Chapter 46

After all, now the first group of over ten people, led by Nan Gong Xiong, were fighting the zombies with all their might to completely eliminate the threat in this area. Chu Nan and his group were there to ensure their safety. It could be a matter of life and death at any moment, and seeing their lack of seriousness, Chen Mo frowned.

Seeing everyone's grim faces, Chu Nan smiled bitterly, shook his head, stood up, and said, "Alright, I won't do anything, I'll just quietly wait for orders. Brother Tang, stop looking."

Tang Sanli grunted in response, handed the few pineal glands he had collected to Chu Nan, and walked back to the group.

Zhuang Qing's expression improved slightly.

Chen Mo said, "That's right. Everyone needs to act in unison. After all, this concerns everyone's life and death, and we can't afford to be careless."

Chu Nan nodded, said nothing more, and put away the pineal glands he had just collected. He understood that his actions just now were indeed inappropriate.

In the dilapidated building ahead, the cries of battle shook the sky. Nan Gong Xiong perfectly demonstrated the power of a third-level Awakened, while the others, either second-level or first-level, worked together to display a devastating attack.

Soon, the ground inside the dilapidated building was piled with over thirty corpses, most of which were zombies, with a few belonging to undead that had evolved some intelligence.

The cries of battle alarmed a large number of zombies in the area, and Chu Nan frowned, clearly understanding what it meant to be in a world of zombies.

In the distance, a dense crowd of zombies was gathering.

Those standing on high ground to keep watch let out low whistles and made gestures to warn the people below.

Soon, Chen Mo raised his voice, "Nan Gong Xiong, withdraw from the building."

Nan Gong Xiong and his group quickly withdrew from the dilapidated building to avoid being trapped inside.

The zombies emerging from both sides quickly increased to about sixty or seventy, including some intelligent undead.

Zhuang Qing calculated the time, as the Awakened state of Nan Gong Xiong and others had a time limit.

This was a terrifying battle, with blood splattering and people getting injured from time to time.

Chu Nan watched silently, understanding that in such a situation, everyone's awakening and evolution would become very rapid.

This was also the focus of Chen Mo and others' plan.

Continuously clearing the area and advancing, while everyone evolved to become stronger, was the only way to push into the city. Otherwise, a slight mistake in this sea of zombies would lead to a catastrophic disaster.

The lookout suddenly let out a series of low whistles, and Chen Mo shouted, "Retreat!"

Zhuang Qing shouted, "Go!" and with a wave of his hand, led the second group to charge forward.

Chen Mo led the third group, all in their Awakened state, to surge forward.

Nan Gong Xiong shouted repeatedly, and the first group began to retreat.

Some of them were already struggling to hold on.

Chu Nan and others charged forward, each carrying one person, and immediately turned to retreat.

The lookout on high ground had already seen a large group of zombies surging from the distance, numbering at least several hundred.

Therefore, Chen Mo made a quick decision and ordered everyone to retreat immediately.

Nan Gong Xiong and the first group of over ten people were almost at their limits, starting to suffer severe aftereffects and losing their combat ability.

Zhuang Qing and Chu Nan, along with the second group, rushed forward to support the first group and began to retreat.

Chen Mo and his group, on the other hand, blocked the pursuing zombies, fighting while retreating.

Soon, everyone had retreated several hundred meters. The zombies, seemingly territorial, stopped chasing when they realized they couldn't catch up.

Everyone returned to the base from the previous day. Nan Gong Xiong and others were panting heavily, lying on the ground like dead people.

While others also triggered their adrenaline, the duration was short, so they didn't suffer any severe aftereffects. They scattered around, ready for battle, and the lookouts on high ground closely monitored the surroundings, noticing that the large group of zombies had gathered but slowly dispersed when they lost sight of the group.

In this battle, Nan Gong Xiong and others killed nearly seventy to eighty zombies, and several first-level Awakened successfully broke through to the second level.

Taking advantage of the rest time, Chu Nan's figure flashed, and he left alone.

Chen Mo saw this and was taken aback, wanting to ask but found that Chu Nan had already disappeared.

Chu Nan used his superhuman vision and hearing to sense the surroundings, his figure flashing rapidly, and soon he returned to the place where Nan Gong Xiong and the zombies had fought. The ground was littered with the bodies of zombies and undead.

The zombies that had gathered here had already dispersed.

Letting out a light sigh, Chu Nan entered the dilapidated building, the ground covered with zombie corpses. Chu Nan maintained the highest alertness and began searching for the pineal glands of the zombies.

