Chapter 236 - zombie 5

Initially, Lin Fan had been somewhat concerned about Su Qing leaving the house alone after leaving the house alone, but seeing her rushing to "grab" water, he suddenly felt relieved.

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  [96/100]

  Su Qing's health bar was almost full.

  Beyond her physical fitness and athletic skills, Su Qing, through his own training, had developed the mentality of a qualified survivor.

  [190/190]

  After two days of rest, Lin Fan's health bar had completely refilled.

  Su Qing had already made all the necessary preparations, so it was only natural for him to take action.

  Su Qing had run so fast that she hadn't even cleared the table. Lin Fan casually placed the dishes, chopsticks, and pots on the table in the sink and soaked them in water.

  Upon catching the water, he noticed the tap water already had a faint smell of rust.

  It seemed his judgment was correct. The power outage was followed by a water outage.

  However, there was no need to worry too much about the natural gas used for cooking. As long as there weren't any major issues with the pipes, natural gas was essentially independent of electricity.

  It wouldn't be out for a few days at least.

  Noticing the water problem, Lin Fan simply washed the pots and pans, then filled them with water and set them aside.

  He should learn from Su Qing; every bit counts.

  In a moment, Su Qing came running back from across the street.

  "Ah, I forgot about the power outage,"

  she said, returning to her room. A moment later, she emerged with two leather belts.

  "Didn't you say you were going out today? These are the suspenders I made for you."

  "Suspenders?"

  Lin Fan asked, puzzled, looking at the "suspenders" in Su Qing's hands.

  "Chicken..."

  "Chicken..."

  Su Qing, a frequent internet surfer, naturally knew Lin Fan's jokes. She approached him with a stern look, nudging him with her shoulder.

  "Come, let me try it on for you..." she

  said, wrapping one of the belts around his waist.

  Only then did Lin Fan see that it wasn't just a belt. It was sewn with thick and thin canvas strips, tied into loops, with fine stitching and a very sturdy finish.

  "What's this for?" Lin Fan asked.

  "Didn't you say you were going out today? This is a weapon holster I made for you," Su Qing said as she helped him put on the belt. "Those two iron rods of yours are too heavy. They'll fall off if you wear them around your waist like you did..."

  Lin Fan then realized that this was a weapon holster Su Qing had made specifically for him.

  He had originally planned to just use some random strips of cloth to tie around his body, but he hadn't expected Su Qing to be so thoughtful as to even think of this.

  "Here, let's try it,"

  Su Qing said as she squatted down and tied another belt to Lin Fan's spear.

  Lin Fan inserted the short spear diagonally into the canvas loop on the belt. The

  one-meter-long spear was more than halfway in, and the thick canvas loop was firmly held in place by the adhesive tape Lin Fan had wrapped around the spear shaft, securing it to the belt.

  The thin canvas ring hanging below slightly pulled the inserted short spear back, turning the tip diagonally to the rear, so that even if you exercise vigorously, you won't get hurt.

  It seems that Su Qing must have experimented with this short spear when making it, otherwise it wouldn't be so suitable.

  In the meantime, Su Qing also tied the other spear.

  The canvas buckle on the belt fixed the belt to the spear along the spear shaft.

  The place where Lin Fan tied the adhesive tape was left empty, so it would not affect the use at all.

  If you encounter activities that require freeing your hands, this belt can be slung diagonally over Lin Fan's shoulders with the spear tip facing upwards, which does not affect your movement at all.

  Lin Fan's eyes lit up when looking at this set of equipment.

  "Great, sister Qing, you are so skillful with your hands? You are really my sister..."

  Lin Fan did not hide his praise for Su Qing,

  "It's really a blessing to have an old man in the family..."

  "Bang!"

  [-1]!

  "Foot, foot, foot, my foot!"

  [189/190]

  ...

  Although Su Qing's punches...her kicks were brutal, Lin Fan still felt her genuine concern.

  He hadn't expected Su Qing to do so much for him last night after he'd gone to bed.

  This belt was of excellent quality, difficult to pierce without specialized tools.

  Su Qing must have put a lot of thought into making two weapon sheaths out of sewing needles...

  During the playful fight, Lin Fan pulled one of Su Qing's hands to his face, only to see several fingers covered in blood from needle pricks and bruises from thimble pressure.

  Not knowing what to say, Lin Fan simply brought her hand to his lips, caressing it with a touch of heartache.

  "Little brother, you have to come back safely..." Su Qing hadn't meant to say anything sentimental to upset him, but looking at the man before her, the man who had given her an unprecedented sense of security, she couldn't help but mutter, "

  Even if we can't solve it, you have to come back. There's plenty of food at home, enough to last a long time..."

  ...

  Bondage is the most luxurious and deadly thing in the apocalypse.

  Too much tenderness or indecision could easily lead to his own death in chaos and darkness.

  As a doctor, he understood the power of loss better than anyone else, so he often deliberately avoided his own emotions and desires.

  Women only slowed down his sword-drawing speed.

  But even at this moment, something in his heart was touched by her.

  Sensing Su Qing's affection for him, and seeing the woman's tearful eyes, Lin Fan couldn't help but pull her into his arms.

  Two slender arms tightly wrapped around his waist, just above the belt.

  He lowered his head to inhale the delicate fragrance of Su Qing's hair. The two of them embraced, neither speaking a word, their body heat conveying their feelings...

  "It's so hot..."

  Su Qing muttered, burying her head in Lin Fan's chest.

  "Huh... Yeah, it's so hot..." Lin Fan said awkwardly, slowly loosening his grip on Su Qing's back.

  After a while, Su Qing also loosened her arms, lowering her head, silently adjusting her clothes.

  "I'll wait until you come back..."

  She turned and ran back to 302. Then the sound of running water could be heard, and the water began to flow again.

  "Waiting for me to come back?"

  "Hehe..."

  Going out to disperse the zombies and find the generator had a lot more power.

  Lin Fan braced himself and temporarily put his two weapons in the hallway.

  He began to execute his plan!

  ...

  First, he'd test the effectiveness of the Invisibility Crystal on zombies.

  He'd start by pulling the zombies scattered downstairs away.

  Lin Fan placed several cans he'd found in room 402 upstairs on the windowsill, picked up one, and smashed it hard into the middle of the street! With

  a crisp "pop!",

  the zombies lingering in front of Lin Fan's shop immediately turned and charged toward the center of the street!

  "Okay..."

  Lin Fan then picked up his short spear and trotted downstairs to the clinic on the first floor.

  Both the traffic and the main road were on this side of the street, so if he wanted to leave, he had to go this way.

  Lin Fan stood behind the window of the clinic on the first floor, equipped with the Invisibility Crystal. After

  confirming that a gem icon had appeared below his health bar, he slowly opened the window.

  A zombie, drawn to the road by the earlier crisp noise, wandered back after searching for prey in vain. Its gaze met Lin Fan's as he opened the window...

Seeing the zombie turn around, likely attracted by the subtle movement of the window opening, Lin Fan practically held his breath

  with nervousness. It wasn't that he was afraid of the zombie, but rather the effectiveness of the cloaking crystals.

  After all, according to Lin Fan's experience, at a distance of ten meters, it wouldn't take more than two seconds for the zombie to dash over after he'd opened the window.

  If it slammed into the guardrail, the noise would attract more zombies, and the already dispersed swarm would eventually gather again at the entrance of his shop.

  Lin Fan even doubted that these hundreds of zombies could scratch through his rolling shutter.

  But none of this happened.

  The cloaking crystals were surprisingly effective. When Lin Fan was a little nervous at first, the zombie, as if sensing something, took a few steps toward him, looking around.

  But as Lin Fan gradually calmed down, the zombie quickly forgot its target and turned away, wandering off.

  Seeing this, Lin Fan reached out and gently tapped the guardrail outside the window.

  A series of small, gradually growing, noises finally drew another zombie over.

  But it wasn't because it saw Lin Fan, but because it was drawn to the sound, that it didn't rush forward, but simply swayed slowly.

  Lin Fan, meanwhile, silently estimated the distance...

  "10 meters... 8 meters... 6 meters... 5 meters..."

  It wasn't until it was almost 3 meters away that the zombie, as if it had smelled something, began to stir. At 2 meters, as if it had suddenly spotted its prey, it lunged towards the window!

  "Puff!"

  [-300]!

  [0/300]

  [Gain: Purified Water (Small)*1]

  [Gain: Canned Spam*1]

  [Gain: Rubber*1 (Crafting Material)]

  Before the zombie could hit the guardrail, Lin Fan, gripping the iron rod tightly in one hand, swiftly thrust it through the guardrail.

  The sharp iron rod instantly pierced the zombie's eye socket and exited from the back of its head, leaving a trail of grayish-white goo!

  Instant kill!

  Lin Fan's health bar had also grown to [200/200]!

  He shook the zombie corpse aside, slowly brought his short spear back inside, and closed the window.

  No problem, the cloaking crystals were indeed concealing him from the zombies' sight.

  The distance at which he could be detected was about three meters, and the distance at which he could be fully discovered was about two meters.

  It was much more effective than he'd imagined!

  Moreover, after his health bar reached 200, Lin Fan could clearly feel his strength increase! He 'd

  previously felt a slight resistance in his wrist when wielding the seven or eight kilograms short spear single-handed.

  Now, it felt like an arm, wielding it with ease!

