Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 548 538: Night of Terror (11)

After getting in the car, Xu Renjie closed the door behind him, which unsurprisingly drew the attention of the surrounding zombies.

Especially the beast that barely passed him by just moments ago, which immediately turned its head, stood in confusion for a moment eyeing Old Xu adjusting himself inside the vehicle, then swung its arms to pound on the car window.

"Bang!" The dull thud startled Old Xu for a moment, but he quickly composed himself.

Once seated properly, he quickly took out the keys from his pants pocket and swiftly inserted them into the lock.

Time was of the essence; Old Xu needed to save every possible second because he knew once the car started, it would certainly attract the attention of the beasts in the alley.

This would undoubtedly pose a danger to the brothers upstairs, and worse yet, the Jianghuai vehicle might end up trapped in the alley.

Turning the key, the fully charged Jianghuai vehicle didn't disappoint this time. With a brief whir, it successfully started.

Meanwhile, hearing the engine sounds, Tang Xiaoquan immediately decided to signal everyone to climb through the window and jump from the building.

The first to jump over the wall was Hu Xiaodong. Because his archery was accurate, Tang Xiaoquan needed him to jump onto the car roof to establish a defensive line, ensuring the safety of others as they jumped.

Hu Xiaodong wasted no time; upon receiving the command, he secured his weapon, deftly climbed to the window, and then leaped onto the car roof.

Once on top, he likewise wasted no extra words, grabbed the recurve bow from his back, drew an arrow to the bow string, and adopted a defensive posture.

It's worth noting that Hu Xiaodong's actions were remarkably swift and skilled, but even so, the sounds generated during shortly attracted zombies in the alley.

Especially with his prominent stature, he came across like a "culinary catalyst," continually teasing the taste buds of the beasts in the alley.

Yet with the bow drawn, he had no choice but to release, these tragedies were destined to occur, the only solution was completing the task faster than those beasts.

At least before they gathered and surrounded them, all the survivors on the 2nd floor needed to be moved onto the roof. Otherwise, if surrounded, what awaited the survivors was a death sentence.

Hu Xiaodong calmly and decisively shot down the "climber" trying to scale the vehicle, all the while Li Zhong and Tang Xiaoquan, the relatively less combat-ready team members, successively jumped onto JAC's roof.

Nevertheless, the car roof was still only so wide, setting a dozen people wasn't a problem, but jumping across from a higher spot posed a very real danger of collisions or falling.

At that moment, if one were to fall to the ground from the Jianghuai vehicle, at the very least it would be a severe injury, at worst...they would likely become food for the beasts.

To address this, Tang Xiaoquan had prepared measures beforehand.

Wang Qiang picked up the rope of fabric created by tying several bed sheets together, and securely fastened one end to the stainless steel drainpipe inside the window on the 2nd floor, then tossed the other end down.

Seeing the rope hanging down, Old Xu quickly drove the Jianghuai vehicle as close to the drop site as possible.

Meanwhile, to keep the beasts inside the store from leaving, the people remaining on the 2nd floor, such as Wei Dazhuang, couldn't help but make noise with all their might.

"Qiangzi! Get down!" Once the vehicle stopped, Tang Xiaoquan signaled the brothers at the window to hurry down.

Wang Qiang did not hesitate, climbing down along the rope made from bed sheets, successfully reaching the car roof.

Next was Wei Dazhuang, who reached the roof using the same method.

Zhang Zhicai being the last to stick with the team, faithfully held out till the end.

After tossing the survival pot and other equipment downstairs to helping hands, Zhang Zhicai flipped himself over and deftly climbed down the rope.

Without the yelling from the 2nd floor people to pin down, the zombies gathered inside quickly became attracted by the constant engine roar outside the store.

They began to curiously move outside, and in an instant, most of the zombies that were originally in the back moved out.

This was definitely not a good omen; Tang Xiaoquan watched anxiously Zhang Zhicai moving slowly down the wall, wanting to shout some encouragement but fearing it might cause unnecessary stress for the other party.

And at this critical juncture, Old Xu suddenly stuck his head out from the driver's seat and shouted, "Xiao Tang, hurry inside through the side door before the beasts get here."

He predicted that soon there would be a need to crash through the zombies periodically to break out, so if everyone crammed onto the small space on the roof without any holds or places to secure themselves, they could easily be thrown off.

Tang Xiaoquan glanced again at the descending Zhang Zhicai, decisively responding, "Understood, Old Xu!"

Wei Dazhuang first leaped down from the roof, drawing two scythe blades, but before he could act, an arrow whooshed past his ear, and he immediately heard a "thud" behind him, needless to say, a zombie had been struck down.

Didn't have time to thank Hu Xiaodong for his timely rescue, Wei Dazhuang simultaneously twirled two blades, tunneling through the zombies ahead.

Following that, Wang Qiang, Tang Xiaoquan also jumped down one after another, leading to an immediate brawl.

Fortunately, due to the blockage by the Jianghuai vehicle, along with Old Xu's special adjustments to have the car hood right up against the wall.

As a result, zombies could only penetrate from the rear side of the vehicle, and with the survivors working collaboratively, their assault was quickly dismantled.

Tang Xiaoquan knew that they could only win for the moment, not forever, so after resisting the first wave of attacks from the beasts, he immediately pulled the side door of the car.

Once the door was open, Tang Xiaoquan wasted no time, taking a leap onto the vehicle and quickly moving items to make space.

Thankfully, they had previously screened the rear warehouse of the vehicle, otherwise with the original load of packages, there wouldn't have been any space left.

After a mess of clearing, Tang Xiaoquan threw out a lot of package supplies, ensuring ample space, and then he urgently shouted to those battling outside, like Wei Dazhuang and others.

Receiving the command, the survivors fought while retreating, perhaps also realizing their prey intended to flee.

The zombies began frantically attacking the container vehicle, though hindered by the vehicle's body they didn't form large numbers, the sight was still chilling.

Wei Dazhuang, Wang Qiang, Li Zhong barely rushed into the compartment, but pressured by the beasts, they couldn't manage to close the door once inside.

Wei Dazhuang could only join Wang Qiang in guarding either side of the door, using their weapons to hold the last line of defense.

"Boom!" In the extremely critical situation, Zhang Zhicai finally landed on the car roof.

Once he steadied himself, Hu Xiaodong reached out and heavily slapped his shoulder, exclaiming, "Zhicai, climb down with me!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, month tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)