Chapter 22: Mutated Zombies

  As soon as they got off the bus, Tang Tian walked straight ahead on the main road. Because this long stretch of road had all its zombies attracted by Zhang Yu and then killed by Tang Tian, there were no extra zombies left, making it relatively calm, as long as one remained vigilant about the woods on both sides.

  But the world had only changed for a little over a day, and the possibility of a mutated beast suddenly jumping out from both sides of the road was not high, so Tang Tian slightly relaxed his tense heart.

  To know that in a world that hadn't changed yet, there were always vehicles passing by on this road, and there weren't many animals around, they had all been scared away by the passing cars. Some of them were just small insects, Tang Tian thought that small insects shouldn't have evolved so quickly, right?

  After walking a few hundred meters of safe distance, the road gradually began to have zombies appearing, perhaps those zombies chasing Zhang Yu were left behind after falling out.

  However, they were all low-level zombies at most level three. With Tang Tian's current strength, they would not pose a threat to him at all. He easily eliminated them and gained a little experience, which was better than nothing.

  After walking for another distance, Tang Tian suddenly frowned every day.

  As I looked ahead, a large group of zombies suddenly appeared in front of me, surrounding several people who were also wearing police uniforms. Those few people were struggling hard and seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

  Tang Tian's mind moved slightly, and he guessed that those few people might be the ones who had ill intentions towards Zhang Yu. As for such scum, Tang Tian would not lend a helping hand to them.

  Seeing this scene, Tang Tian's face turned weird and he looked back at Zhang Yu behind him.

  Zhang Yu felt uncomfortable under Tang Tian's gaze, rolled her eyes beautifully, and secretly scolded Tang Tian for being mentally ill. However, when she looked at the police officers who were surrounded, Zhang Yu's expression became complicated. After all, these people were her former colleagues, and before the apocalypse, many of them had taken good care of her. Although she couldn't deny that there was a suspicion of fawning, it was a fact that they had taken care of her a lot. As she watched those struggling figures, Zhang Yu also felt some reluctance in her heart.

  But anyway, Zhang Yu had already seen through it. The change in the world had caused these people to lose themselves and become no longer their original selves. Zhang Yu would not plead for them.

  Perhaps it was a little sympathy deep in his heart, Zhang Yu turned around and didn't look back, thinking to himself that he wouldn't watch them die with his eyes open... because he would close his eyes.

  Perhaps it was the few police officers who were surrounded by zombies and discovered the existence of Tang Tian and his companion, and they were trying to make their way towards him. However, there were too many zombies, numbering in the tens, and they couldn't get out, and Tang Tian didn't have any intention of rescuing them either. These people gradually lost hope.

  Perhaps it was due to their dissatisfaction with Tang Tian's indifferent attitude, those people harbored the idea of "if we're going to die, let's all die together". It seemed as if they had reached some sort of agreement, and without regard for their own safety, they charged towards Tang Tian as the zombies attacked them.

  Seeing the movements of these people, Tang Tian roughly guessed their thoughts, but just smiled coldly. According to his observation, these zombies were at most no more than level three, as long as they didn't come in batches of hundreds at a time, it was just a way for him to gain experience.

  But just at this moment, Tang Tian's body suddenly felt a chill, his eyes narrowed, and he instinctively sensed danger, not daring to be careless. Tang Tian quickly drew his sword, concentrated his mind, and waited.

  He had no idea where the danger came from and could only seriously look around him.

  The Eye of Reality activated, and Tang Tian began to search inch by inch. Soon he discovered where the danger came from.

  The danger didn't come from anywhere, it was among that group of zombies. Tang Tian discovered that in this group of dozens of zombies, there was one zombie that had a huge difference with the others.

  This zombie was about two meters tall, with a completely red body, and its movements were much faster than other zombies. If the movements of other zombies were compared to bicycles, then this red shadow's speed was comparable to a family car. Moreover, this zombie's hands had grown thirty centimeters long sharp claws, giving Tang Tian a feeling of being torn apart at a glance.

  This special zombie did not participate in the siege of those police officers, but instead watched from the side, as if mocking the hospital. However, after Tang Tian appeared, his gaze shifted towards Tang Tian and never looked away again. It seemed to possess wisdom, sizing up Tang Tian's strength, and if it weren't for its appearance being different from humans, Tang Tian almost mistook this zombie for a human.

  The Eye of Reality activated, looking at this special zombie, Tang Tian also obtained the information of this zombie.

  "Level 5 variant zombie, hunter, differs from ordinary zombies. This zombie has mutated, its speed is three times that of same-level zombies, and its sharp claws can easily tear open ordinary protective clothing, possessing primary intelligence."

  Getting the information of this zombie, Tang Tian suddenly had the idea of turning around and running away. Just by looking at its name, he knew that this guy was not easy to deal with, and his heart kept reminding himself that this zombie was extremely dangerous!

  But Tang Tian couldn't escape, not that he could escape to anywhere, it was just that Zhang Yu behind him needed his care, after all, he still needed Zhang Yu to lead the way, and besides, whether or not he could escape successfully was still uncertain.

