When Shen Feng first fought zombies, he had asked Professor Hao, who taught anatomy, what the zombies' weaknesses were. Professor Hao's answer was simple: zombies had all the weaknesses that humans had. Therefore, as long as one dealt with zombies in the same way one dealt with humans, they could be killed.
At this moment, Shen Feng watched the zombies falling continuously down the mountain, gaining a deeper understanding of the professor's words. At critical moments, it was not guns or germs that could defeat the zombie horde, but the inconspicuous water source. Humans considered many factors when fighting, but zombies did not. Thus, a zombie horde of over 700,000, once facing a water shortage, could only stare blankly.
Shen Feng looked at his watch and said, "It's only eleven o'clock, not even noon yet, and the zombies are already unbearable!"
Yue Hengyi leaned under the sunshade and slowly said, "Brother Feng, the temperature is already twenty-eight degrees. Even in our China, this is definitely midsummer. If we didn't have a water source, we wouldn't be able to stand it either."
"Since that's the case, let's observe more. In this situation, the zombie horde will likely collapse on its own. When that happens, the Zombie King will definitely try to escape. Pay attention to the mutated zombies. If the mutated zombies gather together, the Zombie King is likely there!" Shen Feng continued.
As he spoke, Shen Feng sat on the wall, holding a glass of orange juice. The sweet and sour orange juice was an excellent thirst quencher in the summer.
In the zombie horde below the mountain, many heatstroke-stricken zombies collapsed on the ground. In the hot summer, without water replenishment, heatstroke was a minor issue; severe dehydration would directly lead to organ failure and death.
Zombies also needed to replenish water. Therefore, zombies unable to find water to drink turned their gaze to their companions, who had blood. If they couldn't drink water, they could still drink blood!
The zombies who collapsed from heatstroke became the target of the surrounding zombies. The zombies nearby pounced on them and began to suck their blood.
In the absence of water, blood was the only liquid they could find. At this moment, the zombies bit into their companions' arteries, and blood immediately spurted out. After drinking the blood, their parched throats seemed to be moistened, but this was just an illusion.
All the zombies were dehydrated. Starting from when they left the city at midnight, the zombies had not had water for over ten hours. Moreover, the weather was hot, and not drinking water meant death. The zombies desperately devoured their companions' blood. The blood was also viscous, and when swallowed, it moistened their throats momentarily, but the thirst intensified.
Initially, only some of the zombies who had collapsed from heatstroke were on the ground. However, by noon, the situation had completely changed. The scorching sun shone directly on the ground. As soon as sweat dripped onto the ground, it hissed, and a wisp of smoke rose, with the moisture evaporating on the spot. The temperature reached thirty-six degrees Celsius, and instantly, large swathes of zombies collapsed on the ground. The already dead zombies also began to rot.
Flies swarmed everywhere in the zombie horde. The ground was covered with food, giving them more opportunities to reproduce.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the zombie horde collapsed. The zombies no longer charged towards the mountain where humans were. Instead, they scattered in all directions, moving towards areas with shade, preparing to find water.
Shen Feng looked at the situation below the mountain and smiled, saying, "It seems a bit too late to start running now. At least 300,000 zombies have suffered heatstroke. The remaining zombies are fleeing in all directions, but they will basically die on the road!"
Yue Hengyi had also rested for two hours and had recovered most of his strength. He walked drunkenly to Shen Feng's side and said, "Brother Feng, let's make a bet on who can kill the Zombie King. If you win, I'll give you something good. If I win, when you return to Yuzhou, you'll prepare enough evolution base for me to evolve."
Shen Feng looked at Yue Hengyi, who reeked of alcohol, with some disdain. "You're drunk now, go sober up. As for betting, I don't think I'll lose. I just don't want you to lose your fortune."
Yue Hengyi, however, felt very clear-headed at this moment and said seriously, "Brother Feng, are you scared? If you're scared, then forget it."
"Heh, I'll be scared of a bet? It's just evolution base. In Yuzhou, there's plenty of it! Let's bet then. It seems you drunkard are bound to lose!" Shen Feng originally didn't want to be provoked, but seeing Yue Hengyi drunk and boastful, he immediately got angry. Wanting to act crazy when drunk, huh? I won't indulge you!
