Apocalypse: the Most Ruthless Person

“Bro, while it’s possible that this rain might recharge the zombies, do you think there’s another possibility? Like a huge flood pushing all the zombies in the city into the sea. That would be divine intervention, haha!”

Zhao Dezhu gestured animatedly.

The terrain of Qin City is higher in the northwest and lower in the southeast, with water eventually flowing into the sea at the estuary.

The convoy was currently in the northern part of Qin City, and the floodwaters were rushing toward the city center. Predictably, it would definitely wash the streets again, but it would probably be hard to clean them thoroughly.

Zhang Su chuckled and shook his head, saying, “If that really happens, I’d start worshiping the rain god! But I don’t think that’s likely. Look over there.”

Everyone looked in the direction Zhang Su pointed, about a hundred meters away. A dozen zombies were staggering in the water—indeed, they were less agile than usual, but their legs seemed rooted in the water, quite stable, without tripping.

“Damn…” Zhao Dezhu cursed, his daydream shattered.

Not only shattered, but those zombies in the distance seemed to hear Zhao Dezhu’s insult and started slowly walking toward the vehicles…

“Oh my, they’ve spotted us!” Zhao Dezhu grinned.

Zhang Su also hadn’t expected zombies to head toward them. Logically, they should go with the flow, as the water was flowing south, so zombies shouldn’t be moving upstream.

“It seems they really have spotted us. But how could they detect me…”

This question was baffling.

“Could it be… they gained experience value from drinking too much rainwater and leveled up?” Zheng Xinyu said exaggeratedly.

This answer sounded ridiculous, but everyone thought there was some truth to it.

Yu Qing said, “I haven’t killed many zombies, but I’ve observed them closely. These zombies’ movements and speed haven’t changed much from before, but they’re moving upstream. Could it mean they’re now stronger than usual?”

Everyone shook their heads; no one could answer.

“Everybody get down and see what’s going on!”

Zhang Su turned off all the lights inside the vehicle, telling everyone to lie down. He exposed just his eyes to quietly observe the approaching zombies.

“No, their target doesn’t seem to be us!”

The small group of zombies was slowly walking in the water, heading upstream, with their eyes fixated on the north. It was clear they weren’t drawn to the vehicles.

“What do we do? Should we take them out?”

Zhao Dezhu asked quietly.

Zhang Su decisively shook his head. In the current situation, it’s best to avoid fights when possible.

However, just as everyone hoped the zombies would quietly leave, they stopped in the water and stared blankly at the RV!

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Separated by a layer of metal, both the humans and the zombies were in a state of stillness.

In the vehicles behind, Lu Yubo and Chen Hanzhou had long crouched down, peering tensely with their eyes. When the zombies stopped moving, their hearts seemed to skip a beat.

The stillness didn’t last long, barely ten seconds, before the zombies slowly surrounded the Mercedes RV!

Thunk!

A dull thud resonated, followed by dense thudding surrounding the vehicle.

Bam bam bam bam…

The big hands slapping the vehicle’s body made everyone inside feel a dull pressure in their ears.

Due to the height issue, the zombies couldn’t reach the windows. There was no concern of them breaking the vehicle, but if they attracted more zombies from farther away, it would be bad.

“Can’t catch a break even if we wanted to. Let’s get to work.”

Zhang Su pulled out a short dagger he’d never used before, opened the car window, leaned out, and stabbed downward, instantly dealing with the zombie by the car door. The fine short dagger easily pierced the temple and skull slit.

Awooo!

Perhaps sensing the presence of living humans more intuitively, the zombies surrounding the Mercedes RV became agitated, pounding harder on the vehicle.

Zheng Xinyu and others also imitated Zhang Su’s method, opening the windows to attack downward. However, not everyone could master this attack technique well. Although they weren’t in danger, their kill efficiency wasn’t high.

“Hey, zombies, come over here to grandpa!”

At that moment, everyone suddenly heard Lu Yubo shouting. They saw him standing on the car hood, wielding a grain sampler, looking extremely arrogant.

Unable to stand the boredom, seeing Zhang Su decide to fight, he was the first to climb out through the sunroof.

Awoo.

Immediately, some of the zombies attacking the Mercedes RV turned and walked towards the Prado.

“Bozai, be careful, don’t show off!”

Zhang Su clearly saw Lu Yubo’s show-off stance in the rearview mirror.

“Don’t worry, Brother Su. Here we go!”

As he said this, Lu Yubo thrust the grain sampler into the zombie approaching the Prado, piercing through the skull with a squelch. As he pulled it out, it left a disgusting trail of slime splattering on the Prado’s white hood, dark green turning brown, very gross.

Fewer than twenty zombies posed no threat to the group, who had a positional advantage. All the zombies fell by the vehicles and weren’t swept away by the water.

“Fewer than twenty zombies, all dealt with in less than five minutes!”

Wang Xin, the driver of the Tiguan, leaned out to see what just happened beyond the Fukner Meifu.

His two companions appeared stunned by his report.

After a long moment, Zhou Litao murmured, “What’s easy for the skilled is difficult for the unacquainted. They’ve found the method. If we learn it, we can do it too. It’s no big deal.”

Liu Tianji and Wang Xin exchanged glances at Zhou Litao, not sure if they should call him arrogant. Regardless, they were both deeply impressed and even more determined to join Zhang Su’s group.

“The zombies’ speed and agility have slightly improved. As for strength, I’ve never explicitly felt it, but with improvements in other aspects, their strength likely hasn’t lagged. But that’s not what concerns me the most…”

On the Mercedes RV, Zhang Su was summing up the battle with everyone.

“What worries me most is the zombies’ sensory abilities! Previously, if zombies were outside and we were in the car, as long as we didn’t make noise, they’d never notice us. What happened just now? They sensed our presence even through the vehicle?”

Facing Zhang Su’s question, everyone solemnly shook their heads.

“This damn rain—the zombies replenish their energy, and they get stronger. What the hell!”

Zhao Dezhu sat gloomily on the carpet, utterly frustrated. Even with only a fraction of humanity left, with civilizations destroyed, everyone wanted to live better in the apocalypse.

Striving to survive was about gaining a better living environment, but changes in the zombies clearly made survival even harder for the survivors.

Yu Qing continued, “We might consider it from another perspective. Maybe the rain only supplemented the zombies’ energy, recovering their original capabilities. Maybe they were always this strong…”

“Teacher Xiaoyu’s saying they were hungry before, and after drinking rainwater, they’re full, no more aching backs or legs, and can smell life through the car?” Zheng Xinyu asked while petting a dog.

Yu Qing nodded, “That’s roughly it. Previously, I thought about the energy issue like Zhao Dezhu did. With so many zombies, many are surely starving. Even in energy-saving mode, consumption continues, and they eventually reach depletion.”

“But this rain solved the energy depletion issue, replenishing the hungry zombies, while those already nourished…”

At this, everyone’s heart skipped a beat.

Hungry zombies recovering to their original state leave one to wonder about zombies already having feasted on flesh.

Zhang Su forced a stiff smile, “What do you think this is, a game? Zombies level up by killing humans, so how do humans level up? Killing zombies doesn’t work, so zombies can’t level up. This rain aiding their energy restoration must be a natural coincidence.”

Zhang Su couldn’t even convince himself, but at that moment, he had to say something to alleviate the unease in everyone’s hearts!