Zhang Tiandao's last words made other people in the car come back to their senses and look out the window.
The surging zombies continued to move in the same direction, and that direction... was the water plant in the distance.
Looking from the angle of the RV, everyone saw the black mutated sparrows continuously blocking the zombie army outside the circle.
But now, it's different from before.
The circle began to shrink inward, and more bodies piled up!
In the original zombie army, there were one or two mutant zombies out of about a thousand ordinary zombies. Now, there is one mutant zombie out of almost a hundred zombies!
Under everyone's gaze, a group of mutated sparrows in the waterworks frantically attacked the zombie army trying to enter the "forbidden land".
Zombies have also made corresponding changes.
Ordinary zombies would just charge forward, but many mutant zombies would leave the large group and either go around and act alone or rush in in groups.
There is a mastermind behind them, trying to break through here.
However, the zombies still failed to break through the defense line!
Because these mutated sparrows are not vegetarians!
Facing the zombie army, they carried out suicide attacks or attacked in groups, and stopped the zombies in a daze!
But at this time, Tang Jiumin and others also slowly discovered that these mutant sparrows were not invincible.
Whenever mutant sparrows attack muscular zombies with strong defenses or other mutant zombies, they will also suffer losses.
At this time, there were not only zombie corpses on the ground, but also more and more mutated sparrow corpses.
This is normal.
After all, mutant sparrows are always flesh, and no matter how strong they are, there is a limit. If they continuously peck at zombies, they will inevitably be killed and injured, turning into a ball of rotten meat and falling to the ground.
There was a sea of corpses and black blood everywhere, and the air was filled with the disgusting smell of blood.
Not long after, the zombie army advanced about a hundred meters toward the water plant. In other words, they narrowed the circular "forbidden zone" by a hundred meters.
In the RV, Tang Jiumin finally opened his sleepy eyes. He immediately looked at E Sihui next to him and nodded.
E Sihui understood instantly. He had already received Tang Jiumin's instructions on the entire plan in advance, and he understood that it was time for him to come in handy.
So E Sihui moved his arm, turned on the handbrake, put the car into gear, and drove forward!
The RV moved forward at a slow pace.
It was undoubtedly difficult to move among so many bodies, but luckily they were traveling in an RV. The huge wheels rolled over the bodies below, and they were able to get closer and closer.
The RV was moving very slowly, but it was getting closer and closer to the defense line, which was the invisible line of defense that was attacked by the mutated sparrows.
During this process, the RV was surrounded by zombies moving towards the water plant, which made people feel numb at the sight.
E Sihui is not as calm as he appears on the surface.
His knuckles holding the steering wheel turned white, but he never caused the RV's route to deviate.
Others were watching this scene quietly, holding their breath and being extremely nervous.
As long as the zombies change their targets, everyone will die here.
...Except Tang Jiumin.
The man calmly watched the RV getting closer and closer to the "forbidden zone" defense line, and as he watched the water plant get closer and closer, he suddenly smiled.
He wasn't worried about zombies. The closer he got to the waterworks, the less zombies would care about them.
Although I don’t know what’s inside the water plant, I’m sure it’s definitely a…
A huge treasure.
The closer you get to the waterworks, the more bodies there are on the ground and the greater the resistance the RV encounters. Logically speaking, the RV will move slower, but in fact...
The RV was carried by the wave of zombies. Although the vehicle itself lacked power, it was pushed forward by external forces without slowing down at all.
I don’t know how long it took, maybe an hour or two?
Finally, the RV followed the zombie army and continued to approach the depths of the water plant.
Slowly, Tang Jiumin and others discovered that something was not quite right on the ground.
In particular, the three people with high perception, Tang Jiumin, Liu Ziyun, and Cheng Zhi, looked at the faint, blood-like traces on the ground and couldn't help but look at each other.
They were right.
Bloodstains?
It's not like that. After all, there are people here all the way. What kind of creature can shed so much blood?
The doubts in several people's hearts did not last long.
Because when we arrived at the waterworks, there were more and more blood-like things, and there was even a thick layer on the ground. It didn't look like blood, but like moss grown from flesh and blood.
When Tang Jiumin saw this scene, he subconsciously raised his head and looked forward.
