Chapter 357 Second Playthrough (Part 2)

Zhuo Yu had just finished speaking.

A dark figure suddenly appeared in front of the exit, leaping five or six meters in one bound, landing with a 'bang' and blocking the exit.

Lin Yu reacted quickly, pulling back on the iron chain.

Qi Ling stumbled and almost fell as she was pulled by her.

Before he could even regain his footing, the dark figure bared its fangs, roared, and pounced at him.

The distance is too close.

Qi Ling could even smell the stench emanating from the shadowy figure's mouth. He watched helplessly as the danger drew closer, forgetting to move.

"Wasn't it said that mutants don't attack other mutants?"

Seeing this, Lin Yu's iron chain moved like a snake emerging from its hole, whistling through the air, and swept towards the dark figure.

The chain wrapped precisely around the shadowy figure's neck. Lin Yu tightened the chain, attempting to subdue this unexpected monster.

But the shadowy figure was unexpectedly powerful, struggling relentlessly despite being bound by the chains, roaring and its fangs gleaming coldly, appearing exceptionally ferocious.

Due to excessive force, Qi Ling lost her balance at the other end of the chain and fell heavily to the ground.

"Bang bang bang!!!"

Three gunshots rang out in succession. The dark figure instantly lost its strength, collapsed to the ground convulsing, and gradually fell silent.

"That monster is attacking you, not Qi Ling."

After answering Lin Yu's question, Fu Yu took a few steps closer and gently extended her hand, handing over a flashlight.

Several beams of light shone on the corpse.

The corpse was enormous, at least twice the height of an average human, with thick, twisted limbs, muscles that were intertwined like tree roots, and a layer of uneven, putrid black scales covering its surface.

"This is a mutated zombie?" Lin Yu leaned closer. "Compared to the mutants, who's stronger?"

When they came in, Qi Ling had already explained the issues of mutated zombies and superpowers to them.

Zhuo Yu was speechless: "Didn't you just fight it at close range?"

Lin Yu: "It was just for a moment, but the strength was quite great. I didn't actually feel it."

The tall female sentry, named Zhao Xinlei, squatted down to examine the situation. "Her speed might be that of an eighth-level mutant, but I don't know about other aspects."

“They’re just carbon-based life forms; anything that can be dealt with with bullets isn’t a problem,” Fu Yu said.

The teammates agreed.

These monsters are no match for Team Zero.

Moreover, according to Qi Ling, there is an armory in this contaminated area.

With a continuous supply of ammunition and the presence of two S-class spiritual entities, it's only a matter of time before Team Zero wipes out this place.

Qi Ling got up from the ground, somewhat anxiously, "Stop discussing it, let's go find the captain and the others first."

Fu Heng nodded. "Lead the way."

The team didn't drive in; almost all the cars near the port were just empty frames and wreckage.

Fortunately, it's not far, and walking there wouldn't be a problem.

Qi Ling was anxious to rejoin her teammates, and even with her upper body bound, she jogged toward the Dongyi Town.

However, not far from the port, Fu Heng's team encountered two more mutated zombies.

This time it's even more outrageous.

One can breathe fire, and the other can use ice arrows, making them even more difficult to deal with.

Lin Yu became more and more skilled at pulling the iron chain.

Qi Ling felt like a kite that had been released into the air, casually pulled by her hands, and flung backward again, crashing heavily to the ground.

To assess the strength of the mutated zombies, they did not choose to fire immediately.

Zhuo Yu and Zhao Xinlei quickly engaged in a fierce battle with the two mutated zombies.

Fu Yu didn't plan to make a move; the Gatling gun was too much of a commotion.

He simply stood aside and secretly observed the different fighting styles of each zombie.

After observing for a moment, she pulled a pistol from her thigh and concluded, "We really can't underestimate them. With their so-called superpowers, their combat strength seems to have increased by quite a bit, almost comparable to a level 10 mutant."

It's okay if the quantity is small.

If there are too many, even they will be in trouble.

If there are mutated zombies with mental abilities, that would be even worse.

The psychic class is practically the Sentinels' nemesis.

Fu Yu raised her silenced pistol, casually raised her hand, and instantly killed the fire-type zombie that was moving at high speed.

She moved the gun barrel and fired again, accurately hitting the water-type zombie's temple. Only then did she turn to look at Qi Ling and ask, "Were these zombies this strong when you left?"

Qi Ling was stunned by her cool shooting action, then shook her head after realizing what she meant, "No, I'm not that strong."

Fu Mo seemed to be deep in thought, then her expression suddenly turned serious. "Let's go, hurry to the safe base."

On the road ahead.

Fu Hu's squad fought their way towards the town of Dongyi.

Along the kilometer-long route, more than a dozen powerful mutated zombies appeared.

Gradually, the town of Dongyi came into view.

The night was deep and dark.

Qi Ling, being of average vision, couldn't see very clearly in the darkness. It wasn't until he got closer that he noticed something was wrong again.

The high wall along the river, which was originally half-built, has long been completed.

The sturdy walls enclose the entire town, each wall being seven or eight meters high, completely blocking out the view inside, allowing only a glimpse of the top floor roof of the Chinese-style buildings.

The river in the middle reeks of decay; the water is murky and foul-smelling.

The sentries couldn't stand the smell and covered their noses as they backed away.

“I don’t think Captain Xie would live in a place like this,” Lin Yu said, covering her nose.

It smells so bad, how can you sleep at night?

Qi Ling's face turned pale, and she subconsciously ran towards the suspension bridge.

Lin Yu, holding onto the iron chain, had no choice but to hold her breath and follow.

"Lend me a flashlight," Qi Ling requested.

Lin Yu was helpless; Qi Ling's hands were bound in chains, preventing her from taking anything.

She helped by holding the flashlight and shining it across the other side.

On the other side, the drawbridge that had been folded up was now broken.

It seems like a long time has passed.

The bridge deck was covered in rust at the cracks, and the piers equipped with hydraulic devices were covered with mottled marks.

Fu Heng unleashed her senses to probe the activity inside the base.

"There's no one inside."

At such close range, Xie Tu's team would definitely come out to check if they heard any noise.

Or rather, they should have been discovered much earlier.

Upon hearing this, Qi Ling sat down on the ground, her eyes filled with confusion. "How could this be?"

He had no idea what was happening.

He simply went out for an hour as instructed by the captain.

Just one hour...

"Where are my teammates? And the survivors? This safe base we built with our own hands originally housed thousands of survivors," Qi Ling murmured.

Fu Yan wasn't in the mood to comfort him, so she had Zhuo Yu release his spiritual form to check on him.

She came in for a joint mission, but the entire Zero Team has gone missing, and she has to find them and find out what happened.

Moreover, it didn't feel like only a few hours or days had passed here.

The strength of the zombies differed somewhat from Qi Ling's description.

In the short hour that Qi Ling was away, the timeline advanced by several months? Or even several years?

Where is Team Zero now?