Upon seeing the shared information in the group, Ge Dalong immediately sealed off the mine and brought all the manpower and machinery back. Just then, he witnessed Zhang Shiren's miraculous appearance before him, and he smiled with deep satisfaction.
After handling the emergency, Zhang Shi ordered all soldiers to enter a state of emergency, suspend all outings from today onwards, and take turns on duty 24 hours a day, reporting any disturbances.
After dinner, the four returned to the fortress and held a meeting regarding the appearance of the zombie wolves. Pipi was very vigilant today, constantly peering out the window.
Ge Dalong sent screenshots of his messages in the regional chat channel to everyone.
"The appearance of zombie animals is not an isolated case. Other survivors in our zone have encountered similar situations. I suspect that this virus has already spread in the wilderness world. Everyone should take more precautions in the future."
Zhang Shi had been somewhat worried ever since the zombie wolves appeared. He took out three muskets and a large bag of ammunition from his backpack and handed them to everyone. Two of them were made of fine steel by Gong Yi, and one was captured from Redneck.
"I have a feeling that the Wilderness World is about to change. Everyone should take this for self-defense."
Zhao Feng picked up the redneck's musket, excitedly brandished it a few times, and muttered to himself nonchalantly.
“Stone, you’re too nervous. The wilderness is full of wild beasts. Even if the zombie virus breaks out, it will only be some zombie beasts. Besides, those high-level beasts won’t be infected easily. In my opinion, we should continue with what we’re doing. The mining of sulfur and saltpeter cannot be delayed.”
Zhang Shi knew Zhao Feng's personality and was too lazy to explain to him, but he repeatedly told him not to leave the shelter casually in the next few days.
In the dead of night, a blood moon silently appeared in the sky, dyeing the entire wilderness crimson. Zhang Shi was startled awake and looked up at the night sky. A crimson waning moon hung upside down in the sky, and the bright star that had been there was directly opposite the blood moon, seemingly echoing it, or perhaps confronting it.
The wilderness world has undergone a drastic change, and most of the survivors have been awakened, staring at the blood-red night sky with either fear or confusion.
At this moment, an unexpected system announcement appeared.
【Dear Survivors, your unwavering courage has moved me. I've added some excitement to the otherwise monotonous extreme heat of the disaster scenario, which I believe some of you have already experienced.】
Starting tonight, a large number of zombies will be teleported into the wilderness. They are bloodthirsty and ruthless, acting only on instinct. I won't go into details, as I believe everyone is familiar with this species. However, I still want to remind you that zombies also have ranks, and high-ranking zombies are very difficult to deal with.
Of course, you could also call this a zombie apocalypse.
"What the hell is this bullshit system spouting? What zombies and hordes of ghouls? If you've got the guts, come out and let's fight one-on-one!"
"Is it treating us like guinea pigs? Does it not want us to have a good life and is only satisfied when it kills us?"
"Sigh, I encountered a mad beast during the day that attacked my shelter like crazy. I thought it had contracted rabies, but it seems to be the zombie the system was talking about."
As Zhang Shi stepped out of the shelter, the most noticeable change was the drop in temperature. The suffocating heat was somewhat relieved. Zhang Shi took a deep breath to confirm that this was not his imagination.
"Woof woof!"
Pipi's calls are rapid and deep; whenever it makes such a call, it means an enemy is approaching.
Zhang Shi quickly climbed up the wall. The soldiers on duty had already sounded the alarm bell. The crisp sound startled the soldiers who were still looking up at the sky, at a loss.
"My lord, it's an enemy attack! So many, so many enemies!"
Zhang Shi activated his Focus, and the dark mass of figures in front of him was highlighted, leaving even Zhang Shi speechless with shock.
The plain ahead was now teeming with zombies, each with a hideous face and bloodshot eyes. Many of them had rotten skin and were oozing a nauseating pus.
They heard sounds coming from the direction of the shelter and were making low growls as they moved toward it; there were more than a thousand of them.
