As they were talking, Zheng Xinyu saw zombies a hundred meters away simultaneously turn their heads toward the gate, then do something that left her dumbfounded.
They sprinted crazily!
"Oh my god, Bolt!"
In the past, zombies didn’t run slowly, but their movements were relatively mechanical, prone to tripping, and looked awkwardly comical. Now, however, this group of zombies was different. Their running posture closely matched human athletic movement, and their speed was astonishing!
"Is this a mutated zombie or a regular zombie that’s been enhanced?"
When Zhang Su saw the zombies rushing toward the gate, his heart tightened!
"Man, these zombies seem like they’re on steroids, that gate can’t hold at all!"
Zhao Dezhu’s voice came urgently over the intercom, as the first wave of zombies fiercely slammed into the community’s iron gate, visibly shaking it to the verge of collapse, with even cement nails flying off visibly. It wouldn’t take more than a few seconds for them to break through, indicating the immense strength of that group of zombies!
"Everyone, get out and shoot, quick, open fire!!"
Zhang Su didn’t even hear Zhao Dezhu’s words on the intercom. As the zombies slammed into the gate, he had already opened the car door and stepped out, loudly issuing orders.
Restraint in sound was meaningless now, as the zombies had already spotted them, rushing out in droves, with only less than half appearing at the front gate initially. Following them was a large mass, numbering at least over three hundred!
The convoy couldn’t escape; each vehicle was seriously overloaded, and coupled with the slippery layer of snow on the ground, escaping would have been possible only if they hadn’t attracted the zombies’ attention earlier. Seeing the zombies’ speed, Zhang Su knew that taking down the zombies was the only option, the key being in how to kill them.
Based on past experience, cold weapons would be prioritized, but this time he let everyone fire without hesitation. For no other reason than the zombies’ speed being too fast, if they let this group of zombies hit the convoy, it would cause unimaginable harm on the spot. Pre-emptive shooting could reduce casualties!
As for the ordinary survivors without weapons...
The scene of corpses strewn across the land instantly exploded in Zhang Su’s mind, shooting quickly to kill was the best choice!
Rat-tat-tat, rat-tat-tat...
The moment Zhang Su issued orders, he raised his rifle and began picking them off, while gunfire echoed in his ears. Some members of the Yama Corps had standard rifles, and the teams led by Liu Yao and Yang Xinqi also had guns, but not everyone was practiced at shooting like the Yama Corps...
Some people from the Automobile Park Branch and the kindergarten branch had guns, but more to intimidate humans normally, not to deal with zombies. When it came time to actually shoot, they were completely flabbergasted, with appalling accuracy, making it hard to watch!
Except for scaring people, the guns were pretty wasted in their hands.
Only the few rifles of the Yama Corps were effectively shooting zombies, others were like atmospheric participants, taking over ten bullets to hit one, and still not necessarily hitting the head, the efficiency was abysmally low...
The community’s gate indeed wasn’t very sturdy, but fortunately, the walls were strong enough, forcing the zombies to rush out only through the gate, somewhat alleviating the pressure. But even so, three to four hundred zombies surged out, and the firepower coverage seemed woefully thin!
Fire erupted, shell casings flew, magazine after magazine, clearing clips wasn’t just a joke. Each person’s ammunition was limited, and during real combat, the rate of ammo depletion was quicker than expected, soon emptying several magazines!
The results were decent; from the community gate to the street, at least a hundred zombie corpses lay...
"Everyone retreat, combatants use cars as cover, prepare for close-quarter combat!"
After the rifles had taken down over a hundred zombies, the remaining two hundred-plus zombies stumbled over their kin’s corpses and closed in to within thirty meters!
Luckily, the corpses on the ground blocked many zombies, causing quite a few to trip miserably during the run, otherwise the fierce charge wouldn’t have been bearable.
From discovering the zombies, to being discovered by them, to them being nearly at arm’s length, only two to three minutes had passed. The fire suppression appeared somewhat pale in light of their speed and fearless nature, not to mention their numerical advantage!
"Quick, grab weapons, prepare for battle!"
"Knights, attack!"
Liu Yao and Yang Xinqi commanded loudly, their cars crowded with ordinary survivors. Earlier, considerable time was spent just clearing space, hastily firing off a few rounds hadn’t killed many zombies. Rushing to grab weapons and hide behind cars, their heads were spinning, faces written with panic...
But they couldn’t be blamed because the degree of zombie strengthening exceeded expectations. This was a battle unforeseen; everything was an unexpected encounter.
Unexpected time, unexpected place, encountering unexpectedly powerful zombies...
All combatants experienced the difference between a skirmish and a defense battle, one being a normal mode running with feet, the other being a difficult mode that could waste one’s own hands!
Zhang Su opened the car door, tossed the rifle onto the seat, and crossed his hands, drawing out a military knife and steel rod from his waist, flexing his wrists, his joints cracking. He turned his head over the hood, looking at the approaching zombies, seriously saying to Zheng Xinyu beside him: "Stick close to me!"
"I will fight by your side!"
Zheng Xinyu felt the crisis, her body’s hormone levels soaring madly, using brief time to move her backpack to her chest, just like when escaping the community at first, while pulling out a hat from a compartment for Zhang Su to wear, she also put one on.
Others were doing the same thing, checking weapons, readying armor, the air of tension descended instantly.
When members of the Yama Corps donned their ugly caps, matters had reached a severe point!