RTIWTLITEOTW Chapter 58

Chapter 58: Giant Zombie

Since successfully capturing those hateful rumor-mongers, Gu Huaishan stood solemnly in the center of the camp, surrounded by all the camp members.

His eyes were sharp, and his voice was loud and authoritative: “Today, we will severely punish those who maliciously spread rumors and cause trouble!” Everyone held their breath and quietly watched everything happening in the field.

Gu Huaishan first described the truth of the Li Lingyu incident in detail, analyzing the ins and outs of the matter one by one. Then, he mercilessly issued the punishment decision for the rumor-mongers, making it clear to everyone that here, any behavior that undermines unity or disrupts order would not be tolerated.

After spending these few days with Li Lingyu, the people in the camp gradually discovered that Li Lingyu was just a young man who didn’t like to talk much and had a somewhat cold personality. He was nothing like the terrifying rumors that had been spread before. Everyone couldn’t help but secretly regret their initial credulity and blind obedience.

On this day, the team that went out on a mission rushed back to the camp. One of the team members excitedly shouted, “Bai Su, we rescued someone while on patrol this time!” Bai Su came upon hearing this, looked the middle-aged man up and down, and then nodded, saying, “Okay, I understand. Take him to Qi Xiaoyao for processing first.” After saying that, he turned and left.

Qi Xiaoyao quickly arrived in front of the middle-aged man after receiving the news. He asked expressionlessly, “Name? And what kind of work did you do before?” The middle-aged man seemed a little nervous and uneasy, and stammeringly replied, “I… I’m called Zheng Jun, and I used to be a waiter in a Chuanchuan Shop.” Qi Xiaoyao nodded slightly, indicating that he understood, and then arranged, “Well, from now on, you will follow Shi Yi and help her out.”

After receiving the order, Zheng Jun hurriedly looked around for Shi Yi, and finally found her busy in a lush vegetable garden.

He quickly walked forward and greeted her politely, “Hello, little sister, I’m Zheng Jun, who was just assigned to assist you.” Shi Yi looked up, smiled, and responded, “Ah, hello, I’m Shi Yi, welcome to help.” Zheng Jun scratched his head and asked with a simple smile, “Well, I don’t know what I should do now?” Shi Yi pointed to a pile of flower pots not far away and said, “First, move those flower pots over there and arrange them neatly, and then water them.” Zheng Jun quickly responded, “Okay, no problem!” With that, he rolled up his sleeves and started working enthusiastically.

When she saw Zheng Jun working efficiently, Shi Yi couldn’t help but smile slightly. Recalling those people who Qi Xiaoyao had arranged to help her before, one by one, they either complained that the work was too tiring and tried every means to be transferred from here, or they were lazy and slippery all day long, crazily slacking off, and there was no way to expect them to help with anything. Now, she finally had someone who could actually work steadily.

At this time, Jiang Xianchuan, who had just finished lunch, strolled around leisurely with his best friend, Li Lingyu, as usual. When he saw Shi Yi concentrating on cultivating new seedlings, he walked over to greet her, “Shi Yi, busy?”

Shi Yi looked up, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and replied with a smile, “It’s okay, not too busy. You look like you’re in a good mood today!”

Jiang Xianchuan’s face bloomed with a bright smile, and he said, “Haha, of course! Because I don’t have anything to do today, I can relax and rest all day! Hey, who’s that?” As he said that, Jiang Xianchuan curiously turned his gaze to Zheng Jun, who was working non-stop not far away.

Shi Yi followed his gaze and explained, “Oh, that’s Uncle Zheng, who was assigned here today to help me.”

As if hearing someone mention his name, Zheng Jun stopped what he was doing, turned around to face them, and gave a friendly and honest smile. Seeing this, Jiang Xianchuan also enthusiastically waved to Zheng Jun to greet him.

“We’re leaving first, you continue to be busy.” After saying this, they turned and left, leaving only a receding figure. And the person who was left behind continued to bury himself in the work at hand.

After a while, Jiang Xianchuan wandered around the camp alone. As he walked, he observed the surrounding environment, thinking about some things in his mind. Just then, he suddenly saw a figure not far ahead—it was Bai Su, who looked extremely anxious.

Bai Su was walking in a hurry, as if there was something terrible chasing her from behind. Seeing this, Jiang Xianchuan quickly went up to meet her and asked, “What’s wrong, Bai Su? You look so anxious, did something big happen?”

