101: Zombies arrive at Xiaohe Base

After hanging up the phone, Yang Chunlai pondered: It could be said that there are internal troubles and external threats now!

His own Wang Family Base was filled with herds of cattle and horses, a great grain storehouse, and was being eyed greedily by various Jianghu forces as a piece of fat meat; there was no telling when they might cause trouble, launch a sudden raid, and loot everything.

His Azure Dragon Base was accustomed to fighting and killing, so Jianghu forces wouldn't clash with it head-on for the time being, but it also faced the threat of a Zombie Horde.

The only one that put his mind at ease was Xiao He Base; it was located in a remote area, far from the city, so he could be a bit more relaxed about it.

Among these three bases, one was a meat warehouse, one was a fish warehouse, and one was a grain warehouse.

They served as granaries in peacetime and as armies in wartime.

Not a single one could be missing!

Only then would he have the foundation to stand firm in these troubled times.

Currently, the Wang Family Base was the top priority for defense.

Yang Chunlai controlled several Eagles to set up surveillance around the Wang Family Base.

As long as an enemy invaded and he learned of the situation, a few teleports would allow him to arrive and kill the enemies... under the cover of night.

Xiaohe Village was pitch black everywhere.

Village Chief Dazhuang was leading a patrol team on their rounds.

In recent days, there were more and more zombies.

Xiaohe Village was remotely located, and the zombie virus was all spreading from the outside.

If someone caught the zombie virus, it would spread from one to ten, and ten to a hundred; the consequences would be unimaginable.

These hateful zombies even took advantage of the middle of the night to launch sneak attacks.

Dazhuang strictly followed his Big Brother's instructions, forming a patrol team, guarding every intersection, and completely sealing off the village.

Villagers were not allowed to leave the village, and outsiders were prohibited from entering.

As long as the openings were tied shut, the village would be like an airtight bag, very safe.

This setup was just like the scene of a certain national virus outbreak years ago.

"Awoo—"

Several zombies rushed out from the bushes.

Dazhuang shouted, "Prepare to face the enemy!"

Trenches had been dug at the village entrance, and isolation belts had been installed.

But some zombies still bypassed the obstacles and infiltrated through small paths.

Dazhuang was full of energy: "Hehe, it's been a long time since I've stretched my muscles and bones!"

"Brothers, now is the time for training, get them!"

Dazhuang took the lead and chopped off a zombie's head.

His subordinates all got excited and swarmed forward.

Holding wooden sticks and fruit knives, they laid into the zombies.

They were all brainless, slow-moving animals, like chopping melons and vegetables.

During these days, Big Brother had sent experts from the Azure Dragon Base to train the Villagers at Xiao He Base.

Everyone's combat power was naturally much better than that of a Villager with no martial arts skills.

In just a few minutes, all the zombies fell to the ground.

Everyone burst into laughter.

A few brainless zombies dared to come to Xiaohe Village to cause trouble; wasn't this just giving away their lives for free?

A subordinate laughed, "Hmph! They weren't even worth one of my strikes!"

While he was laughing triumphantly, he suddenly let out an "Ouch."

It turned out a zombie wasn't completely dead and had bitten his ankle.

Following the bright red blood, black threads continuously extended across the subordinate's body.

Like Black Nematodes, they crawled rapidly under the skin.

The subordinate scratched his skin, tearing open several gashes, and the blood inside quickly flowed out.

Blood!

Black blood!

It gushed out rapidly!

"Big Brother, save me! It's itching like crazy!"

"Save me! Brothers!"

...The people nearby all stayed far away.

No one dared to step forward.

They all wanted to save their brother.

But no one knew how to save him!

After all, no one had medicine to deal with the zombie virus.

One of the subordinates nearby was the poisoned man's Twin Sisters' brother, shouting anxiously, "Little Brother!"

Regardless of his own life, he was about to rush forward to save him!

He was pulled back by Strong Ox.

Other subordinates also held him tightly.

"Don't go save him! Going there is just throwing your life away for nothing!"

