Chapter 139 Mother Beast

After a short stay in the air, Zhang Shi took advantage of his vision and found a large number of zombie beasts gathering in the direction of the mining area. Only then did he realize that some soldiers and prisoners were still in the mining area.

Zhang Shi hurriedly looked for his target and moved towards the mining area. His figure was like a ghost, constantly flashing around the beasts to harvest lives, and soon approached the wall of the mining area.

Since the shelter in the mining area was just established not long ago, many facilities were not fully equipped and the defense capability was weak. When Zhang Shi arrived nearby, he found that it had been breached by zombie beasts. There were many skeletons of soldiers and prisoners in the yard, and many small zombie beasts were lying on them, gnawing the flesh and blood left on the skeletons.

The surviving soldiers and prisoners were guarding a tower, and they were firing hard at the beasts gathered below. Many zombie beasts were madly hitting the gate of the tower, and many were trying to climb up along the wall.

Zhang Shi shouted and threw several Molotov cocktails forward. The zombie beasts in front of him were instantly ignited like dry firewood. As they fled, the flames spread and soon covered a large area in front.

This also successfully attracted the attention of more zombie beasts, which reduced the pressure on the people in the mining area.

Relying on the high mobility of the Shadow Step, Zhang Shi shuttled through the zombie beast tide and successfully led the zombie beasts to the front of the shelter. The battle entered the rhythm Zhang Shi was accustomed to.

Soon, thousands of zombie beasts were completely wiped out, and the violent rain washed away the blood, leaving countless corpses.

Zhang Shi returned to the shelter, shook off the rain on his mask, and then immediately gathered his companions together.

Ge Dalong pointed to the sky and spoke first.

"The situation tonight is not right. Those corpses were not recovered by the system. This attack is probably not arranged by the system."

Zhang Shi closed the system panel and nodded. He also had some guesses about these situations.

The raid was being discussed in the regional channel, and it was obvious that the majority of survivors were attacked at the same time.

"If these beasts are infected and transformed zombies, then being able to launch a large-scale zombie beast tide in various areas at the same time shows that there is a wise leader behind them."

And being able to organize such a large-scale zombie beast tide means that their nest is near the shelter.

After discussing it, several people decided to allocate some people to search nearby tomorrow, and if necessary, to completely clear it out to eliminate future troubles.

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On the third day, Zhang Shi signed in and received [Protective Clothing (Blue) X100], which also reminded him that he still needed to organize some people to deal with the corpses on the plain.

The continuous heavy rain washed many beast corpses into the river. Although the shelter no longer drinks river water since the zombie crisis, many domestic water is still obtained from the river, and it is easy to cause infection if you are not careful.

Zhang Shi first counted the damage and casualties last night, and then commended all the soldiers. The attack of zombie beasts caught everyone off guard. In the early stage of the battle, the shelter lost many soldiers, especially in the mining area. Many captives were unarmed. Facing the swarming zombie beasts, they could only hide blindly. After the zombies broke through the wall, they suffered heavy losses.

Having learned the lesson of this raid, Zhang Shi planned to reinforce the defense facilities in the mining area. Before the completion, he would temporarily suspend the night work and all personnel would return to the shelter before dark. Similarly, Zhang Shi did not intend to give up the transit station shelter and also increased the manpower investment.

Before that, Zhang Shi organized 100 people to go to the plain to deal with the bodies.

He first dug a huge pit, built a roof above the pit, and then used a cart to gather all the scattered bodies in the pit and burn them.

Due to the heavy rain, the soldiers' speed was greatly slowed down, and it was not until noon that the bodies on the plain were cleaned up. After Zhang Shi ordered the soldiers to do their own work, he took 50 people to explore the mine.

The hollowed-out mine is a good place to hide a large number of wild animals. Zhang Shi has not been here since he met the white tiger father and son last time. It is likely that other creatures have occupied it.

The mine is a rare high-altitude area nearby, so it was not affected by the heavy rain. Except that the mountain path was a little slippery, it was not difficult to walk.

When they arrived at the entrance of the cave, a pungent fishy smell came from it, which was extremely strong even in the rain. Zhang Shi's face suddenly became serious and he raised his hand to signal everyone to slow down.

Zhang Shi let Pipi out. As soon as Pipi appeared, he stood up his ears alertly, but did not stop. Instead, he slowly led Zhang Shi to explore the cave.

Going deep into the mine, the light gradually dimmed. Zhang Shi lit a torch, and the flames cut through the darkness, illuminating the rugged path ahead. Pipi walked in front, its nose kept sniffing, restraining its instinct and not making a low whimper, as if warning something.

As they went deeper, the space inside the cave gradually opened up. The walls were covered with wet moss due to the heavy rain. Occasionally, water drops dripped from the top of the cave, making a crisp sound. The fishy smell in the air became stronger, making people frown involuntarily.

Suddenly, Pipi stopped, his whole body tense, his ears erect, and his tail gently swaying, showing his high alertness. Zhang Shi immediately signaled the team to stop, and everyone held their breath and concentrated, only hearing their accelerated heartbeats and faint sounds from afar.

Soon, a low roar came from the depths of the cave, accompanied by heavy footsteps, as if something was approaching. The cave was narrow and it was impossible to deploy a formation, so Zhang Shi quickly asked the team to retreat, leaving only a few scouts to follow him to explore.

Zhang Shi and the scouts approached the source of the roar carefully, and they explored quietly along the narrow passage. There were some connective tissue veins similar to blood vessels everywhere along the way. These veins looked particularly strange under the reflection of torches, as if they were the circulatory system in some kind of organism.

As they went deeper, the roar became clearer, a roar mixed with anger and pain, which made people shudder. Zhang Shi clenched the old Duan in his hand, ready to draw his knife and attack at any time.

Finally, they came to the center of the mine. The situation here was very different from when they left. There was blood everywhere. Only a few rays of light came in, making the cave slightly brighter than the outside. There were multiple cracks on the top, and rain dripped from these cracks and merged with the water on the ground to form a stream.

In the center of the cave, a huge zombie beast was curled up. Its body was as big as a Titan zombie, like a smaller version of Godzilla. The surface was covered with a thick carapace, which was full of cracks. It seemed to be undergoing some kind of metamorphosis.

Its back was covered with protruding bone spurs, and there was fresh flesh and blood on it. It seemed to have just grown out of the body, and it looked particularly bloody and evil.

And around the mother beast, there were more broken red cocoons. Each cocoon seemed to have once bred a new zombie beast, but now there were only empty shells and scattered fragments.