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

Zhang Shi was shocked. He realized that these cocoons and veins might be part of some kind of reproduction or hatching system, and this huge zombie beast might be the core of this system, or the "mother beast".

We have to find a way to destroy it, otherwise, new zombie beasts will continue to appear here, and the shelter will never have peace.

Zhang Shi pondered secretly in his heart, and at the same time did not forget to give the female beast an appraisal. He was surprised to find that it was actually a rare monster.

Just as Zhang Shi was preparing to formulate a plan of action, the enormous female beast seemed to sense their presence and suddenly raised its head. Its red eyes flashed fiercely in the dim cave. It let out a deafening roar, and then its body shook. Countless tiny cracks spread across its shell, as if something was about to break out.

Zhang Shi immediately realized that this was the perfect time to attack. If they waited until the monster had fully transformed, its strength would undoubtedly increase significantly. He quickly ordered his soldiers to attack, and at the same time, he drew out Old Duan and, with a flash of his body, used the high mobility of his Shadow Step to instantly close in on the mother beast.

Old Duan flashed a cold light through the air, slashing precisely at one of its legs. Although its carapace was tough, Zhang Shi's full-strength blow still left a deep crack. The female beast roared even more furiously in pain, flailing its arms frantically in an attempt to fight back.

The soldiers took advantage of this opportunity to file in and, using ranged weapons, launched an all-out attack on the zombie beasts. For a moment, the cave was ablaze with flames and the battle was extremely fierce.

However, the zombie mother beast is much stronger than ordinary zombie beasts. Although its shell is covered with cracks, it is still indestructible. Although Zhang Shi and the soldiers' attacks are effective, they can only add scars to it, but cannot completely defeat it in a short time.

Over time, Zhang Shi was surprised to find that fine granulations had appeared on the wound of the female beast, and the cracked wound was healing rapidly. This scene reminded him of his experience in Huojia Village. The black tiger's self-healing ability seemed to be similar to that of this female beast.

The mother beast spun around, lashing a piece of ore with her tail, shattering it. The flying debris hit the soldiers, disrupting their formation.

The female beast took advantage of this time to gather strength, then roared towards the sky. Two large holes appeared under its armpits, and two giant snakes covered with scales crawled out from them, spitting out their tongues and baring their fangs at Zhang Shi in front of them.

The two giant snakes were like the two arms of a mother beast, moving swiftly and with great strength. Zhang Shi tried to cut them off with his old sword, but they reacted quickly and dodged quickly. They picked up a huge rock and smashed it in front of Zhang Shi, making a small hole in the ground.

Zhang Shi looked serious, thinking about how to defeat the female beast.

It was huge in size, and Lao Duan's blade was too short to cause deep wounds on it. Moreover, it did not have obvious weaknesses like zombies. After a fight, Zhang Shi consumed a lot of physical strength, but the opponent relied on its powerful self-healing ability to heal its wounds on its own.

While she was thinking, the female beast completed her metamorphosis once again. Her carapace completely shattered, and countless milky white worms sprouted from her flesh, covering her body like a giant beast covered in white fur. It looked both disgusting and terrifying.

These milky white worms not only covered the mother beast's body, but also began to gather at its wounds, accelerating the healing process and greatly reducing the effectiveness of Zhang Shi and the soldiers' attacks.

Zhang Shi was anxious. He knew that if they couldn't find a way to restrain the female beast as soon as possible, all of them would be in danger.

Zhang Shi looked at the huge size of the female beast and made up his mind to take drastic measures and blow up the entire mine.

He first covered the soldiers' retreat, ordering them out of the cave and notifying his companions in the shelter to bring more explosives just in case. Then, using his nimble agility, he circled around the female beast and planted explosives around the mine hall. When the time was almost up, Zhang Shi left a Molotov cocktail, activated Shadow Step, and approached Pipi, collecting her into the White Tiger Space before escaping.

Seeing Zhang Shi trying to escape, the female beast thrust her giant snake into the cave, intending to pursue him. However, the Molotov cocktail had already ignited the explosives, and the violent explosion shattered the animal's shell. Immediately afterwards, more explosives were chained together and detonated. For a moment, the entire mine shook violently. The already hollow mountain could not withstand the powerful explosion and soon collapsed.

As Zhang Shi emerged from the cave, he witnessed the mountaintop's collapse. The low mountain that once stretched between the dense forest and the plain was completely destroyed. The rubble and dirt, rising in a cloud of dust, were quickly washed away by the torrential rain. Countless streams of water poured back into the mountain, and it was believed that it would soon be filled with rainwater, forming a natural reservoir.

Zhang Shi quickly climbed to the top of the mountain to check and confirm whether the strange female beast was dead, but found that the rocks and mud almost blocked the mine, and he could not see the situation inside.

Zhang Shi frowned. He felt uneasy because he hadn't witnessed the death of the female beast with his own eyes.

As if in response to his thoughts, there was a violent shaking from the rubble, and a giant snake crawled out from it. Although its body was covered in blood and flesh, its ferocity remained undiminished. It still spit out its tongue and stared at Zhang Shi and others viciously.

Afterwards, the shaking under the rubble pile became more violent. The female beast actually struggled to climb out from the bottom of the mountain and stood below, looking at Zhang Shi, her scarlet eyes full of hatred.

Zhang Shi sneered and directed his soldiers to shoot downwards from a high position, occasionally throwing out a few homemade explosives. Although the damage to the mother beast was minimal, it effectively affected its movements, confining it to the bottom of the mine and making it unable to move.

At this moment, a rumbling sound came from a distance, and along with the sound, a familiar figure appeared in Zhang Shi's sight.

That was Ge Dalong. He was riding a warhorse and pulling a giant cannon behind him, galloping towards this side.

"Zhang Shi! I'm coming!"

Ge Dalong's voice pierced through the smoke and flames, with unquestionable firmness.

Zhang Shi was delighted and looked at the new item in his life. He knew that the cannon brought by Ge Dalong might be the key to ending this fierce battle.

Ge Dalong stopped the cannon steadily on the edge of the mountain top, and cooperated with several craftsmen to aim the muzzle of the cannon at the struggling female beast below.

He frowned when he saw the strange-looking female beast, then took a deep breath, adjusted his aiming direction, and a determined light flashed in his eyes.

"Fire!"

At Ge Dalong's command, the cannon roared, and a shell whistled out, striking the female beast with devastating force. The shell, as big as a washbasin, exploded within the female beast, sending a massive shockwave sweeping up the surrounding rubble and dirt, creating a chaotic cloud of dust.

The female beast was shaken by the sudden attack and let out a deafening roar, with an even crazier light flashing in its eyes. However, this was not the end yet. Ge Dalong quickly adjusted the muzzle and fired several shells in succession, each of which hit the female beast accurately.

Under the continuous bombardment, the mother beast's body began to show obvious damage, and the milky white worms that originally covered it were blown away. The mother beast's roar became weaker and weaker, and its movements became slower.

Finally, the mother beast finally fell down, its body completely lost its vitality, and those disgusting worms also lost their vitality and fell off one after another.