Countless zombies emerged from the city, advancing under the faint moonlight. The ground was barely visible, enough to avoid tripping but not to discern the surroundings. The zombies, however, had no need to see clearly. Tens of thousands of them first left the city streets, appearing on the plains like wandering spirits, spreading out as they moved.
Behind them, over seven hundred thousand more zombies followed. Having consumed their own kind, these zombies were full of energy. They had received orders to leave the city and eliminate the monsters that attacked them.
Not far away, Wang Jiaoe's convoy was unable to advance because the path ahead was blocked. More desperate refugees, unable to board the vehicles, began smashing the car windows with stones. Soon, the cars were covered in dense cracks. If this continued, the vehicles would be unable to move and would be destroyed by the refugees.
At this moment, Wang Jiaoe calmly issued an order: "Step on the gas and break through!"
"Boom..." The driver didn't hesitate, flooring the accelerator. A plume of black smoke shot out from the exhaust pipe, and the car immediately sped forward. Some refugees blocking the way were directly knocked to the ground. The refugees behind dared not obstruct, only watching the car drive away.
With their leader taking the lead, Wang Jiaoe's subordinates followed suit, driving forward. Some even drove into the crowds, causing heavy casualties among the refugees.
Yue Hengyi watched this scene from a distance and couldn't help but curse, "How can these people be so inhumane? These are their own countrymen! They drove their cars right over their countrymen. Is this something ordinary people would do? And there were clearly empty seats on the cars; it wouldn't have been a problem to take a few children. Are these people cold-blooded animals?"
In Yue Hengyi's opinion, even wanting to escape and not saving those in need was understandable, but driving over people was too much. Was this truly something a human could do?
Shen Feng sighed and said helplessly, "These are foreigners. Not all countries are united. Foreigners are always selfish. They might seem selfless, but in reality, it's all an act."
Through this incident, Yue Hengyi also saw Wang Jiaoe's true colors. He had previously thought Wang Jiaoe was a kind-hearted person, worthy of being a base leader who protected her subordinates. But now, it seemed Wang Jiaoe was just putting on an act. Her order to drive through the crowd indicated she didn't care about the refugees at the bottom.
In the distance, zombies had appeared and were steadily approaching the camp. Some of the healthier zombies even sprinted towards the camp, seemingly eager for a feast.
Seeing this scene, the refugees recalled the fear of being dominated by zombies in the city. Facing the zombie attack, they could only force themselves to keep running with the convoy.
The refugees at least had legs to run, but the Hundred-Year-Old Orchid was still a plant. In the city, it had moved by its vines pulling it. Now, on the open plain, the vines couldn't grip anything for traction. Relying solely on its roots was too slow.
"What idiots, if you can't run, can't you roll? Curl up, and I'll push you!" Shen Feng couldn't help but scold when he saw the Hundred-Year-Old Orchid moving so slowly.
Even mutated plants with intelligence were still not very smart. It was clearly faster to move by rolling, but it insisted on using its roots. With a diameter of over ten meters, rolling would be much faster, yet it didn't know how to do it.
The Hundred-Year-Old Orchid understood Shen Feng's words and quickly closed all its leaves. It even severed its own roots, transforming into a peach-like object, a perfectly round sphere.
Shen Feng directly pushed the Hundred-Year-Old Orchid's main body to roll on the ground. This was much simpler. The Hundred-Old-Year Orchid could roll rapidly, making it easier to escape the pursuit of the zombies.
Yue Hengyi couldn't help but ask, "Brother Feng, why don't I stay behind to intercept the zombie horde? I can at least delay them for a while."
"Stop talking nonsense. The zombie horde is everywhere in the city, making them difficult to eliminate. Now that we've finally left the city, if you intercept them and scare the Zombie King, it might just retreat back into the city, wasting our efforts. Just follow along. Once the zombie horde is drawn out of the city, it will be much easier to eliminate them!" Shen Feng replied.
Shen Feng wasn't worried about Yue Hengyi's ability. He was concerned that Yue Hengyi's interception might be too successful, causing the Zombie King to become fearful and the horde to retreat back into the city, making them even harder to eliminate. It was better to lure the horde out of the city, where they could be dealt with more easily.
Yue Hengyi nodded helplessly, obeying Shen Feng's command and driving towards the mountain base with Lu Zhengqi and Slot.
Shen Feng looked at the dense zombie horde in the city in the distance and muttered to himself, "Once you leave the city, you won't have any sewers to hide in. So, where will you appear next?"
If the Zombie King had been hiding in the city's sewers all along, Shen Feng would have found it very difficult to locate. However, once the Zombie King left the city, there would be no sewers in the wilderness. To hide, it would have to dig burrows. Once a burrow was discovered, the Zombie King's location would be confirmed.
As the zombie horde advanced, the refugees at the back were the first to suffer the zombies' attacks. The zombies rushed forward and began to bite and tear frantically. In a short while, these refugees were devoured by the zombies.
Even those who had been run over by cars, some with broken bones, felt excruciating pain with every breath and were unable to move. Now facing the zombie attack, they were filled with despair. Why was this happening? They had been told the city was about to be recaptured, but now, things were completely unexpected.
