hsntnovel Chapter 11 Deep-Sea Survival: High-Rise Buildings Are Not Safe Havens!
Chapter 11 Deep-Sea Survival: High-Rise Buildings Are Not Safe Havens!
Inside the Zijin Building, the atmosphere suddenly changed.
The survivors, who had been whispering among themselves about the supplies they had scavenged, were instantly thrown into panic by Zhou Hai's thunderous commands.
But the instinct for survival quickly overwhelmed everything. Without hesitation, they shouldered their bags and began to flee upstairs.
When Lu Sheng, Zhao Ze, and Su Li appeared at the entrance of the emergency staircase, the crowded people spontaneously parted to the sides, making way for them.
A variety of gazes, filled with awe, reliance, and even fear, fell upon the three of them.
This is the status of Sequence Beyonders in this apocalyptic world.
Without delay, the three of them quickly walked up the passage.
The sea breeze howled on the rooftop.
Zhou Hai stood alone on the edge of the rooftop, his imposing figure like an iron tower, gazing at the distant sea.
He didn't turn around, his deep voice sounding broken by the wind: "Look over there."
Lu Sheng and the other two looked in the direction he pointed, and their pupils all contracted simultaneously.
The western skyline had been swallowed up by thick, dark clouds.
The dark clouds, as black as ink, pressed heavily on the sea. Deep within the clouds, silvery lightning occasionally pierced the darkness, silently heralding the approaching storm.
"There's a chance of a downpour tonight." Zhou Hai's voice was devoid of any emotion.
Zhao walked up to him, spat, and said with a grim face, "Damn it, this is troublesome. It looks like we're really going to have a fierce battle tonight."
Lu Sheng instantly understood what they meant.
The information that Longmou had given earlier clearly stated the weakness of the floating corpses—they were afraid of strong light.
Normally, with the sun acting as a natural barrier, the floating corpses can only lurk in deep water during the day.
But once a torrential rain falls and dark clouds block out the sun, the sun's restraint will no longer exist!
Those monstrous things can wreak havoc on the sea with impunity!
"I estimate that we won't have to wait until tomorrow night. As soon as it gets completely dark, those ghostly things will all appear." Zhou Hai turned around and looked at the three of them.
"I've already made arrangements for the survivors downstairs. They need to use furniture and miscellaneous items to block all the doors, windows, and emergency stairwells in all the rooms above the second floor. They are not allowed to open them until the zombie horde passes."
He pointed to a corner of the rooftop: "These past few days, the four of us have been staying here, taking turns keeping watch at night."
"Okay!" the three said in unison.
Once the decision was made, the four immediately took action.
They quickly set up a makeshift tent in a sheltered corner of the rooftop using a waterproof tarpaulin and a few steel pipes.
Night fell sooner than expected.
The sky darkened at a visible speed, and the last bit of light was completely swallowed by the dark clouds.
Boom—!
A thunderclap boomed in the sky, followed by a torrent of large raindrops pelting down.
Splash!
A torrential downpour arrived in an instant, enveloping the entire world in a dense curtain of rain and deafening thunder.
Inside the tent, four people sat around a self-heating hot pot in the middle, which was bubbling away. The aroma of meat and spiciness filled the small space, dispelling some of the chill.
"Lu Sheng and I will take the first half of the night, Lao Zhao, you and Ali will take the second half," Zhou Hai mumbled as he ate luncheon meat.
Zhao Ze and Su Li nodded in agreement.
After a simple dinner, Zhou Hai and Lu Sheng put on waterproof jackets and hoods and stepped into the raging storm.
This bit of wind and rain is nothing to a sequence transcendent being.
Their formidable physical abilities far surpass those of ordinary people.
The two patrolled slowly along the edge of the rooftop, one in front of the other. Their powerful flashlights were like two sharp swords, occasionally slicing through the darkness and scanning the unfathomable sea below.
"We're hiding so high up, how could the floating corpses still come up?" Lu Sheng asked, observing cautiously.
"Heh," Zhou Hai sneered, rain streaming down his face, "Don't underestimate those damned things."
He paused, his tone carrying a hint of the seriousness of someone with experience: "They...can climb walls."
Lu Sheng's pupils suddenly contracted.
Can it climb walls?!
These three words instantly lowered the security of the entire building by more than one level!
"But this time our Blazing Flame fleet was lucky; we finally found a stable foothold." Zhou Hai's tone became optimistic again. "Being able to fight those bastards with our feet on the ground is better than being on a swaying deck."
Lu Shengshen agreed.
If they were at sea, facing a horde of zombies, let alone ordinary people, even those of them who are superhuman would have their strength reduced by 10% to 20%.
Zhou Hai silently gazed at the sea below, swallowed by darkness and torrential rain. After a long while, he murmured, "I hope those fleets that haven't found a place to land... can survive this."
Time passed slowly amidst the monotonous sounds of rain and thunder.
One hour... two hours...
Apart from the increasingly violent winds and rain, the sea was deathly still, as if all life had been wiped clean by this natural disaster.
Just when Lu Sheng thought that the zombie horde might not appear tonight.
"Shh...rustle..."
A faint yet incredibly clear sound, like countless fingernails scratching a wall, mingled with the sound of rain, came from below the building.
What is that?
Lu Sheng's heart skipped a beat. He rushed to the railing, turned the flashlight in his hand to its brightest setting, and shone it down sharply!
The beam of light pierced through the thick rain in an instant!
next second.
Lu Sheng felt a chill rush from his tailbone straight to the top of his head, and every hair on his body stood on end!
On the wall of the Zijing Building, which was illuminated by the beam of light, countless dark shadows had appeared, seemingly out of nowhere!
Those things were floating corpses!
Their twisted limbs clung to the smooth glass curtain wall at an angle with reverse joints, like enlarged geckos, ignoring the raging wind and rain and gravity, climbing upwards at a strange and swift speed!
Wherever the beam of light reached, countless pairs of eyes, gleaming with a deathly gray aura, turned around in unison and stared intently at the source of the light!
"roar--!"
As if enraged, the piercing roars merged into a sound wave that pierced through the rain and soared into the sky!
Lu Sheng felt a chill run down his spine, realizing something was wrong, and immediately turned to Zhou Hai on the other side, shouting hoarsely:
"Team Leader Zhou, there's something going on here!"