Jing'an Yamen.
"I didn't do anything when I came to Jing'an. I just ate and drank there. We really deserve the Lord City Guard's hospitality."
"You have come all the way to help, but I don't know how many evil spirits have been eliminated. I am just doing my best to serve the people of Qi as a landlord. I am so busy with official duties that I do not personally take care of the work, so I am really ashamed..."
The people of Tianlei Sect did not wait for the city guard in the restaurant, but were led to the Yamen after finishing.
After some pleasantries, the city guard looked at the sky and said to the white-faced man, "It's already getting late. You don't want to go to the inn. Just stay at the Yamen."
Everyone in the Tianlei Sect looked at each other and became more wary in their hearts.
Many people in Jianghu are a little jealous of Yamen, and they don't understand why the city guard has such an invitation.
"To be honest, I have selfish motives." The city guard also seemed a little embarrassed. "The common people are not as wary of outsiders as the government. The conditions of the yamen are no worse than those of inns. You only need to stay for one day. After ten For two hours, there will be nothing to worry about."
Everyone suddenly understood.
The corpse poison can last up to twelve hours. To put it bluntly, they are still worried that some of them have been infected by the corpse poison. If being secretive makes people suspicious, being so frank and straightforward is actually true.
"In that case, let's stay here for one day." The white-faced man agreed.
If the other party treats you politely, you will naturally reciprocate the favor.
The city guard sat with him for a while and then left on official business. Everyone from the Tianlei Sect was led to the wing residence and gathered in the white-faced man's room to discuss.
"Fourth Senior Brother, we have basically checked everything in the city and found no problems. Except for those who left the city early and did not return, there are no missing persons."
"One or two people may be able to lie, but it's impossible for everyone in the city to lie."
"It is indeed difficult to check outsiders. They are all under unified control by the government and the people are not very clear about it. But this is actually quite reasonable and cannot be said to be a problem..."
Before coming to the Yamen, the disciples of Tianlei Sect made inquiries from all sides. But when I got the news back, I found no problems.
"The city is fine, but where are our people?" The white-faced man still felt uneasy. "There was only news, no warning. But when I arrived, I couldn't find anyone."
The message I received before was the secret method of Tianlei Sect, not in the form of letters. According to the several signals agreed before, it is a clue to find the suspected zombie king.
"Today is still a bit hasty. Let's search carefully tomorrow. If there is really no news, let the people from the government help." The white-faced man made a decision.
As for the old Taoist priests and the young Taoist priests, no one paid attention to them anymore. After leaving the restaurant, they did not follow them to the Yamen, and no one knew where they went.
"Invincibility starts with sacrificing the ancestor"
People in Tianlei Sect didn't pay much attention to these two, an old liar and a little fool. Although the little Taoist priest said that there are zombies in the city, which makes people a little concerned, it doesn't mean much in itself.
As for the city guard, they also inquired about relevant information. I knew that these two were just passers-by I met and had nothing to do with Tianlei Sect.
However, the white-faced man couldn't help but think about the two Taoist priests.
When he came out of the restaurant, the old Taoist priest said something to him.
"Stay in the room."
The words "no beginning and no end" puzzled the white-faced man, and he had almost forgotten them. But after living in the Yamen, these four words always flashed in my mind.
…
night.
There are two rows of wing rooms in the Yamen Courtyard, and the disciples of Tianlei Sect are snoring like thunder. They had not slept in a bed for a long time and enjoyed the rare comfort. The disciple who was on guard duty in the courtyard seemed to have drank too much and took a nap while leaning against the tree.
Suddenly, a large iron gate in the backyard was pushed open with a creak.
A foot poked out from inside, followed closely by a person, stumbling and swaying.
Green eyes, sharp nails.
Zombies.
Then the second one, the third one, the fourth one, the fifth one... (I really want to use this to make up a few thousand words.)
A horde of zombies appeared.
Zombies only have the desire to hunt, and their instincts are even worse than those of wild beasts. If it smells a person's scent, it will attack without hesitation. They cannot choose paths to avoid obstacles, and it is very common for them to fall and hit walls. Especially when such a large group of people are together, it will be very confusing.
But the strange thing is that these zombies seem to be commanded by someone. It hums but is not crowded, and bounces but quietly. Walking through the doorway in perfect order, heading to their destination.
The people in the wing were still asleep, and the disciples on guard continued to take a nap. A large group of zombies jumped into the yard.
Seeing the person snoring under the tree, the zombies' eyes turned a little red. Immediately they jumped closer, and the first few opened their mouths, revealing sharp fangs.
