Duan Tianhe walked ahead, luring the zombies in the buildings to the streets.
Qin Shilei commanded the elephant herd to trample them, leaving behind a ground full of zombie corpses.
He then leisurely walked past, collecting the spoils.
It was so easy and comfortable.
With Duan Tianhe luring the zombies, Qin Shilei's speed in clearing them increased by at least half.
This led Qin Shilei to have the thought of recruiting him for the first time.
"Duan Tianhe, you're a bug. You have the constitution of a zombie, can control zombies like a zombie king, yet you can still kill zombies and get treasure chests like a human."
Qin Shilei said with some emotion.
"Boss Qin, you're the real bug. Two people dare to clean up a county town with two to three hundred thousand zombies and do it so easily."
Duan Tianhe was now thoroughly convinced of Qin Shilei's strength.
"What are your plans for you and your girlfriend in the future?"
Qin Shilei asked casually.
"Humans are social animals, we still want to find a place with many survivors to live."
Duan Tianhe sighed, "We've encountered humans before, but for various reasons, we had to leave."
Although he had mutated, he had never considered himself a zombie and still wished to return to human life.
Qin Shilei suggested, "How about you continue killing zombies with me? You can also accumulate more crystal cores to enhance your girlfriend's strength."
He also wanted to observe Duan Tianhe further to see if he should let him enter Hope City.
Duan Tianhe communicated with Yang Jie and readily agreed.
Three days later, Qin Shilei and his group finally cleared most of the zombies in Qing County. He also advanced again, becoming a Silver six-star expert.
The group consulted a map and decided to head towards the next county-level city, Yongmen City.
Yongmen City was a border city of the Great Xia Kingdom, with Puchang City to its north and Longhua City to its southeast.
A little over an hour later, the four of them finally arrived at Yongmen City.
At first glance, zombies roamed everywhere, and no survivors were found.
"I'll go lure the monsters. Yang Jie, you must stay close to the City Lord's wife."
Upon arriving at their destination, Duan Tianhe voluntarily rode a motorcycle to the front to draw the zombies.
Qin Shilei also got out of the car to command the elephant herd to kill zombies and collect spoils.
Zhang Xiaoli and Yang Jie stayed in the SUV, enjoying the air conditioning, eating snacks, and watching downloaded TV dramas. They occasionally chatted with each other.
They didn't seem like they were there to kill zombies, but more like tourists on an outing.
The first two days in Yongmen City were similar to Qing County. The group swept through, quickly clearing out the zombies and harvesting a large number of crystal cores.
However, on the third day, Qin Shilei noticed that the number of zombies in the city seemed to have decreased.
No matter how much Duan Tianhe summoned from the front, only a dozen or so zombies gathered.
"Boss Qin, do you think the northeast direction of Yongmen City has already been cleared by someone?" Duan Tianhe asked.
"You guys stay here. I'll go ahead and take a look." Qin Shilei leaped onto Xiaoqiang's back and flew forward.
He had only flown about one to two kilometers when he discovered a large number of zombies gathered below, moving slowly forward.
"Could it be that this city also has a zombie king?"
Qin Shilei patiently flew further and, amidst the heavy zombie encirclement, discovered a survivor base.
It was a large residential complex, packed with dense crowds of survivors.
The buildings, the complex's passageways, and the open spaces were all filled with people.
Outside the complex, there were even more zombies, surrounding it heavily but showing no intention of breaking in.
Seeing this, Qin Shilei understood that there must be a zombie king controlling these zombies.
"But why is this zombie king keeping these survivors trapped here?"
Qin Shilei couldn't fathom the zombie king's motive, but he noticed that chaos had erupted within the camp.
The frantic roars of men, the cries of women, and various wails intertwined into a symphony.
This camp, housing seven to eight thousand survivors, had finally descended into chaos after being besieged by zombies for days.
The stronger survivors, realizing they couldn't break through the zombie blockade, began to vent their emotions on their own kind.
Qin Shilei personally witnessed a thin, middle-aged man, holding a submachine gun, ruthlessly firing bullets at survivors standing by the roadside.
He was shouting wildly as he sprayed bullets, completely ignoring the terrified pleas for help.
Meanwhile, a strong young man, holding a long saber, walked with a cruel smile towards a couple and then stabbed the man in the lower back.
He stabbed him repeatedly, ignoring the woman who was punching and kicking him.
After killing the woman's husband, he turned and tore open her clothes, forcibly violating her on the street.
The entire camp was filled with killings and rapes.
As if they knew they wouldn't survive, some people began to indulge in their frenzied emotions.
This emotion then spread rapidly throughout the camp.
There were also survivors who still held hope and abided by principles of justice, stepping forward to stop the vicious criminals.
However, these survivors were a minority. They might fail to save others and instead fall into the hands of the attackers.
Shui Yuexin was a squad leader of a major faction in the camp.
She was currently cornered by a group of thugs.
"Hmph, you dare to interfere in my business? You must be tired of living."
"If you have the guts, get out of the camp and kill zombies. Going crazy in the camp is nothing."
"Haha, today I'll let you know the consequence of meddling. Let my brothers and I 'serve' you well."
As soon as the thug finished speaking, he led his subordinates to attack Shui Yuexin.
Soon, Shui Yuexin's long sword was chopped away.
Then, several people pinned her down, preparing to commit atrocities on the street.
Suddenly, they felt a shadow cast over them. Looking up, they saw a colossal giant eagle that had appeared above them at some point.
Then, a figure leaped down from the giant eagle's back.
Just as the figure was about to fall to their death, everyone felt a blur before their eyes and lost track of the figure.
Shui Yuexin only saw an afterimage flash in front of her, and then the thugs who were attacking her went limp and fell to the ground.
She looked forward, unable to discern the person's appearance, only seeing an afterimage constantly flickering, reaping the lives of the thugs.
At this moment, the people in the camp also noticed that an outsider had arrived.
Whether they were troublemakers, onlookers, or survivors with low strength, they were all staring intently at the suddenly appearing figure.
In their eyes, every flicker of the afterimage took away one or several wrongdoers.
Soon, the thugs were horrified to discover that the figure was like a god of death, ruthlessly reaping their lives.
The figure was so powerful that resistance was impossible.
Those targeted by the figure had no ability to resist, and one by one, they became corpses.
The thugs watched this scene with shock, then extreme fear, afraid they too would become victims of the sword.
"Don't be afraid, everyone. He's just one person. Let's all go together and crush him. If we let him keep killing, none of us will survive."
A thug waved his arm, shouting for everyone to gang up and kill Qin Shilei.
As soon as he spoke, some people took the lead and charged forward.
Immediately, the thugs roared and surrounded Qin Shilei, attempting to overwhelm him with sheer numbers.