Sharp, piercing sounds cut through the air one after another.
The window frames were made of aluminum alloy.
They condensed into long spears that whistled as they flew.
Understood?
Zhou Haiyang's heart leaped with joy.
But in the next moment, he could no longer be happy.
Bang!
Upon impact, the aluminum alloy spears struck the intelligent zombie’s body, sending a shower of sparks flying.
The most outrageous thing was.
The intelligent zombie, without any effort, caught one of the spears.
In the next moment.
The spear was thrown back with even greater speed.
Faster!
Stronger!
A piercing sound rent the air from behind.
Zhou Haiyang dodged.
Dodging the spear was easy.
The difficult part was how to escape alive!
"No!"
"Captain said that although awakened abilities are singular, they are essentially an entire system!"
"Metal can turn into spears, and it can also..."
At this moment.
He gained a deeper understanding.
On both sides of the road, various metal building materials peeled away, transforming into shields that blocked the intelligent zombie.
"Die!"
The intelligent zombie charged forward.
The shields were knocked aside one by one.
The gap in their levels was simply too vast.
"It's not that simple!"
Zhou Haiyang sneered.
Suddenly!
The shields that had been knocked away flew back and clamped onto the intelligent zombie, stacking layer upon layer.
Like heavy armor.
Half a ton!
One ton!
The metal shell on the zombie grew thicker and thicker.
It was too heavy!
Crucially, the joints were covered by the heavy armor, making them impossible to bend—it couldn't move!
Seeing this, Zhou Haiyang breathed a sigh of relief.
"Roar!"
The intelligent zombie suddenly roared.
Under immense strength, the layers of heavy armor were torn apart.
Its mobility was instantly restored.
It broke free?
Zhou Haiyang's heart sank.
What to do?
He had gained understanding.
His strength had greatly increased.
But to fight a zombie king, spanning two levels, was still impossible!
To escape alive.
Unless...
"Fly?"
How could he possibly fly?
His mental energy was over sixty percent depleted.
His understanding of metal abilities could only delay his death.
It wasn't enough to solve the fundamental problem!
"Haha... Zhou Haiyang, do you think you're Qin Feng? Wanting to fight my big brother!"
"Big brother! The flesh of ability users must taste better!"
"It will also help you improve!"
From afar.
Zhang Tianbao laughed maniacally with excitement.
Since he couldn't kill Qin Feng, he would kill Qin Feng's subordinate first and get some interest back.
Encounter after encounter, he harbored an intense hatred for Qin Feng.
And through him, he hated all of Qin Feng's subordinates. They were all thorns in his side!
"Scum!"
Zhang Tianbao was covered in sweat.
His clothes were almost soaked through with sweat.
It was from running frantically.
And from anxiety.
Who would want to die if they could live?
"Fly?"
"Fly..."
Suddenly!
He waved his hand.
Summoning!
Vast amounts of dark mist surged.
A massive figure appeared.
"Caw!"
The dark creature let out a sharp cry.
"It's... useless!" the intelligent zombie roared.
It had already experienced the strength of a level 3 dark creature and found it to be no match.
Just then!
Whoosh...
The dark creature unfolded a pair of enormous wings, with a wingspan of over ten meters!
Zhou Haiyang leaped directly onto its back.
The dark giant bird soared into the sky.
"Die!"
The intelligent zombie was not far behind. Seeing Zhou Haiyang riding the giant bird into the sky, it immediately leaped with all its might.
Unfortunately...
Its hand almost reached the bird's claws.
But it was just a little bit short.
It could only watch helplessly as the giant bird flew higher and higher.
It flew away!
Zhou Haiyang breathed a sigh of relief.
His heart, which had been in his throat, finally settled.
However, he quickly thought of a problem.
The base was only 30 kilometers from here.
Could it be...
That they would find the base?!
The captain was not here.
No!
He had to follow them, ensuring their direction of travel wouldn't lead them to the base.
Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable!
...
