He saw that the clothes on those zombies were indeed the ones from last night. From a distance, he could see that their heads were somewhat flattened, but they were still staggering around.
Jiang Yuntan pursed her lips and said, "Those people from last night seemed to have died. Even if they had a breath left, falling from such a high building, there’s no way they could have survived."
Yu Ke heard their conversation, walked over, and cursed, "No way, they’re already dead and they can still turn into zombies?"
"Yufeng, come with me. Let’s take them all out together." Shen Hegui hesitated briefly, then decisively spoke.
"I’ll go with you too." Seeing Shen Hegui’s disapproving look, Jiang Yuntan continued, "I want to see what’s going on."
Shen Hegui looked at her twice and relented, "Don’t stray too far from us."
"Mm, I definitely won’t risk my own safety." Jiang Yuntan promised.
Lin Tingxue saw that they were about to get in the car but turned and walked back toward the hotel. She found it strange and was about to follow when Lin Xuan called her back.
Lin Tingxue said, "Brother, I want to go take a look."
"Look at what? Do you think this is still peaceful times? There are zombies everywhere. Who knows when a powerful one will pop up? Why join in the fun?" Lin Xuan scolded. "If you’re in danger, your brother here without abilities can’t save you. Just stay in the car. When they come back, you’ll know what happened."
In their team, only Lin Tingxue had abilities. Now, on Shen Hegui’s side, there were three ability users. If something happened to Lin Tingxue, they’d lose their ability user, and he wasn’t sure if Shen Hegui would still be willing to travel with them.
Hearing his concern, Lin Tingxue had no choice but to give up.
Over there, as soon as Shen Hegui, Jiang Yuntan, and the others approached the hotel building, the zombies from last night rushed at them.
Shen Hegui didn’t hold back. He used his ability to form a flying knife as big as a bowl rim and severed their necks.
Jiang Yufeng also picked up a weapon and killed the zombies he could see.
Jiang Yuntan held an iron rod and repeatedly struck the necks of the zombies that got close, bending their necks and then breaking them. The zombies collapsed.
For some reason, she felt that the bones of these zombies seemed a bit harder than before.
Shen Hegui and Jiang Yufeng protected her in the middle. Jiang Yuntan took the chance to observe the people thrown from the building last night.
Some of them had been decapitated by Shen Hegui, others hit by bullets. Those who had been beheaded did not turn into zombies.
However, there was one whose head had been mostly eaten by zombies, leaving only from the mouth to the neck, and he didn’t turn into a zombie either.
Another person had his limbs mostly gnawed off, but his head was intact, yet he still became a zombie. Without legs, he could only crawl on the ground, making grunting sounds, wriggling toward them. The next moment, Shen Hegui killed him on the spot.
Even one person whose head had been crushed by a quarter still turned into a zombie, just taken out by Jiang Yufeng.
Shen Hegui looked at the people who had died yesterday but were now walking zombies, his expression inscrutable.
If they hadn’t happened to cut off the head of that Brother Lie yesterday, would they have run into a fire-ability zombie today?
Jiang Yufeng couldn’t help asking, "Brother Shen, if they can turn into zombies after falling from a building, does that mean those who have already died but still have bodies could also turn into zombies?"
"Hard to say, but it seems possible. However, those who lost their heads apparently didn’t turn into zombies." Shen Hegui pointed.
Jiang Yufeng followed his gaze, but as he turned, he saw Jiang Yuntan’s thoughtful expression. He casually asked, "Yuntan, what are you thinking?"
Jiang Yuntan said slowly, "I’m thinking that since they can become zombies even like this, and zombies can have abilities, then as they keep upgrading, will they be able to regain their consciousness from before turning?"
"After all, last time someone said that the strong zombie had upgraded? At that time, we saw it move more nimbly than ordinary zombies, and it even seemed to understand what we said."
"Their brains are still there, so is it possible they could really regain their consciousness? If a zombie upgrades to a high-level zombie and regains consciousness, would it seek revenge on its enemies?"
Jiang Yufeng was momentarily stunned, a flicker of surprise on his refined face. "What you say makes sense. It’s not impossible."
Shen Hegui glanced again at the dispatched zombies and said gravely, "From now on, whether it’s people or zombies, we must remember to separate their heads from their bodies. It may seem ruthless, but it prevents future trouble."
He looked at Jiang Yuntan, his tone full of praise. "It’s a good thing Yuntan noticed these people this time. Otherwise, we would have a hard time discovering this."
"All thanks to my good eyesight." Jiang Yuntan suddenly remembered, "Oh, by the way, if we get the chance, we should get some binoculars."
"No need. There are binoculars in the car," Shen Hegui explained. "When we found the guns, we also saw binoculars and took them."
Jiang Yuntan nodded. "Let’s go back."
"Mm." Shen Hegui continued, "By the way, don’t tell anyone about this for now. Yufeng, when you get in the car, let Yu Ke and the others know. We’ll tell Xue Zhao about it."
Worried that Jiang Yuntan might not understand his subtext, he said directly, "If one day we find ourselves outmatched, this leaves us an escape route."
Jiang Yuntan: ... That was really blunt.
Seeing Shen Hegui’s gaze fall on her, Jiang Yuntan knew he was speaking to her. So she nodded.
Soon, they arrived at the cars and each got into their respective vehicles.
Before getting in, Jiang Yuntan pretended to take a rice ball from her backpack and handed it to Jiang Yufeng. After she got in, she also gave one to Xue Zhao.
On the other car, Lin Tingxue saw them return empty-handed and breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought they had found something good, but it turned out they hadn’t.
Shen Hegui drove ahead, heading toward the gas station on the way to Jing City.
As she watched the scenery flash by outside the window, she could still see people being chased by zombies.
After about an hour, the three cars finally spotted the gas station.
Jiang Yuntan sat in the back, looking through binoculars, and saw a group of people at the gas station.
She said, "There are about sixteen or seventeen people at the gas station. Most of them are men. They seem to be gathered around a bald, burly man with tattoos and a gold chain around his neck. They have several cars parked, one of which is a truck."
"But it doesn’t look like they’re refueling. It’s more like they’re planning to occupy the gas station."