Rotting Land: Survive-Chapter 423 - 421: Purgatory on Earth (11)

As soon as he entered the room, Luo Yi immediately felt an uncontrollable sense of exhaustion rising from the depths of his heart.

The sudden release of emotions also left Luo Yi gasping for breath.

After taking a moment to stabilize his breathing, Fu Guo urgently asked, "How is it? Brother, what’s the situation outside?"

Luo Yi shook his head slightly, and his once-relaxed face tightened again: "Very bad! The base has fallen!"

The words dropped like a heavy bomb on the heads of the two comrades.

The base has fallen! It sounds light, but the soldiers understood — for such a well-fortified stadium with high walls and ample weaponry and personnel to be overrun, the number of Zombies breaking in must have been unimaginable.

The atmosphere abruptly fell into a dead silence. The soldiers who were about to speak all closed their mouths, deep in thought.

Luo Yi fully understood this, but now wasn’t the time for other concerns, so...

"Brothers, lift your spirits! Don’t forget the Sharp Blade Company’s creed!"

"Where the sharp blade points! Invincible!" The creed immediately roused the previously listless soldiers, and a strong sense of company honor arose spontaneously.

"So, what do we do next, Little Luo?"

Seeing his comrades’ resolute attitudes, Luo Yi nodded affirmatively: "Based on my recent experiments, the smell of corpses can confuse the Zombies’ senses. But I must emphasize a few points."

"First, keep a calm mind because the Zombies will keep approaching to sniff your scent. This can easily induce fear, but you must overcome it!"

"Second, move as slowly as possible. Do not speed up because of nervousness! Remember, haste makes waste!"

"Third, if anything goes wrong, just run. Don’t get hung up on fighting; we can’t compete with the Zombies with our current strength!"

The three requirements were concise yet comprehensively encapsulated the essence of Luo Yi’s previous experiment results.

Upon hearing Luo Yi’s warnings, the two soldiers nodded in agreement.

Ling Dong even couldn’t resist teasing Luo Yi, "I have to say, brother, you’re starting to talk more and more like a captain!"

Mentioning the captain, the soldiers felt their fighting spirit surge again.

They understood that if they didn’t find a way out, once Xu Renjie learned about the situation at the stadium, he would undoubtedly charge in regardless of the danger.

And by then, who knows how many brothers might lose their lives.

So, for the safety of their brothers, even if it’s through hell or high water out there today, they must dive in.

"Since everyone understands, let’s start acting!"

The order was given, and Ling Dong and Fu Guo immediately got up.

The two of them suppressed their revulsion as they smeared the corpse’s slime onto themselves.

Undoubtedly, such an action was an extreme test of one’s consciousness. Beyond the nauseating smell, merely touching a corpse was already a taboo handed down by their ancestors, let alone disemboweling it, extracting the internal organs — it was simply an abhorrent act.

But to survive, and not to let others sacrifice for them, the soldiers had no choice but to steel themselves and do it.

Smeared! Hung! Coated! Stuck on! Due to the lack of extra fabric to cover their skin, Ling Fu and his comrade had to use more chunks of flesh and juice to cover their bodies.

And such intense smearing was something no normal person could endure. Even for the two soldiers, they repeatedly experienced an overwhelming need to vomit during the process.

However, soldiers are called soldiers because they possess stronger willpower than ordinary people; they would never cower and retreat because of minor difficulties. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Thus, to overcome this nausea, to maintain a good state in actual combat, the two soldiers forced themselves to lean down and sniff the opened-up corpses until their noses acclimated to the smell, until their stomachs grew numb to it, and only then did they stand up and give Luo Yi a thumbs-up who was waiting nearby.

"All set?"

"All set!"

"Then let’s move!" Without any further words, Luo Yi immediately handed over two bats to his comrades, while demonstrating how they should maneuver once outside.

Once they understood, Luo Yi walked to the door — the real battle was about to begin.

Opening the door! As usual, gently and deliberately, with a faint "click," Ling Dong swiftly slipped out, followed closely by Fu Guo and Luo Yi.

Their appearance, unsurprisingly, immediately incited the Zombies in the corridor.

Luo Yi was somewhat okay, having just gone through this ordeal, but Ling Dong and Fu Guo, experiencing it for the first time, showed varying degrees of nervousness and fear.

Regarding this, all Luo Yi could do was block the beasts’ sniffs for them, although this only addressed the symptom and not the root cause, but it helped somewhat reduce their pressure.

Thus, the three of them, cooperating with each other, slowly moved towards the end of the corridor.

As they reached the exit, Luo Yi clearly heard the sound of gasps escaping from his comrades’ noses.

It’s no wonder they reacted so strongly. Even Luo Yi couldn’t help but feel astonished at the gruesome scene on the field for the first time seeing it again.

He nudged the dazed Ling Dong and Fu Guo with his shoulder, intending to remind them to keep moving.

Sure enough, after being nudged by him, Ling Fu and his partner, who were initially stunned, immediately regained their composure and continued stepping forward.

Out of the stadium, the challenge for Luo Yi and his companions undoubtedly escalated to another level.

Along the way, whether it was the number of Zombies or the road conditions, it was far more treacherous compared to the player’s rest passage they had come through.

However, humans are highly adaptive beings, and after countless close encounters with Zombies, the soldiers could now face this "awkward situation" more calmly.

Three people walked slowly, one after another, aiming for the relatively less populated North Gate.

Due to an impact from Dai Sha’s group, not many Zombies were gathered there, so it was undoubtedly the best choice for an escape.

The journey was smooth with no obstacles, yet the severed limbs and pieces of flesh scattered on the ground constantly challenged the soldiers’ psyches.

Suddenly, Luo Yi felt as if something was dripping down his temple. Unable to wipe it away, he paid it no mind.

But after walking a few more steps, he increasingly sensed that something wasn’t right. The dripping sensation became more pronounced, and finally, he instinctively glanced at the ground. Instantly, his eyes narrowed sharply, and a bad premonition loomed over his mind. (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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