Liu Zhiqi donned the night vision goggles and peered towards the blockade line for a long time. "It looks very peaceful over there, as if there's nothing out of the ordinary!"
Ling Tian reached out again and took the night vision goggles back. He accessed the goggles' menu and adjusted some of the parameters.
He locked onto the target parameters, setting them to a few degrees Celsius below the ambient temperature.
Then, Ling Tian handed the night vision goggles back to Liu Zhiqi.
"Take another look at that area now!"
Liu Zhiqi looked at the area and was stunned.
There, near the barbed wire, was a black figure.
This black figure was tall and powerfully built, lying there quietly like a stone.
But now, with the infrared night vision goggles adjusted and the targeting method changed, such a creature was exposed to everyone.
Liu Zhiqi immediately notified his comrades via the walkie-talkie. Meanwhile, Ling Tian had already started walking towards the area, with Zhang Caifeng following closely behind, drawing the Songwen ancient sword from its sheath.
"Miss Zhang, be careful. This is different from ordinary evil spirits.
Don't think you're safe just because you kill this thing. They possess immense strength and resilience. Never let your guard down when fighting them!"
As he spoke, Ling Tian had already approached the barbed wire.
Liu Zhiqi exclaimed in alarm, shouting, "Careful, this thing is very attracted to moving creatures..."
At that very moment, the zombie that had been lying on the ground raised its head, its hollow eyes fixing on Ling Tian and Zhang Caifeng.
Upon seeing the creature's gaze, Zhang Caifeng felt a chill run down her spine, and her entire being felt uneasy.
"What... what exactly is this!"
A thought flashed through Ling Tian's mind, and a fire talisman appeared in his hand. Immediately, his internal energy ignited the talisman, and a fireball the size of a human head flew over the barbed wire, directly towards the zombie.
At this moment, the zombie had just gotten to its feet. As it straightened up, the fireball arrived.
"Boom!"
The fireball exploded upon impact with the zombie, and a massive fireball with a diameter of two meters engulfed the creature.
Ling Tian seemed to hear the zombie's roar from within the flames.
However, the flames quickly subsided. The zombie, charred and smoking, did not fall. It was even inching its way towards the barbed wire!
Seeing this, Zhang Caifeng was somewhat frightened. She had witnessed the power of Ling Tian's talismans before. Even the simplest fire talisman from him was far more potent than those from Longhu Mountain!
Ling Tian raised his hand, and another fireball shot out, the immense flames engulfing the zombie once more.
After the flames died down, Ling Tian was astonished to find that the zombie was still not completely dead. He continued to throw fire talismans at it.
After the third, fourth, and up to the fifth fireball, the zombie finally collapsed. By then, its bones had turned to ash from the burning.
Zhang Caifeng, standing nearby, turned pale. Such valuable fire talismans were being thrown away by Ling Tian as if they were worthless, a true act of extravagance.
What made Zhang Caifeng even more fearful was the zombie's tenacity, far exceeding her expectations.
After all, fire talismans were incredibly effective against evil entities. Even powerful vengeful spirits would lose a significant portion of their vitality from a single fire talisman!
Yet, this zombie had endured five fire talismans and appeared unharmed, which was almost unbelievable!
Seeing the zombie fall, Ling Tian considered using a detonation talisman to test its effect. However, after some thought, he realized it was the middle of the night, and using a detonation talisman would likely terrify people.
Thus, Ling Tian abandoned the idea.
The next morning, Ouyang Feiyang arrived to find Ling Tian, his face beaming. He had already received reports and knew what had happened last night.
"Brother Ling Tian, I never expected your trick to be so effective. The soldiers on blockade duty outside all adjusted their night vision goggles according to your method.
And indeed, it made those zombies nowhere to hide.
How did you come up with this idea?"
"I've encountered these things before. In fact, whether it's Yin Sha or vengeful spirits, these creatures are permeated by Yin energy for extended periods. Their internal temperature is far lower than the ambient temperature!
I could sense the pervasive Yin Sha energy in this village, so I speculated that these zombies might also have this issue!"
"Do you have any suggestions then?"
"My suggestion is to investigate the village and find out where this Yin energy is originating from!
Only by locating the source of the Yin energy and implementing appropriate countermeasures can we thoroughly resolve the village's problems!"
"But the village is too dangerous!
This village is home to thousands of villagers. It's uncertain what their current condition is, or if there are any survivors.
Furthermore, the magnetic field around the village is extremely chaotic, making it difficult for even drones to conduct low-altitude reconnaissance of the situation within," Ouyang Feiyang said with concern.
"The zombie I killed last night is likely an isolated case.
Zombies vary greatly in their individual characteristics. I don't believe that in such a short time, all zombies would have evolved to the level of the one I encountered last night.
Therefore, it's not as dangerous inside as you might imagine."
Ouyang Feiyang nodded approvingly, satisfied with Ling Tian's analysis.
He hadn't expected this young man, Ling Tian, despite his age, to display such experience and capability. No one present dared to underestimate him.
"Then, after daylight tomorrow, we'll go in and take a look!"
"My suggestion is not to send too many people. The environment inside could potentially affect the mental state of ordinary people. Even if they wear protective suits, they might find it difficult to resist these adverse influences," Ling Tian said with a somewhat solemn expression.
"Then let's the three of us go in. At least, this environment will have minimal impact on us!"
After daybreak, Ling Tian, Ouyang Feiyang, and Zhang Caifeng crossed the blockade zone and entered the territory of Yinlonggou Village.
Here, a chilling wind blew, and the entire village was shrouded in dark clouds.
Although it was 9 AM, the time with the most abundant sunlight of the day, it felt like a cloudy day within the village, or as if a heavy rain was imminent.
They first went to examine the zombies that had been taken down yesterday and meticulously studied their condition.
They discovered that ordinary firearms had limited lethality against these zombies.
Small-caliber weapons could not penetrate the zombies' outer skin, while large-caliber weapons, even if they pierced the skin, only embedded the bullets within, making little progress and failing to even impede the zombies' movement.