Out of Town

After leaving the territory and walking north for about 10 kilometers, you can see a big bridge. The zombies on the bridge had already been completely cleared out, and the entrance was blocked by giant boulders from Future City to prevent zombies from coming over.

This time Xiao Jun brought 100 ladies out, basically all were from the first 100 people recruited initially. Not only were they strong, but they also had richer combat experience.

"Brother Jun, what should we do next?"

Only those 30 people who came with Jiang Yue could call him Brother Jun. Now they were all core members of the team.

"Climb over. Don't move those rocks."

The rocks weren't very high. With their abilities, it was easy to climb over them. But zombies weren't smart and wouldn't think to climb over.

"After crossing this bridge is a highway. There are also some farm houses around the highway. Don't know if there are any survivors left." A lady who was more familiar with the surroundings also followed beside Xiao Jun.

"Without relying on cities, it's impossible for there to be survivors left."

Xiao Jun remembered that in Future City of his past life, although people died every day, new survivors came to take refuge every day as well.

They were all survivors from towns and cities, some from other cities too, but he had never heard of any rural survivors lasting until now. They couldn't even make it through the first storm, let alone the zombies afterwards.

After climbing over the boulders, the view ahead suddenly opened up, and you could see zombies everywhere.

"Steady progress, don't go too far from the bridge."

The 100 ladies were divided into two groups, 50 people per group, taking turns going to the front.

Now there were no new zombies, so every zombie killed was one less threat. They had to take this chance to quickly gain strength and find a suitable temporary place that could withstand attacks for at least a week.

Wan Qianya was itching for action at the side. Xiao Jun laughed and waved his hand to signal her to go ahead as long as she watched her own safety.

First stage zombies were no match at all for these veteran zombie killers. As long as they had enough stamina, they could handle however many came. Moreover, there was no competition for kills here like in the cities, they were all theirs.

"Brother Jun, some 2nd stage zombies have appeared."

"Brother Jun, three 2nd stage zombies appeared here at once."

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It was still alright for the first hour, but issues started popping up frequently after an hour.

Whether day or night, sunlight no longer had any effect on the 2nd stage zombies.

In the vast plains, who knows how many 2nd stage zombies were attracted here by the noise.

"Where is Wan Qianya? Call her over."

"Also, gather all the 2nd stage variants in our team."

There were countless zombies roaring around his ears. Even these battle-hardened ladies were starting to panic now, only calming down after hearing Xiao Jun's voice.

Soon, Wan Qianya came running back covered in blood, and 11 ladies stood in front of Xiao Jun, all 2nd stage variants.

"Wan Qianya will lead the 11 of you. You must prevent any 2nd stage zombies from getting near no matter what."

With Wan Qianya added, there were 12 people total. Each was equipped with suitable high tech weapons.

As for those 1st stage variants, their weapons were mismatched. Fine for dealing with 1st stage zombies, but they would certainly be done for if a horde of 2nd stage zombies charged in.

After Wan Qianya left with the 11 2nd stage ladies, Xiao Jun also moved to the very front.

After an hour of slaughter, over half the zombies here were dead. The area was filled with zombie corpses.

This was the first time in such an intense battle for the ladies. Many had become numb from the sheer killing.

"Watch out!" Wan Qianya shouted in alarm.

While she was tied up with two 2nd stage zombies, another one circled around and pounced at her.

Wan Qianya saw it but had no time to react.

Luckily two other 2nd stage ladies managed to block the sneak attack zombie just in time, immediately engaging it in battle.

This wouldn't do. There were way too many 2nd stage zombies around here.

Reaching out his hand, the steel knife from Xiao Jun's spatial ring had already appeared in his grasp. He decided to take the initiative to attack and kill the 2nd stage zombies.

With a flash, Xiao Jun left the main force and entered the zombie horde alone.

With his speed, these weakened 1st stage zombies had no chance at all of catching him. The occasional ones that touched him were sent flying by the huge impact.

Xiao Jun wore high tech combat gear that protected him as long as zombies didn't grab his head directly.

