Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse

Chapter 274: Chapter 274 Don’t Steal the Monster
 

Su Jin and Lu Hao had not expected the people arriving in the car to be Anna and her group.

But why were those three people with them?

And even Xia Mufei?

How did this bunch even come together?

Three question marks seemed to appear over Su Jin’s head, but at this moment she couldn’t afford to delve into these questions, because the horde of mutant animals indicated on Qiqi’s map had already arrived!

Confronted with a giant lion as tall as a two-story building, Su Jin and her group quickly positioned themselves for attack.

Meanwhile, inside the car, Ban Xiaobo and Xu Chao were on the verge of collapse. This was their first encounter with such a huge mutant animal; they had only seen some mutant cats and dogs before, but this mutated lion was so enormous that one swipe of its paw could flatten their car, right?

For the first time, Ban Xiaobo lost faith in the load-bearing capacity of their armored car…

Even Han Xiao’s group was stunned. Though they had begun to fight the zombies surrounding the car, they were now regretting having left it, as the lion was too terrifying.

“Should we go help Uncle Lin and his family?”

Xia Mufei looked worriedly toward where Lin Cheng was; he hadn’t expected to run into Lin Cheng and his family here today. However, given the circumstances, the mutated lion was clearly heading towards Uncle Lin’s family, and he felt his altruistic heart stirring again.

Lin Xiuyuan also saw Han Xiao’s group and, before the lion could reach them, he shouted at those people, “Hey! The mutant animals are ours, don’t you steal our kills!”

Who wants to steal your kills!!

Han Xiao and the others roared inwardly.

They’d rather be running away right now, okay?

“It seems they don’t need your help,” Xia Ying said to Xia Mufei.

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“Are Su Jin and the others really okay?”

Zhang Xiaoai’s long knife didn’t stop swinging as she and Anna stood back to back, dealing with the zombies around them.

“Don’t know, we’ll see how it goes. If necessary, we’ll step in to help.”

Jian Zongzheng was also entangled with a Metal Element Series Zombie of his own kind.

Su Jin and Lu Hao looked at the immense lion before them. Its four massive claws, with tens of centimeters long spikes, gleamed with a silver-gray light. Su Jin thought that if anyone were careless enough to be caught by its claws, they would probably be shredded into a pulp.

This lion was nothing like the brown bear they had encountered on North Mountain last time; its movements were incredibly agile. Whether it was running or jumping, it was hundreds of times more nimble than the bear of the same size!

This was a true king of the forest.

Although it was currently crouching, ready to pounce, it looked down from a height at the group of people below. Lin Xiuyuan felt that to this lion, they were nothing but a light meal, as it bared its fangs and drooled incessantly from the corners of its mouth…

“My god, if this guy could be tamed as a mount, that would be so impressive,” Nie Qing said, his eyes gleaming as he watched.

For once, Lu Guanhai didn’t mock Nie Qing, as he too thought the mutated lion might not be easy to deal with. Meanwhile, Su Jin and Lu Hao had already launched their attack.

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“Dad, try using Thunder Element to paralyze it!” Su Jin shouted to Su Xiangzhe.

Su Xiangzhe nodded. As Su Jin and Lu Hao had already drawn the Mutated Lion’s attention, he circled to the lion’s rear and unleashed a Thunder Dragon with all his might towards the lion’s body!

It hit!

The Mutated Lion let out a roar of rage as its enormous tail swept toward Su Xiangzhe’s position!

“Dad, get out of the way!”

The moment Su Jin yelled, Su Xiangzhe had already jumped to safety.

“Xiao Jin, be careful.”

Lu Hao saw that Su Jin was momentarily distracted, and the lion had already recovered and continued its assault on the two of them!

At this time, other mutant animals were also arriving in droves. Nie Qing and Lu Guanhai and others were also engaging them. Meanwhile, Liao Yifan, Yin Chengtian, and Shi Jin, who didn’t have long-range attacks, continued to clear the zombies around them.

The zombies they had lured had been cleared, and these were new ones drawn by the sounds and Anna’s car.

To prevent these zombies from disturbing Su Jin and the others, Liao Yifan and his team stood in the path where the zombies were coming to block their way.

The division of labor among the group was clear. Though the scene appeared chaotic, on closer inspection, it was orderly, and they could even assist each other.

Lin Xiuyuan and Xue Wanyi now joined Su Jin and Lu Hao’s side. Four people took positions at different corners, surrounding the Mutated Lion.

Apart from this Mutated Lion, several black gorillas and a troop of monkeys had escaped from the zoo. Mao Qiqi was surprised to see several animals outside the low wall. Could the last one be a massive giraffe?!

However, it seemed that the mutation hadn’t brought any advantages to the giraffe. It was simply too tall – the existing street signs and power lines constantly obstructed its path, which explained why it was still slowly trailing behind.

“Mom, I’d rather go kill zombies. I’ll leave those to you…” Mao Qiqi pointed at the animals walking into the entrance, saying that she had also visited the zoo several times when she was little and had a fairly deep impression. She didn’t want to spoil her childhood memories at this moment.

“Okay, Qiqi, be careful.”

Lin Tianzhen guessed what her daughter was thinking. With Liao Yifan and the others over there, mostly dealing with Ordinary Zombies, she wasn’t too worried.

“Xiaobo, I think we don’t need to go down to help now.”

Xu Chao stared blankly at the scene outside. He and Ban Xiaobo had decided to help when Su Jin and the others couldn’t cope, even getting ready to drive away with them if necessary. But now, watching their clear division of labor, he felt that they might just add to the chaos if they went down now.

“Yeah… that lion, it looks pitiful…”

Ban Xiaobo couldn’t take his eyes off the situation surrounding the Mutated Lion.

At this moment, the Mutated Lion had lost all of its earlier majesty. The mane in front of it had been entirely burned off by Lu Hao’s Fire Element Ability, turning into a ring of charred black. Different sizes of burn injuries covered its body, and many parts of its lion body were now noticeably bare. Its front paws were tightly bound by Su Jin’s thick vines, and the two-meter-high wooden spikes that had sprung up from the surrounding grass had completely restricted its movements.

Its paw spikes had been shaved off by Xue Wanyi’s Wind Blade, and its abdomen had several sizable holes pierced by Lin Xiuyuan’s Ice Spikes…

Mao Qiqi noticed that the Mutated Lion’s roars were drawing even more zombies from the surrounding area, and they were all rushing in through the blue iron gate!

Su Jin also noticed the situation on the side and, while releasing the Venus Flytrap, called out to Mao Zhihang, “Uncle, can we close the entrance gate first?”

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