  Tang Tian didn't dare to make any sudden movements, and with a serious tone said: "Little cop, you'd better retreat far away, find a place to hide quietly, it's possible that there will be danger later, I don't have the energy to protect you, if you get killed then don't blame me".

  When Zhang Yu heard Tang Tian's serious tone, he knew this wasn't a joke and didn't say anything. He obediently retreated slowly backwards until he was dozens of meters away and hid behind a large vehicle, only then feeling slightly safer.

  Just after Zhang Yu walked away, the zombie seemed to lose its patience and rushed into the zombie crowd without looking at Tang Tian. Its shadow flashed, its claws swung out quickly, and from a distance, Tang Tian heard a "plop" sound. One of the fat policemen's heads flew high up in the air, with fresh blood spraying directly from his neck over two meters high. He didn't even have time to let out a scream before being killed.

  The death of their companion made the other several police officers even more terrified, they ran desperately towards Tang Tian's direction, shouting for help in their mouths, but Tang Tian didn't care about them at all, staring straight at that Looter Zombie.

  It was as if demonstrating, the hunter slowly and steadily plucked off several police officers' heads one by one, killing them all before swiftly rushing out of the zombie crowd and rapidly charging towards Tang Tian.

  Tang Tian's muscles tensed up, his eyes rapidly turned cold, and he secretly ordered the hidden ghost assassins to prepare for battle.

  The hunter quickly broke away from the zombie group and rushed towards Tang Tian, some other zombies followed, but their speed was completely unable to keep up, and some were rapidly devouring the corpses of the killed police officers.

  To him, Tang Tian was completely invisible; all he could see was the silhouette of a hunter.

  The short distance of a hundred meters was quickly shortened, and in just a few breaths, the hunter had already arrived at a position only a few meters away from Tang Tian. Tang Tian could clearly see the hunter's bloodthirsty eyes and violent aura.

  Bang! When it was still five meters away from Tang Tian, the hunter's feet stomped the ground fiercely and jumped high into the air, raising its sharp claws to pounce on Tang Tian.

  Tang Tian had long been concentrating his spirit, and when the hunter pounced, he quickly dodged to one side. At the same time, the exquisite brocade-clothed Jin Yi Wei's long knife in his hand swiftly chopped towards the hunter's waist.

  Bang! In the brief moment when the assassin's body was still in mid-air, one of his claws blocked Tang Tian's long knife. However, at this very instant, a dark shadow flashed beside him, and the ghostly assassin suddenly appeared. With a swift strike, he transformed into an extremely fast shadowy dagger that stabbed towards the back of the assassin's neck.

  The ghost assassin is specially used for assassination and ambush, the timing of this move is grasped in a ruthless manner. At the moment when the hunter is still in mid-air blocking Tang Tian's knife, with no place to borrow strength, the assassination is carried out, the timing is grasped to the point of being almost instantaneous.

  But things are often not as good as expected, the hunter as a fifth-level variant zombie, its strength is no less than that of a fifth-level elite variant beast, how can it be killed so easily!

  Just as the ghost assassin's dagger was about to pierce the hunter's neck, the hunter swiped its paw, blocking Tang Tian's long knife. Its body twisted strangely in mid-air, one paw blocking the ghost assassin's dagger and the other quickly clawing at the ghost assassin's head.

  If this claw hits, the ghost assassin will end up with a shattered skull.

  However, the ghost assassin as a special summon beast for assassination is not so easy to capture. One strike missed and quickly retreated, dodging the hunter's claws, and quickly hid and disappeared, seeking the next assassination opportunity.

  Tang Tian, who was beside him, didn't idle around either. After his long knife was blocked, he jumped up in place and raised his long knife to slash at the Huntsman while the latter was dealing with the ghostly assassin.

  At this time, the hunter turned his back on himself, it's the best opportunity to counterattack.

  Tang Tian was only a meter or two away from the Hunter, and with his current strength, he arrived behind the Hunter in less than a second.

  Tear it!

  Tang Tian's sword sliced through the Hunter's back, instantly tearing open a massive wound. Dark, foul-smelling **continuously flowed out from the Hunter's wound.

  With one move, Tang Tian swiftly lifted his foot and kicked it onto the Hunter's back. He quickly dodged to the side, not thinking that this variant zombie was so easy to deal with.

  The hunter was kicked two meters away by Tang Tian, and was enraged by Tang Tian's attack. He quickly flipped over from the ground and stood up, his skin redder than before, as if he was about to bleed.

  Ahhhhh!!!

  The hunter let out a loud roar and quickly pounced on Tang Tian, with an expression that said he wouldn't rest until he tore him to shreds.

  Pfft!

  At this moment, the ghost assassin appeared again, and just as the hunter was getting up and hadn't stabilized his figure, a dagger stabbed into the hunter's neck, with perfect timing.

  However, the hunter did not die like this, and regardless of the ghost assassin who ambushed himself, he rushed towards Tang Tian without regard for his life.

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