  Lin Fan returned to the third floor, set up the rope, and threw it out the living room window. He

  put on his backpack, which had been pre-packed with dry food and water.

  He then attached the dagger found by 601, the hand axe found by 401, and his own short spear to Su Qing's specially made belt, completely equipped.

  Finally, he thrust his spear behind him, picked up a can, and smashed it hard at a row of cars on the roadside in the distance!

  "Bang!"

  "Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!"

  The Lucky car that was hit sounded a loud alarm, and the zombies downstairs, alerted by the sound, rushed towards the noisy car!

  Seeing the zombies downstairs lured away, Lin Fan gave Su Qing a few instructions, said goodbye, and nimbly climbed out the window. Under Su Qing's reluctant gaze, he grabbed the rope with both hands and walked down the wall.

  When he reached the end of the rope, he let go and landed lightly on the ground.

  Removing the spear from his back, Lin Fan carefully crossed the street.

  Su Qing stood at the window, nervously watching Lin Fan downstairs. She didn't know about Lin Fan's stealth ability and thought he was trying to use sound to attract the zombies while he danced on the blade. She couldn't help but nervously grip the binoculars in her hand.

  Lin

  Fan skirted the swarm of zombies surrounding the car. Fearing that running would compromise his stealth, he walked slowly, along the south sidewalk, toward the eastern intersection.

  About five minutes later, the car's alarm abruptly ceased, perhaps from a zombie's claws or a dead battery.

  But by then, Lin Fan was already waiting on the eastern side of the swarm.

  Seeing the siren cease and the zombies losing their target, Lin Fan reached into his pocket and pulled out a large nut.

  His pocket was filled with small metal lumps he'd collected from various households, specifically for smashing cars.

  Gathering strength, he sent the nut soaring with a whoosh. With Lin Fan's incredible power, the nut flew straight toward the window of another SUV across the street!

  "Pang!"

  "Wer! Wer! Wer! Wer!"

  The blaring alarm blared again, and the zombie swarm, which had just begun to disperse, rushed toward the car to the east.

  Lin Fan, seizing this opportunity, skirted the swarm from the opposite side of the street and continued his movement eastward.

  As they walked, they arrived at the entrance of the small supermarket where the survivors had gathered supplies yesterday.

  The leader's body was gone; it was unclear whether he had been eaten or had transformed into a zombie and joined the horde.

  Only a pool of black blood remained in the middle of the street.

  "Those people? They must have come out of this building..."

  "The car alarm was so loud, someone must have heard it..."

  Just as Lin Fan was looking through the windows of the building, searching for any survivors, he suddenly heard the sound of shattering glass behind him!

  Two zombies smashed through the window glass and burst out of the store next to Lin Fan!

  Originally attracted by the sound, the zombies, upon breaking through the glass, darted within three meters of Lin Fan. Spotting their prey close at hand, they immediately switched targets and

  lunged towards him !

  Su Qing, watching this terrifying scene through the telescope, also witnessed this terrifying scene. Her eyes widened with anxiety, and she slammed one hand down on the windowsill, wishing she could jump down and help Lin Fan fend off the two zombies!

  But then, even though she had assumed Lin Fan was powerful, the sight through the telescope made her realize she had been overly conservative.

  As if prepared, Lin Fan grasped his spear with both hands the moment the glass shattered, raised it above his head, and spun in a circle, gathering strength. Then, he lunged and spun!

  Using his entire upper body to propel the spear, he swung the shaft in a circle, smashing hard into the first zombie's head!

  This was the first time Lin Fan resorted to brute force!

  Yesterday, Lin Fan, who had been muttering about stabbing the leader, chose to smash him in his first fight!

  Su Qing watched the scene in disbelief, only to see a completely different result!

  The zombie's arms, capable of tearing through a human body, were as fragile as two cucumbers against the galvanized steel pipe weighing over ten pounds and leaving afterimages.

  The moment they made contact, flesh and bones shattered and flew into the air!

  Then came the entire upper half of the zombie's head!

  [-300]!

  Instant kill!

  That wasn't the end. After smashing the first zombie's head, killing it instantly, the spear's momentum continued unabated!

  Lin Fan thrust his back hand forward!

  The spear, after sweeping halfway around, swallowed back and spat forward!

  Like a long, life-threatening dragon, it stabbed at the second zombie's head!

  Lin Fan's immense strength now made any weaknesses irrelevant, and he struck the zombie squarely in the forehead with his spear!

  Feeling the spear's tension and release, the silver bottle shattered!

  [-300]!

  With a soft "puff" sound!

  The zombie's skull was completely blown off, and under the influence of inertia, its body ran forward two more steps and fell heavily in front of Lin Fan!

  The second one!

  Also killed instantly with one blow!-+  [220/220]

  Lin Fan's health instantly rose to 220!

  Ever since his ears had recovered as his health increased, he'd noticed his hearing had become even sharper. Not only could he hear even the smallest sounds, he could even vaguely detect the direction of the sound's source.

  Therefore, in the tenth of a second when the glass shattered, Lin Fan had noticed the two zombies and was ready.

  The power surging in his arms gradually subsided, and his mind was now clear.

  After swiftly dispatching the two zombies, Lin Fan quickly looked around before feeling relieved.

  Most of the zombies were still attacking the car that had sounded the alarm.

  Only a few zombies on the outside noticed the movement, but since they were still far away, as the fighting subsided and their cloaking took effect, they turned back and joined the horde.

  Killing two lone zombies instantly didn't mean he could withstand a siege of a dozen or so.

  Furthermore, a quick kill would intimidate the survivors lingering in the shadows. After all, with the horde drawn away, the number of survivors foraging for food like yesterday might increase.

  Making such a commotion would undoubtedly attract their attention, so he might as well dispatch the zombies with lightning speed to avoid future trouble.

  The stealth crystals were still quite potent. A quick victory would significantly reduce the chances of detection.

  Seeing no survivors, Lin Fan stopped dwelling on them.

  Keeping an eye on the shops to his right, he continued eastward until the car alarms behind him stopped.

  He reached into his pocket, raised his hand, and smashed at another car... He

  continued this way, leading the zombies outwards in small sections. After smashing through seven or eight cars, he finally led the horde from his own building to the intersection of the small road below and the north-south Tianshui Road.

  Even the last car's alarm attracted the zombies wandering the road, making the swarm even larger...

  Looking at the dense swarm of zombies swarming across the road, Lin Fan couldn't help but wish he had a few incendiary bombs. He just didn't know if the zombies killed by incendiary bombs would actually help him recover.

  He'd find out when he went back to make two incendiary bombs and tried them somewhere far away from the building.

  Since parking was prohibited on both sides of Tianshui Road, there were no other vehicles for Lin Fan to smash, aside from some cars that had been wrecked or burned to a crisp in the middle of the road.

  He tried to hit two cars that had crashed into the guardrail. They looked intact, but perhaps the batteries were dead or they had been in the rain for two days, so they had short-circuited long ago, and no alarms sounded.

  "Looks like this is the only way to lead it..."

  Lin Fan walked to the middle of the road. An SUV crashed into the guardrail, the hood flying off, completely wrecked.

  A zombie was stuck in the driver's seat, with its arms stretched out, facing the direction of the noise at the intersection.

  A spear killed the zombie with only 126 health points left.

  Lin Fan climbed onto the roof of the car and looked into the distance.

  He had lived in this area for more than 20 years, and he had to pass this road every day to go to school and work, but this was the first time he felt that this road was so unfamiliar.

  The nearby zombies were drawn to the intersection by the sirens, but countless more were still stumbling in the distance.

  Because the disaster had struck suddenly—even according to news reports, it had erupted simultaneously across the city in the middle of the night—

  there was no panicked overnight exodus. Most vehicles were safely parked in the streets surrounding the residential complex and its entrances.

  The main roads, on the other hand, were much less crowded.

  Lin Fan had previously suspected that the main roads might have been completely blocked by the chain reaction, but that hadn't happened.

  Even in the accidents, most vehicles involved crashing into railings, overturning, or losing control and running over the curb.

  The middle of the road was surprisingly clear. Aside from the zombies, there were no obstacles blocking the entire road.

  So Lin Fan rammed another car at the intersection, walked around the group of corpses, and turned to walk downstairs to his house.

  After luring almost all the zombies away, Lin Fan simply took off the equipment of the hidden crystal.

  The durability of the crystal decreased by a total of 53 points, leaving only 767 points.

  As the old saying goes, time flies when you touch your thighs in the hair salon.

  More than 800 minutes seems like a lot, but in the blink of an eye, almost an hour has gone by.

  Lin Fan, who was lamenting the durability of the crystal, was about to walk downstairs when he suddenly heard the weak roar of the zombie.

  Looking closely, it was the old friend who was only left with the head and shoulders.

  But there were so many zombies downstairs that Lin Fan couldn't find its health bar. Now, it only had [45/300] left...

  "Was it trampled by the zombies?"

  He raised his hand and speared it, freeing it.

  He had just killed two zombies: one in the car and one from this old friend.

  He had obtained four bottles of pure water, one smoked chicken, one roasted duck, two pieces of scrap metal, and one piece of wire.

  Although he was a little greedy for the roasted duck, Lin Fan decided not to touch the food in his storage space unless he was completely destitute.

  This water and food were to be stored as a reserve for a future when he was truly desperate.

