He stepped forward, reaching out to strangle the zombie's neck, and with a swift motion of his hand, the beast's skull was split open by a dull blade.

The third wave of defense finally ended, and as the last zombie fell, Tang Xiaoquan's weary body slumped in exhaustion.

With his hands on his knees, Tang Xiaoquan panted heavily, his heaving chest making a "huff huff" sound.

Tiredness was his only feeling at the moment, the almost unending battle had drained him completely.

However...

"Damn it! Guys, look quickly!"

Wenquan Xin's urgent shout came from behind, and just by listening to his tone, Tang Xiaoquan knew nothing good was coming.

Sure enough, when he looked up, a large moving mass of "rotten flesh" was emerging from behind the opposite building, easily numbering in the dozens.

Seeing the black shadow of zombie heads crowding together, Wang Qiang's right hand holding the spear involuntarily trembled. Even with his extensive experience fighting zombie hordes, at this moment, facing such a massive group of zombies attacking from the same location, he couldn't help but feel a sense of helplessness.

"Fucking hell! These bastards just don't stop!"

His brother's curse brushed past his ear, but Tang Xiaoquan had no time to respond. He instinctively glanced back at the iron door behind him; the building was empty and silent inside.

"Damn it!" If it weren't for Hu Xiaodong and Wu Chao still being upstairs, Tang Xiaoquan would have undoubtedly chosen to leave without hesitation, but now...

There's no doubt that with just the five of them on the ground floor, they couldn't possibly fend off the zombie attack; even if they could rely on the vehicle to hold the line for a while, the ultimate outcome would still be destruction.

Fighting head-on was clearly not an option, Tang Xiaoquan's brain was racing, his eyes scanning around, and after a moment of contemplation, a basic plan gradually formed in his mind.

"Acheng, turn the car around, quickly! Prepare to ram the zombies!"

"Qiangzi, Xiao Wen, you two guard the hallway entrance, we might need to retreat inside at any moment. Oh, and protect Wei Yang!"

With that, Tang Xiaoquan took a few steps to the Buick GL8, patted Acheng on the shoulder encouragingly, "Xiao Du, you're the only one here who can drive. I know you'll feel afraid; in fact, I'm scared too, we're all scared! But to survive, we have to scatter those beasts! So, I hope you stay calm, trust me! As long as you're in the car, you're safe! Those zombies can't hurt a hair on your head! Also... don't forget, we're right behind you!"

With a face ashen, Acheng nodded without feeling any reassurance from Tang Xiaoquan's words.

Tang Xiaoquan understood this well; truth be told, if the situation weren't so dire and choices limited, he wouldn't have had the psychologically fragile Acheng do such a task.

Yet such was the apocalypse; regardless of whether your decisions were right, cruel, or lacked human kindness, as long as you wanted to survive, you had to cast aside all trivial emotions and make rational choices.

And for a team, whether you're a man, a woman, or a child, when it comes to the moment concerning the entire team's survival, you need to discard those identity tags hanging on your head.

Then remember, at this moment, you have only one identity left, and that is a warrior! A warrior for survival! To see tomorrow's sun appear in this cruel apocalypse.

With an impersonal slam, Tang Xiaoquan shut the car door tightly, his eyes reflecting his heavy-hearted resolve.

The zombie horde was getting closer and closer, Tang Xiaoquan stepped aside, giving Acheng enough space to steer, and just as he was preparing to issue the action command, Wang Qiang's shout came from the hallway direction: "Where the hell are you guys, Brother Hu! If you don't come down now, we're going to..."

Before Wang Qiang could finish, Tang Xiaoquan rushed over, quickly scanning each person, and when he noticed Zhao Yunhai's despondent expression, he immediately inferred their expedition yielded nothing.

Without any wasted words, he quickly grabbed the supplies from Hu Xiaodong's hand, as the team's primary combat force, Tang Xiaoquan didn't think his task was merely doing these chores.

After completing all this, Tang Xiaoquan hurriedly urged everyone to get in the car as the zombie horde was getting ever closer.

Running to the vehicle was the crucial element determining whether the survivors could break through the encirclement.

Luckily, the Buick GL8 was large enough; the group required little effort to place their items.

"Bang!" With a heavy thud, Wu Chao firmly shut the trunk after moving the rice inside.

At this point, there was nothing more to be said, boarding the vehicle was the final step for the survivors to escape.

"Brother Hu, Qiangzi, same rules, we guard the car doors, everyone else, board the car in order!" With that, Tang Xiaoquan swiftly issued his instructions.

Under his command, Wei Yang and Xiao Wen were the first to climb inside.

Time was slipping away, every second was precious, and the zombies seemed to sense their prey's abnormal movements, quickening their dragging pace, intent on stopping the escape.

"Okay, it's our turn! Retreat!"

Knocking down a few zombies surrounding the vehicle, Hu Xiaodong and the others tasked with defense finally retreated to the car, then leaped onto it.

Meanwhile, Acheng, ready and waiting, deftly released the handbrake, then...

"Vroom~ Vroom Vroom~ Vroom Vroom Vroom~"

The Buick GL8's rapid acceleration resembled a hunting beast charging towards the zombie horde.

All at once, flesh flew and blood splattered, the powerful impact of the steel beast tore open a gap in the horde almost instantly.

The survivors had successfully broken through!

Acheng let out a long breath, gently flipping the wiper stick. The wipers swayed back and forth, producing a "swish swish" scraping sound, gradually clearing the bloody windshield.

Twice in one day, Tang Xiaoquan was truly exhausted to the bone. Unlike others, whose tasks might simply be fighting and killing. For him... there were too many things to consider.

He really wanted to get a good sleep, but this beautiful wish clearly couldn't be realized temporarily because he had another important task ahead—guiding Acheng to drive along the established route, finding the ideal shelter they sought.

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