Rotting Land: Survive-Chapter 523 - 516: The Hidden Black Shadow (Part 1)

Chapter 523: Chapter 516: The Hidden Black Shadow (Part 1)

Without turning around, Lin Junfu focused intently on the glowing screen in front of him: "Old Xu, you’re just in time, come here, help me watch, look out for any moving shadows!"

"Moving shadows!?" Immediately alerted, Old Xu responded: "What shadows?"

"I’m not sure, it flashed by so quickly, I wasn’t able to get a clear look, not sure if my eyes were playing tricks!" Lin Junfu flashed a helpless, bitter smile.

However, Xu Renjie paid no heed, simply keeping his eyes on the constantly flickering monitor.

Through the surveillance cameras positioned around the villa, the entirety of the surroundings was in plain view.

Two men, four pairs of eyes, swept the monitors ceaselessly, but after much scanning, they found no trace of the so-called "shadows".

With this, Lin Junfu sighed lightly, turned and said to Xu Renjie behind him: "Forget it, Old Xu, I must have been mistaken. By the way, are the two newcomers settled in?"

"Settled, Little Tang took them upstairs to shower."

"Are they reliable?"

"They’re okay, for now, they seem decent, but we still shouldn’t be careless, let’s observe them for a while."

Old Xu and Old Lin casually chatted back and forth, and just as they were about to leave the monitoring room to return to the living room.

Suddenly, a scream came from the top floor, upon closer listening, Xu Renjie blurted out: "It’s Little Wei!"

Could He Jing be having another episode? Considering this, Xu Renjie dared not hesitate, pushed the door open, and hastened towards the rooftop.

Rushing into the room on the third floor where Wei Yang resided, it was already filled with a crowd.

"What’s happening!"

"Wei Yang said he saw a zombie!" Old Zhao quickly spoke, replying immediately.

"What now, where’s the zombie? Did anyone kill it?"

"No, when we arrived, the zombie had disappeared."

"To reach the third floor, the intruder must be a climber; or a jumper;" Upon hearing this, Xu Renjie quickly analyzed.

But Old Lin quickly interjected: "Old Xu, afraid things aren’t that simple."

"Oh? How so?" Eyebrows raised in puzzlement, Old Xu was unsure.

"Remember what we talked about downstairs earlier?"

Slightly stunned, Xu Renjie responded immediately: "You’re talking about the shadow?"

"Exactly! Although the shadow vanished quickly, I’m certain it wasn’t one of those climbers or jumpers we’ve encountered before. This thing was small in size but incredibly fast, so..."

"Old Lin, Old Xu! Whatever it is, it’s certainly still around the villa, we must quickly locate and eliminate it, or if it gets inside the house, it’ll be a huge problem!"

Tang Xiaoquan abruptly interrupted the conversation between Xu Renjie and Lin Jun, as it was clear that the creature wasn’t dead, and if they kept wasting time, it was only a matter of time before trouble arose.

With a wake-up call, Xu Renjie immediately ceased the pointless discussion, swiftly issuing commands: "Old Lin, get back to the monitoring room and keep watching, try to track the creature and confirm their numbers. The rest, split into groups of three, sweep the three floors simultaneously, check one room after another, close doors and windows once secure! Furthermore, report each team’s situation urgently, ensure communication channels remain open."

"Oh! And brothers Li Zhong and Li Guo, Little Tang, go get them out, then take them to Zhang Zhicai for an immediate inspection, if anything seems off, control them right away."

Without a doubt, the creature couldn’t have appeared near the area for no reason, after all, so many days had passed, Old Xu had only encountered a few while transporting glass from nearby villas initially, but none on the roads or mountain forest thereafter.

Thus, he determined that the zombie Wei Yang saw, and the shadow Lin Junfu saw on the screen likely came from Li Zhong, Li Guo’s arrival.

At this moment, the originally calm and peaceful survivor community became immediately agitated, the survivors split into five teams, initiating a villa "sweep" check.

Tang Xiaoquan, along with Hu Xiaodong’s team, reached the second floor, his task was to urgently call Li Zhong and Li Guo up to the third floor for a physical check.

But before they reached the second-floor corridors, screams came from Li Zhong and Li Guo’s bathroom.

"Zombie! Help! It’s a zombie!"

Undoubtedly, the seasoned Hu Xiaodong reacted incredibly quickly, upon hearing the screams, he dashed into the bathroom.

Without delaying, he raised his foot and kicked the tightly shut wooden bathroom door, instantly destroying it, the powerful kick inevitably caused the door to swing back and forth, resulting in a "bang bang" sound.

Seeing Hu Xiaodong holding a bow, built like a tank, Li Zhong and Li Guo were initially stunned, but quickly pointed towards the pull-up window behind the curtain, stammering: "Big, big brother, just now there was..."

Disdainful of their cowardice, Hu Xiaodong ignored Li Zhong and Li Guo’s babble, withdrew his cleaver, and approached the window, lightly lifting the curtain with his knife...

Sadly, behind the curtain, apart from an intact frosted glass window, there was nothing else.

"Where’s the zombie?"

Looking at each other, Li Zhong and Li Guo exchanged a helpless glance, finally, Li Guo chuckled bitterly: "Big brother, it was just outside, but now..."

"Enough! Hurry and put on your clothes, standing naked like this!" Indeed, first impressions are significant, and Li Zhong and Li Guo’s instability from earlier till now clearly displeased the stoic Hu Xiaodong.

Thus, it was reasonable for him not to offer them a friendly expression.

Seeing this, Tang Xiaoquan quickly approached, gathering the somewhat clueless brothers Li Zhong and Li Guo.

After all, these two could be useful for the future development of the community, so from a broad perspective, Tang Xiaoquan did not want them to become overly antagonistic with his group.

Once the bathroom was confirmed secure, Hu Xiaodong followed the established plan, closing the doors and windows, then continued leading the team forward.

Meanwhile, Lin Junfu anxiously sat at the monitors, closely observing each surveillance point.

Regrettably, he could find no trace of the creature in his view.

From this, he surmised the creatures likely had entered the villa.

And if they entered the villa, the most probable entry point would be the third floor’s unbarred windows.

Thinking of this, Lin Junfu quickly grabbed the hand-held radio on the table, informing Xu Renjie on the third floor: "Old Xu! Exercise caution in your search, I suspect, the creatures probably entered the villa through the third floor’s open window!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to recommend it or vote for monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile readers, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)