Bai Su took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down a little, but her voice was still a little trembling as she said, “Jiang Yuan just sensed that an extraordinary zombie is approaching our camp! And according to him, this zombie seems very powerful and may not be so easy to deal with!”

Hearing this, Jiang Xianchuan frowned slightly. He knew that if what Bai Su said was true and this zombie was powerful, it would undoubtedly be a huge crisis for the entire camp.

But there was no time for him to think too much, he had to take countermeasures as soon as possible. So, he simply nodded to show that he understood the situation, and said to Bai Su, “Okay, I understand. In that case, hurry up and notify the other partners. Li Lingyu and I will go to the gate to gather first and see what the specific situation is.”

After receiving Jiang Xianchuan’s instructions, Bai Su did not dare to delay and immediately turned and ran towards the interior of the camp, preparing to convey this emergency message to everyone.

Jiang Xianchuan and Li Lingyu walked quickly to the gate of the camp together. When they arrived, they found that those partners with combat capabilities were already in their positions, waiting in full battle array. Everyone’s faces revealed a tense and serious expression. Obviously, everyone knew that the challenge they were about to face was no small matter.

Standing in the crowd, Jiang Yuan closed his eyes tightly at this time, concentrating on sensing the location of the zombie that was gradually approaching.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the atmosphere became more and more solemn. Finally, Jiang Yuan opened his eyes and shouted loudly, “No! It’s getting closer and closer to us! According to my sensing, it’s about a thousand meters away from here!”

Hearing Jiang Yuan’s words, everyone was shocked. Qi Xiaoyao, who was standing beside him, immediately shouted loudly, “Everyone, get ready! Don’t be careless! This is likely to be a fierce battle!” As his voice fell, everyone tightly grasped the weapons in their hands, staring fixedly ahead, quietly waiting for the mysterious and dangerous zombie to appear…

In just a moment, a robust zombie, as big as a small mountain, slowly strolled to the outside of the camp gate. Its huge body was nearly five meters high, like a mobile fortress, making people frightened at first glance.

The zombie slightly lowered its head, looking down at the people in the camp, a cold smile raised at the corner of its mouth, and it let out a contemptuous sneer: “Hmph, just a bunch of ants…”

The moment this cold words entered everyone’s ears, the entire camp suddenly fell into dead silence, followed by bursts of exclamations. Everyone’s eyes widened, their faces full of horror and disbelief—the zombie actually spoke!

Even Jiang Xianchuan, who had always been calm and composed, was at a loss at this moment, thinking to himself, “How could a zombie speak? Could it be that I heard it wrong?” However, the zombie in front of him was not in a hurry to act. It first slowly surveyed the surroundings of the camp, and then slowly continued, “That’s all there is to it.”

Faced with this scene, those who originally wanted to fight the zombie head-on and compete with it were daunted, and no longer dared to act rashly.

After all, who would have expected that this zombie not only had an extraordinary physique, but also possessed the ability to speak? At this moment, Jiang Xianchuan endured the shock in his heart, raised his head and stared directly at the zombie in front of him, and asked, “You can actually talk?”

Hearing this, the zombie leaned down slightly, bringing its hideous face closer to Jiang Xianchuan, staring at him with its turbid eyes that emitted a strange light, as if trying to see through his soul. Then, the zombie squeezed out a gloomy answer from the depths of its throat: “That’s right, I am naturally different from those walking corpses.”

“Indeed, it’s different…” Jiang Xianchuan muttered to himself, looking at the huge and hideous zombie in front of him.

He frowned tightly, his eyes locked on the zombie, and he was rapidly thinking about its possible weaknesses in his mind. After all, the degree of evolution of this zombie had far exceeded his previous cognition.

If the weakness of ordinary zombies is usually in the brain, how easy is it to successfully attack its brain in the face of such a tall body? Did he really want Li Lingyu to risk his life to personally stab through his head?

After racking his brains for a while, Jiang Xianchuan only felt that his head was about to explode, and the pain was unbearable. Just then, the zombie suddenly raised its head without any warning, its blood-red eyes staring fiercely at the camp where they were, and then it suddenly waved its thick arms and slammed down on the camp.

With a loud “boom,” the originally solid railing was instantly smashed to pieces, and wood chips splashed everywhere. “Everyone, scatter!” Bai Su was the first to react and shouted loudly.

Hearing the order, everyone fled in all directions, and Jiang Xianchuan quickly drew the long knife from his waist without hesitation, rushing out of the gate like an arrow.