Discovering a 2nd stage zombie, charge up to it and slash, done. Quick and clean.

A 3rd stage variant like himself powered by advanced mutation potions utterly crushed the 2nd stages.

Xiao Jun was now stronger than even his past life self. His past self could easily deal with 2nd stages, let alone his current self.

Because killing 2nd stages led to a brief pause, the 1st stages around him swarmed over.

Gripping his knife, Xiao Jun unleashed a 360 degree wide sweep with himself at the center. The zombies that touched it died instantly, clearing out a large area.

Xiao Jun rushed towards another area without looking back. He refused to believe that so few 2nd stages could pop up in this small area.

Continuing along the direction the zombies came from, Xiao Jun pressed deeper.

After reaching 3rd stage, having the high tech combat gear no longer made him fear being surrounded by 1st stages.

Moreover, he still had the spatial movement supernatural ability, so he did not worry at all.

The deeper he went, the more uneasy Xiao Jun felt. It seemed like there were too many 2nd stage zombies along the way.

After walking just 200 meters, this was the 6th 2nd stage he had killed.

Even if this place had never been cleared before, there shouldn't be this many.

Still filled with doubts, after walking another 50 meters, a black shadow suddenly appeared behind Xiao Jun, quickly approaching him with extreme speed.

A soft, fragrant body crashed into his embrace. Xiao Jun forcefully slashed away the surrounding zombies with a flicker of helplessness on his face.

"Why did you run over here?"

"You kept running further away. The 2nd stages were almost all killed, so I followed you."

Despite being surrounded by zombies, Wan Qianya felt extremely safe in Xiao Jun's arms.

Now that she had come, Xiao Jun couldn't drive her back either. With Wan Qianya's strength, she wouldn't drag him down, and could even provide a lot of help.

"Then stick close to me. So many 2nd stage zombies appearing in such a small area, something seems off."

Xiao Jun also had one more sentence he didn't say aloud.

The situation gave him an odd sense of familiarity, somewhat similar to the zombie siege he had experienced in his past life.

In his previous life, after the appearance of 3rd stage zombies, Future City underwent its first zombie siege.

That zombie attack, the zombies weren't very high level, but the humans were completely unprepared and caught off guard.

The battle was devastating. Future City suffered immense casualties, with over half the survivors lost.

Xiao Jun was worried this might also be the prelude to another zombie siege. If so, his territory would be directly in the line of attack. He had to figure out what was going on today.

With Wan Qianya's help, Xiao Jun's advance speed increased.

Wan Qianya was like a ghost in the dark night, suddenly appearing next to some 2nd stage zombie, then casually removing its head with her dagger.

"Brother Jun, seems like there is one 2nd stage zombie every fixed interval. And that's just one direction, could there be some in other directions too?"

Xiao Jun's unease grew. He could now confirm that there was at least one 3rd stage zombie here.

3rd stage zombies had regained vision and intelligence comparable to common animals. They would instinctively seek to invade and claim territory.

This was also one reason behind zombie sieges.

"Be careful. There might be a 3rd stage zombie here."

"Ah?"

Wan Qianya became more vigilant. She never had any doubts about what Xiao Jun said.

Whether it was Xiao Jun or Wan Qianya, neither would be afraid if it was just a one-on-one fight with a third order zombie.

The Xiao Jun of his previous life could even take down a third order zombie one-on-one.

But the situation was different now. There were zombies everywhere, not much space for the two to utilize their skills. If sneak attacked by a third order zombie, the consequence would be severe.

"Brother Jun, why don't we head back?"

After hearing that there were third order zombies, Wan Qianya lost her nerve.

It wasn't that she doubted Xiao Jun's capability, she was just afraid.

"Okay."

Xiao Jun nodded. It was indeed too dangerous now. Since they already knew the situation, Xiao Jun didn't want to take the risk either. It didn't matter if they lost this territory, they could just find another place.

But the moment Xiao Jun turned his head, Wan Qianya's pupils suddenly enlarged.

Xiao Jun also sensed the movement behind him, but it was too late...