Chapter 512

"Ah, my leg... Dali, are you crazy..."

Suddenly, Big Head, who was fighting zombies bravely, felt a pain in his lower leg. He lowered his head to take a look and was scared out of his wits on the spot. The companion fighting side-by-side with him had turned into a zombie at some point and was frantically gnawing on his lower leg.

"Big Head... hey!"

Li Zongkai raised his leg and kicked Dali, who was holding onto Big Head and gnawing. He felt incomparably sad. Both of them were his subordinates, and Big Head was a companion who had been with him from the very beginning. One suddenly turned into a zombie and bit the other, making him feel extremely sorrowful.

Dali was kicked to the ground by Li Zongkai, his legs flailing like a drunkard. Let alone standing up, even turning over was difficult.

The newly turned zombie hadn't been reinforced, or perhaps it was the human consciousness remaining that was trying its best to control it. Its combat power was far worse than the zombies encountered at this moment; it was just like those zombies from the initial catastrophe.

"Dali... brother doesn't blame you. Brother will send you on your way, and I'll follow soon after!"

Big Head stepped back a few steps to disengage from the front line of battle, hugged Dali's head, and stabbed him with a knife with a squelch. Tears couldn't stop flowing down. He was sad not only for killing his brother with his own hands but also desolate for his own impending death.

Dali didn't struggle much; his head drooped, ending his life.

"President Li, I can't protect you anymore. Help me take good care of Xiaoduo!"

After taking care of Dali, Big Head looked at Li Zongkai with eyes full of hot tears.

"Don't talk nonsense, Big Head, your leg being bitten is treatable!"

Li Zongkai grabbed Big Head's arm to prevent him from doing anything stupid.

"Let me die like a hero!"

Big Head pushed Li Zongkai's hand away with force, then turned to look at the swarm of corpses that had gradually thinned out because the Yama Legion had drawn them away. He raised the steel spear in his hand and rushed up, striving to kill more zombies before he turned into one himself.

"Big Head!"

Li Zongkai reached out his hand powerlessly. At this moment, he felt a deep sense of frustration in his heart; no matter how strong his management ability was, it seemed pale at the moment.

"Don't be dazed, solving the trouble in front of us as soon as possible is the only hope to save everyone!"

Yu Wen pushed the dejected Li Zongkai from the side and then shouted loudly: "Victory is right in front of us, everyone hold on for the last bit of time, don't relax, don't lose heart!"

There had already been two cases of companions turning into zombies nearby. Logically, they should hurry up and start self-checking, isolating anyone around them who looked wrong.

Yu Wen knew it was impossible to execute, because in this chaotic time, everyone was covered in wounds, and it was impossible to distinguish whether they were bitten by zombies.

Don't count on anyone standing up to admit it themselves, because they likely didn't know either, and some who did know were still holding onto a glimmer of luck. In short, the time and occasion were wrong! Everything could only be done after the battle came to an end.

There would definitely be victory, but how much longer would this victory take? Yu Wen didn't know the specific time, but he knew it would be soon, because the most intense slaughter was gradually approaching. As soon as the King of Hell killed his way through the entire battlefield, it would be the time for everyone to be saved.

"Brother Su!"

Just at this moment, Lu Yu roared with ecstasy. He saw that figure he worshipped. Even between the interlacing light and dark, he could recognize him at a glance because the posture of his battle was highly recognizable.

This shout made many people notice the battle circle where Zhang Su was. The pressure was getting smaller and smaller, and they were actually able to take a moment to look at the god's battle. At this look, two diametrically opposite emotions welled up in their hearts: both inspired and frustrated.

Inspired because seeing Zhang Su's bravery and fearlessness in slaughtering zombies let everyone know that humanity hadn't been completely defeated. And it was precisely because of Zhang Su's smooth and flowing movements that the combat personnel realized the gap, feeling somewhat depressed in their hearts.

The person fighting in the light and dark, the judgment consciousness of anticipating the enemy's moves, the precise timing of his strikes, the powerful and heavy offensive moves—it made people feel that no movement was superfluous and no strength was wasted.