  Lin Fan's health reached [240/240].

  He could feel his physical fitness rising with it.

  Like a snowball, he grew stronger with each zombie he slew.

  Lin Fan looked up and saw Su Qing still watching him from the window. She held out one end of the rope and waved at him, asking if he wanted to put it down.

  This was Lin Fan's request; he had told Su Qing to put the rope back when he left.

  If he comes back, he will find a way to enter through the clinic.

  So he waved at Su Qing, indicating that there was no need to drop the rope.

  Then he waved his hands at her impatiently,

  indicating that she should do what she needed to do!

  Don't have to work?

  Why are you always looking at me here...

  Seeing Su Qing making faces at him upstairs, it meant that she had completely understood what he meant, so he ignored her and walked towards the *Lala minivan across the street.

  This car was one of the trophies of 401, and it came in handy at this time.

  Opening the car door and throwing all the debris inside out of the car, Lin Fan got into the driver's seat, bypassed several cars that had collided on the road, and drove east along the road.

  ...

  Su Qing looked at the man who had brought her so many surprises and astonishments from upstairs, her eyes shining.

  He succeeded!

  He really led all those zombies away!

  And he did it in such a calm but somewhat "arrogant" way.

  She was so envious.

  Even if it was a little more ferocious, she also wanted to walk on the street again like Lin Fan.

  Since Lin Fan drove away, it meant that he had other plans.

  She had to work harder too.

  Thinking of this, Su Qing returned to the living room, and instead of picking up the light spear that Lin Fan had given her, she found the spare weapon left by Lin Fan, the heavy spear.

  Lying on the yoga mat, she used the spear shaft as a dumbbell and started exercising.-+  Lin Fan drove his van eastward along the path. He passed by the supermarket where several figures had been rummaging through supplies yesterday. After a moment's hesitation, he parked the car by the roadside, but did not turn off the engine.

  He pulled out a short spear from the driver's seat and cautiously walked into the supermarket.

  Since those little thieves could find a lot of supplies, it meant that there were still a lot of things left in the supermarket.

  Whether it was water or food...

  After all, food that needed electricity to be preserved was actually very fragile.

  It was more convenient to have canned luncheon meat or vacuum-packed meat with a shelf life of three to five years.

  Although it was not very healthy, in this world, one must first pursue survival and then talk about health.

  The zombies in the supermarket should have chased them out and then merged into the group of corpses, but Lin Fan was still cautious and vigilant.

  The supermarket was in a mess, with all kinds of small packages of snacks and candies scattered all over the floor, some of which had been stepped on and crushed.

  The fruits, vegetables, and meats in the fresh produce section had already rotted and moldy, and the entire counter was covered with a layer of blue-gray mold.

  However, there were still some left in the freezer. After all, there had been a power outage today, and the leafy vegetables had dried up and shriveled, but there were still a lot of carrots, potatoes, and other things that were very firm.

  Lin Fan found some plastic bags, packed them up one by one, and then put them all in the car.

  A small supermarket downstairs in a residential complex like this wouldn't have many vacuum-packed prepared foods, not to mention that it had been swept through by those people.

  Lin Fan didn't find much in total, only two bags, and loaded them into the car.

  There were also a lot of snacks, instant noodles, and puffed foods. Lin Fan even carefully picked out the zero-calorie snacks and threw them aside.

  Add to that various cooking oils, seasonings, sugar, soap, plastic bags, garbage bags and other industrial products, and they almost filled up half of the van!

  Then he used barreled water, bottled water, some teas, beverages, energy drinks and other supplies to fill up the rest of the car.

  Lin Fan drove the van back with a full load, opened the roller shutter, moved all of these into the clinic, and emptied the car.

  But he didn't go upstairs to say hello to Su Qing, because dumping these supplies was a spur-of-the-moment decision and unplanned.

  As time went on, the zombies that were led to the street corner spread out again, causing unnecessary trouble.

  He wanted to find fuel and a generator as soon as possible, but because he had lured the zombies downstairs away, he was worried that some survivors would come out to take advantage of the situation and empty the supermarket.

  Moreover, finding a small generator would be the ideal scenario. If he couldn't find one, the things in the refrigerator would go bad in a day or two at most, so he had to be prepared for both situations.

  So he emptied a truck of supplies first.

  The clinic's rolling shutter doors and guardrails are anti-theft and very sturdy.

  Lin Fan locked the door and went back to the small supermarket, loading a lot of packaged food and mineral water into the car

  as a temporary reserve .

  He checked that there was still more than half a tank of gas left in the car, so he stepped on the accelerator and rushed towards the group of corpses at the street corner!

  When it was almost there, the van turned the steering wheel and honked the horn!

  Like a nimble pufferfish that made a "beep!" sound, it "whoosh" out from behind the group of corpses!

  The group of corpses that had been huddled together were instantly activated by the horn sound. They waved their arms and roared as they rushed towards the van that had already turned into the main road.

  Looking at the dark mass of zombies chasing after him in the rearview mirror, Lin Fan felt a little scared.

  After all, he was not equipped with a stealth crystal.

  But in order to lure the zombies away, he could not drive too fast.

  If he drove too fast, the zombies would not be able to catch up. What if they were not pulled far away and they all returned soon?

  All he could do was constantly check the rearview mirror to see how close the zombies were, dodging the zombies on the road and on either side. He

  'd even have to honk his horn occasionally to keep the zombies behind him on track.

  Minivans have this problem: the bumper is too fragile.

  Lin Fan also wanted to play a game and have fun ramming through a swarm of zombies.

  But hitting one zombie put him off.

  The van wasn't particularly lucky; it couldn't use deceleration as a barrier to slam through such a large group of zombies.

  Not only did he fail to kill the zombie instantly, but its body got stuck under the chassis and was dragged a long way. Lin Fan had no choice but to step on the accelerator to maintain speed.

  As the distance ahead grew, more and more zombies joined him from both sides, and the group grew larger and larger, at least two hundred.

  The densely packed health bars in the rearview mirror made him dizzy.

  Seeing that he was already far away from the intersection of his home, and that he would reach the outer ring road further ahead, Lin Fan stepped on the accelerator and slowly increased his speed.

  He slowly pulled away from the zombie, leaving it behind.

  He turned around at the intersection ahead and equipped himself with the Invisibility Crystal. A gem icon appeared below the health bar, and the Invisibility effect began to take effect.

  Lin Fan slowed down, minimizing the noise of his vehicle, and slowly drove back in the direction he'd come from.

  As expected, after equipping himself with the cloaking crystals, the zombies couldn't detect his presence, and the car itself wasn't as appealing to them.

  The zombies that had been drawn to the roadside guardrail by Lin Fan just now, upon seeing the moving vehicle, merely stumbled a few steps closer. But as the van moved away, they stopped chasing, a stark contrast to their previous relentless pursuit.

  The gas station was just east of Lin Fan's road; he'd already passed it on his way over, but to keep the swarm of zombies at a distance, Lin Fan didn't turn around at the intersection.

  Across the road was the dark mass of corpses that had just been lured over. As Lin Fan slowly passed by, he discovered that several mutated zombies had joined the herd without him noticing when.

  Mixed in with the corpses, he couldn't see their appearance clearly. He only detected their presence by the health bars of a few [1000/1000].

  But at that distance, even the mutated zombies didn't notice Lin Fan's presence.

  It seemed that the two mutated zombies with uneven health bars had indeed completed their transformation at 1000 health points...

  huh?

  Mutated zombies!

  Crystallized!

  Lin Fan's heart fluttered for a moment,

  but he quickly suppressed it. Nonsense!

  Not to mention that each mutated zombie had a strange appearance and unique abilities.

  Even if it were a target with 1,000 HP and no movement, Lin Fan wouldn't be able to charge into a swarm of 200 zombies. What

  if he were Zhao Yun, charging into a formation on horseback alone, taking the head of a million corpses?

  "Enemy shame, I'll get rid of him..."

  Just as Lin Fan's nervousness had subsided and his mind was freeing, a black mist to his right caught his attention...

  To his right was a park, where a few scattered zombies were enclosed by iron fences, wandering aimlessly.

  And behind them, in the park's forest, a black mist inexplicably shrouded...

  At first, he glanced at it and thought it was smoke rising from a fire in the park.

  Just like the way here, several stores and office buildings were emitting black smoke.

  Furthermore, a row of shops along the street had completely burned down, leaving only a row of pitch-black holes and a pile of rubble.

  But now he could be sure that this black mist was completely different from the previous fires.

  Not only was it not rising with the air flow,

  but more importantly, when he turned his head to look at the black mist, past the red health bars [300/300], a health bar also appeared in the black mist, and

  it read,

  [10000/10000]!-+  "Boom! Boom! Boom!"

  After two days, Lin Fan could once again hear his own heartbeat so clearly.

  "One, two, three, four..."

  "Four zeros..."

  "..."

  Boom!

  Lin Fan slammed the accelerator pedal to the floor!

  The minivan's engine roared, bursting forward with unprecedented power!

  The roar shattered the "membrane" that had concealed the crystals, and the surrounding zombies, drawn to the sound, rushed towards Lin Fan's car.

  But he was moving incredibly fast. Several zombies slammed into the side of the car and were flung to the side of the road. The van, unrelenting, sped away in a cloud of dust.

