Chapter 329 Cleanup (Part Two)

Soon, nearly twenty people stood up and indicated that they were willing to go out.

The reason people initially resisted was simply because the work was unfairly distributed. Everyone was provided with three meals a day, so why should they have to go out and risk their lives?

But now that people are allowed to bring backpacks and don't have to hand over their own supplies, people are immediately stepping forward one after another.

Yun Zhao looked at Dong Hui.

The bald, burly man clearly didn't want to go out. He remained seated at the table, eyeing the person who had stood up with ill intent, as if he were plotting something bad again.

On his first day on the island, the man was beaten up by a rabbit and behaved himself for the entire day.

Later, when Xie Tu and the others returned, they realized that they were all powerful individuals with special abilities that they couldn't afford to offend, so they obediently followed orders and did their jobs.

But he still speaks rudely and harshly to others on ordinary days.

A typical example of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

Yun Zhao was somewhat puzzled. Why would someone with a personality like this have a symbol representing the sun?

There are two things in the world that cannot be looked at directly: the sun and the human heart.

She suddenly remembered the sentence written in her notebook.

In the apocalypse, the complexities of human nature are magnified infinitely.

The constraints of order have been lost.

People like Dong Hui, who rely on brute force to speak ill of the weak, become cowardly the moment they encounter a truly strong person, yet their inherent greed and selfishness remain.

What is the goalkeeper trying to convey by passing such a person through the gate?

Song Liang had already organized the manpower. "Let's go, Yun Zhao." The afternoon's tasks were even more important, and they couldn't afford to delay any longer.

Yun Zhao nodded and pointed to Dong Hui, who was sitting down, "You go too."

It's easier to observe when we act together.

Dong Hui froze instinctively, then blurted out, "Why should I!"

Yun Zhao: "Because you're strong and powerful."

Dong Hui: "..."

Song Liang looked over in surprise, as if he had thought of something, and gestured to Dong Hui, "You have to go whether you want to or not. There will be thirty people including you. Hurry up and get ready. We'll leave in five minutes."

The others had already run into the rooms or the shops outside to look for backpacks to carry supplies.

The town has shops selling all kinds of travel bags, and since they're not food items, the bags are left untouched and hanging in the shops.

Those without bags rushed out in a frenzy.

Dong Hui was furious but helpless. He didn't dare to talk back to the superhuman and stormed out to get his backpack.

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Five minutes later.

The suspension bridge over the island was lowered, and everyone, fully prepared, walked out of the safe base.

The entire Zero Team carried bulging backpacks and held firearms, followed closely by thirty strong men carrying knives and empty backpacks.

With the comings and goings over the past few days, the zombies on the other side have long been cleared away.

A few scattered zombies wandered into the vicinity, and as soon as they smelled the scent of living people and turned around, they were shot in the head by the rabbit.

Yun Zhao walked in the middle of the group, with Xie Tu carrying a black tote bag in front of her.

The phoenix fluttered its wings and flew over, talking to the little bluebird: "I'm going to the beach. Do you want to go play at the beach? Let's go together."

The little bluebird scoffed and turned its head away, ignoring the fire phoenix.

It actually wanted to make it abandon its fragile body; what a despicable creature.

Seeing that the little bluebird was ignoring it, the fire phoenix wondered what it had done to upset the little bluebird. Full of questions, it circled around the bird, unwilling to leave.

Xie Tu slightly raised his eyelids: "Go get back to work."

Fire Phoenix immediately started cursing.

It circled the little bluebird twice more, unable to resist its own body, and finally could only reluctantly fly towards the sea.

Song Liang and Duan Xi walked at the front of the group, casually killing a few scattered zombies along the way.

The peregrine falcon had already flown to the intersection to monitor the zombies' activities.

The group turned and headed south.

Walking on the quiet street, there was bloodstains and debris everywhere on the ground, and the trash cans on the side of the street had been overturned, with garbage scattered everywhere.

A gust of wind blew by.

The rustling sound as it swished up fallen leaves and scraps of paper, along with the subtle movements of the zombies, sounded particularly jarring on the quiet street.

Duan Xi shot down a few zombies, then suddenly stopped. "Captain, there are a lot of zombies over there. Should we set up a defensive line here?"

Xie Tu raised his eyes and looked him over.

We're nearing the intersection, and we can clearly see a huge horde of monsters wandering aimlessly ahead.

"Okay, bring some scrapped cars over."

Upon receiving the order, Tao Haohao put down his gun, took out his gloves, put them on, grabbed a car from the side, and dragged it into the middle of the road.

The sentries were strong enough to tow this small car with ease.

The two people carried it, making almost no sound.

The defensive line, made up of various scrapped cars, blocked the entire road and was completed in a very short time.

The sentries tacitly removed the silencers.

Since the goal is to clear out monsters, the bigger the commotion, the better. Ideally, all the nearby monsters should be attracted and eliminated in one go.

The survivors following behind nervously looked around and silently retreated, trying to find a place to cover themselves.

Only Jingyao and his five companions remained standing in the same spot.

After a moment's thought, Jing Yao stepped forward and asked Xie Tu, "Could you give us a gun?"

As a veteran, he and his comrades all know how to use guns, and they'll help out in any way they can.

Xie Tu turned his head, gave him a meaningful look, said nothing, opened the black handbag he was carrying, and threw each of them a rifle.

We didn't issue them weapons before because we were afraid these mutants would mutate at any time and turn their guns on them.

But with Yun Zhao by her side today, she can control these mutants at any time.

They offered to help, and Xie Tu naturally wouldn't refuse.

Thank you.

Feeling safe after getting their hands on the guns, the six men quickly moved behind the car and set up their weapons.

Everyone is ready.

Tao Haohao took a few steps and jumped onto the roof of the car, picked up the grenade launcher, aimed at the zombie in the distance, and fired a shot.

As Tao Haohao fired the shot, a deafening explosion reverberated through the silent and dilapidated street, blasting zombies near the epicenter into pieces, their limbs flying everywhere.

The others stayed close to the car and, using the vehicle as cover, quickly opened fire.

The commotion alerted all the zombies in the vicinity.

Driven by instinct, all the zombies turned around, twisting their mangled bodies, and charged frantically toward the group's location, howling as they went.

Jing Yao and the others quickly pulled the triggers as well.

Yun Zhao stood behind Xie Tu and was very surprised to see the extremely fast-moving zombies.

She had been on the island organizing supplies for the past few days and had not encountered these disgusting monsters directly.

Only a few days have passed, and the zombies, who used to walk unsteadily and stagger, have become incredibly fast.

Each of them was agile and even ran faster than a living person.

If an ordinary person encounters a zombie now, they have almost no chance of survival.

Tao Haohao quickly adjusted his posture and fired the second grenade.

The survivors behind them could clearly see the speed of the zombies now, and they were all terrified, their faces pale, gripping their knives tightly and not daring to move.

Xie Tu glanced at the crowd out of the corner of his eye and spoke amidst the hail of bullets, "Duan Xi, now have Peregrine Falcon go to the vicinity of the university town to find someone."

Looking for that so-called boyfriend of Chen Xi.

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Wishing everyone good health, boundless energy, and sunshine and happiness every day in the new year.

Good things happen every day.

May happiness always be with you, and joy always by your side.