The piercing alarm abruptly shattered the tranquility of the Yanshi security zone, bringing an overwhelming sense of terror to everyone who heard the broadcast.
"Oh my god, mutant animals are attacking?! Why are animals also affected by the golden liquid?!"
"Xiao Bao, come back quickly! Don't run around, a monster is coming!!"
"Close the doors and windows quickly!"
"Stop queuing! Get back to your cars! Anyone without a car or house to use as cover, quickly gather at the gate! Quickly gather at the gate and the high wall!"
"All soldiers, prepare for a counterattack!"
Amidst this indescribable chaos, the survivors gathered outside the safe zone of Yanshi managed to hide among themselves.
A woman sitting in the car repeatedly checked whether the doors and windows were closed properly. Only after confirming that there were no problems did she nervously and cautiously look out the window.
"Bang!!"
"Aaaaaaah!"
A vicious dog with rotting skin and grotesque white bones protruding from its head slammed into the closed car window without stopping, causing the woman looking out to scream shrilly.
With just this one impact, a huge spiderweb-like crack appeared in the car window where the woman was.
But the fear and disaster did not stop. The zombie-like vicious dog would not leave until it had torn apart its prey. With its mouth shattered and crooked from crashing into the car window, baring its few remaining canine teeth, it took three steps back, and then! It pounced forward again!
"Aaaaaaahh ...
This time, the woman and her family in the car let out a piercing scream. When the vicious dog slammed into the car window a second time, the spiderweb-like window shattered!
However, the vicious dog did not rush into the car with the shattered window immediately, because at the moment it smashed the window, a bullet flying from the distant city wall pierced its head.
The deadly crisis was averted, but it was only temporary safety. Before the family of three in the car could recover from the terror of the vicious dog breaking the window, several other vicious dogs were already looking their way.
[This is a critical moment! All heroes within the base who are capable of fighting, please proceed to the base gate to provide support!]
Refugees who haven't yet entered the base, please pick up your weapons! Fight against the danger and fight for your survival!
The refugees sitting in the vehicles could hardly see the full appearance of these zombie-like beasts, but the soldiers standing on the city walls, as well as the soldiers and refugees guarding the entrance and walls of the safe zone, could clearly see just how terrifying the horde of zombie-like creatures charging towards them was—
Those weren't just a few dozen or even a few hundred zombie animals; they were a herd of thousands or even tens of thousands of beasts!
The most numerous were various types of zombie-like cats and dogs, most of them with dirty fur and thin bodies, yet they ran at the forefront.
At this point, cats and dogs lose the softness and cuteness that humans have in mind. In fact, a considerable number of them seem to understand human habits very well and have great hatred for humans. Every attack they launch is fierce and deadly.
Among these many cats and dogs, there are also some animals that may have escaped from the zoo, such as goats, horses, deer, and monkeys.
These animals, which are gentle by nature, also become ferocious after being zombified, but their killing power is not that great.
What's truly terrifying are the dozen or so ferocious beasts in the rear of the herd, who weren't running wildly.
The three enormous, striped tigers kicked up a cloud of dust with every step they took; the two agile cheetahs easily dodged four bullets aimed straight at their heads; the massive crocodile herd was hit by bullets several times in succession, but its zombified hide made the bullets useless.
Every time the beast got closer, the pressure on the guards at the gate and the soldiers on the city walls increased exponentially.
"Shoot those dozen or so beasts first!! We absolutely cannot let them get to the gate!!"
"If the bullets aren't working, switch to the cannon! Hurry, hurry, hurry! Those two leopards have already pounced into the crowd!!"
"Commander, this is no good! The leopard is in the crowd, and the crocodile is hiding under the car! We can't use the cannon! We've killed two of the three tigers, and the other one has jumped onto a car! If we fire the cannon, the survivors in that car won't survive either! We can only use bullets!"
"Then use bullets!!"
"But...but those dozen or so ferocious beasts are moving too fast, it's hard to hit them."
"No buts! Every second we wait will mean the deaths of a dozen more of our compatriots! We don't have time for buts! Fire, all of you!!"
