The oncoming tide of zombies surged with an overwhelming force, trapping Xia Leng in the center of the road with no escape.
With the ferocious attack of the zombie horde, in less than five seconds, he would be completely submerged in a sea of rotting flesh!
But Xia Leng remained calm, despite the intense stench of decay and the deafening roars assaulting his senses.
Ordinary people would be terrified to madness or death in such an environment.
However, Xia Leng was different—he was no longer an ordinary person.
When he was sent to the orphanage, it was summer, and the boy's icy demeanor seemed to lower the temperature around him, leading to his name, Xia Leng.
Since merging with the Black Light Virus, Xia Leng's already cold and reclusive nature had become even more detached from normal humanity. All human emotions, including fear, were gradually being stripped from his mind.
Xia Leng surveyed the encircling zombie horde, his thoughts remaining clear and focused, his eyes scanning the surroundings like a calculator.
If the ground was a dead end, then he would go upwards!
Just as several zombies in the front leapt towards him, Xia Leng suddenly bent his knees and jumped nearly 5 meters into the air, grasping a rusty lamppost above, evading the zombies below!
But even against these wall-climbing zombies, he had to remain highly vigilant!
Climbing up, Xia Leng used the lamppost to leap onto a nearby shop sign a few meters away. In less than a second, the lamppost he had just climbed was toppled and submerged by the oncoming horde.
The zombies watched in awe as Xia Leng, nimble as Tarzan, darted across the closely connected billboards. Every step was secure on the next billboard, racing toward the exit.
The zombies, demonstrating their own "parkour" skills, scrambled up walls and chased after Xia Leng with sharp claws digging into the cement as if they were walking on solid ground.
Seeing these relentless zombies pursuing him, Xia Leng felt a great revulsion and an almost irresistible urge to devour them.
But reason prevailed, and he refrained from testing the power of the massive zombie horde with his own body.
As Xia Leng accelerated through the dense billboards, several zombies on the high-rise ahead broke through windows and leaped onto the billboards, attempting to intercept him.
Two mutated zombies in front shot out their long, barbed tongues at him to obstruct his path.
Xia Leng didn't slow down. As he charged forward, he swiftly drew a sharp dagger from his waist and slashed forward!
With a flash of cold light, the two long tongues were sliced into two, spewing thick green blood!
Before the mutated zombies could react, Xia Leng's powerful legs had already stomped on their exposed brains, leaping over their interception as they screamed in agony!
After a desperate dash between life and death, Xia Leng was now less than 50 meters from the sunlight at the exit!
In his eyes, the harsh ultraviolet sunlight that could cause severe skin damage seemed like a warm ray from heaven!
However, as anticipated, the exit was densely packed with zombies waiting for him, their hunger making their roars fill the entire street!
With both front and back blocked, and fewer billboards to land on as he approached the exit, Xia Leng had no choice but to drop to the ground and confront the blocking horde head-on!
When Xia Leng was about 30 meters from the zombie horde, he suddenly drew the "Peacekeeper" with four remaining bullets and began shooting into the air!
But the gunfire was completely drowned out by the roar of the zombies.
As Xia Leng fired the last bullet from the gun, the casing fell to the ground.
Boom!!
Suddenly! A loud explosion erupted above the zombie horde!
The zombies instinctively looked up to see a massive object falling towards them…
Crash!!
A gigantic billboard, covering half the street, crushed a large portion of the zombies, clearing a path!
It turned out that Xia Leng's shooting wasn't random but aimed at the four metal cables securing the billboard!
Due to the extreme temperature changes between day and night, the four cables had corroded and developed numerous holes, making them easy to shoot through.
Most importantly, Xia Leng maintained high-speed aiming and shooting throughout, hitting all four cables perfectly with his four bullets…
The accuracy of this shot, while sprinting, would even make a second-tier vision-enhanced apocalypse hunter sweat.
After shooting down the billboard and clearing a path, Xia Leng immediately jumped from the ten-meter height to the ground, rushing toward the gap created by the fallen zombies!
The zombies, now even more enraged, surged towards the opening, trying to block this audacious human who moved freely in their territory!
But as he neared the exit, Xia Leng no longer held back. He focused all his strength in his legs, accelerating once again!
Even the zombies' rapid attacks paled in comparison to his speed!
A closer look would reveal that every step Xia Leng took on the ground left a deep footprint in the cement, with dark red mist rapidly evaporating from the prints.
This was the Black Light Virus enhancing his speed!
Bang!!
Several zombies that had climbed onto the billboards and tried to claw at him were instantly blown away by the impact of his accelerated charge, their brittle bones shattering into pieces!
Others attempting to surround Xia Leng could only watch helplessly as the shadow sped by like a gust of wind!
Finally, at the peak of his leg strength, Xia Leng pushed off the edge of the billboard's metal frame with a final burst of energy!
He leaped over ten meters, and the metal frame he had just stood on collapsed under the tremendous force!
Amidst the pursuit of thousands of zombies, Xia Leng successfully broke out of the Dead Man's Street!
Standing safely under the sunlight, Xia Leng watched as the zombies on the edge of the shadows roared angrily at him.
His expression remained as cold as ever, even his breathing normal, as if everything that had just happened was merely a stroll among the zombies.
"Don't rush. I'll be back."
With that, Xia Leng walked forward without looking back, leaving amidst the thunderous roars of the zombies.