't that fast, and they could dodge.

"Yama Legion, invincible in battle! Follow me to kill this monster!"

Zhang Su pulled out his rebar club with a *swish*, shouting to his companions while moving toward the sturdy zombie.

"Yama Legion, invincible in battle!"

Zhang Su and the others, although panicking and dodging, still actively responded to Zhang Su's words, but they had some doubts in their hearts: how could they subdue this ghost thing?

When facing an enemy that seemed invincible, people's psychological state would appear negative. If no one set an example, then the seed of "invincible" would be planted in their hearts, eventually growing into fear that was difficult to eradicate.

Fortunately, Zhang Su provided a reference for everyone.

Everyone saw Zhang Su's figure rush quickly behind the sturdy zombie. Because the sturdy zombie was attracted by the side with more people, it didn't notice anyone behind it at all. Just as it was preparing to lift its feet to pursue again, it was attacked from the rear.

Zhang Su lifted off the ground and jumped high toward the sturdy zombie. His figure was agile, stepping on its waist, and he stepped onto the sturdy zombie's shoulders just like that.

The smooth process stunned all the combatants present. Although they had seen it once at Tianma Island, they still sighed when seeing it again. Wasn't this pure *qinggong* from a martial arts drama? Why did they imagine they could do it too when seeing Zhang Su's actions! It must be an illusion...

Zhang Su got onto the zombie's shoulders and smashed his knees down heavily, pinning the zombie that was already about to charge forward to the spot. Immediately afterward, he swung his arm, and the rebar in his hand smashed toward the zombie's head.

With Zhang Su's current strength, even the god-level pitcher Aroldis Chapman would have to shout "Oh my god!"

If this blow landed solidly, even if the sturdy zombie's head didn't bloom like ten thousand peach blossoms, it would definitely be an instant death. That original-sized head didn't look very sturdy.

Unfortunately, things didn't go that smoothly in the end.

While Zhang Su raised his arm to strike, the sturdy zombie, feeling the heavy force on its shoulders, subconsciously shrugged its shoulders and raised its arms, looking like it was driving away a small, thin monkey that had climbed onto its body.

"Not good, Brother Su, be careful!"

"Damn, Brother Su, watch out..."

The combatants gathered around felt their hearts tighten. They didn't dare to imagine the scene after being caught by the sturdy zombie...

The wild movement caused Zhang Su, who was already unstable, to completely lose his balance. It wasn't that he would fall if he lost his balance—Zhang Su had a hundred ways to land steadily—but losing his balance meant losing accuracy and force. The rebar club brushed past the zombie's scalp with a *whoosh* and then hit its raised left arm.

*Puff. *

The force was reduced, and with the zombie's thick skin and flesh blocking it, it didn't break its arm, only smashing the arm to the side. It didn't cause damage to the enemy, but at least it relieved his own pressure.

*Whoosh. * Zhang Su used the force to step on the zombie's back and then jumped onto the roof of a car nearby. He saw many people gesturing with guns, which scared him to death.

"Put all the guns away!"

He was entangled with the sturdy zombie here. If someone was nervous and pulled the trigger, he was wearing a bulletproof vest, but what if he was unlucky and got shot in the head? "Who the fuck dares to take a gun!"

Zhang Su was trying to figure out how to cut into the battle to help. Hearing Zhang Su's shout, he turned his head in a rage and saw many people hurriedly putting away their weapons.

People were shouting, but the sturdy zombie didn't care about this. Its hard waist twisted, and its arms stretched out and swept backward, determined to smash the small, thin monkey that dared to ride on its shoulders to death.

Zhang Su was shrouded in white mist, and the sturdy zombie's movements were clear. He easily dodged, and then launched the second round of attacks.

It had to be said that as long as the size was large, the combat power was fierce. Some attacks that were effective against ordinary zombies were like scratching an itch when hitting the sturdy zombie, having no effect, at most deforming its movements.

To kill it, one ultimately had to smash the normal-sized head on its shoulders...

"Contain it, I'll kill it!"

A thin figure darted out from the crowd, like a carp surging in the water, fast and agile.

Tachibana Maiying took action with her weapon. After a period of observation, she already had an attack plan.

"Brother Su, I'm coming to help too!"

"Honey, I'm coming!"

Zhang Su contained the sturdy zombie for about ten seconds, and the people of the Yama Legion all recovered and rushed up with weapons.

"I'm coming too, damn it!"

"Me too!"

Liu Yao wasn't willing to fall behind. Seeing the Yama Legion members rushing up, he pulled out the dagger from his waist and followed closely.

Yang Xin was indeed afraid, but he was very brave. Even if he was terrified, he moved forward.

Sometimes, when fear fills the heart, one subconsciously feels small, but when courage emerges from the bottom of the heart to face fear, it's as if one's figure becomes majestic. This was the inner profile of everyone facing the sturdy zombie at this moment.

A human 1.67 or 1.78 meters tall was indeed very short in front of a zombie over two meters tall, but as long as one was fearless in heart and utilized one's advantages, it wasn't so easy for the zombie to kill the human.

Zhang Su dodged the zombie's attack, looking for an opportunity to give it a fatal blow. He heard his companions' voices in his ears and felt very gratified to see his companions rushing up to assist him without hesitation. But if he couldn't even handle one such guy, what qualifications did he have to be the boss? Shrouded in white mist, using his heart as his eyes, stepping with hard-to-capture footwork, he dodged the zombie's attack from an extremely tricky angle. His rebar club aimed at the soft spot under its chin, from bottom to top, like a fierce dragon emerging from an abyss! *Puff. *

"Holy shit..."

The one who made the sound was, of course, not the sturdy zombie, but Zhang Su, who had rushed halfway.

In his eyes, the sturdy zombie's raised arms slowly drooped, its solid knees bent, and its head slowly hung down. Through a narrow gap, he could see Zhang Su holding the rebar club with both hands, supporting the entire weight of the zombie. Clearly, this zombie was dead.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 507 =====