111: The rule of greed! The flock opens its mouth to demand lives!

The smoke had not yet dissipated.

The smell of earth and gunpowder made throats feel dry and parched.

That curving explosive arrow was truly devastating, directly collapsing half of the earthen wall opposite.

"Cough, cough, cough! This woman... is a bit sinister!"

The Bearded Man spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, the lewdness in his eyes replaced by wariness.

He glanced at his subordinates still twitching and wailing on the ground, then looked at the group of beauties holding powerful crossbows in the distance.

They were tough to handle!

"Boss! Their firepower is too strong, let's retreat!"

The lackey holding a shield beside him was scared.

If that arrow just now had been two inches off, it would have been his skull that exploded.

The Bearded Man gritted his teeth, his face full of resentment.

He looked back at the steaming black and white dairy cow that had just been shot dead on the ground, his Adam's apple bobbing.

"Retreat! But don't go empty-handed!"

"Take the loot! That's my meat! Kill anyone who gets in the way!"

Upon hearing this, the lackeys immediately perked up.

While it was a pity they didn't snatch the women, food was the real hard currency!

Even with arrows flying overhead, Greed made their adrenaline surge.

Two burly men rushed forward.

One hoisted a dead sheep onto his shoulder with agile movements.

The other, finding the dead cow too heavy to drag, actually pulled out a cleaver, chopped off a hind leg, and held it in his arms as he prepared to run.

"Quick! Get in! Drive!"

On this side, Xiao Ai and Zhou Qian fired two arrows in succession.

Ding! Ding!

The arrows struck the thickened steel plates of the bus, sparking several times.

"Stop chasing!"

Xia Xin held back Lin Keke, who was about to shoot again, her breathing rapid: "Don't press a cornered foe!"

Her intuition told her something wasn't right here.

Suddenly!

An extremely cold breeze blew abruptly from the depths of the grassland.

The aroma of roasted meat lingering in the air suddenly changed.

It became sickly sweet and sour... like carrion left out for half a month in summer.

One whiff made sour liquid surge up the throat.

"Ugh..."

Zhou Qian couldn't help it and gagged, covering her mouth.

The next second.

A mechanical voice, sounding like electrical friction, exploded in everyone's minds.

[Warning: Excessive extraction detected.]

[Triggered Area Rule: Greed!]

[Note: What is taken that shouldn't be must be returned.]

The entire Green Grassland fell silent in an instant.

Only the rustling of the wind through the grass remained, making one's hair stand on end.

Beside the bus.

Earth Monkey, despite being seriously injured, could still move; he was dragging a dead sheep toward the bus.

Suddenly, he froze.

He felt the sheep in his hands... grow heavier.

No! Why did the wool feel like steel needles pricking his hands!

"W-what's going on..."

Earth Monkey reflexively looked down.

This look nearly scared the soul out of him!

He saw that the sheep, which had its neck shot through and was dead as a doornail, had twisted its head 180 degrees!

Crack!

Those dull grey sheep eyes were now bloodshot and swollen, staring fixedly at him!

The eyeballs twitched irregularly!

Immediately after.

The sheep's mouth slowly split open, all the way to its ears.

Revealing two rows of serrated fangs dripping with slime.

A hoary, raspy voice squeezed out of the sheep's mouth: "Young man... do you want to eat my meat too?"

"Holy shit! A ghost!!"

Earth Monkey shrieked and tried to throw the sheep away.

Too late.

The dead sheep's round belly suddenly burst open!

It wasn't a mess of intestines and organs,

but rather four pitch-black, slender appendages that thrust out from the split abdominal cavity!

Like an alien chestburster!

Puchi!

One appendage, fast as lightning, pierced straight through Earth Monkey's shoulder!

Impaling him in mid-air like a candied hawthorn on a stick!

"Ah! Boss, save me! There's a ghost!"

Earth Monkey's shrill screams pierced the mist, sending a chill deep into everyone's bones.

However, this was only the beginning.

The hundreds of cattle and sheep that had been quietly grazing on the grassy slope all stopped their movements.

"Baa—"

"Moo—"

They all turned their heads in unison to look at the intruders.

Those pairs of eyes were no longer docile.

Crack! Crack!

The sounds of bones snapping rose and fell like hundreds of strings of firecrackers exploding simultaneously.

At the same time, all the cattle and sheep were undergoing aberrations!

Abdomens tore open, sprouting insect-like legs shaped like scythes;

Mouths split wide, dripping with yellowish-green saliva;

Some even had rows of compound eyes burst from their backs, densely packed and rotating as they stared at every living thing.

How was this a pasture? It was clearly a hatching nest for monsters! It was a whole damn nest of ghosts in sheep's clothing!

"Run! Drive, hurry!!"

The Bearded Man's face turned green with terror.

He kicked the stunned driver out of the bus and scrambled into the driver's seat.

"Boss! Earth Monkey is still down there!"

"I can't worry about that now! Close the door! Close it quickly!"

Clang!

The bus door slammed shut.

Impaled in the air, Earth Monkey reached out in despair.

The bus before him spewed a cloud of black smoke and sped away!

"No... take me with you..."

"Hehehe... don't leave..." The mutated sheep let out a weird laugh like an old man.

Its bloody maw opened and bit down on Earth Monkey's head.

A sickening crunch.

