"Go in this direction. Don't look back. Find a suitable place to hide," Zhang Heng said to Fabericotte.
"What about you?" Fabericotte asked rhetorically.
"I will lure them away and come back for you later."
Zhang Heng wasn't possessed by Bethune all of a sudden. His soul had sublimated, and he had developed the excellent moral character of being an international friend. It was mainly because he had underestimated the monsters' tracking ability in the swamp. If the two of them continued to run like this, they would eventually be wiped out.
If Zhang Heng abandoned Fabericotte, there was a high chance that he could escape alone.
However, his goal tonight was not to escape but to investigate what was happening to him. This also meant that he needed to understand what was happening in the town first. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he would try to protect Fabericotte.
After Zhang Heng finished speaking, he handed a revolver to Fabericotte. "This gun is for you to protect yourself. But remember not to fire it. Otherwise, I may not be able to save you."
Fabericotte was not a fool. He immediately understood what Zhang Heng meant.
Although a pistol could protect him to a certain extent, the gunshot would expose his location. If he was surrounded by most of the monsters, Zhang Heng would not put himself in danger just to save him.
Having said that, the pistol still gave Fabericotte some sense of security.
In the face of fear that exceeded common sense, the crystallization of human civilization's technology could more or less bring a little comfort, especially if he was surrounded by those monsters. Without a gun, he would definitely die. With a gun, he could still take a gamble.
The footsteps behind him were getting closer and closer. Zhang Heng said a few words to Fabericotte, and the two parted ways. Fabericotte continued to move forward, while Zhang Heng chose another direction. When he moved, he deliberately increased his footsteps, causing the weeds around him to sway as well.
Almost immediately, the monsters behind him noticed the commotion. Zhang Heng was like a torch lit in the night, attracting a steady stream of moths to him.
Of course, there was also good news. After getting rid of Fabericotte, Zhang Heng's actions had become more flexible and convenient.
He quickened his pace and ran toward the ridge in front of him. There were two houses there.
It would be a fool's dream to rely on the flimsy door and mud structure to stop them, but as the highest point in the vicinity, it was very suitable for a small-scale battle.
Yes, although Zhang Heng's goal was to escape, he didn't want to keep running. It was never his style to take a beating without fighting back, and if he didn't give those guys some trouble, they would only push him harder.
As he ran, Zhang Heng reached into his backpack, pulled out a box of bullets, and reloaded his rifle. He was less than 200 yards away from the two small mud houses. He could already see the broken windows stuffed with strips of cloth, the dark, wide open front door, and the yard littered with trash. Broken shells and oyster shells indicated that no one had lived here for a long time.
Zhang Heng jumped over a small quagmire and was about to approach one of the houses. Suddenly, a figure jumped out of the grass on his left. It seemed that the other party had been lying in ambush for a long time. Due to the close distance between the two, his huge bulging eyeballs almost stuck to Zhang Heng's cheek. Zhang Heng did not have enough time to prepare.
Fortunately, the strong smell of the sea on the other party's body betrayed him to a certain extent.
Although Zhang Heng was pushed to the ground, he managed to lock his rifle on the other party's neck. But then Zhang Heng realized that the creature's body structure was a little different from ordinary people. It breathed through the gills on both sides of its neck, so the choke did not affect it much. Of course, the thing was that it was not feeling too comfortable. It used its hands to push the rifle, and its feet were still kicking.
The gold jewelry engraved with strange patterns on its neck fell to the ground while it struggled. Before Zhang Heng had time to take a closer look at the necklace, he saw another figure jump out of a mud house. It looked like a farmer nearby, but the trend of turning into a monster was not that obvious. At best, it looked like the man and woman in the restaurant.
But if he rushed to the front, it would definitely waste more time. So, Zhang Heng decisively pulled the trigger while wrestling with the guy in front of him. He seized the moment when the muzzle was pointed at the farmer opposite him, and the bullet shot out of the barrel, hitting the target's thigh. Although it was not fatal, as long as he could get the other party out of his way, Zhang Heng would have achieved his goal.
After firing the shot, Zhang Heng let go of the gun, took out the chef's knife from his backpack, and stabbed it into the monster's eye socket when it turned around. The latter grinned and used the last of its strength to spit out a few vague syllables from its throat.
"Save it. I don't understand what you guys are talking about …" Zhang Heng said as he picked up the rifle again. After hesitating for a while, he also picked up the necklace and put it in his pocket.
Zhang Heng always thought that the necklace was made of gold, but after a closer look, he realized that it was slightly different. The whole body of the necklace exuded a strange, slightly lighter luster. It seemed that someone had mixed some other unknown metal into it.
Since it was not the time to dwell on this kind of thing, Zhang Heng just looked at it for a while. After that, he stepped over the still wailing farmer and came to the two mud houses. After confirming that no one was hiding inside, he climbed onto the roof of one of the houses.
Then, he saw a spectacular and mysterious scene.
Countless monsters that looked like half-man, half-fish and frogs were jumping and moving forward in the swamp of the countryside, like dolphins jumping out of the water. However, their appearance was far worse than dolphins.
Seeing dolphins on a boat at sea would always make people happy, but seeing these ugly monsters here would probably scare ordinary people to the point of peeing their pants.
Zhang Heng did not spend too much time thinking about the scene in front of him. He quickly looked around, looking for figures wearing golden crowns and wrapped in robes in the crowd. When Zhang Heng was running away, he noticed these oddly dressed guys. They were the priests he saw in the church when he first arrived in the town. It seemed that they played the role of organization and commander among the monsters, and their status was higher than ordinary monsters.
Therefore, Zhang Heng wanted to kill these guys the most.
However, he did not have much time left. The first wave of monsters would soon reach his position.
Zhang Heng raised the rifle in his hand and aimed at one of the figures with the help of the moonlight.
After a gunshot, one of the figures wearing a golden crown swayed and fell to the ground, never to stand up again.
Zhang Heng did not have time to reflect on the result of the battle.
After that, he turned the muzzle, and the second bullet killed another priest.
However, he missed the third shot. In addition to the distance between them being relatively far, the priest also saw what happened to his two companions. He became vigilant and nimbly dodged the shot.
Of course, it was mainly because the Filter Lens was not with Zhang Heng now. Otherwise, even if the priest was prepared, Zhang Heng was confident that he could take him down with him. But now, Zhang Heng knew that he had no chance to fire another shot at the priest. He looked at the guy with the golden crown, killed the two monsters that rushed to the front, and jumped down from the mud house.
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