When others were grazed by a zombie's fingers, it was a dangerous situation, but when Zhang Su barely dodged, it felt like he did it on purpose, just to waste a little less stamina on ineffective dodging, while also being able to launch an attack again at a shorter distance.

"There really is someone who can kill zombies as easily as eating a meal..."

"Damn, I could do that in the past too!"

Wu Baokang heard the mutterings of the people around him and replied in a very dejected manner. Today is not what it used to be; those zombies that were once at the mercy of others had turned into jackals, tigers, and leopards. The growth of human strength obviously couldn't keep up with the reinforcement speed of the zombies.

But there were always special people. He once thought he was that special person; as the captain of the highest-level combat team within the force, he had the right to be proud, until now, when he finally knew that he was just one of the ordinary people witnessing the special.

Just a little stronger than the other witnesses, that's all.

Liu Tianji clutched his arm with a pale face, and seeing the zombies being killed and flying up not far away, he couldn't help but feel a pang of bitterness. A few minutes—if he had held on for a few more minutes, he wouldn't be like this now. It didn't matter that his hand was broken, he was mainly afraid of turning into a zombie.

Once he turned into a zombie, then there would be nothing left.

"We survived, we survived..."

Zhang Ya saw the fewer and fewer zombies between her side and Zhang Su, and finally couldn't hold back and started crying. But she knew it wasn't time to completely relax yet, because even if there was only one living zombie, it could still cause fatal damage to people.

She leaned against the dilapidated counter in front of her, which hadn't completely fallen apart in the end, just as tenacious as these people.

"Finally, I waited for it, finally..."

Yu Wen had long since been unable to hold on, but he just didn't fall down, and didn't even sit on the ground. He held onto the stainless steel railing and the rebar rod tightly. His thought was very simple: an old man like him was still fighting, so how could a group of young and middle-aged people have the nerve to relax? The battle was nearing its end, and there were finally fewer living zombies than combat personnel. More people noticed Zhang Su's battle.

Like a ball of light walking in the darkness, it was impossible not to attract attention. Two words to describe it: dazzling.

In the past, Zhang Su would always try his best to conserve his strength at any time, not letting others know how strong his combat power really was. But now he really couldn't conserve his strength; not only couldn't he conserve it, he felt his strength wasn't strong enough.

From the moment he jumped off the car and finished assigning tasks to this very moment, a full five minutes or more had passed!

Zhang Su knew very well in his heart that he was full of energy, vigorous and lively. With the assistance of the white mist and the coordination of his companions, killing zombies had almost become a perverted form of entertainment. Five minutes was not worth mentioning to him at all; it passed in the blink of an eye!

But those people struggling in the encirclement were different. Every second was incomparably long. Some of the precarious display cabinets had already fallen apart, and the combat personnel who had persisted to the end were already on the verge of collapse. Some were supporting each other, swaying...

"Brothers who are alive, make some noise!"

Zhang Su killed his way to the vicinity. Without the obstruction of zombies, the darkness was not worth mentioning to him. He could clearly see those expectant faces; it was the kind of expression waiting for a hero to descend, and he was honored to be that hero everyone was waiting for.

At the same time, he also saw the corpses on the ground. The corpses of the zombies didn't need to be mentioned, but the corpses of those companions were too glaring.

"Brother Su..."

"King of Hell..."

"King of Hell, King of Hell!"

Hoarse voices slowly rang out, and gradually the combat personnel all participated in it. Finally, everyone in the entire Le-Gou branch was shouting. The heartfelt reverence was something that pretending couldn't compare to.

Swish! As the military saber in Zhang Su's hand traced an arc under the illumination of the car lights, a zombie head flew up. All the living zombies standing in the mall were wiped out. As for whether there were any hiding on the ground that weren't dead yet, it was temporarily unknown, waiting for subsequent slow cleanup.

A dozen or so figures gathered together one after another; it was the main combat force of the Yama Legion that had come to the rescue.

"Oh! Victory..."

"Long live the King of Hell, long live the Yama Legion!"

Yu Wen was in the crowd and finally couldn't hold on and fell backward. Fortunately, Tan Huajun had already arrived at his side and caught him. He hurriedly shouted the important slogan. Everyone was calling for the King of Hell, but he had to bring the Yama Legion along.

