The remaining people used all sorts of methods to get a glimpse from afar, and their stomachs immediately churned.

"This scene is a bit too disturbing. I'd pay a fortune for a pair of unpolluted eyes." Zhang Xiaojuan glanced at it and turned pale, almost vomiting up the lavish breakfast she had that morning.

Zhao Mujia and Su Zheng were in no better shape, their faces pale.

"It would be best to burn this thing to the ground. At this rate of reproduction, sooner or later the whole world will be their stage." Zhao Mujia took out a mask and covered her mouth and nose completely.

"Keep moving forward and try to get this sorted out before dark," Xu Yi said at the crucial moment.

The group nodded and continued on their way to the shelter.

During the day, the host can be identified by their incongruous appearance and movements, but at night, when visibility is limited, the human's situation becomes even more dangerous.

No one spoke again; the only sound in the air was the heavy breathing of the group.

The rotting heads of the parasitic monsters by the roadside turned in unison with the people's steps, like two rows of sunflowers with excellent light sensitivity.

Occasionally, small, dark, slippery tentacles would emerge from the beasts' dark eye sockets, peek out, and then quickly retract.

"Are these monsters watching us go into the shelter...?" Sun Tiantian silently gripped the ice blade in her hand.

Everyone warily eyed the strange-looking animals around them.

These animals had calm yet eerie eyes, and a strange, unpredictable smile on their lips.

Zhang Xiaojuan took out more modeling clay and held it in her hand. "These guys look at us like they're looking at the cabbages on the aunties' tricycles at the morning market, wondering what ingredients they should add to stew a pot of cabbages."

Lu Sheng's expression remained calm, his slender fingers resting gently on the hilt of the knife.

All fear stems from insufficient firepower.

She was very confident in her firepower; at worst, she could just blow up the whole area around the shelter!

As the group quickened their pace, they soon arrived at the gate of Zhoushan Refuge.

"Ah, life is truly unpredictable." Zhao Mujia looked around the mess in front of her with regret. "Back then, Zhoushan Refuge was a good place that many people wanted to seek refuge in. Who would have thought that it would be wiped out overnight?"

In the early stages of the apocalypse, the Zhou Shan Refuge attracted many high-level superhumans and enjoyed a good reputation among various bases. Many people traveled long distances to seek refuge there because of its safety and stability.

But now, the once-shining light of the apocalypse has completely lost its former glory. The heavily guarded outer walls are now covered with mutated ivy and all sorts of weeds, making it look like a dark green burial mound from a distance.

A gust of warm, steaming wind swept by, causing the dense, overgrown ivy to surge in waves of dark green. Along with it came a pungent, peculiar odor, a mixture of damp mold and rotting flesh.

"Tie up your collar and cuffs yourself."

Lu Sheng added another instruction.

For this operation, everyone was specially equipped with a one-piece waterproof suit that was tightly fitted at the wrists and ankles, and the gaps in the military boots were filled with special padding material.

This was to prevent parasites from entering the bodies of friendly forces due to kidney deficiency. To prevent the need for urination, everyone took temporary medication to control their excretory function before setting out.

Just to be on the safe side, the entire team checked each other's equipment to ensure it was in good working order and that there was no opportunity for the parasites to take advantage.

Then, everyone followed Lu Sheng through the dilapidated gate and into the Zhou Shan Refuge.

The shelter was a scene of utter devastation, with rotting corpses and gnawed bones scattered throughout the area. Bloodstains and gruesome handprints were visible on the walls.

The floor and windows were littered with luggage and personal belongings, along with countless dried and blackened marks.

Through these horrific traces, it's not hard to guess the agonizing torment the people in the Zhoushan refugee camp had endured.

"Such a big thing happened at Zhoushan Base, why is it only our base that rushed over?" Ma Dongmei held her guns in both hands, cautiously surveying her surroundings.

The bespectacled young man carried an insecticide spray specifically developed to target parasites. "The other companies are too busy dealing with their own problems to handle this kind of thing. Right now, the only ones capable of delivering justice are our M City Alliance Army."

"It's all thanks to Sister Lu's skill. Luckily, we had the foresight to latch onto such a powerful figure," Zhao Mujia joked with a grin.

After checking around and finding nothing amiss, everyone's tense nerves relaxed a little, and they were even in the mood to make a few jokes.

Under prolonged high pressure, people's mental state can easily deteriorate. Everyone present had experienced large-scale events in the apocalypse and was already adept at managing their emotions in this situation.

But just as everyone was chatting and laughing and letting their guard down, Shi Nian suddenly sniffed and blinked her beautiful big eyes as she looked around.

Her gaze finally settled on a bloodstained wall on the right.

The bloodstains on the wall had dried and hardened, with bits of flesh smeared onto the surface by the dried blood. A swarm of mutated flies, each the size of a ping-pong ball, lay silently on the dark brown stains, rubbing their hands together and staring intently at Lu Sheng and the others.

Everyone turned their heads following Shi Nian's gaze, and their eyes finally fell on the repulsive swarm of flies on the wall.

Xiao Yu tentatively shot out a ball of water. After dodging the burst of the water ball, the swarm of flies quickly gathered together again, their compound eyes staring intently at everyone.

"Is this some kind of perverted thing... they don't even spare flies." Zhang Xiaojuan felt disgusted at the sight of these mutated insects and begged Lu Sheng to bring out the Venus flytrap to clean up the scene.

The next second, a slight tremor suddenly came from the ground beneath everyone's feet.

Just as everyone looked down, countless black beetles emerged from the ground and began to frantically climb up their ankles.

Large animals are easier to deal with, but these small creatures are hard to guard against and can easily slip through your defenses.

Everyone immediately started frantically swatting the insects off their bodies and stomping their feet to get rid of the black beetles scattered all over the ground.

Fortunately, Sun Tiantian used ice to freeze the group of insects in time, which temporarily slowed down their attack.

Just then, a series of rapid footsteps suddenly came from not far away. Although they were very light, they were still noticed by Lu Sheng and the others.

"Someone's coming," Su Zheng said, holding his breath.

The others were immediately startled, and their hearts involuntarily jumped into their throats.

In times like these, are those who appear friend or foe?

Could it be someone else who was infected?

As the footsteps grew closer, seven or eight figures soon appeared in front of Lu Sheng and the others.

The person in the lead was an old friend whom I hadn't seen in a long time.