  Only when the park and the smoke were completely out of sight in the rearview mirror did Lin Fan slowly slow down.

  As the noise faded, the zombies that had been drawn to the back of the car gradually lost their sight and stood there, vacantly searching for any trace of their prey.

  "I..."

  Lin Fan gripped the steering wheel tightly, panting heavily.

  His back was drenched in cold sweat, his entire spine and the back of his head numb...

  What the hell was that?

  Ten thousand blood?

  The moment he saw the blood bar in the black mist, he clearly felt that something had penetrated the "membrane" of the hidden crystal and intersected with his line of sight.

  He felt that he was locked in an inexplicable sense of gaze, and the feeling made his scalp tingle.

  If he hadn't decisively stepped on the accelerator, something terrible would have happened in the next second!

  "This... In these few days... Why did such a scary monster appear..."

  Lin Fan was still scared and couldn't help but have wild thoughts.

  This place is less than ten kilometers away from home, and there is such a scary monster!

  "Damn it, I can't stay in this city anymore..."

  This made Lin Fan think for the first time that he must leave, at least to get to the quarantine area first.

  "Next time I need to go out, I must stay away from that park. I was lucky this time, but I might not be so lucky next time..."

  His hands were still shaking as he quickly watched the zombies in the distance to restore his sanity. Compared to that monster with 10,000 HP, these zombies with 300 HP seemed so harmless...

  Lin Fan, finally calming down, slowly picked up speed and drove towards the gas station ahead. He should get the fuel first, and preferably find a generator to solve the urgent problem. Once he got home, he would start planning his long journey!

  After driving for a while, he finally saw the Tianshui Road gas station that Lin Fan often passed by.

  Because Lin Fan had been honking his horn as he drove by, even the zombies on this side of the road were pulled a distance to the south.

  Therefore, there were surprisingly few zombies on this section of the road, only a few gathered by the guardrail in the middle of the road.

  Strangely, none of them were wearing gas station uniforms.

  As soon as Lin Fan turned into the gas station, a burst of noise came from the inside.

  The interior of the gas station is divided into two rooms, the sales hall on the outside, and a separate employee lounge inside.

  The glass doors and display windows of the hall were shattered, and pools of blood mixed with the broken glass were sticky and slightly black.

  The staff lounge inside was blocked by fallen shelves, the wooden door tightly shut, making it impossible to tell what was going on inside.

  There were no corpses in the lobby, only a few zombies wandering around. Two of them were crouched on the shelves blocking the door, banging on the wooden door with their hands, howling softly.

  Lin Fan hadn't been able to lure them away even by honking his horn across the street; it seemed something inside the room was more appealing.

  Several cars, including two RVs, were parked near the gas pump, their doors open and empty.

  "What's going on... Is there someone in there?"

  Regardless, they had to go in and take a look. It was just that these zombies huddled together there were difficult to deal with...

  "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7..."

  Seven zombies in total.

  Let's see if we can lure one or two out first...

  Lin Fan reached into his pocket, pulled out a nut, and smashed it on the head of a zombie.

  [-1]

  The zombie was banging on the inner door when it was suddenly hit in the back of the head. Bewildered, it turned around and searched around, but found nothing. It turned back and continued to push the door...

  "..."

  In his nervousness, he had forgotten he had the Concealment Crystal equipped. With a sigh, Lin Fan removed the crystal with a thought.

  ...

  "A car is coming!"

  A disheveled young girl stuck her head out from the corner of a window inside the gas station and looked outside.

  Besides her, there were three other people in the room.

  Everyone was equally disheveled and sat on the ground with a terrified look on their faces, as if they had been frightened by something.

  Among them was a middle-aged woman in uniform, who should be a gas station employee.

  The inner room, which was originally used for employees to rest, was now full of dirt. The two single bed frames were all leaning against the door, holding it up to prevent the zombies outside from coming in.

  When the other two boys heard the girl say that a car was coming, they crawled to the window and looked out.

  "Car? Which car?"

  said one of the young boys.

  "That one... yes, that one!"

  the girl who had first spotted the approaching car said hesitantly, pointing to a silver-white van parked on the curb at the gas station entrance.

  "Where are the people? Where are the people in the car?"

  another boy asked anxiously.

  "People?" The woman's eyes suddenly turned confused at the question, and she scratched her already messy hair with both hands. "Where are the people? I don't see anyone..."

  The two of them immediately felt deflated when they heard this, sitting back against the wall. The only sounds in the room were the zombies banging against the shelves outside and the occasional "slap" sound of the door.

  "People? Where are the people..."

  After a moment's silence, one of the boys said woodenly,

  "Zhao Zhao, you're so hungry you're lost. That car horn just now went south, and with so many zombies chasing it, how could anyone come back?"

  The girl by the window, known as Zhao Zhao, responded, "Brother, you don't believe it either... Never mind, it doesn't matter..."

  She frowned and glared at the boy, then turned her head and continued to stare out the window nervously.

  The other man leaning against the wall didn't join in the conversation, but simply muttered to himself, "I should have let Li Tian and the others bite me to death... It's better than dying of thirst and hunger here..."

  As he spoke, he slumped to the ground, staring blankly at the ceiling, as if in complete despair.

  The middle-aged woman in the gas station uniform never looked up from the beginning to the end, simply sitting quietly on the ground.

  Every once in a while, she took out her phone and pressed a few times, but the screen remained black, having long since run out of battery and shut down.

  The girl named Zhao Zhao still clung to the windowsill, staring out.

  She clearly saw someone get out of the car, but she couldn't see where they went.

  Just when she thought she must have been frightened out of her mind and seen it wrong, the incessant sound of zombies banging against each other outside the house suddenly stopped.

  Then there was the sound of ping-pong balls hitting each other...-+  After luring the zombies out of the house and killing them one by one, Lin Fan gained a total of 65 health points.

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  The reason there are 5 points is because after killing 6 zombies, his health increased to [300].

  After killing another zombie, he only gained 5 health points...

  "Increasing health has become difficult..."

  But thinking about it, he can accept it. His current health is already on par with the zombies. Even if it is playing a game, the "experience" gained should be reduced.

  When his health reached 300, he could clearly feel his strength increase. Even the ten-pound spear in his hand felt a bit lighter.

  It's worth noting that five of these zombies were gas station employees. Besides some food and materials, they also dropped a considerable amount of diesel and gasoline!

  Among them was a [Gasoline (Medium)*1]!

  Lin Fan had seen the [Gasoline (Small)] before; it was just a small one-liter aluminum barrel.

  On a whim, Lin Fan pulled the [Gasoline (Medium)] out of the storage area, only to discover it was a full 50-liter barrel! The size

  had increased 50-fold from small to medium!

  He would definitely rob a gas station next time he came across one. The fuel he could store in the storage area was also a crucial survival item!

  After stuffing the barrel into his backpack, Lin Fan pulled aside the shelves of merchandise blocking the inner door one by one.

  Revealing the inner door, Lin Fan hesitated before extending his spear and gently knocking on the wooden door.

  "Is anyone in there?"

  A minute passed without a response, and there was no sound from inside either...

  Just as Lin Fan was about to kick the door open, there were two clangs of iron frames crashing to the ground, followed by a snap. A young woman, seemingly a college student, poked her head out from the crack of the door.

  "Hello..." Lin Fan leaned his spear against a nearby shelf and was about to extend a smile and greet the woman, who only had [49/100] left, when the foul odor emanating from the crack made him take three steps back.

  ...

  After letting a few people out from the inner room, Lin Fan walked ahead, leading the four people outside the gas station to get some fresh air and dissipate the odor.

  The men weren't in great shape, but they weren't dying just yet. Each of them had about half their health remaining.

  Seeing seven zombies lying on the ground outside, they stared at Lin Fan, stunned and speechless.

  When the disaster just broke out, a zombie bit a classmate who was traveling with them. The two boys couldn't pull it away even if they worked together, and in the end they could only watch the classmate being bitten to death...

  And now, the man in strange clothes in front of them actually killed 7 zombies by himself. Is he still a human being?

  While the two boys were still in a daze, the girl had already reacted. She excitedly took a few steps closer and spoke to Lin Fan:

  "This hero... Brother, did you kill all these people?"

  He only felt a stench of excrement in his face. He frowned subconsciously and took half a step back.

  The girl also realized this. They had been in that room for a long time and were used to it. But she also knew that she must smell like someone fished out of a cesspool.

  So she just laughed and quietly retreated.

  Lin Fan walked around half a circle and went to the upwind side. He chatted with the girl for a few words and only then did he know the whole story of these people.

  These people were really unlucky. They were trapped here after leaving Linjiang University...

  "Did you receive the text message from the quarantine area?" Lin Fan asked.

  "Yes!" Hearing Lin Fan's question, a boy rushed to answer, and took out his phone from his pocket to press it, but it was out of battery and the screen was completely black.

  He could only smile awkwardly, put away his phone, and began chatting with Lin Fan.

  "My name is Chu Zhaotian, this is my sister Chu Zhaozhao, and this is my classmate Xu Qian..."

  Three of the four trapped people were students at Linjiang University.

  It was summer vacation, and the three men and two women had rented a car and were planning a trip to Jishan when the disaster struck, leaving them stranded at the gas station.

  Two of their classmates had been infected and transformed into zombies. The remaining three, along with two gas station staff, panicked and fled to the lobby, where they used the lobby's tempered glass doors and curtain walls to keep the zombies out.