Just as the regimental commander angrily fired all his guns from the rear, he suddenly heard a mournful roar of a beast coming from below the high wall behind him.
He turned sharply to look down from the city wall and saw the zombie cheetah that had torn apart more than a dozen survivors fall to the ground with a thud.
"!!!"
But this is just the beginning.
Immediately afterwards, the regimental commander heard an exceptionally loud gunshot, lighter than a cannon but heavier than the sound of a regular bullet being fired.
Then, in his sight, another crazed cheetah lay on its back on the ground, a bullet having entered its right eye, penetrated its brain, and blown its head apart.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The gunshots, distinct from ordinary bullets, rang out one after another. The dozen or so ferocious beasts, which were extremely difficult to deal with in the eyes of the commander and the soldiers guarding the city, roared and fell down unwillingly with each shot.
Only then did the commander have the time and opportunity to follow the sound of gunfire and find three men kneeling against the wall, holding heavy sniper rifles.
The regimental commander's gaze narrowed instantly. Just by looking at the three men's ambush posture, he could tell they were exceptionally skilled soldiers. The heavy sniper rifles they carried further confirmed this. But how come he didn't know that special forces had been sent to Yanshi?
The three kneeling snipers already impressed and instilled a sense of vigilance in the regimental commander. But when his gaze fell upon another man beside them, the commander almost reached out to touch the sidearm at his waist.
The man had a handsome, sharp face and a tall, powerful physique. Just standing there, he exuded an invisible pressure, a ferocity truly forged in the crucible of battle.
This is a top-tier soldier.
The regimental commander made his judgment in his mind.
Then the commander saw the man raise his gun and fire several shots at the ground below, looking very casual.
But as he walked over, he overheard their conversation:
"Damn it! Boss, you have no sportsmanship! Why do you keep stealing my prey?!"
“Hey, Xiao San, don’t blame the boss for being faster than you just because you’re slow, right? At least we’re using sniper rifles, and the boss is using a special pistol. If in the end all the animals that die from the right eye are less dead than the ones that die from the bullets exploding from the left eye, then the three of us will really be too ashamed to show our faces.”
"Old Ma, you have no right to talk to me like that! You're the sniper, okay? I'm just a tech guy! A tech guy!"
"What about me, Old Niu?"
"What are you pretending for? You old ox, you're the most accurate bomb thrower! You two are known as the most patient ox-headed and horse-faced warriors in the entire army! I don't know how many opponents you've outlasted and outmaneuvered on the battlefield! Just because I'm two years younger than you doesn't mean I can't find out!!"
Then the honest old ox and the loyal old horse silently grinned, pulled the trigger, and quickly took away several more zombie cats and dogs.
The wealthy and beautiful woman, who had listened to the whole thing, said: "...I never knew they had such nicknames."
Xie Langren chuckled beside him, "It's just a nickname we use. If you want it..."
"Thank you for refusing! I think being rich is great! I don't need anything else!"
So Captain Xie showed a regretful expression, but he still didn't shut up and expressed his opinion on the nickname:
What do you think of the ever-changing Yuan Yuan? Or the codename Fairy?
Bai Bian Yuan Yuan thought it was really bad and rolled her eyes at Xie Lang Ren with a huge, sarcastic look.
The approaching legion commander: "..."
He had prepared to recruit and thank them, but the ridiculous conversation told him that he might not be able to recruit these people.
So the legion commander saluted Xie Tianlang and his four companions from three steps away: "Thank you all for your help."
Xie Tianlang returned a standard military salute and then explained, "It's only right. Although we've retired from the military, we should always stand up when our people are in trouble."
The legion commander felt relieved and a little happy upon hearing this. Sure enough, these people were his former comrades-in-arms. He had been a little worried that they were mercenaries.
As long as we're sure they're on our side, that's good!
At this time, since the dozen or so most powerful beasts had already been killed by Xie Tianlang and Ox-Head and Horse-Face, the smaller zombie cats and dogs were relatively easier to deal with and were quickly shot down.
Although they were quite ferocious, their sharp teeth and claws were ultimately no match for steel cannonballs. After the horde of zombified animals besieged the safe zone for more than ten minutes, most of the thousands of mutated zombie animals had been wiped out.
