Rise of the Wasteland in Cultivation

The fat man slammed on the gas, and the pickup truck crashed through the camp gate, plunging headlong into the bustling horde of corpses.

Zhou Chen stood on the back of the pickup truck, firing wildly from a Gatling gun. The dense bullets formed a barrage of fire, blasting the horde of corpses blocking the pickup truck's path into a bloody mess.

However, due to the large number of corpses, the pickup truck got stuck after driving only a dozen meters, and zombies immediately surrounded it. Ye Wenrou and Bi Lang opened the car window and leaned out to fire short bursts of fire to cover Zhou Chen in the trunk.

"Fatty, hurry up, we can't hold them off!" Bi Lang shouted sharply. There were just too many zombies surrounding them; they couldn't possibly kill them all.

"Almost there!" The fat man shifted into reverse and slammed on the gas, causing Zhou Chen, who was in the trunk, to stumble and nearly fall off. He cursed, "You fat bastard, you're trying to kill me!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a mutated zombie stealthily approached. Suddenly, it leaped forward and pounced on Zhou Chen from the side with lightning speed, its pair of sharp bone blades crossing and swinging down, attempting to cut Zhou Chen into several pieces.

"You think I'm a pushover just because I'm only at Tier 2? Die!" Zhou Chen quickly turned around, aiming the Gatling gun barrel at the mutated zombie in mid-air, which was instantly blown apart by the monstrous firepower.

At the same time, the Gatling gun barrel stopped spinning at high speed; it turned out that it had run out of bullets.

Zhou Chen hurriedly bent down to open another box of bullets, and was about to connect the bullets when a zombie tumbled and crawled onto the cargo compartment from behind, opening its mouth to pounce.

Ye Wenrou retaliated with a timely shot, accurately piercing the zombie's head.

"Hehe, thanks, gentle girl, I owe you my life!" Zhou Chen kicked the zombie's corpse off the car.

"Stop talking nonsense and load your gun!" Ye Wenrou shouted as she fired continuously, killing the zombies that surrounded her one by one.

At this moment, the fat man suddenly turned the steering wheel, shifted gears again, and was about to start moving when an iron hook suddenly caught on the rear panel of the cargo box.

"Brother Chen, take me with you!"

Zhou Chen was taken aback. It turned out that Tang Hao'er had somehow gotten behind the pickup truck and was now using the hook at the other end of the iron hook to snag on the cargo bed's side panel. She was covered in blood and pleading with her face full of pleas.

At that moment, the fat man slammed on the gas, and the pickup truck shot forward. Tang Hao'er screamed and almost fell to the ground, but she still clung tightly to the iron spike, stumbling and running after the truck. Her will to survive was truly extraordinary.

"Brother Chen, save me!" Tang Hao'er pleaded desperately, just as she was about to slip from his grasp and fall, only to be devoured by the horde of corpses behind her.

Zhou Chen was ultimately not ruthless enough. He reached out and pulled Tang Hao'er into the carriage. The latter was still in shock and lay there trembling.

"What are you shaking for? Hold on tight, or I won't save you if you fall again!" Zhou Chen stomped on Tang Hao'er's upturned buttocks in annoyance, then picked up the Gatling gun and fired again.

This time, Fatty finally picked up the Pikachu's speed, no longer getting stuck easily, and charged through the horde of zombies. Bi Lang and Ye Wenrou leaned out of the windows on either side, helping Zhou Chen kill the zombies around them.

Finally, the pickup truck broke through the horde of zombies and drove onto the ring road, while zombies continued to emerge from the city ruins and surge toward Camp C-361.

The fat man drove the pickup truck onto the elevated section of the ring road. There were no more zombies there. Ye Wenrou yelled for the driver to stop, and the fat man had no choice but to brake.

Ye Wenrou pushed open the car door, ran to the edge of the overpass, jumped onto the guardrail and looked towards the camp. She saw flames shooting into the sky and thousands of zombies surging around. The entire camp was already submerged in the horde of zombies.

Ye Wenrou's heart sank to the bottom, and her eyes reddened slightly.

Bi Lang and the fat man got out of the car, both feeling quite heavy-hearted. If they had run a little slower, they probably wouldn't have had a chance to break through.

"Don't worry, gentle girl, we've all escaped. With Xiao San's amazing abilities, he'll definitely escape too," Bi Lang comforted her.

This was merely a consolation; the armored corpse's aura had locked onto Leng San from the very beginning, clearly targeting him. Although Leng San possessed a multitude of skills, Bi Lang wasn't certain whether Leng San could escape unscathed after being targeted by an armored corpse, especially since Leng San was carrying a burden.

"Yeah, Little Third Brother is so capable, he'll definitely be fine. Gentle girl, you don't need to worry," the fat man chimed in.

Upon hearing this, Ye Wenrou felt a glimmer of hope and subconsciously touched the jade bracelet on her wrist.

"Tang Hao'er, have you been scratched or bitten by zombies? Don't get me in trouble!" Zhou Chen cursed as he examined Tang Hao'er's body for any signs of being scratched or bitten by zombies.

Tang Hao'er feigned a shy demeanor and said, "I really don't have any. If Brother Chen doesn't believe me, I'll take off all my clothes and let you check."

As Tang Hao'er spoke, she made a move to take off her clothes, but Zhou Chen quickly said, "No need. I've seen and touched every part of your body."

