Chapter 85: Chapter 80: Beset on All Sides

“Brother Su, I’ll go deal with the zombies!”

Lu Yubo saw Tan Huajun lying on the ground with her eyes rolled back, probably needing a moment to recover. He grabbed the food sampler and strode towards the zombies, looking every bit like someone ready to give his all.

“Xiaoshan, you take care of Old Tan! Xinyu, are you hurt?”

Zhang Su picked up the large caliper that belonged to Tan Huajun from the ground and headed towards the zombies, asking along the way.

Zheng Xinyu hefted her baseball bat and followed Zhang Su, shaking her head and saying, “I’m tough, don’t worry!”

Four zombies, but not coming all at once. Zhang Su and the others easily dealt with them, while Lu Yubo, using the food sampler for the first time, managed to kill two in a single breath!

Lu Yubo’s face was full of excitement. He swung the food sampler in his hand, saying, “Brother Su, this thing is amazing!”

Just now, he felt like he only gently pushed forward, and the food sampler smoothly pierced through the zombie’s eye socket into its brain, and the zombie fell lifelessly to the ground. The killing efficiency was simply phenomenal!

He felt that if it came to a one-man defense situation, killing a hundred zombies would not be a problem.

“Stop swinging that! It’s covered in blood, clean it up and store it properly!”

Zhang Su instructed, turning back to see Tan Huajun already standing up with Zhong Xiaoshan’s support, her face pale, with drool at the corner of her mouth, but she could still walk and move her limbs without any issues.

“I’ve already seasoned your weapon for you, it’s really useful!”

Saying this, he handed the heavy caliper to Tan Huajun.

Tan Huajun accepted the blood-stained and sticky caliper, her expression complex as she thanked him.

“Old Tan, once you get over this wall, you’re truly entering a new world. Don’t harbor any wishful thinking, and don’t indulge in unrealistic mercy. You might have no plans, but you must follow orders, understand?”

Zhang Su said seriously, still unsure if he could successfully incorporate her into the team, so he didn’t use the [Insight Label] on Tan Huajun, knowing very little about her, he took extra time to explain.

Tan Huajun seriously nodded, her bun hair humorously fluffing up as gray dust fell from her head.

Zhang Su, while picking up his bag and putting it on his back, examined the alley seriously. This alley usually wasn’t frequented by many people, surprisingly clean on its cobblestone path, with no other bodies besides the four zombies they had disposed of!

He pointed to the depths of the alley and said, “Head to the back door!”

He learned from Tan Huajun that the Phoenix International District has three entrances and exits. The main street gate allows vehicles, the side street gate only allows vehicles and pedestrians, and the back door adjoining other districts is pedestrian-only.

The group moved along the district’s wall quickly arriving at the end of the alley.

“Stop, stop, stop!”

Zhang Su spread his arms, calling softly.

Now, before the group lay a road barely wide enough for two cars, but the situation on this road was far worse than the alley!

A dozen or so zombies were wandering on the road towards the Phoenix International back door at the left, and the situation on the right side was no better; there were four or five zombies nearby, along with a patch of unknown use corrugated iron huts!

Meanwhile, opposite them was another district’s wall, and not far away was also a back door. However, due to the angle, they couldn’t see what was inside, but it seemed likely that zombies were present.

Zhang Su was well aware that if they went left to kill zombies, the zombies on the right would definitely be alerted, totaling up to about twenty zombies, which posed considerable pressure.

Even if they managed to use various techniques to deal with the zombies, they couldn’t ensure more wouldn’t be drawn during the process. If another batch came from the two districts, there would be no way out afterward!

“Brother Su, I’ll lead the charge!”

Lu Yubo, with his new gear, was brimming with confidence, volunteering to fight.

“No way! It’s too risky, we can’t be reckless.”

Zhang Su immediately stopped Lu Yubo, as the decision-makers shouldered the fate of the entire team, and couldn’t take uncalculated risks when there was a choice!

He explained his assessment to the group, and even Lu Yubo had to concede, realizing he hadn’t considered much, only thinking that with his powerful weapon, a few zombies weren’t worth mentioning.

“Climb the wall! Climbing the wall is the safest.”

Zhang Su pondered and decided on scaling the wall to enter the district.

“Climb, climb the wall?”

Tan Huajun wasn’t questioning the feasibility of the decision but doubting her own ability.

However, the situation offered no time for Tan Huajun to doubt!

Just then, three zombies wearing construction helmets suddenly emerged from the iron huts on the right side of the road, marking only the beginning, as twenty more quickly followed.

It turned out to be a temporary dwelling for construction workers!

As if sensing Zhang Su and the others crouched at the alley entrance discussing, the worker zombies headed straight toward them.

When Zhang Su saw this, his hair stood on end. He waved his hand and lowered his voice: “Run! The zombies are coming!”

The others instinctively followed Zhang Su’s gaze, seeing thirty or so worker zombies in work uniforms and helmets advancing rapidly with unrecognizable strides, full of pressure!

In a rush, the five of them dashed back to the alley.

Phoenix International’s wall was much lower than the gas station’s, only about two meters. People like Zhang Su and Lu Yubo could reach the edge on tiptoe, and the half-meter anti-climb spikes were merely decorative, unable to deter thieves.

Running about thirty meters into the alley, Zhang Su, amidst his pace, tossed his bag into the district regardless of the situation, took a running start, and effortlessly climbed the wall, looking inside to find, to his delight, far fewer zombies in the district compared to Sheng Qin International!

“Quick, get up here!”

The zombies were getting closer, driving everyone to unleash unprecedented potential, plus Zhang Su was already up helping the others. Soon, everyone but Tan Huajun was atop the wall.

With the worker zombies getting closer, Tan Huajun was now panic-stricken, but her plump body just wouldn’t allow an easy climb.

“Old Tan, push with your feet, hurry!”

Zhang Su knew that relying solely on Tan Huajun was hopeless. He and Lu Yubo each grabbed one of Tan Huajun’s arms, Zheng Xinyu, holding onto the anti-climb spikes, bent down to grasp Tan Huajun’s collar.

Awoo.

The zombies charged with their foul stench, reaching out, but ultimately their attempts were futile. They failed to grab onto Tan Huajun’s pants, leaving only scratch marks on the wall.

With Zhang Su and the others’ collective efforts, they finally managed to pull Tan Huajun onto the wall at the very last moment.

“You’re impossible, Old Tan! You need to lose weight! What are you, over two hundred pounds?”

Zhang Su grumbled, irritated.

Tan Huajun, pale-faced, looked at the zombies below, gasping, “No, not that heavy, one hundred—about one hundred sixty-seven, maybe I am wearing too much.”

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