Chapter 49

Chu Nan sat cross-legged on the roof of the dilapidated building, watching the night scenery. The faint glow in the distance seemed particularly soft and peaceful, as if subtly calling them all to come.

About two hundred meters away from him, there was another, taller building.

This building, originally a ten-story structure, had mostly collapsed, leaving only about twenty to thirty meters in height.

At this moment, on the ruins of the building, there were two people, one sitting and the other moving around.

These two were the people Shen Mo had assigned to keep watch and guard, specifically responsible for the northern area.

Shen Mo had set up three such hidden sentries, for the night in Jiangtian City was the most terrifying, the domain of the zombie-like creatures and mutants. These hidden sentries could issue warnings at any sign of danger, alerting the others.

"Really boring. If I kill a few more of those zombie-like creatures tomorrow, I should be able to evolve to the level of a second-stage Awakened like you." The standing patrolman was a young boy, his face full of excitement.

Looking around, everything was dark, and this area was relatively peaceful.

The man resting on the side was in his thirties, looking rather lazy. Hearing the boy's words, he said, "Patrol well, we are responsible for everyone's safety... Speaking of which, those damned vultures haven't appeared tonight."

As he spoke, he raised his head. The moon in the sky, with its faint red glow, was particularly glaring.

Usually, when on high watch, the most troublesome thing was the aerial dominators, the mutated vultures. A slight mistake could invite their attacks.

"Yeah, maybe they know that Big Brother Li is here tonight. If they dare to attack, it would be like courting death..."

The boy laughed, with a hint of flattery.

Big Brother Li, who was leaning on the side, laughed and was about to speak when suddenly, a black shadow shot up from below in the distance.

It was too fast and powerful, creating a loud whistling sound.

Neither Big Brother Li, who was leaning, nor the boy with the flattering smile, had time to react. There was a "bang," and the standing boy's face, still with the flattering smile, froze, then exploded.

Red and white matter mixed with flesh and skull fragments splattered everywhere.

Big Brother Li was stunned, then instantly reacted, jumping up like a startled rabbit, shouting, "Who is it?"

Everything had happened too suddenly, even he hadn't seen clearly what had hit the boy's head with such force that it exploded instantly. The power was even more terrifying than a bullet.

Almost as soon as he shouted, he finally realized what had shattered the boy's head.

It was a stone, about the size of an adult's fist, thrown from a distance of several dozen meters, instantly shattering someone's head.

How much strength and accuracy was needed for that?

Big Brother Li couldn't imagine that a human could throw such a stone. He wanted to see who had thrown it, but he never got the chance.

Because the stone he had just seen clearly had already shattered his head.

He didn't even have time to scream.

Two headless corpses lay on the roof of the dilapidated building. In the darkness, a group of figures moved quickly, soon crossing the mostly collapsed building.

About a hundred meters away from the dilapidated building, a very muscular man, about 1.9 meters tall, was coldly picking up a stone from the ground and casually tossing it in his right hand.

The two stones he had just thrown, which had killed the two sentries on the roof, were the work of this muscular man over 1.9 meters tall.

Around him, a group of zombie-like creatures and undead were surging, moving silently in the darkness, dividing into several teams.

The muscular man, bare-chested, had no flesh or organs on his chest, only abnormally grown, interlocking white ribs, forming a layer of bone armor inside his body.

He was also an undead, but his eyes glowed with terrifying intelligence, and all other undead and zombie-like creatures obeyed his commands.

He was like the king of all undead and zombie-like creatures.

On the roof of another dilapidated three-story building, Chu Nan zipped up his backpack, just about to leave and return to the original base to rest, when he suddenly tensed and turned his head, looking toward the distant building.

The two sentries had been killed about one to two hundred meters away from Chu Nan. With his current vision and hearing, he instantly reacted, jumping up.

Almost at the same moment, the undead with the bone armor on his chest charged forward.

The speed was unimaginable, faster than a fully sprinting cheetah, covering a distance of one to two hundred meters in an instant. The stone in his right hand was thrown with great force.

Like a bullet, like a cannonball, the stone whistled through the air and, in the next second, was in front of Chu Nan on the small building.

