Chapter 28

Then, Chu Nan held onto Tang Sanli, who was closely following him, and suddenly accelerated. With Tang Sanli's horrified cry, he almost dragged him flying.

The zombie that had grabbed Tang Sanli was about to bite, but unexpectedly, Tang Sanli's body suddenly flew out, and the bite missed.

Chu Nan became incredibly brave. With his left hand, he dragged Tang Sanli while running, and with his right hand, he held a sickle, continuously swinging it. One by one, the ugly monsters that lunged at him were cut by the sickle, blood splattering everywhere.

Whenever a zombie lunged, he would kick it hard, sending it flying backward. The bones at the point of impact instantly broke.

In the night, a strange scene unfolded. All the ugly monsters or zombies that lunged at Chu Nan, as soon as they approached, were sent flying backward one after another. Chu Nan ran wildly, invincible.

Yuan Tengfei, Su Yao, Zhao Han, and other awakened individuals, who were also running for their lives, saw this from a distance and were all stunned.

"This guy!" Yuan Tengfei circled his left arm, grabbed the neck of a zombie that lunged at him, and with a forceful twist, broke its neck. He then pushed it hard, causing it to collide with another approaching zombie. Both zombies tumbled, and he took a step forward, covering three to four meters in one leap, quickly approaching Chu Nan, who was dragging Tang Sanli.

Yuan Tengfei, who had practiced martial arts, grappling, and joint techniques for many years, could barely protect himself in such a situation and dared not drag someone else while escaping like Chu Nan.

Soon, Chu Nan dragged Tang Sanli and ran over a hundred meters away, avoiding the main force of the ugly monsters that were swarming behind. Behind them, cries of agony echoed. Except for the awakened individuals whose adrenaline had boosted their strength, no one else had any chance of survival in such a terrifying and brutal situation.

One by one, they fell.

Qi Ling, wearing black stockings and high heels, had just taken a few steps when the uneven road caused her to trip and fall heavily. She felt someone grab her by the back of the neck and lift her up. She struggled and screamed, but a group of zombie monsters surged forward, surrounding her. Their terrifying mouths opened wide, and this would be the last scene she would ever see...

Awakened individuals, though they could obtain several times the strength and speed of ordinary people, could not maintain it for long. No one knew when they would no longer be able to hold on, so no one dared to linger in battle. They all fought for their lives to escape.

More than twenty people fell one by one, swallowed by the ugly monsters and the surging zombies.

Although Chu Nan was dragging Tang Sanli, he still escaped the fastest. Suddenly, a figure appeared ahead, and a zombie with a piece of rebar lunged at him. Its eyes, slightly red, glinted with a hint of intelligence.

A zombie that could use weapons?

Chu Nan instantly understood that this zombie, like their awakened individuals, had evolved. According to Su Yao's naming principle, to distinguish it from ordinary zombies, it was called an "Undead."

An evolved zombie with a bit of intelligence, an "Undead."

With several times the speed and strength of ordinary people, plus a bit of intelligence, this Undead was very formidable, not much weaker than a first-level awakened individual.

The slightly bent rebar in its hand came down heavily on Chu Nan's head.

However, as a second-level awakened individual, Chu Nan had even greater strength and speed.

He slightly dodged, and the rebar missed. Chu Nan swung his sickle horizontally with great force.

This time, he used all his strength.

The Undead's head, along with a spray of blood, flew off. Its neck was severed by Chu Nan's sickle.

Chu Nan then kicked the headless Undead hard, sending it flying five to six meters away.

Feeling a surge of much stronger genetic power enter his body, Chu Nan realized that cutting off the Undead's head could also kill it, not necessarily by completely smashing its head.

The sickle, unable to withstand such a powerful strike, though it severed the Undead's neck, had its blade completely bent and the body slightly twisted, making it unusable.

From the side, a zombie lunged with outstretched arms, grabbing Chu Nan.

Chu Nan shook it off. The zombie, not as strong as him, was thrown and fell.

Chu Nan then threw the sickle, hitting another unknown ugly monster that was lunging at his face.

The monster, about the size of a basin, along with the broken sickle, flew out.

"Go!" Chu Nan shouted, dragging the terrified Tang Sanli and rushing forward.

Suddenly, another zombie with a piece of concrete appeared behind them. It smashed the head of the fleeing Yin Yiping, causing it to explode.