  They ate, drank, and urinated in the lobby. Fortunately, the gas station was essentially a small supermarket, stocked with snacks, drinks, and instant foods, which had helped them survive until today.

  But early this morning, the machine room behind the gas station lobby suddenly erupted in the "thump, thump" sound of some machinery.

  The deafening noise sent the zombies roaming the station into a frenzy. After several charges, they even shattered the tempered glass door and rushed into the lobby.

  The male gas station employee, who was bitten to death while protecting the female employee, forced the other four to retreat to the back room they had used for the past few days...

  There was no food or water in the back room, and even if they ate, they wouldn't survive more than two days.

  But they hadn't expected to encounter a ruthless individual who could single-handedly kill seven zombies and rescue them.

  ...

  Lin Fan wasn't particularly interested in their experiences over the past few days.

  It's easy to imagine that since the disaster, this kind of thing has been happening everywhere, so there's nothing to lament anymore...

  They were lucky to be stuck in a place with food and drink and to have managed to hold out until now.

  But there was something in their conversation that caught Lin Fan's attention, so he asked,

  "You said there was a sudden noise out back this morning?"

  "Yes, yes!" the girl named Chu Zhaozhao replied, "Thu, thu, thu, like a car engine. It was really loud!"

  "Then why isn't it there now?"

  Lin Fan asked, puzzled.

  "It only rang for a little while this morning, about half an hour..."

  Chu Zhaozhao seemed to be still reeling from the memory of the zombies breaking into the house that morning, her voice still trembling even now.

  "Otherwise...otherwise, those zombies would have definitely rushed in..."

  Lin Fan frowned. The power must have gone out all over the place at once that morning, and the sudden noise must have come from a backup power source or a generator...

  Then, looking past the three people in front of him, he looked at the middle-aged woman sitting on a concrete platform, silently gazing at a corpse.

  As a staff member, she should know something.

  So Lin Fan walked over, bent over, and asked her,

  "Big sister, what's that back there? Is it a generator?"

  The woman didn't respond at all. It was unclear whether she was deaf or stupid...

  "Big brother, this big sister is a little crazy..."

  Chu Zhaotian, the most mature-looking boy among the three, was the first to come forward and answer Lin Fan's question.

  "She... There was another big brother before, who was trapped in the hall with us. After the zombies rushed in this morning, it was that big brother who blocked the shelves outside the door..."

  Chu Zhaotian recalled the scene of everyone running for their lives that morning. His eyelids drooped, and he raised his hand and pointed at the corpse on the ground and said,

  "That's him..."

  "..."

  Lin Fan was silent for a moment. Just as he opened his mouth to say something, the big sister seemed to have heard Chu Zhaotian's words and finally reacted.

  She reached out and stroked the corpse's distorted face. Tears fell on it, washing the blood down into dark red streaks.

  Without looking up, she choked out her words,

  "Little brother... thank you..."

  "You freed him..."

  "Thank you..."-+  "Sigh..."

  Lin Fan swallowed the words on his lips and didn't say anything.

  The first zombie was Brother Li upstairs, and then there was his daughter, the vegetable seller on the 6th floor, the young couple on the 4th floor, and a few unfamiliar "people" downstairs.

  Even though Lin Fan was consciously avoiding this matter, this scene still touched him.

  Every zombie was once a living person, and they were all victims of this disaster.

  Do they still have a chance to recover?

  Lin Fan studied medicine, not metaphysics, so he didn't know.

  But the living must always live, and the dead should rest in peace.

  Lin Fan only does these two things every day, to keep himself alive and to let the dead who hinder his life rest in peace.

  So he could sense that, although this woman understood this matter intellectually, she still couldn't let it go.

  She felt hatred, but she didn't know who to hate...

  Lin Fan, despite having a thousand thoughts, didn't show them.

  Just as he was about to go to the back of the gas station to check, the woman suddenly spoke,

  "Little brother, there is indeed a generator in the back... Whenever there is a power outage, it will start..."

  "I just don't know why it won't work. Maybe it's broken..."

  "I have a key here. I'll go open the door for you..."

  As she spoke, she fished a bunch of keys from the corpse's pocket, then took off her uniform vest, covered the corpse's head, stood up, and walked towards the warehouse behind the gas station with a hunched back.

  Lin Fan, weapons in hand, followed her. The three students, unsure of where to go, followed him.

  The five of them walked in silence toward the back.

  "We had a child, but he got sick and died..."

  "Don't underestimate him, he looked strong. He was also ill..."

  "How could he... well, it's fate..."

  the woman muttered to herself as they walked.

  They reached the door. The warehouse was completely silent; even Lin Fan didn't hear a sound.

  The woman took out a bunch of keys from her pocket, as if she didn't know which lock this one should correspond to. She inserted them one by one in a daze, trying them out, and continued as she tried:

  "My husband manages this warehouse, I haven't been here very often..."

  "There's a dog hole at the back, and stray dogs always get in..."

  "The manager always tells him to block it, but he doesn't. He says it's been windy and rainy these days, so they should have a place to hide, just to do some good deeds..."

  "Why did this guy..."

  With a "click", the lock bolt turned, and the woman twisted the handle naturally. With a "creak", a crack in the door opened...

  Immediately afterwards, an inexplicable breath surged out from the crack, and Lin Fan also heard some strange gurgling sounds in his ears!

  "...Back off! Quick!"

  Lin Fan shouted as soon as he became alert!

  The three students were timid to begin with, and they just followed behind him. When they heard Lin Fan's shout, they immediately stood still, looking around at a loss.

  Lin Fan and the woman were at the door, one was pulling the door.

  When Lin Fan noticed something was wrong inside, he raised an alarm and subconsciously reached out to pull the woman...

  With a "bang"!

  The two doors suddenly bounced out, and one of them knocked the woman who was opening the door away!

  The other one hit Lin Fan directly!

  He quickly retracted his arms and crossed them to protect his vital parts, but the whole person was knocked away by this huge force!

  He fell heavily on the three people behind him!

  "Ah!"

  A scream rang out at once, and the four people rolled into a ball.

  Fortunately, thanks to the buffer, Lin Fan wasn't seriously injured. His arm, which had been blocking the door, felt numb, and his chest felt a bit tight.

  As he sat up, he felt a sweet sensation in his throat, and a spurt of blood spurted out, relieving the congestion in his chest...

  His health remained at [276/305].

  Three figures appeared in the smoke that rose after the warehouse door was breached.

  [1000/1000]

  [1000/1000]

  [2679/2679]

  ...

  "Fuck!"

  "Get up!"

  Lin Fan shouted to the people behind him the moment he saw his health bars in the smoke. Then, he rolled to the right, picked up the spear he had slipped from his hand, and with a strong push, he stood up.

  The three monsters didn't head toward Lin Fan. Instead, they simultaneously turned and headed in the direction the woman had flown.

  Hidden in the smoke, Lin Fan didn't see what the monsters looked like.

  "Two with 1,000 HP, and one... a monster with 3,000 HP even before it's fully transformed... Fuck!"

  "Can you still move..."

  Lin Fan turned his head and saw that the three people behind him had only around 50 HP to begin with, and after the collision, each had only 20 HP left.

  Almost the whole army was wiped out...

  Two boys had already fainted, leaving Chu Zhaozhao alone sitting on the ground, covering her head with her hands, groaning in pain, with blood flowing out from between her fingers...

  "Who is that... Chu Zhaozhao..."

  Lin Fan saw that the monster seemed to be going to find the woman. Although he felt a little reluctant, she was doomed to die after this collision, so he had to do something while he could!

  "Listen, there are some monsters coming out, very scary monsters. If you want to survive, listen to me!"

  He pulled Chu Zhaozhao's hands off her face, put his hands firmly on her shoulders, looked into her confused eyes and said,

  "You have two choices. One, stand up now and run to the gas station and hide in the house where you are hiding. Two, I'll leave these two people to you. Find a way to get them both into that house and hide them."

  "The choice is yours! You're not dead yet! Stand up! Move! Quick!"

  Lin Fan directly told her the two things she could do. As for what she would choose, she could choose whatever she wanted!

  He did this just to prevent the girl from sitting there under stress. It would be better for her to escape than to be eaten by the monsters!

  Without waiting for the other party to react, he picked up the spear and chased after the monsters!

  Rushing through the smoke and turning to the back of the gas station lobby, he finally saw the three blood bars again!

  Lin Fan finally saw the appearance of the three monsters. They

  were exactly the mutant dogs he had seen before!

  The two with [1000] blood were almost exactly the same as the one he had cut into pieces, but they were much bigger!

  They were both as big as a large Alaskan!

  And the one with [2679] was even bigger, and its whole body was almost as tall as Lin Fan!

  The dark sticky liquid flowed down from its body, and when it flowed to its feet, it was absorbed back into the body, like a constantly flowing asphalt tiger!

  At this moment, two small mutant dogs were sharing something, their legs and feet still sticking out of their flower-shaped mouthparts, swaying with the monsters' movements.

  The large mutant dog even raised its head to chew something, with a strand of long black hair sticking out from the gap between its mouthparts.

  Looking at this terrifying scene, countless information flashed through Lin Fan's mind, but his heart was burning!

  There was no way he could run away!

  At least not now!

  He still had [277/305] points of health left, what was the difference between that and full health!