The lake is getting closer and closer, and there is almost no need to worry about it. The fleshy moss on the ground is related to the lake.
Soon, everyone got closer to the lake and discovered that the lake they had seen before was actually a huge reservoir being built by the water plant.
But now, the deep pit of the reservoir is full of viscous liquid. It's not blood, but a fleshy liquid, very scary and weird.
The zombie army did not stop and kept approaching the direction of the pit.
"E Sihui, stop."
Suddenly, Tang Jiumin ordered E Sihui next to him to stop, with an unusually solemn look on his face.
He noticed that from that direction, there was a sense of crisis that made him feel very palpitated.
"Understood." E Sihui immediately stepped on the brakes, pulled up the handbrake, and brought the RV to a smooth stop.
At this time, the zombies in the front row were already approaching the pit. Because it was filled with liquid, Tang Jiumin and others saw it as a small lake when looking at it from a distance.
Everyone watched this scene extremely nervously.
No one knows why the zombie army is here.
Just as a group of people were making various guesses, a series of blisters appeared on the fleshy water surface of the deep pit. Before they could react, a huge water column rose into the sky from inside.
Crash--
When the water splash subsided, a soft-bodied creature that looked like an octopus floated in the lake.
However, this is an enhanced version of Octopus.
There is a disgusting, tumor-like thing hanging on the octopus's head.
It has four eyes on its face, located in four directions, and its tentacles are so many that they are intertwined.
There was a commotion in the RV.
"Is this the mastermind behind the water plant?" Chen Min asked uncertainly, full of doubts.
Before anyone else could answer, the mutant octopus made a new move.
As soon as it emerged from the water, it waved its tentacles and knocked away a bunch of zombies next to it.
What's more, the tentacles accurately swept away some zombies and dragged them to its bloody mouth.
The mutated octopus swallowed the zombie's mouth and kept chewing it, making squeaking sounds, while the other mouths let out bursts of howls, piercing and sharp sounds that made people's scalp numb.
After Tang Jiumin saw it, his eyes flashed.
There is no doubt that the mutated octopus is deterring the zombies.
This monster is so deformed that it has more than one mouth.
While everyone was observing, the octopus's weird howling continued, as if it wanted to frighten the zombies around it.
But to put it bluntly, its howl is not a sonic attack and does no real damage.
"Roar!"
"Roar!!!"
The zombies roared back and rushed towards the mutant octopus!
Tang Jiumin and the others temporarily witnessed the battle between the two sides as bystanders!
The mutated octopus is extremely ferocious.
At the beginning, zombies swarmed towards the giant mutated octopus, but before they really got close to each other, they were overwhelmed by the overwhelming thick tentacles.
The extremely flexible tentacles of the mutant octopus can quickly repel the zombies every time. No matter ordinary zombies or mutant zombies, no one is spared.
At this time, the palm evolved into a hook-shaped agile zombie, rushing from a pile of zombies and heading straight for the mutated octopus!
Facing this agile mutant zombie, Octopus drew out a tentacle and struck it hard at the zombie like lightning!
Can you hide away?
sure.
The agile mutant zombie suddenly changed direction and accelerated. The moment the tentacle was about to hit it, its entire body tilted backwards, barely able to pass the tentacle.
Dodged!
In this way, the mutant zombies are one step closer to the mutant octopus, and are finally about to reach the octopus!
However……
The originally uneven water surface stirred up countless waves again!
The mutant octopus pulled out more tentacles from the water, and four or five tentacles attacked the mutant zombies together. They even blocked it from different directions, making it impossible for the mutant zombies to escape!
The next second, the mutated zombie dodged the first few tentacles, but was hit in the head by the last tentacle, turning it into a pulp on the spot.
But at the last moment, all its sharp claws caught the octopus, and a large piece of flesh was cut out from the latter's body, and fell to the ground with a clatter.
Seeing this, Liu Ziyun and Tang Jiumin couldn't help but raise their eyebrows, and they had a rough judgment on the strength of both sides.
Although the mutated octopus is terrifying, it will also be injured when faced with a tactical attack by a sea of zombies...
Looks like it'll just take a while...
No, that's not right!
Suddenly, Tang Jiumin, Liu Ziyun, and others stared at the injured part of the mutated octopus with wide eyes.
