Accompanied by a shrill scream, the flames engulfed the half-man, half-frogfish monster in an instant, burning its body. It even stopped the people behind it from moving forward.
Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, Zhang Heng put the shotgun back into his backpack, turned around, and ran to the other end of the corridor.
Fabericotte had already hooked the windowsill with his claws, and he climbed out. Holding the rope with both hands, he slowly walked down the wall. When he looked up, he saw that Zhang Heng had also climbed out of the window.
The latter moved quickly. Without the help of the rope, he had already climbed to his position.
Zhang Heng glanced at the group of monsters below that were calling for their companions with strange syllables. He then said to Fabericotte, who was still a little hesitant, "You'd better hurry up. If the situation is critical, I won't wait for you."
After Zhang Heng finished speaking, he moved his body a little, changed the position of his backpack, and carried it in front of his chest. After that, he bent his calf and jumped over the group of monsters below, landing accurately on the opposite roof. With the backpack acting as a buffer, he managed to absorb a lot of the impact.
Of course, there were also shortcomings. Zhang Heng then checked the two Molotov cocktails on the side and found that even though they were protected, one of them was still broken.
Fabericotte did not dare to delay any longer. He did not have the explosive power and balance that Zhang Heng did, but fortunately, he still had the rope. He tried to imitate Zhang Heng by grabbing the rope and kicking the wall with the soles of his feet. After three tries, he felt that he had enough strength. Then, he released the rope in his hand the next time he swung.
In the end, Fabericotte also successfully landed on the roof, but it was not as easy for him as Zhang Heng.
He landed on his back, and his luck was not very good. The place where he landed happened to be a place that had not been maintained for a long time. As a result, the place could not withstand such a huge impact, and he smashed a hole in it.
Fabericotte was about to fall into the house through the freshly made hole. Fortunately, Zhang Heng was quick enough to grab him and pull him out of the hole.
"Thank you," Fabericotte said, still in shock.
Zhang Heng simply said, "Keep up."
The black shadows that had gathered in front of the Gilman Hostel rushed here after hearing the call of their companions. At the same time, the people in the hostel seemed to have crossed the line of fire created by Zhang Heng, poking their heads out of the window. Some of them could not wait to jump on the roof.
In the end, two of them succeeded. Unfortunately, one fell into the hole that Fabericotte had created, and the other was kicked off the roof by Zhang Heng as soon as he jumped down from the hole.
"This way." Zhang Heng quickly glanced around and moved in the direction of the rural swamp.
Other than the fact that there were fewer people there, it was also because the terrain there was more complicated. However, before they reached there, they had to pass through a small building in the middle.
"Their numbers seem to be increasing." Fabericotte shouted in panic as he ran. He also saw a figure wearing a golden crown in the crowd. He came from the church.
An indescribable strong discomfort rose in Fabericotte's heart. He immediately looked away and followed Zhang Heng to the next roof. No matter where they ran, they could see those ugly monsters. And they couldn't stay on the roof forever. Soon, the gap between the two buildings would become too big for them to jump.
So he saw Zhang Heng change direction and jump from the roof. There were five half-man, half-mermaid monsters there. Fabericotte's heart was in his throat.
But then he saw Zhang Heng land on one of the monsters, stabbing a chef's knife into the monster's skull. It was a clean kill. After that, because the rifle was in his backpack, it would take him some time to take it out, and the other four monsters had already pounced on him. So, Zhang Heng took out two revolvers from his waist.
His speed of drawing a gun had been enhanced in the western quest. Now, his movements were even faster. It took him less than a second to pull out the gun and fire. Unsurprisingly, the four monsters followed the footsteps of their companions.
If it weren't for the pursuers approaching, Fabericotte would have screamed at the top of his lungs.
When he first saw those monsters in the hostel, he had a strong premonition that he was no match for them. All he wanted to do was turn around and run away. He did not expect that someone could fight those monsters head-on. What's more, Zhang Heng did it so effortlessly. It was as if Zhang Heng killed five monsters effortlessly.
"Come down." Zhang Heng put away the revolver, then walked to the first corpse, took out the chef's knife, and wiped the blood on its body.
Fabericotte climbed down from the roof and asked, "What should we do next?"
Unknowingly, he had gone from being vigilant and distrustful of Zhang Heng to seeking Zhang Heng's advice no matter what he did. Fabericotte didn't realize that he had become dependent on Zhang Heng. As long as Zhang Heng didn't cross the line, he would do it without hesitation.
Unfortunately, Zhang Heng did not have the time to ask him about the town. The two continued to run in the direction of the rural swamp one after the other.
He had to admit that the route Zhang Heng chose was pretty good. They did not encounter a large group of monsters along the way, and Zhang Heng dealt with a few scattered monsters as soon as they encountered them. All Fabericotte had to do was to run as fast as he could.
Because he was keen on traveling and exploring, his physical fitness was considered good among his peers. However, compared to those half-man, half-fish and frog monsters, he couldn't show this advantage at all.
Fabericotte could feel that there were more and more pursuers behind him. The strange sounds that didn't belong to any human language, the increasingly pungent stench, and the flapping sound of flippers on the ground reminded him that the enemies were getting closer and closer.
But the good news was that they were finally about to run out of the building and reach the swamp.
Zhang Heng used the last homemade Molotov cocktail in his hand, once again delaying the pursuers. The weeds and shrubs in the swamp could continue to provide cover for them.
After Fabericotte rushed into the swamp, he learned from Zhang Heng and lowered his body, trying his best to hide behind the grass. However, not long after the two ran, the strange sounds rang again, accompanied by the rustling sound of weeds being stepped on. This meant that the monsters had not given up on searching for them and had followed them into the swamp.
To make matters worse, the distance between the two parties was getting closer faster than when they were in the city.
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