Not to take away Zhang Su's battle achievements, but to let the entire team he led possess glory.

The effect was very good; the cheers behind all had the name of the Yama Legion in them.

The two sides merged, and those who were familiar with each other couldn't wait to check on the other's situation. Lovers hugged warmly. Before they had time to grieve for the sacrificed companions, the relief of surviving the disaster welled up in their hearts.

The ordinary members upstairs gathered by the glass railing, their faces filled with gratitude and being moved, their mouths constantly muttering words of thanks. Some wept with joy, some old men had tears streaming down their faces. Adults pointed downstairs to introduce to their children, letting them remember the appearance of the heroes.

"Brother Su, I..." Lu Yu stepped forward, very excited, wanting to say something, but was beaten to it by Li Zongkai.

"Mr. Zhang, please help, Big Head's leg..."

Swish! Li Zongkai supported Big Head and walked in front of Zhang Su. Before he could explain the situation clearly, Zhang Su had already seen the broken pant leg and bloodstains on Big Head's lower leg. With one slash, he cut it off cleanly! "Ah..." Big Head only felt his left leg lighten, and the piercing pain stimulated his nerves.

??!! Everyone was silent; this action was too swift.

Liu Tianji, shivering in the corner, had a bitter face. Thinking of his own previous encounter and looking at Big Head, he was still grateful to Lu Yu in his heart; at least he had helped him, it was just that the process was a bit difficult.

"Hurry and take him to stop the bleeding, leave the rest to fate!"

The killing intent in Zhang Su's heart hadn't subsided yet. He attacked with hatred for the zombies, so of course, it was swift.

"Okay, okay, okay..." Li Zongkai hurriedly took Big Head and walked toward the emergency exit.

Lu Yu looked at the backs of Li Zongkai and Big Head with a strange expression. He had forgotten what he wanted to say just now, and just smiled guiltily at Liu Tianji.

Zhang Su put away his military saber and looked at the crowd: "Everyone listen to me, the battle is only temporarily over. I don't know who the hell hid quite a few zombies in that office building opposite, and there are quite a few outside..."

"What the hell?"

"Damn... could it be some trick Liao Youzhi played again?"

"Why the hell are you looking at me? I don't know!"

Many people looked at Wu Baokang with suspicion, because among the people present, he was the one who had the highest rank in the former Survivor Alliance, and he must know the most secrets.

"Fine, fine, fine, let's just assume it's Liao Youzhi. Anyway, he's dead, so just dump the blame on him. King of Hell, what's the situation outside now?"

Wu Baokang waved his hand impatiently. Who did it wasn't important; what was important was how to solve the problem now.

In fact, this time Liao Youzhi was really taking the blame for someone else, because the zombies in the building opposite were Gong Chengming's handiwork! He and the First Team of the Vanguard Regiment slowly accumulated zombies inside, a dozen or so when there were few, and dozens when there were many, for over a month, stuffing over a thousand zombies into the office building opposite the Le-Gou Mall.

What Gong Chengming's specific purpose for doing this was, it probably had to do with seizing power, and it could no longer be verified, but his actions had indeed caused a heavy blow to everyone.

"The brothers from the Zombie Kindergarten and the Auto Park are blocking the zombies outside!"

Zhang Su walked up and took a rough look at the situation of his own brothers. Their eyes met, and they all nodded lightly; everything was understood without words.

He took a self-sealing bag out of his pocket and handed it to Zheng Xinyu, then said: "Xinyu, you take people to check everyone. If there is hope of amputation to save their lives, execute it immediately. Wang Xin, you stay and help. Old Yu, I'll leave this to you. Everyone else, follow me to help the brothers over there solve the final trouble!"

After speaking, Zhang Su took his people and turned to leave. Leaving Wang Xin behind was mainly because Zhang Ya was here, and if he let Wang Xin go outside to help, he would inevitably be distracted.

"Brother Su, wait for me, I'll go help too!"

Tan Huajun carried the vernier caliper and ran two steps to Zhang Su's side. She had been sniping upstairs before and hadn't participated in close-quarters combat for long, so she still had plenty of stamina.