As a fourth-level Awakened, with the special spider claw in his hand, Chu Nan was confident he could break through even if surrounded by hundreds of zombies. With his superhuman hearing and vision, any zombie within a hundred meters would be hard to escape his notice.

A lookout on high ground saw Chu Nan enter the dilapidated building alone and couldn't help but widen his eyes, muttering, "This guy... how can he be so bold?"

His face was full of disbelief.

Chu Nan had his reasons for taking such risks.

He didn't place all his hopes on Chen Mo and Nan Gong Xiong. He needed a large number of pineal glands to evolve and become stronger.

Only by becoming strong enough did he have a chance to enter the city early and find his parents and relatives.

"Chen Mo and the others' plan isn't bad, but it would take too long. I can't wait. As long as I collect enough pineal glands and break through again... even if it's just me, I will enter the city..."

Chu Nan collected the pineal glands, one by one, placing them in his backpack.

One, two, three...

One after another, the withered pineal glands were collected and placed in his backpack.

After resting for a while, Nan Gong Xiong and others recovered their strength. The second group, including Zhuang Qing, Su Yao, Tang Sanli, Zhou Yun, Zhou Qing, Xia Qiu, and others, began their attack. The original third group was responsible for supporting them, while the first group, now the third group, was tasked with blocking the zombies' pursuit when the other two groups retreated.

When Su Yao and Tang Sanli arrived at the dilapidated building, they saw Chu Nan sitting cross-legged on a wall, quietly smoking.

Everyone was taken aback, and Tang Sanli couldn't help but call out, "Chu Nan."

Chu Nan extinguished his cigarette, jumped down from the wall, and said, "Let's go."

He was also part of the second group.

Zhuang Qing was also taken aback, glared at Chu Nan, and muttered, "This kid."

In everyone's eyes, Chu Nan was an oddity.

But Chu Nan's mind was entirely on the withered pineal glands in his backpack. He had collected nearly seventy of them, and with the ones he had before, he now had over a hundred.

Chu Nan rejoined the group, and everyone accelerated their actions. From a high vantage point, the lookout directed the direction and observed the overall situation. Soon, they encountered the zombies.

Two undead with rebar led over twenty zombies in a charge.

Zhuang Qing let out a low whistle, awakened his power, and charged forward.

Following him, Su Yao, Tang Sanli, Tao Zhi, Xia Qiu, Zhou Yun, Zhou Hua, and the wolfhound all charged forward.

Chu Nan kicked a charging undead, sending it flying backward.

With a "bang," the undead crashed into a broken wall, causing it to shake and collapse.

The impact was so powerful that everyone was startled, and Zhuang Qing couldn't help but glance at Chu Nan.

"Is this arrogant kid also a third-level Awakened?" Zhuang Qing was somewhat startled, grabbing a zombie and throwing it away.

Among the group, as far as he knew, only Chen Mo and Nan Gong Xiong were third-level Awakened, and he himself was only a second-level Awakened. He didn't expect Chu Nan to have the strength of a third-level Awakened.

Of course, Chu Nan didn't unleash all his power, so Zhuang Qing didn't know that Chu Nan's true strength far exceeded the third level.

The two undead and over twenty zombies were quickly killed by the group. In the distance, the lookout's whistle sounded, and Chen Mo shouted, "A group of zombies is coming, everyone be careful!"

Following his voice, a group of zombies soon appeared from the side.

There were over a hundred zombies, and more than ten of them were undead using weapons.

The leading undead had mutated arms, appearing especially thick and strong, different from the others, indicating that this undead was more powerful than ordinary ones.

Zhuang Qing and others were slightly startled, but with the support of the other two groups, they were not afraid. They all unleashed their strongest power and charged forward, ready to retreat immediately if the situation turned bad.

Chu Nan, holding the spider claw in his right hand, charged forward.

With two "whoosh" sounds, he leaped past two zombies, and their heads flew off, the two headless bodies collapsing.

It was too fast, making it hard to catch his figure. Chen Mo and Nan Gong Xiong, watching from behind, were startled, their eyes widening as they stared at Chu Nan. Then, they saw a scene that left them in awe.

Chu Nan was unstoppable, like a tiger among sheep, charging into the over a hundred zombies and undead. The spider claw in his right hand glowed faintly, cutting through everything in its path, and one after another, the zombies' heads were severed and rolled away.