28: Chapter 28 Surrounded

Mu Cheng naturally had no objections... but he still made a decision.

“How about this! We'll clear the way ahead and take out all the Third-order and Fourth-order Zombies, leaving the rest to the ladies.”

“Mm-hmm, I also think this method is feasible.” Tao Mumu also expressed her agreement.

Naturally, the remaining three had no objections either, and they quickly joined Mu Cheng in clearing the way ahead.

The further out they went, the more zombies there were... First-orders were everywhere, and there were also a great many Second-orders.

There were quite a few Third-order and Fourth-order ones as well... but with Mu Cheng's current strength, no matter how many Fourth-orders came, they were just free experience.

He was only responsible for dealing with the Fourth-order Zombies, leaving the Third-order Zombies to Lu Yuxuan, Tao Mumu, Tao Shuishui, and Gu Na...

Although their progress was slow, by this point, there was no way back other than to keep moving forward.

When they were tired, they directly ate high-tech rice balls, and when their energy was depleted, they swallowed black crystals to recover...

After eight hours of fierce fighting, the sky had begun to grow dim and dark...

“It's getting dark, let's slow down! Give the order to the ladies: they must not exceed a two-kilometer radius from us.” Mu Cheng suddenly gave the command.

At this moment, he was already covered in grime... not a single spot on his body was clean.

It couldn't be helped; there were far more Fourth-order Zombies than he had imagined, and his limit for simultaneous devouring was six.

The extras... could only be dealt with through brute force.

Naturally, the remaining four were also covered in grime; if their fathers were here, they probably wouldn't even recognize them!

Tonight was destined not to be peaceful...

Sure enough, a new prompt appeared for Mu Cheng.

[Warning! Warning! 1 Fifth-Order Zombie, 30 Fourth-order Zombies, 100 Third-order Zombies, 500 Second-order Zombies, and 2000 First-order Zombies detected ahead. Please proceed with caution.]

Holy crap? A Fifth-Order Zombie? Mu Cheng originally thought no Fifth-Order Zombies would appear, and now he felt some regret in his heart...

“Brother Cheng, what's wrong?” Lu Yuxuan could tell Mu Cheng was distracted and asked softly.

“A Fifth-Order Zombie might appear... regardless, we can only bite the bullet and push through.” Mu Cheng snapped out of it and answered.

He knew about Fifth-Order Zombies better than anyone; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were like normal people.

Most importantly, a Fifth-Order Zombie is considered a local overlord; it acts like a leader and can command other zombies...

The situation was now very clear: this Fifth-Order Zombie had already surrounded Mu Cheng and everyone from Menglou Pavilion.

The surroundings suddenly became incredibly quiet, as if nothing was happening at all...

“Should we head back?” Tao Mumu was clearly frightened.

When things are this abnormal, there's bound to be trouble; if they kept waiting like this... something unexpected might truly happen.

“Fleeing is useless now. Just as Brother Cheng said, I'm afraid a Fifth-Order Zombie has arrived and has already surrounded us.” Gu Na had put a lot of effort into studying zombies.

Of course, current high-tech bracelets only had information on zombies up to the fifth order.

As for those above the sixth order... no one knew what they were like at all.

“Then what should we do now? We can't just sit here and wait for death!” Lu Yuxuan said, maintaining her composure.

“A fierce battle is unavoidable; we can only try our best to minimize losses...” Mu Cheng had no better options.

Compared to staying in Xinning City and waiting for the Great Earthquake to arrive... the losses would be much, much more severe.

“There's no choice, we can only catch them by surprise.” Gu Na voiced her thoughts.

Mu Cheng also agreed. “Mm-hmm, leave the Fourth-order Zombies to us; as for the others, leave them to the ladies.”

“Alright! We'll follow Brother Cheng's lead and take the initiative to attack.” Tao Mumu had no objections.

Suddenly, Lu Yuxuan called out. “Wait... if we rush out, will we encounter their main force? Don't let the ladies get scattered when the time comes.”

