Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 562 Blood-Red Rainy Night

However, despite the considerable number of dissenting voices, the majority of people still firmly stand on ETA's side, even if they may not return alive, and even if this mistake has nothing to do with them.

In fact, many people volunteered to follow ETA, and even many who had previously made sarcastic remarks later fell silent and stood by ETA's side with knives.

The adults in the shelter were mostly women, but none of them showed any fear in their eyes.

It is obvious that Eta Doyle, as the leader, has a lot of say in this camp.

...

Her plan was actually quite simple.

Go against the flow of traffic and meet them head-on, doing everything possible to kill the Bloodseeker who is following behind.

Or be killed by the Bloodseekers.

Both outcomes can actually guarantee the safety of the shelter, because the bloodstains left by the boy along the way won't linger for too long. However, if the Blood Tracker finds the shelter by following the blood trail, then all the undead and evil creatures in the entire wasteland will flock there, leaving the survivors with nowhere to go.

As for the Blood Followers, they are a kind of "beast" that is extremely sensitive to the smell of blood.

However, before the plague spread, these beasts were once among humans.

Unlike the others infected with the virus, they did not turn into zombies. Instead, as they approached death, they transformed into beasts even more terrifying than zombies. Furthermore, after being transformed into beasts, they were reinfected with the virus that infected zombies, becoming a different kind of being from pure beasts.

In urban areas, the undead, who possess a certain collective order, are the most terrifying, but in the wilderness, these wild beasts are the real nightmare for the survivors.

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Therefore, Eta and his group actually embarked on their journey with the mindset that they were certain of death.

She brought her own son along, because everyone needed him to guide them.

That's why no one went against ETA's decision.

These fearless women, carrying their limited weapons and equipment, left the valley area where the refuge was located and stepped into the muddy wilderness.

...

The rain outside had subsided somewhat by now.

But this was just the prelude to an upcoming downpour, as the blinding arcs of electricity flashing across the dark sky and the terrifying rumble of thunder never ceased.

Perhaps the blood-circulating person can have a hearty meal tonight.

Oh no, maybe not.

Because, on the same route, before colliding head-on with Eta's team, this Bloodseeker, whose clear gray-white body outline was visible in the pitch-black night, seemed to have encountered someone else beforehand.

This is a human woman holding an umbrella and clutching old blueprints in her hand.

The reason she ran into the Bloodseeker was twofold: firstly, she was also searching for the exact location of the refuge, and secondly, she also carried a strong smell of blood.

Yes, the lady holding an umbrella in the rainy night is Emma, ​​who has left the city.

She was unaware that the Bloodseekers, predators combining elements of both wild beasts and undead, existed in the outskirts of the desolate city.

However, compared to the fearless attitude of the interception team from the shelter, Emma showed no panic when she noticed the fleeting outline of grayish-white fur in the dense forest.

She held the umbrella in one hand, stood still for a few seconds, and then calmly began to back away.

The beast seemed to be within reach.

Emma could clearly hear the other person sucking up the bloody air, and the sound of rough fur and bone spurs rubbing against the tree trunks in the dense forest.

Even so, her vision was still mostly blocked by the darkness and dense foliage.

Staying in the forest would mean being completely in the dark, so Emma immediately chose to retreat.

However, she wasn't entirely focused on the commotion in the dense forest; as she retreated, she kept an eye on the rhythm of the lightning in the sky.

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It has sharp claws, bone spurs, coarse mane, and a body structure that is neither human nor inhuman.

But what's most chilling is the head that still retains its human form, and its eyes...

In the dense forest, it crawls on all fours, but this is merely a means of concealment for predators during their hunt.

Emma was located at the edge of the dense forest.

She was walking backwards along the same path.

Behind her lay the path she had taken to get here, the only terrain she vaguely remembered. In this suffocating standoff, any bump or stumble, even stepping into a ditch and staggering, could be fatal. In the eyes of a predator, a prey's momentary loss of balance or distraction was a signal to launch an attack.

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And so, Emma kept facing the beasts hidden in the dense forest, slowly retreating until her body was completely out of the jungle.

She held an umbrella throughout the entire process. Despite the excruciating pain signals her wounds were sending to her brain, Emma struggled to stay alert and face the terrifying creature that seemed ready to tear her apart at any moment.

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Boom…

Lightning flashed continuously, followed by thunder a few seconds after the lightning disappeared.

It's just like some kind of excessive countdown.

Emma had already retreated to the edge of a ravine and stopped.

She climbed up from here.

The wild beasts in the dense forest also approached the edge of the jungle. One more step forward and their ferocious and terrifying forms would be completely exposed from the cover of branches and leaves.

At this moment, Emma could see those complex eyes that combined humanity and bestiality.

It seems that on one night while solving Noschia's equation, she had seen such a complex, bloody, and painful gaze in her dream.

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Emma's boot heels were already touching the edge of the rock.

She held the umbrella in her left hand and put her right hand in the outer pocket of her coat, calmly meeting the crimson eyes in the dense forest.

She remained completely calm.

While they were locked in a standoff, they were also nodding their heads slightly and rhythmically, as if they were calculating something.

Unfortunately, this confrontation, which was both dangerous and elegant, took place in the dead of night, and there were no bystanders at all.

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Until a certain moment.

The night sky was cleaved in two by blinding arcs of electricity.

In that fleeting moment of cold light, both predator and prey were able to see each other's faces clearly.

Emma released the umbrella from her hand, letting it drift away in front of her.

Just as the falling umbrella obscured the view of the two sides, the beast pounced out with terrifying speed.

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The distance of several meters was instantly shortened.

And a few seconds later.

The thunder only arrived belatedly after the flash of lightning had completely faded.

Boom! ! !
But along with the thunder, a fireball exploded at the edge of the mountain stream.

The shockwave swept away rubble, glass shards, and sand in all directions, along with broken bone spikes, fangs, and shattered eyeballs belonging to wild beasts.

The only thing missing was that elegant figure holding an umbrella, just a few seconds ago.

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As I said before, it's a real shame that this battle between predator and prey lacks spectators...

Oh no, there were bystanders.

The interception team from the shelter arrived just in time for this final moment.

Until the explosion rang out, none of them chose to come to the rescue. Instead, they simply hid in the distance, coldly observing the battle between man and beast.

The reason is simple: they don't think that woman walking alone in the wilderness is a normal person.

Even if she weren't a zombie, she wouldn't have the ability to deal with Bloodseekers.

A shelter has neither the obligation nor the need to risk total annihilation to rescue a stranger.

Ideally, the bloodstains produced by the Bloodseekers after killing this innocent passerby would mask the bloodstains left by the boy along the way. In this way, the tragically deceased passerby could be considered to have made a final contribution to the shelter with her life.

This is indeed cruel and callous, but for the shelter, it is the best option. They avoided a disaster without paying any price.

...

Until the explosion at the edge of the ravine.

Everyone in the shelter was stunned.

Those who didn't know might think that the Bloodseeker was killed by a bolt of lightning...

(End of this chapter)