Chapter 257

"Don't come any closer!"0

Tao Mi'er quickly called out to stop them.0

She lowered her head, looking at her left thigh, her voice subdued.0

"I might have been bitten."0

Hearing this, Liu Tao felt as if he had been struck by a club.0

His expression was one of shock, and he asked uncertainly, "Was it that zombie rat from earlier?"0

Tao Mi'er nodded.0

Liu Tao's expression instantly looked worse than if he had been crying.0

"How could this happen..."0

Yun Xiaoxiao furrowed her brows.0

In truth, there had always been a knot in her heart.0

That knot was Feng Xiaoshi.0

Feng Xiaoshi's death had made her reluctant to form new bonds with others.0

Because if she formed attachments and emotions, and the other person suddenly died, it would inevitably bring her some sadness.0

Even though it wasn't her fault.0

Later, she established a base and recruited people.0

That was because the system had offered too many rewards.0

The number of people could be exchanged for points, and those points could be used to improve the base.0

Moreover, reaching full intimacy could reward her with new abilities.0

With so many benefits, she naturally couldn't refuse.0

Recruiting people meant food and drink were essential.0

Developing ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‍production had to be put on the agenda.0

Since upgrading the base required cores and points, recruiting more people and selling supplies externally became necessary.0

That, in turn, required further development of production.0

It was like an endless cycle.0

But she didn’t recruit people solely for points, new abilities, or base upgrades, disregarding their lives.0

On the contrary, she felt that since they had chosen to follow her, she couldn’t guarantee their survival completely, but she wouldn’t skimp on necessary safety measures.0

So before heading to the Western Base, she exchanged several sets of combat suits.0

She gave them to Tao Mi'er and the others.0

Those combat suits could withstand bites from level three and below zombies.0

The zombie rats, though numerous, were not high-level, at most level one peak.0

In theory, even if Tao Mi'er had been bitten, it shouldn’t have harmed her.0

"Mi'er, come here for a moment," she called out.0

Tao Mi'er looked at her, puzzled, but then shook her head.0

"No, it's better not. If I turn into a zombie later, I might hurt you."0

"Who said you’d turn into a zombie?" Yun Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow.0

Seeing Tao Mi'er stunned, she pointed at her body.0

"Before leaving Yun City, didn’t I give each of you a set of close-fitting clothes?0

Those can withstand bites from level three and below zombies.0

The zombie rats earlier weren’t strong, so even if you were bitten, as long as it wasn’t the same spot being gnawed on for half an hour, you should be fine.0

I called you over to check your wound, so you can see for yourself.0

That way, you won’t be left alone overthinking."0

Hearing this, Tao Mi'er froze for a few seconds.0

Then she finally processed what Yun Xiaoxiao had said.0

In an instant, it was as if she had been thirsty for days and finally taken a sip of water—she came back to life.0

"Alright, I’m coming."0

She hurried over with Yun Xiaoxiao into a noodle shop that had already been cleared of zombies.0

"See? No wound."0

Yun Xiaoxiao pointed at the smooth, pale skin on the back of her thigh and smiled.0

Tao Mi'er let out a sigh of relief, her face lighting up with joy.0

"There really isn’t one!"0

She had clearly felt the pain earlier.0

It seemed the combat suit had indeed done its job.0

"That combat suit is so useful!"0

At that moment, she was infinitely grateful to Yun Xiaoxiao for giving her such a precious set of clothing.0

She almost wanted to pick Yun Xiaoxiao up and kiss her.0

Hearing her thoughts, Yun Xiaoxiao quickly took a few steps back.0

No!0

She didn’t like getting other people’s saliva on her!0

Once they realized it was a false alarm, everyone relaxed.0

"Why are you crying?"0

Tao Mi'er frowned at Liu Tao.0

Liu Tao hurriedly wiped the tears that had welled up in the corners of his eyes and defended himself, "I’m not crying. There was just some wind earlier, and sand got into my eyes."0

"Oh~ sand in the eyes~"0

As soon as Liu Tao finished speaking, Nie Yizhou teased him.0

He dragged out his words and leaned close to Xiao Feng, pointing at his own eyes.0

"Little Feng, I’ve got sand in my eyes too. Take a look, am I crying?"0

Xiao Feng rolled his eyes at him. "I don’t see any sand, but there’s a rock. Want me to dig it out for you?"0

"Heh... heh, no need for that."0

Nie Yizhou quickly took several steps back, putting distance between himself and Xiao Feng.0

With his antics, Liu Tao’s ears turned red.0

But Tao Mi'er seemed oblivious and instead turned her attention to the ice wall.0

"Look, the zombies are about to climb over!"0

Everyone turned to see one of the zombies leaping down from the ice wall, claws bared.0

Lu Chen was the first to act, smashing its head open.0

"Everyone, fall back!"0

Yun Xiaoxiao called out, then dispelled the ice wall.0

In an instant, countless zombies came crashing down to the ground.0

They piled on top of each other, forming a wall of zombies.0

As soon as they hit the ground, they scrambled to their feet.0

With gaping, bloody mouths, they howled and stumbled forward, charging at Yun Xiaoxiao and the others.0

Two or three zombies were knocked down by the sheer force of the others and were trampled repeatedly by the following horde, their heads eventually crushed.0

The scene was truly gruesome.0

Yun Xiaoxiao focused on the approaching zombies, quickly launching her attacks.0

But in the next moment, a few unusual zombies appeared in her line of sight.0

They were stepping on the heads of other zombies, moving on all fours like animals, their speed astonishing!0n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

In the blink of an eye, they had darted from the back of the horde to the front.0

They weren’t wearing clothes, but their bodies were covered in scales.0

Their nails were longer and sharper than those of ordinary zombies, and they were all black.0

Lei Ming immediately struck one with lightning.0

Although it was hit, the zombie only let out a couple of agonized screams before quickly getting back up and launching another attack.0

Meanwhile, a few other zombies nearby were caught in the lightning and died.0

Yun Xiaoxiao and the others exchanged glances.0

These zombies couldn’t be killed by lightning!0

Yun Xiaoxiao quickly summoned another ice wall to block the rest of the zombies.0

But these scaled zombies were not only fast but also had incredible jumping ability. They quickly made their way over from the rooftops on either side.0

A rough count showed there were about eleven or twelve of them.0

Since these zombies were practically invulnerable, even attacking their heads had no effect.0

The battle quickly reached a stalemate.0

Only Ling Jing managed to take down two using his mental attacks.0

But this also drained a lot of his energy.0

Yun Xiaoxiao clearly noticed that his stamina seemed to be faltering.0

Over on the other side, Tao Mi'er and Liu Tao were also struggling to hold on.0

She knew they couldn’t keep this up for much longer!0

She stared at the two scaled zombies in front of her, her gaze sharp and determined.0

They had to find these zombies’ weakness, and fast!0