Chapter 133 Something's Wrong!

After ten days of trekking, the weary team finally reached the edge of another huge city.

The broken walls and ruins outlined the horizon, and the air was filled with a heavy smell of decay and a faint sense of crisis.

After Fu Jinxing and his men searched the city for a while, they walked over to Qiao Xi.

“Xixi, although we have a considerable number of people and a certain number of ability users, almost all of them are low-level. Xie Jue has scouted this area and found that the density of evolved zombies is extremely high, making it a natural ‘hunting ground’.”

Josie immediately understood what he meant, "You want to stay here?"

"Yes, it's only temporary. But only when we have enough power will we have a real say wherever we want to go in the future."

Josie looked up, her gaze sweeping across the desolate city skyline in the distance.

Compared to seemingly safe zones or large bases that are actually fraught with hidden dangers, this wasteland environment, where danger lurks and the strong rule, is more challenging and demanding.

She nodded decisively: "Okay, Brother Jinxing, I completely agree. This is indeed the best place for growth."

The team quickly found a relatively sturdy, easily defensible abandoned office building on the outskirts of the city and settled there as a temporary base.

Fu Jinxing quickly devised a rotation strategy: each day, a small portion of the people would stay at the base to protect the research equipment and logistics; the majority would form several small teams, led by strong individuals such as Xie Jue and Qiao Xi, to venture deep into the city ruins, actively hunt down evolved zombies, and collect crystal cores.

Of the twenty or so survivors recruited along the way, some have been lost forever, while many others have successfully become superhumans after taking the catalytic reagent.

Inside the base, Fu Jinxing and his core research team were also busy.

Using the portable equipment they carried and the materials they collected, they began to build a simple laboratory.

While Fu Jinxing was busy, Qiao Xi and Xie Jue went out almost every day to hunt down the second-stage evolved zombies.

Her combat skills and use of supernatural abilities became increasingly refined.

On a seemingly peaceful morning, as dawn broke.

Most people inside the outpost were still asleep, and the night watchmen were yawning wearily.

Josie, as usual, got up early and was getting ready to relieve the night watchman and rest.

Suddenly, an indescribable chill crept up her spine without warning.

It felt like a cold, venomous snake coiling around her, making the hairs on her body stand on end instantly!

This feeling... an instinctive warning from those who had saved her life countless times in her past life!

Without hesitation, she rushed towards the room where Fu Jinxing and Xie Jue were resting, her voice slightly tense: "Brother Jinxing, Xiao Jue... wake up!"

The two instantly regained their senses.

Josie asked warily, "I feel something's not right, you guys get up right away."

Fu Jinxing and Xie Jue sprang to their feet instantly, quickly moving to the window and each taking up an observation point, cautiously peering outside.

The sight before them caused the three of them to shrink in shock!

The surrounding streets, which had been relatively cleaned up by them and had only a few scattered zombies wandering around, were now completely blocked by a dense horde of zombies, like a black tide.

They huddled together, emitting low, restless "hoarse" sounds, their scarlet eyes gleaming with greed and destruction in the morning light.

Strangely, these zombies did not rampage through the building as usual, but maintained a chilling order, like an army awaiting the order to charge.

"This situation...is extremely abnormal!"

Fu Jinxing's voice was cold and heavy as his mind raced. "Zombies couldn't possibly possess this kind of group discipline. There must be something controlling them here!"

“Psychic zombies!” Josie blurted out, her face turning slightly pale.

This is the most troublesome of all zombie types!

It may not be strong in combat itself, but it is good at hiding deep in the horde of zombies, like the most skilled chess player, commanding a large number of low-level zombies to launch a fearless attack.

Finding and eliminating it is the key to breaking the deadlock, but accurately locating a deliberately hidden, cunning target in a vast sea of ​​corpses is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

If it cannot be resolved, the zombie attacks will be like a never-ending wave, one after another, until all the superhumans' energy is exhausted.

That will be the time for the psychic zombies to emerge and reap the rewards of victory.

"Everyone! Get up immediately and prepare for battle!"

Fu Jinxing's deep and penetrating voice instantly resounded throughout the stronghold, like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, waking everyone from their slumber.

After a brief period of panic, the long-term collaborative training proved effective.

The non-combatant research team was quickly moved to a relatively safe room upstairs, where two first-tier ability users were responsible for protecting the equipment and personnel.

All other combat personnel, regardless of their abilities, picked up their weapons and rushed towards the stairwell and various defensive positions.

"Professor Fu! Your special ability is not suited for direct combat; it's too dangerous! Please stay up there!"

Professor Luo anxiously grabbed Fu Jinxing's arm. This genius scientist was of immeasurable value and was the future hope of the entire team. He could not afford to lose him here.

Fu Jinxing firmly brushed his hand away, his eyes sharp as an eagle's: "Professor Luo, every bit of strength we have now means a greater chance of survival. Otherwise... if they're gone, we won't be able to survive in a city like this either."

Before Professor Luo could speak again, Fu Jinxing had already come downstairs and stood beside Qiao Xi and Xie Jue.

His invisibility ability is a true molecular state, making him undetectable by zombies.

His chances of survival here are even higher than Xixi's.

He can find psychic zombies among the hordes.

The battle erupted the moment the zombies crashed through the ground floor door!

All the superhumans held their breath as they watched the zombies roar and burst through the door like a flood.

"Melee team! Follow me and charge!"

Xie Jue shouted sharply, his figure disappearing first, and the next second he appeared at the forefront of the horde of corpses. The short blade in his hand transformed into the scythe of death, and each flash brought with it a splash of blood and severed limbs.

Those with the ability to harden their bodies and become metallic followed closely behind, standing firm at the forefront like rocks, using their flesh and blood to build the first line of defense, enduring the zombies' frenzied biting and ramming.

"Long-range fire suppression!"

At the top of the stairs, fireballs, ice spikes, wind blades, ground spikes... all kinds of elemental attacks poured down like a torrential rain, exploding into blooming blood flowers in the dense horde of corpses.

Josie and Fu Jinxing, who were invisible, were like ghosts on the battlefield.

Josie moved nimbly through the flashing blades and blood, her dagger piercing precisely into the zombie's eye socket.

Fu Jinxing is more like a firefighter; wherever there's a breach in the defense or someone gets knocked down, he'll immediately appear to resolve the crisis.

"Brother Jinxing, watch out!"