Tang Hao'er took the opportunity to button up her clothes, but Ye Wenrou was not fooled. She stepped forward and carefully examined the former, finding no obvious wounds. She couldn't help but marvel at how this woman, who was not good at fighting, was completely unharmed. Her luck was too good.

Ye Wenrou pressed the laser gun against Tang Hao'er's head and said coldly, "If you've been scratched by a zombie, you'd better not hide it. If you mutate, I'll blow your head off immediately."

Tang Hao'er shuddered and said cautiously, "Gentle girl... Gentle lady, I really haven't been scratched or bitten by any zombies."

"That would be best. Get in the car," Ye Wenrou said gently.

"Thank you, Gentle Girl." Tang Hao'er said, and was about to open the car door, but Ye Wenrou pointed to the cargo compartment in the back.

Tang Hao'er had no choice but to climb onto the cargo compartment. She was already grateful to have survived, so she didn't dare to ask for anything more.

Fortunately, the zombies seemed to have all gone to attack Camp C-361, and there wasn't a single zombie on the ring road. Even sitting on the open cargo box was temporarily safe.

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After realizing that he was being locked onto by the aura of the armored corpse, Leng San immediately ran back into the camp and stopped Ye Wenrou from following him.

He was already locked onto by that powerful armored corpse. Ye Wenrou would only be in more danger if she followed him. It would be better for everyone to run separately. At least he could lure the armored corpse away, giving Ye Wenrou and the others a better chance of escaping.

Leng San was fast, but he still wasn't satisfied, so he threw a speed-boosting talisman at his feet, instantly increasing his speed by 10%, which made it difficult for Lao Zhang and Sister Qin, who were chasing from behind, to keep up.

Old Zhang and Sister Qin originally planned to sneak into the courtyard tonight and kidnap Leng San and Chen Xi without anyone noticing, but unexpectedly they encountered a zombie horde, and there was even a powerful armored zombie among the zombies.

Neither Lao Zhang nor Sister Qin were confident they could defeat an armored corpse, so they had already considered retreating. But before they could leave, they had to capture Leng San and take the crops with them.

However, the two of them were surprised that they couldn't catch up with Leng San. They wondered if this scavenger was running too fast.

Soon, Leng San had already rushed into the courtyard house, and Sister Qin and Lao Zhang followed him in, only to be dumbfounded when they entered!

Everything in front of me was a white blur, filled with mist, and the door I had just entered through had vanished.

Sister Qin and Lao Zhang were taken aback and rushed around, trying to break out of the fog, but the fog seemed endless, and no matter how hard they ran, the surroundings remained a vast expanse of white.

As the one who set up the formation, Leng San was naturally unaffected by the illusion. Just as he was about to deliver the fatal blow, he saw the two of them wandering around the formation like headless flies. Suddenly, the feeling of being locked on by the energy returned.

Leng San was startled and no longer had time to care about Sister Qin and Lao Zhang. He immediately rushed into the east wing, pulled up all the crops, stuffed them into woven bags, and then picked up Chenxi to leave.

At this moment, Lao Zhang and Sister Qin were still wandering around in the illusion array. Lao Zhang's two hands were stretching and shrinking like noodles, obviously using tentacles to explore the way in the illusion array.

"She really is a superhuman. I wonder what that woman's superpower is?" Leng San thought to himself as he silently walked to the door.

Just then, the armored corpse finally arrived, descending from the sky and smashing the glass roof of the courtyard house with a loud bang. The surrounding shipping containers were also overturned by the violent energy, and the Nine Illusions Spirit Trapping Array immediately became ineffective.

As expected, brute force can overcome any skill; even a novice can be overpowered by sheer force!

As soon as the illusion disappeared, before Lao Zhang and Sister Qin could even rejoice, they discovered a mountain of armored corpses right in front of them, and their expressions changed drastically.

Almost instinctively, Lao Zhang drew two submachine guns and began firing wildly at the armored corpse. Because his hands were retractable, the two submachine guns were almost completely encircling the corpse's head, providing close-range fire.

However, this was useless. The bullets fired by the micro-bullets were not powerful enough to break through the armored corpse's defenses, and instead enraged it.

This armored corpse originally came for Leng San tonight, but that doesn't mean it won't kill others.

--roar!

With a flick of its bone claws, the armored corpse crushed the two small weapons and grabbed Old Zhang's hands, pulling them sharply and stretching Old Zhang's entire body.

However, this thing was incredibly flexible, and it wrapped itself tightly around the armored corpse like an octopus. Sister Qin seized the opportunity, flashed behind the armored corpse, and fired several shots into the back of its head with her PZ pistol.

bang bang bang...

However, the large-caliber pistol bullets struck the back of the armored corpse's head, turning into small metal discs that clattered and fell to the ground. Wow, the armored corpse's defensive capabilities are truly terrifying.

At this moment, the armored corpse was completely enraged. It grabbed Old Zhang's head with its bone claws and smashed it to pieces, with red and white matter splattering all over the ground.

The ability to extend and retract one's hands, feet, and body doesn't mean one's head can. Poor Lao Zhang was instantly killed.

Without his head, Old Zhang fell to the ground with a thud, like a limp snake. The armored corpse, still not satisfied, grabbed the body and crunched it to pieces.

Upon seeing this, Sister Qin retreated swiftly, her body turning transparent in an instant. She passed through a shipping container and disappeared from the sight of the armored corpse.

The enraged armored corpse punched the container away, but Qin Jie was nowhere to be seen behind it.

Just then, the roar of a Jialing motorcycle could be heard in the distance…