Most of the survivors had entered the safe zone, and when the gates of the safe zone were slammed shut, almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"There seem to be only a few dozen cats and dogs left outside, right?"
"There probably aren't many left. Tsk, so animals are animals after all. What's the use of treating them well? Now those animals are turning around and biting people, aren't they?"
"What does this have to do with the animals themselves? Even if humans are mutated, they will still kill and bite people, right? Besides, if you really want to find a cause and effect, the origin of this disaster is the liquid gold created by humans!"
Aren't these animals suffering unjustly because of humans?
The survivors who had taken refuge in the safe zone had a minor argument while talking. The man who was speaking looked at the girl with glasses with a very unpleasant expression: "Fine, fine, I've seen it all. A human being speaking up for animals. You dare to insult and sympathize with those animals like that? Why don't you go be an animal yourself!"
The girl with glasses frowned: "I was just telling you that the origin of the disaster is humans, and has nothing to do with animals."
"Furthermore, I do not believe that humans are necessarily superior to other animals. In this world, humans and animals are just passersby in this world."
Just as the man and the girl with glasses were about to start arguing, and several people around were about to speak, they suddenly heard a sharp cry.
The sound came from the sky. As everyone instinctively looked up, a huge eagle spread its wings and swept across the safe zone, followed by a flock of black crows.
At this moment, the crows were like true birds of ill omen. They all swooped down with bloodshot eyes, their sharp beaks and claws bringing danger with each descent, making even the safe zone unsafe.
At the same time, screams came from the crowd gathered by the city gate. For some unknown reason, a person suddenly turned into a zombie and began attacking the people around him.
Until several people suddenly changed, and someone discovered rats of different colors suddenly rushing out from sewers, roadside pipes, and burrows.
"Oh my god, watch your step! Don't get bitten by these zombie rats!"
At this moment, crows in the sky and rats on the ground, these weak animals that humans once disregarded, suddenly revealed their omnipresent terror.
As if knowing that the metal gun barrels aimed at them would harm them, these zombie crows and rats actually began to actively dodge the deadly bullets aimed at their heads.
In a very short time, many more people in the safe zone died because of these rats and crows.
Crows can fly high, and rats can hide in their burrows, so the safe zone couldn't completely eliminate them for a while.
But that's not the scariest thing.
As that sharp eagle cry echoed through the sky again, another soldier on the city wall of the safe zone was grabbed by claws and then fell from the high sky.
die.
"Damn it!! Can't we hit it yet?!" The legion commander roared, his eyes bloodshot!
This is the fourth soldier to sacrifice his life!
"Commander, this won't work! It's flying too high and too fast; bullets can't hit it at all, and we can't aim at it!"
On the other side of the city wall, Gou Fugui frowned as he looked at the sky and asked Xie Tianlang beside him:
"You can't hit it either?"
Xie Tianlang's brows furrowed slightly: "I fired five bullets, two of which hit its wings, and the three aimed at its head all missed."
"...This eagle...is quite unusual."
Gou Fugui took a slow breath, then nodded: "A guy who can't even beat you must be extraordinary."
"But we can't let it keep killing."
The wealthy and beautiful woman touched her wrist. "I'm going to the restroom."
Xie Tianlang glanced at him and nodded: "Then be careful."
The long-haired youth smiled and quickly ran downhill.
At that moment, another chilling eagle cry echoed from the sky. Residents of the safe zone, with nowhere to hide, screamed and covered their heads. Meanwhile, the soldiers on the city walls, who could leave but had to protect the residents, could only grit their teeth, grip their guns tightly, and point them at the sky.
Even if the eagle is too fast for them to stop, they cannot back down!
Suddenly, a soldier at the northwest corner of the city wall shouted, "Dongzi, watch out!"
The young soldier was still unaware of the giant black eagle that had suddenly descended from the sky.
Just as the giant eagle's talons were about to grab the young soldier's shoulder, a long, sharp screech suddenly rang out from below and behind him!
Then, the people who looked up at the sky saw an owl with white and brown feathers, which, although smaller than the giant eagle, had knocked the giant eagle to the side with its head...
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