Chapter 429: They're Back
In just a single day, all of Tianhai City’s major factions had faced zombie attacks.
Of these, Zhang Yi’s group experienced the least impact—no casualties at all.
Their smaller numbers ant they didn’t have to protect large groups of ordinary mbers, and with their superior firepower, eliminating the zombies posed no problem.
Other factions weren’t as fortunate. Each suffered varying degrees of loss.
The Followers of the Snow God bore the brunt, losing over 1,000 mbers in this wave alone.
Additionally, more than 800 individuals were bitten or scratched. These people were imdiately quarantined, locked away in a secure area under the guard of two powerful Superhumans, to prevent potential mutations.
The following day, the uneasy factions began to contact one another.
Zhang Yi called his old classmate, Xing Tian, to inquire about the situation.
“What? You got hit by zombies too? Damn it, we had over a hundred people killed here yesterday!” Xing Tian vented his frustration over the phone.
“Where the hell did these monsters co from? Is this so kind of biochemical crisis?”
Learning that Qingfu Base had also been attacked reassured Zhang Yi slightly—it wasn’t a targeted assault against his group.
“This is troubling,” Zhang Yi muttered. “These zombies are bizarre. Beheading doesn’t work, and it feels like soone’s controlling them.”
He added with a frown, “What’s worrying is that despite the 100-kiloter distance between our bases, we both experienced attacks. If there really is soone orchestrating this, it’s not just one person.”
Xing Tian pinched the bridge of his nose, his own concerns deepening.
“You’re saying there’s a force in Tianhai City powerful enough to control these hordes of zombies?”
“But if that’s true, they’d be unbeatable! There are over 10 million corpses in Tianhai City—just sending wave after wave would wear us down to nothing!”
“Even your Shelter, sturdy as it is, wouldn’t hold out forever if they kept attacking!”
Xing Tian’s fears echoed Zhang Yi’s own.
The unknown enemy was the most terrifying kind.
And Zhang Yi still had no answers about the zombies or the entity possibly controlling them.
“All we can do is take it one step at a ti. Let’s contact the other factions and see if they’ve faced similar situations.”
They weren’t alone in their initiative.
The other factions shared the sa concerns and suspicions, suspecting that one among them might be behind the zombie tide.
After exchanging intelligence, they discovered that all had encountered identical attacks.
This revelation led to a consensus:
The zombie tide wasn’t the doing of any of the five major factions. It had to be the work of an underground sixth force, sothing far more sinister than a re biochemical crisis.
The acknowledgnt that no faction was behind the attacks provided so clarity, but cooperation remained out of reach.
Distrust and old grudges between the factions prevented aningful alliances.
Each faction now focused solely on defending itself. Secretly, many hoped the other groups would be wiped out by the zombie hordes.
Zhang Yi’s group faced the least pressure.
Their sturdy Shelter and efficient combat strategy gave them confidence.
But unease lingered among the Shelter’s inhabitants.
This ti, the attack involved several thousand zombies.
What if next ti, it was tens of thousands?
With Tianhai City’s death toll nearing 20 million, a full-scale outbreak would be catastrophic, even for the well-prepared Shelter.
“All we can do is take it one step at a ti,” Zhang Yi thought grimly.
On the second day, the zombie tide reappeared outside the Shelter.
Sighing, Zhang Yi muttered, “Let’s go.”
He donned his combat gear and led Uncle You, Fatty Xu, and others out to confront the horde.
Even Hua Hua, the loyal beast, was brought along this ti. Zhang Yi sternly warned it not to bite the zombies, to avoid potential poisoning or infection.
Hua Hua, understanding its master, nodded obediently.
Together, the group set out to clear the wave.
This ti, Uncle You and Liang Yue avoided recklessly diving into the horde. Liang Yue and Hua Hua focused on eliminating nearby zombies, while Fatty Xu used his ice abilities to restrict their movents.
Zhang Yi and Uncle You wielded flathrowers, taking on the main force.
“Blizzard!”
Fatty Xu raised his hands, unleashing a massive ice and snowstorm that enveloped thousands of zombies.
Though it didn’t inflict much damage, its range was imnse.
After his discussions with Zhang Yi, Fatty Xu had realized the proper use of his abilities. Lacking offensive power, his role as a support was crucial.
Sure enough, under the storm’s icy cover, the zombies’ movents slowed, and they seed to lose their sense of direction.
Zhang Yi’s eyes narrowed.
“Just as I thought. These zombies are being controlled. Obscure the controller’s vision, and they lose coordination.”
anwhile, Uncle You wielded the flathrower, turning zombies into charred remains with its searing blasts.
Zhang Yi joined him, attacking from the side to create a crisscrossing fire pattern.
The combined firepower was devastating, engulfing the horde in a raging inferno.
The zombies’ ghastly wails echoed as they succumbed to the flas, losing their ability to move.
Inside the Shelter, Zhou Ke’er observed through a window, diligently recording notes on her laptop.
“It’s just as I suspected,” she murmured. “The zombies carry a cold-adapted virus that fears heat. High temperatures deactivate it, rendering them inert.”
By the end of the battle, half of the zombie tide had been destroyed, prompting the remainder to retreat.
Zhang Yi and his team pursued the fleeing zombies briefly but found the horde scattering in all directions.
Despite killing several hundred more, many escaped due to their speed.
Once again, the outco mirrored the previous day: part of the horde was wiped out, while another portion escaped.
“I have a bad feeling about this,” Zhang Yi muttered, frowning deeply.
Although they had managed to repel the tide without much difficulty, the repeated escapes troubled him.
There was sothing elusive about the situation—an elent he couldn’t quite piece together yet.
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