Chapter 946 - 285: Braking (2)
Su Changxing heard the sound of munching, turned around, and saw Big Horn munching on a corpse. Unless he was absolutely full, he would keep eating, a true glutton.
"Don’t make noise when eating; it’s not a good habit," Su Changxing emphasized again.
"Huh?" Big Horn lifted his head, his face full of confusion.
Su Changxing paused for a moment, then seriously said, "Even though you’re just a Corpse Ghost, you should still hold yourself to strict standards, strive to be a Corpse Ghost with ambition, right?"
"Huh."
OK.
Su Changxing estimated that Big Horn still didn’t understand, continuing to make munching noises while eating; it wasn’t a big issue.
Just not very elegant.
Alright, this isn’t really a big problem.
During this period, the number of zombies gathering in the Undead Tide increased dramatically, surpassing sixty thousand, leading to some surrounding streets appearing deserted.
For several days, the Undead Tide showed no movement, instead gathering more zombies, which caused the people at Lan feng Gathering Place to feel immense pressure, as if a giant stone was pressing down on them, growing larger until it crushed them.
In a small closed room, over ten people were seated, with four bright oil lamps on the table, emitting wisps of black smoke and a prominent oily smell.
An old man with white hair wearing a black coat, the director of the logistics department, Wen Yan Yi, earnestly said:
"We can’t wait any longer. The Undead Tide is growing larger and larger, and we don’t know when the Law Enforcement Team can arrive. If this continues, the gathering place might not withstand the Undead Tide."
"We must take the initiative, actively clear the Undead Tide to relieve the pressure; we can’t sit and wait for death."
Yi Xiaodong, seeing his expression, sighed and said, "You know, what we’ve always worried about is not the Undead Tide, but that one Divine Creature. Once contaminated, the contamination will spread..."
The conversation was interrupted.
"So what!"
"Staying passive at the gathering place is the most foolish tactic; we must do something, don’t you agree, leader?" Wen Yan Yi coldly said, clearly displeased with Yi Xiaodong and even more so about his role as leader.
Xu Jie slammed the table forcefully and loudly said, "Reckless action will only lead the gathering place to destruction. Don’t express your rash ideas so directly."
"Besides, from our analysis, that Divine Creature probably has no intention to attack the gathering place. If it wanted to, it would have acted already, no need to wait until now."
"So, holding the gathering place is the best option now; don’t disturb that Divine Creature, it might decide to leave our area by itself."
Xu Jie’s slightly rough voice reverberated around the small room.
The people in the room showed diverse expressions, each with their own thoughts.
Yi Xiaodong followed Xu Jie’s statement, with a tone allowing no refusal, decisively saying, "The situation now is to hold the gathering place; no one should proactively disturb the Undead Tide, despite it growing stronger. As long as we drag until the Law Enforcement Team arrives, there won’t be a problem."
Wen Yan Yi said no more and sank into silence, seemingly convinced, although his expression remained gloomy, with his pinky constantly tapping the table edge.
...
These past few days have been uneventful, nothing has happened. Su Changxing also felt puzzled that despite the tension at the gathering place over there, surprisingly, they didn’t emerge.
"This movement seems strange; there are some situations I’m unaware of." He wandered the vacant streets, contemplating the matter, feeling increasingly something was amiss. If the people from the gathering place came to clear the Undead Tide, it would somehow ease his mind.
During these days, Big Horn’s appearance changed significantly, his whole body covered by a gray skeleton, his size growing larger. Although still a Tier Eight Extraordinary Creature, his power has remarkably advanced.
He occasionally ventured outside the safe zone for a hunt, then returned with the corpse of an Extraordinary Creature.
With his current strength, he could easily hunt alone outside the safe zone, with high efficiency due to his extreme speed, skilled at ambushes; ordinarily, once a Tier Eight Extraordinary is marked by him, escape is near impossible.
Su Changxing took out a piece of jerky and chewed on it, glancing at Big Horn, asking, "Want some?"
"Huh." Big Horn shook his head, unsure why Su Changxing would eat such inferior food, neither tasty nor nutritious; definitely a peculiar habit, at least for a Zombie.
With the help of zombie hordes in the search, he found some usable supplies in the area, like the jerky which was crispy like potato chips.
Eating jerky doesn’t serve any practical purpose, perhaps only to improve his mood somewhat.
After consuming two pieces of jerky, the previously calm zombie horde finally stirred.
Controlled zombies started dying.
Su Changxing sensed agitation at the edge of the Undead Tide, as if other creatures were attacking, looked over, and saw a group of hooded figures wearing black robes, wielding longbows, shooting at the zombies in the Undead Tide.
These people are Extraordinary, using powerful longbows, able to explode a Zombie’s head with a single arrow, achieving instant death.