Chapter 1071 - 1059

Chapter 1071: Chapter 1059

Tang Xiaoquan only felt a cold flash in front of him, a chilling light slanting past from the side, before he could react, a spray of Blood Sword erupted forth.

Tang Xiaoquan’s eyelashes fluttered slightly, a cold liquid staining them.

"Ah, ah, ugh, ugh."

Withdrawing the sword and stepping forward, Huo Yuankai, who had just sliced off a zombie’s head, frowned deeply and twisted his wrist.

He was asking, "How are you?"

Unfortunately, Tang Xiaoquan didn’t understand sign language; being shocked and confused, he didn’t know how to respond right away.

He just murmured a "Thank you," then stood up straight and glanced at the brainless zombie on the ground, letting out a long breath of relief.

It was so close; if it hadn’t been for Huo Yuankai’s swift intervention, Tang Xiaoquan feared he would’ve been a juicy meal under the "Runner’s" mouth.

What else can be said? The grace of saving a life is greater than the heavens.

At this point, even if Tang Xiaoquan still harbored some suspicion towards Huo Yuankai, he couldn’t afford to dwell on it.

Waving his hand, Huo Yuankai leveled the blade and positioned himself at the front of the group, showing the stance of a leading vanguard.

"Quanzi, are you okay?" Wang Qiang rushed forward in a few steps, his heart almost jumping out during Tang Xiaoquan’s crisis moment.

Thankfully, the latter wasn’t seriously harmed; otherwise...

Having lost a woman, he cannot bear to lose a brother; Wang Qiang abandoned his usual reticence, and upon hearing Tang Xiaoquan’s "I’m okay," he talked a mile a minute, spitting words like machine-gun fire.

"Why were you so careless, fighting in the apocalypse isn’t new to you, right? You entered without checking—what were you thinking? Are you tired of living? Luckily, Huo stepped in promptly, otherwise..." Clenching his fists, Wang Qiang breathed heavily, unable to finish the sentence.

Seeing Wang Qiang’s agitation, Tang Xiaoquan was surprised by Wang Qiang’s transformation.

It’s worth noting that it had been a long time since he was this worked up.

Yet, he was also touched by Wang Qiang’s change.

Because Wangzi’s anger precisely indicated they were true brothers.

"OK, OK, I, I know I was wrong; I accept the criticism and education, but, hey, can we not talk about this now? Mission first, mission first, haha." Laughing awkwardly and scratching his head, Tang Xiaoquan found it hard to withstand Wang Qiang’s intensity, diverting the topic to plead.

Unfortunately, Wang Qiang did not return to his playful self as usual, and after Tang Xiaoquan’s speech ended, he fell silent again, stepping over the corpse and heading into the store.

"Let’s go in too," Luo Baochun patted Tang Xiaoquan on the shoulder, indicating.

"Alright, let’s move!"

The group, in a mighty fashion, moved into the store.

Once inside, they immediately saw 4 or 5 figures swaying, arms waving as they approached the door.

Zombie-human encounter immediately sparked "scattering" sparks, but this time, it was apparent that the human side acted faster.

Huo Yuankai undoubtedly stepped forward quickly, the Tang Blade in his hand as if it was one with his body.

Seemingly ordinary actions performed by him appeared extraordinarily graceful.

"Snap," the air produced a crisp sound; where the blade passed, the Blood Sword shot out, and before the zombies knew what happened, their heads detached and fell to the ground.

After landing, the head rolled and stopped right under Wang Qiang’s feet; already filled with anger, seeing the creature’s head going "crack," "crack" up and down. Wang Qiang’s rage surged immediately, and he stomped on the zombie’s head, smashing it to pieces, cutting off any further sound.

Let’s begin!

After dealing with the corpse head beneath his feet, Wang Qiang did not pause; for ensuring good transportation conditions in the store, all zombies inside must be cleared.

No need for more words, cleaver swinging in all directions, Wang Qiang was like a butcher in a meat factory, cutting down anything living, regardless of its identity.

In a blink, two zombies barely had time to greet before they were slaughtered by his brute blade.

If Wang Qiang’s kills were powered by brute strength, then on his other side, Huo Yuankai’s were purely based on skill.

Tang Xiaoquan and Luo Baochun had never seen such impressive sword skills; at this moment, Tang Xiaoquan recalled some exaggerated adjectives from cheesy novels describing sword wielders.

What was it? Human Sword Unity.

Once the sword emerges, there is bound to be blood; Huo Yuankai indeed took this point to the extreme.

With his and Wang Qiang’s fierce combat prowess, the five zombies had no chance to resist and were wiped out as soon as they emerged.

"Uh, uh, ah, ah," finishing with the store zombies, Huo Yuankai raised a hand and pointed to the rear hall.

Tang Xiaoquan, noticing, sought confirmation, "Huo, do you intend to check the back?"

"Uh-huh, uh-huh," nodded Huo Yuankai, affirming.

"Alright, Uncle Huo, be careful."

No refusal, given the current situation, caution is essential.

And speaking of the back, they might need to enter later; advance scouting is beneficial, not harmful.

"Let’s focus on moving the supplies now!"

With Huo Yuankai’s strength showcased, Tang Xiaoquan deemed it unnecessary to allocate manpower to him.

Yellow sand and cement, these essential building materials should be moved as much as possible.

Under Tang Xiaoquan’s guidance, Wang Qiang and Luo Baochun began the busy transportation.

Outside the store, Wei Dazhuang, Hua Biao, and Hu Xiaodong continued to vie with the wandering zombies on the street.

In just a few minutes, 8 zombies were brought down, including a "Runner" and a "Jumper".

This combat effectiveness was indeed remarkable.

Raising the compound bow, Hu Xiaodong’s gaze was sharp; despite executing from a dozen meters away, he could still spot a "Jumper" lurking on the opposite rooftop.

The creature certainly didn’t realize it had been targeted, eyes fixed straight on the increasingly close Hua Biao and Wei Dazhuang.

Judging by its poised stance, it was clearly ready to pounce.

"Huazi, Wei Dazhuang, quickly retreat!"

Hu Xiaodong shouted while releasing his already aimed right hand.

And at this critical moment, the "Jumper" seemed to sense danger, jumping early.

Seeing it about to land on Wei Dazhuang, the rapidly flying arrow pierced through its right arm.

Unquestionably, Hu Xiaodong aimed the arrow at the creature’s head.

But unexpectedly, the "Jumper" leaped prematurely, causing the initial accuracy to deviate.

However, fortunately, the arrowhead struck into the corpse, and under its inertial drive, the "Jumper’s" airborne body paused briefly.

It was this almost negligible short pause that ensured the creature’s biting blade veered away from Wei Dazhuang.

If the zombie had slightly adjusted its head a little less, Wei Dazhuang’s life would truly meet its end.

Just this close, if converted to units, maybe around 5 centimeters or so.

Yet despite this, Wei Dazhuang managed to avoid the zombie’s mouth but could not avoid being tackled to the ground.

Bang!

Back pain spread, the fallen Wei Dazhuang and Jumper uttered a muffled grunt.

Unschooled by its evolved body, the "Jumper" wasted no time after crashing, immediately springing atop Wei Dazhuang, its sharp teeth plunging straight down towards Wei Dazhuang’s head.