Chapter 288 Don't touch me... These all belong to my master.
The group sped westward.
As they drew closer, the zombies' hoarse "hoarse" sounds mixed with the hysterical roars of humans became increasingly clear.
"Come on, you bastards! I'll take a few of you down with me even if I die!"
"Slaughter these beasts!"
"Kill them!"
"Block them! We can't let these zombies into our base..."
"Rest assured, Commander, we will not retreat a single step..."
Lu Nange and her group stopped on the flank of the battlefield, where the battle situation was clearly visible.
Amidst the billowing smoke, the survivors were caught in the middle, struggling to hold on—in front of them was a tidal wave of low-level zombies, and behind them was a temporary barrier made of three-meter-high gold and earthen shields in front of the base.
Level 1 and 2 zombies relentlessly attacked the defensive line, while the more dangerous Level 3 and 4 zombies advanced from behind the horde.
Lu Nange and Shi Xu fixed their gazes on the rear of the battlefield—"Be careful!"
A blinding bolt of lightning ripped through the air and struck the location where Lu Nange and her group were.
Under the light of lightning, the level 5 zombie's lips curled into a smile.
Shi Xu narrowed his eyes: "That thing... is it provoking us?"
Lu Nange turned her head to look at Shi Xu: "Yes, it's conscious. Shall we do it, you or me?"
Chi Yanzhou: "Leave the lightning element to me, you guys handle the rest..."
The crowd nodded and immediately dispersed.
The survivors, who were fighting a fierce battle, suddenly discovered that the horde of zombies that had been surging forward was now falling down in droves.
The survivors looked in the direction of the power eruption—and saw Lu Nange and her group appearing like divine warriors descending from the sky amidst the smoke, with various colored power lights flowing and blooming around them.
"It's...it's them!" a blood-covered survivor shouted excitedly, "Captain, we're saved!"
"It's them, no doubt about it, it must be them."
One of the survivors asked, bewildered, "You know each other?"
"It was those twelve people!" The first survivor to speak said, "Hongfa Shopping Mall... They cleared out the zombies in the city center and left all of Hongfa's supplies there..."
The crowd suddenly stirred: "It really is them!"
"Look at the gear! Professional winter clothing, and that kid..." someone muttered, referring to the features.
"I counted, but there are only eleven people?"
The base commander pointed to the direction where the zombies were most concentrated: "Look behind the horde..."
......
Lu Nange and her group paid no attention to the surrounding discussions. Various kinds of supernatural light gathered in their palms, and they rushed towards the densest part of the horde of corpses without hesitation.
The tendrils of the vines weaved and entwined among the horde of zombies.
Especially the zombies that approached the survivors were instantly stopped by the thorny green vines, which pulled them towards Lu Nange and her group...
Zhizhi: "Chirp chirp chirp..."
[These are my master's crystal cores, please don't touch them...]
The survivors stared in disbelief as the zombies in front of them were pulled further and further away by the vines.
The bearded man, called the base leader, was the first to react, excitedly exclaiming, "It really is that team! Brothers, we can't back down, let's charge!"
The vines suddenly straightened, making a rapid "squeak squeak squeak" sound.
[Don't touch me, don't come any closer, stay away... these all belong to my master.]
Several thick vines instantly wove together a green barrier, blocking all the survivors who wanted to come forward to help.
"Base commander, what do they mean by this...?" The young survivor looked at the bearded man in confusion.
The base commander, his face weathered by time, squinted. "Our benefactor is acting out of a great sense of righteousness... He's protecting us, afraid we'll go up there and die in vain."
"So now we..."
"Hold the line for now." The base commander's eyes were fixed on the battlefield. "If our benefactors show even the slightest sign of strain, we'll immediately charge in and provide support."
"Understood!" the crowd responded in unison, immediately adopting defensive stances.
Seeing the group obediently retreat to the back, the vines trembled with pleasure, clearly satisfied with their sensibility.
The next second, the supple vines suddenly hardened, and menacing barbs sprouted from their surface, piercing the foreheads of the cluster of level one and two zombies.
With a "whoosh" sound, the crystal core stained with black blood was quickly retracted by the vines.
On the other side, Chi Yanzhou headed straight for the level 5 lightning-type zombie.
Before the zombies blocking his way could even get close, they were blasted to the ground by several bolts of lightning he unleashed with a backhand strike.
Lu Nange, who was dealing with a level 4 wood-type zombie, shouted, "Brother Qi, that zombie is also lightning-type. You're water-type, so you go to Brother Yan's first!"
Gu Qi nodded in understanding, and in a flash, he gave chase: "Okay!"
When the level 5 zombie's lightning struck Chi Yanzhou, he calmly raised his hand, and a crystal-clear ice shield instantly condensed, blocking the lightning in front of him.
As Chi Yanzhou rushed towards the level 5 zombie from the side of the ice shield, Gu Qi seized the opportunity to dart out and unleash a high-pressure water jet that struck the zombie's head.
The water droplets met the lightning that the zombie was about to unleash, instantly forming a conductive circuit inside the zombie, causing its limbs to twitch violently.
Chi Yanzhou naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass, and with a wave of his hand, he unleashed more than a dozen bolts of lightning.
The level 5 zombie exploded with blinding electric light, its body convulsed uncontrollably, and its bones crackled.
Lu Nange, who was dealing with a level four zombie, glanced at it briefly and her lips twitched slightly: "Pretty pathetic."
Shi Xu revealed a hint of pity: "I even feel a little sympathy."
Lu Xici manipulated the flint and steel: "Tsk, that's really cunning."
With Chi Yanzhou and Gu Qi present, the level 5 lightning-type zombie was quickly suppressed and rendered powerless.
Lu Nange's gaze swept quickly around: "Aye, Shixu, let's go!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Beiye used his short legs to leap up and deliver a beautiful spinning kick, sending the level four zombie in front of him hurtling towards Lu Xici: "Brother, catch!"
Shi Xu immediately withdrew his mental energy and turned to look at Luo Xingyou, who was fighting a level three zombie: "Luo Xingyou, this level four is yours."
The three quickly disengaged from the combat area. Lu Nange turned her head and asked, "Shall we go, you or me?"
Shi Xu smiled slightly: "This little thing, Nan Nan, you don't need to do it, I'll handle it."
Shi Xu used his mental power to control one level four zombie and two level three zombies, causing them to turn against him and fight the remaining level three and level two zombies.
Originally, there were six level-four zombies. Apart from the level-four zombie that was shot in the head by Lu Nange, the remaining four level-four zombies were taken over by Lu Xici, Luo Xingyou, He Zhuo, and Chi Yi, and fought one-on-one.
Wen Qing displayed his skills within the designated area marked by vines and branches; wherever his Tang sword passed, level one and two zombies fell one after another.
Just when the cleaning is almost done, Zhizhi will bring in a few new "sparring partners".
"Ji Xian, let's switch!" Gu Wan suddenly shouted.
"Understood!" Ji Xian understood immediately.
The two charged at each other simultaneously. In the instant they brushed past each other, Gu Wan's fireball struck the wood-type zombie behind Ji Xian, while Ji Xian quickly erected an earth shield, trapping the fire-type zombie chasing Gu Wan within it...
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