The older brother rushed forward recklessly, "Let go of me! Little Brother..."

The younger brother was still frantically scratching his skin, "Save me! Save..."

Tearing his clothes, he wished he could claw the flesh off his body.

The Black Nematodes had already crawled under the skin of the younger brother's face.

There were more and more of them!

The younger brother clawed open the skin on his face, and Black Nematodes crawled out from under the skin.

The nematodes then crawled up into his scalp.

The younger brother pulled out clumps of hair from his head.

Tearing it off, skin and hair together.

Everyone stared tensely at this scene, no one knowing what to do.

Suddenly, the younger brother stopped moving completely.

He just stood there, stiff and upright.

Everyone stared without blinking.

No one knew what would happen next.

They saw the younger brother's eyes slowly turn black!

"Pop!"

A Black Nematode poked out from his eyeball.

Just as it crawled out, it burrowed back into the skin nearby.

His entire face seemed to have countless nematodes squirming underneath.

That layer of skin seemed to become like ripples on water.

Suddenly, the younger brother began to move.

Two black eyeballs turned toward everyone.

The older brother shouted, "Little Brother! You... how are you?"

The younger brother sprinted toward everyone with a stiff posture.

He had completely turned into a zombie.

The older brother rushed out.

He was about to embrace his younger brother.

"Bang!"

The sound of a gunshot.

The younger brother was hit in the head.

He fell heavily backward onto the ground.

Black Nematodes crawled out from under the skin, covering the younger brother's entire body.

The older brother stepped back a few paces in fright.

Looking back, he saw Strong Ox holding a gun.

Smoke was still rising from the muzzle.

Clearly, this shot was fired by the Village Chief.

The Village Chief patted his shoulder, sighed, and said with difficulty, "Brother, I'm sorry. If I hadn't fired, you would have become a zombie too."

"If there are too many zombies, our entire village won't be able to hold out."

The older brother naturally knew the Village Chief's actions were right.

It was just emotionally difficult to accept for a moment.

He looked at the corpse on the ground and wept in pain.

Currently, some subordinates comforted the older brother, while others used tools like shovels to gather the zombie corpses together and put them in a pit for burning and disinfection.

A martial arts Instructor sent from the Azure Dragon Base praised, "As expected of the Village Chief, acting decisively to save the whole village and preserve the grain base for Big Brother."

The Village Chief sighed and said, "Sigh! If only everyone had guns. The zombies are becoming more and more numerous."

"If there's a Zombie Horde, the few people in our village won't be enough."

Yang Chunlai had sent a few guns to Xiao He Base, but the quantity was limited, and they were only given to a few squad leaders.

The Instructor nodded: "Yes! But guns are scarce now. Even the few dozen guns in our Azure Dragon Base were sent by Big Brother."

Everyone said in unison, "If only we had a few dozen more guns."

Just as they were speaking, "Chirp!"

An Eagle's cry pierced through the night sky.

Everyone was surprised.

In the middle of the night, when all the birds were asleep, what kind of bird call was this?

As they spoke, they saw an Eagle slowly land on a wooden post in front of them.

A package was tied to its leg.

The Instructor said happily, "Hahaha, this is an Eagle trained by Big Brother."

"Big Brother has trained several Eagles and sent messages to our Azure Dragon Base before."

The Instructor took the package and handed it to Strong Ox.

Dazhuang opened it and saw a Brick Phone inside, along with a letter.

"Dazhuang, once you receive the Brick Phone, call me back immediately."

Dazhuang dialed the number and complained to Big Brother, "Big Brother, good evening!"

"I have a situation to report to you!"

"The number of zombies coming from outside our village is increasing!"

"It can't go on like this. If we encounter a Zombie Horde, with our few men and horses, we can't deal with it using just wooden sticks and cleavers!"

His tone carried a hint of despair.

Yang Chunlai said, "A grown man, stumped by such a small matter?"

Dazhuang was surprised, "Big Brother, this is a huge matter! It's harder than reaching the heavens!"

Yang Chunlai said, "Hehe, such a small matter, I'll help you settle it..."