According to the map, the nearest Level 2 supply cache was in a school's teaching building two kilometers away.
Zhang Chen gently stroked Er Pang's fluffy ears and said,
"Accelerate, let's run! I've had enough of the apocalypse's tranquility!"
"We need to hurry and get there quickly, open the treasure chest, and then rest!"
"Maybe this supply cache will have your favorite food too!"
Er Pang turned its head and looked at Zhang Chen, who was riding on its back.
Actually, Zhang Chen had said a lot of things.
Er Pang understood most of it as gibberish.
Although Er Pang had intelligence, it hadn't reached the level of complex linguistic communication with humans.
From Er Pang's perspective:
"Master touched my ears. Something must be up."
"Otherwise, he wouldn't touch me for no reason."
"As expected, Master is speaking."
"Don't understand, don't understand, don't understand... run..."
"Don't understand, don't understand, don't understand... don't understand..."
"Don't understand, don't understand, don't understand... eat!"
"So... if I put it all together... it means..."
"If I run, I'll get delicious food?!"
Er Pang's spirits soared!
If there was one thing it wouldn't slack on, it was food!
Thus, it swung its paws and began to run rapidly!
The path was clear, and the zombies retreated.
Soon, they arrived at the entrance of the middle school.
"We'll be entering the teaching building soon. You're too big, so change back to your normal size!"
Zhang Chen jumped off Er Pang's back, raised his hand, gently patted its back, and said.
"Woof..."
In an instant, Er Pang returned to the size of an adult Tibetan Mastiff.
Even survivors would feel awe-struck by such a size.
The man and the wolf, in their current state, walked brazenly through the main entrance of the middle school.
Upon entering, they found a spacious playground with a synthetic track.
In front of the teaching building, there was also a platform for leading exercises and a flagpole.
"It's quite nostalgic. This is similar to the middle school I attended!"
"Perhaps later, I can sit in a classroom and see what this world's textbooks are like!"
Zhang Chen muttered to himself.
Er Pang looked up at Zhang Chen and licked his pant leg.
The gesture meant: "Where's the promised food?"
"Hey, come here quickly, be careful, it's dangerous!"
Suddenly, a voice, trying to sound high-pitched, called out from a corner.
Zhang Chen turned his head and saw Zheng Hao.
He was accompanied by seven or eight people, all fully armed and in a state of high alert.
Notably, each of them was holding a metal shield!
As Zhang Chen noticed the metal shields, a prompt appeared next to them:
[Sturdy Guardian Shield: Can resist bullets and sharp weapon attacks. Current durability is 100. Once durability reaches zero, the shield will shatter!]
It seemed they had also acquired some new blueprints.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
Zhang Chen felt a little surprised.
He then looked intently at the teaching building again.
A prompt immediately popped up:
[On the 3rd floor of the teaching building, there is a Level 2 supply cache, along with six Crawlers who are enthusiastically peeling wall plaster. They pose no threat to you...]
"Hiss... this passage sounds so familiar."
"It's like the prompt when I encountered regular zombies after clearing the Tianyang University zombie horde."
"So, the Crawlers have been reduced to the same status as ordinary zombies?!"
"We've set up a trap, hurry and retreat, it's about to go off!"
Zheng Hao said urgently.
He acknowledged Zhang Chen's strength.
He had even planned to recruit Zhang Chen into his camp.
With Zhang Chen's strength, his status would absolutely be on par with Qian Zhenyu!
With such a powerful ally, the Revival Camp would surely soar like a tiger with wings.
This would be highly beneficial for the upcoming confrontation with the foreign criminal groups, Ryan and Arthur.
He didn't want Zhang Chen to die here, as it would be a great pity.
After all, there were six Crawlers!
Even if he and his entire scavenging team combined, they might not be able to defeat them, let alone Zhang Chen alone?
"A trap?"
Zhang Chen paused slightly and looked down at his surroundings.
Only then did he notice.
Not far away on the ground, there were two small alarm clocks.
Two fishing lines were tied to the alarm clocks,
extending outwards, all the way beyond the school gate.
Seeing this simple setup, Zhang Chen understood Zheng Hao's intentions.
He planned to use the alarm clocks to lure out the Crawlers from the teaching building.
Then, through two people or some mechanism, they would pull the fishing lines, activating the alarm clocks.
The loud noise would lure the Crawlers out of the school!
Finally, while the Crawlers were gone, Zheng Hao would lead his team to open the Level 2 supply cache.
It had to be said, this method was very clever.
And it truly required teamwork to achieve!
"Hurry, it's almost too late!"
Zheng Hao dared not shout loudly.
If the sound was too loud, the Crawlers would be attracted without the need for the alarm clocks.
However, he felt it would be too regrettable to not warn Zhang Chen and let such a talent die!
But at this crucial moment.
Time was up!
Ring~~ Ring~~~
The two alarm clocks vibrated frantically, emitting sharp noises!
"Damn, it's over! Alas... we're still a step too late!"
Zheng Hao sighed dejectedly!
"Gggrrr~~"
"Gggrrrgggrrr!"
Several terrifying, bone-chilling sounds echoed one after another from the teaching building!
Immediately after, six Crawlers emerged one by one from the broken windows!
Their long claws gripped the walls, their expressions ferocious as they looked at the source of the noise.
Soon, they spotted Zhang Chen!
"Gggrrr! Roar~"
The six Crawlers suddenly,
leapt down from the third floor at extreme speed!
Heading straight for Zhang Chen!
"Run, hurry and run!"
Zheng Hao said urgently in a low voice.
"He's probably scared stiff! It's understandable, I was also frozen in place the first time I encountered this monster!"
"Especially now with six of them, even a god couldn't save him!"
Tan Sibao, the captain of the fourth squad, said in a superior tone.
The squad members behind him also wore solemn expressions.
They had all witnessed the terrifying power of the Crawlers.
And even now, they couldn't figure out how to completely kill these monsters.
"Alas, everyone has their fate!"
Zheng Hao nodded.
In the eyes of everyone, Zhang Chen was already dead!
"Crystal Core Resonance!"
Zhang Chen stood his ground, his arms vibrating slightly.
A wave of invisible energy instantly erupted,
shattering all the glass in the teaching building, which rained down like falling drops.
The six Crawlers, having just leaped into the air, before they could land,
dissipated into wisps of mist mid-air and vanished with the wind!
Then, Zhang Chen exerted a slight force with his legs, and he shot forward more than ten meters, then lightly pushed off,
and gracefully leaped into a classroom on the third floor.
He left Zheng Hao and the others behind, their faces filled with shock!