Chang Jianyi said with some concern, "You just went out, why don't you rest for a while?"
"No, we've managed to lure away the nearby zombies. If we delay any longer, zombies from other areas might fill the void." Shen Feng knew this was not the time to rest and prepared to set off immediately.
"Then you should change your clothes! Come here, I found a suitable outfit for you." Chang Jianyi winked at Shen Feng. Shen Feng understood and followed her to the side to change, while the others had to wait.
Chang Jianyi slowly helped Shen Feng change, whispering, "Old Yang can be sacrificed when necessary, don't risk your life for him! There's someone here who can drive a large vehicle. If things go south, we can always retreat and make a new plan. As long as the green hills remain, there will be wood to burn."
Shen Feng suddenly remembered something and quickly rummaged through his discarded clothes, pulling out some makeup he had grabbed. He smiled, "Senior, look what I brought you?"
Seeing the makeup, Chang Jianyi was a little annoyed, "What time is it, and you're still bringing such useless things? You're not allowed to do this again!" As she spoke, she tucked the makeup away. Although she wanted to say these things were of no help in escaping, she couldn't refuse her junior's kind gesture, so she could only criticize him verbally.
Afterward, Shen Feng set off with Old Yang. Old Yang held a wooden stick with nails haphazardly hammered into the end, clearly the prototype of a mace. Blunt weapons were more effective against zombies, as they could deliver a fatal blow in one hit. However, not everyone had Shen Feng's stamina, so they had to choose weapons that were as light as possible.
"Stay behind me later. I'll find drivers for the large vehicles. Old Yang, any issues?" Shen Feng asked as they walked after leaving.
Old Yang followed cautiously and said, "It might be a bit slow when starting the vehicle! It might take half a minute."
"Half a minute?" Shen Feng turned back to look at Old Yang and asked, "Why would it take that long?"
"The large vehicle hasn't been driven for days, and it needs to warm up for a short while, otherwise, there might be problems when driving! Of course, I'll shorten the time, twenty seconds!" Old Yang gritted his teeth.
"Fifteen seconds! You must start it within fifteen seconds, otherwise, the zombies will surround us, and the escape plan will be hindered!" Shen Feng began to issue commands.
Old Yang nodded helplessly and cautiously observed their surroundings. The nearby zombies on this road had all been lured away. The area was now empty, with only scattered zombies visible in the distance. Vehicles were scattered haphazardly on the road ahead. "We should be able to escape, right?" Old Yang thought to himself.
There were many building material merchants around this road, so many trucks were parked there. As Shen Feng walked, he knocked on the driver's side doors of the trucks. Unfortunately, he checked four vehicles without finding any drivers inside. Finally, when he reached the fifth vehicle, Shen Feng had just knocked on the door when he heard a "clang" and an ugly face slammed against the glass. There was a driver inside, but he had already been infected. Despite being in a sealed environment, he had still turned into a zombie!
"Stand back!" Shen Feng told Old Yang. Old Yang quickly retreated a few steps, leaving the zombie-killing to the professionals. The way this kid killed zombies yesterday was terrifying; his crowbar was too fierce, basically killing one with a single blow, and those behind him barely had to lift a finger.
Shen Feng opened the car door, and the zombie driver immediately fell out, then scrambled to get up and eat the food in front of him. Shen Feng wouldn't give him such an opportunity. He stepped on its back and brought down his crowbar with both hands, hitting the cervical spine directly. With a "crack," the zombie stopped moving!
Shen Feng immediately bent down to search the zombie for keys, but Old Yang, after climbing into the driver's seat, quickly discovered that the keys were still in the ignition. He quickly said, "I found the keys, should I start the car now?"
Shen Feng nodded, "Start the car immediately and reverse back to the main gate as quickly as possible. I'll go and open the rear cargo door. In short, the faster the better."
Old Yang immediately started the engine, and the sound of the engine roared. The zombies a hundred meters away heard the noise and immediately rushed towards them. Of course, their speed was actually slower than that of an adult. It took an athlete nine seconds to cover a hundred meters, and these slow-moving zombies would take even longer.