The man who seemed to be taking a nap suddenly opened his eyes, waved his hand and drew out a knife.
"Do it!"
There was a loud clanking sound, and the window and door of the wing room were suddenly knocked open at the same time.
"kill!"
"Suffer death!"
Broken wood chips and falling door leaves hit the zombies hard. The sword shone with electric light, and all the zombies that rushed into the yard were knocked down.
"Hmph, the little Taoist priest was indeed right. There are really zombies in the city! I just didn't expect that they are all hiding in the Yamen Prison."
The man on guard was a white-faced man with a gloomy face and cold eyes. The long knife in his hand was surrounded by blue light, as if it was possessed by thunder and lightning.
Looking around, the white-faced man looked ugly.
He felt something strange and thought something might happen tonight, so he made some preparations. But more out of a preparedness mentality, I didn't expect that there would be a zombie attack. What's even more incredible is that there are so many of them.
The first wave of killed zombies fell, but more zombies appeared.
Perhaps because of the exposed relationship, the zombies are no longer as cautious as before. There was a low growl in his throat, and he grinned as if he was about to pounce. Some zombies with pale skin jumped onto courtyard walls and houses.
"Bai Zhan?"
"There are so many!"
All the disciples of Tianlei Sect were very surprised.
After Xuan Xin Zhengzong entered Qi State, he was divided into several levels according to the threat level of zombies. This makes it easier to evaluate the target's strength and determine whether it has the ability to kill.
Purple zombies are the lowest level of zombies. Their bodies are indestructible and their skin is blue-purple. They are the least threatening. Ordinary swords, axes, and chisels can cause damage to it. It's just because corpse poison is difficult to deal with, otherwise ordinary people can deal with it.
And above the purple stiffness, there is the white stiffness.
The skin of white zombies is white, and the body is much harder than that of purple zombies. Ordinary weapons can no longer break the skin, and the strength is several times that of ordinary people. Although the speed is not very fast, it is not easy to deal with.
"I'm afraid there are twenty or thirty white zombies, but now it's going to be troublesome." A disciple was very anxious, "In the past, there were only two or three white zombies at most, and they would be killed if we kept distance. But in such a narrow yard, there are still There are so many purple zombies..."
"Leave the white zombies to me to block them, and you guys can clean up the purple zombies as soon as possible." The white-faced man was very decisive.
In fact, he had no confidence at all.
There is no problem in escaping from these zombies, and a person can barely hold on for a while when being besieged. But blocking all the white zombies and buying time for the junior brothers is a big problem.
It's just that among these people, he is the only one who has this ability.
Since then, during the trip to Qi State, all the top ten descendants of Tianlei Sect have appeared. Each person took more than twenty junior brothers and sisters into different state capitals. To put it bluntly, he is the only one who can really fight, everyone else is here to gain experience points.
"Monster, suffer death!"
The white-faced man roared loudly and flew up to the wall. The long knife in his hand flashed with electric light, and he struck the white zombies continuously.
At that time, Zhang Meng observed the Tribulation Thunder in Maoshan Mountain and learned a thunder method from it. Later, the Thunder Blade and Thunder Talisman branch was separated from it, and the Shanli Sect was released to establish the Tianlei Sect.
After the zombie was stabbed, his body crackled and twitched. Some purple zombies were affected and even fell to the ground with green smoke.
But that was not the case for those who were frozen in white. Although their bodies were shaking wildly, they did not fall to the ground. Instead, they aroused their ferocity and all pounced on the white-faced man.
"Well come."
The white-faced man was not surprised but delighted.
The important thing is to buy time for the junior brothers to clear out those purple zombies as soon as possible, and then concentrate on killing these white zombies. He can't stop all the Bai Zhans by himself, so besieging him like this is just right.
It's just that the white-faced man didn't stay happy for long.
Bai Zhan was indeed besieging him at first, but suddenly it seemed as if he had been given an order. Except for the four white zombies that continued to struggle with him, the rest suddenly turned towards their targets and pounced on the others in the Tianlei Sect.
Unprepared, seven or eight people were knocked down directly. The purple zombies surrounding them immediately pressed forward, drowning those people.
"Junior brother!" The white-faced man's eyes were filled with tears.
Unexpectedly, the situation of the battle suddenly took a turn for the worse.
But it's not over yet.
Those white zombies did not compete with purple zombies for prey, but immediately changed their targets and pounced on others. This time I was on guard, but two people were knocked down.
The people who escaped did not fare well, and all three of them were scratched. In a sense, this is worse than death.
"Don't fight, retreat to the room, retreat to the room!"
