SWDnovel Chapter 91 "The...Boss?!"
Chapter 91 "The...Boss?!"
After dealing with the worm-like zombie, Wang Xiao heard a commotion coming from above.
"Is there anything else?"
Muttering to himself, Wang Xiao walked forward without pausing for a moment, sword in hand.
When Wang Xiao arrived at the high platform, he had already dealt with five or six zombies that had been parasitized by the Abyss Soul's Ghoul, but had not yet been completely transformed into insects.
Wang Xiao used the night vision binoculars he had collected through the hotel's commission to locate the power maintenance center after spending some time.
Through night vision binoculars, it can be seen that the area around the power maintenance center has been completely occupied by worm-like zombies, and a large number of worm-like zombies are constantly eating the zombie corpses on the ground.
Seeing that the worm-mutated zombies were highly worm-mutated, Wang Xiao deduced that Xiong Sanzhuang and the others were most likely not among them.
Otherwise, the zombie corpses wouldn't be so badly damaged.
When dealing with those insect-mutated zombies, Wang Xiao conducted an experiment and discovered that the insect-mutated zombies were completely uninterested in corpses that were also parasitized by the Abyss Soul's Ghoul.
It was as if they possessed some kind of ability to distinguish one another.
Although no trace of the search team was found at the power maintenance center, fortunately, finding people in the apocalypse is actually an easy task.
After all, you can roughly tell where there are people by observing the monsters' movements.
After some observation, Wang Xiao discovered that the worm-like zombies on one of the streets were unusually active.
at the same time.
Inside the hardware store, Xiong Sanzhuang and the search team members originally planned to use Xiong Sanzhuang as the vanguard to forcefully break through and bring the message back to the hotel, but due to the surge in the number of insectoids outside, they were eventually trapped in this large hardware store.
The streets outside were already teeming with mutated zombies.
If it weren't for the presence of ordinary zombies and mutated zombies drawing their attention, they would have been discovered by these insect-like zombies long ago.
Watching the two monsters fight and tear each other apart in the street, the search team felt an indescribable sense of horror.
Although there are many ordinary zombies, and they are constantly arriving, ordinary zombies do not have the amazing regenerative ability of insect-mutated zombies.
They die completely when their heads are torn off, but insect-like zombies do not.
As long as the Abyssal Soul Claws within their bodies are not fatally wounded, they can continue to fight even if they lose their heads!
In the end, the battle between the two monsters was won by the overwhelming advantage of the insect-like zombies.
Listening to the sounds of the worm-like zombies feeding outside, a member of the search team began to tremble uncontrollably in the hand holding his machete.
He lowered his voice and said, "Brother Xiong, it seems like they've decided who won. It looks like the zombies infested with insects won..."
Another henchman peered through the crack and said nervously, "Brother Xiong, something's wrong! They seem to be coming this way. Could it be that they've spotted us?"
Upon hearing this, Xiong Sanzhuang clenched his fist, beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.
Judging from the reactions of these parasitized, insect-like zombies, without the interference of other zombies, these damned monsters seem to have locked onto their hiding place. If this continues, this group of people will be trapped here sooner or later.
Once these mutated zombies have surrounded the hardware store, even if there is hotel support, they may not be able to hold out until it arrives.
No, we absolutely cannot sit here and wait to die!
"You all better be damned and stay alert!" Xiong Sanzhuang roared. "If we get caught, I'll cover your retreat. As many of you as you can escape, we have to get this message back to the hotel!"
"Brother Xiong!" Several team members spoke almost simultaneously.
Xiong Sanzhuang gritted his teeth and said, "Shut up! This is an order! I'm an ability user, my chances of survival are better than yours. If you all die here, then the boss sent us out here for nothing!"
At this moment, for some reason, Xiong Sanzhuang's first thought was not to save his own life, but to make sure that the message was sent back to the hotel.
No sooner had he finished speaking than the shop's roller shutter door suddenly made a loud bang.
It felt like something was violently crashing outside!
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
With each impact, the iron gate dented inward, and dust fell from the door frame.
Immediately afterwards, there was movement from the ceiling above. Insect-like zombies and black insects crawled onto the roof, seemingly looking for a gap to squeeze into the shop.
Xiong Sanzhuang raised his fist blade, his eyes fierce, and said, "Damn it, what was bound to happen has finally happened. There's no escaping it this time! Everyone, grab your weapons and get ready for battle!"