"Should I just drive away now?" Old Yang suddenly thought. He was already driving a large vehicle, so why should he go back to pick up those people? But upon further reflection, the food and water were with Chang Jianyi. Without this food, he would have no food or water outside. So, after thinking about it, Old Yang abandoned the idea of escaping alone.
Shen Feng was unaware of Old Yang's fleeting thought of escaping alone. He went to the back of the truck and opened the cargo area, only to find a pile of tiles inside, presumably the transported goods. However, this didn't matter, as there was still two-thirds of the space available for people. "That's good, enough for more than ten people!" Shen Feng muttered.
The next ten seconds were agonizing. Old Yang watched the approaching zombies while listening to the engine, and Shen Feng had already returned to the passenger seat. Through the rearview mirror, Shen Feng saw that the zombies that had been lured to the mall were now coming out, likely hearing the engine sound.
"Are you ready yet!" Shen Feng couldn't help but ask, "If the zombies surround us, I won't be able to protect you, so don't blame me if I leave by myself!"
"Alright, alright!" Old Yang quickly reversed. Just as the zombies in front were about to reach the car, he began to back up. Of course, this attracted more zombies. The zombies from the mall also heard the commotion and started moving towards Shen Feng's direction. If the zombies from both ends of the road converged, it would become a pincer attack!
Chang Jianyi kept the small gate open to observe the outside situation. When she saw the truck heading towards them, she immediately directed, "Zhu Wushi and Zhou Changkun, open the main gate, be quick! Everyone else, prepare to move the cardboard boxes. Remember, we only have one minute, maybe less. Hurry up!"
"Okay!" No one wanted to be eaten by zombies or abandoned by the group, so everyone became nervous, adrenaline surging. They all braced themselves, ready to flee at any moment.
It took ten seconds for the truck to reach the main gate. Chang Jianyi quickly directed everyone, "Women first into the cargo area, everyone else hand over the supplies. The men will get on later! Act now, everyone follow my command. The zombies are still some distance away!"
Shen Feng got out of the passenger seat and grabbed Chang Jianyi's arm, saying, "Senior, you should get in the car first, it's too dangerous outside."
"No, if I get in first, these people will rush in all at once, and all the supplies will be gone!" Chang Jianyi refused Shen Feng's suggestion to get in the car. Shen Feng, helpless, stayed by her side to protect her, and also kept an eye on the zombies from the direction of the mall and the road.
Suddenly, Shen Feng spotted a small figure. It had short limbs but well-developed muscles. What caught his attention the most were its sharp claws and its unsettling dark eyes. This zombie was almost identical to the ones he had seen in the mall before, and he immediately felt a sense of dread. "A speed-type zombie? I didn't expect there to be another one here!"
"Senior, Senior! You should go and sit in the passenger seat now, there's danger!" Shen Feng said in a low voice.
Chang Jianyi saw the supplies being moved by everyone, but only half of them had been moved, and she was reluctant, "The zombies are still some distance away, let's grab a bit more supplies!"
"No! You get in the car immediately. We can always get more supplies later, or even raid a supermarket! There's a fast zombie over there!" Shen Feng's eyes were fixed on the small figure among the zombie horde. He had encountered them before and dared not underestimate them now. If he were ambushed, he might not survive!
Chang Jianyi also understood the seriousness of the situation and quickly directed, "Everyone get in the car, don't worry about the supplies, and depart immediately after getting in." After saying that, she followed her junior's advice and sat in the passenger seat, but did not close the door.
Shen Feng said to the two men beside him, "Give me the steel bars in your hands, and close the car door yourselves after you get in!"
The two men quickly handed over the steel bars. They could only follow orders now; they would do as Shen Feng said! Shen Feng walked to the car door, then to the passenger seat, but instead of sitting down, he climbed onto the top of the cargo area. As he climbed, he said to his senior in the passenger seat, "Remember to close the car door later, I'll protect you from up here!"
