Chapter 256

“If you’re scared, just say so,” Ling Jing shrugged slightly.0

Nie Yizhou was provoked. “Damn it, Xiao Feng just called us cowards. Let’s team up and take him down!”0

“He called you a coward, not me. Why should I care?” Xiao Feng shot him a glance.0

“How is it not about you?”0

“I’m not a coward.”0

“Damn it!”0

Not wanting to be looked down upon, Nie Yizhou immediately declared,0

“Who’s afraid of who? Let’s do it!”0

“Whoever loses has to massage the others’ shoulders, knead their legs, and call them grandpa.”0

“Deal! The one who backs out is a grandson!”0

As soon as Nie Yizhou finished speaking, Yun Xiaoxiao darted out.0

“Hey, kid, that’s not fair! Wait for me!”0

With that, he also dashed forward.0

The others quickly charged toward the oncoming zombies.0

Even Lei Ming, Zheng Yuner, Tao Mi'er, and Liu Tao were swept up in the momentum, fighting the zombies with even more ferocity.0

The group stood at one end of the street, exuding an overwhelming presence.0

They managed to halt the surging tide of zombies and began pushing them back.0

Just as they reached the middle of the street,0

the window on the second floor of a fried chicken shop suddenly started rattling, as if it were about to shatter.0

Although the sound was faint, Yun Xiaoxiao and the others heard it.0

While dealing with the zombies, they glanced upward.0

The glass window suddenly burst with a loud *bang*, shards scattering everywhere.0

Immediately after, a swarm of dark creatures surged out, moving in a dense mass.0

Their high-pitched *squeaks* filled the air as they poured out of the window,0

scurrying ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‍down the wall and into the street.0

“Crap, they’re zombie rats!”0

Lei Ming narrowed his eyes, his expression serious.0

These rats were clearly different from normal ones.0

Their fur was pale and dull, with patches missing.0

Their eyes glowed red, and their teeth were unnaturally sharp.0

With their massive numbers, small size, and incredible speed, they were downright terrifying.0

Xiao Feng immediately hurled a massive fireball at them.0

The fireball ignited a cluster of zombie rats on contact.0

But even as their bodies burned, a few of the rats still charged toward Zheng Yuner at breakneck speed.0

Zheng Yuner had just finished off a zombie when she quickly turned to blast the approaching rats.0

Yun Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow and conjured an ice wall to block off the street, cutting off the zombies on the other side.0

The immediate priority was to deal with these zombie rats.0

“Everyone, be careful! Don’t underestimate these zombie rats!”0

Yun Xiaoxiao’s tone was grave.0

In her past life, before mutated plants and animals appeared,0

the most troublesome threats were large hordes of zombies0

and groups of animals infected with the zombie virus.0

Like zombie rats, zombie bats, Zombie Dogs, zombie crows, and zombie wolves.0

They were different from mutated animals.0

Mutated animals underwent changes in ability and size.0

Though they were extremely dangerous to humans,0

they didn’t carry the zombie virus and could even be eaten.0

But these zombie animals carried the deadly virus.0

A scratch or bite from them would turn a human into a zombie, just like a human zombie’s attack.0

What’s worse, they were smaller, faster, and more numerous than human zombies.0n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

They were hard to defend against, and it was easy to get caught off guard.0

That’s why, in her past life, many people would rather face human zombies than zombie animals like these rats.0

And these zombie animals could also evolve.0

If they encountered a high-level mutated zombie animal, it could be a death sentence.0

The group immediately went into high alert.0

They were even more focused than when dealing with a zombie horde.0

After all, this was their first encounter with zombie rats, and on such a massive scale!0

Nie Yizhou quickly erected square pillars beneath their feet, lifting them to a higher position.0

“The higher you stand, the farther you see. You’re welcome,” Nie Yizhou grinned at the bewildered group.0

As soon as he finished speaking, he hurled a massive dirt ball at the zombie rats on the ground.0

“I’ll crush you!” he shouted with gusto.0

Xiao Feng and the others, who were about to thank him, immediately rolled their eyes.0

Their gazes were filled with mild disdain.0

Can’t you be serious for once?0

Thanks to Nie Yizhou’s sudden pillars, the swarm of zombie rats on the ground missed their targets, crashing into the pillars instead.0

But they didn’t give up, quickly scaling the pillars with incredible speed.0

It was as if they wouldn’t stop until they reached Yun Xiaoxiao and the others.0

Looking around, the entire ground, the shattered window, and the wall outside were covered in zombie rats.0

A vast, dark sea of them, a truly horrifying sight.0

However, aside from Tao Mi'er and Liu Tao, who were initially startled, the rest of the group remained calm.0

Tao Mi'er and Liu Tao also quickly steadied themselves after being lifted by the pillars.0

The nine of them began attacking the zombie rats beneath their feet.0

Wave after wave of zombie rats were knocked off the pillars.0

This went on for over twenty minutes.0

“Damn, did we stumble into a rat nest? Where did all these rats come from?”0

Nie Yizhou cursed as he fought.0

Seeing that only a few zombie rats remained, the group prepared to finish them off quickly.0

“Mi'er, there’s a zombie rat behind you. Be careful!”0

Liu Tao shouted anxiously.0

Due to the angle, he could see the zombie rat near Tao Mi'er’s heel but couldn’t attack it.0

Doing so might harm Tao Mi'er as well.0

Hearing this, Tao Mi'er quickly turned around.0

But the zombie rat leaped onto her thigh, biting down before she could react.0

Tao Mi'er panicked and immediately killed the rat.0

But she still felt a sharp pain in her thigh.0

Her heart sank.0

Had she been bitten?0

Her mind began to race.0

Distracted, she failed to deal with the other zombie rats climbing up.0

“Mi'er, stay focused!”0

Yun Xiaoxiao, not far away, called out with a frown.0

Tao Mi'er quickly snapped out of it and hurriedly dealt with the approaching rats.0

But her movements were noticeably slower than before.0

Yun Xiaoxiao frowned and swiftly moved to her side,0

helping her fend off the zombie rats.0

With their combined efforts, all the zombie rats were finally eliminated.0

Nie Yizhou lowered the pillars, allowing everyone to return to the ground.0

He let out a deep sigh.0

“That was even more exhausting than fighting zombies. You couldn’t let your guard down for a second. Those little things were so fast, they’d be behind you before you knew it. It was insane!”0

Nie Yizhou rambled on without a care, but the more observant members of the group noticed something was off with Tao Mi'er.0

“Mi'er, what’s wrong?”0

Liu Tao asked with concern, quickly moving toward her.