With a flash of his figure, he came to the zombie’s feet in the blink of an eye. The long knife in his hand drew a cold light in the air, accurately cutting through the zombie’s two Achilles tendons.

At the same time, Li Lingyu, who followed closely behind, was not to be outdone, waving the blade in his hand and slashing fiercely at the zombie’s legs, one after another.

However, despite the tacit cooperation and fierce attacks of the two, it did not seem to have much impact on this powerful zombie.

It still stood firmly, constantly letting out low roars, while the people standing at a high place in charge of ranged attacks, drew their bows and aimed at the zombie’s head to shoot. Unfortunately, these arrows were quickly blocked by it, reaching out its hands before they could get close to the zombie’s head.

Qi Xiaoyao keenly noticed this situation, and without any hesitation, he instantly mobilized the ice-type ability in his body. With a wave of his hands, a cold and biting chill gushed out, and in the blink of an eye, it firmly froze the zombie’s arm.

“Shoot the arrows!” Accompanied by his roar, everyone who was already ready immediately released the bowstrings, and sharp arrows sped away like meteors.

Originally, everyone thought that this attack would definitely hit the target, but an unexpected thing happened.

The zombie actually broke free from the shackles of the ice with its powerful brute force. It raised its arm at an alarming speed and once again successfully blocked most of the arrows shot at it.

Only one stray arrow hit its ear by chance, but this damage was negligible for such a fierce zombie.

Seeing this situation, the other ability users were not to be outdone, and they used their unique abilities to launch fierce attacks against this difficult zombie.

Some manipulated wind blades to slash at the zombie with a whizzing sound, while others summoned iron blocks to fall down. However, no matter how hard they tried, these seemingly powerful attacks did not seem to cause substantial damage to this zombie.

Just when everyone felt helpless, Bai Su, who had been silently observing the situation, suddenly closed her eyes and concentrated on gathering her own ability.

In an instant, the surrounding air became unusually hot, and countless raging flames emerged out of thin air, quickly converging into a turbulent fire wave, sweeping towards the zombie with a devastating force.

The zombie, surrounded by flames, immediately let out a miserable howl, and billowing smoke rose from its body. But even after suffering such heavy damage, it still stood stubbornly, and even used its last bit of strength to frantically wave its arms, rushing towards Bai Su recklessly.

No sooner said than done, at this critical moment, Jiang Xianchuan leaped to Bai Su like a bolt of lightning. He reached out without hesitation and snatched the bow and arrow from a companion beside him. Then, he drew the bow to its full extent, aimed at the zombie’s forehead, and released the arrow.

With a “whoosh” sound, the arrow shot through the air like a bolt of lightning, accurately piercing into the zombie’s forehead. As the arrowhead was deeply embedded in its head, this arrogant zombie finally couldn’t support itself and crashed to the ground. Seeing this scene, everyone present breathed a long sigh of relief, and their tense mood was finally somewhat relieved.

After confirming that the zombie had completely lost its vital signs, the entire camp instantly erupted into earth-shattering cheers. The cheers were like a turbulent wave, one wave higher than another, rushing straight into the sky.

Bai Su in the crowd was even more excited. He rushed forward in one step and suddenly wrapped his arms around Jiang Xianchuan’s neck. His face was filled with excitement and admiration, and he shouted loudly, “Not bad, Jiang Xianchuan! I didn’t expect you to be so accurate in archery! Have you practiced it specifically?”

Jiang Xianchuan was a little embarrassed by Bai Su’s sudden action, but he still replied with a smile: “No, it’s just that I liked to play archery when I was free before.”

At this time, the other survivors also gathered around, praising Jiang Xianchuan, and Jiang Xianchuan modestly waved his hand, indicating that he had only done what he could.

In the cheers of everyone, they began to deal with the zombie’s body in an orderly manner.

After all the zombies’ bodies were dealt with, everyone worked together to repair the damaged walls.

They moved stones, wood and other materials, and filled the missing parts of the walls one by one, and strengthened them. Although this work was very hard, no one complained, because they knew the importance of the walls to protect the safety of the camp.

After some efforts, the walls were finally restored to their original state. Looking at the solid walls standing in front of them again, everyone’s hearts were filled with a sense of accomplishment and security.

At this moment, everyone was immersed in the joy brought about by this victorious battle, forgetting the previous fear and fatigue.