Stirring Things Up in the Wasteland 156

Chapter 156

“Bang!”

The moment the Zombie Insect King broke free from the ability’s restraint, Xia Jin also became ruthless. Although her metal-type ability didn’t have the same powerful burst and large-scale damage as the lightning-type, it also possessed a sharpness that the lightning-type couldn’t match.

Not to mention that Xia Jin had directly adopted a mutually destructive fighting style, giving herself wings to increase her speed. Her figure turned into a golden light and shot forward, and the metal longsword she had conjured in her hand fiercely slashed at the Zombie Insect King’s body.

She wasn’t just randomly slashing. The angle was very tricky, and with the sharp piercing power of her metal-type ability, the blade actually plunged into the wound that had been left by the lightning.

The sharpness of the metal attribute exploded inside its body, directly tearing open the wound on its surface.

The foul smell of blood and the pungent scent of white wine mixed together, creating a stench that was indescribably disgusting.

Roar—

Suddenly suffering a heavy blow, a flash of pain crossed the Zombie Insect King’s multifaceted eyes. Its mouth let out a rapid cry, and in an instant, it opened its mouth and spewed a stream of blood at Xia Jin.

She was too close. Seeing the blood-colored substance writhing towards her, she knew it was definitely not a good thing. The hair on her entire body stood on end, but she couldn’t dodge.

There was no other way. She could only raise her palm and control the metal-type power in her body to form a defense in front of her, trying to resist.

Since she couldn’t dodge, she could only take it head-on.

Sizzle—

The substance was getting closer and closer, and Xia Jin finally saw clearly that the blood-colored stream was actually composed of countless tiny red insects.

She could even hear these insects making a strange, tooth-grinding sound.

Soon, the blood-colored insects slammed into the metal shield, but strangely, they didn’t make any sound, nor did they fall off. Instead, as if they had some kind of stickiness, they clung to the golden light, devouring her spiritual energy.

Xia Jin’s face changed.

But at this moment, a seemingly invisible shockwave cut through the air and struck, and with one blow, it shattered all the blood-colored insects and also broke her golden shield.

Bang—

Xia Jin flapped her wings and took the opportunity to retreat.

She knew this ability’s attack method.

And the person, she also recognized.

The wings on her back disappeared as their time limit was reached, but fortunately, she was not far from the ground. She landed, panting, and turned to look in the direction the mental shock had come from.

Sang Shu.

She knew this meticulous guy wouldn’t die so easily.

At this time, Sang Shu also looked very disheveled, clearly having had a hard time during this period. But he was still wearing his glasses, looking very dignified.

Although in Xia Jin’s eyes, this guy was just putting on an act.

It wasn’t just Sang Shu who had come, but a whole group of people, one after another. It seemed there were also survivors who had escaped from other bases, not just the Sunshine Base.

Although Xia Jin couldn’t call out their names, some of them looked familiar.

But for everyone at this time, how they got here was not important. The most important thing now was…

“Old Xia, let’s join forces and deal with this big guy first,” Sang Shu said.

He flicked his finger, and a cold killing intent flashed in his eyes.

Xia Jin naturally had no objections.

Song Xun had already forced this big guy into such a state. If the two of them still couldn’t kill it, wouldn’t that be a bit too useless?

But although Xia Jin and Sang Shu were full of fighting spirit, the Zombie Insect King had no intention of fighting them.

If it were at its peak, it would have been no trouble for it to kill the two of them, and even Song Xun.

It was just a matter of how much time it would take.

But now was different. It had been weakened by the little ball of light’s alcohol attack, and then it had fought a battle with Song Xun, who wielded lightning, one of the things it hated most. It had now consumed too much energy.

In this state, it could fight Xia Jin and Sang Shu, but it didn’t want to anymore.

So it ran.

It ran without hesitation.

Such a huge insect, it suddenly dispersed into countless tiny insects, like a balloon that had exploded—it just “popped” and burst apart.

The dense small insects scattered, forcing Xia Jin, Sang Shu, and the others to dodge. By the time they realized that these small insects had lost their vitality and something was wrong, the large insect was already gone.

Only a protruding trail of disturbed earth was left on the hard, dry ground, extending into the darker night.

This series of actions left everyone dumbfounded. They had thought there would be a fight, but in the end…

“Damn! It ran!”

“It ran away fast.”

“…”

Xia Jin and Sang Shu exchanged a look. Just as they were about to explain the situation of the Zombie Insects and chase after it to finish it off…

Roar! Roar!

Rumble—

A series of roars of varying lengths came from a distance, getting closer and clearer. In less than half a minute, even the ground under their feet began to vibrate violently.

A look of shock appeared in everyone’s eyes.

Is that… a mutated animal?!

They had searched everywhere and couldn’t find them. And now, why had they come out at this time?

The number was very large, and all sorts of calls were mixed together. The vibration of the ground was getting stronger and stronger. Although it seemed there was still some distance, the sheer momentum was enough to make one’s hair stand on end.

Could Song Xun’s previous guess have been right?

Was this Zombie Insect King really the Mutated Beast King?

It had escaped on its own, and now it was going to get reinforcements, to find these beasts to get revenge?

But no matter what they thought, Xia Jin knew that the plan to hunt it down was no longer feasible. To survive, they had to leave immediately.

Song Xun was in a coma and hadn’t woken up yet, but the little ball of light was still there. It hid its figure and perched on Ji Chao’s shoulder, briefly explaining the situation.

According to the time, this group of once-controlled mutated animals should have woken up and started rioting.