Yin Yiping didn't even have time to scream before he fell. Then, this zombie with a solid piece of concrete, bypassing several other zombies, pursued Chu Nan, Yuan Tengfei, Su Yao, and the others.

Another Undead.

Su Yao let out a sharp cry, pressed down the casual hat on her head, and took several diagonal steps. This was not the kind of step an ordinary person would take in a panic but a very precise martial arts step.

As their figures crossed, the Undead with the concrete only saw a blur before it. Then, it felt a cold sensation in its throat, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

In that instant, Su Yao, using a special step, circled behind the Undead. With her right hand, she held a dagger and slashed heavily, cutting the Undead's neck almost completely through, leaving only a small piece of skin connecting the head to the body.

Su Yao grabbed the Undead's hair and, with a special force, threw it over her shoulder. The immense force tore the head completely off the body, and the headless corpse flew out.

Su Yao threw the Undead's head and, with a quick movement, fled.

Running wildly, not daring to hesitate for a moment, Chu Nan was the fastest. Behind him, terrifying screams, hoarse howls, and horrific sounds continued to echo.

As one person after another fell, the zombies and these unknown ugly monsters eventually engaged in chaotic battles.

More and more unknown monsters surged from the wooden bridge, and more and more zombies were roused from the ruins.

The numbers on both sides quickly exceeded two hundred.

Among the zombies, there were occasionally Undead.

"Ah—"

Suddenly, a terrifying roar shook the sky. Yuan Tengfei couldn't help but turn back and saw a person being torn apart by two suspected Undead monsters. Blood splattered as the person was ripped in half from the waist.

This person, Wang Chen, was known to Yuan Tengfei. Like Chu Nan, he was an awakened individual who had hidden his strength. In the face of this life-and-death crisis, his adrenaline had boosted his physical abilities, but he was attacked by two Undead and was torn into two halves.

His intestines and other internal organs, mixed with blood, were scattered on the ground. He didn't die instantly, and his screams were so terrifying that even Yuan Tengfei and the others felt their hearts race and couldn't bear to look.

Chu Nan, dragging Tang Sanli, ran wildly through the ruins. His blood was surging, his heart beating like a drum, and all his organs were working at an extraordinary level, providing his body with enormous energy, allowing him to perform superhuman actions and exert more than five times the strength of an ordinary person.

A zombie blocked his path, and Chu Nan, running too fast, directly collided with it.

With a "bang," the zombie was sent flying and rolling backward as if hit by a speeding car.

Chu Nan grunted, feeling a surge of blood in his chest. He realized that although he could exert superhuman strength, his body was still fragile. Such a collision was hard to bear, and he must not be so reckless again.

In the darkness, there were terrifying sounds and battles everywhere. Chu Nan ran through the ruins, shaking off countless zombies and ugly monsters. After running at least two to three kilometers, he finally saw no zombies or ugly monsters in any direction and finally let go of Tang Sanli, who he had been dragging, and collapsed, convulsing and retching.

He was drenched in sweat, as if he had just been pulled out of water.

As a second-level awakened individual, with second-level adrenaline, running such a distance in one night, the aftereffects were even more severe. The feeling of his heart about to explode was more unbearable than death.

Yuan Tengfei and Su Yao, not far behind Chu Nan, and about one to two hundred meters behind, also saw Chu Nan collapse and finally reached their limits, falling down.

Chu Nan, dragging someone, had a much higher energy consumption than they did, but because his genetic power had slightly enhanced his physical abilities, he was able to hold on until now.

Only Tang Sanli, standing there in a daze, finally reacted, grabbing the police baton in his hand, looking around, and guarding the collapsed Chu Nan.

Reflecting on everything that had just happened, it felt like he had returned from the gates of hell. If it weren't for Chu Nan, he would have been dead long ago.

Tang Sanli suddenly felt a lump in his throat and became emotional.

"Chu... Chu Nan, thank you... thank you..." The big man, with a quivering nose, almost burst into tears.

Only after experiencing such terror did he realize the preciousness of being saved and dragged to safety. This immense stimulation made Tang Sanli feel that he had the courage to sacrifice himself for Chu Nan.

Of course, this courage and impulse would gradually fade with time and the calming of his emotions.

Often, human emotional impulses are fleeting, like acts of bravery, which do not involve much consideration.