The area that had just been attacked by the zombies was slowly healing at a speed visible to the naked eye when Octopus turned around to deal with the other zombies.
When the mutated octopus turned around completely, the wound was completely healed!
The entire recovery process only takes three to two seconds!
"Why did you recover so quickly..." Zhang Tiandao let out a low cry.
Next to them, Tang Jiumin and Liu Ziyun looked at the lake almost at the same time.
They hadn't noticed any difference before, but in the few seconds just now, they clearly discovered that the mutated octopus was constantly absorbing the flesh-like layer of coagulated fat in the water.
The reason why the lake is blood red is that the surface is covered with a layer of flesh-like liquid, which is less dense than water and all floats on the water.
Liu Ziyun couldn't help but say, "Tang Jiumin, do you know what this is?"
Tang Jiumin shook his head, but he said, "Although it's not clear...but the situation now is very clear. This monster has been occupying the lake for this layer of flesh-like liquid, or...condensed fat."
"It can speed up recovery when injured, and it can also be used to strengthen itself in all likelihood. Therefore, the monster is reluctant to leave here."
Tang Jiumin looked away from the water and looked up at the head of the mutated octopus.
In fact, the most terrifying and ugly thing about this monster, apart from the dense tentacles, are the two large squirming tumors on its head.
Hiss...something's wrong.
Tang Jiumin frowned slightly. When he stared at the sarcoma, he found a very uncomfortable feeling in his mind, as if his spirit had been affected.
illusion?
No, it’s sarcoma!
As time passed, Tang Jiumin suddenly fell into a trance, and at this moment, an invisible voice ordered him to attack those zombies!
He suddenly came back to his senses, immediately looked away, and broke into a cold sweat!
Almost got there.
That thing is a big problem.
"Tang Jiumin, do you feel it? There's something wrong with those two sarcomas. I just wanted to attack the zombies!" At this time, he heard Liu Ziyun speak in a low voice.
"That's right!" Tang Jiumin nodded, "It seems that this is the key to controlling the mutated sparrows. Maybe the layer of things in the water is the source of evolution for living things, but it is different from the evolution of zombies."
"However." Tang Jiumin quickly glanced at the two sarcomas and looked away, "This kind of evolution is nothing compared to the evolutionary mutation of zombies."
His words made a group of people deeply agree.
"What should we do?" Liu Ziyun quickly asked the next question, which in his opinion was also the most important question.
"Maybe..." Tang Jiumin frowned as he looked at the two fighting parties.
Facing the crowds of zombies, no matter how strong the mutant octopus is alone, it can only defend itself.
The surrounding zombies were unable to approach it for a while, but until the end of the stalemate, the one who couldn't hold on was probably the mutated octopus.
Thinking of this, Tang Jiumin shook his head and didn't hold out much hope.
When Liu Ziyun saw Tang Jiumin shaking his head, he said with some disappointment:
"I remember it was mentioned in the last trial that if you defeat this BOSS, you should be able to get the mutation crystal, which will be of great help to your growth."
"This should be the treasure you mentioned."
"But I don't quite understand. It's just a mutated crystal. Is it worth taking such a big risk?"
"How about we go back? There is only one monster like this. As for the flesh and blood that can evolve..."
Liu Ziyun subconsciously licked the corners of his mouth, feeling a little dry. He cleared his throat and continued.
"Given how much zombies care about these condensed fats, once we collect them, we may also cause zombie siege. I feel... the gains outweigh the losses."
The words fell.
Liu Ziyun heard Tang Jiumin's answer.
No, he was talking to himself, and the other party didn't answer him.
"Why is there a lake-like existence formed here? Where did the pit come from?"
"These things cannot exist out of thin air. After all, it is just a water plant..."
What is this guy talking to himself?
Liu Ziyun looked at Tang Jiumin in confusion and saw that Tang Jiumin was still asking and answering questions.
"No, the system will give us some special rewards, but those things need to be discovered through the fog. They represent more profound answers and are by no means as simple as they appear."
"Do you think I am the question maker? No, the trial is the real question maker. The answers need to be discovered. We can accept or reject them without affecting everything that follows."
Tang Jiumin said and suddenly laughed, "But since I saw it, I can't let it go."
