Humans were social animals, and they had to live in groups so they would not feel lonely, not to mention in the apocalypse, where there was no sense of security. Although there were no zombies in the forest, it was not safe. There were countless mutated beasts and insects in the forest. Even the most inconspicuous mutated plant could take the lives of the survivors, just like the day Zhang Xiaoqiang almost died under the mutated fruit tree.
So there were countless Japanese survivors in the forest, but they had to form a colony to protect themselves. Under Ono's lead, Zhang Xiaoqiang had already walked past three small colonies. Although they were called small, judging from the size of each colony, there were about a few thousand people, almost comparable to Okamoto. What was strange was that all three colonies were empty. The simple shacks and buildings were in a mess, and when they walked past the road that was littered with broken utensils and torn clothes, they could see large patches of black blood on the ground. Other than the wall that was intact, there was nothing else in the small colony that was intact. Some places even had traces of being dug up, and the openings of the boxes were open. Occasionally, some rice and dirt could be seen.
The entire colony was ransacked. Zhang Xiaoqiang was shocked, but Ono seemed to have expected it. He carried the Z2 zombie and followed behind Zhang Xiaoqiang, not looking around. At first, Zhang Xiaoqiang thought that it was a foreign force that came to Japan. What Jason said when he attacked the evolvers was also told to him by Liu Manman, so he knew that the foreign forces wanted to spy on the Japanese. But when he walked to a building that looked the most intact, he understood why it was ransacked.
The naked corpses belonged to the kind of skinny survivors. There were men and women among them, and they were all tortured by the apocalypse to the point where they could die at any time. They were often the lowest level survivors of a colony, struggling in hunger and despair every day. Zhang Xiaoqiang had seen many of these people in Wuhan colony, and many of them had died in front of him. But here, they were all gathered together, and each of them were like dried corpses waiting to rot. Outside the supplies, there were a lot of plastic bottles piled up on the ground, and these containers had traces of blood. From the huge wound on the wrist of each corpse, Zhang Xiaoqiang found out the cause of death. These people had been bled to death. Watching their own blood flow to death was a cruel way of dying. These skinny survivors had their blood sucked dry, squeezed out the last bit of value, and not even cremated. They were just left there to rot. This made Zhang Xiaoqiang's scalp go numb. It was as if he could see the survivors being chased here like animals, stripped of their last bit of clothing, and cut open their veins like pigs. Every drop of blood was collected in a basin, waiting to be bagged.
These things exuded a strange chemical smell. Then Ono stepped forward and grabbed a handful of crystallized soil and placed it under his nose for a while. He looked up at Zhang Xiaoqiang with a mixture of anger and sorrow and said: "Zhang Xiaoqiang" Then he put these things into the basin of blood and used a wooden stick to stir the solidified black blood. After a while, he realized that the blood had signs of melting. Although it was insignificant, but he could still see the difference from before. After comparing the two, he knew what it was. Once blood left the human body, it would be impossible for it to maintain its original liquid state. This thing must be an anti-coagulant, but he didn't know what the attacker would use the blood for. In his eyes, the survivors who died from bloodletting were more useful. After solving the food problem, these people would become the best workers, soldiers, or farmers. In short, after the apocalypse, anything could be obtained, but survivors were not easy to obtain.
"Axe Mountain …" Ono could see that Zhang Xiaoqiang wasn't interested in these crystals. He pointed to the room full of corpses and emphasized the word. Zhang Xiaoqiang's eyes turned cold, Okamoto had previously ordered to capture the vagrant survivors, and these captured survivors were sent to Axe Mountain by Okamoto. Previously, he didn't know the fate of these people, but now looking at the corpses here, he naturally understood.
"Open the way …" Standing in the middle of a pile of corpses, Zhang Xiaoqiang couldn't take it anymore. Although the people who died were Japanese, he still felt uncomfortable in his heart. Although he wasn't a good person, he didn't commit such heinous crimes. He had killed a lot of people, but after those people died, there were even more people who survived. Originally, he felt a little uneasy about breaking into Axe Mountain, but now, he felt that what he did was right.
This time, Zhang Xiaoqiang felt that Ono's speed was a lot faster than before. Perhaps it was because of what he had seen before that made Ono feel very depressed, as he rushed forward with a gloomy face. By this time, the road in the forest had widened. From time to time, there would be rotting corpses or white bones on the sides of the road. All kinds of garbage and broken debris were also strewn across the road. Occasionally, there would be a hidden spot where a naked woman was hanging in the air with her four limbs tied up with ropes. The white paste on her body had already formed a thick layer, as if it was wrapped in a layer of flour. Large patches of black and purple bruises had caused the originally yellow skin to become swollen. Even though they were naked female corpses, Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't want to look too much at them. He was afraid that if he looked too much at them, he would no longer have any interest in women.