Faced with such a bad situation, the white-faced man once again remembered the words of the old Taoist priest. He shouted and jumped down from the room, covering the other junior disciples and hiding in the room. Rely on the narrow doors and windows to block the zombies' attack.
I originally wanted to get rid of all these zombies, but now it seems that I can protect myself. In the first fight, more than half of them were killed and wounded, and if they continued to fight hard, the whole army would be annihilated sooner or later. Although the white-faced man could escape on his own, how could he easily leave his fellow disciples behind.
"Something's wrong, there's someone directing these things."
After temporarily stabilizing the defense line, the white-faced man could take a breather and quickly noticed something was wrong.
"Those zombies advanced and retreated in a controlled manner, restraining them while defeating them one by one, and even started attacking in the east and west... something is wrong, so wrong."
After the white-faced man reminded him, the others also reacted.
"Yes, something is wrong. Not to mention the white zombies, the purple zombies seem to be much smarter. Some attack, some are devious. If they are not zombies, I suspect they are the army."
"I really didn't pay attention unless I mentioned this. Most of those zombies seem to be soldiers dressed up. Is it because of their habits in life that they..."
"When you become a zombie, you completely lose yourself. You will not retain the memories and habits of your life."
"That's an ordinary zombie, purple zombies and white zombies can't. But according to the information given by Xuanxin Zhengzong, if it's a stronger green zombie, it seems to be intelligent."
"Hiss... By the way, we were summoned by the same family before and said that there is a zombie king..."
The Tianlei Sect disciples were guessing that the zombie attack suddenly stopped. Instead of swarming at the doors and windows, they retreated a distance. A group of zombies stood in the yard, seemingly waiting for something.
"Are you going to withdraw?" someone speculated.
But it was quickly rejected because of the sound coming from the roof.
More than twenty white zombies jumped on the roof and fell with great force. In just a few breaths, dirt and debris began to fall in the room.
The purple zombies on the ground were not idle either, and there was a rustling sound coming from the back of the wall. Apparently there were zombies coming around to the back, trying to dig through the wall. The front can be defended with the help of doors and windows, but there is nothing you can do about the back.
"Oh no, these bastards will demolish the house!"
Everyone couldn't help but feel a sense of despair.
The biggest advantage against zombies is that humans are smarter than zombies. Otherwise, with the abilities of zombies, there are too many ways to cross the defense line, and it is impossible for city walls and fences to stop them. Precisely because zombies have no intelligence, even a simple tall wall may be able to block it.
But once you have the brains to tear down the house, nothing can stop them.
"The house can't hold on for long, we must leave now!"
"Fourth Senior Brother, lead everyone out and let us take the rear!"
"Yes, we are all like this anyway..."
Several injured disciples stood up, each of them expressing their determination to die.
"Nonsense!" the white-faced man yelled angrily, "With your three-legged cat skills, can you stop those zombies?"
"Fourth Brother, each of us is injured. You know what will happen if you are injured."
"Xuanxin Zhengzong has been studying the antidote again, and the corpse poison can definitely be cured."
"It will be cured later, we can't wait any longer."
"No matter what, get out first!"
"It's useless to fight out. We'll stay in the house for the time being." The white-faced man said, "Zi Zong can't get into the house. The wall is very thick and can support it. The roof will collapse in a while, so cooperate with me to deal with those white zombies."
"If you stay, you will be waiting for death." Some people disagreed.
"It might be worse to rush out." The white-faced man sighed, "No zombies were found during the investigation in Cai Cai City during the day, but so many appeared in this yamen. And these zombies are clearly dressed as soldiers. This city is more... The dangers we imagine.”
The more the white-faced man thought about the situation in Jing'an City, the more abnormal it became. A hasty breakout might lead to even more terrifying guys.
But what's the use of staying behind?
The white-faced man thought of the old Taoist priest again.
Although there is no basis for it, I even think this idea is a bit ridiculous. But there was always a voice in his heart telling him that the old Taoist priest was their only hope for survival.
There may even be other gains.
What he didn't know was that two Taoist priests were carrying out another massacre outside the Yamen.
It was not as fierce as the battle in the Yamen, but the scene was even more bloody.
"Master, this much blood should be enough, right?"
The little Taoist priest was dragging two dead roosters in his hands, with blood dripping from their necks. Wherever he walked, there were bright red blood roads and rooster carcasses discarded on the ground.
…
When the rooster is in the early morning, the ghosts will shrink when they hear their crow. Rooster blood is strong yang and extremely yin in defeating evil spirits.
"Nine Continent Strange Stories"
