Chapter 88

A fierce wind suddenly blew. The ground in the center of the square trembled slightly, and the teleportation connection point, engraved with a mysterious magic array, actually lifted a large chunk of earth after being infused with the energy of a soul crystal. It looked like a floating island. A sea-blue light enveloped everyone, and Zhao Futu found his injuries healing rapidly. Soon, all the wounds from before were completely healed.

The light dissipated, and a white beam shot straight into the sky, like a powerful searchlight shining into the air.

Then, the teleportation connection point stabilized. The six surrounding slots were covered with a special crystal, leaving only the large central slot. This was where ordinary contractors completed their side missions. They placed the soul crystals they obtained from hunting zombies into it and received corresponding mission contribution points based on the amount of energy injected.

"Let's go," Tai Ge glanced at Zhao Futu and said in a deep voice, "We still need to establish nine more teleportation connection points."

But just at that moment.

A rumbling sound came from the side of the People's Square. All the contractors involuntarily drew a cold breath, as a bastard ran over. It was a fat man wearing the largest tactical vest, carrying a thick wooden stick on his shoulder and a wine gourd. His eyes were blurry, and he seemed unsteady, but he ran very fast.

As he ran, he shouted, "Come on! Come on!"

"I've lured a lot of monsters over here!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Futu almost wanted to pull out his Desert Eagle and shoot him.

Behind the fat man, a large group of zombies followed, including at least twenty evolved zombies and a significant number of mutated zombies. Zhao Futu saw a Tank Mutant, two Licker Mutants, and a large zombie spider that was blocked on the other side of the road. The Licker Mutants behind him repeatedly shot out their long tongues, but each time the fat man dodged them with bizarre movements.

After entering the People's Square, he suddenly took a big gulp of wine from his gourd and then sprayed it at the approaching zombies.

—"Hoo hoo hoo!"

He took a deep breath, and a stream of fierce flames spewed from his mouth, burning the zombies' skin. Many of the zombies following him were hit, and some even caught fire, burning to ashes.

"Burp!" The fat man belched, and his mind seemed to clear up a bit.

He then charged into the square, shouting loudly!

The veteran contractor with the codename 'Tai Ge' glanced deeply at the approaching fat man and growled, "A reward delivered to our doorstep! Saves us a lot of trouble."

His muscular body leaped forward, and he picked up a large piece of wall debris, throwing it at the zombies entering the square. The agile zombie at the front was knocked flying and couldn't get up for a while, with signs of broken bones, making it difficult to recover in the short term.

Tai Ge roared, his muscles bulging, and his veins twisting. He put on a pair of boxing gloves and charged into the zombie crowd. His attacks were very fast and powerful, with a strength of at least 40 points. Any zombie hit by his fists either had a large part of its body caved in or several bones broken, unable to get up for a long time.

"A melee enhancer! And also an expert in grappling and combat!" Zhao Futu saw the other's style at a glance. If he wasn't mistaken, Tai Ge's advanced skill was 'Muay Thai'!

As Tai Ge moved, the others naturally couldn't be outdone. The bloodline enhancer named 'Prince' also charged in. There were three veterans, and now Tai Ge had blocked the Tank Mutant, letting in only agile evolved zombies. Although he didn't say it, he was clearly giving the other contractors a chance to pick up some rewards.

Frog had already taken out his infrared sniper rifle. In such a battle, contractors with weapon enhancements had the greatest advantage, as they could just hide behind and shoot, and if necessary, snatch kills for higher survival points.

However, he was now very disciplined, only seeking his own targets!

Zhao Futu still hadn't moved, and the thin young man in the hood was also standing with his hands in his pockets, coldly watching. For some reason, he kept looking at the Tyrant's head on Zhao Futu's back.

...

"Bro! Why aren't you going up? There are so many zombies, a lot of rewards!" The fat contractor ran into the square, squinting his small eyes. The cold youth with the codename 'A' had a strong aura, so he didn't dare approach and instead moved next to Zhao Futu.

As soon as he came over, Zhao Futu frowned.

The reason was simple: his breath reeked of alcohol. Zhao Futu couldn't understand how a contractor in the Nightmare Space could be so drunk during a mission. From his enhancement path, it seemed he had some connection to alcohol, but the smell of alcohol on him was really repulsive to Zhao Futu.

Anyone could tell that this guy had somehow lured so many zombies and was forced to flee here.

Zhao Futu glanced again at the cold youth with the codename 'A', who still showed no signs of moving. However, Tai Ge's situation was already quite difficult. The zombies gradually surrounded him, and even as a veteran, he was somewhat constrained. Frog's firepower began to support him, and he took out the Gatling heavy machine gun again.

Zhao Futu took a deep breath, then pulled out the steel longsword from his waist. He crouched and charged out, throwing a dagger that hit a Licker (Mutant) nearby, successfully drawing its attention. The Licker pounced at Zhao Futu on the left, and a few evolved zombies followed. Without the Licker's sneak attacks, Tai Ge could now fight the Tank Mutant head-on!

—Bang!

A dull sniper shot rang out from the edge of the square, and the head of an evolved zombie charging at Zhao Futu exploded like a watermelon.

Frog's face showed a hint of envy; he recognized the sound of a heavy sniper rifle.

Other contractors were gradually joining the battle!

...

As Zhao Futu charged out, the fat man awkwardly looked around and then followed.

His weapon was a thick wooden stick, seemingly enhanced with stick-fighting skills. As he swung and moved, sand and stones flew, and any zombie his stick touched either broke bones or flew away. He seemed to be a martial arts enhancer with a strength of over 30 points, high agility, and a very agile movement technique.

More contractors gradually joined the battle, and with the additional sniper support, Zhao Futu's pressure was greatly reduced.

When the giant zombie spider on the other side of the road finally charged over, the cold youth with the codename 'A' finally moved. The upper body of the zombie spider was a twisted human form, while the lower body was segmented with bones and flesh, looking particularly grotesque and disgusting. It was an unknown T-virus mutant, parasitized by many zombie bugs.

The cold youth with the codename 'A' showed a cruel and excited smile, his eyes filled with a bloodthirsty desire and a strange hunger!

As he moved, a strange blood-red energy enveloped his body, and the ground beneath his feet cracked!

He let out a painful growl, his body twisting, and the muscles on his arms writhed, covered in dark red energy. His DNA structure changed bizarrely at an astonishing speed, and soon a pair of metalized claws replaced his original hands. Four sharp, gleaming blades grew from his arms, and a black keratin layer extended up his arms, forming a natural armor!

"Food!"

When he stood up again, he was even more cold and cruel. He let out a bestial growl and said again, "Devour!"

The cold youth with the codename 'A' bent his knees and then sprang up, his thin figure shooting out like a cannonball, leaping nearly thirty meters in the air and pouncing directly at the giant zombie spider. The metalized blades on his hands glinted coldly in the sunlight, sending a chill through the hearts of all the contractors present.

At this moment, Zhao Futu finally understood why Tai Ge was so wary of him!