Those who could not escape or escaped too slowly were eventually caught by the zombies and torn apart alive. Fueled by the flesh and blood, the zombies became even more excited, their eyes red as they continued their pursuit.
Shen Feng was slowly pushing the Hundred-Year-Old Orchid's main body forward. If he wanted to go faster, Shen Feng could manage it. But to completely lure the zombie horde away from the city, he had to move slowly. When the zombie horde could no longer return to the city for a while, it would be time to strike.
Suddenly, Shen Feng heard the sound of wind. He turned his head and saw a dozen agile figures approaching him. These zombies were small in stature but very fast, appearing like ghostly shadows to ordinary people.
Upon seeing this, Shen Feng couldn't help but frown. "Speed-type zombies? Are they here to test my strength?"
Shen Feng hadn't seen speed-type zombies for almost a year. These things were indeed very fast and made excellent assassins. They particularly liked to prey on the weak and ambush those who appeared vulnerable, being utterly despicable! And now, the speed-type zombies were rapidly approaching Shen Feng, clearly targeting him.
Shen Feng didn't take these speed-type zombies seriously. He condensed dozens of wind blades around himself and shot them out instantly. Although the speed-type zombies were fast, they couldn't outrun the wind blades. They were killed on the spot by the wind blades.
"Roar..." A roar echoed from the depths of the zombie horde. Such a loud sound could only come from the Zombie King. It seemed the Zombie King, having lost contact, had fallen into a rage.
"Just keep being angry. Let's see what you can do to me. If you want to kill me, then follow me!" Shen Feng muttered to himself.
Next, Shen Feng continued to push the Hundred-Year-Old Orchid. The Hundred-Year-Old Orchid had also overcome its initial panic. When it felt the ground vibrations becoming more intense and frequent, it was indeed frightened. But now, the Hundred-Year-Old Orchid's limited mind had grasped one thing: as long as the zombie horde couldn't catch up to it, it was in no danger.
To survive, the refugees had to keep moving. Fortunately, the dinner distributed by Wang Jiaoe had replenished their energy, allowing them to continue running for a while. The temperature was not high in the middle of the night, so they wouldn't easily suffer heatstroke and collapse.
Suddenly, Shen Feng had a strange sensation and looked towards a distant small hill, but he saw nothing. He muttered to himself, "Why do I feel like someone is spying on me? Could it be people from other bases watching quietly?"
Shen Feng's intuition was not wrong. On a small hill hundreds of meters away, someone was observing the situation on the plain outside the city with binoculars. The zombie horde moved quickly on the plain, but it was much slower to ascend the hill. This group of people, staying on the mountain, was temporarily safe.
Franklin, along with four or five evolvers under his command, appeared here. They had all eaten mutated beast meat and, after replenishing their viral proteins, had become evolvers. Even facing a small number of zombies, they had the strength to fight, not to mention that this group was armed with firearms.
"Boss, I think what that captive said is false. Two companions are ability users? This clearly doesn't look like it!" a subordinate said to Franklin.
In the eyes of this subordinate, if there were ability users among this group, they would have been slaughtering enemies long ago. How could they still be chased by the zombie horde? The power of ability users was undeniable; as long as ability users existed, their combat effectiveness would be absolutely formidable.
Franklin, however, was staring at Shen Feng, who was pushing the Hundred-Year-Old Orchid with a diameter of over ten meters, through his binoculars. He said, "All of you, shut up. Haven't you seen the mutated plant in these people's hands? If they were ordinary people, could they command a mutated plant? Moreover, the battle isn't over yet. How can you be so sure there are no ability users?"
The reason Franklin brought a group of people here was not because he received information from Wang Jiaoe. Perth was tens of kilometers away from Fremantle, a considerable distance. Wang Jiaoe was too lazy to notify him, only informing a few nearby bases to act together.
Franklin had come to verify the information from Angnuo, whom he had captured. He was unwilling to offend powerful ability users, but he also wouldn't easily believe the words of a captive trying to survive. So, after much thought, he came to Fremantle to observe and discovered a group of people being chased by a zombie horde.
Although the human side appeared to be in a sorry state, Franklin didn't see it as that simple. Firstly, the people driving the cars were definitely elites, having decisively left the vicinity of the city and headed for a distant location. Furthermore, among those left behind, the one pushing the mutated plant seemed to be doing so with ease, which didn't look like a simple chase.
"Boss, if the opposing base really defeats the zombie horde and also has ability users, should we try to befriend them?" Wood asked cautiously.
Franklin slowly lowered his binoculars and said in a deep voice, "If a base defeats the zombie horde, then the large city of Fremantle will also fall into their hands. At that time, I won't just try to befriend them; I will go and apologize! So that I don't get crushed!"
For now, Franklin was observing. He had captured a fat sheep with a lot of supplies. Letting them go was a minor matter, but he had already offended them. It was better to continue observing. If the zombie horde destroyed their base, then he wouldn't have to worry. He could just fill the captive with cement and throw them into the sea. However, if the base side won, then to avoid repercussions, Franklin would have to go and apologize to have a chance of survival.
"It seems we have to pray for the zombie horde to win this war!" Wood muttered in a low voice.