Wang Lan and Sun Muchen were both horrified.
They never expected that the eagle's vitality would be so tenacious. With only half a body left, it could still move around, giving people the feeling that it was indestructible!
Seeing the eagle getting closer and closer to Lao Zhang, Wang Lan quickly covered Sun Muchen's eyes.
Old Zhang trembled all over, feeling a "buzz" in his head, his hair standing on end, and cold sweat instantly soaking his clothes.
But just then, the fat man rushed over and crashed into the eagle. The advantage of his weight and the force of his acceleration actually knocked the eagle away.
With a "bang," the eagle fell to the ground.
But clearly, the eagle was beyond furious. Its tattered wings flapped against the ground as it tried to get up. Wang Lan saw this, found the spot where the Vajra Umbrella had fallen, ran over, grabbed it, and then charged towards the eagle.
As they approached the eagle, Wang Lan gripped the umbrella with both hands and leaped up. The Vajra Umbrella crashed down, striking the eagle on the head.
puff!
Boom!
Clang!
A crisp sound of bones breaking rang out, and the blow dented the eagle's head, rendering its wings unable to flap anymore.
The Vajra Umbrella fell from his hand to the ground, and Wang Lan, having exhausted all his strength, collapsed to the ground.
Sun Muchen rushed over and saw Wang Lan looking exhausted, frowning as she said, "Let me rest for a while..."
The infected eagle was truly terrifying; the oppressive aura alone was enough to make one's legs go weak. And this was even with the eagle injured in the air. Just that powerful vitality alone was enough to make one's heart tremble.
The fat man went over and helped Old Zhang up. Unlike Wang Lan, who had exhausted a lot of energy from the battle, Old Zhang was simply too scared to do anything.
"Fatty," he said weakly, "Eagle, and the blood on the ground, quickly set it on fire with gunpowder, lest something else comes smelling it and we're all dead."
The fat man naturally understood what he meant, and without further delay, he opened the gunpowder and sprinkled it on the bloodstains.
Wang Lan had rested enough and stood up with Sun Muchen's help. Looking at the half-eaten eagle burning under the gunpowder, she sighed, "Alas, this infectious virus is truly terrifying; it can even infect animals!"
Old Zhang sighed and asked, "What will the market be like?"
The group exchanged glances, each understanding what the other was thinking.
The chaos in the sky just now must have come from the infectious virus.
Because the carcass birds and flies ate the rotting flesh of the infected, they became infected with the virus and then spread it to other flying insects and birds.
This is undoubtedly the worst-case scenario.
Wang Lan sighed inwardly. The number of infected people was increasing rapidly, and the transmission among them greatly increased the difficulty of survival in the Eternal Night.
It's alright during the day; at least the visibility is clear.
But once night falls, without the fortress's lights and with obstructed vision, that's when the real danger lies.
But how did this disease come about?
Can you really get infected by eating the flesh of an infected person?
If an eagle is this terrifying, imagine the crisis that would arise when faced with an animal population far exceeding the number of humans after a series of outbreaks.
Wang Lan looked at Old Zhang and Fatty, thinking that in this situation, even if they were both pushed out at once, it wouldn't make a difference...
Old Zhang, looking sorrowful, noticed Wang Lan's gaze and then his expression turned strange. "Wang...Wang Lan, why are you looking at me like that? I haven't been infected!"
Wang Lan sighed inwardly, rolled her eyes at Lao Zhang, and turned to Sun Muchen, saying, "Let's get something to eat. This battle has exhausted everyone."
“But… Brother,” Sun Muchen pointed into the distance and said, “we’ve run out of supplies.”
It turns out that all the supplies were destroyed in the battle with the eagles just now, without exception.
Everyone was suddenly back to square one.
Wang Lan said, "Let's take out all the meat that we marinated earlier. Anyway, it can't be preserved for very long after marinating. Let's eat it now!"
Sun Muchen said "Oh". Although she didn't know why Wang Lan would do this, she could only do as she was told. So she walked to the crooked tree and took out the meat that was buried under the tree.
When they saw Sun Muchen walk into the house carrying a large bag, Old Zhang and Fatty's eyes lit up.
Unlike Wang Lan, they didn't know how to hunt, and they usually ate wild vegetables and flatbread. So, seeing meat now, they couldn't help but be extra excited.
Wang Lan observed the changes in their expressions and said, "This is all the meat we have left. Let's have a good meal tonight, then pray that nothing unexpected happens. Tomorrow morning... we'll go hunting!"
"hunt?"
The fat man paused for a moment, then said, "Given the current situation, where else can we go hunting?"
"Tomorrow morning, we'll head to the livestock farm at the Final Fortress!" Wang Lan said. "If there's anywhere else where the animals are guaranteed to be uninfected and safe to eat, it's the ones at the Final Fortress!"
After all, it was getting late, and going hunting wasn't realistic. They could only pray that Sun Muchen's luck would be on their side and that there wouldn't be a large number of infected people or animals appearing tonight.
Rather than hunting at the ranch of the final fortress, it was more like risking danger to steal. This decision was undoubtedly a terrible one, comparable to snatching food from a tiger's mouth. After all, the final fortress was heavily guarded and treated civilians in the safe zone with ruthless indifference.
But this is the common goal of everyone within the safe zone.
Everything was just about survival.
At least, let's get through this eternal night!
If we survive the eternal night, the fortress will send people out. They have powerful weapons, all of which are ranged weapons, enough to kill infected people and infected animals!
Although Wang Lan's trust in the Final Fortress had waned after the border wall and the infectious virus incident, he could only place his hopes on it now.
But for some reason, Wang Lan always felt that things might not really go as he expected.
He had a bad feeling…
Night falls…
Finally, the fortress lit up.
Sun Muchen cooked a large table of meat, and the group ate heartily, finishing it all in no time.
All the animals flocked to the market, which further solidified Old Zhang and Fatty's decision to stay at Wang Lan's house.
Wang Lan and Sun Muchen stayed in the inner room as usual.
As the night deepened, Wang Lan, though exhausted, felt no sleepiness; as the saying goes, one should always be wary of others.
Old Zhang and Fatty were used as shields and scapegoats for Wang Lan, so he was always on guard against them. If they decided to kill him while he was asleep, he had to be able to react in time.
But before long, the sound of Lao Zhang and Fatty snoring loudly could be heard.
Although it's annoying, at least it gives people peace of mind.
Wang Lan closed his eyes and mentally invoked the system.
Because when he smashed the eagle's head, he heard the system's voice in his mind...
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