  Isn't it just a little over 2,000 points of health? He was not afraid of 10,000 points of health!

  Kill it!-+  As early as when Lin Fan rushed out of the smoke, the three mutant dogs had already discovered him.

  But the large mutant dog closest to him completely ignored the movement here, just raised its head and chewed, as if disdainful of Lin Fan's "reserve food" approaching.

  There seemed to be some kind of hierarchical relationship between them. The other two smaller mutant dogs circled from a distance and blocked the large mutant dog, crouching slightly, as if on guard.

  How to attack was a problem.

  But no matter what, the best strategy was to separate the enemies first!

  Seeing this, Lin Fan reached into his pocket and took out another nut.

  He swung his hand and threw it at one of the small mutant dogs!

  [-1]!

  The mutant dog was hit, and as if in a state of stress, it jerked its head to the side, throwing the half-chewed leg aside. Its

  disc-shaped mouth opened wide, and it let out a strange, hoarse, trembling roar, charging straight towards Lin Fan as if enraged!

  Another small mutant dog heard the roar and simultaneously spat out the remains in its mouth, turning its head and surrounding Lin Fan from the other direction!

  "Pooh!"

  He turned his head and spat out a little blood in his mouth.

  Seeing that the enemy had finally taken action and was actively attacking separately!

  Lin Fan was delighted, but then he realized something was wrong!

  "The little one is protecting the big one..."

  The large mutant dog, standing still, chewing with its head tilted back, didn't move at Lin Fan's provocation, which made him feel a little uneasy.

  If it were just a matter of jungle rules, it would be fine if the little one went first, but if the big one was currently undergoing some kind of mutation...

  [2693/2693]!

  The moment he noticed the health bar, Lin Fan's pupils trembled!

  The big mutant dog's health bar had increased!

  Although Lin Fan couldn't quite remember the exact number just now, it was definitely not 2,700!

  As expected!

  This monster eats to continue mutating!

  We can't let it succeed!

  The longer we delay, the higher its health bar will be. We must interrupt it first!

  But there was no time to think. In a flash, the four-legged mutant dog was within a few dozen meters!

  When one of the mutant dogs was only a dozen meters away from Lin Fan, it kicked out with all four claws, soaring into the air and swooping down towards him!

  The other one seemed to be circling behind Lin Fan, as if trying to close in on him!

  No more greed!

  Lin Fan thought, and decisively used the [Swiftness Potion]!

  It was the only reaction-enhancing potion he had, but he had no choice!

  A small wing icon appeared under his health bar, with a countdown below: 9:59!

  This was the sign that the potion was taking effect!

  In an instant, Lin Fan felt the air around him become sticky!

  Even more effective than last time!

  This time, the Swiftness Potion was specifically designed to increase reaction speed and agility!

  It was even more potent than the Wildness Potion alone!

  Lin Fan watched as the mutant dog's movements suddenly slowed.

  Although his own body slowed as well, his now extremely sharp mind had already figured out a way to break the impasse!

  The mutant dog swooping down from the front was within reach, and retreating would mean falling into another mutant dog's trap!

  Even if he dodged the attack to the left or right, he would be met with a combined attack from both dogs!

  The mutant dog, whether driven by hunting instinct or possessing intelligence, had instantly set up a trap, leaving the trapped prey with no escape!

  If Lin Fan were the prey!

  But he wasn't!

  With the aid of the potion, Lin Fan's reaction speed skyrocketed!

  Facing the mutant dog that was charging at him, he turned his body to the side and slammed the end of the spear in his hand into the ground!

  The end of the spear made a small dent in the cement floor, holding the spear firmly in place!

  Like a sharp spike, under the action of gravity, the spear sank straight into the body of the falling mutant dog until it pierced out from its back!

  [-156]!

  [843/1000]

  Lin Fan reached out and grabbed the blood-stained spear shaft, then took a step back and pulled it out of the mutant dog's body like a sewing needle! He

  dodged the mutant dog's body and used the force of the spear to kick it hard!

  The mutant dog suddenly lost its footing upon landing, crashing into the surrounding mutant dog from behind. The two beasts collided, kicking up a cloud of dust!

  Lin Fan pierced one and restrained the other, then without a pause, wiped the blood from his spear with his glove and swung it to the ground.

  Lin Fan gripped the spear tightly, veins bulging on the backs of his hands. With all his might, he lowered his body and charged straight at the large mutant dog in the distance!

  The only way out was forward!

  Capture the leader first!

  Even if he couldn't kill it, he had to disrupt it first!

  With Lin Fan's all-out sprint, the distance of several dozen meters took only two seconds, and in a flash, he was in front of the large mutant dog!

  He took a step forward and thrust hard!

  The spear pointed directly at the mutant dog's chest!

  "Gu..."

  [-32]

  [2662/2694]!

  With a muffled thud, accompanied by bubbles, the spear in his hand pierced through a piece of extremely sticky, solid rubber, with great resistance and difficulty in advancing!

  The skin that looked like a flowing liquid was surprisingly resilient!

  Lin Fan's full-strength attack only penetrated a dozen centimeters, a completely different feeling from the previous piercing of the small mutant dog!

  Moreover, the spear was sucked into the monster's flesh and blood, and for a moment it was difficult to pull out!

  "Oh no!"

  In a panic, he seriously misjudged the monster's defensive capabilities!

  Lin Fan couldn't help but feel confused!

  But behind him, he could hear the chaotic sound of sharp claws scratching on the concrete floor. The two smaller mutant dogs had already climbed up and were attacking him from behind!

  But at this moment, the spear was stuck in the flesh of the giant mutant dog and could not be pulled out for a while, leaving him with no way to retreat!

  "Use hardening potion!"

  "Equip sharp crystals!"

  Two thoughts came out of his mind in succession!

  These powerful potions obtained from mutant zombies, each one is a strategic material that can reverse life and death. In just less than a minute, two were used up in a row!

  But it doesn't matter!

  Lin Fan stared at the blood-red eyes of the giant mutant dog, you have to give it back to me!

  A shield symbol and a gem symbol appeared at the same time below his blood bar!

  Feeling a new potion taking effect on his body, his skin all over his body seemed to be stuck with a thin layer of cement, and a slight sense of stagnation came from his arms!

  At the same time, two mutant dogs swooped down from behind, their disc-shaped mouths wide open. One bit Lin Fan's right arm, and the other bit his left leg!

  [-19]!

  [-18]!

  [240/305]!

  The two mutant dogs retreated simultaneously, dragging Lin Fan away from the large mutant dog!

  Then, they tore at the prey in both directions, trying to tear it apart!

  [-1]!

  [-1]!

  His health continued to decrease even as the two mutant dogs tore at him!-+  Fortunately, the hardening agent was used in time!

  Although the mutant dog's teeth were sharp, it was still difficult for it to tear Lin Fan's flesh and bones!

  After two bites, he lost nearly 40 blood points!

  His arms and thighs stung from the bite, but his health was still holding up!

  If it were an ordinary person, an arm and a leg would have been severed long ago!

  Fortunately, these two mutant dogs helped Lin Fan!

  With a drag, they pulled the spear out of the big mutant dog's sticky body, bringing out a stream of dirty blood!

  The big mutant dog took a step to the side in pain.

  Turning its head, it spat out the remaining broken bones and flesh in its mouth.

  "Hiss... Ha..."

  Then it opened its mouth wide like a giant flower of flesh and blood, and let out a hoarse roar towards the sky!

  The two small mutant dogs stopped tearing at the sound and were stunned for a moment!

  It was at this moment!

  Lin Fan, who had originally tightened his core and resisted the mutant dogs' tearing

  , seized this opportunity. His right hand, which was holding the spear, was bitten by the mutant dog, and his body was suspended in the air, unable to exert any force! He had

  no choice but to use his free left hand to pull out the short spear at his waist, wrapped it with a strange energy, and stabbed it with all his strength towards the chest of the mutant dog that was biting his right arm!

  Sharp!

  [-265]!

  [578/1000]

  As soon as the sharp energy penetrated the flesh, it not only penetrated unimpeded like a steel hammer inserted into tofu, but also expanded in all directions with an overwhelming force!

  The mutant dog seemed to feel the threat of this attack!

  In pain, he suddenly opened his mouth and jumped back!

  Lin Fan's left-handed short spear wasn't strong enough to begin with, so the mutant dog retreated, only penetrating a dozen centimeters before pulling it out!

  No vital damage!

  But the damage was no less severe!

  Although the mutant dog jumped away, the sharp force of the spear tip still left a cross-shaped gash in its chest, deep enough to expose the bone!

  The energy-added attack was indeed powerful!

  Perhaps in the previous experiment, all the sharp force of the spear tip was consumed in piercing the concrete wall, and it didn't show such cutting power.

  But this time, facing flesh and blood, the power of the blow was terrifying!

  The mutant dog retreated, and Lin Fan's right arm was finally freed.

  Since his left leg was still in the mouth of another mutant dog, Lin Fan threw himself towards the other mutant dog with a tug!

  At this time, Lin Fan had completely calmed down.

  The beheading plan failed!

  If he couldn't kill these two small ones quickly, he would be in trouble once the big one joined the fight!

  Since the continuous biting of the small mutant dogs couldn't break through the defense of the hardening agent!

  Lin Fan landed on one foot and turned the two steel pipes in his hands downward!

