Chapter 514: Seeking Refuge

Chapter 514: Seeking Refuge

The sudden zombie riot forced the investigation team to flee the underground tunnels at full speed.

"This isn't right! Why are these zombies acting so differently from before?" Wu Di gritted his teeth.

Baili Changqing, running alongside him, remained calm as he explained, "If everything is as we suspect, then everything the zombies did before was just an act!"

"An act? You mean they were putting on a show for us?"

Baili Changqing nodded. "Their goal was to make us think the mission was complete so we’d leave Tianhai City."

"Looking back, taking down the Zombie Kings was

way

too easy."

"Especially that battle—six Zombie Kings gathered in the same location? It’s almost as if they were deliberately placed there for us to kill!"

For the first time, Baili Changqing’s usual confident smile disappeared.

His expression darkened. "Our real mission isn’t to eliminate the Zombie Kings—it’s to find the one controlling the horde!"

As they ran, the Bronze Armored Flying Zombies closed in from behind.

Wu Di extended his right hand, summoning his floating cannon and firing!

A powerful energy beam blasted through the chest of one of the flying zombies, sending it crashing to the ground.

But it wasn’t enough to kill it.

Its defenses were clearly much stronger than regular Bronze Armored Zombies.

In mere moments, it rose back into the air, letting out an enraged roar as it resumed its pursuit!

The sound of flapping wings grew louder.

Behind it, dozens more flying zombies were already descending upon the investigation team.

"Tsk!"

Baili Changqing pulled the massive black knight’s lance from his back and positioned himself at the rear.

The nearly three-meter-long lance spun in his hands like a windmill.

As a superhuman of the Enhancement Type, his ability was simple—enhancing all of his physical attributes.

But as one of Blizzard City’s top warriors, he was an

unstoppable force

in close combat.

【Iron Fist】Baili Changqing—an unbreakable human shield!

"Get the hell back!"

With a cold smirk, he swung his lance in a wide arc.

One of the giant flying zombies took a direct hit to the waist.

Crack!

The impact snapped its slim torso in half, sending its massive body flying like a discarded trash bag!

"Hahaha! Come on, you bastards! Who’s up for a game of baseball?"

Baili Changqing laughed wildly, batting the zombies away one by one.

Despite his towering height and massive weapon, which made him seem clumsy, his movements were incredibly swift.

The black afterimages of his lance left the flying zombies with no room to dodge.

Meanwhile, the deafening rumble of the oncoming zombie horde grew louder.

Bian Junwu and the others reached the subway exit, never once looking back.

They trusted Baili Changqing.

Soon after, he too leaped out of the underground, his lance dripping with green zombie blood.

"Move, move, move! There’s too many of them!"

The team scrambled into the snow vehicle as Meng Siyu floored the accelerator.

Bian Junwu glanced into the rearview mirror.

A seemingly endless wave of zombies was pouring out from the tunnels, flooding the snowy plains like a tidal wave.

The most terrifying among them were the Bronze Armored Zombies and their flying counterparts.

They were faster than regular zombies, chasing relentlessly while letting out piercing screeches.

Gritting his teeth, Wu Di rolled down the window and fired his floating cannon.

Sharpshooter Qi Guangming popped out of the sunroof, raising his black sniper rifle to pick off the approaching undead.

But the sight before them made their hearts race.

A

tsunami

of zombies surged forward, an overwhelming force of death.

And they were nothing more than a tiny boat about to be swallowed whole.

At this point, it was a race against time.

If the zombies overtook them, they were dead.

Even the strongest superhumans couldn’t survive against numbers like these.

Bian Junwu pulled off his sunglasses.

【Oblivion】—activated!

A brilliant white light swept across the horde, instantly disintegrating thousands of zombies.

"Ugh…

cough

cough

cough

..."

Bian Junwu’s coughing worsened.

His power drained his already limited lifespan every time he used it.

But right now, they had no choice—they had to escape.

His attack bought them a few seconds, creating some distance between them and the horde.

But the zombies remained relentless, their glowing red eyes locked onto the team, their pursuit unyielding.

Bian Junwu’s heart sank.

This confirmed it—someone

had

manipulated the previous battle to make them think the job was done.

And now, because the controller believed they had left Tianhai City, the zombies were no longer being restrained.

For the first time, the investigation team was witnessing the

true

scale of the horde.

"Boss, these things don’t get tired! If we keep running like this, we’re screwed. We need backup!" Baili Changqing shouted.

Bian Junwu wiped the blood from his lips and forced himself to stay composed.

"Head to the nearest shelter! Alert all forces in Tianhai City and have them send reinforcements."

Requesting help from Jiangnan District was out of the question now.

What were they supposed to do? Ask them to launch missiles and nuke the entire area?

That would kill

them

too.

The underground shelters were their best bet.

These were military-grade fortifications built precisely for wartime crises.

If they could get inside, no matter how large the zombie horde was, it wouldn’t break through in a short time.

Meng Siyu checked the map.

"The closest shelter is Yangsheng Shelter."

"Go there! And notify all factions to send reinforcements immediately!"

"Understood!"

Meng Siyu steered the vehicle toward Yangsheng Base while sending out an urgent message to every faction.

Xiao Honglian nearly fell out of her chair when she received the message.

"What?! I thought the zombie crisis was over! Why the hell are they coming

here

for shelter?!"

Her first instinct was to reject them outright.

But then she remembered—the investigation team represented

Jiangnan District.

Clenching her teeth in frustration, she stormed out of her office.

At that moment, Yangsheng Base was back in full operation.

Thick black smoke billowed from the refinery’s chimneys.

People believed life had returned to normal.

No one expected…

That this was merely the

beginning

of the real disaster.

Author's Note