Shen Feng looked at the dense mass of zombies outside the iron gate, a prickling sensation crawling up his scalp. With so many zombies, what should he do? He thought for a moment, then turned to look at the senior student behind him and asked, "Senior, have you ever killed an animal?"
Chang Jianyi nodded and said, "If it was for lab experiments, I've killed dozens of mice and rabbits. Why do you ask?"
Shen Feng said, "There are too many zombies outside. As for me, I've never killed anything, so I wanted to ask if zombies have any weaknesses."
"Weaknesses!" Chang Jianyi thought carefully and said, "Right, when I killed the mice, I just snapped their cervical vertebrae. Generally, for any animal with a spine, if you sever their spine, you can kill them! It's just, I don't know if zombies count as vertebrates!"
"Vertebrae!" Shen Feng realized. The spine is a crucial component for nerve conduction, so severing the head kills a vertebrate, making resurrection impossible. Zombies are infected humans, so their spines are naturally a weak point!
"But, aren't there too many zombies outside?" Shen Feng felt a bit troubled. Although his strength and speed had increased significantly, as the saying goes, even the best fighter can't fend off multiple opponents. Shen Feng wasn't afraid of a fair fight, but his opponents weren't playing by the rules.
"Then let's not make a sound. These zombies aren't very intelligent, they'll leave after a while!" Chang Jianyi quickly said. She actually didn't want Shen Feng to risk his life. If anything happened to him, it would be terrible. They should just wait for rescue. They had enough food for a month, and the army would surely come to their aid.
Shen Feng also wanted to use this as an excuse to back down, but the moment he turned and saw the worried look in his senior's eyes, his mind changed. He thought to himself, "Shen Feng, Shen Feng, if you don't even have the courage to kill zombies, do you still want to protect your senior? Better retract what you said earlier!"
With that thought, Shen Feng immediately turned to look for food. The stacked express packages had already been opened, and there was a large pile of online groceries stored deep in the hall. He walked over, picked up some food, and started eating. Chang Jianyi was also hungry and joined him in eating snacks.
The others present dared not interfere.
While eating, Chang Jianyi said, "Shen Feng, in my opinion, we must leave here, but we don't need to confront these zombies head-on! I've already made a plan. We'll look for rope later. If there's no rope, we'll cut up the clothes over there to make some. When the zombies move away, we'll go down from the second-floor back window. The back is a green belt, and there are fewer zombies in this area! Then we'll figure out a way to escape!"
Shen Feng listened to her words and calmly replied, "To escape, we must kill zombies! I'm replenishing my energy now. Once I'm full, I'll kill the zombies outside one by one; they won't be enough for me to deal with!"
Chang Jianyi didn't expect Shen Feng to be so resolute, still thinking about killing zombies. She didn't know what to say.
However, Chang Jianyi continued to offer Shen Feng advice, saying, "There are too many zombies outside. If you open the door, they'll swarm in. So, if you're going to kill zombies, you need to find a way to control their movement space. As long as the zombies are dispersed, the threat to you will be reduced!"
"Senior, you're truly my capable assistant!" Shen Feng praised her sincerely.
"Hmph!" Chang Jianyi said irritably, "You little illiterate, you don't even understand the meaning of a word before you misuse it!"
Shen Feng was a bit confused. Did he use the wrong word? Didn't "capable assistant" refer to a smart and capable woman? Was his senior unhappy with his role as an advisor?
After eating his fill, Shen Feng began to act. There were two conveyor belts in the hall. Shen Feng arranged the two machines into a narrow passage. The entrance of the passage was blocked by tables, and the other end led to a small door on the large iron gate. This way, opening the small door would prevent a large number of zombies from rushing in.
Chang Jianyi still felt uneasy and said, "What if the zombies outside attract more zombies? We need someone on the second floor to keep watch. If more zombies appear, notify us immediately! Also, the small door must be ensured to be closable at all times, otherwise, if all the zombies get in, it will be bad."
While Chang Jianyi and Shen Feng were preparing to kill zombies, the dozen or so people around them were whispering. Once the two were ready, these people finally stepped forward and said, "If you do this, and can't hold back the zombies, you'll get us all killed. It's better to give up!"