With another loud crash, the roller shutter door finally gave way to the impact and was sent flying, crashing into the opposite shelf with a heavy metallic clang.
A massive, 2-meter-tall, almost completely insect-like zombie appeared at the entrance.
Judging from its appearance alone, this monster looked far more terrifying and horrifying than any of the insectoid zombies they had encountered before.
The entire upper body was completely devoid of any human trace, and the entire torso was hunched over in a strange posture.
Its entire body was covered with a layer of black carapace, and its head had been completely twisted into the head of a stag beetle.
The massive upper jaw made a series of "clicking" sounds as it opened and closed.
Although its two arms still retain a few features of human arms, they are many times larger than normal human arms, and sharp spikes for hunting have grown on its hands.
Looking at the monster before them, one of the team members trembled and said, "What... what is this thing?!"
What made everyone even more desperate was that not far behind this worm-like zombie, more worm-like zombies and black insects were approaching their hardware store at an extremely fast speed.
Once these monsters break in, they will have absolutely no chance of survival!
"Hold the gate!"
With a roar, Xiong Sanzhuang charged forward first.
He has to stop that monster!
Xiong Sanzhuang slammed his fist blade into the head of the worm-like zombie with incredible speed, attempting to kill it with a single, powerful blow!
However, the monster's reaction and strength were clearly different from ordinary insect-like zombies; it easily caught Xiong Sanzhuang's attack with just a wave of its hand.
The entire movement was not as stiff as the insect-like zombies they had encountered before; it was more like a product of some kind of iterative evolution.
Xiong Sanzhuang was jolted back two steps by the monster's attack, and was immediately startled.
The power of this insect-like zombie was far greater than he had imagined!
"Attack together!"
Seeing that Xiong Sanzhuang had been repelled, the other team members didn't care about anything else and rushed forward to attack the abnormal worm-like zombie with machetes, iron bars, and spears.
However, the carapace of the worm-like zombies had become extremely hard, and ordinary weapons could not effectively damage them.
On the contrary, when it swung its arm, one team member was unable to dodge in time and was almost cut in half.
Seeing the horrifying wounds on the man who had been sent flying, one of them cried out in panic, "Young Master!"
Realizing that ordinary people were no match for this new monster, Xiong Sanzhuang said, "Leave it to me, the rest of you find a chance to break through!"
One of the underlings refused to leave and instead fought alongside Xiong Sanzhuang, saying, "Brother Xiong! I'm not leaving! We'll go together!"
"I'm not leaving either. Damn it, I'd rather fight these monsters to the death!"
In the face of life and death, death itself becomes less terrifying.
Upon hearing this, Xiong Sanzhuang didn't bother to say anything more. He handed the fist blade in his hand to the nearest person and then activated his ability!
Faced with the immense pressure from the worm-like zombies, Xiong Sanzhuang managed to withstand their attacks by transforming into a Titan, thus buying the others a chance to escape.
After forcing the mutated zombie back with a single punch, Xiong Sanzhuang roared, "Get out of here! I don't need you! You're just a hindrance!"
"Brother Bear!"
"Get out! All of you, get out!"
Faced with the siege of numerous worm-like zombies, Xiong Sanzhuang, who had single-handedly held off the special worm-like zombie, finally couldn't hold on any longer.
Just when he thought he might die here, a piercing engine roar came from afar, growing louder and clearer.
Immediately afterwards, a blinding beam of headlights pierced the darkness and shone directly into the shop.
"What's that noise?"
The group, unwilling to leave Xiong Sanzhuang behind, along with the worm-like zombies and black insects attacking the hardware store, were also drawn to this sudden turn of events.
The worm-like zombies immediately abandoned their attack, and the search team, who were desperately holding out at the hardware store, rushed outside.
But not long after it went out, only its head flew back into the shop.
Then came a series of steady footsteps.
"Da, da, da..."
The footsteps were slow but powerful. Even the worm-like zombie that was entangled with Xiong Sanzhuang seemed to sense the new threat, turned around, and made threatening hisses from its mouthparts.
In the light and shadow at the doorway, a figure slowly walked in.
The newcomer was dressed in a predominantly black combat suit with faint blue lines shimmering under the lights. The entire outfit exuded a technological feel that seemed out of place in this era.
He held a horizontal sword in his hand, the blade reflecting a cold silver light under the flashlight.
Upon seeing who it was, one of the team members rubbed his eyes in disbelief and exclaimed, "The...the boss?!"