  [997/1000]!

  Aiming at the mutant dog that was almost full of blood!

  The mutant dog biting Lin Fan's thigh seemed to feel the threat of being suspended above its head, and its flower disc mouth suddenly opened wide and bit down fiercely!

  [-21]!

  [215/305]

  "Hiss!"

  He sucked in a breath of cold air as he felt the stinging pain in his thigh!

  He had almost lost a hundred points of blood, and an ordinary person's life was already gone!

  The continuous pain stimulated his brain, and Lin Fan's eyes turned red!

  He gritted his teeth and thrust the sharp spears in his hands downwards fiercely!

  "Puff!"

  The two sharp spears, one long and one short, pierced into the flesh of the mutant dog's back almost at the same time!

  Under Lin Fan's fierce force, the two sharp spears penetrated the mutant dog's body without any hindrance, until they came out from under the chest!

  "It's not over yet!"

  Lin Fan gritted his teeth and raised his arms to pull out the short spear! He

  clenched his hands and stabbed it into the center of the mutant dog's spine with all his strength again!

  Maybe it was because he had stabbed it deep enough!

  The sharp force contained in the spearhead exploded fiercely within the mutant dog's body!

  Three huge cracks burst out from both sides of the mutant dog's body!

  Its entire body was almost split into four sections!

  [-299]!

  [-299]!

  [-399]!

  [0/1000]!

  The mutant dog's health points were instantly reduced to zero!

  The mouth that was biting Lin Fan's thigh loosened, and its body paralyzed!

  Without even checking the injury on his thigh!

  Lin Fan also took the opportunity to retreat!

  Then he turned around and ran!

  The mutant dog had just died, and not only did the small one rush up with red eyes!

  Even the big one roared and rushed towards him!

  Lin Fan wanted to kill it, but he couldn't do it rudely!

  Only one minute had passed since the potion expired, leaving nine minutes to spare. Plenty of time!

  Using the swiftness granted by the potion, Lin Fan sped off, sprinting towards the other end of the gas station!

  He tapped the ground with his iron spears to help him turn quickly, swerving past any vehicles or obstacles he encountered.

  But the two mutant dogs, one large and one small, following behind him were so enraged that they either jumped over or simply rammed through any obstacles they encountered!

  It looked like it would not stop until it caught Lin Fan!

  But Lin Fan was not fleeing in panic, this was called a strategic retreat!

  Retreat! But with strategy!

  He chose to run this way because the three students were on the other side, and who knew if the girl had made a move.

  This big mutant dog could recover health by eating people. He had finally interrupted its mutation process, and it would be hard to say if he went back!

  Secondly, this was a parking lot with many obstacles, and more importantly...

  "Here!"

  Turning the corner nimbly, a small square house appeared in Lin Fan's sight!

  Automatic car wash!

  The reason why Lin Fan could not turn back to fight was that these two mutant dogs, one big and one small, were inseparable, rushing towards him one after another!

  Even if he could kill the small one with a full-strength attack, the big mutant dog that came up from behind would kill him before he could draw his spear!

  The small mutant dog could still bite off more than twenty points of blood from him when the hardening agent was in effect...

  If this big one had the same body structure as the small one and was proportionally enlarged, then the bite force would probably be more than two or three times as strong.

  It would be easy for it to bite off his bloody head with one bite!

  So Lin Fan tried his best not to fight two of them at the same time!

  Lin Fan's eyes lit up when he saw the car wash, and he ignored the two mutant dogs that were getting closer and closer, and continued to run towards the car wash!

  The automatic car wash at this time was just as Lin Fan remembered!

  All the automatic car wash machines, in the off-power state, were in a relaxed state, blocking the center of the car wash room to prevent any cars from entering by mistake. As soon as

  Lin Fan entered the car wash room, he immediately pointed the spear forward and nimbly jumped over the car wash rod that had landed at waist height!

  But this also slowed his speed a little!

  The two mutant dogs behind him, the smaller one followed Lin Fan closely, nimbly slipped under the beam, and jumped up to pounce on Lin Fan's back!

  The larger one also jumped over like Lin Fan...

  There was a loud "bang"!

  It crashed head-on into an iron beam hidden in the brush of the car wash rod!

  The entire car wash room was shaken from side to side by the impact of this giant beast!

  Lin Fan heard the sound behind him. It worked!

  He didn't know if the larger one would get stuck in the pillar, but as long as this machine could hold it for a bit!

  He spun around abruptly, staring at the approaching mutant dog, letting his body fall backwards under the influence of inertia!

  Then he propped the end of his spear on the concrete floor, pointing the tip directly at the mutant dog's chest!

  He repeated the same trick!-+  Under the influence of gravity, the spear penetrated the mutant dog's body without any hindrance and came out from the back, but the mutant dog still opened its mouth wide and attacked Lin Fan's head!

  But he did not panic at all, until the mutant dog fell within a certain range!

  The short spear in his left hand suddenly stabbed forward into the monster's chest!

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  . The sharp power exploded instantly!

  Several cracks opened up from the mutant dog's chest, and dirty blood gushed out!

  [-299]!

  [-299]!

  [0/1000]!

  Second mutant dog!

  Killed!

  After killing this second mutant dog, Lin Fan's health increased to [245/335].

  Each one increased by 15 points!

  A slight decrease from the previous 20 points from the zombie mutant, but still much higher than the zombie's benefit!

  The two mutant dogs dropped a long list of items, but Lin Fan didn't have time to check them one by one. He

  simply stood up and pulled the iron spear from the mutant dog's body.

  Because of a few loud "cracks", the large mutant dog had bent the iron pillar that trapped it and drilled out of the car wash!

  As the large mutant dog emerged, it saw the mutant dog corpse at Lin Fan's feet. After a moment's pause, it suddenly opened its huge, flower-disc-shaped mouth towards

  Lin Fan, roaring hoarsely! Then it crouched down and rushed towards Lin Fan without hesitation!

  [2662/2694]!

  Looking at the mutant dog's health bar that kept expanding in his field of vision, Lin Fan was not panicked at all, and a gleam of light flashed in the corner of his eyes!

  Looking at his own health bar, which had 5 minutes of Swiftness, 6 minutes of Hardening, and 45 points of Sharp Crystal remaining...

  "Now there are only two of us left!"

  He said, holding two iron spears, one long and one short, in his hands, and rushed towards the monster!

  At the moment when the man and the dog met, the mutant dog's mouth suddenly opened and bit towards Lin Fan!

  The mouth as big as a basin could almost cover his entire upper body!

  Lin Fan raised the spear in his right hand, wrapped in sharp force, and suddenly stabbed it towards the chest below the mouth!

  [-76]

  The spear head was wrapped in sharp force, but it was still extremely difficult in front of this strange asphalt-like flesh and blood!

  The spear penetrated less than 30 centimeters deep before being blocked by the bones, and it was difficult to advance an inch!

  The sharp force exploded, and several black mud splashed in the flesh and blood on its chest!

  The "blood stain" fell to the ground, but was immediately absorbed back into the body!

  Lin Fan was also pushed back by the spear under the huge force of the mutant dog!

  "Damn it!"

  The sharp force that had been so effective just now was actually so weak!

  What was wrong with this monster's body?

  Taking advantage of the gap created by the sharp force, Lin Fan quickly jumped back, pulled out his spear, and then turned and ran towards the parking lot!

  First, keep some distance, then make plans!

  Looking at the layer of strange oil flowing outside the monster's body, a bold idea suddenly arose from Lin Fan's mind.

  "Fire?"

  "No, no, no!"

  Then Lin Fan himself denied this sudden idea.

  This is too bold!

  Using fire attack in a gas station, even if you can borrow the east wind, it won't work, you have to borrow your life!

  Listening to the approaching mutant dog behind him, Lin Fan's mind raced. With the help of his swiftness potion, his balance and strength were perfectly utilized! He

  weaved back and forth between the cars in the parking lot, leaping and darting.

  No matter how strong the giant mutant dog was, it couldn't continuously knock over several two-ton cars. Therefore, just as it was about to catch up with Lin Fan, he always used his agility to pull away.

  Although temporarily safe, as time passed, the mutant dog had already smashed the dozen or so cars in the parking lot into a mess. Some were even knocked to the edge and cleared out!

  The most important thing was that if this continued, Lin Fan's potion would expire!

  When the medicine is gone, he will no longer be able to play hide-and-seek with the mutant dog so easily!

  "If fire doesn't work, try water!"

  "Fuck! Let's go!"

  There is a pond next to the gas station. Although it is not big, it is much deeper than before after the heavy rain a few days ago.

  Lin Fan made up his mind. It would be of no benefit to him to drag it on like this anyway. He might as well take a chance, just in case there is an unexpected change.

  So when he passed by the wreckage of a car, he suddenly turned around and rushed towards the pond outside the gas station!

  Seeing that the prey finally started to run in a straight line again, the mutant dog also chased after it with all four paws!

  The distance between the man and the beast was getting closer and closer!

  When there were still about fourteen or fifteen meters left, the monster behind Lin Fan suddenly leaped up and rushed towards Lin Fan, who had already run to the water's edge and was desperate!

  Hearing the footsteps behind him suddenly disappear, Lin Fan guessed that the monster had already leaped into the air!

  This was the moment he had been waiting for!