As the two were making a bet on the wall, a change occurred in the zombies below the mountain. A team suddenly appeared in the zombie horde, with hundreds of mutated zombies gathered together, charging towards Fremantle, as if they wanted to return to the city at this moment.
When Shen Feng saw this formation, his eyes immediately lit up. With so many mutated zombies appearing here, what else was there to say? The Zombie King must be here!
With this thought, Shen Feng immediately rushed down the mountain, saying, "First come, first served! I've won this bet. You kid, you'd better not drink casually from now on!"
After saying this, Shen Feng was already at the foot of the mountain like the wind. After using "Rushing Wind Movement," his speed was unmatched, and in almost an instant, he had run hundreds of meters.
Seeing Shen Feng's speed, Yue Hengyi immediately cursed him for being despicable and jumped off the wall, also wanting to catch up to Shen Feng. However, he stumbled when he landed, almost falling to the ground.
At this moment, Yue Hengyi did not want to lose the bet. However, he had drunk a lot of wine to quench his thirst earlier, and his brain was numbed, making it difficult to even exert his usual speed. Shen Feng had already galloped far ahead, and Yue Hengyi had no chance of catching up.
The zombies at the foot of the mountain were already lying on the ground, weak and powerless. Most of these zombies had heatstroke, and a smaller portion were dehydrated. There were too few zombies capable of moving to stop Shen Feng's pursuit.
Shen Feng looked at the more than a hundred mutated zombies running in the distance, and it was like seeing elixirs of power in action. There could never be too many elixirs of power.
However, as Shen Feng was diligently pursuing them, he suddenly noticed something was wrong. The mutated zombies appearing ahead were almost all Tank zombies and Brute zombies. These two types of zombies were relatively slower, and Speed zombies were completely absent. Furthermore, the Digging zombies and Spitting zombies were also missing. Most importantly, the most common Speed zombies were nowhere to be seen.
"That's strange. There should be other mutated zombies. Where are these zombies?" Shen Feng muttered to himself.
As Shen Feng was wondering, he had already caught up to the mutated zombies. At this moment, there was no time to think too much; eliminating zombies was the most important thing.
"Furious Wind," Shen Feng shouted, and two thousand wind blades condensed in the air before shooting out. The mutated zombies dodged continuously, but in the end, they were all riddled with holes by Shen Feng's attack.
Although the Brute zombies were powerful, they couldn't withstand the continuous attacks of the wind blades and were quickly killed.
It was the Tank zombies, however, who were covered in fat, acting as a buffer and resisting many of the wind blade attacks. Their strong regenerative abilities also kicked in, and a few of them managed to survive.
Shen Feng was about to deliver the finishing blow when, at this moment, a scream came from the foot of the mountain about a kilometer away: "Yaa..."
This scream was exceptionally sharp. Shen Feng could hear it even from a distance. He quickly looked back and thought, "No way? Could the Zombie King have gone to the foot of the mountain? How is that possible?"
Among the zombies, only the Zombie King could emit such a sharp cry. People too close to the Zombie King could even be stunned by the sharp sonic wave attack.
Shen Feng's guess was not wrong. At the foot of the mountain, the Zombie King suddenly appeared. It had been hiding underground all along, controlling the Digging zombies to continuously dig tunnels. When it reached the foot of the mountain, there were rocks everywhere, and it could no longer dig forward. Therefore, the Zombie King simply emerged from the tunnel. Beside it were many Speed zombies and Spitting zombies.
"God bless me, I'm so lucky!" Yue Hengyi had only rushed a few hundred meters down the mountain. He thought he wouldn't be able to catch up to the incredibly fast Shen Feng and would likely lose the bet. But at this moment, the Zombie King emerged from the foot of the mountain. Yue Hengyi was overjoyed. Wasn't this a free meal?
Yue Hengyi immediately charged towards the Zombie King, as if he could already see victory beckoning him. As he charged, he unleashed his gravity field. This time, the gravity field was not a large-area attack, but its range was concentrated within a dozen meters. However, this was enough to deal with the Zombie King.
Seeing a ferocious human charging towards it, the Zombie King panicked. It opened its mouth and let out a scream, and a powerful sonic wave spread outwards. Yue Hengyi was too close and was the first to be affected, his head buzzing, as if a sound was echoing in his mind.
