The agile figure that leaped onto the towering back of the Zombie King was none other than Xia Leng!
Since they couldn't break through the Zombie King's defenses, Xia Leng decided to aim directly for its vital point. He refused to believe that this monster had armor even over its eyes!
After landing on the Zombie King's back, Xia Leng immediately launched a direct attack, gripping his bone dagger tightly and aiming straight for its purple right eye!
Bang!!!
However, the sensation of the dagger's tip meeting its target was not soft at all.
The Zombie King managed to close its eye rapidly before the dagger could penetrate its pupil. Its eyelid was just as tough, effectively blocking the dagger's strike!
Seeing this attack fail, Xia Leng wasted no time and quickly moved away from the seemingly invincible Zombie King, dodging out of range before it could swipe its sharp bone claws at him!
At that moment, Xia Leng, with his keen perception, noticed that when the Zombie King swiped its claws at its own back, it left several shallow scratches. Could it be that only its own claws could break through its natural armor?
Roar!!!
The Zombie King, enraged by Xia Leng's failed attack, let out a furious roar, its anger as intense as that of an enraged silverback gorilla!
"Get your men to attack its eyes with weapons, don't let it call other zombies!" Xia Leng shouted to Gilbert, then began evading the Zombie King's frenzied assaults!
However, Gilbert and the remaining three mercenaries had no chance to target its eyes.
It seemed that the Zombie King had anticipated their next move—aiming for its eyes—and kept its eyes tightly shut throughout, using only its hearing and sense of smell to attack the group!
Despite Gilbert's skilled marksmanship, he couldn't inflict significant harm on the beast. In hindsight, he should have brought armor-piercing rounds to the fortress. It was his own fault for underestimating these undead creatures…
Bang, bang, bang!!!
The intense gunfire was overshadowed by the Zombie King's roar, and the dense rounds that struck its tough armor only sparked and fell uselessly to the ground, causing no harm and only further enraging the creature.
Now, the Zombie King seemed especially interested in Xia Leng, relentlessly pursuing him and tearing apart all the office desks and chairs in its path!
However, due to the speed difference, it never managed to touch a hair on Xia Leng.
Suddenly, the Zombie King abandoned its pursuit of the agile human and grabbed a broken desk, hurling it at the mercenary who had been shooting at it from the side!
Bang!!
The mercenary was caught off guard as the desk, like a cannonball, smashed into him, and he fell dazed to the ground.
As he regained his senses, he saw the Zombie King closing in on him, and he could only watch helplessly as its sharp bone claws reached for him!
Then, everyone watched in horror as the mercenary's body was easily cut into neat pieces by the beast…
In less than two minutes, five of the ten people had been killed by the Zombie King…
And this beast even understood the tactic of feinting!
Now, only the severely injured Philip, the wounded Gilbert, two expendable mercenaries, and Xia Leng—who was temporarily unharmed—remained to face this seemingly indestructible zombie lord!
"Damn it, are we all going to die here today…"
Gilbert's injured arm, having been in use during the intense fight, felt the pain as the effects of the painkillers wore off.
The sharp pain distracted him and caused him to accidentally step on a broken chair, crashing to the ground!
At the same time, the Zombie King noticed the fallen human and immediately lunged at him with its claws!
The mercenary captain, who had accomplished many feats for Komodo Company, met his end here…
Gilbert saw the Zombie King charging towards him up close, realizing it was too late to get up and escape. With resignation and unwillingness, he closed his eyes, awaiting the monster's claws to pierce his body…
One second passed.
Two seconds passed.
Three seconds…
He was still alive?!
Gilbert, astonished that his expected death hadn't arrived, opened his eyes in surprise!
He saw Captain Philip, who had somehow risen from the ground, clinging desperately to the Zombie King's massive legs, causing both enormous bodies to topple a few meters away from him!
But Philip had been severely injured by the Zombie King's earlier attack, with his ribs almost entirely shattered and penetrating his organs. How could he have the strength to save Gilbert?!
Gilbert finally understood when he saw the bloodshot eyes of Philip, who was almost like a zombie himself.
Philip must have used an adrenaline shot to temporarily boost his abilities!
Komodo Company's research department had developed an EPC-3 adrenaline booster that significantly enhances physical capabilities for a short time, allowing even an ordinary drifter to achieve the strength of a low-level survivor and greatly increase their combat drive!
However, as the stimulant was still in the experimental stage, its aftereffects were equally severe.
Once the enhancement wore off, the user would lose all mobility and suffer severe internal damage, with potential fatal consequences.
Thus, this drug was intended to be used only when one was ready to fight to the death…
And now, Captain Philip had adopted this mindset!
His muscles had swelled nearly a third due to the drug, and his veins had burst, saturating him with his own blood!
Philip's eyes were bloodshot as he clung to the Zombie King's legs, and he roared at the stunned Gilbert, "Gilbert! What are you waiting for?! Finish this bastard off!!!"
The Zombie King roared in rage and began to struggle wildly, its powerful legs stomping relentlessly on Philip, who held onto its legs, creating more sounds of bone cracking!
Gilbert snapped back to reality, raised his weapon, and began firing furiously at the Zombie King's face!
Ahh!!
His anguished roar was a tribute to Philip, a comrade of many years!
Though Philip appeared rough and unfeeling, he would protect his brothers and subordinates with unspoken actions. The scars under his clothes were proof of times he had risked his life to save his men.
Thus, despite Philip's volatile nature, many were willing to follow him to the death.
However, this time, Philip might face a complete demise, using the last of the adrenaline-enhanced strength to protect Gilbert!
In the end, being a good person in the apocalyptic world often led to little reward…
The bullets Gilbert fired continued to fail in inflicting significant damage to the Zombie King.
Philip, meanwhile, was growing increasingly disoriented from the relentless stomping.
Roar!!
Finally, the Zombie King let out a furious roar, raising its arm and stabbing a one-meter-long bone blade deep into Philip's broad back…