“Qingqing!” Xiao Yang muttered, then turned around and rushed towards Fu Chen as if he had gone mad.
Liang Zhiyu’s face changed, and he followed suit.
The zombie king was a seventh-rank powerhouse, and only when the three of them joined forces did they manage to hold their ground. However, when the desperate zombie king suddenly mutated, they had prepared themselves for a desperate battle, but they never expected the zombie king to turn and flee.
The zombie king’s target had always been the girl inside the modified car. It had been severely injured by Fu Chen before, and then they had besieged it together, gaining no advantage. As a result, it changed its target.
For the zombie king, being unable to kill a few espers was indeed a shame. It wasn’t foolish enough to continue fighting when it couldn’t win.
The modified car was surrounded by a group of zombies, with a dark mass of zombies piling up on top of the car like a small hill. Inside the car’s living room, two girls sat—one with a pale and panicked expression, and the other with a solemn demeanour.
For a while, the zombies couldn’t break in, but it was only a matter of time before the modified car was completely destroyed. What would they do then?
Bai Qingqing hadn’t entered her space today. Almost all of her plant companions had perished in the City of Death. Those mutated plants could deal with ordinary zombies, but they were no match for the powerful zombie king.
It seemed that she needed to improve her strength as soon as possible to survive in the apocalypse.
Bai Tiantian cried softly, afraid to disturb Bai Qingqing, whose expression was cold and solemn. She was truly terrified and didn’t know how her teammates were doing. The outside was filled with zombies, and just the thought of being bitten and torn apart by them made her tremble in fear.
Bai Qingqing glanced at the weeping Bai Tiantian and then turned to look at Li Jin. He was a crucial character in the plot, and her side mission was not yet complete.
Before she could think of a way to break free, the modified car suddenly made a loud bang, as if something had crashed down onto the roof.
Bai Tiantian widened her eyes and tightened her grip on her skirt, fearfully saying, “Qingqing…”
“Don’t make a sound,” Bai Qingqing whispered.
If it wasn’t a zombie, then it was a monster outside. It definitely wouldn’t be their male teammates. Danger permeated the air.
“Bang!” With a loud noise, the modified car was torn apart, and a figure appeared in front of them.
Bai Tiantian screamed in fright, seeing a humanoid monster-like creature in front of them with a terrifying appearance, resembling the alien creature from the movies.
Bai Qingqing’s pupils shrank slightly. She was also frightened, but she remained calmer than Bai Tiantian and didn’t scream.
The zombie king glanced at the two girls, and a glint of darkness flashed in its blue eyes.
Recognizing the sudden appearance of the monster with its blue eyes, Bai Qingqing realized that it was the zombie king. What was it planning to do, and how were Fu Chen and the others?
Just as she was about to hide in her space, she and Bai Tiantian were grabbed by its elongated arms.
Bai Tiantian struggled frantically, crying out in fear, “Let go of me, let go…”
“Shut up!” The zombie king’s hoarse and unpleasant voice carried a cold tone. “If you scream again, I’ll tear you apart!”
The current seventh-rank strength in the apocalypse could be considered the strongest. The pressure emanating from him felt like a mountain pressing down, making it difficult to breathe.
The zombie king glanced at Bai Qingqing, who remained remarkably calm and showed no fear towards him.
An extreme sense of crisis emerged, and a deep purple lightning, resembling a silver snake, shot out from the smoke and directly attacked the zombie king’s head.
It grabbed the two girls and swiftly evaded, leaping up onto a tall building.
“Release them!” Fu Chen’s handsome face turned sinister, his voice filled with raging anger. Terrifying vortexes formed in the dark clouds of the sky, with lightning darting through, creating a horrifying scene accompanied by an oppressive atmosphere.
“Quickly release Qingqing!” Xiao Yang’s eyes were filled with fury as he launched an attack on the zombie king.
While holding onto the two girls, the zombie king moved towards another direction, capturing its desired target. It had no interest in dealing with the few espers and intended to leave and return to its lair.
Liang Zhiyu glanced at the two men fighting the zombie king and quickly picked up the unconscious Li Jin. Using his wind-based abilities, he carried him to a tall building and placed him in a sealed room before returning to the battle.
Fu Chen and Xiao Yang crazily chased after the zombie king, trying to retrieve the girls. However, the zombie king’s strength had increased by another level after the mutation, and they couldn’t catch up to its speed.
Bai Qingqing didn’t understand why the zombie king had also captured her. The original book didn’t provide detailed descriptions, only mentioning that due to an accident, Bai Tiantian was captured by the zombie king and imprisoned.
Once taken to its zombie empire, it would be nearly impossible to escape.
Bai Qingqing didn’t want to be taken to the zombie’s lair and become a slave. As she was currently restricted from entering her space, she watched as Fu Chen moved further away, growing increasingly anxious.
The zombie king carried the two girls, continuously leaping between tall buildings, with a distance of tens of meters from the ground. If they were to fall, they would undoubtedly turn into meat pulp.
Bai Tiantian had long closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face.
A cold wind whistled past their ears, causing their faces to ache. The air was filled with the putrid smell of decay and gunpowder. The entire city of death was now nothing more than a war-torn ruin, covered in rubble and emitting black smoke.
Bai Qingqing glanced at the ground, calculating the distance in her mind.
