Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 234: Life-and-Death Predicament (Part 3)


This shout came from the heart and truly shook the earth.

Are zombies scary? Scary!! But in the face of humanity's overwhelming will to survive, they're nothing!

Wang Qiang, stifled for so long, erupted with an unprecedented strength under the threat of death.

With his shout, he used his full strength. As the corpse's wax-yellow fangs were about to come down, he forcibly broke the half-slit hemp rope.

At the critical moment! Freeing his hands, Wang Qiang hesitated not a second, slamming his fist into the corpse's face and then swiftly turning to press it beneath him.

"Qiang!" Seeing Wang Qiang "turn the tables," Zhao Yunhai, who was once in despair, flashed a smile of joy, as if he himself was "reborn." But this smile didn't last long. Realizing something, he quickly tossed the small knife in his hand to the ground and then used his feet to kick it toward Wang Qiang.

"Grab the knife, Qiang!"

At this moment, Wang Qiang, eyes bloodshot, was trembling with the zombie, his hands desperately gripping its neck, while the latter tried to strike him down with its claws.

At the life-and-death moment, both zombie and human wielded intense strength, and the fight was deadlocked from the start.

So, upon hearing Lao Zhao's shout behind him, Wang Qiang, as if possessed, glanced sideways, decisively picking up the knife, swiftly raising it over his head, and stabbing down furiously!

The tip of the knife easily embedded into the zombie's brain, causing its hands, which had been flailing joyously, to feebly collapse.

Killing the zombie instantly, Wang Qiang wasted no time, quickly cutting the rope around his legs, then leaping up.

After being tied up for so long, the blood clotting caused Wang Qiang, who just stood up, to inevitably stumble.

But now wasn't the time to worry about that, because the horde of zombies was already near.

Once again swinging the knife to deal with another approaching zombie, Wang Qiang turned and threw himself into freeing his brothers from the rope one by one.

This was definitely a race against time, for every second could determine the team's survival.

But fortunately, this knife was sharp enough. Although Hu Xiaodong hadn't used it much, he had maintained it well.

In Hu Xiaodong's own words, if you ignore the knife usually, then in critical moments, the knife won't serve you either. On the contrary, if you care and maintain the knife regularly, it will do its best for you when needed.

And right now, this knife bore the lives of all the team members!

The first to be freed was Lao Zhao, but since there was only one knife, and unable to help, he had to stand at the front of the line, taking on the role of a guard.

Honestly, given the current situation, being a guard was no easy task. Not to mention the lack of available weapons, the zombies converging from all sides left Lao Zhao overwhelmed.

Still, no matter how difficult it may be now, it couldn't be worse than before. At least, the survivors, once tied hand and foot like lambs to slaughter, now had some ability to resist.

With no weapons available, they relied on their fists and feet to outmaneuver the zombies.

Lao Zhao tried to maintain some distance from the zombies, and when they charged in, he would trip their legs to make them fall forward.

However, Zhao Yunhai could only use this trick two or three times before the ever-increasing number of zombies forced him to abandon it.

The scorching sun grew ever more intense, and the suffocating heat felt like the relentless battlefield, making every survivor feel the pressure.

All team members who were freed from the ropes joined the fight against the zombies without pause.

Following Tang Xiaoquan's instructions, they formed a circular defense. Although they couldn't achieve a complete circle in numbers, each defends a side as best as they could.

Yet, as seconds ticked away, without weapons, even this tactic grew more ineffective, and it became harder to stop the zombies' advance. Seeing their defensive circle shrink, Tang Xiaoquan had to shout, "Hey! Qiang! You need to hurry up! If those beasts surround us, we won't have a chance to escape!"

It was obviously an obvious statement. Wang Qiang understood the situation clearly. He wanted to free his companions quickly.

But the rope was too tough. Though the knife was sharp enough, cutting through it wasn't easy.

So, already frustrated by the rope, Wang Qiang couldn't help but explode after hearing his brother's anxious urging, yelling back, "Shut the hell up! I'm not slacking off here! Can't you see this isn't working?!"

"Enough! This isn't the time to argue! Wang Qiang, speed up! Xiao Tang, manage the zombies in front of you! We need to work together, not create more chaos!"

At this key moment, Lin Junfu played the role of a responsible adult, his stern scolding quelling the brewing conflict.

As a frontline traffic cop, he deeply understood the instability of emotions under stress and had seen conflicts erupt from minor disputes.

He knew everyone's emotions were volatile now, but to survive, they had to strive to control them.

The number of zombies kept growing, and the lack of means to kill them meant they could only knock them down, a temporary measure with no lasting effect.

In contrast, the survivors expended a lot of energy without reducing the number of zombies.

No doubt, the situation was dire, and with three still tied up, there was no hope of freeing them all before being overwhelmed by the zombie horde.

No, they couldn't wait any longer!

Thinking of this, Tang Xiaoquan didn't delay. After carefully choosing his words, he quickly instructed, "Qiang! Time is tight, there's no time to fully untie Acheng and the others. Cut the ropes off their legs, then everyone immediately towards..."

Quickly scanning their surroundings, Tang Xiaoquan found only the southwest direction was yet to be surrounded by zombies. Without hesitation, he raised his hand and pointed, shouting, "That way, let's break through that way!!"

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