Chapter 256 - 237: Experiment Failed

Chapter 256: Chapter 237: Experiment Failed

"URGH!!!"

The soldier who’d been rammed coughed up blood, unable to speak. He had just started to draw his gun...

when the hulking zombie grabbed his body with both hands and viciously tore it apart.

RRRIP!!!

His body was ripped in two. Guts, organs, and gore spilled out. The hulking zombie opened its massive maw and greedily lapped up the fresh blood and flesh, its gnarled, crimson muscles growing even more vibrant.

"Enemy attack!!!"

The squad of soldiers immediately realized the mutated zombie that had been imprisoned here was free!

They reacted with lightning speed and opened fire!

The two soldiers with armor-piercing rounds, in particular, squeezed their triggers and sprayed its leg joints.

RAT-A-TAT-TAT-TAT~

The armor-piercing rounds blew through flesh, exposing the bone within.

They saw that the terrible wounds and broken bones from their last encounter had already healed completely!

The hulking zombie endured the intense pain and rolled toward them, turning into a ball of flesh!

The armor-piercing rounds that hit it only sent up sprays of blood, failing to inflict any critical, life-threatening damage.

By rolling, it was distributing the impact of the rounds across its entire body.

"Damn it, this thing is intelligent!!!"

"Fall back!"

’It’s been over two months, and now it knows how to roll to dodge bullets.’

As the hulking zombie rolled closer, the soldiers quickly repositioned to get out of its path before continuing to fire with their armor-piercing rounds.

SQUELCH!

As the hulking zombie rolled past, its massive hand grabbed a soldier’s tactical gear on his leg. It yanked hard, its claws digging in and ripping away skin, muscle, and fabric, exposing the blood vessels and bone beneath!

"AHHH!!!"

The soldier collapsed in agony, but he still managed to aim his gun at the zombie’s head.

RAT-A-TAT-TAT-TAT-TAT-TAT!

He hit the hulking zombie squarely, making it roar again and again as its face exploded in a mess of blood, flesh, and bone!

A head-on barrage of armor-piercing rounds!

"Fire on my position!!!" the wounded soldier roared!

The grenadier behind them, already prepared, aimed the sniper-grenade launcher at the hulking zombie’s torso.

THUMP!

A single grenade from the launcher precisely struck the back of the zombie’s neck.

BOOM!!!

A massive explosion roared through the room. The hulking zombie’s head was blown to smithereens, and its muscular body burst apart, showering the research institute in a rain of blood.

Chunks of thick muscle tissue splattered across the floor. The wounded soldier was also sent flying by the blast...

One shot from the sniper-grenade launcher was all it took.

It was special-issue equipment; the army only had three in total.

To guard against potential dangers, Qiao Yunliang had equipped them with not only armor-piercing rounds but also one of the sniper-grenade launchers.

It had certainly proven its worth time and time again.

But... they had lost two comrades.

The grenadier lowered his weapon.

"Intel said there was only one dangerous mutant here. There are still some smaller zombies left. Let’s clear them out, too, before they can cause any trouble for this base."

A red figure flashed through the smoke.

SQUELCH!

The sniper-grenade launcher fell to the ground. Only a few drops of blood remained where the grenadier had just been standing. He was gone.

The soldiers snapped their heads around, looking everywhere...

"Who’s there?"

As they stood on high alert... another soldier, one of the two with armor-piercing rounds, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back. He looked down to see a thick, powerful hand bursting out from his stomach...

SPURT!!!

He let out a muffled grunt and collapsed...

The soldier with the sniper-grenade launcher and the two with armor-piercing rifles had been eliminated!

Only then did Cai Hong step out from the shadows. He was a tall, muscular zombie, slightly leaner than the last but with a similar build. He gave the remaining soldiers a vicious grin.

"Thank you for letting me out... But now it’s time for you to die."

DAKKA-DAKKA-DAKKA-DAKKA-DAKKA~

DAKKA-DAKKA-DAKKA-DAKKA-DAKKA~

A hail of bullets rained down, but the regular rounds could only inflict minor wounds; they couldn’t penetrate his tough muscles to reach the bone.

"The intel was wrong! The intel was wrong!"

"There’s another one! A mutated zombie that can talk!"

"Use the grenade launcher!"

A soldier dove and rolled to retrieve the sniper-grenade launcher, but Cai Hong was faster. He sent the soldier flying with a single punch!

The soldier landed in a heap, his condition unknown...

Cai Hong didn’t have the same immense strength or defense as the other hulking zombie, but he... had intelligence.

Whoever went for the gun, he killed.

In a short while... Cai Hong was the only Zombie Man left standing in the research institute.

At that moment, Meng Dongqing’s vision had returned. She opened her eyes... and saw Cai Hong’s face, covered in blood and contorted with hatred.

In that instant, she knew... it was over.

’These soldiers... they’ve made a terrible mistake!’

’They’ve unleashed a true demon!’

"Do you like how I look now, Professor Meng? Should I be thanking you? If it weren’t for you... I’d still be locked up on that ship. I never would have gained this power. So, as a thank you... I think I’ll eat you. You have no idea how hungry I am after you kept me locked up day after day."

"You... were human. After you kill me... just let it end here."

"That’s not for you to decide anymore."

SPLAT!

Cai Hong smashed Meng Dongqing’s head with a single punch.

Then he bent over her body and began to feed!