The young man was named Luo Rufeng. Before the apocalypse, he was a senior student at W City, the neighboring city, and also the campus heartthrob of that school. His girlfriend was the campus beauty, Meng Yuyan, and they were deeply in love. On campus, they were an envied immortal couple by countless students.
After the apocalypse, both of them mutated and gained abilities. Luo Rufeng mastered ice abilities, while Meng Yuyan possessed the ability of an air cannon.
The two fought side by side, cleared the zombies from the campus, and then led the surviving students to join the survivor base in W City.
The name of the survivor base was very rustic, called Sunshine Base, but Sunshine Base had a large number of researchers and advanced equipment.
These researchers and equipment provided strong support to the base. They developed potions that could accelerate the evolution of Mutants, more robust protective gear, and even developed cold weapons that could break through the defenses of high-level zombies.
However, these resources were not infinite; to obtain them, one needed to exchange them for other resources.
To acquire more resources, Luo Rufeng and Meng Yuyan formed their own squad, performing dangerous missions everywhere in exchange for valuable weapons and equipment, including potions that accelerated evolution.
Big Monkey was one of the team members they recruited. He could transform into a giant ape, possessing immense strength and agile movements. The remaining dozens of people were all experienced warriors.
At Sunshine Base, there were more than twenty Mutant squads like theirs. From the outbreak of the apocalypse until now, in just over a month, the resources that could be collected near W City had already been completely depleted.
Thus, Luo Rufeng led his team members to expedition to X City.
Two days of heavy snow delayed the collection progress of Luo Rufeng's squad. Today, as soon as the snow stopped, Luo Rufeng eagerly led his team members to start collecting supplies.
But it was unclear if they were extremely unlucky; as soon as they started scavenging, they encountered a big guy—a Tank Zombie with five stripes.
Luo Rufeng, Meng Yuyan, and Big Monkey, although all were Mutants who had lit up two lotus seeds, their squad had only ever killed zombies with four stripes at most.
This was their first time fighting a zombie with five stripes. If it weren't for the detailed description of this type of zombie in Sunshine Base's data, Luo Rufeng's squad would have already been routed.
However, Luo Rufeng also knew that if they continued fighting like this, once their abilities were exhausted, it would be their doomsday.
"Big Monkey, tie him down!"
Seeing that even the rocket launcher failed to kill this zombie, Luo Rufeng's heart bled with pain as he quickly gave the order.
The Tank Zombie's weakness was its clumsiness and slow movement, so Big Monkey tying it down wasn't very difficult. But the difficult part was how to break its defense.
The longer they dragged it out, the more disadvantageous it would be for them.
Meng Yuyan, standing next to Luo Rufeng, had her air cannon condensed in her hand, ready to support Big Monkey at any moment.
As for the other ordinary team members, they held their guns, occasionally firing a shot, attempting to find the zombie's weak points.
"Bang!" A sniper shot echoed through the street.......
Zuo Feng, who was originally teasing Da Yuanyuan in the car, suddenly looked serious. The direction of the sound indicated it was on their way to their destination.
"Alert! There's likely a battle ahead."
Zuo Feng quickly picked up the radio and notified all team members to prepare for battle.
As for taking a detour, Zuo Feng did not consider it. The current strength of the Firefly Squad was sufficient to handle general challenges.
Soon, three SUVs stopped at the end of the street. Everyone quickly got out and looked ahead, only to see a fierce battle in full swing.
"Feng Ge, do we need to help?"
Xiao Lingxian ran to Zuo Feng's side and asked after getting out of the car.
Zuo Feng's gaze was sharp. He scanned the battlefield for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Observe first. If they can't hold on, then we'll act."
Zuo Feng noticed that the squad fighting the zombie seemed to be quite strong.
As for that zombie, Zuo Feng recognized it. It was the same type as the five-striped zombie they encountered on the Fifth Floor of Firefly Base.
When two sides were fighting, Zuo Feng would not casually intervene. What if he intervened and killed the zombie, then to whom would the five-line loss crystal belong?
Zuo Feng looked back again and immediately had a face full of black lines. He saw that the Firefly Ten Maidens were all leaning against the car, chatting cheerfully and cracking melon seeds.......
