Chapter 150 The Gambler's Mentality
The man keeping watch inside the SUV saw several people and a cat heading towards the fishing village and quickly woke Luo Zhenfeng.
"Captain, they've set off."
Luo Zhenfeng, who was always on guard, sat up abruptly. Seeing the backs of the people in front of him, he quickly got out of the car.
"As arranged last night, the two of you will stay and keep watch, and the remaining three will come with me."
Peng Tao's team also got off the bus. He led four team members, and the two teams joined together to chase after Meng Shiwan and the others.
When Luo Zhenfeng saw Taxue accompanying Meng Shiwan, he was quite surprised. "You were right, it really is a cat. How can there be such a large cow cat? I've never heard of animals mutating."
He sneered inwardly, thinking that this spatial ability user was indeed a weakling.
Because of her spatial abilities, the other team members had to wait for her to bring out their food.
Those people were accommodating to her, but this woman really thinks she's something special.
Aside from moving things, spatial ability users are practically useless when it comes to attack power.
She had to bring a pet on missions, adding to her burden, but her teammates didn't seem to mind.
This team is quite inclusive.
Good-looking, brainless, and troublesome—these are the easiest to deal with in combat due to their spatial abilities.
Luo Zhenfeng caught up with Meng Shiwan and the others, and said to Qiu Zhiyi, who was walking at the front, "Hello, are you planning to enter the fishing village? We can cooperate."
"We've attacked it a few times before, but the zombies inside are too densely packed; you simply can't break through with a small group."
Of the four people, Meng Shiwan and Tao Yarong were both girls. Qiu Zhiyi was walking in front. He was good-looking and had a good temperament, so Luo Zhenfeng assumed that Qiu Zhiyi was the one with the right to speak.
Qiu Zhiyi glanced at Luo Zhenfeng; he was muscular and had a fierce look on his face.
In addition, he had asked about cooperation yesterday, and after being rejected, he came back today to ask again, which made Qiu Zhiyi feel somewhat disgusted.
He resolutely refused, saying, "I will not cooperate."
Luo Zhenfeng added, "You can't break through."
Qiu Zhiyi said coldly, "You don't need to worry about it."
Luo Zhenfeng then stopped insisting, and a group of people followed at a distance.
He spat and muttered under his breath, "What's with the arrogance? You'll be crying later."
This time, he wasn't genuinely cooperating at all.
He went up to ask, just to create the impression that he was legitimately following them into the village.
Otherwise, if they keep following behind, it will look like they're stalking someone, which could easily arouse their suspicion and distrust.
Before they even reached the village entrance, they could hear the howling of zombies inside.
Some zombies, smelling the presence of living people, rushed out of the village and pounced on them along the road.
The road was completely submerged by a dense horde of zombies; their numbers were truly terrifying.
Qiu Zhiyi unleashed his water-based superpower, creating a two-meter-high vortex of water. As it spun rapidly, the zombies were drawn into the vortex and instantly torn to pieces.
The vortex pushed forward along the road, carving a path through it.
With his increased strength, he is now more adept at using water-based abilities, unlike before when he was so useless.
Ma Jiandong used his ice-based superpower to condense ice spikes and kill the zombies on both sides.
Each time many ice spikes are launched, they can kill large numbers of zombies.
With the two of them clearing the way, they can carve out a passable vacuum, so Tao Yarong and Meng Shiwan won't need to lift a finger.
Seeing the situation, Tao Yarong decided to control the vines to search for the crystal core.
Some of the zombies that rush in too fast, without thinking, will also kill some.
Meng Shiwan saw no need to take action and obediently followed behind the group with Taxue.
They easily tore open a passage through the horde of zombies that the two squads couldn't kill no matter what they tried.
Luo Zhenfeng and Peng Tao followed behind, and everyone was dumbfounded.
The scene was like a dream.
When did zombie hordes become so harmless?
Luo Zhenfeng exclaimed in amazement, "Is the power-enhancing liquid we bought from the seed base really that powerful? Just one bottle can increase your strength so terrifyingly?"
Their strength is already on a completely different level from theirs.
Let alone two or three people, all of their two teams of a dozen or so superhumans came out of the fishing village with injuries.
Peng Tao said cautiously, "No wonder they don't cooperate with us; they really have no need to cooperate with us."
These people are too strong; it's best we don't mess with them. We can't beat them.
They originally intended to kill Meng Shiwan and seize the supplies, but now that they see how strong the team is, they are hesitant to make any rash moves.
If the two sides really start fighting, they won't gain anything.
Luo Zhenfeng pondered for a long time, the taste of the fresh fruits and vegetables and hot pot from last night flashing through his mind.
After a moment of contemplation, he gritted his teeth, "Perhaps, there's an ability-enhancing liquid in that spatial ability user's space. Their strength shouldn't be something that can be achieved by drinking just one vial."
Secondly, they must have collected a lot of supplies along the way.
For the power-enhancing fluid, supplies, and food, I think we can give it a shot.
Peng Tao looked at him in shock and reminded him, "The chances of winning are slim."
"Not necessarily," Luo Zhenfeng analyzed. "We'll ambush the space-age ability user first. Once she dies, she'll drop supplies, and those others will definitely panic."
They're busy dealing with hordes of zombies; they're lucky if they can spare even one person to fight us. Even if someone is incredibly powerful, our numbers can still put up a fight against a mid-level ability user.
At this point, our space-age ability user collected the looted supplies, grabbed what he needed, and we immediately retreated. As for the salt factory, we'll come back for it later.
His fleshy face was tinged with the ferocity of a desperado.
There might be plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables and power-enhancing fluids, making it worth the risk.
The odds of winning are not high, but it's not that there's no chance at all.
People with a gambler's mentality think most about winning.
Peng Tao thought it over and over, then made up his mind, "Then let's take a gamble."
He felt he had a chance of winning. As long as he could kill the space ability user and obtain the supplies, their retreat would be much easier after they collected the supplies.
Those people are formidable; you can't defeat them in a head-on confrontation, but if you retreat and escape, and with the aid of weapons, your chances of winning are much higher.
Moreover, killing that spatial ability user wouldn't be difficult.
In that case, it's worth a try.
Having made up their minds, the group didn't waste any more time. Seeing the horde of zombies slowly gathering on the road again, they each used their special abilities to catch up with Meng Shiwan and the others.
With Qiu Zhiyi and the others leading the way, the pressure on the group following behind to kill zombies was greatly reduced.
In no time at all, they had already approached the vacuum zone that Qiu Zhiyi and his three companions had broken out of.
Meng Shiwan, still accompanied by Taxue, idly followed behind the three.
Luo Zhenfeng took out a sniper rifle and aimed it at the back of Meng Shiwan's head.
With a loud bang, the gunshot echoed through the fishing village, causing the zombie horde to become even more rampant.
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