Ji Chao carried Song Xun on his back and called out to everyone to retreat quickly.

The others hadn’t moved yet, but the people from Ning Mountain had already started running. After them, Xia Jin and Sang Shu also led their men to retreat.

They all supported each other and quickly left in the opposite direction of the sound.

After running a good distance, they reached a high hill and were completely exhausted. The group stopped, panting heavily, sweating profusely.

The ground was still vibrating, and they could still faintly hear the roars of the mutated animals from a distance.

The night was very dark. Ji Chao asked the little ball of light for night-vision binoculars and looked down. Xia Jin and Sang Shu were also doing the same. It seemed the survivors from the Sunshine Base also had a spatial ability user.

There were not many night-vision binoculars. Those who didn’t have one could only look down with their naked eyes and see nothing.

Batches and batches of mutated animals formed a long line, crazily running in one direction. The number was too large to count, and they were all mixed together, a cloud of dust and smoke.

It was a good thing they had run fast. If they had been a step slower, they would have really been trampled and torn to shreds by this group of beasts.

But, the direction these mutated animals were heading…

Although some had dispersed, most had not. They were heading north, which was exactly the inland of the North China region.

If they had dispersed, it would have been fine. The mutated animals had originally come from all over, and it was not impossible for them to go back to their respective places. But if this group of beasts had not dispersed, and had instead headed for the bases along the way, that would be a disaster.

Xia Jin’s brow furrowed tightly. She immediately put down her binoculars. “Dazhi, are there any more cars?”

“There’s still one van, and the fuel is temporarily sufficient.”

That was enough.

Xia Jin immediately turned her head. “First Base, follow them.”

The van was released. It wasn’t big. Xia Jin got in first, and Zhan Qing and the other military personnel from the First Base followed without hesitation.

Even though Xia Jin hadn’t said it, everyone understood what she meant.

She was going to chase after them, chase after these mutated animals. But this was undoubtedly a suicidal act. The sound of the van was too loud, and even if the mutated animals were not quiet, if they were discovered, it would be difficult for her group to escape.

But as a soldier, she went without hesitation.

But it was also because it was dangerous that she would not force Sang Shu and Ji Chao to go with her.

The van was crowded with more than a dozen people. Without a moment’s delay, they quickly drove off.

Sang Shu glanced at Ji Chao, or more accurately, at the still-unconscious Song Xun on his back. But he didn’t say anything. He called out to the people from the Sunshine Base, and also released a truck from his space. Many people got on, and they drove away.

As for whether they were following Xia Jin, it was unknown.

Now, the only people left were those from Ning Mountain, and about twenty other survivors from other bases. It was unlikely they had a car.

Ji Chao didn’t care what this group was thinking. He spoke to the little ball of light in a low voice and also released a truck from his space. There were only two RVs left. It was better to save them.

And besides, although the truck didn’t have air conditioning, at least it was spacious and comfortable.

The people from Ning Mountain also quickly got on the truck. The remaining survivors looked at each other, and finally, a female Beta with a sun-darkened face came forward and spoke.

It was dark, that was true, but ability users’ senses were keen, and they could still see some distance at night. Plus, the woman was very close. So Ji Chao only had to glance at her to feel that she was very familiar.

As if he had seen her somewhere before. But thinking about it carefully, he had no impression.

Feng Wancheng was in the driver’s seat, just about to step on the gas. “Should we follow them too?”

“Let’s go find Guan He and the others first.”

Ji Chao said, and then suddenly, with a flash of inspiration, he remembered. Wasn’t this dark-faced woman exactly the same as Shi Tou’s sweetheart, the one from some other base?

Although it was possible, he wasn’t that gossipy. He thought for a moment. “We’re going to follow them. If you’re not afraid of dying, then get on.”

As soon as his voice fell, the female Beta got on without hesitation. Five more people followed one after another. The others looked at each other, all of them very hesitant.

Ji Chao tsked, and Feng Wancheng understood. The truck drove off directly. The remaining people immediately became anxious, chasing after the truck and shouting.

But who cared about them? It was the apocalypse, and they were still acting like they were entitled.

The truck didn’t follow the beast tide directly, but turned in a different direction and picked up Guan He, Guan Ling, and the others who had been injured and hadn’t gone to the Tiansheng Base. Only then did it turn back and follow the trail.

Anyway, with such a large cloud of dust and vibration, it was impossible to get it wrong even with your eyes closed.

Fortunately, after a quick check of Song Xun’s condition, and according to Guan He, she had only fainted from the exhaustion of her ability, the others were finally relieved.

Taking advantage of feeding Song Xun water, Ji Chao took out the spiritual water that the little ball of light provided and slowly fed it to her. It could speed up the recovery of her ability. It probably wouldn’t be long before she woke up.

But what a pity about that Zombie Insect King getting away.

Feng Wancheng stepped on the gas and followed the mutated animals from a distance. Wei Ke sat in the passenger seat, holding night-vision binoculars and looking ahead. He could still see the cloud of dust kicked up by the running mutated animals.

But because the distance was quite far, even the dust cloud looked much smaller in his field of vision.

“It won’t be easy for us to disperse this group of mutated animals,” Feng Wancheng said.

He sighed, his face full of worry. “Following this road, if they don’t disperse, how many bases will they encounter?”

Wei Ke took out a map from his pocket and, with a small flashlight from his space, he looked at the route. “Quite a few. If those bases aren’t prepared…”

Then there’s only one fate awaiting them.