"Yeah, we can't be so reckless. Let's just wait for the country's rescue!"
Shen Feng was about to retort, but to his surprise, his senior stepped forward and directly rebuked them, "You cowards! You're all waiting for rescue, but do you know when the rescue will arrive? What if the rescue never comes? Then we'll have no food and it will be even harder to deal with the zombies. If you want to live, then deal with the zombies with us. If you don't want to deal with zombies, then shut up and stay put."
Shen Feng nodded, agreeing with his senior, then grabbed the man in a suit beside him and tied him to the table with tape. The man in the suit thought he had escaped, but Shen Feng had his eyes on him again. He asked with a whimper, "What are you doing? Are you going to murder me? I haven't done anything wrong in my life, I just like to offer suggestions. Don't be so cruel!"
As Shen Feng tied up the man in the suit, he said, "Don't worry, I won't kill you. I'm just using you to lure the zombies. If we're lucky, you'll still be safe after I'm done killing them!"
Hearing this, the man in the suit became even more frightened. Only if they were lucky would he be okay. What if they weren't lucky? Wouldn't that mean he would die? Just then, he saw Zhou Changkun lying nearby, pretending to be dead, and quickly shouted, "That guy Zhou over there has a broken hand, he's even more useless. Use him to attract the zombies! I can be your subordinate, I can help you!"
Shen Feng didn't listen to his pleas. As he tied him up, he said, "He'll be useful. His task is to open the door and lure the zombies later! Don't worry about him, he's more dangerous than you. As for subordinates, I don't need any!"
The man in the suit, with his legs spread and tied to the table legs, and his hands propped on the table, was now in despair. When the zombies charged in, he would likely be the first to die.
Zhou Changkun, upon hearing that he was to open the door, immediately tried to run, but Shen Feng caught up to him, kicked him down, and shouted sternly, "You want to run? Did you ask me? The bad things you did before, you'll pay for them today."
Chang Jianyi felt uneasy and then turned her gaze to the dozen or so people around them, rallying them, "Listen to me, everyone. We all want to live, we all want to escape this godforsaken place. But, relying only on my junior and me is not enough. Do you all want to live? If you do, then step forward. We need your help. When we leave Luzhou, we will take you with us! Otherwise, you will die here."
Shen Feng threw Zhou Changkun into the narrow passage formed by the conveyor belts and walked to his senior's side, whispering, "Senior, with so many people, it won't be easy to escape. We're too much of a target!"
Chang Jianyi whispered, "Trust me, I'll explain the detailed plan to you tonight. In short, it's too risky for you to deal with so many zombies alone right now!"
Under Chang Jianyi's mobilization, a woman stepped forward and said, "You promise to take me with you, right? Then I can go upstairs to keep watch for you. If the zombies charge, I'll quickly alert you!"
Hearing this, everyone cursed her inwardly as despicable: "I can do the lookout job too, and it's not dangerous!"
Of course, after the first person stepped forward, others followed suit, asking what they could do. Of course, there were a few who were truly afraid of death, hiding aside and refusing to do anything, and they were moving towards the stairs. If the zombies broke in, they would be the first to flee!
Chang Jianyi looked around. Eight express delivery workers stepped forward, and another two men and two women chose to help. The remaining four were greedy for life and afraid of death, but it was enough. Most of the fighting power was on their side, which greatly ensured their safety.
Afterward, Chang Jianyi began to give orders, "You two stand by the door. You two are the strongest. If I tell you to close the door, close it immediately. The rest of you, my junior will stand at the front, and the others will be dispersed on both sides, holding weapons and attacking the zombies' necks! Assign two people to hide under the conveyor belts to drag the zombie corpses in!"
Hearing Chang Jianyi's commands, everyone knew what to do. In fact, Chang Jianyi's palms were already sweating. This was her first time commanding, and she didn't know if her commands would be effective! If they weren't, everyone would likely be in trouble.
"Senior, you just command from afar. I'll be fighting at the front!" Shen Feng said with a smile.
At this moment, Shen Feng held a crowbar, with salvaged rebar placed beside him, standing at the very front of the conveyor belt, closest to the door, which was also the most dangerous spot. Standing on the conveyor belt in the middle was Zhou Changkun, whose right shoulder had been broken by Shen Feng. He could only hold the key with his left hand.
