On the deserted street, the strange cry for help seemed to have an ethereal, deathly stillness that sent chills down everyone's spines.
It was definitely not a victim!
As the sound got closer and closer, when everyone turned the corner, they were surprised to see a woman standing alone in the middle of a moss-covered street.
She, or "it", was standing in the middle of the street. She was completely naked. Her skin was fair and tender, her body was curvaceous, and her legs were straight and slender. In addition, her hair was very long, and it was incongruous with the environment of the apocalypse. Her hair was black and smooth, and it was straight down to her plump buttocks.
If one did not look at her hands, they would have thought that she was a living person. She was so beautiful that it could make one's blood boil.
Because they were not far from her, less than 30 meters away, everyone could clearly see that her fingernails were too long. They were about five to six centimeters long. A normal person's fingernails would usually curl up if they were longer than one centimeter, but her fingernails were strangely straight and sharp like daggers.
She seemed to have sensed something as the crowd approached her. Her voice stopped abruptly, and she tilted her head slightly without warning, suddenly looking in their direction.
There was a strange and dull smile on her face, and her eyes were staring straight at them. There was no emotion in her eyes, just like a puppet.
Such an abnormal phenomenon sent chills down everyone's spines. Zhao Yali was naturally timid, so she was so scared that her face turned pale. Her body swayed, and she almost fell to the ground.
Huang Jiahui's grip on the gun tightened.
The giant lizard, on the other hand, was extremely calm and did not move. Perhaps it did not care about such a thing.
She stared straight at them for a while, but did not move. It seemed like she was making some kind of judgment, and the strange smile on her face was still on her face.
After staring at each other for a few seconds, something strange happened. She suddenly raised her head and screamed, but there was no sound at all. Luo Yuan thought it was some kind of sound wave attack, but apart from feeling tightness in their chests, they did not feel anything strange.
Luo Yuan, on the other hand, felt that something was wrong, as if danger was approaching.
He trusted his intuition and made a prompt decision. He shouted at Huang Jiahui, "Shoot!"
Huang Jiahui only hesitated for a moment before pulling the trigger. For a well-trained gunman, it was almost impossible to miss at such a short distance. The bullet instantly pierced through her head, leaving a clear bloody hole.
Everyone sucked in a cold breath.
No matter what kind of creature it was, as long as it was a vertebrate, the skull was a fatal wound. Once it was destroyed, there was almost no chance of survival. However, the woman did not seem to notice it at all. She continued to scream silently. Huang Jiahui's face turned pale, and she pulled the trigger again and again.
At this time, "its" head had turned into a beehive. Sometimes, it wasn't a good thing for bullets to be too powerful. For example, a normal large-caliber bullet could blow "its" head off with just one shot, but synthetic bullets could only leave two holes. Even after Huang Jiahui emptied her bullets, her head was still standing on her shoulder, but there were a few small holes.
Brain juice mixed with blood slowly flowed out of the holes. This time, "it" finally could not take it anymore. Her body swayed as if she was drunk. She spun in circles, her mouth opening and closing, and the soundless sound waves were intermittent.
Immediately after, she fell to the ground with a thump. Her limbs kept struggling, and she kept standing up, and kept falling down again …
Everyone was shocked by her strong vitality.
At this moment, the Giant Lizard suddenly snorted and raised its head suddenly.
Luo Yuan noticed the uneasiness of the giant lizard, and he quickly said, "Something's wrong, let's get out of here!"
"What's wrong?" Wang Shishi asked curiously.
"It's dangerous here, let's get our luggage. We'll talk about it when we get out of here!"
The giant lizard was getting more and more agitated, its limbs moving restlessly. Even a slow-witted person could feel the danger approaching.
Luo Yuan yelled at the giant lizard to lie down, but it did not seem to have heard him. The scales on its body rolled up like sawteeth, and its huge tail kept swinging in the air. Its ferocious fangs were slightly exposed, and its lips were full of wrinkles as it roared like thunder.
Old Huang, who had been keeping a distance from the team, also trotted closer. Its red fur was filled with a transparent, pale red flame. The moss on the road was left with black, smoky patches the size of bowls. It stopped about a hundred meters away from the Giant Lizard. It looked at the Giant Lizard cautiously, then looked at Zhao Yali, then turned its head to look into the distance.
Zhao Yali, who had been excited and ready to shout, shut her mouth when she saw Lao Huang's horrifying behavior. Her face turned pale.
These two giant beasts were ready to fight, and their opponents were obviously not each other.
An oppressive atmosphere spread among the team. Everyone felt as if there was a huge rock pressing on their hearts. No one spoke, and even Luo Yuan felt the huge pressure.
A faint sound could be heard from afar. In just a few seconds, the sound was like thunder rolling across the horizon. It was as if countless creatures were running towards them from all directions.
"Current Mission: D- Level Mission, Escape to Heaven. Mission Requirement: At least four people escape!"
Suddenly, the system message appeared in his mind. Luo Yuan's expression changed, and a chill rose from the bottom of his heart and spread throughout his body.
He was not just nervous about the D- Level Mission. If it had been a normal mission, Luo Yuan would have been nervous, but he would not have been this nervous. With his current ability, he could complete a D- Level Mission.
What made him nervous was that this kind of mission with survival as the goal seemed simple, but in fact, it was the most difficult, dangerous, and uncertain of all the missions. Moreover, he could still refuse ordinary missions, but this kind of mission, even if he refused, he still couldn't escape.
He had only experienced such a situation once, which was during the beast tide on the highway. That mission had been a close shave, and if he had not been careful, the whole team would have been wiped out. If it were not for the fact that he had learned the Evolved Ability by chance, he would have died there.
