Cave Refuge

Because Zachary was flying high enough, none of the small black snakes that surged out of the water could reach the altitude where he was, and they all fell back into the water.

Watching the small black snakes appear from nowhere beneath the surface, Zachary suddenly remembered that the camp was also submerged in water. Although the camp was surrounded by walls, given the size of these small black snakes, even a small hole would allow them to sneak into the camp.

Although he hadn't personally experienced the attack power of these small black snakes, seeing their continual aggressive behavior, Zachary knew these were not creatures to be taken lightly.

Even though he only exerted a slight force, the small black snake in front of him wasn't crushed by Zachary. Instead, it writhed about as if unaffected, trying to find an opportunity to launch a sneak attack on Zachary.

As Zachary's applied force gradually increased, the small black snake was finally crushed into pieces. From this experience, he was certain that the defensive power of the small black snakes had reached a level where ordinary firearms could not harm them.

Moreover, what was most important was that as the small black snake's body was crushed into pieces by Zachary, it didn't die immediately. Instead, the remaining snake head could still move freely even after falling into the water.

As for the fragmented snake body that fell into the water, before it even got close to the surface, it was snatched and swallowed by other small black snakes that had jumped out of the water. Even the snake blood that scattered into the water was devoured by the surrounding snakes as soon as it dissolved.

Watching the chaotic scene in the water, Zachary was surprised to find that just half a snake body breaking apart was enough to cause the death of dozens of small black snakes due to the turmoil triggered by the scramble for the dropped snake flesh and blood.

Seeing the chaos in the water, Zachary, as if suddenly realizing, immediately returned to the camp.

Yet even though Zachary flew back to the camp at top speed using Sword Flight, by the time he was nearing the camp, he found he was still a step too late.

From the air, looking down at the camp, Zachary saw many areas where the water was dyed red with blood. When he tensely looked toward the villa zone, his previously tense expression significantly relaxed. Compared to other areas where the water was extensively bloodied, the villa zone's waters were much cleaner.

When Zachary had left the camp, he had envied the lively water play scenes of other survivors. Now, he suddenly found that the deserted atmosphere of the villa zone had its advantages.

Seeing Father Dong and Mother Dong asleep in the cabin, Zachary didn't disturb them. Then he went over to the Taylor family's side and noticed many Companion Spiritual Treasures parked at the doorstep of Ye Liuyun's house.

Ye Liuyun had released his Companion Spiritual Treasure, and although, like others, he had shrunk his ship's size, it still took up the whole street.

At that time, Ye Liuyun, who was chatting with others on the deck, saw Zachary coming from the sky using Sword Control. He said a few words to the person he was chatting with and then walked down towards Zachary's landing spot.

As soon as Zachary landed on the deck, he heard Ye Liuyun greet him, "Zachary, how come you have the time to come over now?"

Seeing Ye Liuyun's relaxed and happy smile, Zachary, somewhat speechlessly, retorted, "With such a big incident in the camp, how could you not know?"

Hearing what Zachary said, Ye Liuyun immediately replied with a puzzled look, "What could possibly happen now? I went on patrol to those aid distribution sites this morning after we distributed relief supplies to everyone in camp, and nothing went wrong.

I saw that the survivors were very happy after getting their supplies. Although there is some serious water accumulation in the base, it's not very deep. Besides, nearly all the survivors have their own Companion Spiritual Treasures. Even if their homes are flooded now, they're not lacking dry living conditions.

Moreover, there are Guard Squad members patrolling the walls. If they spotted anything unusual, they'd have contacted me directly. If the situation were urgent, they have guns to fire a warning and alert us."

While Ye Liuyun was still speaking, several shots sounded very systematically from the direction of the wall.

Upon hearing the gunshots from the direction of the walls, everyone on the deck suddenly changed their expressions. Then one person hurried over to Ye Liuyun, "Leader, the gunshots mean there's trouble inside the camp, I'm going to take a team there right away."

After getting Ye Liuyun's consent, a few crew members who had been chatting on the deck quickly ran over to his side, apparently preparing to wade across to see what was causing the City Defense Team to fire guns in warning.

In the absence of information about what happened inside the camp, their choice made sense.

After all, the water in the camp was only about a meter deep. Compared to taking a boat, running through the water would be much faster.

But just as they hurriedly gathered at the edge of the deck, ready to jump off, they immediately heard Zachary's voice from behind, "Wait, don't go into the water just yet."