The surrounding wall was extremely foul-smelling, as if it had been marinated in zombie entrails, which often caused Li Yu and the others to wear masks every time they reached the wall.
Li Yu looked again at the dark, eerie forest 80 meters away.
Rubbing his sore and swollen arms, Li Yu, along with Da Pao, Li Hang, and others, prepared to descend.
Da Pao still looked the same, while Li Hang had a pleased expression; through the recent test, his accuracy had improved to a whole new level.
Continuously killing zombies felt like clocking in for work, full of boredom, fatigue, and numbness.
Amidst this zombie-killing routine, everyone began to find some fun, sometimes competing to see who killed the most zombies, and then setting up some prizes, such as precious supplies or food.
Under this mode, everyone was also spurred with some passion, continuously shooting zombies. However, it didn't last long before everyone started to feel tired again.
These days of killing zombies felt like working on an assembly line, trimming threads or assembling electronics.
But there were also benefits; repetitive actions inevitably improved proficiency.
Some say that when you repeat an action ten thousand times, it forms muscle memory, and when you do it again, you will be very familiar with it and become very skilled.
Simple things, done ten thousand times, will appear very impressive.
Just like Li Hang today, his accuracy in shooting zombies was originally decent, hitting about 7 out of 10 throws, but today, incorporating what Li Yu said, he could hit about 9 out of 10 times.
It's important to note that this hitting doesn't just mean hitting the head; hitting the head is something almost everyone can do very accurately.
However, hitting the eye becomes much more difficult.
Li Yu and the others saw that his fourth uncle and the others had already reached the wall, so they prepared to untie the ropes and switch places.
Suddenly!
The moment the ropes were untied, the zombies in front suddenly went berserk, as if they had gone mad.
They frantically clawed at the wall beneath the surrounding wall with their nails.
As the zombies rioted, the rain in the night sky grew heavier, and the wind blew faster.
In this fierce wind and rain, Li Yu and the others almost lost their footing on the wall. Fortunately, when the wall was built, the protective railing was built high enough, about 1 meter high and 20 centimeters thick.
Everyone immediately grabbed the railing, which prevented them from being blown over by the sudden strong gust of wind.
However, this strong wind came too suddenly, startling everyone, especially Li Zhengping, who was on the other side of Da Pao.
He was just about to untie the rope tied to him; the rope was already untied, and he was about to go down when a strong gust of wind, with immense force, coupled with his thin build, hit him.
The strong wind directly blew his body towards the railing because his position was exactly against the wind, which was very strong.
His body tilted, and Li Zhengping almost fell off the wall!
Under the combination of various elements: sudden strong winds, slippery ground, an untied rope, a position directly against the wind, and a thin body.
This is what led to the heart-wrenching scene for everyone.
Li Zhengping finally clung desperately to the railing on the wall, which had become particularly slippery under the heavy rain.
Li Yu was about to go over.
No sooner said than done, Da Pao quickly ran over, grabbed him with one hand, and held the rope with the other, steadying his body, and then held him tightly.
In this eerie wind, the wind was incredibly strong. Da Pao used all his strength, veins bulging, and finally managed to hold Li Zhengping tightly.
The strong wind and heavy rain came quickly and left just as quickly.
A few minutes later, this bizarre storm, like an apocalypse, suddenly ceased.
The zombies below also returned to their previous state.
However, that brief moment had caused everyone to break out in a cold sweat.
After this incident, everyone became even more cautious.
Because in the apocalypse, the weather gives no warning.
Da Pao's quick action in saving Li Zhengping made Li Yu and the others very grateful to him.
It's important to know that in such extreme conditions, it's very difficult for a person to move their body. Yet Da Pao still ran over in that situation.
Although Da Pao was closest to Li Zhengping, his decisive rescue also moved everyone.
After this incident, Li Yu also warned everyone that once the ropes are untied in heavy rain, they must descend the wall as quickly as possible.
This incident also exposed some issues with the wall, such as the railing being a bit too low. This problem must be addressed after this wave of zombies ends.
Li Yu and the others had been fighting on the wall for nearly 11 hours. Now, as they were relieved from the wall, after a few words of caution for everyone to be careful, Li Yu and the others descended the wall.
At this point, their raincoats were soaked, and their bodies were also drenched, but upon opening their raincoats, a strong smell of sweat wafted out.
There was nothing they could do; everyone was like this. Under such heavy wrapping and intense physical labor, sweating a lot was very normal.
Especially after that eerie storm just now! It had made everyone break out in a cold sweat!
Moreover, sometimes their hands and feet would swell from being soaked in the rain.
Li Yu descended the wall but did not go directly back to the villa; instead, he walked to the watchtower.
After the Weng City was built, the Weng City, watchtower, and surrounding wall were all connected.
In the watchtower, which was over ten meters high, Li Yu rummaged through the wall of the watchtower and found a pack of cigarettes.
Then he saw Da Pao also walking over. Their eyes met, but neither spoke.
Li Yu's palms were a bit pale. He poured the rainwater out of his shoes and wiped his hands clean.
On the other side, Da Pao was covered in sweat. His hands were trembling, and his fingers were shaking. When he pulled Li Zhengping just now, his palms were scraped and bleeding from the rope, and his rough hands were somewhat exhausted from using too much force.
He was a bit drained and probably even had trouble lighting a cigarette now.
Seeing this, Li Yu took out two cigarettes from the box, lit one, took a puff, and handed it to Da Pao. Da Pao tremblingly took it with his right hand and immediately put it in his mouth.
Hiss~
Da Pao took a deep drag and then exhaled.
Cough, cough, cough, cough.
Because he smoked too fiercely, he accidentally choked on the smoke. Seeing this, Li Yu quickly stepped forward and patted his back to help him feel more comfortable.
Da Pao changed his position and finally caught his breath.
"Thank you just now," Li Yu said.
Da Pao shook his head, then put the cigarette back in his mouth, took a light puff, leaned against the wall, and looked at the heavy rain outside the watchtower.
He didn't say anything.
In this atmosphere, Li Yu wanted to say something else. But he felt anything he said would be superfluous, so he walked forward and patted Da Pao's shoulder.
In that sudden shift from tension to sudden relaxation, few people can adapt.
Da Pao looked at the heavy rain outside from the watchtower, his eyes a bit hazy, and Li Yu also looked at the heavy rain outside.
The silence was finally broken by Da Pao.
"Another day, you treat me to a drink," Da Pao said, then coughed dryly.
Li Yu smiled upon hearing this and said, "Okay."
