Zhang Chen adjusted his breathing, focusing his attention on the dozen or so zombies beneath the tree!
Good thing...
The woman's screams had never stopped!
Fortunately, this woman was here. Otherwise, if these dozen zombies had also charged over...
The consequences would have been unimaginable!
In terms of combat effectiveness, with his axe and shield, Zhang Chen was definitely many times stronger than these unarmed zombies!
But the difficulty lay in not getting injured!
Even a slight graze or scratch would cost him his life!
So, the more zombies there were, the exponentially harder it was to kill them!
Continue!
Zhang Chen finished them off with swiftness and efficiency!
Another round of indiscriminate slaughter!
He killed all the zombies around the woman under the tree.
As the last zombie fell!
The woman finally stopped screaming.
You again...
The woman recognized Zhang Chen.
"Mm... but how did you get up this tree?"
Zhang Chen wiped the bloodstains from his axe on a zombie corpse.
He said, slightly out of breath.
Killing over twenty zombies in one go.
The physical exertion was no joke!
If he had killed them one by one, Zhang Chen would have been unfazed.
But this was all in one go, without a moment to rest.
It was like running a 400-meter race at full speed.
He was a bit winded!
"It's... a long story!"
"Actually... ah, be careful!"
The woman, mid-sentence, suddenly screamed again!
Zhang Chen knew that when the woman screamed, nothing good ever followed.
Just as the woman screamed, he felt a strong gust of wind coming from behind him!
He instinctively ducked and raised his riot shield!
With a dull thud!
A cleaver fiercely chopped down onto the riot shield!
Leaving a white mark on it!
The immense force made Zhang Chen's arm go slightly numb!
Not a zombie!
It was a human!
Before Zhang Chen could get a clear look at the attacker's face.
The cleaver rained down like a barrage of attacks, chopping ferociously and continuously!
It made a series of striking sounds against the riot shield!
"Damn it, this guy is going for the kill from the start."
"And he didn't say a word, clearly prepared!"
Zhang Chen used his shield to defend, blocking and retreating.
He dodged sideways around the tree, then retreated several steps.
Creating distance from the attacker!
Only then did Zhang Chen get a clear look!
A burly man stood before him.
He held a cleaver in each hand, exuding an aggressive aura.
The white mark on the riot shield indicated.
The opponent's strength was considerable!
"Hiss... this person looks familiar!"
Zhang Chen froze!
After a moment's thought, he immediately remembered!
It was Wang Jiran!
This was the Wang Jiran who had posted large amounts of food and water for sale last night!
I didn't expect this guy to be in the same complex!
And he attacked me by surprise!
"Heh, not bad, Zhang Chen. It seems I underestimated you!"
Wang Jiran said sinisterly.
Zhang Chen had sold weapons yesterday, and they were all snapped up.
Although his name and image had only appeared on the trading channel for a short time.
Wang Jiran had been keeping an eye on the auctioned food and water, which is how he noticed Zhang Chen!
"Wang Jiran? You attacked me by surprise?"
Wang Jiran showed no surprise at Zhang Chen calling out his name.
He smiled calmly and said:
"I didn't expect you to have reached the 'Abnormally Strong' level!"
"Did you kill enough zombies? Or did you have some other fortunate encounter?"
Seeing Zhang Chen remain silent.
Wang Jiran chuckled and continued:
"...Heh, forget it. I know you won't say anything even if I ask!"
"You have great potential, and if you continue to grow, you might become a hegemon!"
"It's a pity, I won't allow anyone to be stronger than me!"
"After I kill you, I'll figure out the secret to getting stronger on my own!"
Zhang Chen narrowed his eyes, asking with vigilance:
"You said you also reached the 'Abnormally Strong' level..."
Wang Jiran sneered:
"What? Is there anything unbelievable about that?!"
"You have your way of getting stronger, and of course, I have my own!"
"It's fine to tell you, anyway, you're about to be a dead man!"
"Although selling food and water was a bit slow... it's still a hard currency in the end!"
"Thanks to those fools willing to exchange energy cores for my food and water!"
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to advance my strength without leaving my home!"
"Next, I'm going to go all out!"
"You've already expended so much stamina, I wonder how much longer you can last!"
In Wang Jiran's eyes, Zhang Chen was already a dead man.
Both were at the 'Abnormally Strong' level, so theoretically, their strength should be equal!
Whether it was stamina, strength, or speed... everything was on par!
But Zhang Chen had just killed over twenty zombies, and his stamina had been significantly depleted.
With all other attributes being the same, Zhang Chen had slightly less stamina.
Once the fight began...
The outcome would be obvious!
Zhang Chen looked at the smug Wang Jiran...
He suddenly threw his axe and riot shield onto the ground.
His expression was blank.
This action made the latter momentarily stunned and he said:
"What? Are you ready to give up resisting?!"
"Or do you want to say something about teaming up with me, obeying me, or other nonsense?"
"Do you think I'm that stupid?"
"I understand the principle of 'raising a tiger to be a future disaster'!"
"You have to die today..."
As soon as Wang Jiran uttered the word "die,"
A loud bang was heard!
A small bloody hole appeared on Wang Jiran's head!
He looked at Zhang Chen in disbelief, his face filled with shock and fear.
His lips moved a few times, as if he wanted to say something.
But in the end, he couldn't say anything!
Thump!
Wang Jiran's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.
Clang, clang!
The cleavers fell to the ground!
He knelt to his death before Zhang Chen!
"Stupid, I have a gun!!"
Zhang Chen engaged the safety on his revolver and put it back into his storage.
He hadn't intended to engage in a close-quarters brawl with Wang Jiran from the start.
Isn't it better to end it in one move?
Did he think this was an action movie?
Where they had to trade blows for dozens of rounds and strike various poses?
This is the apocalypse!
It's a fight for survival!
Killing the opponent quickly is the way to go!
Thanks to the woman in the tree screaming her lungs out for over twenty minutes.
She had attracted all the surrounding zombies.
Otherwise, who knew how many zombies Zhang Chen's shot would attract?!
At the same time... Zhang Chen was also a little surprised.
He hadn't expected his marksmanship to be so accurate?!
A headshot on the first try?!