Even though Zayn and his friends were ready to face the high-rank zombies, luckily, only one came.
"Red devil is approaching fast. He seems angry and wants to tear us apart. Be careful because that monster is very agile and tough!" Frankie shouted.
"Aiyoo! Come here, monster. We will slaughter you!" Alex shouted and gripped his rifle with both hands.
*Crackle*
The high-rank zombie climbed up the pillar like a nimble gecko and arrived at the flyover in seconds.
"Fire!" Zayn pulled the trigger and his minigun fired at fifty rounds per second.
*Bam* *Bam* *Bam* *Bam*
Alex, Frankie, and Arnold also started shooting. They immediately bombarded the high-rank zombie without giving the slightest pause in between.
However, the red devil's shield-like skin around its arms and legs was hard to penetrate.
"Grr!" The high-rank zombie gritted its sawtooth while crossing its arms over its head.
"His legs and arms are bulletproof. Aim for its head. That's the only weakness!" Arnold exclaimed as he realized all their shots had failed.
"Aiyoo, let's see how this baby pierces that monster's armored limbs." Alex changed his weapon to the anti-tank rifle.
*Bam!* *Bam!* *Bam!*
The anti-tank rifle started to fire, the high-rank zombie's steel-like skin cracked, and the green blood gushed out.
*Splat* *Splat*
Green blood splattered when the steel skin was successfully penetrated.
"Frankie, destroy that monster's steel skin with your sniper!" Alex shouted.
*Bang!*
Frankie didn't answer, but he shot straight at the high-rank zombie's left arm, where Alex was aiming.
"Gra!" The red devil roared and moved unbelievably agile. Its fury increased drastically, and he neglected its defense for speed.
Its blood-red eyes scanned its four prey and found that a certain human radiated the obvious fear. The red devil dodged almost all the bullets with its super zombie speed and immediately lunged at the weakest prey.
"Shit, I missed." Frankie clicked his tongue.
Time seemed to tick so slowly. The red devil changed its movement pattern, dodged all the bullets as if it could see the bullet's trajectory, and then suddenly charged toward Arnold.
Zayn saw everything clearly, but his body couldn't match the will of his brain. He widened his eyes as the monster's sharp claws were aimed at Arnold.
"I won't allow it!" Zayn shouted and spun around once. He threw his minigun between the monster and Arnold.
Arnold seemed to see death would come to him soon. Maybe, he will meet Sam after this, but he really can't stand seeing Sam's sacrifice end in vain.
*Clang*
The red devil's claw pierced the flying minigun and got stuck there, and someone suddenly pushed Arnold aside.
"Keep attacking, Arnold!" Zayn shouted and pulled his gun.
*Clang*
Zayn's close-range shot hit the red devil's nose, but the bullet stuck there instead of injuring its target.
*Bang!* *Bang!*
Alex and Frankie bombarded the red devil with their high-penetrating weapons.
"Ordinary bullets aren't strong enough. Zayn, back off! Take the sniper and assist us!" Alex shouted.
"!!!" Zayn realized the red devil couldn't move while defending from the onslaught. He immediately stopped his fire and rushed to grab a sniper rifle.
He then ran towards the red devil's back and opened fire.
*Bang!* *Bang!* *Clang!*
Zayn shot to the same spot and managed to penetrate the red devil's back.
"Roar!" The red devil roared in pain. However, it suddenly spun around and lunged at the prey on its back.
Zayn widened his eyes in shock as he realized the monster's blood-red gaze was only fixed on him. That monster ignored the bombardment that rained down on its back. The green blood was splattering because its defenses had been breached.
It was as if the monster would kill Zayn even if it had to die in that second.
*Swoosh*
Zayn realized that he couldn't keep up with that monster's speed.
Yet, he managed to avoid the deadly claw in time by betting to move as fast as possible to the left. The red devil's claw only scratched his bulletproof suit and split his sniper rifle in two.
At that moment, Zayn was extraordinarily close to that high-rank zombie. He immediately drew his military knife to aim at the zombie's head. He channelled all the spiritual power he had in that one strike.
*Stab*
A blue aura enveloped that knife and stabbed right into the red devil's forehead. Unfortunately, its skull is unbelievably hard, and Zayn's knife is just stuck there.
"Roar!" The red devil roared in pain and held his head. It suddenly spun around and whipped its tail to its prey.
"Ghak!" Zayn received a fatal blow and spat out a mouthful of blood. He was bounced a few meters back. Yet, he still shouted to his friends. "Aim for the knife in his head!"
*Bang!* *Bang!*
Two consecutive sniper fires were fired, hitting the red devil's head where Zayn's knife was stuck.
*Splat* *Thud*
The red devil fell like a broken doll, and a fountain of green blood shot out of its head, creating a small puddle on the road.
The battle ended in just a matter of minutes. However, it got everyone's adrenaline pumping. They were almost killed if that red devil managed to break their bombardment with an impressive speed attack.
"We won? We killed the high-rank devil, right? You see that, Sam? Hahaha, we killed the red devil! We can do it!" Arnold slumped to the ground and laughed at the sky.
"Zayn, are you all right?" Alex rushed to take Zayn away from the red devil.
"Good job, Zayn. We were saved by you." Frankie tapped Zayn on the shoulder.
"Hee-hee..." Zayn just smiled weakly while holding his chest. He felt that his ribs were broken because of that tail whip.
"..." Frankie pointed his sniper rifle at the red devil's head and fired a few more shots. He made sure to kill that monster by destroying its brain, and he could only calm down after that.
"Cough!" Zayn spat out another mouthful of blood.
"Oh, God. You have internal injuries, Zayn. Did you break your bone? Seriously, we must seek medical attention immediately." Alex felt a little panicked. He racked his brains, but Zayn was the only one available. When the only doctor was injured, who could provide help?
"It's okay, Alex. I only suffered minor injuries. The only blood that came out was dirty blood from an ordinary internal wound. This bulletproof suit saved me from a fatal internal wound." Zayn tried to reassure his friend.
The four of them then took a breath for some time on the flyover. The red devil was already a corpse, and Zayn wanted to pick up some sauce from that high-rank zombie.
"Alex, please help me up. Frankie, Arnold, help me collect some samples of that high-rank zombie." Zayn tried to stand up, and Alex immediately helped him.
"What do you want to do with that rank-four zombie?" Frankie raised his eyebrows.
"This is our first time killing rank four zombies. I'll probably find out something later during my next research. Zombies mutate so fast, and they have unusual super abilities. To remember that they were once humans are hard to believe." Zayn sighed.
"Virus X is so mysterious and dangerous. Suppose Lab X's research project was successful and didn't create this apocalypse. In that case, we might already have some superheroes like superman and spiderman." Alex muttered under his breath.
Zayn then collected some samples from the red devil's body. It was a precious test subject, and he kept the samples in dozens of vials for him to research later. He then sealed those vials in a steel box and locked it.
"If only we also mutated like superhumans, those zombies are no longer a threat. Unfortunately, this superpower privilege only applies to zombies." Arnold sighed. He also wants to know the big secret in Lab X, but it's very hard to find. They also don't have a map.
*Swoosh*
Rumbling sounds could be heard from the sky in the distance. The sound of jet engines from several fighter jets could be seen flying in the sky of the neighboring city.
Zayn and his friend immediately looked toward the sky.
*Boom!* *Boom!* *Boom!*
Three fighter jets dropped several booms, blowing several buildings into rubble. However, a white thing suddenly flew from the ground to the sky.
*Boom!*
All of the fighter jets exploded like smoky red fireworks.
"What just happened?"
"What in the world?"
The question just came out as if they couldn't believe what they had just seen.