Chapter Seventy-Five: Fierce Battle

“Uh...”

Tank was momentarily stunned.

Why is she still insulting me?

With a surge of strength in his arms and gritting through the intense pain, Tank shoved the Spider Woman away.

"Hehehehehe~~~"

The Spider Woman bared two rows of fangs, her wicked smile revealing her once-dominant power; she was a ruler of her kind, her level slightly higher than Tank’s.

"Neither of you are a match for me."

But before her words faded, a young girl appeared, slowly approaching, a broadsword slung over her shoulder. Fresh blood still dripped steadily from the long, slender blade.

Cheng Luoyi’s wide eyes stared calmly at the Spider Woman.

"Let me handle this."

"Hm? Are you looking to die?"

The Spider Woman’s ferocious gaze narrowed. This was a battle among zombies—how dare this ‘prey’ challenge her? What’s more, Cheng Luoyi’s aura didn’t seem that powerful.

“Swish!”

The Spider Woman opened her mouth, spitting sharp webs that shot forth like arrows.

Cheng Luoyi swung her broadsword in a flurry, severing the webs as they came. Still, a few managed to slice her cheek and shoulder. The razor-sharp threads split her flesh, and streams of crimson blood began to seep out.

Brother Crow and Tank watched intently.

Cheng Luoyi had once visited Lin Dong’s territory—during the time Tank had failed his patrol—so the event was vivid in Tank’s mind, and he remembered her well. Their leader had said Cheng Luoyi was a friend.

“This is bad... the boss’s friend is getting hurt...”

Yet Cheng Luoyi’s expression remained composed, even a hint of enjoyment flickered across her face. The searing pain only sharpened her senses—[Deadly Agony] was activated!

“Roar—”

The Spider Woman let out a furious howl, the scent of human blood driving her wild. Her face twisted with bloodlust as she hurled herself at Cheng Luoyi, intent on devouring her.

Blood streamed down Cheng Luoyi’s pale face, her eyes unwavering. Her grip on the sword tightened.

A surge of energy burst forth. The lightning crystal core in the hilt blazed, its radiance swiftly flooding the entire blade.

The broadsword crackled and sparked, like a bolt of living lightning.

"Slash!"

Cheng Luoyi whispered, vanishing in an instant. She moved with such speed that the sword’s arc howled through the air.

The Spider Woman stood no chance to react.

The blade’s edge, sharp as lightning, sliced into her abdomen as though through tofu, the sound of metal grating against bone ringing out.

“Swish!”

They crossed paths in midair. In the next instant, Cheng Luoyi appeared behind the Spider Woman.

The Spider Woman’s eyes widened in utter disbelief.

She slowly lowered her head, dazed, to see a thin red line across her abdomen. Suddenly, her body shifted—black blood gushed out in torrents.

She collapsed, her head lolling to the side, her upper and lower halves severed cleanly at the waist.

Cheng Luoyi approached, gripped her sword with both hands, and, as if playing golf, chipped the Spider Woman’s head apart at an angle.

A crystal core flew free.

Cheng Luoyi caught it effortlessly, her movements elegant and unhurried.

“Amazing!”

Tank’s small eyes shone with admiration. No wonder she was the boss’s friend—she had dispatched the Spider Woman with ease...

Both he and Brother Crow came to the same conclusion.

“She’s a good person...”

......

The entire battlefield was a vision of hell—a shroud of blood mist, severed limbs flying, corpses piled into small hills, the stench of blood pooling and flowing below.

With the relentless slaughter, Snake Eyes’ forces rapidly dwindled. The balance tipped; Lin Dong’s elite zombie army now had the advantage to surround the Tech Company.

Now, Yang Hao and the others were trapped by the horde, zombies attacking with wild abandon.

“Damn it! This isn’t right!”

Yang Hao grimaced. They were supposed to reap the spoils, but somehow, they’d landed themselves in mortal danger...

The awakened ones around him were locked in fierce combat.

The Hunter’s bullets were nearly exhausted.

"Hehehehehe~~~"

Suddenly, a sinister laugh cut through the chaos. One of the awakened in the Brain Core stage turned his head—only to come face to face with Little Eight’s ghastly grin, right before a searing pain tore through his abdomen. His belly was split open, his kidneys yanked out.

A torrent of blood gushed as his body hit the ground.

Little Eight’s figure flickered and vanished, reappearing before her next target to strike again.

In terms of numbers alone, Little Eight had claimed the most kills in this entire battle; she’d even earned a new title—‘Master Kidney Snatcher.’

“Stop her, quick!”

Yang Hao shouted, unnerved by the scene.

The other awakened hurriedly raised walls of earth and ice, trying to block Little Eight’s advance.

Little Eight in front, and a shadowy figure behind.

For any human, these were deadly foes—killers in the dark, true specters among zombies!

“Did you all forget about me?”

Suddenly, a magnetic voice rang from the crowd.

Yang Hao turned at once, eyes nearly popping out of his skull—it was Lin Dong, who had vanished earlier, now somehow right at his side.

The next moment, Lin Dong’s domain unfolded—a suffocating pressure enveloping everyone within.

With a casual motion, Lin Dong reached into an awakened one’s skull, extracting the soul crystal with ease.

Damn it!

Yang Hao’s scalp prickled with terror—this was the true final boss!

In the space of a few steps, Lin Dong had claimed three or four more soul crystals, as though picking fruit in an orchard.

Captain Xue Ting gritted her teeth, withstanding the immense pressure to activate her awakened power.

“Water Prison!”

Pale blue energy coalesced, water curtains forming in the air, resisting the oppressive domain and trapping Lin Dong at their center.

This kind of barrier was pure energy—Lin Dong’s domain could only pass through matter, so he couldn’t simply walk out.

But his elite guard took the opportunity to rush out, one after another, pouncing on several awakened, pinning them down and tearing at them, the carnage unspeakable.

As the zombies drew closer, Snake Eyes clenched his teeth. At this point, he had no choice but to cooperate with the humans.

After a brief rest, his mental power had recovered considerably; now, it surged forth, encircling the elite zombies.

The once-fierce zombies paused, their expressions wavering, some even dropping to their knees and trembling.

A touch of his psychic power, and they fell into an illusion, their minds disturbed.

Snake Eyes seized a moment to breathe.

He surveyed the battlefield—defeat was inevitable.

“Maybe... it’s time to slip away?”

So long as the green hills remained, there would always be firewood. As an A-rank Zombie King, he couldn’t win, but survival was still possible.

As this thought flitted through his mind, he slowly edged backward, hoping to retreat unnoticed.

But just then, a figure charged toward him—fast as a bull, fist swinging into his chest.

The force sent him flying over ten meters.

Sun Xiaoqiang had arrived to assist.

“Hm?”

Yang Hao, drawn by the commotion, turned to see a human among Lin Dong’s ranks—utterly incredulous.

Even more, this human had a distinctive look; Yang Hao had seen his profile on the shelter’s official website and recognized him immediately.

“You... you’re Sun Xiaoqiang?”

“Oh? You’ve heard my story?”

Sun Xiaoqiang’s shrewd gaze measured him.

But at that moment, Snake Eyes was seething with rage, pouring his mental power at Sun Xiaoqiang.

Yet Sun Xiaoqiang was completely unfazed.

“As long as I abandon my conscious mind, I’m immune to interference.”

With that, his bones crackled, and he instantly entered the [Fearless Frenzy] state!

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