Chu Nan gasped, almost shouting, and with a powerful kick, he flipped backward, the stone passing just above his nose, the terrifying whistling sound chilling his face.

"Everyone, get up, we're under attack!"

Chu Nan's roar echoed like thunder, spreading far and wide. His heart pounded; if he had reacted any slower, his head would have been smashed to pieces by the stone.

Chu Nan's warning echoed far and wide. Shen Mo, Nangong Xiong, Su Yao, Tang Sanli, Tao Zhi, Xia Qiuhe, Zhou Yun, and the others, who were gathered with about seventy people, were startled awake, looking around in confusion.

In the next moment, Shen Mo jumped up, shouting, "Everyone, get up, prepare for battle!"

The rustling sounds came from all directions as everyone woke up, realizing they were under attack.

The army of zombie-like creatures and undead came quickly, with a leader directing them. These undead and zombie-like creatures, no longer acting blindly, had a well-planned strategy, first surrounding the area and then launching a total attack.

The three hidden sentries were all killed by the bone-armored undead, except for the last one, which Chu Nan discovered, thus issuing the warning. Otherwise, many would have been killed in their sleep.

Seeing the ambush plan fail, the bone-armored undead let out a terrifying, inhuman roar, like a beast's howl.

This sound was the command to attack.

The undead and zombie-like creatures, who had quietly infiltrated within a hundred meters, rushed forward madly.

Chu Nan's warning and Shen Mo's shout finally woke the seventy people, preventing them from being caught off guard by the army of zombie-like creatures.

In the dim light of the night, everyone stood up and saw the densely packed zombie-like creatures and various weapon-wielding undead rushing toward them.

"Looking for death—" Nangong Xiong shouted, his third-stage Awakened power bursting forth. In a flash, he punched a nearby zombie-like creature's head, shattering it, and then kicked another ordinary undead holding a stone, sending it flying.

Shen Mo's power burst forth, and he killed three approaching zombie-like creatures in quick succession, shouting, "Everyone, don't panic, gather together, don't lose formation, we'll slowly retreat—"

Shen Mo still had considerable authority among the group. The panicked crowd quickly calmed down, gathered together, and began to break out collectively.

There were first-stage and second-stage Awakened, and Shen Mo, Nangong Xiong, and Xia Qiuhe had reached the third stage.

However, there were also some ordinary people who hadn't broken through.

Hundreds of zombie-like creatures and undead suddenly attacked from all directions, causing chaos. Both sides suffered casualties instantly.

A series of screams echoed as an undead charged into the crowd, its right arm striking a person's chest.

The person screamed, blood gushing from his mouth, ears, and nose, his chest bones breaking, and he was thrown backward.

This undead had particularly strong and evolved arms, its body slightly hunched, its hands almost reaching its knees, resembling an ape. It was similar to the two-armed mutant undead Chu Nan had killed during the day.

Neither ordinary people nor first- or second-stage Awakened could withstand it. In an instant, at least three people were killed, and it wasn't until Nangong Xiong roared in anger that he managed to stop it.

This two-armed mutant undead was as powerful as a third-stage Awakened.

Zhuang Qing, who was already injured, barely managed to stimulate his adrenaline, taking a few steps and knocking down a zombie-like creature. Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of him.

This undead had a spotted body, like a corpse, and a large, blood-red mouth. Its mouth had mutated, losing its teeth and instead having a ring of wrinkled flesh. When it opened, it looked like a long, large straw.

The large straw contracted, suddenly spraying a large amount of liquid onto Zhuang Qing's head and face.

"Ah—"

Zhuang Qing screamed. Wherever the liquid splashed, it sizzled and smoked, his skin and flesh melting and falling off in large chunks, quickly exposing the bones underneath.

The liquid was more corrosive than strong acid.

This undead's stomach and mouth had evolved to produce a liquid several times more corrosive than strong acid, even corroding its own teeth. However, the flesh in its stomach, esophagus, and mouth had evolved to withstand this highly corrosive liquid.

Zhuang Qing was completely unprepared. He didn't expect to be sprayed in the face, instantly screaming and shouting, his vision going black, unable to see anything, only feeling his skin and flesh melting and falling off, the pain penetrating to the bone.