197: Danger signal!

Explosion!

Jiang Ping and the others watched helplessly as the Red-Eyed Shadow Rat's body, unable to withstand the pressure, exploded with a bang.

A black, several-meter-high wave of air rushed towards them.

Seeing the unfavorable situation, everyone quickly covered their mouths and noses with their arms.

After all, no one knew if there were toxins in this black wind.

If they inhaled it and their intestines ruptured, internal organs were damaged, it would be a huge loss.

Their other hand covered their eyes.

Fortunately, it was just a false alarm, and the wind quickly subsided.

Only after lowering their arms, pulling open their collars, rolling up their sleeves, and carefully confirming everything did they feel completely at ease.

"Everyone can relax, it's fine."

"I thought it would be an evenly matched battle, but I didn't expect... it was a massacre!"

"I have that feeling too. Could it be that after a monster becomes Undead, its strength doesn't weaken but actually becomes stronger?"

"Holy crap! Isn't that too abnormal? Let alone others, do those monsters still have a chance?"

"Chance? Chance my ass! Just flip the table!"

On the other side.

Just as Chen Ming was worried about whether the Red-Eyed Shadow Rat, which hadn't even left a trace, could still have its Undead extracted.

The Gate of Shadow opened, and the Red-Eyed Shadow Rat leaped out from it, its movements very light.

"It seems automatic extraction doesn't need to worry about these issues, it's quite comprehensive," Chen Ming felt relieved.

After the Red-Eyed Shadow Rat was assimilated, the Red-Eyed Thousand Feet no longer bothered it, twisting its body like a snake and leaving.

The Red-Eyed Shadow Rat also didn't even glance at Jiang Ping and the others, taking a big leap, scaling walls and buildings, moving as if on flat ground on ninety-degree high-rises.

Watching this, others couldn't help but exclaim, "How great would it be if I had that ability to scale walls and buildings."

"Go wash up and sleep, you can have anything in your dreams," someone joked.

"I won't! My fate is up to me, not heaven! Besides, I heard the fishing attempts have reset. I'm going to cast a couple of times, what if I succeed against the odds?"

"I'll thank heaven and earth if you don't fish up bigger trouble."

"Go, go, go, stop saying bad things. If I fish up an SS-grade Skill, I'll clear the dungeon alone! Beat the boss!"

"..." In contrast, as the Captain, Jiang Ping felt immense pressure.

He knew very well that if it weren't for the Undead Red-Eyed Thousand Feet, relying solely on himself and the people behind him to deal with the Red-Eyed Shadow Rat would require considerable mental effort and the sacrifice of many people.

Although he had never seen Chen Ming's Undead Army of hundreds of thousands, he had heard plenty of related legends.

It was hard to imagine what kind of scene Chen Ming's Undead Army of hundreds of thousands looked like now.

Just the thought of it gave him a feeling of being choked, his breathing heavy.

He had a strong sense of facing a top-tier expert, feeling willing but powerless.

Speaking in a voice only he could hear, he murmured, "It's like this without even meeting, if we actually meet..."

"Gulp!"

His Adam's apple moved, making a swallowing motion.

After briefly composing himself, he continued to lead everyone to carry out the rescue work.

He only hoped they wouldn't encounter another troublesome monster like the Red-Eyed Shadow Rat.

Though weak, they would not retreat a single step.

...

As time passed minute by minute, the number of official personnel entering Jiang City continued to increase.

Battle vehicles resembling tanks in appearance, but actually equipped with large amounts of fuel that could spray high-temperature flames over ten meters, drove in one after another.

More and more weapons like these, mainly focusing on area damage, appeared, dazzling the eyes.

They were clearly brought specifically to deal with the Ratmen tide.

The method of fire attack was remarkably effective.

Large numbers of Special Ops Soldiers, combined with heavy firepower equipment and the cooperation of professional Hunters, easily resolved the crisis against the Mutated Rat tide, which held an absolute advantage in numbers.

Even when encountering stronger Mutated Ratmen, they could easily deal with them through numbers and cooperation.

The safe zones designated and expanded by the human side rapidly increased.

Of course, this was also inseparable from Chen Ming's Undead Army.

It should be said that his Undead Army was the main damage output.

Unlike others who avoided combat whenever possible, with their primary goal being personal safety and rescue.

The Undead Army's behavior logic was very simple and pure, describable in one word: Fight!

As long as they had a breath left, they would fight until death! After death? Resurrect and continue fighting!

There was no passive behavior, it was active hunting throughout. As long as they found a single trace, they would bite down and not let go.

Passing Hunters and survivors who saw this couldn't tell who was the aggressor and who was the victim...

Gradually, whether survivors, rescue team professional Hunters, or Special Ops Soldiers, they discovered a problem.

"How come I feel like I haven't encountered any monsters since about half an hour ago?"

"To be precise, it's been twenty-nine minutes, less than half an hour, since we last encountered a rat."

"Isn't it good that we're not encountering monsters? If we encountered them many times, could so many of us have survived?"

"According to the Undead Army's killing and expansion speed, it's normal. The further we go, the fewer chances we'll have to act."

"No wonder the only things we've encountered recently are Undead, and still Undead."

"It's a good thing this dungeon refreshed in Jiang City and he's guarding it. If it had been fished out elsewhere, I can't imagine how many corpses would have to be filled in to successfully clear it."

"Clear it? You're thinking too simply. There's no possibility of clearing it. The simplest way is to not send out a single soldier, wait for everyone in the city to die, and let the three days end, then the dungeon automatically closes."

These words sounded unpleasant, but they were impossible to refute.

Recalling earlier, if the Undead hadn't killed them in time, most monsters were completely beyond their ability to handle.

Seeing others kill easily didn't mean they could too.

None of them were naive enough to think they could be compared to the batch of "demons" under Chen Ming's command.

"Speaking of which, earlier the Eagle Faction, South Korea, and who else was it..."

"Sakura Country," a friend reminded the Man, seeing he couldn't remember.

"Right, right, Sakura Country. Since those three can hire Undead from the Undead Monarch, can we too?"

"Even if you can, can you afford the price? The Eagle Faction even put in aircraft carriers, fighter jets, and various high-tech missiles."

"Not now doesn't mean not in the future. Just keep fishing slowly. I heard a fisherman in a small East Asian country fished up an aircraft carrier."

"I saw that news too. It was forcibly requisitioned by the local armed forces, truly damn black-hearted."

"Speaking of black hearts, the Eagle Faction is not far behind. The impact of the Salt Lake City incident seems to have really been suppressed by them."

"Fortunately, I was born in Great Xia. Those capitalists are more black-hearted than the last."

"Speaking of capitalists, I wonder how those domestically who thought they were smart and ran to overseas countries immediately are feeling now."

"What else could they be feeling? Definitely..."

Oh!!

While chatting, a deafening roar shook their ears, causing pain.

Looking up, it came from the city center!

Although it was several kilometers away, the power of the sound wave was not diminished at all.

It made the public's hearts suddenly leap.

They judged that this was likely a dangerous signal of the boss appearing!