The group of people on the mountain also received the impact of the sonic wave. Many people fainted on the ground, twitching and holding their heads.
Wang Jiaoe also felt agitated, as if her emotions were being disturbed by the sonic wave.
Yue Hengyi was no longer the same ability user as he was a year ago. At that time, Yue Hengyi was only a third-tier ability user and was easily stunned by the Zombie King's sonic wave. But now, Yue Hengyi was a fifth-tier ability user. Although he was also affected by the sonic wave, he quickly adjusted his state and immediately charged towards the Zombie King.
The Zombie King had a Caucasian face and a large head with no hair. When it sensed an ability user approaching, it went berserk. It grabbed a nearby Speed zombie, opened its skull, and began to eat its brain. Then, it proceeded to eat the brains of the Spitting zombies and Digging zombies, acquiring the physical characteristics of the three types of mutated zombies.
It was clear that the Zombie King was preparing to fight to the death.
Yue Hengyi sneered at this sight and said, "Only now do you remember to unleash your power? It's too late!"
With that, Yue Hengyi, activating his gravity field, was about to rush to the Zombie King's side. Shen Feng hadn't arrived yet, and he was about to claim the Zombie King's head.
However, an anomaly occurred. A crack suddenly appeared under Yue Hengyi's feet. Before he could react, the ground beneath him instantly split open, and he fell down unexpectedly. Amidst the flying dust, Yue Hengyi had to stop using his ability.
The Zombie King seized this rare opportunity and directly charged up the mountain. Its claws had become enormous, and its fingernails were very long. Moreover, its speed was incredibly fast, and it could move freely on the steep slope. The Zombie King's target was not the humans on the mountain, but the Agave plant on the mountainside.
The Agave plant sensed something was wrong and quickly retracted its leaves, protecting its main bulb. As long as the bulb was unharmed, the Agave plant would not die. At the same time, the Agave plant was waving its vines, trying to attack the Zombie King and prevent it from approaching.
Hundreds of vines continuously approached the Zombie King. Just as the Zombie King was about to be entangled by the vines, it suddenly swung its claws. The sharp claws instantly severed the vines. Coupled with its incredible speed, the Agave plant was unable to stop it for a moment.
The Zombie King resented this monster. Previously, this vine-covered monster had eaten its companions. If the monster continued to attack, it would also be in danger. To survive, it had to attack, but it didn't expect the zombie horde to collapse due to water shortage. Now, the Zombie King only wanted revenge, and even if it died, it wanted to kill this monster on the mountain.
The Zombie King reached the Agave plant, and its claws had already cut through countless vines. At this moment, the Agave plant's vines had not yet grown back, making it the most vulnerable.
The Zombie King's claws belonged to the Digging zombies. These were very powerful underground, and their sharp claws could easily excavate soil and rocks. Now, they had become a significant weapon for the Zombie King.
With a fierce swipe of its claws, the Zombie King inflicted five huge gashes on the Agave plant's main body, tearing off a leaf.
The Agave plant trembled, wanting to escape. But it was a plant, and moving was inherently difficult. It was too late to escape now.
The Zombie King's attack was not over. It opened its mouth and spewed out a light green acidic liquid, a skill of the Spitting zombies. The acidic liquid inside was extremely corrosive. As the acidic liquid landed on the Agave plant, its leaves immediately turned yellow and withered.
Facing its mortal enemy, the Zombie King attacked mercilessly, swinging its claws and spewing acidic liquid. The Agave plant wanted to resist, but without its vines, it could only be slaughtered. In desperation, the bulb spoke: "Mercy, good sir..."
The Zombie King ignored it and continued its attack, screaming as it attacked. The screams forced the surrounding humans to retreat, lest their brains be completely overwhelmed.
At this moment, a loud bang came from the foot of the mountain. A dark shadow emerged from the foot of the mountain and directly collided with the Zombie King. The Zombie King was like a target hit by a cannonball, and it was instantly torn apart. Its head fell to the ground, and acid was still flowing from its mouth. Even in death, the Zombie King's eyes were not closed; it had failed to kill its mortal enemy.
At the critical moment, Shen Feng broke the sound barrier and arrived on the mountain. In just half a second, the Zombie King met its demise.