63: Old Knife

Tang Ping's destination was Xi County, not only to find the future Empress Taoyao and the sacred spirit peach tree, but also to hunt the three Calamity Beasts.

Level Three Calamity Beasts have an extremely high chance of dropping rare items, and with his current strength, he wasn't afraid even if he faced all three Calamity Beasts at once.

Furthermore, besides these, Xi County also had a dungeon, but this dungeon wouldn't open until the day after tomorrow.

The group rested for half an hour, eating and drinking, then began to construct the base.

The high-speed rail tunnel in Xiaolang Mountain was over two kilometers long, enough for many people to live inside.

Everyone got busy; some moved things, others blocked the entrances. Tang Ping, having eaten a hot meal provided by them, also helped move things. An auntie even praised his physique, saying that if she were twenty years younger, she would definitely marry him, which scared Tang Ping into quickly going to build a wall instead.

Among this group, over twenty people had a Shelter. They had passed a cement factory on the way and moved a lot of cement and sand.

"Xiao Tang, where are you from?" a nearby uncle asked casually.

"From Mo Bei Province, I came to Jiangcheng City for work."

Another older man sighed, "Mo Bei Province, I know that place. When I was young, I even went there to dig canals. It was desolate. Even now, one province probably has fewer people than Jiangcheng City. But in the past, it was a poor and remote area due to its vastness and sparse population, whereas now it's a haven."

The old grandpa next to him sighed, "Isn't that the truth? One can only say that life is unpredictable. My generation has truly experienced all sorts of changes, so now facing something like the apocalypse, we don't really feel much anymore."

"Yes, our generation is fine. We experienced famines in the past, what kind of hardship haven't we endured? It's a pity that your generation, Xiao Tang, was born in this era. Now that these changes have occurred, how can you adapt?" an elderly man with half-white hair said while moving stones.

Tang Ping smiled, "What's there to not adapt to? Our generation grew up in a world with advanced internet; what kind of fantastical things haven't we seen? It's just the apocalypse, don't underestimate us."

"Haha, that's true. My granddaughter loves listening to apocalypse novels and constantly talks about hoarding supplies..." The half-white-haired old man suddenly stopped speaking and fell silent, picking up a stone from the ground and starting to lay it.

"Ah, Old Li." The older man next to him sighed. He considered himself lucky, at least he still had his daughter-in-law and grandson with him, while Old Li was left alone. He didn't know what to say.

"This is bad! There are hundreds of Infected charging over from outside! And two mutated Infected!" a lookout ran over in a panic.

"What! So many Infected!" Wu Zhenhai's face was grim. "Chen Pingliang, take seven or eight people and follow me. Mei Juan, you take the rest of the people and guard everyone. We'll go clear out those Infected!"

Mei Juan's eyes held worry, "Be careful, those mutated Infected are very dangerous."

"Don't worry, they're a bunch of brainless things, they can't hurt us. Besides, isn't there Hua Xiaoru's healing Talent?" Chen Pingliang called a few brothers and went to intercept the Infected.

But as soon as these people left, another bad news arrived.

"Sister Mei! No, this is bad, the sewer, the sewer!"

"What about the sewer!" Sister Mei asked anxiously!

A roar accompanied by a Blood Wind (stench) blew in. At this point, Mei Juan knew what was happening without the lookout having to say anything.

She didn't hesitate at all. A half-foot wide Chinese sword appeared in her hand, and she raised it and brought it down with an unstoppable force!

The Infected, charging on all fours, were torn apart!

"People from Squad Four and Squad Five! Gather with me!"

Mei Juan was decisive, kicking an Infected away.

After a brief moment of panic, the dozens of people quickly stabilized. Apart from a few who directly faced the Infected, most were F-rank and E-rank Talent Users with not much combat power. They leaned against the mountain wall, nervously facing the sudden onslaught of Infected.

Tang Ping walked out from inside.

"Little brother, come back quickly!" an elder said anxiously, grabbing Tang Ping. "Those Infected are not something we can deal with. Going up will only cause trouble, and you might even turn into an Infected. What we need to do is to try our best to let the other captains focus."

Tang Ping patted the elder's hand, "Old man, don't worry, my Talent level is quite good."

Then, a Tang blade appeared in his hand, and he plunged it through the brain of an Infected directly in front of him. Terrifying flames along the blade sizzled and burned the Infected's brain, making it ooze oil.

Solving one Infected with a single strike, Tang Ping swept his blade, severing the heads of two charging Infected.

The fallen heads were not yet dead, still snapping their mouths. An older man rushed out, slamming down with a shovel, smashing the Infected's head like a watermelon.

Mei Juan's tense and anxious heart immediately brightened when she saw Tang Ping.

She was the only captain left on the scene, and it would undoubtedly be very difficult to stop these Infected, possibly leading to casualties.

But Mei Juan could tell at a glance that Tang Ping's strength was definitely at the captain level among their group!

With Tang Ping's addition, Mei Juan's pressure greatly reduced.

The Infected were also quickly cleared out.

"Ah ah ah ah!" Suddenly, the ground squirmed, and a mutated Infected covered in rocks leaped out!

This was an Infected that had awakened a Talent!

It was pouncing towards the group of elderly, weak, women, and children.

Everyone's hearts sank halfway.

"Damn it!" Mei Juan's eyes turned bloodshot! She tore an Infected in half with a sword and rushed towards the crowd.

Roar! The rock-covered Infected's eyes gleamed with excitement.

In front of it, a group of people, with the elderly pushing forward to protect the children and women.

The Old Town Mayor stood at the very front.

"Old Town Mayor!" Mei Juan screamed in horror. She panicked.

The Old Town Mayor waved his hand. The people around him actually wanted to pull him back, but how could they move the Old Town Mayor, who had used eight strength attribute stones and five constitution attribute stones?

"Children, you must stick together," the Old Town Mayor sighed.

Gripping a hunting rifle in his hand, he fired at the rock Infected.

One shot, precisely blowing out the Infected's eye.

But he no longer had time to fire a second shot.

The Old Town Mayor held a gleaming knife, "Old friend, see me off one last time."

Roar! A foul wind ruffled the Old Town Mayor's hair.

The knife glowed.

But it wasn't the Old Town Mayor's.

"Old Town Mayor, it's too early to give your last words."

A Tang blade pinned the rock Infected to the ground.

The new blade reflected a vibrant light, illuminating the slightly trembling old blade.