"This won't do. Even if we lure them out, they'll still guard the entrance. We must find a way to kill them all."
"We can only use explosives, but we need to lure them further away."
"The ones on that side are coming too."
"Everyone, quickly get into the vehicles and clear a path for them to get out."
A group of people babbled out ideas, while others below fought the zombies, including Chong Yan, who was addicted to killing. He swung his long sword at the zombies with ease, as if slicing watermelons. No matter how he slashed, a few would die under his sword with every movement.
After the two groups merged, Zhou Chuan also agreed to the plan of luring them out and then bombing them. These mindless creatures should have been easily lured out, but as most of them retreated, the zombies suddenly stopped in their tracks, pacing back and forth in a strange manner.
"Why aren't they coming out?"
No one knew why. These creatures would chase after them as soon as they heard a noise, but now, they were unwilling to leave even when deliberately provoked. Could there be something in this school attracting them?
"What do we do now?"
Zhou Chuan jumped down from his original vehicle and walked over. No zombies pounced to attack him along the way, which made this behavior even more bizarre.
"I don't know why they're unwilling to come out. We'll just have to kill them."
Zhu Lin glanced out of the car window and said calmly, "It's not that they're unwilling to come out; something is restraining them."
Others were confused, "What is restraining them?"
"Over there." She pointed to a building. "Perhaps it's the same large zombie we encountered last time. It's coming towards us. Everyone be careful."
Zhou Chuan's face instantly turned pale with shock. He quickly grabbed a loudspeaker and shouted to the people outside, "Everyone pay attention, a large zombie is coming! Get into the vehicles quickly!"
After a brief moment of chaos, the people scrambled into the nearest vehicles and pointed their weapons outside.
Apart from the zombies milling in front of them, the surroundings suddenly fell silent.
In less than two minutes, a violent tremor rocked the ground. Everyone stared in the direction of the tremor. The creature causing it rounded a corner and appeared in their sight.
It was a giant humanoid monster, at least five meters tall, covered in dark green armor. The armor was clearly the result of decayed and carbonized skin. Its body was relatively intact, and the movement of its robust physique caused the tremors they felt. Its pitch-black eyes were as large as an adult's fist. Unlike the small zombies, it was not completely mindless; its gait showed a degree of self-awareness.
This monster was even larger than the one they had seen in the factory last time.
Chong Yan had originally thought that if another one like the last one appeared, he would definitely show off. Now, seeing such an ugly and powerful monster, he felt a little uncertain.
Zhou Chuan signaled the machine gunners opposite to prepare. A soldier beside him, who had witnessed such a large monster last time, said, "Bullets are useless against them; they can't penetrate."
Zhou Chuan's brow furrowed tightly.
Lu Huaqing let out a scoff, opened his car door, and jumped out. He gathered a bolt of lightning in his hand and struck down at the charging zombie. The lightning exploded on the zombie's body, blasting a hole in its head. Dark, foul-smelling liquid flowed out of the hole, streaming down its dark green face without leaving any significant marks.
Its body visibly shuddered and froze for a moment, then turned towards Lu Huaqing. Its pitch-black pupils seemed to fix on him, staring intently, sending a chill down one's spine.
Several other powerful ability users also jumped down, launching various energy orbs at it. Some managed to inflict minor damage, while others couldn't even scratch its hide. It roared and swatted one ability user away, slamming him against a fence. The middle-aged man spat out a mouthful of blood, his internal organs severely damaged.
Zhu Yujue was also among the powerful ability users. He had awakened earlier, and coupled with the protagonist's halo, his strength was not much different from Zhou Chuan and Lu Huaqing.
The three of them cooperated to attack the large zombie, while others provided support from the side. However, when the small zombies also swarmed towards them, they could only defend themselves.
A contorted zombie lunged at an ability user whose powers were nearly depleted and whose stamina was also flagging. He could only watch helplessly as the zombie's claws raked towards his face.
He closed his eyes in fear.
However, after a few seconds, the expected pain did not come. He opened his eyes to see that the zombie's head had been cleanly severed by a sword and rolled a couple of times on the ground before stopping.
Chong Yan shook his hand with a hint of disgust.
The ability user, still shaken, stammered, "...Thank, thank you."
"No need. Get back in the car."
The man quickly turned and climbed into the vehicle.
The large zombie was incredibly formidable because its skin was extremely tough, rendering ordinary attacks ineffective. The three ability users could barely contain it with their combined efforts, but they found it difficult to inflict any significant damage.
The other small zombies were easier to deal with. As long as one was willing to expend bullets and hit them in the head multiple times, they would die. The soldiers and ability users could temporarily handle them.
The ability users' powers were draining like water, and their stamina began to decline. Zhou Chuan, being a special forces soldier with excellent combat skills and extensive training, was not as quick to exhaust his strength. The other two did not have this advantage.
When a giant claw swiped at Lu Huaqing, he could only adjust his stance to minimize the damage, and was then flung away.
However, the force was not as great as he had expected.
Something else flew out with him. He managed to stabilize himself and looked. A giant claw, like that of Iron Man, had been cleanly severed from the wrist and landed heavily beside him. It twitched on the ground for a moment before quickly shriveling.
As the claw had struck him, Chong Yan's long sword had intercepted it. The claw had no time to retract, or perhaps it never intended to. It struck the sword and was instantly cut off.
The monster let out a heart-wrenching roar, a piercing and strange sound. It swung its other claw more ferociously, its body practically rolling on the ground. Compared to the less than two-meter-tall human bodies, it was too large, and one could easily be crushed by accident.
The ability users and soldiers quickly dodged. The small zombies lacked this awareness, and several were crushed beneath its body, their forms flattened. Su Dan Novel Network
After rolling on the ground, it extended its claw to flip over a car. The small truck, over three meters tall, was like a toy in its eyes, and it overturned it with ease.
The people inside the truck were dumped out like dumplings from a bag, dozens of them landing on top of each other, pushing and colliding, disoriented by the fall.