The large hound was able to kill the S2 zombie with one bite, as its speed was faster than the S2 zombie. However, against the S3 zombie, it was a stalemate. The S3's speed was slightly faster than the large hound, and if it was not for the thick fur on the large hound, the large hound might not even be a match for the S3.
The S3 kept circling around the large hound, occasionally rushing forward to scratch it with its claws. The large hound kept jumping in circles, revealing its white teeth as it bit the incoming zombies. The zombies did not have eyes, but they were extremely cunning, and would always dodge before the large hound could bite them. In short, the large hound was at a disadvantage against the S3, as its fur was withered like cherry blossoms, and blood stains could be seen all over its fur.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoqiang did not bother to retract the steel mesh on the ground, instead, he pulled out the Rat King Blade and rushed towards the back of the S3. The moment Zhang Xiaoqiang rushed over, the S3 turned around as though it had eyes on its back, baring its sharp teeth at Zhang Xiaoqiang, as though it was trying to intimidate him. With a flash, it dodged the large hound's attack, and appeared behind the large hound.
Zhang Xiao Qiang regrouped with the dog to face the S3 zombies. Just as they were about to regroup and attack, a new situation appeared behind the S3 zombies. 2 D3s were roaring continuously as they charged towards them. Further away, the D3 that they had encountered earlier was following closely behind, its claws holding onto a huge rock.
Hearing the D3's roar, the S3 gave up on fighting with Zhang Xiaoqiang, and turned around to regroup with the D3. Zhang Xiaoqiang got on the back of the large hound, and just as he was about to charge forward and shake off the D3, he suddenly remembered that he had seen quite a number of Type 3 zombies around the Z2.
Zhang Xiao Qiang and the large dog had worked together to kill a total of 2 S3s. In the air attack earlier, they had also killed a few S3s, adding up to a total of 3. This meant that there were 2 S3s beside the Z2, and 7 more D3s. There were 3 S3s behind them, meaning that there were 4 more in front of them. In other words, they were surrounded by 7 D3s and 2 S2s. There was also an unknown Z2 spying on them from the side.
Thinking up to this point, Zhang Xiaoqiang decided not to charge forward anymore. He came over to stop the Z2 from escaping. As long as he could stall until the rocket vehicle battalion arrived, he would have completed his mission, and he would not have to risk his life to fight against a small team of Type 3 zombies.
Under Zhang Xiaoqiang's increasingly proficient command, the large hound jumped onto the side of the cliff, and ran and jumped between the dense vegetation. The large hound liked to jump like a rabbit, and the sharp claws between its paws could easily grip the smooth rocks. Not long later, the man and the dog arrived at the place where the aircraft was circling.
The valley was a steep valley, and there was no way out. The innermost part of the valley was completely covered by dense vegetation, and one could not see the exact situation from the top of the mountain. At this time, Zhang Xiaoqiang was no longer anxious, he did not need to go down, he just needed to monitor the situation from above.
Zhang Xiaoqiang found the approximate hiding place of the Z2 zombie, and in the process of searching, Zhang Xiaoqiang accidentally killed two S3 zombies. The Type 3 zombies were very important to the Z2, and because of the 100,000 Type 2 zombies that were killed in an instant, the Z2 had already lost confidence in the zombies below the Type 3 level. Therefore, it did not have many soldiers under its control, and with each death, it did not send the remaining two S3 zombies to the top of the mountain. Perhaps it knew that sending them out would just be sending them to their deaths.
Due to the two S3 zombies being killed, the usually timid Z2 did not make any moves to cross the valley and continue to escape. Instead, it patiently waited for the sky to turn dark. The Z2 was very smart. Last night, when the sky turned dark, the drones were not sent out, giving it the opportunity to escape from the buzzing sound above its head. Once the buzzing sound disappeared, it would have the opportunity to escape.
The Z2 would never have guessed that humans were not just meat in their mouths, they were also tools that could be used by humans. The cannon was not something that could be blocked by anything. Its hesitation helped Zhang Xiao Qiang achieve his goal.
