Kill

The mute boy finally relaxed, smiled at Jiang Chu, and gestured with his hands to express his gratitude.
Jiang Chu squatted down. These people were filthy, their faces unclear.
"Don't kill us, we just wanted to steal the car, nothing else." The man's face was bruised and battered, with no intact spots. He fearfully defended himself.
Chen Qing Qing sneered, questioning: "Just wanted to steal the car? I think you not only wanted to steal the car but also wanted to rape and murder. You didn't expect our people to be hiding nearby, did you? Now you're scared, why weren't you scared earlier?"
"They even had guns. Luckily, Ning Ting reminded us, otherwise, we really couldn't have fought them."
Chen Qing Qing angrily kicked him. If they hadn't discovered them earlier, along with the cooperation of the mute boy and others hiding in the dark, they would have almost been ambushed by this group.
Shen Yin Qiu was very sympathetic, turned to look at Jiang Chu, and asked for her opinion: "How should we deal with these people?"
Ordinary survivors in the base who had lived until now almost had no clean clothes to wear, but these people's clothes were clearly relatively neat, not like ordinary people in the base. If they were released, it would inevitably be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains.
Unbeknownst to her, her thoughts had gradually become similar to Jiang Chu's.
She voiced her thoughts, and the other team members also agreed upon reflection.
But the final decision still lay with Jiang Chu.
"If they wanted to steal cars and murder, then let them be hoisted by their own petard. Strip them of everything useful, then deal with them. Where are the guns?" Jiang Chu asked.
"They're with me, here you go." Chen Qing Qing pulled out four guns from her backpack.
After subduing the group, she had immediately collected the scattered guns. After all, her team members were not yet familiar with each other, and Jiang Chu wasn't there. She couldn't leave weapons to physically strong people like Zhang Hu; if he betrayed them, the girls would be attacked from two sides.
There were a total of four guns. Jiang Chu motioned for Chen Qing Qing, Shen Yin Qiu, Zhang Hu, and Ning Ting to each take one.
The mute boy didn't know how to use a gun, so she temporarily didn't consider him.
Zhang Hu held a gun, a flicker of excitement in his eyes, and asked: "Where's that big zombie? Why don't I hear any sound?"
It was strange. The big zombie had been roaring so fiercely just now, even bombs couldn't kill it, but now there wasn't a sound.
The others were stripping supplies and had the same question when they heard Zhang Hu.
Jiang Chu gave Zhang Hu a cold glance, calmly saying: "I killed it."
These words were meant to intimidate them.
"Act fast. Later, we'll drive away, pick them up, then kill a few zombies to gain experience, and then charge straight out."
Their experience in dealing with zombies was truly too little. Currently, the card's effective time was still nearly five hours. During this time, she was equivalent to a Tier 3 Awakened. Not killing more zombies to exchange for Core Crystals would be too wasteful.
On one hand, it could train them; on the other hand, it could collect Core Crystals.
She needed Core Crystals to help herself level up, and also to exchange for items with the system later.
As soon as she finished speaking, the atmosphere suddenly fell silent.
Several people's eyes widened, and they all swallowed. Such a large zombie, and she just said she killed it...
The commotion here had attracted the attention of some nearby zombies. Jiang Chu had long since removed her necklace to intentionally attract zombies.
Unbeknownst to them, more than ten zombies had already wandered into the parking lot.
"Let us go, we'll do anything you want."
The controlled group realized she was an Awakened from the base and became afraid. All their weapons were stripped, and not even a bit of food was left.
When they heard the woman who appeared on the road say that she had killed the Tier 3 zombie, these people's legs went soft, and they trembled, begging for mercy.
"Bang." A gunshot rang out. Ning Ting decisively killed one person, then continuously fired at the approaching zombies.
Ning Ting, who usually said nothing and seemed quiet and taciturn, unexpectedly killed people so decisively. Everyone was slightly surprised. Fortunately, his ability was not an offensive type.
Zhang Hu and the others quickly reacted, ignoring the curses of the other group, firing several shots to finish them off, then began to focus on dealing with the zombies.
Previously, in the base meeting, it was said that the zombies' weakness was their head. They fired directly at the head. With weapons in hand, as long as they hit, dealing with these ordinary zombies was still quite easy.
It was just that more and more zombies were approaching. Jiang Chu quickly decided: "Get in the car."
Zhang Hu and the others collected the Core Crystals and also quickly got into the pre-prepared heavy military truck.
Chen Qing Qing pulled the mute boy into the car, and Shen Yin Qiu quickly followed.
Jiang Chu rammed through the guardrail and drove out of the parking lot.
Fortunately, both cars performed well, driving through the rubble like fish in water.
The moods of the four people in the car were a little heavy. Killing zombies was not their first time, but killing people... although the other party provoked them first and attacked first, it was inevitable that it would leave some psychological trauma. They could only adapt slowly.
The car jolted. Shen Yin Qiu suddenly asked in a low voice: "Where are we going after leaving the base?"
"Yi City," Jiang Chu replied.
Although there was still a weapons depot in her space, in the apocalypse, firearms were almost no longer produced. Weapons were consumables, so she absolutely had to get the batch of weapons Qin Yan had promised.
Another reason was to capture the leader of the Corpse Whisperer alive. Falling into Qin Yan's hands, he would surely suffer a fate worse than death, which could be considered clearing a dangerous obstacle for the base she wanted to establish in the future.
Also, to prevent Qin Yan from capturing the leader of the Corpse Whisperer and then breaking his promise, she needed to quickly enhance her strength. She currently had the Core Crystal of a Tier 3 zombie, plus some ordinary Core Crystals, and could quickly advance to Tier 3.
But to have enough say, she needed overwhelming strength. Her real goal was to reach Tier 4 within half a year.
Jiang Chu was very confident. Currently, most Awakened were like Liang Tian Yong and Xin Chao, in the naive early stages, unable to control their abilities well. She had already taken a step ahead, leading in this field.
Shen Yin Qiu knew better than to speak further.
The strength and aura Jiang Chu displayed made her admire her; she was a competent leader. The rule of the apocalypse was either kill or be killed, and she chose the former.
The car drove through the transfer station and the ruins of the residential area, arriving in front of the village.
In the heavy truck behind, Ning Ting continuously fired at the surrounding zombies.
Jiang Chu jumped out of the car.
There were seventeen zombies in the civilian house where Gao Qing Yang and Liang Tian Yong were staying. When they entered, they had no idea that this simple room hid so many zombies.
After a struggle, they finally dealt with all the zombies in the house.
Gao Qing Yang slammed his hammer into the zombie on the ground. After smashing its head and taking out the Core Crystal, he panted: "This hammer is quite useful. These damn high-rise buildings, these things have been dead for at least half a day, not cleaned up but hidden until now, scaring this old man."
Stuffing the Core Crystal into his bag, he grinned: "This rare item must be very valuable."