Chapter 588 – Deathly Escape

A group of people cautiously moved back towards the abandoned bus, while the zombies, who would normally charge at them without hesitation, kept a wary distance.

The distance wasn’t too far, enough to make Ling Mo and his group feel threatened but not close enough to ignite a battle.

These zombies were like hungry wolves hiding in the grass, cautiously approaching a campfire and looking for a chance to strike a fatal blow.

However, they were more dangerous and more powerful than wolves.

With their numbers, they didn’t need to be this careful. This situation was clearly due to the “command” of the Creepy Uncle Zombie…

At first, Xu Shuhan occasionally fired a shot, sniping at zombies that got too close.

The zombies were also slowly moving forward with them, with some of the more eager ones breaking rank.

They tried to close the distance stealthily.

But, after two Unlucky Zombies were shot dead in quick succession, the remaining zombies became more cautious and hid themselves.

Even though their movements were clumsy and their hiding techniques awkward-

For instance, one zombie thought that as long as it couldn’t see Xu Shuhan, she couldn’t shoot it. So it tried to hide its head behind a wall while exposing its entire body.

As a result, this highly conspicuous zombie immediately caught Xu Shuhan’s attention. With her quick reaction, she pulled the trigger without hesitation and shot the Unlucky Zombie dead.

Even so, the actions of these zombies still sent chills down their spines.

Watching those figures half-hidden behind utility poles or peeking around corners, Xu Shuhan couldn’t help but frown.

“These monsters are getting smarter.” She still held her gun, but the zombies were no longer sitting ducks for her.

“Yeah…” Ling Mo nodded.

He was intently watching the Creepy Uncle Zombie leading the group. The zombie stood slyly amid the corpses, its bloody eyes coldly fixed on the humans.

Ling Mo couldn’t shake the feeling that this Creepy Uncle Zombie seemed particularly focused on the three girls blended into their group…

Its eyes continuously scanned over Ye Lian, Xia Na, and Li Yalin, revealing a hint of confusion.

If he wasn’t used to being around zombies all the time, seeing a zombie display such a near-human expression would have certainly startled Ling Mo.

Ye Lian, Xia Na, and Li Yalin—three girls who looked just like humans on the outside but were essentially zombies—were standing with the group, retreating alongside them.

Out of the seven people in their group, three were not actually human. Only Ling Mo and the surrounding zombies knew this fact.

Mu Chen and the others, unaware of this, only knew they were unfortunately surrounded. Worse still, they had provoked the Alpha Zombie of this area.

The Alpha, leading the zombies, was undoubtedly the strongest among them, ensuring that the zombies were organized and disciplined.

Thirty well-organized zombies were far more terrifying than a hundred disorganized ones.

When Ling Mo and his group were less than twenty meters from the bus, the zombies finally moved.

The Creepy Uncle Zombie suddenly raised its arm, its massive hands opening wide, revealing razor-sharp claws that snapped out like steel blades.

“Roar!”

With a fierce growl, all the zombies leaped out from their hiding spots.

These zombies attacked with swift and ferocious movements, each one appearing as a blurred shadow in action.

The synchronized assault created immense psychological pressure on Mu Chen and the others.

The human field of vision is limited, and with these shadows moving so fast, who could tell if a zombie wouldn’t suddenly appear overhead in the next moment?

“Run!”

Ling Mo shouted immediately, speeding up towards the bus.

Now it was all about speed. If they were blocked before reaching the bus, they would’ve already lost half the battle.

Ye Lian and the others reacted the fastest, their speed was terrifying.

Even though Ling Mo was human, his physical fitness was exceptional.

As a result, Mu Chen and his group ended up at the back.

Although the three of them were quite strong, their stamina wasn’t even on par with the soldiers from Falcon Camp.

Fortunately, as superhumans, their explosive power in critical moments was remarkable.

Almost at the same time Ling Mo shouted, the three of them turned and sped up.

“Ahhh!” Mu Chen gritted his teeth and furiously chased Ling Mo’s back. He couldn’t believe he was being outrun by this mental ability superhuman…

Behind them, the sound of “whoosh, whoosh, whoosh” kept getting closer-it was clearly the zombies closing in.

Especially the Creepy Uncle Zombie, who had been hiding at the back, but now that the hunt had begun, it had charged to the forefront.

The most terrifying thing was its strength. When it encountered an obstacle, it didn’t avoid it but rather employed a more violent way to clear the path.

As Ling Mo was running, he suddenly heard a sharp sound approaching from behind.

He almost instinctively paused for a second and immediately felt darkness over his head, followed by a dull “thud” in front of him.

In the rising smoke, Ling Mo glimpsed a half-broken utility pole…

It was slanted in the middle of the road, covered in fresh cracks.

“Damn!”

Ling Mo was nearly stunned. He glanced back and saw the Creepy Uncle Zombie lifting another abandoned car.

“Run faster!”

Ling Mo shouted again, his scalp tingling with fear.

“As if we need you to tell us!” Mu Chen yelled back.

The utility pole had already scared them out of their wits; if it hit them, they would be turned into mincemeat on the spot.

Ling Mo quickly nicknamed the Creepy Uncle Zombie in his mind: Berserker.

Its strength was just too overwhelming, a fitting name indeed.

“Bang!”

As the abandoned car flew towards them, Ling Mo and his group had already dashed into the bus.

The car bounced off the ground and rolled, crashing into the bus with a loud noise.

“Holy crap!”

Mu Chen was shaken and quickly moved to the back, pulling out a machete about a foot long.

“What do we do now?” he asked.

The moment he asked, he regretted it. Why did he instinctively ask Ling Mo? Was he really treating him as the boss…

Ling Mo’s thoughts were far less complicated at the moment. Without even glancing at Mu Chen, he immediately said, “I don’t think we can hold this position. Yalin and Ye Lian, go check the back. We’ll hold the front and look for an opportunity to retreat.”

“Okay, we’ll stay here,” Xu Shuhan said, nodding with her gun in hand.

Xia Na, staying behind, was clearly suited for close combat, making her the perfect partner for Xu Shuhan, who was armed with a firearm.

As for Ling Mo, his mental ability allowed him to cover any gaps they couldn’t hold, while Mu Chen could assist from the side.

But Xia Zhi…

Before Xu Shuhan could even look his way, Xia Zhi raised his hand knowingly and quickly followed Ye Lian and Yalin.

Catching his breath, Ling Mo leaned against a corner of the large hole, peering outside the bus.

His appearance suggested he was surveying the situation, but it wasn’t that simple.

Amid the chaos, a young female zombie suddenly stiffened, silently backing away by two steps.

Her position was already quite concealed, and her timing was impeccable, so she went unnoticed by both the zombies and Mu Chen’s group.

No one would have guessed that, in such a harrowing situation, Ling Mo could still manage to control a zombie.

As he dashed into the bus, the female zombie retreated into an alley, swiftly turning around to scan the surrounding buildings.

Just as she was about to take off, she mysteriously lurched forward and crashed to the ground.

“Beeeep-“

The female zombie slowly pushed herself up with her arms, mumbling a few unintelligible syllables.

Once on her feet, she balanced on one leg, yanking off a strappy high heel from her other foot.

She then tore off the lower part of her long skirt and adjusted her bra, which was slipping out of her neckline, back into place.

With these adjustments done, the zombie moved her limbs around for a moment, feeling much more comfortable, before speeding off towards one of the buildings…