Zombies were fast, but Qin Shilei's archery was faster.
More than ten arrows in succession relentlessly pierced the running figure’s head.
Before it could run five meters, it collapsed powerlessly to the ground.
Qin Shilei, looking at the mutated zombie corpse dozens of meters away and the bronze treasure chest next to it, gritted his teeth and leaped forcefully into the zombie horde outside the truck.
Thunder Strike!
The Seven Star Sword in his hand quickly cleared the surrounding zombies.
With a casual wave, a bulldozer was released from his spatial ring.
He climbed into the driver's seat and as soon as he ignited the engine, the surrounding zombies had already swarmed him again.
Ignoring the zombies climbing on the bulldozer, Qin Shilei accelerated towards the mutated zombie.
The uneven terrain caused the bulldozer to sway left and right, unable to gain speed.
"Bang!"
A zombie even managed to climb onto the bulldozer and smash the side window.
Qin Shilei picked up the Seven Star Sword beside him and stabbed the zombie, killing it.
Due to the sheer number of zombies and the bumpy road,
The bulldozer was far from invincible like it was on Food Street.
However, it was still rapidly approaching the treasure chest.
Qin Shilei kicked open the bulldozer's door, also sending two or three zombies by the door flying.
Thunder Strike.
He cleared the zombies near the treasure chest.
He quickly picked up the treasure chest and the mutated zombie's corpse.
"Whoosh!"
Xiao Qiang's cry echoed from the sky.
"Roar!"
Qin Shilei let out a long howl, summoning Xiao Qiang down.
With a leap, he grabbed Xiao Qiang's claws and flew back towards the breakthrough channel.
As for the bulldozer, he could get another one later.
After Xiao Qiang brought Qin Shilei back to the breakthrough channel, he flew towards An Qian and the others again.
Qin Shilei continued to patrol the latter half of the channel.
Arrows from his hand were shot out incessantly, killing the zombies that broke through into the channel.
One man and one bow were like a humanoid turret, a turret equipped with high-precision tracking radar.
Other evolved individuals, to conserve their strength, stayed on trucks to assist in defense, but Qin Shilei moved back and forth as if tireless.
As he passed, the soldiers defending the channel cast grateful and admiring glances his way.
The countless soldiers he had saved imprinted his figure deeply in their hearts.
Time flowed by, and a large portion of the survivors in Ning'an City had already broken through.
Just then, a rapid horn blast sounded from the front of the channel.
Qin Shilei's figure moved like a leopard, charging towards the source of the sound.
Upon reaching the area, he discovered that one of the trucks forming the vehicle wall of the channel had been chopped into several pieces by some unknown object, and a continuous stream of zombies was pouring through the gap.
Military soldiers were bombarding the zombies with rockets and trying to plug the breach.
A little further ahead, more than a dozen mutated zombies were leading a horde of normal zombies in a fierce battle against hundreds of humans.
"For everyone's safety, these mutated zombies will be handled by our Tian Qi Zhi Jia. You all just need to kill the regular zombies."
A loud voice from Tian Qi Zhi Jia boomed from the perimeter.
Tian Qi Zhi Jia’s attempt to claim the boss monsters drew dissatisfaction from the surrounding crowd.
"They've really calculated it well. Only mutated zombies drop treasure chests, and you want to snatch them all."
"At such a critical juncture, they are still thinking of monopolizing the bosses. This is outrageous."
"There are over ten mutated zombies, and Tian Qi Zhi Jia only has about a hundred people here. Be careful not to bite off more than you can chew."
As Qin Shilei approached, he suddenly felt a sense of being watched.
Following the feeling, he looked forward and saw a person in a blue shirt on the roof of a truck, staring at him with a stern expression.
No, this seemed to be a zombie too, and several figures were guarding it; they were clearly several zombies.
A zombie that was similar to a human and possessed reason. Could it be an intelligent zombie?
Although separated by thirty to forty meters, the figure exuded a subtle sense of threat.
Something that could pose a threat to him, who had already advanced to the Black Iron realm, couldn't just be a common intelligent zombie.
Could it be the Zombie King?
"Hmph, Tang Haotian, if you want to snatch the mutated zombies, then help me test the strength of the Zombie King properly."
Qin Shilei's heart stirred, he restrained his aura, turned, and attacked the zombies pouring in from the gap, allowing the soldiers to clear their hands to plug the breach.
Tang Haotian and his group noticed Qin Shilei's arrival immediately.
The buzz-cut man pointed at Qin Shilei, reminding, "Family Head, that Qin fellow is here again."
"Hmph, tell the brothers to be alert. If he dares to snatch the boss, we'll all attack and eliminate him."
Tang Haotian glanced at Qin Shilei and ordered fiercely.
"Roar."
Just as Tang Haotian withdrew his gaze from Qin Shilei, a deafening zombie roar was heard, and the numerous zombies seemed to have been injected with adrenaline, their assault suddenly intensifying.
"Kill them! The spoils of war belong to everyone."
Tang Haotian shouted, his sword emitting a golden glow as he lopped off the head of a mutated zombie with a single strike.
Seeing their Family Head display such might and kill a mutated zombie with one blow, his followers cheered loudly.
However, they failed to notice the figure, suspected to be the Zombie King, turn into an afterimage and move along the periphery of the battle.
With each strike, its sharp claws severed the throats of a member of Tian Qi Zhi Jia.
By the time Tang Haotian, leading his elite subordinates, had killed three more mutated zombies, thirty to forty members of Tian Qi Zhi Jia had already fallen.
"Family Head, why are our numbers dwindling?" the buzz-cut man asked, looking around with a hint of confusion.
"Be careful!" Tang Haotian kicked the buzz-cut man away and used the momentum to flash to another side.
"Ah."
The buzz-cut man couldn't completely evade the Zombie King's attack. As an afterimage flashed past, his left arm detached and flew into the distance.
"Heh heh."
The Zombie King stopped in the distance, turned, and let out a sinister, mocking laugh.
Despite being mocked, Tang Haotian dared not act rashly; the creature's speed had made him wary.
"Ah ah."
Although he and the Zombie King had paused, the surrounding mutated zombies did not. They continued to kill several more members of Tian Qi Zhi Jia.
Sharp Metal Power.
Tang Haotian stopped holding back his strength. He infused his treasure sword with his ability, making the sword even sharper, and split two mutated zombies in half with a single strike.
As Tang Haotian attacked, the Zombie King once again became an afterimage and charged forward.
Bronze Skin Iron Bones!
Tang Haotian instantly activated one of his defensive skills.
"Bang!"
A golden light emanated from Tang Haotian's body. Although he managed to block the Zombie King's attack, he was still sent flying five to six meters.
"Pfft."
He spat out a mouthful of blood.
Terrified by the Zombie King's power, Tang Haotian endured the pain in his body, got up, and ran towards Qin Shilei.
"Let's combine forces to kill this mutated zombie. The crystal core is mine, and the treasure chest is yours."
Tang Haotian shouted loudly at Qin Shilei as he ran.