The only good thing was that compared to the time on the highway, his level had increased by one level, and his ability had changed drastically. Not only him, but the giant lizard had also changed. If Lao Huang and Chen Xianfeng, who had reached the dark blue level, had joined them, perhaps they would not have had such a tragic victory like the last time.
Thinking about this, Luo Yuan felt slightly relieved.
"Don't stand at the crossroads. Let's go to the street in front," he said to everyone after observing the terrain.
The crossroads were accessible from all directions. Although they had a wide field of vision, it also meant that they would have to face attacks from all directions. The less contact they had, the safer they would be in the midst of the beast wave.
Soon, they had occupied the intersection of the street. There were tall buildings on both sides of the street. Although some of them had collapsed, the lower floors were still intact. Luo Yuan cut the plants on the surface of the buildings and made a hole the size of a human, so that he would not panic if he wanted to hide.
If it were not for the fact that the buildings were corroded and could not withstand more than a few attacks, there would be no way to escape once they collapsed.
A box of bullets was thrown on the ground. Lin Xiaoji and Huo Dong put down their sniper rifles and blocked the intersection. Wang Xiaguang also picked up a pistol and took aim. She was calm, even better than most people.
In comparison, Zhao Yali had wanted to hide, but when she saw the other women pick up their guns, she hesitantly took out her gun as well. Her hands were trembling, and she even forgot to turn off the safety. Their reactions were completely different.
Luo Yuan sighed. He knew that Wang Xiaguang looked weak on the outside, but she was strong on the inside. Once she made up her mind, even a few bulls could not change her mind. Whether it was her independence or her mental strength, it made people feel that she did not need anyone to rely on her. This was something Zhao Yali could not compare to.
This was also the reason why he liked Zhao Yali but did not have any feelings for Wang Xiaguang. Men always liked women who were weak and helpless, and Zhao Yali's gentle personality always made him feel like a man.
Luo Yuan's thoughts flashed by, and he became extremely nervous again. He looked at Chen Xianfeng and said in a low voice, "You stand outside with me and block the beast wave."
Chen Xianfeng growled impatiently. Huo Dong, who was standing next to him, was so scared that he quickly stood up and took a few steps back. When he realized that Chen Xianfeng had only shouted once and did not move, he embarrassedly returned to his original position.
Luo Yuan did not say anything when he saw that Huo Dong did not object. He turned to look at Wang Shishi and said, "Shishi, you're the strongest here, so I want you to stay behind. Don't do anything yet. The most important thing is to protect them."
Looking at Luo Yuan's serious expression, Wang Shishi felt that Brother Luo had finally paid attention to her. She nodded her head and tried to look serious.
The movement in the distance was getting louder, and the ground started to shake slightly. The giant lizard and Lao Huang slowly retreated towards them. It seemed that the two of them were too close to each other. The giant lizard growled in a low voice to warn them, but when it saw that Lao Huang was not paying attention, it did not care anymore.
After a few seconds, some creatures started to appear.
What made Luo Yuan feel strange was that apart from the mutated beasts, most of the beasts were humans. They were naked and there were men and women, young and old. There was even a three-year-old child among them. All of them had the same dull smile on their faces. Their eyes were fixed on each of them, which made Luo Yuan's scalp go numb.
"How could this be? Have the people here all become like this?" Zhao Yali asked in a trembling voice. Her body was shaking like a sieve, and the gun in her hand had already fallen to the ground. The scene in front of her almost broke her mind.
It wasn't just one or two, but dozens and hundreds of them. Many of them were elderly and children, and they were no longer humans. Their movements were light and fast, and they weren't any less agile than some mutated beasts.
The few people who were walking in front suddenly stopped, and the people behind them stopped as well.
Luo Yuan's expression changed. He suddenly had an idea, and then he gestured to Huo Dong.
Huo Dong nodded nervously. He held onto the sniper rifle, aimed at one of them, and pulled the trigger.
"Bang!" The sniper rifle let out a roar, and the powerful recoil made his arm numb. After the bullet broke the waist of one of the people, it did not stop. It shot five people in a straight line in half and then continued into the building.
Even Luo Yuan was surprised by the power of the sniper rifle, but that was not what he paid attention to.
He realized that after the shot, the crowd was only a little chaotic, and then everything went back to normal. The bodies that had been cut in half were still struggling. One of the women, who only had her upper body left, was using both her hands to flip her upper body over and 'sit' on the ground. Her internal organs and blood kept flowing, and there was a dull smile on her face.
There were no cries of pain, no attacks, not even the slightest reaction. Other than trying to stand up, it was as if they were dead.
More and more people and mutated beasts were rushing over. The crossroad was blocked, and it was still extending. No one knew when it would end. Whether it was humans or beasts, they all seemed to be controlled by an invisible force. It was as if there was an invisible being directing everything.
There were very few strong mutated beasts among them. Apart from humans, most of them were only five to six meters tall. The biggest one was a colorful, snake-like creature that was more than 20 meters long, and its level was no higher than dark blue.
What did Luo Yuan feel?
No wonder there were no strong beasts in the city, and no wonder it was so quiet. These beasts were not normal beasts, but puppets.
"There are mutated beasts coming from behind. We're blocked," Cao Lin suddenly said. Her voice was a little sharp because of her nervousness.
Luo Yuan looked back and saw that the street a few hundred meters away was filled with countless mutated beasts.
"We can't wait any longer. The longer we delay, the more dangerous it will be. We have to break out of here," Luo Yuan said with a serious face.
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