The mont the impact sound rang out, in the darkness, Lu Ting almost instinctively opened his eyes.
At the sa ti, sensing that the protective barrier she had left behind had been triggered, An Ning also quickly woke from her sleep.
Even the typically carefree young lady Shen, feeling her husband's movents beside her, swiftly jolted awake from her pleasant dream.
"Ting... Ting-ge!" Shen Qing exclaid with panic on her face.
"You and Ning Ning stay in the room, I'll go check outside first..."
Outside, the continuous noises were intensifying. Through the surveillance caras, they could see a man in his thirties leading the group—tall and muscular, his pure black short sleeves and shorts barely containing his bulging, well-developed muscles, clearly showing signs of regular exercise.
Behind him followed eight or nine similarly dressed young n, busy setting up ladders to climb over, carrying various long poles and knives in their hands.
Their hostile intentions were obvious to the naked eye. Quickly throwing on his clothes and putting on his night vision goggles, Lu Ting gave rapid instructions before standing up and heading out.
Although the villa had been constructed with nothing but premium materials during renovation, and nurous additional security features had been installed later, no matter how sturdy it was, it couldn't withstand repeated assaults like this.
Sure enough, after several rounds of the intruders' efforts, it didn't take long before one agile young man successfully descended from the main gate.
Soon, others followed his example.
Not seeing any zombies, they swaggered around the courtyard as if they already owned the place. One slightly shorter man boasted triumphantly:
"Damn, this is how rich people live! Tsk, so freaking luxurious. Look, this used to be a garden, what a sha..."
"Never thought we brothers would get to live in a place like this soday!"
"Wonder if there's anyone still inside, hehe..." A bald man with a sleazy appearance laughed with particularly suggestive aning.
"Too bad we left in a hurry, didn't bring those few along!"
"Enough! Everyone be careful!"
The hook-nosed, small-eyed leader quickly interrupted him, casting a cautious glance at the front door before leading the group forward.
Another man followed behind with a flashlight:
"We checked earlier—this place hasn't had people coming or going for a long ti. Either no one's ho by coincidence, or they've all turned into those things by now..."
Of course, if it was the latter scenario with people still inside, that would be even better, proving the house had sufficient food supplies. But the first two scenarios wouldn't be bad either.
Such a beautiful house would be great to live in, and who knows how many good things might be inside!
Thinking this, the n exchanged glances and quickly pulled out their tools, planning to break in through the windows.
Unexpectedly, in the next second, a bullet swiftly pierced through the chest of one man.
It ca from Lu Ting, who had been hiding behind a stone sculpture under cover of darkness.
"Quick, take cover! There's soone here!"
But it was already too late. In the darkness, with several gunshots ringing out, half of their group lay dead in an instant.
Relying on his modest tal-based supernatural ability and quick reflexes, the leader barely managed to preserve his life. But in the next mont, a lightning ball headed straight for his forehead.
He wanted to use his ability again, but his level was already low, and he had mostly exhausted his power with that previous defense.
As for whether a human head or a flowerpot is more durable, the answer might be uncertain, but this man was undoubtedly dead beyond doubt.
"Su... supernatural ability user!"
And a lightning-type one at that—they had bumped into soone formidable.
Regretting their decision to co here imnsely, the remaining n instinctively tried to flee, but were tripped by vines that suddenly erged from the ground.
Against firearms, knives ultimately fell short, especially since Lu Ting himself possessed considerable combat skills in addition to his supernatural abilities.
After efficiently dealing with the rest of the intruders, Lu Ting finally aid his gun at the last survivor—a thin, weak-looking young man with a pointy face that resembled a monkey's.
"B... big brother, spare ! We brothers just ca to borrow a place! We thought this place was empty when we arrived..."
After just two electric shocks, the man's story changed:
"I'll talk... b... big brother, whatever you want to know, I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything."
After thorough interrogation, Lu Tian gave him a quick, rciful end as usual, then took a deep breath and stood up to return ho.
Amid the huge commotion, the elderly couple in the house had been half-awakened early on. Seeing their son-in-law return safely, they finally breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Pretending not to notice the obvious bloodstains on him, Grandfather Shen imdiately spoke:
"It's fine, ah, it's good that you're fine..."
"About those people earlier..."
At this point, Lu Ting's expression beca noticeably more serious, with worry in his eyes:
"According to what that man said, not long ago, a very powerful zombie appeared in the downtown area. They say its movents, speed, and sensitivity to human presence are exceptionally sharp. In just a few days, the number of transford people nearby has almost doubled."
"Most major supermarkets and warehouse areas have basically been overrun. These people escaped from there."
Judging by the situation, they had wanted to temporarily take over his house.
After all, this was a villa area—not only were the roads clear, but more importantly, there were fewer people, and supermarkets weren't lacking nearby. Currently, the zombies wandering outside were relatively fewer compared to the central areas.
As for the countryside with even fewer people, aside from supply chain issues, they probably feared they might miss out if rescue really ca.
"But the good news is, I heard troops have already organized in the north and are heading this way..."
When he reached this point, Lu Ting's brow finally relaxed sowhat.
"Ah, finally so good news."
Never expecting that the first wave to charge at them wouldn't be zombies, but their own kind. Grandfather Shen's gaze couldn't help but beco sowhat complicated.
But he didn't dwell on it too much—just looking at these n's practiced movents and the jade pendants and accessories they wore that clearly didn't match their status showed they had likely victimized many other households.
In tis like these, showing even a little rcy would truly an doom for his family!
He just never expected that even with his family being this cautious—hardly daring to turn on lights at night, always making sure curtains were tightly drawn whenever they did—they still couldn't avoid having thieves co to their door!
An Ning, however, was sowhat surprised, as this hadn't happened in her previous life.
But soon, she figured it out. In her previous life, the family had no supplies, and the little they had was exhausted within days. In that situation, the couple would have necessarily ventured out to search for provisions.
Regardless of anything else, Dad Lu's lightning abilities held so deterrence. These people, accustod to bullying the weak while fearing the strong, naturally wouldn't have dared to offend them.
After sending the mother and daughter back to sleep, the two n worked together to load the corpses into the trunk. Worried the sll of blood might attract sothing, Lu Ting drove under cover of darkness to dispose of them.
Based on his observations during this period, zombies' activity levels significantly decreased at night.
Of course, since aside from him, no one else in the family had combat capabilities, Dad Lu didn't dare go too far. He just found an empty space nearby, quickly dumped the bodies, and hurried back.
Naturally, aside from this, the supplies from those n's vehicle, including both the goods and the truck itself, naturally beca their property.
Only when she saw her husband return safely did Shen Qing, holding her daughter in the living room with anxious unease, finally breathe a huge sigh of relief.
"Ting-ge..."
Now she didn't mind her husband's earlier disheveled appearance, clinging tightly to him. Because the rooms were close together, when An Ning got up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, she could still hear sounds coming from next door.
Tsk!
The legendary case of making up for lack of beauty with strength?
Dragging her short little legs, An Ning couldn't help but let out a soft tsk.
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