Red and white matter splattered across the ground.

Dozens of mutated cattle and sheep nearby swarmed forward, devouring Earth Monkey in the blink of an eye.

In the end, not even a bone fragment remained!

Having tasted blood, the monsters went completely berserk.

They moved their slender appendages with a speed like ghosts flying close to the ground.

They lunged frantically toward the bus!

Thud, thud, thud!

Several massive mutated bulls slammed violently into the bus.

The multi-ton modified bus shook violently from the impact, its wheels skidding!

"Ah! Get away!"

Cries of women came from inside the bus.

A mutated sheep jumped onto the roof, its sharp appendages piercing straight through the metal.

It tore an opening in the roof like opening a tin can, thrusting half its body inside to claw around.

Blood seeped through the gaps in the bus, staining the windows red.

The Bearded Man floored the accelerator like a madman, recklessly crushing several monsters in his path!

Amidst sparks and screams, he charged into the depths of the mist!

"Oh my god..."

Over here.

Xia Xin, Li Yaozhi, and the others watched with tingling scalps, their feet trembling.

It was too terrifying.

The visual impact was ten times more horrific than facing a zombie tide!

Especially the human speech coming from the sheep's mouth—it was pure mental pollution!

Listening to it for too long made one feel like their brain was growing mold!

"Don't look! You'll have nightmares! Run!"

Li Yaozhi's crystal pendant was spinning rapidly, a signal of extreme danger.

"Run back! Back to the ship!"

The women snapped out of it and turned to run toward the Dock.

"Heeheehee... little girl... your meat is so tender..."

"Don't run... stay and play with me..."

The surrounding mutated cattle and sheep also began to speak human words, their crimson eyes immediately locking onto the women.

The mutation began!

More monsters turned around, surging toward them like a tide!

They were too fast!

Those slender appendages bounced across the grass, covering seven or eight meters in a single leap!

"We can't go back!"

Xia Xin turned and fired an arrow.

The arrow struck the head of a mutated sheep.

The monster's vitality was terrifyingly resilient.

Even with an arrow stuck in its head, it continued to claw the air and chuckle weirdly.

"The Dock are too far!"

Xia Xin made a split-second decision and looked toward the factory buildings emitting black smoke in the distance.

Chen Du was there!

"Go to the Meat Processing Plant! Go find the Captain!!"

"That place looks even more dangerous!" Wang Jia cried out, her legs shaking uncontrollably.

"Do we have a choice? Run!"

Xia Xin pulled up Xiao Ai, whose legs had gone weak with fear, and dragged her toward the factory area.

"Baa—!"

A mutated dairy cow circled around to the flank and charged!

A foul-smelling gust of wind swept in!

"Watch out!"

Ye Qiu was quick to react.

She swung the fire axe violently!

She used every ounce of her strength!

Clang!

The axe blade struck the monster's appendage, sending out a shower of sparks!

Is this a damn leg? It's harder than steel rebar!

The massive recoil numbed the web of Ye Qiu's thumb and forefinger!

At that moment, Zhou Qian let out a scream.

A smaller mutated lamb lunged from the grass and bit into her thigh.

Sharp serrated teeth tore through her jeans, leaving her bloodied.

"Get off!"

Zhou Qian's tears flowed from the pain, but survival instinct made her kick back fiercely with her other boot!

"Die! Just die! Don't eat me!!"

Squish!

An eyeball burst, and black blood sprayed all over her crotch!

But the monster wasn't completely dead; small claws protruding from its belly hooked tightly onto her ankle!

She couldn't shake it off!

"Save me! Sister Xin, save me!"

Seeing several mutated bulls about to pounce and tear her apart, the sense of despair was enough to cause a breakdown.

"Get down, quick!"

Li Yaozhi suddenly shouted.

She bit her tongue and spat a mouthful of essence blood onto the crystal pendant.

"Word Spirit: Barrier!"

As her words fell.

A translucent air wall appeared out of thin air, blocking the path behind Zhou Qian.

Bang, bang, bang!

Several heads slammed heavily into the air wall, leaving them dazed.

The air wall lasted less than two seconds before shattering.

But that little bit of time was just enough.

Xia Xin fired a triple shot with a backhand, forcing back the small monster biting Zhou Qian.

Xiao Ai and another girl rushed forward, supporting Zhou Qian as they ran.

"Don't stop! Whatever you do, don't stop! Stopping means death!"

Supporting each other, the women fled through the mist in a sorry state.

Behind them were rising and falling strange cries and the nauseating whispers of an old man.

They were getting closer!

"Little girl... don't run..."

"Just one bite... just one bite..."

The voices were like demonic sounds piercing their ears, constantly eroding their spirits.

"We're here! Almost there!"

In the mist ahead.

The gates of the Meat Processing Plant finally came into view.

The pitch-black entrance looked eerie and terrifying.

At this moment, in their eyes, it had become the only safe haven.

Because there, they had their Captain.

Xia Xin looked back at the tide-like sea of monstrous limbs and flesh.

The densely packed compound eyes were enough to trigger anyone's trypophobia.

She gritted her teeth and roared with all her might into the depths of the darkness: "Chen Du! The rule monsters have gone crazy!"

"Come save us, hurry!!"

Though her voice trembled, it pierced through the heavy black fog and reached deep into the factory building.