"And me, and me." Lu Yu also hurriedly followed. His own combat power wasn't weak, but he still felt that he had the most sense of security following Zhang Su.

"Uncle, you rest for now, I'll go help the big brother."

Zhao Dezhu settled Yu Wen down and couldn't wait to catch up with Zhang Su.

"Go, be careful!" Yu Wen patted Zhao Dezhu on the shoulder. This future son-in-law of his had many shortcomings, but at any rate, he was becoming more and more reliable.

The curtain wall of the Le-Gou Mall had been smashed, and cars served as cover, effectively blocking the zombies. People only needed to hold their ground behind the gaps between the cars. If a zombie squeezed in, they killed one; if two squeezed in, they killed a pair. It wasn't considered difficult.

Before Zhang Su and his party returned to the curtain wall, Liu Yao and Yang Xinqi were already shouting to check the corpses on the ground. The battle had already come to an end.

"Report to the King of Hell, all the zombies have been killed, damn it! The brothers are checking to see if there are any fish that slipped through the net. Haha, we are awesome!"

Liu Yao reported to Zhang Su with a bandit-like air.

Using the gaps to fight against the reinforced zombies made the battle simple again. He had been on the front line hacking and slashing wildly just now, which could be considered revenge for the embarrassment of the previous encounter. He was in a very good mood.

"You all performed very well!"

Zhang Su praised them while looking at the pile of corpses behind the gaps. He put one hand on his waist and licked his lips, but there was still no relaxed expression on his face.

"Big brother, are you worried about that thing?"

Zhao Dezhu's emotional intelligence had grown, and he instantly read Zhang Su's mind.

Hearing Zhao Dezhu mention that thing, the joy on Liu Yao and Yang Xinqi's faces sank, and they couldn't help but worry.

"Yeah!"

Zhang Su nodded heavily, walked to the front of a car, and looked outside. The sky was dim and the light was insufficient, but for him, these were no obstacles at all; everything was clearly visible.

There were no running zombies on the street, and it had returned to being cold and empty. However, there was much more messy debris on the ground than before, scattered between the Le-Gou Mall and the office building opposite.

The superficial tranquility didn't mean safety. According to the previous theory, it was impossible for there not to be big brutes among the thousands of zombies.

"Brother Su, how about I go into the building opposite and check?"

Qi Xiaoshuai volunteered. His running speed was not the fastest in the Yama Legion, but it was among the best. The task of scouting intelligence was very suitable for him.

Zhang Su looked at the quiet street and pursed his lips. His ears were filled with various sounds: painful groans, comforting words, farewells before death...

"Alright, Xiaoshuai, you go and scout, but don't go too deep. That thing is big and moves quietly, you must be careful!"

Zhang Su patted Qi Xiaoshuai on the shoulder. With his ability, he was actually more suitable for scouting intelligence than Qi Xiaoshuai, but he had too many things to do and there were too many places that needed him; it was impossible to do everything himself.

"Leave it to me!"

Qi Xiaoshuai showed a bright smile and flipped over the pile of corpses. He accidentally got burned by a cargo box and winced.

"Brother Su, what are you looking for?" Lu Yu asked curiously.

Tan Huajun watched Qi Xiaoshuai leave and asked while gesturing: "Brother Su, are you talking about a type of zombie that is quite large?"

"You've seen them?"

Zhang Su asked back, somewhat surprised.

Tan Huajun nodded and pointed to the back of the Le-Gou Mall: "Two of them popped out from the shops over there before. We were on the fourth floor at the time, and I killed them offhand."

"Oh my, my Fatty Sister, you really are great!"

Zhao Dezhu praised her repeatedly. He had always been polite to Tan Huajun. When he left the used car dealership, he drove the car onto the green belt, and it was this fatty sister who saved him regardless of the danger. He would always remember this.

Tan Huajun smoothed her messy hair, feeling a bit embarrassed, and waved her hand: "It's nothing, if you have a gun, everyone can hit a zombie."

"If you have a gun, everyone can hit them? Don't say that, my sister... this is something only you would dare to say."

Liu Yao held his forehead, looking ashamed.

Yang Xinqi recalled the scene of shooting the big brute before, and his head was full of black lines.

(End of chapter)