…
Xiao Yang had exhausted most of his esper power fighting against the fifth-rank and sixth-rank zombie kings before. He gritted his teeth and chased after the zombie king, becoming increasingly powerless. Blood dripped from his nose.
He looked ahead at Fu Chen, wiped away the flowing blood, and clenched his teeth tightly as he continued the pursuit.
Qingqing had promised him that once they returned to the Jingzhou Base, they would be together. Even if he had to die, he would save Qingqing from the clutches of the monster.
Liang Zhiyu quickly caught up with Xiao Yang and noticed his pale face, blood constantly flowing from his nose. He grabbed his shoulder and said, “Stop, you’re risking your life!”
“Get lost, don’t bother me!” Xiao Yang’s eyes turned bloodshot as he shouted, “I’m going to save Qingqing.”
Liang Zhiyu’s face darkened with anger. “You’re insane! If you continue like this, you won’t save anyone, and you’ll die first.”
Xiao Yang knew it too well, but he forcefully spat out a mouthful of blood in his agitation and struggled hard, shouting, “I don’t need your interference!”
Even if it meant death, he would save Qingqing.
“Fine, I won’t stop you,” Liang Zhiyu sneered and let go of his hand.
Xiao Yang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and was about to continue the pursuit when he felt a sharp pain in his neck. He covered his neck and turned to look at Liang Zhiyu.
The man’s face, as gentle as jade, showed no expression. He put away the needle in his hand and said coldly, “Take a rest for a while.”
Xiao Yang collapsed to the ground with a loud thud. He desperately tried to get up, but his body felt heavy and weak. His vision became increasingly blurry, and unwillingly, he looked ahead with tears streaming down his face, whispering, “Qingqing.”
Liang Zhiyu concealed the unconscious Xiao Yang and looked into the distance. With a wave of his hand, he used his wind-based ability to fly in that direction.
…
Bai Qingqing took a deep breath, and suddenly, purple vines emerged from the air, lashing towards the zombie king. It dodged, and the vines, like agile serpents, continued their relentless attacks.
The zombie king roared angrily, breaking the vines. Suddenly, it felt a sharp pain in its right hand, followed by a severe numbness. Its arm weakened, causing the girl it was holding to plummet from the sky.
The tall building, dozens of meters high, seemed like a dark abyss. The girl, like a bird with broken wings, descended rapidly from the sky, a heart-stopping sight.
Fu Chen, rushing from a distance, felt a sharp pain in his chest. His pupils contracted as he shouted, “Qingqing!”
Bai Tiantian opened her eyes, tears streaming down her face, and cried out, “No!”
The zombie king, unexpectedly released the girl due to the attack, and with a ferocious expression, it chased after her, descending rapidly.
A cold wind brushed past their ears, and the sensation of weightlessness was indescribable. Bai Qingqing opened her eyes and saw the approaching zombie king. Her delicate face tensed, and she immediately flicked out the vine, piercing through the opposite building as her petite body leaped into the air.
The Zombie King grasped at thin air, but in an instant, the girl escaped his control and flew to the opposite building.
His blue eyes turned cold. He had been careless, thinking that her plant-based abilities had been eliminated, leaving him with no reliable supernatural powers to rely on.
Bai Qingqing dangled in the centre of the building, her arm aching from the strain. She looked at the Zombie King across from her, a pensive expression in her eyes. The Zombie King seemed to possess some kind of spatial manipulation ability, preventing her from entering that space.
The Zombie King was unwilling to let her go and leaped towards her once again, attempting to capture her.
Bai Qingqing bit her lip and once again threw out the purple vines, pulling herself away from him. However, his speed was still too fast, and in the blink of an eye, he was right in front of her. Just as she was about to be caught, a bolt of lightning struck.
The Zombie King’s arm was struck by the lightning, and he roared in pain. His beast-like eyes coldly locked onto Fu Chen, who had arrived.
Fu Chen swiftly embraced Bai Qingqing and flew up to the top of the building. He asked in a deep voice, “Qingqing, are you okay? Did you get injured anywhere?”
Bai Qingqing shook her head and looked towards the humanoid monster not far away. She said, “Brother, Bai Tiantian is still in his hands.”
Fu Chen’s face turned sharp and indifferent. He knew that the Zombie King’s target was Bai Tiantian, but he hadn’t expected that he also wanted to capture Bai Qingqing. What was this monster planning?
For the first time since its birth, the Zombie King suffered such a heavy injury. He tossed Bai Tiantian into a corner of the high-rise building and stared menacingly at Fu Chen, baring his fangs.
He wouldn’t be able to take away these two girls unless he killed Fu Chen.
The Zombie King’s figure flashed like an agile, untamed beast breaking free from a cage as it pounced. Its speed was so fast that the abnormal movement was imperceptible to the naked eye.
Fu Chen held onto Bai Qingqing and evaded, retaliating with several bolts of lightning. The Zombie King, like a phantom, evaded several attacks, and the surrounding buildings were continuously destroyed.
The Zombie King’s speed was too fast. It suddenly appeared behind Fu Chen, its sharp claws aiming for his head. If this strike landed, it would surely shatter his entire skull.
Bai Qingqing’s heart stopped beating for an instant, her pupils dilated infinitely.
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