NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 507: Flying Zombies
"What's that ahead? Is it a mutant flying beast, or flying zombies?"
Wang Tao asked.
The distance was too far, and the snowstorm made it unclear; the Golden Eagle's vision was much better than his.
"Chirp—"
The Golden Eagle let out a soft call.
"Is it the flying zombies?"
Hearing that it was flying zombies, Wang Tao was somewhat expectant; he had never encountered them before.
Soon, the Golden Eagle flew close to the three flying zombies, allowing Wang Tao to finally get a clear look at them, which made him frown.
He had thought that the flying zombies resulted from some flying animals being infected by the zombie virus, but the reality before him differed from what Wang Tao had imagined—these were human zombies that had grown a pair of fleshy wings on their backs!
Had the zombies evolved again?
Considering that many zombies had evolved into frozen zombies, it seemed reasonable that they might evolve flying capabilities as well...
[HP: 200,000/200,000]
[Mana: 100,000/100,000]
[Level: Fifth Rank Elite]
All three flying zombies were Level 5 Elite. When Wang Tao discovered them, they also noticed Wang Tao and the Golden Eagle.
Compared to the Golden Eagle, they had lower HP, smaller size, and inferior strength. However, they showed no intention of leaving and instead flew at the Golden Eagle with bared teeth and swinging claws.
"Such audacity? They don't seem very smart..."
While Wang Tao mused to himself, red light began to shine in his eyes.
Once he confirmed that these flying zombies had no ranged attack ability and just intended to engage in melee, two high-temperature rays shot out directly.
Zzsh—
[-200,000]
The leading flying zombie was pierced through the head, its HP bar emptied, and it fell uncontrollably toward the ground.
After all, this was Wang Tao's first encounter with flying zombies, so he had treated them with a certain amount of respect.
Seeing this, the other two flying zombies did not retreat but instead seemed to have their ferocity provoked, and they accelerated towards the Golden Eagle.
Zzsh—
[-200,000]
[-200,000]
Wang Tao didn't hesitate and fired two more high-temperature rays, swiftly slaying the remaining flying zombies.
"Their defensive power is about the same as ordinary Level 5 Elite Zombies, only with an added flying ability..."
To Wang Tao, these flying zombies posed no threat; he could "take a glance" and kill them.
But that wouldn't necessarily be the case for others, especially when there were more flying zombies—like the numbers seen in a zombie tide... Whether Changhe Base could withstand them was a question!
Wang Tao furrowed his brow, but now was not the time to think about it. He immediately used the Iron Tree Vines on his wrist to extract the Crystal Cores from the three flying zombies in mid-air. Then he asked Xiao Jin about the flying zombies.
Xiao Jin said that there were roughly two kinds of flying zombies it had encountered. One kind was these human-mutated flying zombies, and the other was the flying zombie beasts—mutated from flying animals infected with the zombie virus. Actually, it had mentioned this to Wang Tao before, but he hadn't paid much attention to the "beast" part.
The difference between the two was that flying zombies tended to move in groups but were generally weaker and had a slower flying speed, mostly of Elite Level, and quite stupid. Xiao Jin couldn't even shoo them away; it could only hunt them.
Flying zombie beasts, on the other hand, mostly preferred to act alone, had quicker flying speeds, and were stronger, generally of Lord Rank, and relatively a bit smarter. There were some flying zombie beasts near Changhe Base that it had chased away.
"So that's how it is..."
Wang Tao silently took note of this information.
The Golden Eagle continued to fly onward.
They encountered flying zombies several more times after that. The further they were from Changhe Base, the more flying zombies they met. Wang Tao also encountered a Level 5, Lord Rank, flying zombie beast that somewhat resembled a swallow, but it was much smaller than the Golden Eagle, barely large enough for one person to stand on its back.
Seeing Xiao Jin, the flying zombie beast did not hesitate to flee.
Xiao Jin asked Wang Tao whether to chase or not, stating that this flying zombie beast was one of the few it had seen that was somewhat smart and had a decent flying speed. Xiao Jin had scared it away before, and the beast had not dared to enter Xiao Jin's territory. It was unexpected to encounter it again this time.
Although both Level 5 Lords, there were variations among Level 5 Lords; Xiao Jin could overpower and toy with it.
Wang Tao wanted to chase, but shook his head.
He might not be able to catch up right away, and his primary mission was to check on survivors. If his wasting time led to the death of survivors, that was naturally not something Wang Tao wanted to see.
However, this event was a learning experience for Wang Tao. They had been discovered by the flying zombie beast earlier because Xiao Jin had approached too closely, and that was because Wang Tao wanted a closer look at what the flying zombie beast looked like...
In the future, in such situations, Wang Tao didn't need to observe closely. As long as Xiao Jin locked onto the target with Eagle Eye and was sure of overcoming the opponent, they could ascend first and then dive, giving the opponent less chance to react.
Xiao Jin's normal flying speed might not match some airplanes, but its speed during a dive was terrifying, almost on par with an airplane.
"Chirp—"
At that moment, Xiao Jin suddenly called out.
But this time, it wasn't a flying zombie it had found; a massive figure appeared in the distance.
"A Giant Zombie!"
Wang Tao's gaze instantly sharpened.
After many days, Wang Tao saw a Giant Zombie again.
Xiao Jin, usually eager to show itself off, uncharacteristically refrained from speaking much, sensing some pressure from the Giant.