Crossing the wilderness to survive, starting with a broken kitchen knife.

The injuries of the three were not serious. After some treatment and bandaging, they were fine. They then submitted their tasks and completed their job transfers.

After the three people changed their jobs, their respective attribute growth had obvious tendencies, and they were also given a general skill for the job change.

Ge Dalong's mage skill is Ice Blizzard, which can condense dark clouds in an area and continuously release ice cone attacks on the target area.

Wu Qing's priest skill is healing, which is a single-target recovery skill that can enhance the recovery ability of friendly units. It has a short CD and a large release range, making it a panacea skill.

In order to test the effect, she also performed a special healing spell on the injured Ge Dalong. A little green light appeared on Ge Dalong's body, and his complexion also improved a little.

Zhao Feng's warrior skill is Charge, which literally charges forward. While the damage isn't great, it makes up for his lack of mobility. Combining it with Sweep allows for a combo. Zhao Feng experimented with it a few times in the training grounds and found it incredibly impressive.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the blood moon arrived as expected. Zhang Shi had originally intended for the three of them to have a good night's rest, recover from their injuries, and then prepare to activate the challenge letter and return to the Village of Confusion.

But the three of them tacitly agreed to join the war.

Seeing that Zhang Shi still refused to give in, Ge Dalong tried to persuade him.

"I know you're worried about our situation. Don't worry, I'll do what I can tonight and won't overdraw my magic power."

Wu Qing also spoke, which was rare.

"Zhao Feng isn't injured. He just needs to command the soldiers to fire the cannons from the wall. I'm controlling the plants, so I don't need to be involved myself. You don't have to worry about us."

Seeing that the three of them said so, Zhang Shi couldn't refuse anymore, so he nodded and agreed to let them join the war.

The zombie horde arrived as expected, exceeding the previous day's in numbers. A few high-grade mutant zombies occasionally interspersed among the hordes, making the tide even more devastating. However, thanks to the shelter's numerous defenses, the entire wall was like an impenetrable fortress, an insurmountable barrier for the zombies. Zhang Shi, experiencing the passive abilities of the Black Light Armor for the first time, thrived on the battlefield, growing stronger with each battle. He easily held off the zombie horde.

At the same time, the same scene unfolded across the wilderness. In Zhang Shi's division, the Mutual Aid Association and the Bright Alliance possessed the most manpower and resources, and they naturally suffered the most from the zombie horde.

The Bright Alliance, having initially accepted everyone as if it were a charity, had a mismatch between numbers and strength. After Liu Yu held out for two days, his stronghold was finally lost to the zombie horde, resulting in numerous casualties. Ultimately, only a handful of survivors with a reasonable level of strength managed to break through.

On the Mutual Aid Association side, Chen Beipan lost a large number of personnel due to the failure of the raid. Their predicament was that they had sufficient resources but lacked manpower. Chen Beipan chose the most brutal way to deal with it - he took away the resources and ran away.

This also directly led to the remaining mutual aid association members lacking survival supplies. They could no longer hold on and could only divide up the remaining resources and go their separate ways.

A small number of mutual aid society members who even abandoned the shelter became complete abandonments and ended up in a miserable state.

The news that Chen Beipan ran away with the resources quickly spread on the regional channel. This was not the first time he had done this. He had done this to everyone before when he teamed up with Liu Yu. This incident completely ruined his reputation.

However, he did not care about the insults, because he had a tool in his hand and knew that it would not be long before the system merged into one area. At that time, a large number of survivors from other areas would pour in. He could rely on the resources in his hands to gather a force and still live a carefree life.

Zhang Shi was preparing supplies to challenge the Village of Doubt again, so he browsed around the regional channels and trading markets and learned about their situation.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Shi first bought some water and resource generation cards in the trading market, then clicked on Liu Yu's avatar to send a private message, informing him of the zombies' fear of water, as a way of repaying them for their help in fighting the Mutual Aid Society in the Wuqing Shelter.

Liu Yu was consumed by grief and self-blame over the loss of his stronghold when he received Zhang Shi's private message. A glimmer of hope flickered in his eyes when he saw Zhang Shi's information about the zombies' fear of water. This information was undoubtedly a valuable guide to survival for them in their desperate situation.

"Boss Zhang Shi, thank you! We in the Bright Alliance will remember this kindness."

Liu Yu quickly replied, his words expressing both gratitude and determination. "We will use this to our advantage, replan our defense strategy, gather the lost personnel, and strive to survive the zombie tide."

After receiving the reply, Zhang Shi looked at Liu Yu with a newfound respect. He knew that in this cruel world, being self-centered was understandable, and that a "philanthropist" like Liu Yu was truly worthy of respect.

Zhang Shi didn't say much, just gave a few words of encouragement and then continued to prepare his own plan.

Meanwhile, Wu Qing, Ge Dalong, and Zhao Feng practiced their new skills in tonight's battle. Ge Dalong's ice storm, in particular, effectively slowed the zombie advance, buying the defense valuable time to adjust.

Moreover, his skill is in the form of energy attack, which is also effective against souls. He is a professional match for the ghosts and monsters in Huo Village.

Zhang Shi has always been brooding over his experience in Huojia Village. This time, he specially bought a lot of related equipment and props in the trading market, such as peach wood swords, evil-repelling talismans, and even a lot of crosses of the same style as those used by Baldy and his group.

After all, the cross has been tested and can indeed have some effect on the black fog guards who are also souls. Zhang Shi bought a lot of them and equipped each person with a set for self-defense.

By the time the trading market closed, it was already late at night. Zhang Shi rubbed his eyes, remembering that his check-in times had been updated, and skillfully clicked on the cheat code. Unexpectedly, the props he received from signing in immediately dispelled his sleepiness.

System prompts, congratulations on signing in and getting:

[Illusion Breaker (Orange) x1: A one-time aura item. After use, it can make team members immune to illusion attacks and increase their insight. The effect lasts for 24 hours.]

This is a legendary consumable. With it, you will no longer be afraid of sneak attacks from Mr. An, the sixth brother. When facing Huo Linjian and Huo Xiuxiu, you can also see through the enemy situation and not be blinded and unable to see anything.

It is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. This sign-in item greatly reduces the risk of this trip. Zhang Shi's chances of completing the copy and successfully changing jobs have increased significantly.

The next day, the fifth day after the zombie attack, the four of them recovered and packed their luggage to prepare to set off.

After Zhang Shi explained some things to Lao Bai, he gave orders to Zhang Dazhuang.

"While we are away, please stop all activities outside. If you don't have work, please rest. The safety of the shelter is entrusted to you until we return."

Seeing how much Zhang Shi thought of him, Zhang Dazhuang's voice trembled with excitement.

"I am willing to die for my lord!"

Zhang Shi nodded and prepared to activate the challenge. Unexpectedly, a loud whistle echoed from the plains. Zhang Shi frowned and climbed up the wall to take a look. He found that it was someone he knew.