Fear, once it starts, is hard to stop.

After another piercing scream, the insect outside the wall suddenly accelerated and leaped high in one direction.

A huge black shadow sprung up from the ground, at least five meters high and at least ten meters away.

Then, a man's heart-wrenching scream followed, and in the blink of an eye, there was silence.

Lucas couldn't keep up with the insect's movements with his eyes, so he perked up his ears and listened carefully.

Crunch, crunch...

The sound of bones being crushed sent shivers down one's spine.

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Lucas, who had mustered up the courage to kill an insect a moment ago, was now filled with fear.

Without experiencing the nightmare of being torn apart by insects, it was difficult to understand that kind of terror.

His last stubbornness easily turned into surrender.

There were at least four insects outside the walls of the entire yard, not to mention the invisible ones.

Lucas estimated that there were over ten insects within a hundred meters of the yard.

How could he continue like this!

Taking off his oxygen mask and lighting a cigarette, Lucas's last stubbornness vanished without a trace.

Fortunately, the bus had good sealing performance after the transformation, so mushroom spores couldn't float in, and there was no need to worry about infection.

In less than ten minutes, the sound of human screams could be heard from all around, varying in volume, including even dogs barking.

"Damn it, not even sparing the dogs!"

Lucas's hand holding the cigarette trembled involuntarily, and he muttered a complaint.

Gradually, the distant sound of gunfire began to be heard.

Looking up, fighter jets appeared in the fiery red sky.

However, for some unknown reason, these fighter jets didn't open fire. After circling a few times, they flew away.

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Lucas remembered that at this time in his previous life, he should have been on a truck, stuck not far from the highway exit.

Later, he heard someone shouting the words "the dead come back to life," and the truck suddenly overturned, and he lost consciousness.

When he woke up, he had already been taken to a temporary military camp by military personnel.

The ten-plus days in the temporary military camp were the most relaxed days of Lucas's previous life.

After that, Lucas was sent to a sheltered city, where he spent his remaining days as a laborer, living a life worse than death, until he was torn apart by insects.

Recalling the days of barely surviving in his previous life, Lucas gritted his teeth.

Finally, he summoned the courage to look around the yard once again.

At this moment, he could see the blurry shadows moving rapidly towards the city center.

Lucas knew that the insects were being attracted by the fire, explosions, and gunfire, preparing to prey.

Soon, all he could hear was the sound of the closest insect chewing on bones.

"Savoring it?"

This phrase inexplicably popped into Lucas's mind.

Combined with the imagined scene, a chill ran down his spine.

There should only be this one insect left around the yard now.

Should he hold on to his last stubbornness?

The devilish temptation of the system resurfaced in his mind.

Lucas knew that at this time, there should already be infected zombies around the yard.

Although the initial zombies were sensitive to sound and had strength several times that of humans, fortunately, their intelligence was low.

With a pile of tools and the bus, Lucas wasn't too afraid of them.

If he lured the insect inside now, there was still a chance to gamble.

At this moment, Lucas hadn't made up his mind yet, but someone made the decision for him.

Clang, clang...

A loud metallic collision sound came from the gate of the yard, which was locked with an iron chain.

"Buddy, give it all you've got and cut the chain quickly!"

"There should be someone in this yard. I saw a bus entering and leaving a few times when it just got dark, and then they locked it."

"Then ask him to open the gate!"

"Are you stupid? He definitely won't open the gate for us at this time."

The voices at the gate reached Lucas's ears word for word.

"Bunch of fools!"

Lucas cursed.

The sound of the iron gate caught the attention of the remaining insect.

The huge black shadow quickly appeared in Lucas's line of sight again.

At this moment, Lucas knew that it was meaningless to stop the people from smashing the gate.

Not only were these people not killed by the previous insects, but they also seemed unaffected by the mushroom spores, which surprised Lucas a bit.

He stood up and pressed his eyes against the window, looking at the gate.

Lucas saw several people wearing masks, about four or five of them.

"A group of quasi-zombies..."

Lucas instantly concluded about these people.

Medical masks can't protect against mushroom spores.

These people have only delayed their infection for a while.

The insects were getting closer, there were zombies nearby, and these people at the gate were about to be infected.

In this situation, Lucas wouldn't make any moves.

He lit another cigarette and stood quietly by the window of the bus.

The iron chain on the gate of the yard was thick, and Lucas had welded it with an electric welding gun. It would be difficult for those people to break it in a short time with their hammers.

The sound of metal collision continued, and Lucas could already see a giant black shadow landing in the yard.

The remaining insect finally jumped in from outside the yard.

The people at the gate also saw the insect at this time, and someone screamed in fear.

Those people dropped their things and started running backward.

At that moment, more than a dozen figures appeared instantly, pouncing on them.

Zombies! The outcome was determined.

The insect's piercing scream echoed once again, and it leaped over the iron gate, crashing heavily into the group of "people."

With just that one strike, Lucas witnessed a rain of human tissue flying in the air.

Fortunately, it was nighttime now, and his vision was not that good, so it didn't look too bloody.

This insect must be very hungry, as it showed no mercy to both zombies and humans, engaging in indiscriminate feeding.

As the zombies and humans were slaughtered by the insect, about two minutes passed, and Lucas didn't notice any other insects approaching.

The other zombies that didn't appear were probably deterred by the insect and didn't come near the yard.

Lucas felt that the only opportunity had come.

Gritting his teeth, Lucas put on his face mask and prepared to take action.

A few more minutes passed. The zombies and those people had completely gone silent, with only the sound of the insect chewing its food still lingering.

Crack, crack...

At this moment, Lucas turned off the lights in the bus, quietly opened the door, and got out of the vehicle.

Snap...

The sound of a lighter echoed as a faint flame ignited a homemade gasoline bottle.

Without any hesitation, Lucas forcefully smashed the gasoline bottle two or three meters away from the gate.

The flames instantly soared, illuminating a corner of the yard.

Lucas quickly moved his body and hid in a corner of the yard.

"That was close. I almost ignited a gasoline drum!"

Muttering to himself, Lucas picked up another homemade gasoline bottle, ready to ignite it at any moment.