In the heart of Yunmeng Mountain, Mingyue reaped a bountiful harvest, collecting a large quantity of mutated animals as ingredients into her spatial dimension.
Just as she was gleefully gathering, she suddenly heard movement from deep within the mountain. Looking up, she saw countless bats flying towards her in the sky.
The last time she dealt with bats was in Linhai City, at the beginning of the apocalypse.
Unlike the vampires she encountered then, the bats before her were smaller and withered, their flesh and skin already rotten.
"Zombie bats! Another new species that hasn't appeared before."
Looking at the bat army before her, Mingyue sighed. The apocalypse had new changes, and new species were emerging.
These bats were clearly dead, but had become zombies after death.
Mingyue attempted to unleash a wind blade, and immediately a dozen bats were sliced in half, falling to the ground from the air.
However, the bats with only half a body, though unable to fly, still crawled towards Mingyue's direction, proving their zombie-like nature.
"Bats are also delicious, but these have all turned into zombies and are rotten.
Eating them would upset the stomach, so they're no good. What a pity."
Seeing the approaching bat army, Mingyue uttered a word of pity, then shook her arms.
Countless wind blades flew out, like a tornado, charging towards the bat army.
Thousands upon thousands of wind blades, like a giant meat grinder, enveloped the bats.
The bones and flesh of bats rained down like a storm, filling the mountain with a nauseating stench of decay.
"Ugh, I miscalculated. If I hadn't been afraid of damaging the place, I could have just burned them."
The strong smell made Mingyue feel sick. She quickly covered her mouth and nose and, like a bolt of lightning, dashed towards the depths of the mountain.
There were still a large number of low-level zombies there, and she needed to clear them all quickly.
She was in a hurry to meet with Ji Shiyou, and moreover, she found the smell of the zombie bats repulsive and didn't want to linger.
To speed up, she used her Heavenly Sight and Earthly Hearing, enveloping the entire mountain space with her spiritual power.
The hiding places of the low-level zombies were immediately revealed. Her figure was like lightning as she leaped through the various structures within the mountain.
Like playing whack-a-mole, she instantly appeared before the zombies, punching each one until it exploded.
Within a few minutes, all the zombies were eliminated. She then searched the area again with her spiritual power.
Confirming there were no stragglers, she was about to leave to see how Ba Jiu was doing.
However, she really disliked the smell. The ground was a mess again, covered in the minced meat and blood of zombies and bats.
She frowned. This place would be her territory from now on; how could it be so filthy?
So, Mingyue brought her hands together and then spread them wide. A water dragon flew out, slithering through the mountain.
Wherever the water dragon passed, it washed away all the disgusting things on the ground and then flew towards the city gate.
The air immediately became fresh, and the ground was spotless, looking much more pleasant.
Mingyue followed behind the water dragon, thinking that it was like an early spring cleaning.
"Sister, you tricked me! *Gag*!"
With the water dragon in front and Mingyue following closely behind, they exited the tall, steel-forged city gate. Mingyue heard Ba Jiu's mournful cry.
She looked closely and saw Ba Jiu, looking like a drowned rat, staring at her with a resentful expression.
Opposite Ba Jiu, the wood-type zombie king lay on the ground, clutching its head and twitching uncontrollably.
It turned out that after Ba Jiu lured the zombie king out, his childish playfulness got the better of him. Although he could have instantly killed the zombie king with a flick of his finger, he couldn't resist toying with it. It wasn't until the zombie king realized that Ba Jiu was of a higher level than itself and tried to escape that Ba Jiu restrained it with his powerful spiritual force.
Ba Jiu stood at the city gate, his hands held forward, and a massive fireball condensed.
He was bored and wanted to use his fire-element ability to burn the zombie king to death.
But just as the fireball took shape and was about to be thrown at the zombie king, a water dragon, caught off guard, flew out from the city gate.
It not only drenched him thoroughly, turning him into a drowned rat, but also extinguished the fireball he had painstakingly condensed.
Moreover, as the fireball and the water dragon perished together, Ba Jiu smelled a foul odor that made him want to vomit.
"I'm sorry, Ba Jiu. Sister killed a lot of mutated animals and zombies.
There was minced meat and blood inside, it was very dirty, so I just wanted to clean it up.
I didn't expect you to be standing right at the entrance, I'm sorry?"
Mingyue's voice grew softer as she looked at the minced meat clinging to Ba Jiu's clothes and a bat's claw still hanging from his hair.
She unconsciously covered her nose and slowly retreated, moving further and further away from Ba Jiu.
Heartlessly, she thought, this child is too dirty.
He's almost beyond saving. Will I have psychological trauma when I see him in the future?
She completely failed to realize that Ba Jiu's current state was entirely her doing.
"You're still disgusted with me? *Gag*, I need to go into the space to take a bath, quick! Now! Immediately! *Gag*!"
Seeing Mingyue covering her nose and backing away step by step, Ba Jiu exploded.
His sense of smell had recovered, and he was being suffocated by the stench. He strongly demanded to take a bath immediately.
Seeing Mingyue's disgusted look, Ba Jiu playfully spread his arms and lunged towards Mingyue.
He thought, you're disgusted, aren't you? Bad sister, let's be stinky together.
"No, don't come near me,收!"
Seeing the mischievous smile on Ba Jiu's face as he charged at her, Mingyue cried out.
The instant Ba Jiu touched her, her divine sense moved, and she pulled Ba Jiu into her spatial dimension.
Ba Jiu's sudden entry into the space caused the spiritual power he had exerted on the zombie king to lose control and vanish instantly.
The zombie king, suddenly freed from restraint, shot out and fled down the mountain.
How could Mingyue let it escape? Her finger became like a sword, and she pointed at the zombie king's back.
A purple lightning bolt flew out, catching up to the fleeing zombie king, entering from the back of its head and exiting from its forehead.
The zombie king's head was pierced by the lightning, and it exploded with a bang. Being a wood-type, the sparks from the lightning ignited its body.
The flames grew larger and larger, engulfing its entire body, eventually turning into a pile of ashes scattered by the mountain wind.
Only a jade-green, level nine crystal core remained lying quietly on the ground, which Mingyue collected.
The brother and sister, displaying their great might, had purged Yunmeng Mountain.
Mingyue looked back at the majestic city gate behind her, a sense of familiarity blooming in her heart. This place would be their Mingyue Squad's home from now on.
The only drawback was that although the city gate was sturdy, it had no actual door. She wondered if the designer had a problem.
Actually, Mingyue misunderstood. The country had excavated a mountain to build this city to shelter people from war.
It wasn't meant to defend against zombies. In the apocalypse, building cities within mountains was to evade aerial attacks.
There were sentries and armies outside; there was no need for doors.
However, this was no obstacle for Mingyue. To prevent this place from being occupied by other zombies and mutated animals after she left, she waved her hand at the city gate. Two large, thick iron doors appeared out of thin air.
They fit perfectly between the city gate pillars. With a clang, the iron doors closed, sealing the entrance tightly.
These were forged from useless metals in her spatial dimension, using her metal-element power.
After glancing at the closed gates, Mingyue summoned Qingluan again, mounted it, and flew towards the direction of Youyue Valley.
However, she was unaware that the Rose Squad and Ji Shiyou's group in Youyue Valley were already on the brink of death.