Zuo Feng couldn't help but shake his head: It was no wonder the girls were so relaxed. Against Firefly, that zombie would be instantly killed by a Space Blade from Fatty or Roundy. The girls had no need to be nervous at all.
Initially, Luo Rufeng, focused on commanding, hadn't noticed a team arriving not far from the battlefield. But Luo Rufeng quickly sensed something amiss. He looked back and was so enraged his lungs nearly burst. What did he see?
They were fighting for their lives, yet the other party was as relaxed as if watching a show, especially that group of women, cracking melon seeds and chatting!
Even if they were all beautiful, it was unacceptable! Were they treating their battle as a monkey show?
Especially since there was already a pile of melon seed shells on the ground, indicating they had been watching for a long time.
Meng Yuyan, noticing her boyfriend's unusual behavior, couldn't help but look back. She was stunned, but then her eyes burst with joyful light. Unlike Luo Rufeng, her mind was not simple; the other party's relaxed demeanor clearly showed they didn't put the five-striped Tank Zombie in their eyes.
Now, Luo Rufeng and Meng Yuyan's abilities were almost exhausted. If the other party was willing to help, they could easily escape.
Meng Yuyan's heart stirred, and she immediately shouted, "Friends behind us, can you help us? If you kill this five-striped zombie, all the spoils will be yours!"
Zuo Feng smiled slightly, turned to his team members, and gave them a look. He led the girls to the edge of the battlefield. Since the ownership of the spoils had been agreed upon, there was no need to be polite.
Zuo Feng's steps were steady, a Space Shield instantly appeared, and his whole body rapidly underwent Metallic Skin.
"Everyone, get out of the way!"
Zuo Feng roared, his momentum like a rainbow. He charged towards the zombie, protected by the Space Shield, like a cannonball. The zombie was sent flying backward by the Space Shield. Zuo Feng followed closely, his Metallic Skin fist smashing down hard. The zombie let out a mournful roar, and the sound of its scales cracking was clearly audible.
Zuo Feng didn't let Fatty and Roundy act; instead, he personally took action, wanting to test his strength and power after Metallic Skin.
Meanwhile, Big Monkey took advantage of the zombie being entangled to quickly retreat and disengage from the battle.
And the Firefly Ten Maidens still calmly cracked melon seeds, occasionally pointing and commenting.
Luo Rufeng was dumbfounded. That was a five-striped zombie!
How could these women be so relaxed, as if watching a play? That man seemed to have the upper hand, but—he hadn't caused any substantial damage at all.
These women probably aren't—idiots, are they…
Meng Yuyan, however, smiled and stepped forward, chatting with the girls, trying to get information about them. She even received a handful of melon seeds. Meng Yuyan, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, reluctantly started cracking them, occasionally chatting with the girls.
Zuo Feng's eyes were cold. He controlled the Space Shield to continuously strike, and his fists rained down on the zombie's body. Each blow was accompanied by the sound of scales cracking.
But this amount of injury, compared to the zombie's tank-like size, could be said to be negligible.
The zombie's huge body swayed continuously. Although Zuo Feng's attacks could not cause fatal damage, the constantly accumulating injuries also made the zombie agitated, and its attacks became more ferocious.
"Roar!"
The zombie roared, swinging its giant claws. The strong wind generated by the claws almost tore through the air, fiercely striking towards Zuo Feng. Zuo Feng, relying on his defense comparable to rebar, did not dodge at all, taking the blow head-on.
But—Zuo Feng miscalculated. The power contained in the giant claw far exceeded his expectations. Zuo Feng only felt a huge force Attack, and his body involuntarily spun and flew up. In a dizzying sensation, he vaguely heard the girls' bursts of laughter. The embarrassed Zuo Feng wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
He had originally wanted to show off his strength in front of the girls and display his tough guy image; but now, it had turned into—being slapped by the zombie and spinning and jumping.
He spun and jumped for seven or eight circles, reaching a height of two stories, before Zuo Feng crashed to the ground, kicking up dust.
Zuo Feng struggled to his feet, glanced at his Metallic Skin body, and the indentation on his chest made Zuo Feng's eyes narrow as he secretly assessed the zombie's strength.
He could confirm—he couldn't win… But the girls were all watching, so even if he lost, he couldn't look too disheveled!