“That's hard to say. Anyway, with the high-tech bracelets, it's very convenient. Let's head out first!” Mu Cheng actually had the same concern.

After all, the Fifth-Order Zombie on the other side was equivalent to a person; naturally, it wouldn't be short on schemes and trickery...

“Don't just stand there, keep up!” Gu Na followed closely behind.

Sure enough, the five of them hadn't advanced far before they encountered many, many Fourth-order Zombies, and there were also quite a few Third-order Zombies.

“Send out the message!” Mu Cheng finally breathed a deep sigh of relief at the sight before him.

“It's really strange. With so many Fourth-order Zombies, there should be a Fifth-Order Zombie as well. Why hasn't it appeared?” Lu Yuxuan looked bewildered.

“Naturally, it needs cannon fodder to clear the way. What else could it be? Don't forget, our opponent this time isn't a stupid bear, but a zombie with intelligence no lower than a normal person's.”

After Mu Cheng finished speaking... he took out his black gold blade to clear the way ahead.

“We must settle this quickly and kill the Fifth-Order Zombie. Everyone, keep up with Brother Cheng!” Gu Na had no other choice.

She took out a black gold blade... and followed him up.

Tao Mumu, Tao Shuishui, and Lu Yuxuan also followed closely behind; ahead was a large batch of Third-order and Fourth-order Zombies.

“Leave the Fourth-order Zombies to me. You guys quickly deal with the Third-order Zombies.” Mu Cheng took the lead.

He directly released the Black Vine, instantly controlling six Fourth-order Zombies and beginning to devour them.

At this moment, he had to multitask, controlling the Black Vine while also holding back the Fourth-order Zombies.

Along the way, Lu Yuxuan and the other four had already grown significantly.

Without a word of nonsense, they instantly killed any Third-order Zombies they encountered, and as for the Fourth-order Zombies, they naturally fled!

They killed as they fled...

“It seems I still underestimated their strength.” Mu Cheng looked at the scene before him... feeling very gratified at this moment.

Thinking back to the beginning... they were afraid even to touch a zombie, but now they had completely transformed into different people.

People who could stand on their own!

The four women fought more and more fiercely; in less than thirty minutes, they had already killed all the Third-order Zombies.

“Whoa!!! Brother Cheng, what's going on? Didn't you say there was a Fifth-Order Zombie?” Lu Yuxuan said, returning to Mu Cheng's side.

Gu Na, Tao Mumu, and Tao Shuishui also returned right after; every one of them felt that something was strange...

“Who knows? You guys work together to kill those remaining three Fourth-order Zombies! I'll finish off these six.”

Mu Cheng released the Black Vine again... starting to devour once more, though the pressure on him now was much, much less...

At least it wasn't like thirty minutes ago, when he had to keep swallowing black crystals and high-tech rice balls to recover...

“Mm-hmm, leave it to us.” Lu Yuxuan held her dagger and took the lead with lightning speed.

She was soon locked in combat with one of the zombies...

“I say, Yu Xuan... finish it quickly.” Gu Na also came up to help... but she directly summoned a Wood Vine Person.

It directly pinned the Fourth-order Zombie to the ground and ground it down, repeatedly landing heavy punches on its body.

The Fourth-order Zombie was quickly dealt with...

Tao Mumu and Tao Shuishui... also didn't waste any time. First, Tao Shuishui released a water wall to trap a Fourth-order Zombie.

Then Tao Mumu controlled a Black Wood Vine to pierce the Fourth-order Zombie into a ball, also quickly finishing it off.

“Fine! Then I'll let you all see my true strength.” Lu Yuxuan said, seeing everyone else's performance.

She naturally used her full power as well; as the Death Bloodline was released, the surrounding area formed a blood-red Death Realm.

Before her movements could even be clearly seen, the dagger in her hand had already sent the Fourth-order Zombie's head rolling onto the ground.