Chapter 380 - Power of the New Virus (1/2)

Just when both of them were about to leave, they saw a zombie nimbly crawling over from a corner.

At first glance, it was a business elite, since he wore a suit and had a computer bag hanging diagonally over its chest.

But its grayish-white limbs were much longer than the average size. They came out of the sleeves and pants, which made the zombie look hilarious, like it was an adult wearing a child’s clothes.

In the short few minutes since its turning, its bones and muscles had grown and deformed it. Its grayish-white skin was stretched so taut that it was as thin as a cicada’s wing. It also tore and formed intersecting lines, revealing bunches of bloody granulation tissue.

But the zombie did not seem to notice. Like a human-shaped spider, it could move quickly over the walls and trees by the sides of the street.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

A series of rapid gunshots came from behind it.

They were followed by chaotic footsteps, and a group of passionate citizens who had just got off work showed up. They had replenished their ammunition from the underground warehouses that rose in the streets and equipped themselves to the teeth. Then, they started hunting the rat horde and zombies.

There were people of all sorts and sizes in the group. While holding their guns, they pushed forward with their squad. But they did not look like they were professionals, so Meng Chao guessed that they were a motley crew formed on the spot.

People like them should have stayed and defended the fortified communities. They should not have run out on their own to hunt.

“It’s too dangerous here!” Meng Chao shouted at the passionate citizens. “Look for a place and defend it! Wait for the Red Dragon Army to come to you!”

The group grinned and said nonchalantly, “It’s fine. They’re just weak zombies. We’ve equipped ourselves from head to toe in armor, so they won’t be able to bite us.”

As the leader spoke, they raised their arms up and patted their necks.

It was winter right then, and everyone was dressed in thick layers. As long as they used bulletproof and anti-stab material to wrap up the limbs that were exposed outside, the teeth and nails of normal zombies would have a hard time tearing through their defenses.

Besides, the new generation Dragon Citizens had basically grown up on the stories of their grandparents fighting zombies.

Decades ago, when the old generation had just transmigrated to the Other World, they were confused and had to rely on hammers, kitchen knives, and lawnmowers. Even so, they could kill the zombies until they were scared of them.

The current Dragon Citizens were not even afraid of monsters, so naturally, they were also not afraid of “mere zombies”.

Meng Chao wanted to stop them, but the long-limbed zombie who was shaped like a human spider popped its head out of the crown of a tree.

The passionate citizens cried out and charged forward. They fired their guns and instantly left multiple holes in the zombie. It fell from the crown of the tree.

The passionate citizens cheered victoriously and charged forward to check their spoils.

Alarm bells rang out in Meng Chao’s head. He cussed and activated his 3D mobile gear. He stomped on the ground violently, and a powerful gust of air shot out from his back, allowing him to jump thirty meters in an instant. He landed on a broken down public bus.

Whoosh!

His chain sabers left his hands, and with the addition of spirit energy, one turned into burning flames, and the other dazzling lightning. Two long cracks were left on top of the public bus.

Meng Chao reached into the crack and summoned his strength. Then, he tore off a steel plate from the public bus.

In the current generation, public buses were built with the thought that they might run into monster invasions during the peak when people went to work or clocked off work. The windows were really small, and the outside walls were really sturdy. They were basically super armored vehicles.

The steel plate Meng Chao yanked off was in charge of protecting the crystal engines, so it was like a huge arc-shaped shield.

With the shield in hand, he jumped twice to the spot where the zombie fell after it was shot down.

The passionate citizens began to shout.

The severely wounded zombie was stimulated by the mutated zombie virus, and in just a few seconds, its organs turned into liquid, then gas. Its body swelled up in a deformed manner.

Very soon, its head was submerged by the flesh from its body, and only its long and thin limbs were left.

At first glance, it looked like a balloon filled with liquid poison and four matches sticking out of it.

The poison that leaked out of its wounds splashed onto the plants, and they instantly turned yellow and withered away. Pungent white smoke rose from them.

The passionate citizens saw that the situation was bad,and wanted to retreat, but it was too late. The zombie had swelled to the max and exploded with a bang. The poison spread out like rain and went straight at the passionate citizens. They had nowhere to hide.

The citizens screamed. Most of the group could only wrap their arms around their heads and squat down on the ground while praying that their winter clothes would be thick enough to fend off the poison.

Fortunately, Meng Chao acted fast. He tossed the shield forward and warded off most of the poison flying forward.

The shield let out sizzling sounds, and white smoke curled up.

Only drops of the poison splashed onto the passionate citizens’ clothes.

Meng Chao shouted sternly, “Everyone, immediately remove your coats! Form groups of two! Bring your guns up and aim at each other’s foreheads! The new zombie virus activates very quickly! Be alert! Observe each other for three minutes! Three minutes later, recite the first rule of Dragon Citizens and make sure that no one’s brains have been invaded by viruses! Otherwise, the other citizen’s downfall might be your downfall as well! Do you understand?! The countdown starts now!”

After returning from the apocalypse, once Meng Chao becomes serious, he would have a sharp, murderous air that not even experienced fighters who had gone through hundreds of battles in the current era, possessed.

The passionate citizens were shocked by his murderous intent and shuddered.