"Damn it!"
At such close range, the bow and arrow were practically shoved into the Little Zombie's mouth. The immense force pinned it directly to the floor. However, another Little Zombie jumped up, its tiny claws waving as it lunged toward Lin Qi's leg.
Lin Qi held his wooden bow horizontally to block, then kicked the Little Zombie away.
"To think there were two Mutated Zombies, though thankfully they're just small things!"
At such close range, he could clearly see that the skin of these two Little Zombies had turned a pale color. The one he had kicked away rolled on the ground a few times, and as it stood up again, it assumed an attack stance.
Its entire body was hunched low to the ground like a ferocious beast, its torn mouth split almost to the back of its head, and its mouth was full of blood.
"Give me the spear."
Lin Qi took the spear from Zhao Tuantuan behind him, slid his hand along it, and the tip of the spear pressed forward.
"These two zombies, they were barely a month old, right?"
Zhao Tuantuan stood behind Lin Qi, her face full of tension. These strange zombies were actually more shocking to people.
"What, do you want to feed them milk?"
Lin Qi dared not relax for a second. These two little guys were very agile, like two little wild cats, capable of jumping around.
Perhaps sensing a threat, the Little Zombie hissed in a low voice, its body pressing even lower.
Zhao Tuantuan lightly punched Lin Qi, her face full of displeasure.
The Little Zombie in the room clearly lacked patience and leaped up again, pouncing toward Lin Qi.
This time, the power in its legs exploded, clearly aimed at Lin Qi's head. As long as it could bite down, with its mouthful of sharp teeth, it could easily pierce a person's windpipe.
However, just as it reached the peak of its leap, the spear thrust out instantly, hooking its neck and slamming it to the ground!
"My strength seems to have increased quite a bit?"
Using the spear again, the feeling was clearly different for Lin Qi. The steel pipe in his hand felt even lighter, and he used it with even greater ease.
After pinning the Little Zombie to the ground, Lin Qi stepped into the room to check the situation inside.
This was a bedroom. Besides the two Little Zombies pinned to the floor, there was another corpse on the bed, but this corpse had already been gnawed down to nothing but a skeleton, with only the head still twitching unconsciously.
"A pitiful family of three."
The one on the bed was a mother zombie, though unfortunately, one could no longer see any female characteristics at all.
Lin Qi poked the two Little Zombies to death and lifted them onto the bed, which could be considered making this family whole again.
"Such small zombies, it's truly pitiful."
Zhao Tuantuan leaned in to look at the now-motionless Little Zombies, her eyes full of heartache. If it were Peacetime, these twins would surely have been beloved children.
"For them, perhaps death is the best destination; at least they won't have to experience pain."
Lin Qi flipped the quilt over to cover the corpses on the bed, so they wouldn't be exposed and eaten by any Mutated Creatures that might break in.
Killing these two Mutated Zombies had improved Lin Qi's Marksmanship a bit more. He only needed to find a Gene Crystal and kill enough to reach one hundred to meet the requirements for advancement.
After searching the rooms on the second floor and confirming there was no danger, Lin Qi pulled up a chair and sat by the window, looking far off at the two Armored Vehicles parked by the bridge.
At this moment, those from the rescue team had already emerged from the residential area and were circling the Armored Vehicles to inspect them.
"Captain, two wheels on one of our vehicles have been destroyed!"
A member of the Combat Team looked at the tire that had been stabbed, leaving a large gash, his face full of speechlessness.
One had to know this was an Armored Vehicle; the tires were different from ordinary cars. It would take a massive amount of resentment to ruin a tire like this.
"Remove the tire, you two take out the spare and install it, the rest of you keep Guard."
In a short while, several members of the rescue team removed the wheel. Just after changing one tire, they suddenly seemed to notice something, and they quickly raised their guns in alert.
It turned out that after killing the three Survivors earlier, the Bloodstains left behind had unknowingly spread into the nearby sewer. The fresh Blood slowly awakened the Mutated Creatures sleeping within.
"It's a Mutant Rat! A Mutant Rat!"
The Soldier who first discovered the Mutant Rat screamed and quickly fired a warning shot. They saw a dense swarm of Mutant Rats pouring out of the sewer like a black tide, surrounding everyone.
"So many rats!"
Standing at the second-floor window, Lin Qi could clearly see the situation in the surroundings from his high vantage point.
It wasn't just the sewer; even in the gaps under the bridge of the river, a large number of Mutant Rats appeared, surrounding the two Armored Vehicles.
Gunshots rang out incessantly, but such heavy firepower could not stop the pace of the Mutant Rats at all. The death of a mere few hundred meant absolutely no threat to them.
"Get in the car! Get in the car!"
The Captain quickly issued orders. For some time now, they had never dared to go out hunting Mutated Creatures at night for fear of encountering a mutated rat swarm in the city. He hadn't expected to run into one during the day!
He knew well that his Combat Team was no match for the mutated rat swarm, so he quickly called for the team members to enter the Armored Vehicle, intending to flee the area.
But as the swarm spread, one Mutant Rat after another leaped up, pouncing onto the nearest Soldier. Their sharp teeth tore through, easily ripping open the protective suit he was wearing.
"Spray the Beast Repellent Powder!"
A cloud of white powder sprayed out from a special device, briefly blocking the offensive of the mutated rat swarm. Taking this opportunity, the team members quickly rushed into the intact Armored Vehicle, Crushed the Mutant Rats, and drove away from the original position.
The swarm chased for dozens of meters before gradually retreating. In just a short while, the three corpses on the ground had been gnawed clean; not even white bones remained, and even the flowing Blood had been licked clean.
The dead Mutant Rats were also dragged back into the sewer by their companions to be used as spare food.
"I never imagined before that the mutated rat swarm would be the biggest threat!"
Lin Qi watched the dissipating swarm with a lingering fear. If he were to face these Mutant Rats, he feared he would have no countermeasure at all.
Looking at Zhao Tuantuan beside him, her face was pale and her breathing was rapid; clearly, rats had a natural suppressive effect on women.
"Without humans to compress their space, these creatures of the darkness will multiply at the fastest speed, eventually completely occupying this city. It seems we also need to prepare in advance and find a truly safe camp."
Lin Qi had originally thought that by relying on his own strength, he could slowly gain a foothold in the city and develop in a low-profile manner, but the moment the mutated rat swarm appeared, it completely shattered the illusions in his heart.
This was no longer a problem that could be solved by individual martial prowess.
"Brother Lin, let's run quickly. What if those rats discover us!"
Zhao Tuantuan pulled on Lin Qi with trembling hands, her face full of pleading. She didn't want to face those terrifying things; even from this far away, her arms were already covered in goosebumps.
"You wait here for a moment, I'm going to see if I can pick up some good things."
Lin Qi looked at the Armored Vehicle still parked by the bridge, his eyes full of pleasant surprise. For others, the car doors were impossible to pry open, but for him, it was something within reach.
Perhaps there would be unexpected gains inside that Armored Vehicle.
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