Chapter 368: The Road Ahead Is Blocked
Chapter 368: The Road Ahead Is Blocked
Zhan Lian hurries up the watchtower, takes Doll from An Ran’s arms, and runs downstairs with her.
“Hurry, the terrain here is too narrow. The copper-skinned zombies are coming. Let’s head to Xiangcheng to catch our breath first.”
His strong, thick hands hold the dozing baby tightly as he leads An Ran down the tower. On the flat ground, a group of people is already packed up.
Yun Tao, Little Mint, and Hengheng are already on the truck. Liang Ziyu has climbed onto the medical car, and Zhao Qianrong is being carried onto a vehicle by Zhao Ru.
Several ability users still enjoying their bath mutter reluctantly, but seeing the number of mutant rats, they have no choice but to get in.
Luo Feifan has found a jeep somewhere.
Zhan Lian leads An Ran over, stepping on a jumping rat and crushing it to death. He opens the back seat, helps An Ran in, then gently places the sleeping baby into her arms. Lowering his head, he kisses An Ran’s cheek and smiles roguishly at her stunned face.
“Sit tight, hold Doll well,” he says.
Zhan Lian closes the door and jumps into the passenger seat. Luo Feifan steps on the accelerator, and the jeep speeds off.
They enter Tiesi Village along the highway. Everywhere is deathly silent; the empty streets show no one in sight. When everyone first arrived in Tiesi Village, they came by vehicle, so escaping again is easy and can be done in a day or two.
The elderly, weak, women, and children are loaded and taken away by Tang Jianjun. The survivors have already disappeared without a trace. Those who can’t leave are too scared to wander the streets, locking doors and windows tightly, afraid to make a sound.
Only when they near the highway toward Xiangcheng does some movement finally appear.
Zhang Boxun races ahead, driving straight toward Zhan Lian’s vehicle. Through his speeding car window, he shouts to Luo Feifan in the jeep, “Set it on fire! Follow me, the way ahead is blocked!”
At that moment, several copper-skinned zombies chase after Luo Feifan’s car. These zombies move fast—faster than a leopard—and are almost catching up to Zhang Boxun’s car. Their fangs grow sharper, and their growls gradually lose all trace of human sound, turning beast-like.
To buy time for Tang Jianjun’s large force, Zhang Boxun and the others choose to sacrifice themselves, honking their horns as they lead the copper-skinned zombies toward the county town.
Luo Feifan curses loudly, presses the accelerator, screeches sharply, and makes a sudden U-turn.
An Ran in the back seat clutches Doll tightly. Her body tilts, and her head slams against the car door with a bang. She grimaces in pain.
“Will you die if you turn slowly?!” Zhan Lian in the passenger seat shouts at Luo Feifan. He unbuckles his seatbelt, jumps into the back seat, grabs An Ran and Doll firmly, and pats Luo Feifan on the back. “Let’s go, go, go—move!”
“Will you die if you don’t keep doing this over and over?” Luo Feifan grits out, driving for his life. Along the way, he throws fireballs to fend off the copper-skinned zombies.
The copper-skinned zombies fear nothing except fire. Once exposed, their copper skin melts.
But not all of them die from the flames. These zombies are different from before—some emerge from the fire, their copper skin quickly solidifying, becoming even tougher and nearly indestructible.