"Zhou, I won't make things difficult for you. Just open the door, and what happened before will be forgotten. There's a gap under the table over there. After you open the door, crawl through, and you'll surely survive!" Shen Feng said earnestly.
Zhou Changkun had no choice but to obey. He thought to himself, "As long as I don't die today, you little bastard, just wait! I'll kill you! And that little girl over there, I'll make you regret crawling between my legs!"
Zhou Changkun shakily opened the door's safety lock with his left hand and pulled the latch. Instantly, the small door was pushed open, and the gaping-mouthed zombies immediately rushed in! Zhou Changkun let out a cry of "Mommy!" then turned and ran. In the blink of an eye, he crawled under the table at the end of the passage. However, he didn't expect that the man in the suit's legs were tied to the table legs, forcing him to crawl between his legs. The humiliation he felt was indescribable!
Shen Feng, standing on the conveyor belt, focused his attention. The moment the zombies rushed in, he swung his crowbar with both hands. He aimed for the zombies' nape and struck. With one blow, the zombies' cervical vertebrae broke, and they fell down dead.
Chang Jianyi watched nervously from the side, but the situation she feared did not materialize. The zombies' mobility was too weak, and their speed was slow. Once they entered, Shen Feng killed them one by one with a single blow. The sound of "crackling" was incessant as zombies fell one after another. Almost no zombie could escape the guard at the door, Shen Feng. Occasionally, a straggler would be finished off by the people behind the conveyor belt.
However, a problem soon arose. For every zombie that entered, one was killed, and their corpses were piled up at the door. At this point, even if they wanted to close the door, they couldn't! Chang Jianyi quickly shouted, "You two dragging the corpses, what are you doing?"
A man under one of the conveyor belts said, "There are too many, too many corpses, we can't drag them all!"
As for the other person dragging corpses, he was a young man in his twenties. He was now holding his head in his hands, looking at the corpses close at hand in terror and saying, "I'm scared, I'm really scared. I've never touched a corpse in my life. Will they turn into ghosts?"
Chang Jianyi quickly commanded, "Someone take him away, and then you two older sisters, go drag the corpses. Don't block the door!"
The two older sisters were not afraid, as they had been cooking all along and had seen too much blood and flesh. With a resolute heart, they crawled under the table and began to drag the corpses. As for the trembling young man hiding underneath, he was dragged out and sent to the side to calm down.
Bloodshot eyes began to appear in Shen Feng's eyes. He wasn't afraid; instead, he was somewhat excited, as if killing zombies was addictive! He continuously swung his crowbar, and under his precise strikes, the zombies gradually died. Occasionally, those that weren't killed were finished off by the people behind them. They also had weapons like rebar and clubs, and they also attacked the zombies' nape.
Shen Feng's eyes gradually turned red, and his expression became ferocious, making him unrecognizable from the sunny boy he was before.
Finally, after killing thirty zombies, Chang Jianyi ordered, "Close the door, hurry and close the door!"
Shen Feng was somewhat displeased. After the small door was closed, he asked, "Senior, why close the door? There are still more than twenty zombies outside! And I haven't had my fill of killing yet!"
Chang Jianyi didn't answer. She slowly walked to Shen Feng's side, looked him up and down seriously, and asked, "Are you very excited right now?"
Shen Feng nodded and said, "I'm not tired, and I'm indeed very excited right now!"
Chang Jianyi looked at him with concern, reached out to touch his cheek, her gaze full of worry. She said with difficulty, "Since you woke up, your physical fitness has indeed improved, but your mental state has a problem! Look how many zombies you've killed!"
Shen Feng came back to his senses and looked at the zombies being dragged out from under the conveyor belts. They were piled up on both sides like two small mountains, and most of these zombies were killed by him!
Shen Feng was somewhat confused and asked, "Is there something wrong with me killing zombies?"
Chang Jianyi shook her head and said, "It's not wrong to kill zombies, but your mental state is wrong! Look at the others!"
Shen Feng looked at the people in the hall. Their gazes towards him were filled with adoration, and beneath the adoration, there was more fear! No one dared to meet Shen Feng's eyes. In their eyes, Shen Feng's violent behavior was simply that of a demon king.