You were supposed to hoard supplies, why the heck did you hoard zombies!

Chapter 85 The Eyes Behind the Mask

Xu Lin's face was already completely covered in blood plasma.

His expression was indiscernible.

The only thing still clearly visible were those two crazed, flickering eyes.

The few individuals had entirely lost the courage to beg for mercy; they could only keep shifting their bodies, trying desperately to keep out of his line of sight.

All of these people were seated in that business van.

They were also his subordinates.

Any hint of hesitation in Xu Lin's eyes suddenly disappeared, and he was about to lift his leg and walk towards the man closest to him.

But suddenly the voice of Zhang Ye reached his ears.

"Inspector Xu,"

"Would you like to come up and chat for a bit?"

He looked up to see Zhang Ye, Wang Hu, and Ai Bing had climbed onto the truck's carriage and were now looking down at him with smiles.

The stench from the man who had just wet himself at his feet hit him squarely in the nostrils.

Xu Lin frowned involuntarily.

His expression filled with revulsion.

Cowards.

Was he really protecting these people?

Seeing Xu Lin's halted movement, a hint of sycophancy returned to the man's eye, he looked up at him like a dog.

"Thank you, Inspector Xu, thank you!"

"You're truly a good person!"

"Thank you!"

Xu Lin snorted coldly and directly climbed up the ladder on the side of the carriage, then he saw more than a dozen zombies reappearing at the nearby crossroad.

They had sniffed the smell of blood in the air, glanced around for a bit, and then started heading their way.

Zhang Ye was lying on the handrail at the edge of the car, watching with interest.

Upon seeing Xu Lin climb up, he immediately turned and motioned, "Inspector Xu, over here,"

"Quickly, come here."

By the time Xu Lin made it over, the zombies below had already approached the men to within ten meters.

The guards and security, however, showed no intention of moving.

They were only standing on either side.

Xu Lin first glanced at Zhang Ye, noted his lack of explanation, and then turned his gaze toward the people on the ground wearing the smiling masks.

From beginning to end, these people had not spoken a single word.

That included the fully-armed guards.

Their stance was highly disciplined.

Very professional.

At first glance, they looked like soldiers or inspectors who had undergone formal military training.

But Xu Lin knew all too well that even genuine soldiers couldn't keep calm in the face of what was before them.

At this moment, the number of zombies gathered under the truck had already exceeded thirty.

That could be considered a small horde.

What about those security guards?

They acted as if they were completely blind to the gradually approaching horde before them, even going so far as to corral the straggling zombies into the middle, as if to prevent them from entering the area behind them.

What lay in that area?

A residential community.

Xu Lin could see it very clearly from his vantage point in the carriage.

This was the only luxury residential area in the heart of Sanjiang City.

Through the openwork patterns on the gate, one could see one villa after another inside.

It seemed there were even a few figures busy inside.

Suddenly, he realized something; his gaze at Zhang Ye contained even more shock. So, this kid's base was actually in this villa district?

But this location, in a bustling area, meant it was surely teeming with zombies due to the volume of people that had been here.

How could Zhang Ye dare to settle down here?

Did he have a death wish?

He was pondering this when the screams below merged into a continuous chorus.

The men were desperately wriggling their bodies trying to squeeze under the truck to avoid the zombies that were pouncing on them like hungry wolves.

But someone was blocking their way.

It was those security guards.

They acted as if they couldn't see the horde of zombies at all.

Continuously using their bodies to block in front of the truck.

However, when someone managed to evade their sight and crawled under the truck, the guards would immediately bend down and drag them back out again.

The incoming zombies similarly ignored the guards.

Their target, from start to finish, was the living people twitching and writhing on the ground.

Teeth and claws tore through flesh.

The prey wasn't even dead yet, but their organs were already being ripped out.

Afterwards, amid the sound of ravenous devouring, there was no longer any sign of life.

The men had held on for less than five minutes.

The expressions on their faces seemed to be frozen in the moment before death.

Despair, agony, regret.

And a deep-seated hatred for Zhang Ye and the others who were watching the show from the truck.

Their bodies no longer moved.

They could only occasionally shake slightly under the zombies' tearing at their chests.

The security guards and bodyguards, from beginning to end, showed no sign of fear; in fact, they took advantage of the zombies feeding to encircle them.

The work began quickly.

The daily task.

Eliminate any visible zombies that could cause harm.

The security spread out quickly, starting with the outermost layer of zombies and clearing them one by one.

One hand pressing down a zombie.

Another hand wielding a weapon.

Like the character Run Tu stabbing jackals from the textbooks of yore.

The zombies' heads were the watermelons under moonlight, glistening appealingly.

One, two, three.

Soon, the dozen or so zombies on the perimeter all lay on the ground.

The entire process was without any hitch.

Silent and breathless.

The zombies inside were still feeding.

As if they hadn't heard any of the commotion around them.

Until the last zombie's head was also pierced by a steel pipe turned into a long spear.

Then it was time to clean up the bodies.

Zhou Tao and the others were reduced to merely a few blood-stained bones.

And the zombies that had eaten them were all loaded into another vehicle.

Du Chao, who had been waiting in the vehicle, waved to the people here and then drove away.

"Taking out the trash," Zhang Ye turned his head and explained.

"Otherwise, how would you deal with the contagion from so many piled-up bodies?"

Xu Lin stared at him, his eyes filled with disbelief.

That wasn't what he wanted to know.

Why did the zombies completely ignore the people below?

Did they mask their scent?

Or did they use some kind of drug?

Or perhaps, were these people the rumored superhumans?

Novels often write about it.

Moreover, ordinary people with superpowers would likely struggle to remain calm when faced with so many zombies up close.

But Zhang Ye's men were different.

They were too calm.

Almost like corpses themselves.

Without any feelings or emotions.

But are there truly such superpowers in the world, or that so many people could possess the same ability?

The chances are slim.

Moreover, these individuals only took orders from one person.

Compared to this possibility, another seemed more likely.

That such a power resided in only one person.

And that person was Zhang Ye.

Because he had this ability, he was able to establish a base in the villa area.

Xu Lin thought more and more that his speculation was correct, his intense curiosity driving him to confirm whether he was right.

To his surprise, Zhang Ye's answer was incredibly straightforward.

He called over a security guard and then turned to look at Xu Lin.

"You wanted to know why, didn't you?"

"Take off the mask and see."

A hint of surprise flashed in Xu Lin's eyes.

He hadn't expected the other person to be so forthright, to actually reveal the answer to him so directly?

If that was the case, he wouldn't hold back.

The security guard was right in front of him.

Xu Lin took a deep breath, preparing to reach for the mask when suddenly his pupils contracted.

The eyes behind the mask...

Were they red?