As the sound fell, a huge gray figure appeared in front of everyone. It was about three meters tall, with eight petal-like mouths, and its arms were gigantic red scythes, while its legs resembled an enlarged version of a muscular human body. "It's a first-tier speed-type mutated zombie the reaper! Attack!"
As the team captain, Don was furious. One of his comrades, whom he had been with day and night, sacrificed himself in front of him. He immediately raised his gun and started shooting. The rest of the soldiers were experienced veterans who had been through the battlefields of Chudu province. They all recognized this giant creature and lifted their fourteen guns to shoot frantically.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Muzzles spat out tongues of fire as bullets formed a dense barrage, relentlessly hitting the reaper. Although the bullets only penetrated halfway, they embedded themselves in its flesh, causing the reaper to howl in pain. Its developed legs stomped the ground as it swiftly dodged the bullet attacks.
"Don't let it escape!" Don roared, reaching for a grenade from his waist, biting off the safety pin, taking a step forward, and throwing it while shouting, "Take cover!" The soldiers immediately went prone.
The explosion resounded, accompanied by scorching waves that spread in all directions. The steel balls inside the grenade, fueled by a large amount of gunpowder, carried tremendous kinetic energy, surpassing the penetrating power of bullets. In such a confined space, even with its speed, the reaper couldn't evade the blast.
A scream. Numerous steel balls pierced the reaper's body. Instantly, thick blue blood oozed out of the bullet holes, leaving streaks of blue stains on its grayish-white skin. Feeling injured, the reaper didn't dare to rush in and turned its head to look at the entrance of a nearby supermarket, directly rushing inside. "Chase after it!"
Don was the first to get up. Seeing the reaper trying to escape, he immediately pursued it, with the rest of the soldiers following closely. Walmart Supermarket had a large area, and most of the shelves were around four meters high. The three-meter-tall reaper hid inside, making it difficult to spot its presence.
Seeing the situation, Don said, "Eldon, take your team and search to the left!"
"Yes, Captain!" Eldon responded decisively, and with a wave of his hand, four teammates followed him.
"Glen, take your team and search to the right."
"Yes, Captain!" Glen led three soldiers and headed to the right.
"The rest of the team, follow me and search in the 12 o'clock direction!"
"Yes, Captain." The fourteen soldiers immediately divided into three groups and surrounded the area from all directions.
Before long, a scream followed by gunshots echoed. "It's Eldon's team!" Don immediately locked the direction and rushed over.
As expected, after passing through several shelves, Don saw the reaper confronting Eldon's team, and one soldier was already severely injured, on the brink of death.
"Eldon, be careful!" Don shouted immediately. Before Eldon could react, the gray scythe pierced through his chest. Blood spilled from Eldon's mouth as he stared at his chest in disbelief, trying to speak but unable to produce any sound. His eyes turned gray, and his limbs drooped down.
"Eldon!" Another soldier died, this time it was their squad leader. Don was filled with uncontrollable anger and quickly raised his gun to shoot.
Seemingly adapting to the bullet attacks, the Reaper let out a howl, leaped into the air, and transformed into a blur in front of everyone. It swung its scythe towards the next soldier. Another soldier fell, followed by the fourth comrade. Don's eyes widened, bloodshot veins covering his eyeballs. Unable to contain his rage any longer, he charged forward.
The submachine gun in Don's hand continuously spat out flames, but the hits on the Reaper had no effect. On the other hand, as Don approached the creature, it suddenly changed direction and swung its scythe towards him.
"Not good!" Sensing the gust of wind, Don realized the danger but couldn't react in time due to the monster's speed. The sound of a blade piercing through flesh came, and his face seemed to be splashed with something wet, accompanied by a salty, metallic smell. Don faintly grasped what had happened, painfully turned his head, and discovered that a soldier had taken the attack meant for him.
"Howie... ." Don's voice trembled, his eyes filled with tears.
Warrior named Howie endured the intense pain and struggled to say, " Captain... , run... run!"
Understanding the situation, Don immediately shouted, "Retreat, everyone retreat!" The remaining eleven soldiers quickly withdrew, and with a deep look at Howie, Don ran towards the exit of the supermarket, tears streaming down his face.
As soon as the soldiers exited the supermarket, an explosion erupted. Don's body trembled, and he immediately signaled the soldiers to evacuate towards the military vehicle in the square. He knew that relying solely on their firepower, they had no chance of killing the Reaper....
"This should be the right path." Anthony tried hard to recall the route to Walmart supermarket. He remembered walking one mile south from the intersection of Yanghe West Road and Sunshine Supermarket, then crossing Linzhou Avenue and passing through Tongren Bridge, then walking one kilometer through the pedestrian street, and they would arrive. But now, the buildings along the road didn't seem right.
Just as he stopped to search for directions, he suddenly heard an explosion. "What was that sound?" Anthony frowned, then leaned against a landscape tree to look in the direction of the explosion. Fifty meters ahead, zombies were moving southward, and occasional gunfire could be heard from a distance.
"Gunshots? Could it be the military?" Anthony's frown deepened. He didn't have any aversion to these people; on the contrary, he admired them. They fought fearlessly against the zombies to protect the civilians in the survivor base they had established in Chudu Province. However, Anthony had his own things to take care of and didn't want to be constrained. Nevertheless, he decided to catch up and see what was happening. Holding tightly onto his Tang sword, Anthony cautiously approached the wall. Occasionally, a zombie would charge at him, only to be slain with a single strike.
After walking about a kilometer and eliminating around a hundred crystalized zombies, Anthony spotted three figures engaged in a battle up ahead. They wore camouflage uniforms, taking cover behind a military green jeep. In front of them was a Tier 1 Speed-type mutant. Seeing this, Anthony couldn't help but worry for the three individuals. Three ordinary humans armed with guns against a Tier 1 Speed-type mutant? It seemed like a sure defeat.
"Should I go and help?" Anthony pondered. To be honest, he didn't want to engage with these people at the moment. However, based on the information released by the military recently, it was possible that they were a search and rescue team sent from the survivor base in Chudu Province. Weighing the pros and cons, Anthony decided to intervene. He wanted to inquire about the situation in Chudu Province from these individuals.