Chapter 267: It's Here, the Zombie Horde Has Begun
The rain came down in torrents!
Six months into the zombie era, the sky began to pour rain without any warning, and the sky turned an ominous blood-red.
Meng Ci and Shen Que stood together by the window, watching the heavy rain outside, their hearts heavy with worry.
After this rain, the zombies and mutated creatures would grow even stronger.
And it wouldn't be long before a zombie horde arrived.
"Let's get some rest. We can't stop the horde, but we can prepare for it," Shen Que comforted.
Meng Ci nodded.
To prepare for the coming horde, Meng Ci and Shen Que hadn't gone out these past few days, instead choosing to rest and conserve their energy.
Meanwhile, the authorities had also made ample preparations.
They transported all the remaining food from the West Mountain Wilderness to the base and set up numerous traps around the base.
A deep pit was dug 100 meters from the base, filled with various barbed obstacles, making it impossible for zombies to climb out once they fell in.
They set up various traps and explosives, just waiting to bury them before the zombie horde arrived.
The officials had also issued a public notice that no one was allowed to enter or leave the base once the zombie horde arrived.
As the rain stopped, the blood-red sky slowly faded.
The sunlight, which had been hidden behind the clouds, now shone down again. Although it was still a bit dim, it was much better than before.
However, at this moment, whether they were people with powers or ordinary people, when the rain stopped, there was no relief. Instead, they worried about whether more disasters would follow.
Eggplant and Hawk paced restlessly around the house, as if they could sense the impending danger, anxiously crying out.
Meng Ci and Shen Que were helpless and could only feed the two some food, stroking their backs in an attempt to calm them down.
At the same time, all around the world, an unprecedented zombie horde was sweeping through.
In the streets of the cities, groups of zombies, missing arms and legs, shuffled over from the distance, their expressions blank.
An odor of decay emanated from their bodies, making people want to vomit.
Behind these zombies followed a group of large mutated creatures.
The types of these mutated creatures varied, ranging from wild boars and chickens to tigers and lions.
But unlike ordinary animals, they seemed to have become more intelligent, their movements more organized.
They moved in stops and starts, occasionally letting out low growls, as if commanding the frontline ordinary zombies to charge forward.
Behind these mutated creatures came another group of zombies. Their eyes appeared slightly more intelligent than the ones in front, their eyeballs constantly shifting.
Lu Chen put down his binoculars, his brow furrowed with worry.
"Shen Que, how does this zombie wave compare to the one from our past life?"
Noticing everyone else was nervously watching outside, Meng Ci took advantage of the dark sky to pull out his phone and quickly type a message for Shen Que to see.
Shen Que opened his mouth and whispered, "Two-thirds smaller."
After all, the zombie wave from their past life had been overwhelming, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Lu Chen organized all the psionics in the base to stand on the wall. Naturally, the soldiers he led charged forward first.
Bang!
The first wave of low-level zombies, completely unaware, stumbled right into the pits.
The zombies never looked back. Even if they saw others fall, they kept moving forward, one after another, without hesitation.
Once the zombies in front filled the pits, the ones behind continued by stepping on the bodies of their companions.
Soon after, various traps and bombs were triggered.
The zombies' legs were caught in traps, but they felt no pain and continued forward in awkward postures.
The bombs killed some zombies, and a few had their limbs blown off. The crystals in the back of their heads shattered, finally killing them.
But more zombies seemed driven by an unstoppable urge to keep moving forward. Even if they lost an arm or a leg, they persisted relentlessly.
Some zombies, with half their heads gone and crystals exposed, still kept moving.
The psionics in the base had seen plenty, but even they were shaken by this sight.
When the zombies were still more than twenty meters away from the base, with Lu Chen's command, a barrage of psionic attacks rained down on the zombie horde.
However, because the distance was too great, the crystals at the back of the zombies' heads couldn't be targeted. So even though the zombies were knocked down, they could still get back up.
By now, a thick layer of zombies had piled up at the base of the wall, perfectly illustrating the phrase "not turning back even after hitting a south-facing wall" with their actions.
Due to the overwhelming number of zombies, they pushed and shoved each other, causing some zombies to be unconsciously trampled underfoot, gradually piling up higher and higher.
Meanwhile, the prepared gasoline was poured down from above, and immediately after, psionics with fire powers began to cast their fire skills, igniting the flames.
With a whoosh, the flames surged upward, scorching everyone on the wall.
Below, the zombies roared and screamed. The zombie wall collapsed, but these zombies, despite the pain, got used to it and continued to climb up.
The mutated creatures behind, such as tigers and lions with strong jumping abilities, leaped far over the fire below and jumped towards the wall.
Those quick to react struck these mutated creatures down, but some managed to pounce up.
However, the width of the wall was clearly unsuitable for these mutated creatures. Restricted by the narrow space, some were subdued, while others jumped into the base.
Most of the people in the base were ordinary folks, and when they saw these mutated creatures, they were terrified, scrambling to run into the houses, no longer wanting to watch the commotion.
Several psionics on the wall quickly came down to protect them.
Outside the base, the zombies at the very back had already arrived.
Some with keen eyes seemed to notice the unintentional manifestation of fire or electric powers in their hands.
"Damn, can these zombies have powers too?"
"If that's really true, can we even survive?
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The surrounding psionics were stunned when they saw the zombies, now equipped with powers. After the initial shock, many of them felt like the world was falling apart, believing they had no hope of surviving.
Shen Que and Meng Ci weren't particularly surprised—Shen Que had experienced it firsthand, while Meng Ci had read about it in a novel.
However, Shen Que wasn't sure if the experts could develop the vaccine before the zombies evolved any further. After all, he had been bitten by a zombie soon after finding the herbs and never lived to see the outcome.
As for Meng Ci, the novel hadn't finished when he read it, so he had no idea how it would end.
Lu Chen's expression was grim, but he quickly recovered and led the charge against the zombies. To take down the zombies, the crystals on the backs of their heads needed to be removed.
Without hesitation, Lu Chen led the soldiers into battle.
The other psionics realized they had to eliminate the zombies to have any hope of survival.