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

After staying in the air for a short time, Zhang Shi took advantage of his vision and discovered that a large number of zombie beasts were gathering in the direction of the mining area. Only then did he realize that some soldiers and prisoners were still in the mining area.

Zhang Shi hurriedly searched for his target and moved towards the mining area. His figure was like a ghost, constantly flashing beside the beasts to reap their lives. He soon approached the wall of the mining area.

Since the mining shelter was newly built, many facilities were not yet fully equipped and the defense capabilities were weak. When Zhang Shi arrived nearby, he found that it had been breached by zombie beasts. There were many skeletons of soldiers and prisoners in the yard, with many small zombie beasts lying on them, gnawing on the remaining flesh and blood on the skeletons.

The surviving soldiers and prisoners were guarding a tower, firing furiously at the herd of beasts gathered below. Many zombie beasts were frantically pounding on the tower's door, and many were trying to climb up the wall.

Zhang Shi shouted loudly and threw several Molotov cocktails forward. The zombie beasts in front were instantly ignited like dry firewood. As they fled, the fire spread and soon covered a large area in front.

This also successfully attracted the attention of more zombie beasts, reducing the pressure on everyone in the mining area.

Relying on the high mobility of Shadow Step, Zhang Shi shuttled through the zombie beasts and successfully led the zombie beasts to the front of the shelter. The battle entered the rhythm that Zhang Shi was accustomed to.

Soon, thousands of zombie beasts were wiped out, and the violent rain washed away the blood, leaving behind countless corpses.

Zhang Shi returned to the shelter, shook off the rain on his visor, and then immediately gathered his companions together.

Ge Dalong pointed to the sky and spoke first.

"Something's not right tonight. The bodies weren't recovered by the system. This attack was probably not orchestrated by the system."

Zhang Shi closed the system panel and nodded. He also had some guesses about these situations.

The raid was being discussed in the regional channel, and it was obvious that many survivors were attacked at the same time.

"If these beasts are infected and transformed zombies, then the fact that they can launch a large-scale zombie wave in various areas at the same time indicates that there is an intelligent leader behind them."

The fact that they were able to organize such a large-scale zombie horde means that they have their lair near the shelter.

After discussing it, they decided to assign some people to search the area tomorrow, and if necessary, clear it out completely to eliminate future troubles.

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On the third day, Zhang Shi signed in and received [Protective Suit (Blue) x100]. This also reminded him that he still needed to organize some manpower to deal with the corpses on the plain.

Continuous heavy rains washed the corpses of many wild animals into the river. Although the shelter no longer uses river water for drinking since the zombie crisis, a lot of domestic water is still obtained from the river, which can easily cause infection if one is not careful.

Zhang Shi first tallied the damage and casualties from last night's battle, then commended all the soldiers. The zombie and beast attacks had caught everyone off guard, and the shelter had lost many soldiers in the early stages of the battle, especially in the mining area. Many of the captives were unarmed and could only hide from the swarming zombies and beasts, resulting in heavy losses after the zombies breached the walls.

Learning from the lessons of this raid, Zhang Shi planned to reinforce the mine's defenses. Until they were fully completed, nighttime work would be temporarily suspended, and all personnel would return to their shelters before dark. Similarly, Zhang Shi did not intend to abandon the transit station shelter and would increase manpower deployment.

Before that, Zhang Shi organized 100 people to go to the plain to deal with the bodies.

He first dug a huge pit, built a roof above the pit, and then used a cart to gather all the scattered corpses in the pit and burn them.

Due to the heavy rain, the soldiers' progress was greatly slowed down, and it was not until noon that they cleared the bodies on the plain. After Zhang Shi ordered the soldiers to do their respective tasks, he took 50 people and headed straight for the mine to explore.

The hollowed-out interior of a mine was a perfect place to hide a large number of wild beasts. Zhang Shi hadn't been here since his last encounter with the White Tiger father and son. It was likely that other creatures had taken over the area.

The mine is one of the few high-altitude areas nearby, so it was not affected by the heavy rain. Except that the mountain path was a bit slippery, it was not difficult to walk on.

When they arrived at the entrance of the cave, a pungent fishy smell came out. Even on a rainy day, it was extremely strong. Zhang Shi's face suddenly became serious, and he raised his hand to signal everyone to walk lightly.

Zhang Shi released Pipi. As soon as Pipi appeared, he pricked up his ears alertly, but did not stop. Instead, he slowly led Zhang Shi into the cave to explore.

As they went deeper into the mine, the light gradually dimmed. Zhang Shi lit a torch, and the flames cut through the darkness, illuminating the rugged path ahead. Pipi walked in front, sniffing around, restraining his instincts and not making a low whimper, as if warning someone.

As they went deeper, the cave opened up. The walls were covered in wet moss from the heavy rain, and occasionally water droplets dripped from the ceiling, making a crisp sound. The fishy smell in the air grew stronger, making people frown involuntarily.

Suddenly, Pipi stopped, his body tense, ears erect, tail wagging gently, a sign of high alert. Zhang Shi immediately signaled the team to halt, and everyone held their breath, their only audible voices the racing of their hearts and the faint sounds of the distance.

Soon, a low roar echoed from the depths of the cave, accompanied by heavy footsteps, as if something was approaching. The cave was narrow, making it impossible to deploy a formation, so Zhang Shi quickly withdrew his troops, leaving only a few scouts to follow him to explore.

Zhang Shi and the scouts cautiously approached the source of the roar, quietly exploring along the narrow passage. They found veins of connective tissue resembling blood vessels everywhere along the way. These veins, illuminated by the torches, looked eerie, like the circulatory system of some living organism.

As they went deeper, the roar became clearer. It was a roar mixed with anger and pain, which made people shudder. Zhang Shi held the Lao Duan tightly in his hand, ready to draw his knife and attack at any time.

Finally, they came to the center of the mine. The situation here was very different from when they left. Everywhere was covered in blood. Only a few rays of light shone in, making the cave slightly brighter than outside. There were many cracks on the top, and rainwater dripped from these cracks and merged with the accumulated water on the ground to form a stream.

In the center of the cave, a huge zombie beast was curled up. Its body was as big as a Titan zombie, like a smaller version of Godzilla. Its surface was covered with a thick shell, which was full of cracks. It seemed to be undergoing some kind of transformation.

Its back was covered with protruding bone spurs, with fresh flesh and blood clinging to them, as if they had just grown out of the body, looking particularly bloody and evil.

Around the mother beast, there were more broken red cocoons. Each cocoon seemed to have once bred a new zombie beast, but now only empty shells and scattered fragments were left.