Chapter 78 The Secret of the Alien's Solo Appearance
"Walk!"
Han Shuo reached out and pulled Xiao Zhao up from the ground, then stepped back.
Meanwhile, the fat man and Li Shurou, who were standing behind, had already picked up their guns and were firing wildly at the clawed zombies.
"Aaaaaah! Die, you bastard!"
The fat man had a gun in his hand and was shouting wildly.
However, their marksmanship was really bad. After each of them emptied a magazine, they only managed to hit the Claw Zombie's head with about ten shots.
"Alright, alright, you two stop. This mutant was already dead by you."
Han Shuo walked over and pressed the button on the rifle in the fat man's hand.
"Huh? Dead? I thought the mutants were so powerful, but they were taken care of so easily?"
This was the first time the fat man had encountered a mutant, and he hadn't expected to kill it so easily.
"Yeah, he's dead. See for yourself." Han Shuo ignored the fat man and carefully examined Xiao Zhao's condition.
"Brother Han, I'm fine, but it was really close."
Xiao Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, but was also filled with lingering fear. If he had reacted any slower, he would probably have been scratched and infected by the clawed zombies by now.
Sometimes, the distance between life and death is only a moment.
"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright. By the way, you said this kind of mutant is called a Claw Zombie?" Han Shuo asked after checking Xiao Zhao and seeing that he was indeed unharmed.
"Yes, the underground research institute has information on this kind of mutant. Although this is the first time I've encountered it, I can recognize it," Xiao Zhao continued.
"Claw zombies are probably the most common type of mutant. I've heard many other soldiers say that the probability of encountering them is very high."
"Look at its claws. The main features of this zombie mutation are its sharp claws and speed."
After Xiao Zhao finished speaking, Han Shuo finally looked over.
At this moment, the clawed zombie was completely lifeless, lying on the wall, its body riddled with large and small bloody holes, except for the arm that Han Shuo had cut off.
These bloody holes were naturally bullet wounds, and the several holes in its head were what ultimately took its life.
The Claw Zombie appears to be larger than a regular zombie.
Besides its green eyes, it has very long arms and fingernails that are about half a meter long.
Moreover, these nails look both sharp and hard.
"No wonder it's called the Claw Zombie, it's quite fitting," Han Shuo muttered to himself.
"Hey! I'm telling you, we actually killed a mutant!"
The fat man, looking like he'd never seen anything like it, exaggeratedly said...
"That's all the mutants are? That's it? If I run into them again, I can take on five of them!"
As the fat man spoke, he even became proud, because in his eyes, the alien species didn't seem as terrifying as he had imagined.
"Come on, let me ask you, if your first target was you, would you have been able to react in time?"
Han Shuo felt he couldn't let the fat man continue to get arrogant, so he reluctantly spoke up to discourage him.
"I'm asking you, if you didn't have a gun, could you take it down?"
"Also, even if there were a gun, without Xiao Zhao distracting you, do you think it would have let you fire for so long?"
After Han Shuo asked three questions in a row, the fat man hung his head and remained silent.
Indeed, if any one of the three points Han Shuo mentioned were missing, he probably wouldn't be able to defeat this clawed zombie.
"Yeah, this time we have guns, so it feels a bit easier."
"Think about it, only a very small number of people have guns. If ordinary survivors encounter this clawed zombie, its claws and speed alone would probably kill even dozens of people."
Xiao Zhao was also adding fuel to the fire from the side.
"Moreover, the Claw Zombie is probably the easiest of all the alien species to deal with."
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The two men's discouraging words kept reaching the fat man's ears.
"Alright, Fatty, go get the turbid fluid from the Claw Zombie. I'm too lazy to talk to you anymore." Han Shuo waved his hand, ignoring Fatty, and walked towards the location where the Claw Zombie had appeared.
As Han Shuo passed by the corpse of the clawed zombie, he noticed that the zombie's ear canals had been pierced by some kind of sharp weapon. No wonder the loud voices of the group hadn't attracted its attention.
"Okay, got it!"
Seeing that the two had finally bypassed him, the fat man chuckled and scurried over to retrieve the turbid liquid.
Han Shuo walked outside the wall and saw the corpse of the ordinary zombie from before.
On the zombie's stomach, there were obvious signs that it had been swallowed.
"Ah, so that's how it is."
Only today did Han Shuo finally understand why mutants often appeared in places where there were no zombies.
Because! The alien species can devour the bodies of its own kind.
Just as Han Shuo thought, apart from the intelligent zombies, other alien species would attack indiscriminately, regardless of whether they were friend or foe!
It will attack both humans and ordinary zombies around it.
However, compared to other species, humans are more attractive to humans.
To this day, even the underground research institute has not figured out what exactly happened.
Most of the mutant species seem to have a bloodline suppression effect; wherever they appear, ordinary zombies will consciously stay far away!
It's like a dog and a lion; even the fiercest dog would probably tremble in front of a lion.
Han Shuo has gained a lot from receiving this certification today.
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"Alright, check the rooms in the yard and see if there's anything usable. Take it with you!"
Since Qingyu and the others had already left, there was no point in staying here any longer. Han Shuo decided to leave and, with Xiao Zhao leading the way, search for the underground research institute on his own.
"good!"
The three responded in unison. The fat man had retrieved the turbid liquid, but the amount in the Claw Zombie's head was even less, only about one drop.
After retrieving it, Han Shuo handed the turbid liquid over to Li Shurou for safekeeping.
Soon, the group finished checking all the houses but found nothing. Without wasting any more time, they returned to where they had parked.
"Xiao Zhao, which way do I go?" Han Shuo asked Xiao Zhao as he drove.
"Let's get out of the city first!"
"good!"
...
In the car, Li Shurou took out a first-aid kit. Although Xiao Zhao was not caught by the clawed zombie, when he fell to the ground, his arm was still cut deeply by the stones on the ground.
Although Xiao Zhao kept saying it was a minor injury, Li Shurou still carefully applied medicine and bandaged it for him.
The group was in a rather somber mood and didn't say much along the way.
Han Shuo knew that although Xiao Zhao knew the route to the underground research institute, it was indeed too dangerous for just the four of them.
According to Xiao Zhao, the underground research institute is located in the southernmost part of the city, which is thousands of miles away from H City.
Moreover, the highway behind is also impassable.
When Xiao Zhao and his team arrived, they encountered a horde of zombies on the highway, resulting in the loss of one of their comrades on the very first day they emerged from the underground research institute.
Qingyu's team consisted of ten people, all of whom were fully armed.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that their team was ten times stronger than Han Shuo's group of four. Han Shuo couldn't even imagine how terrifying the zombie horde that could cause them to lose members was.
Therefore, Han Shuo had no choice but to follow Xiao Zhao's instructions and explore a new route.
And so, the four people in the car embarked on a new and perilous journey!
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