Li Chenzhou hadn't expected that Devourers could control zombies even when alive, and even their corpses' limbs could make zombies flee in terror.

This thing was useless to him, but for other survivors, it was a divine artifact. At least they wouldn't have to worry about being attacked by zombies. Even enhanced zombies would run away at the scent of this arm, let alone ordinary ones.

Looking at the Devourer's arm in his hand, Li Chenzhou turned back to look at the cave. Since the white light flashed, there had been no movement from the cave, and nothing seemed abnormal.

Taking a deep breath, Li Chenzhou jumped into the cave again and rushed into the corridor. Then, he froze as if struck by lightning...

The location that should have been the research institute's gate was now empty. The corridor was still the same, but the gate at the end had completely disappeared.

Not only the gate had disappeared, but also the research institute. Now, at the end of the corridor, there was an empty underground space. Li Chenzhou stepped forward, scanned the space, and found that the walls and ceiling were all dirt. Even the walls of the research institute were gone.

"Was it… completely transferred?"

Li Chenzhou murmured.

In his opinion, self-destruction should involve explosives pre-planted in the research institute. Once activated, the countdown would end, and the explosives would detonate, completely destroying the entire institute. That's how it always happened in movies!

But Li Chenzhou didn't know that the Devourer's technology was incomparable to that of humans. Therefore, the method of self-destruction was very different. Once activated, everything within the research institute's range would be completely annihilated, leaving no material for people to study.

Li Chenzhou had only managed to leave using Fatal Raid. Otherwise, even he would have disappeared into this world. As for the system… the system probably wouldn't disappear, but it would definitely have to find a new host!

Confirming that the research institute had disappeared, Li Chenzhou still rushed in. Then he discovered that the institute actually had another passage. On the opposite side was a staircase, but it looked very ordinary.

Li Chenzhou rushed up the stairs, all the way to the top. Then, he emerged from the Council Building. It seemed that this was the entrance and exit that the enhanced zombies used to enter the research institute!

After this trip, Li Chenzhou was certain that the Devourer and the research institute had either been destroyed or transferred to another location. In any case, they should no longer be a threat to him.

So, Li Chenzhou stuffed the Devourer's arm into his backpack to avoid being seen and rushed toward the buildings where the battles were still ongoing.

Actually, the battles in the buildings were already nearing their end, because with the death of the Devourer, the enhanced zombies had all lost control.

The most terrifying aspect of a zombie horde was its command structure, making it seem like an army unafraid of death. Once they lost unified command, the zombies, even the enhanced ones, were no longer so fearsome, relying only on their instincts.

Now, of the more than ninety people Li Chenzhou had brought out, over thirty had been lost. When the enhanced zombie horde had charged into the building, they were under the command of the Devourer. They had launched attacks from multiple directions, even climbing up the outer walls of the building and charging down on the survivors from above, attacking from both sides.

Moreover, the enhanced zombies' attacks had been ordered. The heavily armored King Kongs charged in front to absorb the fire, while the explosive Tyrants followed closely behind, and the fast Shadowfiends interspersed among them, seeking opportunities to break through the survivors' defenses.

This fighting style was something that the survivors, who didn't have much experience fighting zombies, had difficulty adapting to. If Li Chenzhou hadn't tirelessly told them how to deal with zombie hordes, their losses would probably have been even greater.

But with the death of the Devourer, the uncommanded hordes became chaotic. All the enhanced zombies charged forward based on instinct, without any of the previous coordination.

In addition, after fighting for so long, the surviving survivors had accumulated some experience, and their ammunition was still sufficient. As a result, large numbers of zombies began to fall, while the zombies outside began to leave the building, scurrying into the streets, or even running away.

With the addition of Li Chenzhou, the gunfire gradually ceased in less than half an hour. The enhanced zombies were either killed or escaped into other areas of the city. The area around the Council Building finally became quiet.

"We… we won?"

Suddenly realizing that there were no more zombies in front of them, the survivors, who had subconsciously lowered their weapons, looked blankly at the dense corpses of zombies around them, and murmured in disbelief.

Before, when Li Chenzhou had brought them here, they hadn't been very optimistic, but had come with the mentality of giving it their all.

When the giant Tyrant had first appeared, they still had some hope. Although the giant Tyrant looked quite terrifying, after all, Li Chenzhou and Gray Bear were holding it back, and they could just shoot from behind.

At that time, Li Chenzhou was indeed in a precarious situation. If he was careless, he might be torn to pieces by the giant Tyrant, but at least it seemed that he was always able to hit the giant Tyrant, but the giant Tyrant couldn't touch him at all.

Therefore, the survivors naturally thought that Li Chenzhou had the upper hand, including Mike and the other level three ability users.

In fact, their confidence was even greater, especially Mike. Since he had met Li Chenzhou, he had never seen Li Chenzhou encounter an enemy that he couldn't defeat.

But then, the appearance of the enhanced zombie horde made them feel despair, especially after the horde turned its target to them!

Mike and the others' confidence came from Li Chenzhou, but now, Li Chenzhou was entangled by the giant Tyrant and couldn't support them at all. They could only rely on themselves to resist the horde.

They had clearly seen the number of zombies in the horde. So, from the beginning, they didn't think they could wipe out such a large horde.

Especially after they suffered casualties, despair began to spread. If it weren't for the horde being right in front of them, and they had no way to retreat, they probably would have had deserters among them.

It must be said that Li Chenzhou's decision to have them enter the buildings to fight the horde was a stroke of genius. If they had been on the street, they probably would have scattered and fled long ago.

And running away in front of an enhanced zombie horde with a large number of Shadowfiends was no different from courting death. If that were the case, these people would probably have been completely wiped out by now...