  He casually thrust the short spear in his left hand into the ground, holding the long spear with both hands, turned around and rushed towards the monster!

  The tip of the spear stabbed towards the chest of the mutant dog in mid-air. Although it was blocked at a certain depth like before, the force was real!

  Lin Fan's arms were exerting force, and his veins bulged, and his eyes were piercing!

  "Ahhhhh!"

  With all his might, he used the galvanized steel pipe to lift the mutant dog, which weighed five or six hundred pounds, into the air!

  The mutant dog, which had been aiming at Lin Fan on the shore, was unable to stop him even with its four claws flying!

  Lin Fan put the spear on his shoulder and threw it backward with all his might, smashing the mutant dog into the pool beside him!

  "Puh!" The water splashed several meters high!

  It soaked Lin Fan, but the blood on his body was washed away!

  His arms were almost exhausted, and the 4 cm thick steel pipe was slightly bent under the heavy pressure!

  "Hu...Hu...Hu..."

  Standing on the shore, panting, he had just chased the mutant dog and thrown it over his shoulder. He had almost used up all his strength. If it weren't for the support of the medicine, Lin Fan would have been lying down now...

  Watching the water surface gradually calm down, Lin Fan carefully picked up the short spear, holding the weapons in both hands and retreated step by step to the back.

  He didn't think that this mutant dog was a landlubber who melted into the water.

  If it was struggling in the water, Lin Fan would be more at ease. The calm water surface made him very uneasy...

  But soon, his uneasiness was confirmed. A bulge that gradually grew larger came from the center of the pool and walked towards the shore!

  A huge monster made of silt or oil mud walked out of the water!

  The monster had completely lost its previous mutant dog appearance and had transformed into a nearly two-meter-wide, bloated, and constantly wriggling mass of mud!

  "This..."

  Seeing that the monster in front of him was not only fine, but had even grown larger...

  If it weren't for the number on its head not changing, Lin Fan would have doubted whether this monster was the mutant dog just now...

  "This monster seems to be running slower... Or..."

  Just as Lin Fan was about to run away, the squirming monster suddenly stopped, and then the entire mass of mud began to shake violently.

  Clumps of mud and oil slid down the side of the monster's "body".

  Seeing the monster's size getting smaller and smaller, Lin Fan realized that it was decomposing...-+  To be more precise, it was the layer of "activated oil" on the surface of its body that was decomposing...

  I didn't expect that the sudden water attack would have such an effect. It didn't hurt the mutant dog but washed away the oil on its body...

  As the layer of "sludge" on the surface of its body gradually fell off, the mutant dog with nearly 3,000 HP also revealed its true appearance -

  a body that was more sturdy and lean than that of an ordinary mutant dog!

  Although its size was one-third smaller than before, its entire body was covered with a layer of dense bone plates, with only a few joints exposed!

  There was also a finger-wide indentation on the bone plate on the mutant dog's chest, which was the mark left by his last attack.

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  Lin Fan finally understood why his spear couldn't pierce the monster. The bone plates covering its body were so strong that even sharp crystals could hardly penetrate it! It was

  much harder than steel and cement!

  "Uh..."

  "Is it too late to run away now..."

  ...

  The thought just flashed through his mind, but then, the mutant dog moved!

  It was almost twice as fast as before. Even though Lin Fan was drugged, he could only barely keep up!

  He only had time to cross the two steel pipes in front of his chest, and the mutant dog's front paws rushed over!

  With one claw, Lin Fan was slapped away!

  It slammed heavily into the side of a car behind it, shattering both windows!

  "Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!"

  The car alarm rang loudly, and the two headlights flashed non-stop!

  [-39]!

  [206/335]!

  "Cough! Cough! Cough!"

  A mouthful of blood gushed out of his throat, choking his trachea, causing Lin Fan to lean on the ground and cough uncontrollably!

  "What the hell... cough cough!"

  He threw the monster into the water for some unknown reason. Although it washed away the annoying "mud" on the outside, it also unexpectedly reduced its weight!

  The mutant dog, now noticeably lighter, was still somewhat unaccustomed to its transformation. It cautiously circled Lin Fan and the "giant monster" behind him, which was making noises and flashes, while lowering its head to sniff its own paws.

  This gave Lin Fan a moment to catch his breath.

  "Pah!" he spat bloody saliva to the side.

  Lin Fan propped the ground with his spear and stood up.

  Seeing its "prey" move, the mutant dog stopped wandering, lowered its body, and watched warily.

  Lin Fan didn't dare to be careless either, staring closely at the mutant dog in front of him.

  Being soaked in water had stripped it of its outer shell, giving it unparalleled agility.

  His speed was no advantage at all. In a head-on confrontation, the bone armor made it impossible for him to succeed...

  "Time is running out..."

  "I was thinking of saving a potion for later..."

  "Use the strength potion!"

  Just below his health bar, a new arm symbol appeared on the right side with 2 minutes of speed, 3 minutes of hardening, and 43 points of sharpness. A 9:59 timer on the lower right side took effect!

  In an instant, Lin Fan's muscles seemed to be washed away by some kind of power, and his whole body visibly "bulged"!

  His originally thin body gradually expanded, and every muscle fiber bulged high. In the blink of an eye, he turned into a full-fledged muscular man!

  His clothes and pants were torn into rips, and even his shoes were stretched outward by his bulging calf muscles, his shoelaces stretched and on the verge of breaking!

  Feeling the surging power in his arms, Lin Fan no longer hesitated. He put his short spear aside, kicked the ground with his legs, raised the spear in his hand and smashed it towards the mutant dog's head!

  "Let's smash its mouth first!"

  The swiftness potion was still taking effect, and with the powerful effect of the strength potion, Lin Fan's speed was now no less than that of the bone-armored mutant dog!

  Although removing that annoying layer of "oil mud" seemed to strengthen the mutant dog, Lin Fan's sudden increase in strength gave him an even greater advantage!

  After all, the original bone armor was hidden under the "oil mud", soft on the outside and hard on the inside, and it was impossible to hit or penetrate it!

  But now it has been completely exposed!

  Just focus on the place where there is no armor and hit it!

  "Snap!"

  A loud noise!

  ​​The monster couldn't dodge in time and was hit on the mouth by Lin Fan's stick. The sharp force attached to the spear shaft exploded instantly, and the four-petaled flower disc-shaped mouthparts were torn apart by Lin Fan, and one petal was knocked away!

  Only a root was left connected to the mouth!

  [-169]!

  [2419/2694]!

  It really worked!

  Although the damage is still very low, it is at least much stronger than the previous double-digit damage!

  The mutant dog swayed under Lin Fan's attack and was almost knocked to the ground by this stick!

  It seems that washing off that layer of "sludge" has another benefit, which is that the mutant dog's weight has dropped dramatically, at least 200 pounds lighter than before!

  Otherwise, this stick might not have achieved such an effect!

  "Good opportunity!"

  Seeing the enemy lose balance, Lin Fan pulled back his spear, and then raised his hand to stab the monster's head!

  Come on, it's a ruthless one!

  But he didn't expect the monster to react slowly at all!

  Without being angry because of the injury, Lin Fan pressed down with all four claws when he pulled out the spear and stabbed, and jumped to the side, so that Lin Fan's attack missed!

  Four legs are much more flexible than Lin Fan's two legs! Even

  if the first strike missed, Lin Fan didn't give up!

  He pulled the spear back and chased after the mutant dog!

  He was in a hurry!

  There were less than two minutes left!

  Once the potion wore off, he might not be able to keep up with the mutant dog's reaction speed with just his strength. If he was dragged by this beast until the potion time was completely over, it would be bad!

  Before the mutant dog landed, Lin Fan stretched out his spear and stabbed it hard into the black gap between its side bone plates!

  There must be gaps between the bone plates on the surface of the mutant dog's body, otherwise it would not be possible to move so agilely!

  The spear, which had been thwarted twice and had a somewhat blunt tip, was now blessed by Lin Fan's reaction speed and sharpness, and accurately pierced the black gap between the two tragic white bone plates!

  The spear pierced into the flesh! Dark brown dirty blood splattered out!

  It was not until it hit another bone plate on the opposite side of its body that it was stopped!

  The sharp force exploded, and a cloud of dirty blood splashed out from the gaps around the pair of side bone plates!

  [-389]!

  Under Lin Fan's huge force, the mutant dog weighing three or four hundred pounds was overturned by the spear and fell heavily to the ground!

  The mutant dog struggled to get up in pain, but Lin Fan, who was fighting for every second, would not give it such a chance!

  He stepped on the mutant dog's neck with one foot, pulled out the spear, and stabbed it three times with all his strength at the bone joints on the side!

  Dirty blood splattered everywhere!

  [-306]!

  [-378]!

  [-288]!

  [1058/2694]!

  The mutant dog was pinned down by Lin Fan by the neck, unable to break free, and under this attack, it became violent!

  Its two front paws frantically grabbed Lin Fan's right leg!

  Its two hind paws kicked frantically, attacking Lin Fan's crotch directly!

  "Damn!"

  Lin Fan quickly released his right foot, stepped back and jumped, avoiding the mutant dog's sneak attack!

  "I almost suffered a big loss!"

  If it had succeeded in its sneak attack...

  Lin Fan looked at the four sharp claws on the mutant dog's feet that were flashing with cold light... He

  would have lost 99 points of blood in one go!