Ye Yunyi and Zhao Yong rushed out first, followed closely by Xiao Deng and Xiao Qin, and then the rest of the guards.
Thankfully, none of the guards who came with them were afraid of death; even Liu Er charged out. They roared and clashed with the zombies' short knives as they charged at them.
Ye Yunyi wielded her longsword with impenetrable precision, each swing aimed precisely at the zombie's vital points. Her eyes were cold and resolute; after kicking away an approaching zombie, she swung her sword again. Zhao Yong was also a formidable close-combat fighter; his muscles bulged, his hands gripping the hilt of his sword as he cleaved the charging zombies in two. Xiao Deng and Xiao Qin worked in perfect coordination, back to back, fending off attacks from all sides. Xiao Deng deftly thrust out his dagger, while Xiao Qin used his shield to block the zombies' frenzied claws and seize opportunities to counterattack.
Although Liu Er had only recently surrendered, he was now bloodthirsty, shouting excitedly as he brandished his weapon like a seasoned general. The rest of the guard were equally fierce, their blades flashing and blood splattering. Zombies surged forward relentlessly, but the guards repelled them time and again. However, the zombies seemed endless, and gradually the guards' strength waned, forcing their defenses to tighten.
The ground was littered with corpses and remains—some zombies, some guards—all covered in blood, on their clothes, skin, and hair, but no one cared. Their only thought was to stop the zombie invasion; they couldn't retreat. Behind them were their families. The more they killed, the longer they could hold out, the safer their families would be.
Ye Yunyi and the others fought valiantly, but the helicopter didn't fly away; it hovered overhead. Zhang Zilong laughed heartily from above. His eyes gleamed with vengeance.
"Ye Yunyi, Ye Yunyi, today is your burial ground, your corpse will be your final resting place." He said, pointing the gun at Ye Yunyi and the others, but he ultimately did not fire.
After all, there are things more interesting to watch than shooting them dead.
"Let's go, put number 3 into that courtyard over there." Zhang Zilong pointed to a courtyard surrounded by a high wall.
Several people were hiding in the courtyard, and a child was helping to direct everyone on how to resist.
The child was Wang Xuanxuan. Ye Yunjuan, along with her parents and several other elderly people and children, hid in this courtyard.
Wangjiagou was originally a remote area. Although everyone had built houses, very few of them had walls and courtyards. Those houses without courtyards were simply unable to keep out zombies.
So Ye Yunjuan and Xiao Fang led everyone to hide in several walled courtyards. Those who could fight followed Ye Yunyi, while the rest of the men, who couldn't fight, carried weapons, and the young women also carried weapons behind the men, ready to fight together.
The elderly and children were placed inside the house, which was the safest place.
Zhang Zilong directed the helicopter to fly over the courtyard where Ye Yunjuan and the others were.
Ye Yunjuan and the others looked at the helicopter with great vigilance.
"Quickly, come inside." Ye Yunjuan sensed something was wrong and quickly directed everyone to go inside.
"Hahaha. Too late," Zhang Zilong shouted from above, "Release!"
At Zhang Zilong's command, Number 3 was dropped. It was a massive creature, over two meters tall, with bulging muscles and bluish-gray skin, its veins snaking like black earthworms. Its eyes glowed with an eerie green light, and its teeth were sharp as serrations. Dropped from several meters high, it was unharmed, only staggering slightly before regaining its footing.
As soon as it landed, Number 3 charged towards the crowd at incredible speed. Because it was placed in the courtyard, it reached them instantly. With a sudden swing of its arm, the immense force sent a man flying. Then it opened its jaws and lunged at the woman beside it. The woman screamed in terror, but couldn't dodge in time.
With a bang, the bullet grazed past Number 3. Seeing that her first shot missed, Wang Xuanxuan quickly fired another. This shot enraged Number 3. He turned around, staring at Wang Xuanxuan with a fierce look in his eyes.
Wang Xuanxuan was so frightened that she forgot to move. But Number 3 had already moved. He took long strides and ran towards Wang Xuanxuan. Inside the house, Zhao Xixi screamed in fright, "Sister, run, sister, run!"
Wang Junjun was so frightened that he burst into tears.
The gunshots also caught the attention of Ye Yunyi and Zhao Yong. One of the scouts shouted from above, "They've put a zombie in A Qi's yard."
"Zhao Yong, go back and save him!" Ye Yunyi shouted.
"Sister, you should go back." Zhao Yong didn't dare leave Ye Yunyi here. He and Ye Yunyi had worked together to keep everyone from getting hurt. If he left, there was a high chance that Ye Yunyi would get injured.
"Go back! That's an order!" Ye Yunyi shouted. "Quickly, we must save them!"
After Ye Yunyi chopped down a zombie, she took a few steps back and looked up to see the helicopter flying directly overhead.
"Ye Yunyi, your family is about to die, are you going to save them or not? Hahaha!" Zhang Zilong shouted arrogantly.
His response was that Ye Yunyi and Zhao Yong fired simultaneously. Zhang Zilong was shot in the arm, and the driver in the cab was also shot.
But since it was an operation, and they were at high altitude, they were only injured, not killed.
Zhang Zilong also took out his gun and fired, but Ye Yunyi and Zhao Yong dodged it. Ye Yunyi then took out the only grenade she had and threw it at the plane.
"Despicable bastard!" Ye Yunyi was furious. Unfortunately, the plane suddenly took off, and the grenades, pulled down by gravity, landed right in the middle of the zombie horde, blasting a large group of zombies away and giving them a chance to catch their breath.
"Go back, hurry, it'll be too late if we're any later," Ye Yunyi said to Zhao Yong, panting heavily.
Zhao Yong said nothing more and turned to run towards A Qi's house, praying in his heart, "I hope I make it in time, I hope I make it in time."
Zhang Zilong was somewhat frightened by Ye Yunyi's reckless behavior. Thinking that he was injured and that Ye Yunyi and the others would definitely be overwhelmed by the zombie horde, he ordered the plane to fly away.
Seeing the plane take off, Ye Yunyi breathed a sigh of relief; otherwise, if she had been attacked from both sides, she would have been dead.
Inside Ah Qi's courtyard, Number 3 pounced on Wang Xuanxuan and lifted her up like a chick.
Seeing this, the puppy DouDou barked wildly and bravely pounced on number 3, biting his leg. Number 3 angrily swung his leg, trying to throw DouDou away. But DouDou held on tightly and wouldn't let go. Ye Yunjuan picked up a wooden stick and hit number 3, but it didn't hurt him at all.
Wang Xuanxuan was grabbed by Number 3 and was about to be held to its mouth when she was stunned. She regained her senses, raised her hand, and fired several more shots at Number 3. At such close range, the bullets finally hit Number 3's body, but Number 3's resistance was too strong, and the bullets only penetrated a little bit.
At this moment, the adults nearby also gathered around, grabbing hoes, knives, carrying poles, and any other usable weapons, and started hitting Number 3.
Number 3, annoyed by everyone's attacks, finally forgot about putting Wang Xuanxuan in his mouth and instead shook his whole body, like a bull trying to shake off its wings.
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