The most ruthless person in the apocalypse

Chapter 1055 New Variety!
"Mutants! They're all mutant zombies!"

Before the first person to discover the problem could share the information with their companions, everyone realized that something was wrong and exclaimed in alarm. An uneasy atmosphere instantly spread!
Nowadays, ordinary zombies are considered novices with little killing power in the eyes of combatants with some skill. But novices are just a metaphor; they are not real birds and cannot fly!

Before everyone's eyes, those "rookie" zombies, after gradually waking up, actually made "poof" sounds, with puffs of white steam shooting out from the soles of their feet. Then, using the recoil force, they hopped and jumped forward, some reaching three or four meters, and even the shorter ones could jump more than a meter!

This terrifying jumping ability alone has completely transcended the category of ordinary zombies. There are also abnormal phenomena. When these zombies discover that humans have entered a berserk state, their skin changes!
Its original color and condition were no different from ordinary zombies, but now it has a slight reddish tinge, and when a flashlight shines on it, the difference from its bluish-gray skin is very obvious!
With its reddish skin and white steam billowing from its feet, it looked like a zombie movie with real special effects (smoke bombs) from the last century!
"Holy crap, are these zombies pressure cookers?"

Someone in the crowd, with a long face, made a funny analogy.

Its skin is like a red-hot pot, and its feet are like pressure relief nozzles. To be fair, this analogy is quite apt, and the two are also about the same level of danger. The power of a pressure cooker explosion is no less than that of a zombie!
"Aim, fire!"

When the zombies got within about thirty meters, the squadron gave a command and fired the first shot in the battle for the aircraft carrier.

He wanted to lead the team to evacuate, but he also knew that if they started running at this time, the zombies would become even more frenzied, and with their speed, they might not be able to escape. Also, they had drawn the lots before, and if they retreated if something happened, it would be no different from deserting!

Regardless of the camp or the system, the punishment for deserters is extremely severe.

Gunfire will also drive zombies into a frenzy, but this is an attack, and offense is the best defense!

Da-da-da, da-da-da...

In an instant, a barrage of fire appeared on the deck, with twenty-two rifles, some automatic and some semi-automatic, making a formidable display!
Hey!
The moment the gunshots rang out, the zombies seemed to hear the battle cry and went berserk.

Puff, puff...

The zombies seemed to have powerful springs installed under their feet, making them several times faster than when they were hopping and jumping. They rushed forward several meters in a flash, and their movement trajectory was particularly strange and unpredictable!
Fortunately, the carrier-based aircraft provided a barrier; their low-hanging wings blocked the bouncing zombies. Otherwise, if they had continued their advance unimpeded, the twenty-two combat personnel would probably have been routed instantly!

Everyone with a view around the aircraft carrier was stunned. A bunch of special effects zombies? This is too exaggerated. Where did they come from?
Since the outbreak of the disaster, almost everyone has gained some understanding of the mutated zombies. The appearance of these zombies is not fixed, but requires a specific environment. In short, they are rarely seen on land, and the occasional appearance of one or two is enough to put the entire camp on high alert.

I never expected so many people to pour out of the aircraft carrier!
Zhang Su shared the same doubts. He explained the details to Wang Xin, who then translated them to White and McCrae, and the two quickly provided an answer.

"Brother Su, if those zombies are spewing steam, it might be related to the steam catapult system on the aircraft carrier, the thing that launches planes into the air. White said that each catapult requires a lot of steam, so there are special gas storage devices on the aircraft carrier..."

Wang Xin only understood the gist of it, and then translated it to Zhang Su using his own understanding.

"I see, I understand..."

Zhang Su nodded, focusing on the battle in the distance. How these zombies got there was no longer so important; what mattered was their fighting style and how to utilize them later…

Based on experience, every type of mutated zombie is worth studying.

