Fierce Battle ( 3 )

Standing not far away from the wounded soldier, another soldier noticed his friend's injury and shouted, "Da Xiong, retreat!"

Hearing his friend's words, the soldier turned to look at him and smiled. "Brother, if you meet my girlfriend, please tell her I'm sorry."

As soon as he finished his words, he rushed toward the incoming zombies. As his blood dripped from his arm, the zombies went crazy. Despite their stiff movements, they turned their heads and chased after him.

Seeing this, the rest of the soldiers realized their friend intended to sacrifice himself. They wanted to stop him, but the zombies kept attacking relentlessly, making it impossible for them to chase after him.

The wounded soldier ran toward the wall, climbed over it, and jumped outside. He kept running toward the road where most of the zombies were gathered.

Throwing away his broken blade, he pulled two grenades from his pocket, yanked out the pins, and shouted, "Even if I die, I will take you all with me!!!"

BOOM!

A deafening explosion echoed through the area, and a small mushroom cloud rose from the explosion. The soldiers fighting in the gas station watched helplessly as their friend sacrificed himself.

As the dust and wind settled, all the zombies within 15 meters of the explosion were wiped out. The road was destroyed, leaving behind a deep, gaping hole.

The soldiers were shocked and too focused on fighting the incoming zombies. Everyone failed to notice the small figure that had silently jumped onto the roof of an armored vehicle.

The small zombie crouched low and its glowing red eyes locked onto a soldier's back. The next second, it launched itself forward, aiming its sharp claws at the soldier's heart's position.

"Roar!"

Hearing the roar from behind, the soldier turned around—only to come face to face with the rotten face of a small, fast-moving zombie.

Before his brain could react, his instinct kicked in. In a split moment, he raised his blade to block the attack.

CLANG!

The collision from the attack sent him flying, numbing his arms. The moment he hit the ground, several zombies rushed toward him in excitement with their claws and teeth ready to devour him.

In a few seconds, the soldier was surrounded by the zombies as he let out a painful cry, "Arghh!!"

Seeing this, the nearest soldier drew his gun and fired at the zombies.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Bullets hit the zombies' heads, killing them instantly. But the loud gunfire attracted even more zombies.

When the soldier saw his comrade was covered in blood with his flesh torn and bones exposed, he quickly ran over and dragged him toward the rest of the soldiers.

The soldiers panicked at the sight of their severely injured comrade and raised their guns to shoot at a small zombie in front of them. But before they could pull the trigger, the zombie had already pounced on another soldier.

"Roar!"

Its movements were too fast and the soldier didn't even have time to react let alone block the attack. The next moment, he saw a pair of gray eyes appear in front of him and a rotten stench assaulted his nose.

Stab!

"Cough!"

As the zombie's sharp claws pierced his flesh, the soldier coughed up a mouthful of blood. He lowered his gaze and saw a rotten hand buried deep in his body. Pain spread from his heart and he knew he was beyond saving.

With his last strength, he grabbed the zombie's arm and shouted, "K-kill it!"

The moment nearby soldiers heard his words, they immediately aimed their guns at the small zombie and pulled the trigger.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Multiple shots rang out, all targeting the small zombie's head. They thought they could kill it and ensure their comrade's sacrifice wasn't in vain.

Unexpectedly, before the bullets could hit the target, the zombie yanked its arm from the soldier's chest and leaped away while clutching a bloody heart in its hand. As it dodged the gunfire, it bit into the still-beating heart, devouring it in just a few bites.

The soldiers were stunned when they saw the zombie eat the heart.

The moment the small zombie landed, it raised its head and let out a long, chilling roar.

"Roarrr!!!"

Unlike the other zombies' roars, this one sent shivers down the soldiers' spines.

The moment the roar echoed through the area, the other zombies suddenly stopped attacking and retreated in an orderly manner.

Seeing this, the soldiers were stunned and looked at the small zombie with fear. The situation was too strange—they couldn't understand what was happening at all.

Even with their rigorous training as special forces members, the fear of the unknown was a natural human instinct. They, too, felt horror filled their hearts when they were faced with this situation.

While their bodies stiffened and were unable to move, the man fighting at the gas station gate noticed the anomaly. 

Seeing the zombies staring at him and roaring but not attacking, his eyes flickered with suspicion. Thinking about his men fighting on the other side, he rushed over as fast as he could.

At the same time, the small zombie stared at the prey in front of it with its grey eyes. An unknown liquid mixed with red blood dripped from its mouth as it let out a low growl from time to time, "Grrr–hrrr!"

Under its gaze, the soldiers felt death looming over them. Before they could recover from their fear, the small zombie suddenly disappeared from their sight.

The next moment, one of the soldiers shouted when he saw the zombie reappear behind his friend, "Be careful!"

Crash!