Chapter 118 Strange Zombies
"Fatty, hurry up!"
Han Shuo urged him on without turning his head, and by then he had already stepped into the left fork in the road.
"They're here."
The fat man responded, stopped peering through the barbed wire, and turned to leave.
Just then, Li Shurou turned around and glanced at the fat man.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a pair of purple eyes suddenly open inside the barbed wire fence!
This was the first time she had ever seen such purple pupils.
Creatures infected by the Ice Crystal Virus are classified by the color of their pupils: cloudy yellow indicates ordinary zombies, green indicates mutants, and red indicates other animals and wild beasts.
So what exactly do purple pupils represent? She didn't know, because there was never any record of it in the underground research institute.
"Fatty! Danger!"
Li Shurou's eyes widened, and she shouted out reflexively.
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a mysterious monster suddenly rushed out from inside the barbed wire fence.
The barbed wire was torn apart instantly. The monster was very fast, and the fat man was a step too slow to react; he hadn't even turned around yet.
"boom!"
The monster crashed directly into the large shield the fat man was carrying.
"ah!"
The fat man screamed in pain. The monster was incredibly strong, and the fat man was thrown back by the huge impact, crashing into the wall next to him.
"broken!"
Han Shuo also realized what was happening and quickly turned around to draw his Tang sword, ready to fight!
"Fatty—!" Li Shurou cried out worriedly, and then quickly drew her gun.
"I'm fine, I won't die!"
The fat man responded and quickly got up from the ground. His body was in a lot of pain, but fortunately, he had no broken bones.
Only then, illuminated by the light from the lamps they held, were the three able to see the mysterious monster before them.
The monster also seemed to be a zombie, not very big, only a size larger than the fat man, but it crawled on all fours instead of walking on two legs.
This strange zombie has a human-like head, and it's currently opening its mouth wide, baring its fangs.
Surprisingly, a long, thin tail grew out from behind its rear end.
"Giant rat zombie?"
Han Shuo naturally gave this strange zombie a name.
Because his first impression of this zombie was that it looked like a rat, especially its tail, which was exactly the same as a rat's.
...
"Put-put-put-put-put!"
Li Shurou fired directly, and all the bullets hit the giant rat zombie.
But the giant rat zombie didn't seem to notice and continued charging towards the fat man.
Fortunately, the fat man was well prepared, stood firm, raised his large shield, and directly withstood the blow.
"boom!"
The giant rat zombie was pressed against the shield once again. This time, the fat man only took two steps back and was not knocked away again.
The fat man felt a surge of joy; he finally understood the power of genetically engineered humans.
"Come on, you son of a bitch, keep roasting me!"
The joy instantly turned into arrogance, and the fat man shouted.
Then, in the next second, the giant rat zombie quickly spun around on the spot, and its long, thin tail lashed out hard at the fat man's lower back.
The reality check came exceptionally quickly.
It turns out that the most powerful part of the giant rat zombie is its tail.
In an instant, the fat man was sent flying, the rebound causing him to fall flat on his face, landing at Han Shuo's feet.
This time, it really hurt, and the fat man cried out in pain.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! My kidneys hurt so much!"
Han Shuo glanced at the fat man at his feet and quickly pulled him to Li Shurou's side.
"Shurou, take care of him. Leave this zombie to me!"
After saying that, Han Shuo rushed forward.
Soon, the man and the zombie were locked in combat. After they started fighting, Han Shuo realized that the giant rat zombie in front of him was not only strong but also extremely agile.
Every time he tried to sever the giant rat zombie's head, it would dodge.
Han Shuo didn't dare let it touch him. He made two tentative slashes and then kept dodging.
Every time the giant rat zombie swung its tail, a loud noise echoed through the sewers.
Han Shuo had no desire to experience being slapped, as evidenced by the fat man's reaction earlier.
It hurts so much!
"No way, we can't beat them. It's useless if we can't cut off their heads."
Han Shuo was very anxious. If the stalemate continued, he would probably get injured. If he was bitten by claws and teeth, he would get infected.
While the giant rat zombie's tail won't infect you, a single lash of its tail could probably cause you pain so intense that you lose the ability to fight, just like the fat man did.
Li Shurou, watching from afar with worry, was unable to fire a shot to provide support.
Because Han Shuo was busy dealing with the giant rat zombie, firing a shot rashly could easily result in accidental injury.
Once Han Shuo retreats and the giant rat zombies shift their target, she can run away, but the fat man can't.
The fat man was still rolling on the ground in pain.
Li Shurou increasingly felt that firearms were fine for dealing with ordinary zombies, but they were not very effective against this kind of fast-moving, highly instinctive alien species.
Just then, from a distance at the left fork in the road, a person carrying a torch cautiously walked towards them.
"Hello? Is anyone there? Are you a survivor?" the person holding the torch called out tentatively.
"Got it!"
Li Shurou had an idea and quickly ran towards the direction of the torch.
She soon discovered that the person holding the torch was a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man was clearly startled by Li Shurou's sudden arrival.
"Can I borrow it for a moment?"
Li Shurou completely ignored the man and snatched the torch away.
Then he turned around and ran back to his original spot.
...
By this time, Han Shuo was already covered in sweat. In order to avoid getting injured, he had to give up the idea of killing the giant rat zombie and focused on dodging.
"Han Shuo, get out of the way!"
Li Shurou ran back to her original spot, shouted, and threw the torch in her hand directly at the giant rat zombie.
The giant rat zombie's attention was always on Han Shuo.
Li Shurou threw the torch with great accuracy, hitting the giant rat zombie directly.
The flames instantly ignited the clothes, and the combustion was very rapid. In less than half a minute, the giant rat zombie was completely engulfed in flames.
"Well done, Shurou!"
Han Shuo shouted with joy. After dodging for a while, the giant rat zombie finally slowed down and soon lay down on the ground, no longer moving.
Everything fears fire; if nothing does, it means the fire isn't big enough.
Han Shuo stopped in his tracks and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
At this moment, the flames blazed completely, illuminating the entire area.
With their combined efforts, the giant rat zombie was finally defeated.
As for whether the fat man contributed anything?
hehe……
"Han Shuo, are you alright?" Li Shurou stepped forward and asked with concern.
"I'm fine. Although it was dangerous, I wasn't injured. By the way, how badly is Fatty hurt? Is there any risk of infection?" Han Shuo asked, panting heavily.
"I just checked, the fat guy only has red marks on his waist from being whipped, but the skin isn't broken, so it shouldn't get infected."
"It's alright, it's alright..."
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