Most importantly, zombies kept emerging from the dense forest behind them, and the number of zombies was constantly increasing.
Seeing that things were going badly, Zhang Shi shouted loudly towards the inside of the wall.
"Everyone, get up here and meet the enemy! Gong Yi, bring up all the explosives, as many as you can!"
Zhao Feng and the others also saw the horde of zombies ahead. Wu Qing was probably seeing such a scene for the first time. Seeing the disgusting and terrifying faces of those zombies made her face turn slightly pale, and she was somewhat at a loss.
Zhang Shi glanced at the zombies' ranks; the vast majority were ordinary, with only a few being high-ranking. However, there were simply too many of them, so Zhang Shi dared not be careless and decisively released his Black Mist Guardians to descend to the ground and slaughter them.
"Everyone, use all ranged attack methods to stop the zombie horde!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Dazhuang quickly adjusted the formation of his troops, with more than a dozen assault soldiers taking turns firing arrows to block the zombies. The others worked with Wu Qing's thorny vines to carry supplies and equipment up the wall, and Gong Yi even brought over a catapult specifically for throwing explosives.
Ge Dalong brought over a jar of magic potion and began frantically releasing ice spikes forward. Wu Qing used various incense halos together, activated the Staff of Ancestors, and triggered the Fighting Spirit Totem, bringing huge buffs to everyone in the shelter. The little wooden carving summoned a giant sunflower and released sunflower seeds towards the densest areas of the zombie horde, ruthlessly harvesting the zombies like large-caliber cannonballs.
Zhao Feng then forcefully pulled back his heavy crossbow and fired downwards. Often, a single bolt could easily pierce through dozens of zombies, stringing the dense horde of corpses together like a skewer of candied hawthorns.
The zombie nests were so densely packed that the people in the shelter didn't even need to aim; they could simply fire randomly downwards to hit the zombies. In an instant, a large number of zombies were hit and annihilated by the powerful firepower.
The biggest advantage of zombies is that they have no emotions. They are not afraid of injury or death, and only follow the instinct to eat. Even though their bodies were blown to pieces by Zhang Shi's arrow, leaving only their heads, their greedy mouths still opened and closed, wanting to devour the fresh flesh and blood in front of them.
Zhao Feng fired several arrows in succession, and all his strength seemed to be drained. He squatted behind the wall, panting heavily. He took the well water handed to him by Zhang Shi and gulped it down. His energy slowly recovered.
He pulled out his flintlock pistol and fired at the zombie trying to climb up the wall. A serpent of fire shot from the muzzle, instantly igniting all the zombies in the fan-shaped area in front of him; their flesh and blood vaporized in an instant, becoming fuel for the fire.
There were still many spike traps in the corner of the shelter, and many zombies were trapped inside and struggling. Zhao Feng turned his revolver and fired continuously downwards until all six magazines were empty.
However, every time he killed a zombie, another zombie would rush up to take its place, and the zombie horde seemed endless, impossible to kill completely.
Zhao Feng shouted loudly as he reloaded the cartridge.
“Stones, there are too many of these things,”
Zhang Shi's face was gloomy. He breathed heavily and released a rain of arrows into the sky before turning around and finding Gong Yi.
"Go, take the engineers back to the research center to build arrows. You don't need to fight, just take care of logistics."
In just a few minutes, the shelter had used up a large number of arrows. Although many zombies had been killed, Zhang Shi was still worried that there wouldn't be enough arrows, so he ordered the engineers to build them overnight. He himself was also constantly making arrows in the construction interface.
A loud explosion rang out in front of the main gate. It was Ge Dalong who had thrown the explosives. The powerful force of the firearm blasted a section of zombies into a pile of minced meat. Zhang Shi was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he noticed that some of the zombies that weren't quite dead yet were starting to eat the minced meat on the ground, and their bodies were beginning to regrow new flesh.
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