Their formation was led by Qin Qing, with Wang Xiaobao following behind her to finish off the enemy, Li Xiong and Zhou Shan guarding both sides respectively, Zhang Yong bringing up the rear, and Cheng Xinxin in the middle.

After watching the three teams disappear from his sight, Lu Yisheng turned around and asked, "I'll go pick up Qin Shao and the others in two hours. You wait for them here. If they don't show up by then, you don't have to wait." The guard behind him immediately saluted in response.

The three teams went their separate ways not long after they entered, while Qin Qing and his team maintained a steady pace. After all, they were still on the periphery, and they tried their best to eliminate all the ordinary zombies on the periphery. That way, when they came out, there would be fewer zombies besieging them.

Just after turning a corner, a male zombie rushed towards Qin Qing.

Qin Qing swung the machete in his left hand towards the zombie. The zombie had no idea what was happening. Qin Qing's machete went straight into his forehead and the machete got stuck in his skull.

But the zombie's hands did not stop, and it grabbed Qin Qing's face directly. If he was caught, even if his head was not scratched by the sharp nails, at least half of his face would be peeled off.

Qin Qing was slightly startled. She flipped her right palm, and the dagger that Zhang Sanyuan had held before appeared in her hand. Instead of retreating, she advanced, dodging the zombie's claws and slashing the dagger across the zombie's neck.

There was a flash of cold light, and the zombie's head was chopped off easily.

Qin Qing held a machete in her left hand, a head still stuck in the blade. Without even bothering to admire the sharpness of the dagger, she simply stomped the head onto the ground and forcefully pulled out the machete, which was already slightly bent.

Although this zombie was dead, two more zombies rushed towards them from behind.

Seeing this, Li Xiong and Zhou Shan each raised their iron rods and swung them hard at the two zombies' heads. With two muffled "bangs," the two zombies' heads, their already rotten eyeballs popping out, were blown apart.

"Why do there seem to be so many zombies on this road?" Zhang Yong muttered.

Qin Qing's heart sank. They had already killed more than a dozen zombies along the way. She also felt that there were simply too many zombies here. Given their physical strength, even if they could barely reach the supermarket, they would probably pay a heavy price.

After Qin Qing decapitated the eighth zombie, Li Xiong took over the lead, while she provided flank protection. This method helped them maintain their strength to the greatest extent possible, although it wasn't very noticeable.

However, it was during this opportunity to take a break that Qin Qing could drink the space well water in his backpack and restore his physical strength.

Li Xiong, Zhou Shan and Qin Qing took turns leading the team and finally reached the left side gate of the supermarket.

This is the entrance to the sidewalk. Li Xiong couldn't help but curse. No wonder there are so many zombies on this road! How could there not be a lot of people on the sidewalk?

With hope within reach, the team began to speed up and head towards the supermarket. When they reached the entrance, they saw fewer zombies.

Seeing this, Qin Qing became even more cautious.

According to Li Xiong, this gate is close to the sidewalk, which should be the busiest area for people. It's absolutely impossible that there are no zombies here. This situation is too weird.

Li Xiong and Zhou Shan were also worried when they saw Qin Qing's expression. After waiting for a while at the supermarket entrance, Li Xiong gritted his teeth and pushed the door open, ready to go in.

The moment Li Xiong pushed the door open, a foul odor wafted out. Qin Qing's heart skipped a beat, and he grabbed Li Xiong, who was about to step in.

As Li Xiong's body retreated, a tall black shadow rushed towards him from the door at an extremely fast speed.

"Back off!" Qin Qing shouted loudly. At the same time, he thrust the machete forward and fiercely stabbed into the mouth of the zombie that was rushing towards Li Xiong.

The zombie's entire appearance was revealed to everyone. Qin Qing was absolutely certain it was a mutant. Unlike ordinary zombies, its body was slimy, making it impossible to cut through with a knife. Its head was completely hairless and emitted a foul odor.

More importantly, this zombie was twice as tall as an ordinary zombie. Judging from its speed just now and the force it was using to attack, it was a zombie with both speed and strength mutations. Compared to the strength-mutated zombie Qin Qing had killed before, it was many times stronger!

Li Xiong was panicked for a moment, but immediately calmed down. Seeing Qin Qing pull the watermelon out of the zombie's mouth, he swung the iron rod and smashed it at the zombie's head.

However, the zombie just let out an "Ao..." and was completely enraged. It gave up on Zhou Shan and Wang Xiaobao who were scattering to both sides, and continued to pounce towards Li Xiong and Qin Qing.

In this critical moment, Zhang Yong waved his hand, and a wall of earth rose from the ground, directly blocking the zombies' fierce attack. Li Xiong and Qin Qing also retreated quickly and stood beside Zhang Yong to protect him.

Once this ability is exhausted, the body will be completely defenseless. If one is not careful, they will become a delicious meal for the zombies.

The zombie was annoyed that the earth wall blocked his way and began to bang against it frantically.

"No, Qin Qing, the knife and stick seem to be useless to him." Li Xiong saw that a corner of the earth wall was broken in an instant.

Zhang Yong's face flushed red as he shouted loudly. A new wall rose up where the zombie had broken it. He quickly shouted, "Just leave me alone!"

How could Qin Qing and Li Xiong escape at this moment? Seeing that the zombie was only trapped for a moment, it directly broke free from the earth wall.

Zhou Shan and Wang Xiaobao, who was running with Cheng Xinxin, looked back and saw this scene. They were shocked and broke out in cold sweats. They turned around and ran back to Qin Qing and the others.

At this moment, a bolt of lightning struck the mutant zombie that had broken free. As the lightning hit the zombie, Qin Qing also leaped up with force. The machete in his left hand stabbed the zombie's mouth again, and the dagger in his right hand slashed diagonally at its neck.

The zombie had just been struck by lightning and was numb all over. Its mouth had just opened wide and it let out a terrifying roar.

As Qin Qing's dagger fell, the roaring sound stopped abruptly.

The mutant zombie rolled to the ground with its mouth wide open, and its huge standing body shook twice before falling down with a loud noise.

Zhang Yong and Li Xiong both collapsed on the ground exhausted, while Qin Qing barely stood up with trembling hands, slashed the disgusting head with a dagger, and then cut the head open like cutting a watermelon.

A crystal core with a faint blue glow lay in Qin Qing's palm.

Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up. This is the crystal core?