This was a road of death, and it was also a road of sin. The ugliness of human nature was constantly being displayed here. In the end, Zhang Xiao Qiang had even become numb to it. Only Xiao Ye's teeth were grinding. Just as the two of them began to approach the Axe Mountain gathering point, a strange noise suddenly came from the jungle behind them. After a series of exclamations, figures in a sorry state dashed out of the jungle, disregarding being exposed to the eyes of the two of them as they rushed towards them. These people were all armed with rifles with concealed silencers, and all the magazines on their bodies were empty. These people's heads were covered with countless contact points, and it was as if they were made of steel, but it was extremely flexible. Their expressions could not be seen clearly, only their eyes that were exposed could see the horror and fear.
Seven or eight evolvers dressed exactly the same rushed out of the forest, and not far behind them, hundreds of zombies were chasing after them like startled wasps. The S2 zombies at the front were still holding onto evolvers that were taller than them, and were twitching in their claws. Seeing these evolvers, Ono was the first to explode in anger, and stepped forward to stand at the same level as Zhang Xiaoqiang. He bent his body slightly to attack. Because of this, he did not see the zombies that were blocked by the evolvers, but Zhang Xiaoqiang could see them clearly. He knew that these were the agility evolvers that had been chasing after him. He did not ask anything, and just took out his Zhanmadao and charged forward, while Ono followed closely behind.
When Zhang Xiaoqiang clashed with the evolvers, the evolvers did not show any hostility, and just waved their hands and shouted: "Help!"
Hearing this, Ono was stunned, and froze on the spot. Zhang Xiaoqiang did not hesitate to rush into the midst of the evolvers, and dodged the claw of an S3 zombie. The Rat King Blade in his hand flashed, and he dodged the zombie's side. Behind him, the zombie was split into two, and its chest and back were smoothly separated, but the contents of the chest cavity and skull could be seen clearly. With a loud crash, the internal organs of the zombie flowed out, and around the zombie, there were many S2 zombies that had died tragically.
The Zhanmadao in Zhang Xiaoqiang's hands was huge, but it was also very light. When he waved it, it was as if it was nothing, lighter than a feather. Even if the zombies were fast, they could not be faster than Zhang Xiaoqiang's dynamic vision. With such a light weapon, his hands and eyes were perfectly coordinated, and in the blink of an eye, seven to eight zombies were killed by him. When he killed the nearest zombies, he waved his blade horizontally, forcing away the zombies that were trying to bite him. He then took out the Firebird Machete and threw it out.
He had used the Zhanmadao earlier because he did not want to accidentally injure the evolvers. He had to create a safe zone before he used his trump card. The speed of the Firebird Machete was faster than the Zhanmadao. Under Zhang Xiao Qiang's nimble control, the machete weaved a huge net in the air, covering the entire path of the zombies. The high-level zombies all had the ability to sense danger, but even if they knew it was dangerous in front of them, they would not be able to dodge. This invisible net was like a shredding machine. Once they touched it, they would be chopped into pieces. The dismembered zombies did not even have the chance to land on the ground before they turned into ashes in the air. It was as if a magic trick was used to send them away.
When the evolvers ran far away, they did not hear any screams. They could not help but turn around, and when they saw Zhang Xiaoqiang, they were stunned. There was only Zhang Xiaoqiang and Ono, who was standing stiffly behind him. Ono was hugging the Z2 zombie tightly in his arms, like a mother protecting her child. His whole body was trembling, as if he was scared out of his wits. Zhang Xiaoqiang was putting his machete and Zhanmadao back into the leather sheath on his back. Beside his feet, there were a few dead zombies, but there were no other zombies. It was as if there were only these few zombies, but they knew that if there were only these few zombies, they could have easily taken them down. If it were not for the fact that there were more than 50 zombies, they would not have left their comrades behind. But if that was not the case, then where did the zombies go?
While they were all shocked, Zhang Xiao Qiang turned around, his cold gaze sweeping across their faces. His eyes seemed to be able to see through their hearts, and all the secrets in their hearts could be seen. They did not dare to meet his gaze, and they all lowered their heads, gripping their weapons tightly. It was as though this was the only way to give them a sense of security.