Zhenlan didn't like the sound of that scream.
There was too much awareness behind it, but also something else. Like someone knew exactly what was going on and was screaming in pain and frustration. Only the sound wasn't coming from any human around them.
The zombies they had dealt with until now were quiet, violent, and predictable in the same way wild animals were predictable. They chased movement, sound, blood, and occasionally each other. There had never been intelligence behind it before. Not real intelligence.
But this? This was completely different.
Every zombie on the highway had stopped moving randomly the second the scream rang out.
Then all of them turned toward the same target.
Rouxi.
"Well," Lingyun muttered as flames curled lazily around one of his blades. "That feels mildly concerning."
"That's because you are finally developing some survival instincts," Rouxi replied casually.
