Before the group could react, dozens of monkeys infected with the zombie virus suddenly rushed out from the direction of the pharmaceutical factory laboratory, surrounding the two groups from all sides.

These monkeys were enormous, roughly 1.7 meters tall, with fur as hard and sharp as steel spikes. Their limbs and chests bore wounds of varying degrees, revealing rotting, blackened flesh and stark white bones.

Its eyes were bloodshot, its mouth was full of sharp fangs, and its powerful arms pounded its chest from time to time, emitting a sinister growl.

"Where did the pharmaceutical company get so many monkeys?"

Han Rui, terrified, hid behind Zhang Xiaojuan and asked tremblingly.

“These are macaques, specially prepared by the pharmaceutical company for testing drug efficacy.” Xu Yijian frowned slightly. “Be careful. Monkeys and humans are already very similar in evolution, and they will be more troublesome after being infected with the zombie virus.”

Lu Sheng gripped the knife hilt tightly, keeping a close eye on the movements of the zombie macaque.

These monkeys were already very cunning before the apocalypse. After being infected with the zombie virus, they became even more ferocious and agile than ordinary zombies, and some monkey kings could even evolve superpowers.

It's a bit troublesome to deal with.

Before the Desert Eagle team could prepare for battle, several zombie macaques bared their teeth and pounced on Liang Xiaoyun.

Li Song immediately summoned an ice shield to block the fatal blow, while his two teammates drew their swords and slashed wildly at the surging macaques.

The zombie macaques were exceptionally agile; only one was unable to dodge in time and had its tail cut off.

The pain of its severed tail instantly enraged the wounded zombie macaque. It leaped to a high place and roared furiously at the Desert Eagle team and Lu Sheng and the others.

As he roared, the remaining zombie macaques also howled in response.

As if they had received the order to attack simultaneously, the group of primates roared and charged towards Lu Sheng and the others.

Lu Sheng moved with the agility of a rabbit. A long knife flashed with cold light, its sharp blade severing the throats of several zombie macaques. With his other hand, he gripped a crossbow, his arrows hitting their mark with unerring accuracy, piercing the skulls of several zombie macaques.

Xu Yi was already adept at slaughtering monkeys at the medical university. It was the same old recipe, the same old taste. He delivered the whole monkey family together with just a scalpel.

Sun Tiantian followed Li Song's example and erected an ice shield, while Xiao Yu and Zhang Xiaojuan used water dragons and earth spikes to help Sun Tiantian kill the charging zombie macaques.

On the other side, the battle for the Desert Eagle team was also extremely fierce.

Besides Li Song (ice element), Liang Xiaoyun (invisibility), and another healer, the remaining two are wood element and strength element.

It was extremely difficult for the three people to guard against the two who were unable to fight, and they were already injured after only a few rounds.

As Lu Sheng and his companions fought with increasing ferocity, and just as another zombie macaque was being decapitated, Lu Sheng suddenly felt a sense of unease.

She turned around abruptly, following her instincts, and discovered that the appearance of the zombie macaque with the severed tail had changed at some point.

Its injured tail quickly regrowed, and its body size underwent another dramatic change.

The wounds on his body gradually healed, and his fur emitted a deep red glow.

The remaining zombie macaques were restless, as if they were on drugs.

"Oh no, a monkey king has actually been created under these circumstances."

Once an animal group collectively turns into a zombie, a leader will be quickly chosen from among them, and the leader will gain the ability to evolve and command the entire group.

Lu Sheng pursed his lips, gripped the hilt of his knife, and leaped toward the evolving Monkey King.

We must nip it in the bud before it fully evolves.

The Monkey King pounded his chest in a fit of rage, then suddenly opened his mouth wide, revealing a set of sharp, black teeth.

It mustered all its strength, landed on all fours, and charged fiercely at Lu Sheng, its sharp front claws reaching out to grab him from mid-air.

Lu Sheng leaped onto the wall and used the momentum to jump towards the Monkey King again.

A cold, silver light flashed, and Lu Sheng stepped on the Monkey King's head, forcefully plunging the blade into the back of its skull with overwhelming power.

A splatter of foul blood, reeking of Chinese medicine, landed on Lu Sheng's hand, and the enormous creature wobbled and crashed to the ground.

[Item Obtained: A Perfected Antidote]

[This medicine, obtained after numerous drug trials, grants the host immunity to all poisons upon ingestion. Flavor: Mango]

I don't know if it will work for diarrhea...

Lu Sheng secretly thought that he would get diarrhea every time he ate spicy hot pot before, so he would try taking the medicine again.

[Item Obtained: Crystal Core Upgrade Module]

[Paying homage to match-3 games, three basic crystal cores can be combined into one intermediate crystal core within the machine.]

[Bonus Reward: 10,000 points.]

Tang Dao rummaged through the monkey king's head, picked up a mid-level mutated animal crystal core, and put it away.

The remaining zombie macaques were quickly eliminated by Xu Yi and his group, and the group was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

After a long day of travel, everyone was exhausted. In addition, the pharmaceutical factory's power system had been completely destroyed, so Lu Sheng decided to rest in the factory's reception hall for a while.

Lu Sheng took a pot from the car, along with a bag of golden broth mix, a bag of sliced ​​beef, a bag of basa fish fillets, and several boxes of self-heating rice.

I chopped up a table to use as firewood, set up a pot on the fire, and threw the golden broth ingredients and fatty beef and basa fish fillets into the pot to simmer.

The unique sour and spicy flavor of the broth wafts through the air with the rising steam, causing people to salivate profusely.

The glistening rice paired with a mouthful of tangy and spicy soup and chewy slices of beef and fish instantly dispels most of the chill.

Lu Sheng and his group were enjoying the hot soup around the pot, completely oblivious to the fate of the Desert Eagle Squad.

All five members of the Desert Eagle team were injured, with only their captain, Li Song, suffering minor injuries.

Their backpacks were lost somewhere by the zombie macaques during the melee, leaving the five of them with only two bags of compressed biscuits.

"Captain, it smells so good, I can't eat it..."

The youngest boy in the Desert Eagle squad struggled to take a bite of the compressed biscuit, but the tangy and tempting aroma in the air made it impossible for him to swallow the biscuit.

Li Song glared at him, "If you starve yourself for a few meals, you'll be able to eat anything."

As he spoke, he unconsciously swallowed.

It smells so good, it's absolutely delicious...

Although the Yunshan base also has fish and beef available, the meat has almost no flavor and leaves no lingering taste after eating.

But the pot that Lu Sheng and the others made smelled so good that you could tell from a distance that it was made with high-quality ingredients.

Li Song took two big, forceful breaths, forcing himself to chew the dry, compressed biscuits.

"Oh my, this beef smells so good! A sip of soup, a bite of meat, and a spoonful of rice—it makes me feel so warm and cozy."

Han Rui ladled a bowl of soup into her rice, squatted opposite the Desert Eagle team, and proudly showed off her rice with a big, smiling mouthful.

"I really envy Liang Xiaoyun for being able to lose weight by eating compressed biscuits, unlike me, who can only eat meat in large quantities."