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Chapter 580 - 157 Evil Reveals a Cowardly Heart Before Justice_5

Chapter 580: Chapter 157 Evil Reveals a Cowardly Heart Before Justice_5

Bursting out of the encirclement, she quickly righted the vehicle and chose a road, rushing towards another, aware of the abundant zombies around her, but never expecting there to be so many.

She held an unwavering belief, which was to break free from this place and reach the Sunshine Shelter as mentioned in the "Zombie Album."

...

"What do you think has happened to Xu Ying by now?"

"Who knows? Anyway, getting to Sunshine District isn’t that simple. The zombies along the way are a terrifying barrier, and once you’re surrounded, you’re basically done for."

"Do you think this Lin Fan mentioned in the ’Zombie Album’ is really as formidable as they say? He refers to them as Hybrid Zombies. Are they really that frightening? We’ve never seen them, but he claims he’s the only one who can hunt them down."

They discussed without much concern for whether Xu Ying was alive or dead; if she could make it there alive and bring help, that would be best.

If she’s dead, it would not greatly affect them; they would just be short of a helpful assistant when scavenging for supplies in the future.

Suddenly.

One survivor approached the window and looked down, his casual glance suddenly caught a zombie standing stiffly in a corner not too far away, staring in their direction.

If this had been the past, he would have mocked it as a stupid bird-brained zombie. But now.

He felt uneasy.

It was as if he remembered something.

Quickly, he went to the table and flipped through the "Zombie Album" under the puzzled gazes of his companions; gradually, his face grew uglier, even ashen.

Looking up at everyone, he said,

"I think I spotted a Monitoring Zombie."

"What?"

"What?"

He continued, "The ’Zombie Album’ states Monitoring Zombies locate survivors and then summon other zombies to attack the survivors’ shelter. No matter how high you live, the zombies will pile up like Arhat to climb up, look."

He placed the "Zombie Album" in front of everyone.

The group hurriedly looked at it.

Then they went back to the window and peered below, with one pointing to the corner, "Look, that’s the Monitoring Zombie."

Monitoring Zombies have no apparent difference in appearance from regular zombies.

The only difference... is that while regular zombies stagger around as if easy to deal with, Monitoring Zombies just stand there, watching.

"It does seem like it."

"It’s not a matter of seeming; it is. Judging by this, we have... crap, the Monitoring Zombie moved, it’s heading off into the distance. Is it going to summon more zombies?"

"It must be because Xu Ying’s movements were observed by the Monitoring Zombie when she left, that’s why it came here."

"Damn."

They looked toward Rourou, who was huddled in a corner playing with a toy airplane.

Rourou lifted his head in confusion.

"Uncles, aunties, is something wrong?"

Rourou didn’t understand why the adults were looking at him like that, but mom said to listen to the uncles and aunties, to stay put and not wander off. He was a well-behaved baby, so he wouldn’t stir from his spot.

They continued discussing.

"What do we do now?"

"If it’s really like what the album says, then we’ll soon be facing countless zombies."

"The only way out left to us is to leave right now."

"Right now?"

"Yes, we take the sewers. There’s a car parked at the other end; I left it there just in case."

They glanced toward Rourou again.

Rourou was puzzled; why did the uncles and aunties keep looking at him?

Without hesitation and certainly not abandoning Rourou—as they still didn’t know Xu Ying’s fate, and in case she was alive and well, they hadn’t encountered danger yet, so naturally, they wouldn’t discard Rourou—they said,

"Let’s go."

They took Rourou downstairs, then pried open a manhole cover, descending into the dim, foul-smelling environment. Rourou felt uncomfortable but didn’t make a fuss. Instead, he covered his nose and obediently followed the adults.

They trudged through the stench of sewage, following the tunnel ahead.

Soon.

They reached their destination with the manhole just above; one of the male survivors climbed the iron ladder, gently prying open the lid just enough to peek through the gap, cautiously observing the surroundings.

The vehicle was parked nearby.

There were zombies in the distance, but perhaps thirty or forty meters away, likely enough distance for them to get to the car.

"Quietly, don’t make any noise. The zombies might be just thirty or forty meters away from us. If we’re spotted, none of us will escape," he said.

After that,

He quietly shifted the manhole cover, inch by inch, daring not to make even the slightest sound.

The process was agonizing.

Anyone would find it hard to keep steady.

A task that could be done in a few seconds took him ten minutes, and by the time he removed the cover, he was sweating profusely, as if he had endured a century.

He climbed out of the sewer silently, approached the vehicle, quietly opened the door, and sat in the driver’s seat, constantly watching what was behind them.

The first one out.

Then,

The second survivor emerged.

Just as quietly and seeing the zombie in the distance, he was startled and hurried to the vehicle, crouching inside as if fearing being seen by the zombies.

The third.

The fourth.

And the female survivor still in the sewer rather let Rourou go up first; suddenly, she heard the voice of a companion from outside.

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