The entire nation watched the battle on television. What was once a mere appliance for daily entertainment had now become a crucial channel for accessing information about the outside world. Thus, many were discussing the battle in Rongcheng in real-time, and no one was optimistic about Shen Feng’s chances.
“This kid definitely can’t beat the Corpse King. He’s the only one left now; he should just retreat and leave it to the army.”
“If the army handles it, there won’t be a complete corpse left. That would be of too little use to the laboratory!”
“We’re still considering a complete corpse at a time like this? Can’t we consider the young man fighting? Just kill the Corpse King, what research value can zombies possibly have?”
“Exactly, what do we need the Corpse King for? Hurry and let the young man fighting retreat, lest he be killed by the Corpse King, which would be a huge loss.”
Many people were also watching the live television broadcast and discussing the matter on forums. No one was optimistic about Shen Feng; everyone believed he definitely couldn’t defeat the Corpse King. He was the only one left now, and it would be better to let the army handle it. It could be said that people across the country were concerned about the battle in Rongcheng. They had already witnessed the scene of the vacuum bomb killing zombies, and now they could see the battle between the Corpse King and an ability user. The forums were bustling with activity.
Shen Feng was unaware of how others were discussing him. At this moment, he had entered a state of combat, with no other thoughts besides killing the Corpse King.
Shen Feng had previously seen zombies slaughtering civilians to delay their capture, an act that enraged him. Now, his only thought was to kill the Corpse King.
The Corpse King now possessed the speed of speed-type zombies, the strength of brute-type zombies, the defense and recovery abilities of tank-type zombies, and the corrosive acid of spewing-type zombies. Such formidable combat power had ignited Shen Feng’s competitive spirit. He had not encountered a suitable opponent until now. Shen Feng was now a fourth-tier ability user and was unsure of his own strength. Now was the perfect time to test his abilities!
Shen Feng first noticed three ability users nearby, their noses and mouths bleeding. He rushed over, grabbed the three individuals, and threw them outside the earthen wall. Soldiers outside quickly took the three away from the battlefield. The three were already disoriented, their limbs flailing as if they were trapped in a dream.
The three ability users, whose brains had been directly attacked by sonic waves, were now experiencing hallucinations, their limbs flailing in the air as they tried to resist the illusions before them.
With no one else interfering, Shen Feng could finally fight freely. The Corpse King also realized that its sonic waves had no effect on Shen Feng, as if they were blocked by an invisible barrier. Thus, the Corpse King had no choice but to use its fists and feet to deal with Shen Feng.
Shen Feng was very fast, but the Corpse King was not foolish enough to stand still and wait for an attack. The Corpse King raised its right hand, and bone spurs instantly shot out. Shen Feng did not dodge; instead, he let the "Wind King's Barrier" withstand the flying bone spurs. With a clanging sound, the bone spurs struck Shen Feng’s barrier, causing cracks to appear on it, as if a piece of transparent glass was about to shatter.
However, the barrier did not break. The bone spurs were successfully blocked by the "Wind King's Barrier." Shen Feng understood that the "Wind King's Barrier" could block most projectile attacks, and even bullets could be withstood for tens of seconds of sustained fire. As long as it didn't encounter mutated plants like those in Yuzhen, it would not be broken so easily.
Subsequently, the Corpse King’s hands grew long bone spurs again. The white, glistening bone spurs were exposed to the air, looking intimidating.
Shen Feng no longer hid his strength. He unleashed "Like the Wind" and charged forward, his body turning into afterimages as he headed straight for the Corpse King’s flank. The Corpse King barely managed to track Shen Feng’s movement and quickly swung a steel pipe to intercept him. However, Shen Feng changed direction mid-attack, avoiding the steel pipe. Instead, he leaped forward to the Corpse King’s front and swung his sword down.
The Corpse King immediately dodged, but it was not fast enough. Shen Feng’s sword sliced off its ear. Although the wound quickly healed, the severed part was clearly impossible to regrow, leaving it to roar in frustration.
Shen Feng had now tested the Corpse King’s recovery ability. Wounds could heal, but regrowing new limbs was impossible.
“I am not wrong; the world is wrong. Why did I become a zombie? Why am I treated like this? Why do I have to retain my memories after becoming a zombie? Why can’t we coexist peacefully?” the Corpse King roared. After losing its ear, it understood everything. Its speed was no match for Shen Feng, and no matter how fierce its attacks, it couldn’t land a hit on Shen Feng. Therefore, this might be the last moment of its life!
