#173 - Chapter 173 Where is Hope
Humans were weeping.
Zombies were reveling.
Inside the Yangcheng Shelter.
Soon, those who went to find survivors finally returned, bringing with them a large group of several hundred people, who rushed to the walls to help resist the impact of the zombies.
They carried long iron rods and steel bars they had found from who knows where, and some even brought mops and brooms!
Not all survivors were insensible; faced with this life-or-death situation, they too would contribute their strength!
"Keep going! We humans can definitely win!"
Someone shouted, eliciting agreement and support from other survivors.
In such a situation, there was no need to worry about speaking too loudly; the power of belief and courage was even more important at this moment!
In an instant, the humans on the walls of the Yangcheng Shelter, fighting against the zombies, erupted with immense power, even pushing down the overall height of the corpse tower below by more than a meter!
"Humanity will ultimately triumph!"
The commander of the military unit also stood on the high wall, shouting at the top of his lungs!
The courageous crowd erupted with astonishing power at this moment!
Many people were moved to tears!
However.
Zombies do not believe in tears, nor do they have any compassion.
All they have is relentless persistence for flesh and blood!
The tug-of-war continued.
Five minutes later.
Two survivors who had been bravely fighting zombies were pulled down from the wall.
Seven minutes later.
Nearly ten survivors, along with their weapons, were pulled down by the zombies below and torn to pieces.
Ten minutes later.
A peculiar being, different from ordinary zombies, mingled within the horde.
It was tall and its limbs were exceptionally slender, with a bulging belly, as if all its flesh and blood were concentrated in its abdomen, making one wonder if it had been a pregnant woman in life.
Its pale eyes were different from those of other zombies, as if it could see objects relatively far away.
At this moment, it stared at the survivors on the wall not far away, and suddenly its abdomen contracted slightly, its body arched back, and its throat wriggled.
"Eugh!"
A large mouthful of light green, foul-smelling pus was spat from its mouth!
It flew straight towards one section of the wall!
Smack!
"Aaaaaaaah!"
A certain unlucky survivor was hit squarely by the saliva-like pus, his entire head covered, and an ear-piercing scream came from his mouth, which was already starting to be corroded!
Several survivors next to him, who had been splashed with a little of the liquid on their faces and hands, also cried out!
Before others could take a closer look, the flesh on the head of the person who had been spat on was already sliding off, revealing the skull and gums!
Incredible corrosiveness!
Soon, that person seemed to have his trachea and vocal cords destroyed, unable to scream, and fell to the ground on the wall.
Before long, almost his entire head had turned into reddish-green blood.
Completely dead.
"Monster... that monster outside can spit acid! I saw it spit!"
A survivor stared at the headless corpse on the ground, shouting in disbelief.
"Help! My face and hands have been splashed too! It hurts so much! Waa! Save me!"
Several survivors whose skin had been splashed with saliva were still desperately calling for help, but no one had a good way to help and didn't know what to do.
"Someone! Immediately shoot that strange zombie dead! Don't let it spit acid anymore!"
The middle-aged commander from before saw this scene and quickly ordered the nearby soldiers to deal with it!
If Qin Jin were here, he would quickly recognize what that acid-spitting mutated zombie was called.
A Spewer.
A type of mutated zombie that stored acid in its abdomen, possessed some eyesight, and could spit the acid in its body tens of meters away.
It was best to kill this kind of monster as soon as possible to prevent being attacked by its virus-laden acid.
The soldiers with guns on the wall heard the order and quickly aimed their guns at the Spewer.
Seeing it arching back again!
Everyone quickly fired bullets!
Da da da!
A large barrage of bullets struck the Spewer, giving it no room to dodge. In an instant, its entire body was riddled with bullets, including its head, which was blown apart!
Completely dead and fallen, it was quickly trampled underfoot by its companions and disappeared from sight.
"Everyone, pay attention! Prioritize attacking those zombies that look abnormal! They are more dangerous!"
The middle-aged commander continued to roar loudly; ordinary zombies were already difficult to resist, and if there were more of these strange zombies, their situation would become even more difficult.
The survivors once again threw themselves into the onslaught of zombies outside.
What they didn't notice was that the survivors whose skin had been splashed with acid a moment ago had now stopped screaming.
They stood in place, clutching their splashed wounds, trembling slightly.
In the dim light, no one saw the blood vessels on their necks and faces turning bluish-black!
"Roar!"
One of the survivors completed its mutation and directly pounced on a companion on the wall who was still vigorously stabbing zombies, biting his arm!
"Ah!"
His scream had just attracted the attention of others around him when the remaining few survivors splashed with acid also completed their mutations and pounced on the people next to them!
"They've mutated! Kill them quickly!"
Some people reacted quickly and quickly grabbed their weapons to kill their companions who had turned into zombies.
The situation, which had just stabilized not long ago, fell into chaos again!
"Help! It hurts so much! Someone, save me!"
A young man with a bleeding hand, clutching his dripping wrist, was crying to the sky.
What he got in return was the sharp spears and broadswords of his companions!
"They're all infected! Kill them quickly, don't hold back, give them a quick death!"
A decisive survivor shouted, waking up those who were still hesitating.
In the end, everyone steeled their hearts and raised their butcher knives.
Puchi!
By the time they had finished killing these zombies and infected, quite a while had passed, and the zombies under the wall had taken the opportunity to pile up nearly a meter again!
"Everyone, keep going! The shelter is continuing to organize more people to come and help! Hold on a little longer, we will definitely win!"
The middle-aged commander was still shouting encouragement, but a sense of sorrow had already risen in his heart.
Those high-level shelter officials who had been standing next to the wall before had all disappeared!
Where did those bastards run off to!?
Even if they went to organize more survivors to come and help, it shouldn't take this long!!!
And why haven't the heavy machine gun weapons and ammunition inside been brought over yet!?
With the assistance of those weapons and ammunition, they wouldn't be defending so difficultly now!
Just at this moment.
He saw a subordinate he had sent to call for high-level support earlier.
"Xiao Ming! Why are you only back now!? And where are the weapons? Where are the people?"
Seeing only a few subordinates returning empty-handed, the unease in his heart rose to the extreme.
"Commander! It's gone! Those bastards refused to send people over! They said that defense was our business and not their responsibility! When I went over, I saw that they were already packing supplies. I suspect they're preparing to run!"
This person was clearly Xiao Ming, whom Qin Jin and the others had encountered on the highway before, but now his eyes were red, and visible anger overflowed from his face.
"Fuck!!!"
That middle-aged commander couldn't help but swear!
These bastards!!!
He turned his head to look at the still densely packed, surging heads outside the wall, the endless, violent zombies.
Despair filled his heart.
Where was the hope of a successful defense?
(End of this chapter)