Zhang Xiaoqiang kept the Z2 and its subordinates in the valley, while the cleanup of the outer perimeter officially reached its climax. Shi Yuan Ye was in charge of a total of 7 regiments, with a total of over 10,000 people. They were spread out in a fan shape, and with the help of the transport troops, they started to search the original positions.
Many of the zombies buried in the dust were Type 2 zombies that were blasted out by the shockwave of the explosion. The majority of them were the thinner S2 zombies, while the heavier D2 zombies made up a small portion of them.
When Zhang Xiaoqiang passed by, he only took a quick look and guessed that there were at least one to two thousand zombies. The real number was far more than that. Most of the zombies were severely injured by the explosion, and be it the S2 or D2 zombies, their bones were all broken, and they were wriggling on the ground like maggots, unable to stand up.
If it was a human, they would have definitely died from such injuries, but the zombies were different. As long as their brains were intact, they would not die. They could live forever, as long as the virus in their bodies could be replenished.
The loss of the zombies made it easy for the Grassland Army. The thousands of Type 2 zombies were like a mountain of gold placed in front of Shi Yuan Ye. Shi Yuan Ye was someone that Zhang Xiaoqiang appreciated, and he knew more than anyone else. He also knew the value of the zombies.
Zombies had a great effect on plants, especially on mutated plants. The higher the level of the zombies, the more effective it was. An evolved zombie was equivalent to 5 normal zombies, an S2 zombie was equivalent to 10 evolved zombies, and a D2 zombie was equivalent to 3 S2 zombies. Based on this, a D2 zombie was equivalent to 150 normal zombies, and there were more than a thousand D2 zombies in the dust. Adding on the thousands of S2 zombies that were still alive, the total number of zombies was equivalent to 300,000 normal zombies.
When the number of people reached 10,000, it would be endless, and when the number of zombies reached 10,000, it would also be endless. God knows how much fuel would be used to transport 300,000 zombies. Only 1/60th of the number of zombies would be enough to satisfy the needs of 300,000 zombies. What was more cost-effective than this?
The Dragon Tooth Fruit Tree that Zhang Xiaoqiang treasured only needed less than 3,000 normal zombies to grow and bear fruit. 300,000 zombies would be enough for 100 Dragon Tooth Trees to grow and bear fruit. The Grassland Army's heavily guarded laboratory also had Sun Bamboo, Pearl Tears, anti-rust paint, and other strategic plants. They needed a lot of nutrients. There was no shortage of zombies, but there was a shortage of fuel to transport the zombies. This created a shortage of supply and demand, which resulted in a huge waste of production. Now, with these zombies, it could be solved.
As one of the higher-ups, Ishihara knew a lot of things. He was well aware of the value of the zombies, so he specifically ordered that none of the injured zombies should be killed. All of them were to be thrown onto the transport vehicles to be stored.
Under Shi Yuanya's orders, only a portion of the troops were sent out to clear out the scattered zombies, while the rest were sent out to clean up the battlefield. When they arrived at the construction site, they found an even bigger treasure.
At one point, the number of Type 2 zombies had reached 100,000. Although the explosives were terrifying, it was not enough to blast 90,000 zombies into smithereens. A large portion of them were buried. Some of the zombies still had some strength and dug their way out, like the one that was eaten by the black dog. Many of them were buried in the soil, waiting to suffocate.
It was like digging for treasure. The zombies with their bones broken were paralyzed, waiting for someone to dig them out. The soldiers digging them out felt like they were in a potato field. The zombies were dug out one after another, and it seemed like there was no end to it. It was a depressing feeling that they could dig until the end of time.
Since the Type 2 zombies were such a rare strategic resource, Shi Yuanye didn't even have the time to command the battle. He just waited for the people below to dig out the human-shaped potatoes. Even after they had filled up all the vehicles, the potatoes were still being dug out. In the vehicles filled with zombies, the zombies were stacked on top of each other, squeezing all the way to the roof of the vehicle. Each vehicle had at least a hundred zombies, and the few hundred vehicles had at least tens of thousands of Type 2 zombies.
Ishihara looked at the wriggling zombies on the ground and felt strange. He realized that the Z2 zombies weren't trying to kill them, they were trying to give them high quality fertilizer? Ishihara looked at the wriggling zombies on the ground.