On the aircraft carrier's flight deck, after going completely berserk, the steam zombies, with their reddish skin and wisps of white steam rising from them, resembled large, boiled shrimp, moving swiftly with the help of steam jets!

Tap tap tap, tap tap, tap...

Bullets rained down, seemingly incredibly lethal, but in reality, they did not cause any real damage to the steam zombies!
Amidst the hail of bullets, the steam zombies' movements were hampered, but none of them fell.

"No, it won't kill me!"

"Damn, what kind of monsters are these? What do we do?!"

"It can deflect bullets!"

The squad leader could see clearly that the zombies moved quickly to dodge some bullets, but the bullets that hit the zombies were like hitting a piece of elastic rubber, denting it and quickly recovering after absorbing the kinetic energy of the bullets!

Like a large, gas-filled ball with an exceptionally thick outer layer, it was clear that the bullets fired from their guns were not powerful enough to penetrate the defenses!

Based on past experience, zombies' eyes and mouths should be easy targets to penetrate, but they are too small and they are moving, so it's impossible to hit them!
"Gun's useless, switch weapons, use the obstacles to kill them!" When Fang Dui saw the steam zombie charging towards him under gunfire, his face turned green. He slammed his rifle at the nearest zombie in mid-air, then took a reinforced fire axe from his back!
Strict discipline prevented them from backing down, and they all drew their respective melee weapons. Only a few people looked terrified and secretly considered giving up.

Aww, pfft, pfft...

Seven or eight zombies, howling as they charged through the gaps in the carrier-based aircraft, brought with them a wave of heat.

"Well done!"

"I'll kill you, you bastard."

The longer you're around zombies, the braver you become, and you'll dare to fight even the most unusual zombies.

Several members, wielding long-handled axes made of steel bars, confronted the steam zombies.

*Pfft, slurp*

However, something unexpected happened. When the axe blade touched the steam zombie, it didn't cut through the skin. Instead, it slid along the skin, the force was off, and the zombie staggered.

"Ah, so hot!"

"They're burning hot!"

"Hide quickly!"

A round of firearms fire, combined with melee combat, caused the human side to suffer heavy losses on the spot due to their inferior strength.

"Ah, no, no... Help, help me!"

"Ugh, whew whew..."

"Awoo! Ah..."

In the chaos of the battle, a combatant was grabbed by the neck by a steam zombie, feeling as if he were being held in a red-hot iron ring. He didn't have time to put up an effective resistance and was pulled to the ground by the zombie's considerable strength. Before anyone else could come to his aid, two more zombies pounced on him...

Another combatant was a bit luckier; his palm brushed against the zombie's scalding skin. Like a frog thrown into boiling water, he hopped and skipped away at a considerable speed, blowing air into his hand as he ran!
Another guy was unlucky; a steam zombie pressed its face against his, and his originally cold cheeks instantly blistered from the heat, making him look quite creepy.

"I don't believe it!"

call!
The humans didn't come away empty-handed either. Captain Fang possessed astonishing strength; the heavy fire axe danced in his hands, leaving afterimages. With a sharp spin, he used the extra-long acceleration distance to gather terrifying power in the axe.

With a soft "thud," the attack succeeded. The axe blade sank diagonally into the zombie's neck, severing half of it. A powerful gust of air shot out from the neck, then enveloped the surroundings like a dome, as if a smoke bomb had exploded on the spot.

With a snap, Captain Fang pulled out his fire axe and severed the connection between the head and body. The zombie fell in the opposite direction of the steam jet and became still.

"Haha, that's all! Ah! You guys..."

The attack was successful, but tragically, the other members were too frightened by the casualties and fled the battle!

Captain Fang was so angry he was grinding his teeth. He hadn't noticed because he was so focused on the battle. When he turned around, his comrades had already run more than ten meters away, and some of them were still waving at him. It turned out that he had been so tense that his hearing had been blocked, and he had only just regained it!

"Squadron, run!"

"Quickly..."

(End of this chapter)