The intelligent zombie looked up at the sky and saw the giant bird flying further and further away.
"Big brother..."
After a while.
Zhang Tianbao finally caught up, panting: "Why did it run away?"
"It can fly."
The intelligent zombie was furious.
In the next moment, the intelligent zombie seemed to think of something and quickly shouted: "Run... Qin Feng... will come!"
Right!
Zhang Tianbao almost wet himself.
In this wilderness, there were no sewers for him to hide in. If Qin Feng caught up, he would surely die!
That bastard was too strong.
Even his big brother was no match for him!
The two despicable brothers were just about to flee...
Suddenly!
They vaguely saw the bird carrying Zhou Haiyang and fleeing, only to turn back after a short while.
It was circling above them.
What was going on?
"He... isn't notifying... Qin Feng?" the intelligent zombie couldn't understand.
Yes.
Zhang Tianbao's eyes lit up.
If he were Zhou Haiyang, he would definitely notify Qin Feng immediately.
Why didn't Zhou Haiyang just run, and instead was circling above them?
Unless...
To be fair.
Zhang Tianbao was not stupid.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have survived this long.
"Is there a possibility..."
He seemed to mutter to himself: "His companion is nearby, but Qin Feng is not here."
"He's monitoring our movements, afraid we'll raid the base!"
What to do next?
Simple!
Zhang Tianbao, a villainous schemer, was incapable of great deeds, but he was adept at coming up with wicked ideas.
He and the intelligent zombie continuously changed direction.
As they walked.
They kept an eye on the giant bird's movements.
The looser the giant bird followed, the more it meant they were heading in the wrong direction.
Conversely...
"Northwest!"
After several attempts, Zhang Tianbao confirmed: "Big brother! It's definitely northwest, let's go!"
...
Not good!
Zhou Haiyang's face changed drastically.
He finally realized that Zhang Tianbao had figured out his motive and was using it to his advantage.
He had found the exact direction of the base!
What to do?
Whoosh!
The giant bird immediately accelerated.
The dark avian creature was extremely fast, far beyond what two legs could match.
Even if the intelligent zombie ran with all its might, it wouldn't be a third of the giant bird's speed.
30 kilometers.
In less than ten minutes.
The giant bird, carrying him, descended from the sky.
"Enemy attack!" shouts came from below.
Looking up from below, one couldn't see Zhou Haiyang, only a giant bird emitting dark energy all over.
"It's me!"
The giant bird landed.
Zhou Haiyang jumped off.
"Haiyang?" Han Ling quickly ran out of the air-raid shelter.
"Retreat quickly!"
Zhou Haiyang's face was grim: "Zhang Tianbao, and a level 5 mutant are coming this way!"
What?!
The few high-ranking officials left behind were shocked.
How could this be?
"We can't retreat!"
Han Ling shook her head, pointing to the air-raid shelter behind her: "This is our home!"
"We finally came here and built it up."
"If they find us and we leave, it will surely be destroyed!"
Home?
The high-ranking officials fell silent.
In the apocalyptic world, most people were on the run. Having a place to shelter from wind and rain was truly not easy.
This was their home!
"Besides, who knows what Captain's thoughts are?"
Seeing everyone's silence, Han Ling added: "If he leaves, we must defend our home. If we encounter a powerful enemy and run, what will we say when Captain returns...?"
They all knew the Captain's personality.
Abandoning the base?
Deserting?
They would likely face severe punishment!
"Yes!"
Zhang Heng stepped forward: "I know a level 5 mutant is powerful, and I know only the Captain can kill it."
"But with so many of us, it's not impossible to delay it!"
"The priority now is to have the Captain return quickly!"
"Caw caw!"
Bird Grandpa flapped its wings, gesturing.
Its meaning was clear.
Only Zhou Haiyang could fly, and he should find Qin Feng as soon as possible.
Here at the base, they could definitely hold their ground!
There were many people here.
Among them.
Were many powerful experts.
If they couldn't defeat it.
Couldn't they at least stall it?