The next day, the tenth day, ten AM.
Ding! System prompt: The universal language module has been successfully loaded. Survivors from different countries can now communicate freely!
In the Jinyu District, west of Jiangnan District.
At an intersection, the corpses of several Dragon Country and Western people lay scattered on the ground.
Each head had been struck again to prevent reanimation.
Qian Zhenyu was collecting corpses...
Zheng Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the prompt about free communication.
He looked down at a Westerner whose face he was stepping on and said,
"Now I can understand what you're saying. Speak, why did you ambush us? How did you know we would pass through here at this time?"
The Westerner cursed,
"All you yellow-skinned monkeys deserve to die! You have no idea who you've offended. Ryan will raze your camp to the ground! All men will be killed, and women will be kept to be toyed with by us, hahahaha!"
Zheng Hao frowned and slowly said,
"I think it's better if you speak in your own tongue. That way, I won't understand, and I won't get so angry!"
With that, he brought his saber down, decapitating the Westerner.
Qian Zhenyu walked over, wiping sweat from his brow, and said,
"The Westerners from Tan Sibo's side have confessed. They are from Eagle Claw Country and all came through the prison! Originally, the prison was divided into two factions: the Ryan faction and the Arthur faction... Not long ago, they united and wiped out the camp that was composed of prison guards! Now, these two factions are the biggest powers in the entire Jinyu District! These guys don't like killing zombies, they think they are demons, and fighting demons is suicide! But they like to loot passing survivors, and the two factions often clash! They are all wicked bastards who kill without batting an eye! However, they have guns, which might make them difficult to deal with! Today, we killed Ryan's people. One of them escaped during the engagement... This might be very disadvantageous for us! We need to be extra careful from now on!"
Qian Zhenyu paused here and asked,
"Should we continue westward, or turn south?"
Zheng Hao remained noncommittal, thought for a moment, and said,
"They don't like killing zombies, which means there are plenty of energy cores to collect here! Getting stronger quickly is the key! Especially the Crawlers. If we can deal with that guy, our exploration area can be much wider! Otherwise, being constrained by that guy forever, we'll never become strong! Also... tell everyone, no one is allowed to appear in the regional chat channel!"
Zheng Hao actually wanted to say that these people had killed many survivors, so they must have quite a few energy cores on them. But Zheng Hao didn't want to expose his secret of killing people.
Qian Zhenyu nodded, his face serious, and said,
"Alright, I'll do that... Also, what about this person?"
He pointed to the thin Westerner who had just confessed.
"Why keep this kind of thing around!"
Zheng Hao said, casually slitting the Westerner's throat with his watermelon knife. The technique was clean and swift!
...
Eleven AM.
At the border between Jinyu District and Jiangnan District.
A handsome young man rode a giant wolf, walking slowly through the streets. The wolf's massive paws struck the ground, kicking up a small cloud of dust. Its tail accidentally brushed against a nearby car, denting the side of a van significantly.
Bang!
A loud noise echoed through the street. Not only did it not attract zombies, but the zombies that were previously growling and moaning all fell silent in unison. The entire street was deathly quiet! The zombies on the street, seeing them from afar, all retreated on their own. Even the zombies trapped in cars, struggling and pounding on the windows, suddenly quieted down. It was as if they feared some terrifying existence and didn't want to make any extra noise or movement, lest they attract the attention of that fearsome entity.
Although Er Pang had eaten his fill yesterday, he couldn't resist the temptation of the nutrient solution in the middle of the night and drank it all down greedily. Er Pang, in his small form, was already the size of a Tibetan Mastiff. In his amplified state, he was larger than an SUV.
Pet Name: Er Pang
War Pet Type: Mutated Energy Beast - Howling Moon Wolf King
Growth Stage: Juvenile Stage 3
Preferred Food: Meat, zombies, mutated animals, mutated insects...
Skills:
[Amplification Combat]: Enters combat, his size, strength, speed, and mass will multiply!
[Wild Call]: Can summon four Howling Moon Wolf cubs to join the battle. The wolf cubs disappear after the battle!
[Devour and Heal]: Completely devours a target to heal himself and clear all negative status effects. The healing effect increases with the number of energy cores in the devoured target's body!
[Wolf King's Majesty]: Monsters that can be instantly killed by the Howling Moon Wolf King will actively avoid the wolf king due to the influence of the energy field.
When Zhang Chen woke up this morning, the zombie tide had already ended. Large groups of zombies suddenly stopped moving and then slowly dispersed. The area within a 200-meter radius of the watchtower was empty. The zombies on other streets were scattered. After the zombie tide receded, they began to wander randomly, and it was uncertain where they had all gone. Encountering a zombie horde on the scale of yesterday would now depend on luck.
Zhang Chen collected the mountain of corpses that Er Pang had brought back as spoils of war yesterday. Current upgrade progress is 36527/20000*2. He was still over 3000 [Energy Cores] short of leveling up! If he were to kill ordinary zombies, he would need to kill another four to five thousand. Now that the zombie tide was gone, chasing after zombies to kill them... killing five to six thousand would still be time-consuming and labor-intensive. So Zhang Chen decided... to go with the flow! While searching for supply boxes, he would also clear out high-level zombies. Ordinary zombies were numerous but not densely packed, appearing wherever he went and following him with their hoarse cries, annoying Zhang Chen. Killing them would dirty his clothes and require him to change. Not killing them... a horde of zombies baring their fangs and brandishing their claws was too detrimental to his mood! So Zhang Chen decided to ride Er Pang. To enjoy the peace of the apocalypse!
Zhang Chen checked his minimap. There was a Level 2 supply box about 2 kilometers from his current location. Further away, on the commercial street, there was a Level 3 supply box! It seemed that before the world's suppression was lifted, Level 3 supply boxes were the highest grade. Hmm... it's on the way. He would get the Level 2 supply box first, then go for the Level 3 supply box. And then, circling back, there were two more Level 2 supply boxes. As for those Level 1 supply boxes... if they were on the way, he'd open them. If not, there was no need to detour specifically to open them. After all, the items inside were only helpful to low-level survivors. For Zhang Chen's current stage... they were completely useless. It was just for fun, to see what was inside!