Apart from Xing Fang and Guo Xiaobei, there were two other people responsible for patrolling in the opposite direction. The night patrols were pretty much the same every day. The places Brother Xu chose were always easy to defend and hard to attack, with relatively fewer zombies around. Although there were battles every day, there wasn't much danger.

At first, Guo Xiaobei thought it was a coincidence, but after spending so many days together, he realized it couldn't be.

They walked slowly around the convoy. It was very quiet, and everyone was sensible enough not to make loud noises. Although zombies looked partly decayed, their sense of smell and hearing were very keen. No one would risk their lives by attracting zombies in the middle of the night, as that would lead to disastrous consequences.

No traces of zombies were found nearby, and Guo Xiaobei whispered to Xing Fang. He had a map system, so he could easily see the situation within half a kilometer. This was the expanded data after an upgrade; previously, he could only see a hundred meters around him.

There were a few scattered blue dots at the edge of the map, all far from their position and not many in number. Guo Xiaobei felt relieved; it seemed there would be no battle today. He had already put away his wooden club and hadn’t figured out how to explain the spear in his hand. Every time they went out before, he would take the wooden club from the trunk. Any equipped weapon, no matter where he put it, was actually equipped on him and could be summoned at any time. This was an extraordinary feature of the system. Today, he hadn’t had the chance to put the spear away, and if there was a battle, its sudden appearance would be conspicuous. Now that the zombies were far away, it suited him perfectly.

Soon it was time for Guo Xiaobei and Xing Fang to change shifts and get back in the car. They exchanged smiles and wished each other good night. They survived another day, and everyone was fine, which was great.

Guo Xiaobei fell asleep in a good mood. But just as they were in the deepest sleep, a sharp howl from outside suddenly woke everyone up.

Guo Xiaobei jolted awake, and beside him, Xing Fang looked serious as he put on his coat and rushed out of the car. Guo Xiaobei instructed the startled girl in the backseat and then got out of the car without hesitation. From the map, a small cluster of blue dots had appeared in the center, surrounded by a few green dots, indicating that zombies had broken into their midst.

This was really a negligence. The night patrol didn't even notice it. Guo Xiaobei walked around to the back of the vehicle, pretended to take something from the trunk, took out a long spear, and rushed towards the others.

Once the long spear was in his hand, Guo Xiaobei realized how different this spear was. It wasn't as long as the ancient long spears. It was just a bit longer than the stick he had used before, and its length, thickness, and weight were all just right for him.

Presumably, this was also an automatic adjustment by the system, adjusted to the most comfortable and suitable weight. Because it had already been equipped, the long spear seemed to be born to be in his hand. Guo Xiaobei swung it a few times and quickly got the hang of it.

When he found the others, Xing Fang was fighting against the zombies as the main force. Guo Xiaobei took a couple of glances and noticed that the zombie blocked by Xing Fang was different from the ones they usually saw.

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From the time they escaped until just now, the zombies they had encountered were all slow-moving and had no consciousness of their own. No matter how they were attacked, they wouldn't dodge. They just kept attacking until their heads were smashed. Actually, as long as one was careful and didn't get scratched by these zombies, it wasn't too difficult to kill them basically.

For zombies, even if you broke their four limbs, they wouldn't die. They would still howl on the ground. If you wanted them to die, you had to blow their heads off. However, since zombies moved slowly, as long as several people cooperated well, there wouldn't be much danger.

But the zombie in front of them now was beyond Guo Xiaobei's understanding. The people around were attacking other zombies, and the zombie blocked by Xing Fang was not only much faster in movement but also had the awareness to dodge.

Having partnered with Xing Fang for so many days, Guo Xiaobei naturally knew that he was very strong. But strangely enough, the zombie in front of them seemed to be quite powerful too. It parried the stick swung by Xing Fang several times. Judging from Xing Fang's expression, it seemed that his arm was numbed from the shock.

Without thinking too much, Guo Xiaobei rushed forward waving the long spear.

At first, Guo Xiaobei still felt a bit clumsy, but gradually, the movements of his hands became more and more skillful and coherent. Each move seemed to have been engraved in his mind long ago.

Xing Fang had been focusing on the zombie in front of him at first, but gradually, he was attracted by Guo Xiaobei. The zombies around were gradually wiped out, and the zombie fighting against Xing Fang and Guo Xiaobei finally lost its mobility because both of its legs were swept off by the long spear in Guo Xiaobei's hand. However, although its legs were disabled, its upper body was unharmed. Instead, because it lost its mobility, it lunged forward vigorously. The half-dried and half-rotten arms of the zombie, along with its half-inch-long black nails on its hands, reached towards Guo Xiaobei's upper body.

Guo Xiaobei had used too much force when sweeping off the zombie's legs, and his body couldn't help but lunge forward too. Seeing the claws reaching down, Guo Xiaobei closed his eyes resignedly.

At the moment when the zombie lunged towards Guo Xiaobei, Xing Fang blocked in front of Guo Xiaobei. He quickly parried the zombie's two arms with the stick in his hand and swung it towards the zombie's head.

With a bang, the zombie's brains splattered everywhere. The zombie, which had lost its dodging ability, completely fell to the ground, twitching and died. Guo Xiaobei, with cold sweat all over his head, bumped into Xing Fang's back in front of him, trembling with fear in his heart. If it hadn't been for Xing Fang, he probably wouldn't know whether he was dead or alive at this moment.

At the same time, a system prompt sound rang in Guo Xiaobei's mind, informing him that the branch task had been completed.

Guo Xiaobei looked at the remains of the zombie on the ground in a daze. No wonder it was so difficult to deal with. So this was an evolved zombie. But the zombies had evolved so fast. It had only been a few days...

He didn't know that the zombies had already appeared when the government blocked the news before. By now, the zombie virus had broken out completely. It had been months already, so it wasn't strange at all for the zombies to evolve.

Finally, the zombie was killed. Guo Xiaobei let out a sigh of relief. If Xing Fang hadn't reached out to support him, he would have almost sat on the ground. This was the first time they had encountered an evolved zombie. Due to lack of experience, they had spent more energy dealing with this one than killing ten ordinary zombies at once.

After the zombie was killed, anyone with a discerning eye could see that this zombie was a bit different, and the others also noticed Guo Xiaobei's extraordinariness. Xu Chunshan opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something but then hesitated. Seeing Guo Xiaobei's tired look, he told Xing Fang to take him back to rest. The others continued with their patrol or cleaned up the scene.

Amid the looks of admiration or envy from the others, Xing Fang helped Guo Xiaobei back to the vehicle.

Actually, Guo Xiaobei was just exhausted for a moment. After sitting in the vehicle for a while, he recovered. Turning his head, he saw Xing Fang staring at him in the night, which really gave him a fright.