Before Chang Jianyi could reply, Shen Feng had already reached the top of the cargo area. Shen Feng didn't want to stay in the cramped cargo area, as it wasn't conducive to fighting. Last time, he was constantly ambushed while going downstairs. At this moment, the top of the cargo area was the most suitable combat position.
"Clang, clang," Shen Feng inserted the two steel bars he was holding into the top of the cargo area, bracing his feet against them to stabilize himself. Then, the vehicle started, and Old Yang, afraid of being surrounded by zombies, accelerated and sped off. The zombies blocking their path, unafraid, even charged towards the vehicle, resulting in them being crushed to death. The zombies from the mall were still far away and couldn't catch up to the vehicle.
However, at this moment, the speed-type zombie began to act. It leaped onto a roadside tree and then used anti-theft bars or the tops of buildings to move. Seeing this, Shen Feng could only think of four words: "Wall-crawling!" Shen Feng had only seen similar scenes in anime before, but he never expected such a small zombie to be capable of this, and its speed was not diminished at all; it could actually keep pace with the truck.
Chang Jianyi also saw the zombie leaping across the rooftops and was startled. She quickly said to Old Yang, "Can you speed up? On the highway, you don't even touch the brakes, why are you so slow now?"
Old Yang was sweating nervously and said, "There are too many zombies on the road, and I have to avoid vehicles, so I really can't speed up. If the tires get caught by a vehicle, it's a dead end. The current twenty kilometers per hour is the limit. If there were no obstacles, I could go up to one hundred and twenty!"
Chang Jianyi was also anxious, but the vehicle just couldn't go any faster. The road conditions were too poor, so she could only pray silently, "We must escape safely, nothing must go wrong! If we escape safely, I will definitely offer incense to Buddha, make sacrifices to Lao Jun, and have mass with God, just begging for no accidents."
At this moment, the speed-type zombie lunged directly at Shen Feng on the roof of the car. In its eyes, the other food had hidden themselves inside the cargo area, making it inconvenient to attack. But this one on the roof was different; it was so exposed, it was definitely easy to deal with.
"Thump," the zombie landed on the roof. The sound startled everyone inside the cargo area, and they all realized that there was a zombie on the vehicle.
The speed-type zombie didn't care about anything else and rushed directly at Shen Feng, intending to deal with the easy target first before eating the ones inside the cargo area. However, just as the zombie reached him, Shen Feng seized the opportunity and swung his club. The speed-type zombie quickly dodged, but Shen Feng had already gained experience. He kicked out, hitting the zombie squarely in the abdomen. The speed-type zombie was about to fall off the roof, but it then plunged its sharp claws into the cargo area. With a "creak," it actually managed to grip the edge of the cargo area!
Shen Feng didn't care. He took advantage of its weakness to attack its life. He walked over and began to smash the zombie's fingers. The zombie cried out in pain and could only retract its hand, falling down and disappearing into the vast horde of zombies. At this moment, Shen Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, just then, Chang Jianyi's scream rang out, "Junior, save me!"
Shen Feng walked to the edge of the cargo area and saw a series of sharp claw marks on the wall of the cargo area. The previous speed-type zombie had climbed from the side wall to the outside of the passenger door. At this moment, the speed-type zombie had already extended its claws, preparing to kill the food in front of it.
Shen Feng's eyes widened. The distance was too great, and he might not make it in time! Was he going to watch his senior be killed by a zombie?
However, at this moment, Shen Feng saw a truck by the roadside ahead and, in a moment of inspiration, shouted, "Open the door!"
Chang Jianyi stared fearfully at the zombie outside the glass window. Its claws had already pierced the glass and were about to grab her. Fortunately, she heard her junior's voice, "Open the door." Without thinking, she pulled the door handle and pushed, and the door immediately opened.
The truck then sped forward, with the door wide open, extending out a considerable distance. "Clang," the door collided with the truck on the roadside, and the speed-type zombie was immediately crushed flat, its brain exploding on the spot, its body falling to the ground, leaving only bloodstains on the door.