Just then—
"Ah!!"
A slightly ferocious roar came from behind. Everyone turned around and saw a man, also wearing a white lab coat, clutching a revolver and running towards them at high speed.
Who else could it be but Zhang Liu.
"Let's go!"
Doctor Gou, with a somewhat dazed expression, looked at Zhang Liu, who was fearlessly charging towards him, and shouted with a mix of emotion and anger, "Why did you come back? Run, damn it! I finally made up my mind to look back and there you are, coming back to die with me?"
"If I die, it would all be in vain."
If Zhang Liu got captured, the message couldn't possibly reach Chen Miao.
Although he was moved by Zhang Liu's unwillingness to abandon his comrades at a critical moment, obviously, at this time, he would rather Zhang Liu be a bit more cold-blooded.
However...
Zhang Liu's face was deathly pale and he was breathing rapidly, but he didn't stop for a second. Before Black Boss could order his arrest, a white light shone under Zhang Liu's feet, increasing his speed slightly. Then, he took a few steps in a direction away from them before charging off in another direction.
"Hm?"
Black Boss was somewhat dumbfounded as he looked at Zhang Liu's retreating back. He couldn't understand why Zhang Liu had run away only to come back again, but still sneered and waved his hand, "Chase him!"
But... the very next second.
He suddenly smelled an extremely strong stench of decay.
Instinctively turning his head, he saw countless zombies appearing at the edge of the sky, now rapidly advancing towards them with an overwhelming odor of death, so numerous that he couldn't count them all. At a glance, swarms of zombies almost filled everyone's field of vision.
Some zombies were attacking quickly along the rooftops.
Some zombies were leaping through the middle of the ruins.
The sense of oppression was immense.
Almost instantly...
Many people, stricken with fear, instinctively turned and fled.
And Black Boss also realized why Zhang Liu, who had clearly run away, suddenly came back. His face turned just as pale, and without any hesitation, he turned and ran. The densely packed mass of zombies was even more numerous than locusts, easily numbering tens of thousands at a glance.
For a moment, the situation didn't seem too bad, even allowing zombies into the city didn't cause too much damage.
...
"Heh."
At this very moment, still bound by iron chains, Doctor Gou suddenly began to grin, "My dear brothers, it seems you're about to keep me company in death. Let me remind you, what you're seeing is the Sea of Zombies, ranked 68th in fixed events."
"A large city-state level fixed event, a direct alteration based on reality."
"Afraid you don't realize the gravity of the Sea of Zombies. In the past few years, this fixed event had occurred twice."
"The first time, a city was completely wiped out. It was a slaughter."
"The second time, seventy percent died, and many of the survivors ended up insane."
Yes.
Fixed event number 68, the Sea of Zombies.
That was what he had encountered this time. He hadn't expected that after returning from the Hell Bus, his fate would be so rough, first being chased by gangsters, and now this Sea of Zombies emerged before he could even get past that ordeal.
Why had he come to Broken Pot City? Wasn't it just to retire, leave Jianghu behind, and quietly spend the last part of his life?
But what was happening now?
Why did it feel more dangerous than when he was in Fengtian City?
All he wanted was to retire, to properly run the clinic left by his parents, he had no other extravagant hopes. But why did such a simple matter seem so difficult for him, as if everyone was targeting him, as if even the heavens were conspiring against him, fearing he might have a good remainder of his life.
Hearing this, Black Boss let out a cold chuckle, "You think I'm a newbie in the underworld? I know clearer than you do. I escaped just when the second city was almost annihilated. Why do you think I came to Broken Pot City?"
"Those two cities were small, with a combined population of just 2 million."
"Broken Pot City is one of the 128 major cities of the federation, with over ten million inhabitants. You think these ten-plus million people are good for nothing? They won't fight back when facing death? That they could be wiped out just like that?"
"Don't worry, before I kick the bucket, I'll make sure you're on your way first."
"Bring him! Torture him!"
"Squeeze everything out of his backpack, I want to see if his skin is as tough as his mouth."
"Begin."
Doctor Gou's expression became a bit dazed, his head tilted to one side as he slumped over, his consciousness gradually blurring, "Go easy, I'm afraid of pain."