Shen Feng sneered, “Zombies eat people, they eat their own kind, and they eat food and animals. They only destroy and do not build; they are completely a scourge. As long as they are zombies, they cannot coexist with humans. Therefore, even if you have human memories, you must die!”
Shen Feng had been hesitant about killing the Corpse King before, but now he had made up his mind. Zombies were still zombies. Even if one or two of them recovered their memories and could possess human thoughts, they couldn’t stop billions of zombies worldwide from eating people!
It could be said that from the moment zombies began eating people, they had been distinguished from humans. Zombies were a new species, and humanity’s task was to eradicate them!
Afterward, Shen Feng continued to attack the Corpse King, while the Corpse King continuously dodged. During the evasion, the Corpse King also counterattacked Shen Feng with the steel pipe in its hand, but it couldn’t touch Shen Feng’s body at all. It could only defend futilely, completely unable to counterattack.
Shen Feng pushed his speed to the limit. At this moment, he had a special feeling, as if he could transform into the wind. However, speed still had its limits, and transforming into a gust of wind was just a beautiful wish.
The cameraman on the helicopter continued to film the scene below, but something strange happened: only the Corpse King remained standing motionlessly inside the earthen wall, futilely swinging its steel pipe. The ability user, however, had disappeared, as if evaporated into thin air.
Fortunately, the reporter had relevant information and provided commentary: “As the audience can see, the camera can barely capture the warrior’s movements. That’s because this warrior is an ability user. After accelerating himself, his speed is difficult for ordinary people to see, and even ordinary evolved beings cannot see it unless high-definition cameras are used to replay it frame by frame. Only then can the movements be clearly seen!”
This scene appearing in the national broadcast was something no one had expected, and the forums immediately began to discuss it.
“This reporter is talking nonsense. I think the warrior just fled, which is why nothing is being captured now. Claiming the speed exceeds the limit of human vision is completely deceiving people.”
“Exactly, how can anyone’s speed reach such a level? The physical quality alone wouldn’t withstand it. Therefore, the reporter is talking nonsense!”
While some doubted the reporter’s professionalism, other evolved beings who witnessed this scene began to retort: “What do you know? Didn’t you see the wounds and blood on the Corpse King? If someone wasn’t fighting at extreme speed, would these wounds appear out of nowhere?”
“Humans cannot achieve such speed, because I have learned one thing from my long life: humans have limits! Since that is the case, can’t ability users achieve this level of accomplishment? Don’t tell me this is impossible; this is not nonsense at all!”
“Stop joking. Ability users are indeed faster than ordinary people, but they can’t reach a level that humans can’t see. Could it be that they have reached the speed of bullets?”
“No one could do it before, but does that mean no one can do it in the future? I am sure that the last person remaining is a master, and their speed is too fast! Ordinary eyes cannot see clearly. Even as an evolved being, I can only catch a few glimpses!”
Shen Feng knew very well that to kill the Corpse King, he had to attack its vital points; otherwise, he would only be scratching it. Although he had inflicted many wounds on the Corpse King, they hadn’t harmed its core!
Therefore, Shen Feng’s attacks were always aimed near the Corpse King’s head. As long as he could successfully attack its brain, the Corpse King would die.
The Corpse King continuously defended against Shen Feng’s attacks, but at this moment, Shen Feng suddenly changed his target and severed the Corpse King’s left arm with a sword. Now, the Corpse King could no longer attack Shen Feng at will. With one less arm, its usable strength was greatly reduced!
The Corpse King was unwilling. It had indeed discovered that it was a zombie, but it also retained its human memories. Facing Shen Feng’s fierce attacks, it understood that it would never see its family again, and it was also going to die!
At this moment, the Corpse King made a desperate gamble. It predicted Shen Feng’s movement and spewed out stomach acid. The pale green liquid attacked Shen Feng. This was its last resort, hoping that the acid would successfully hit Shen Feng.
Shen Feng faced the scattered acid without dodging, nor did he need to. He activated the "Wind King's Barrier," instantly blocking the attacking acid. Then, with a sword, he severed the Corpse King’s right arm. The Corpse King lost its balance and finally fell to the ground.
Shen Feng activated the "Eye of the Hurricane" and blew away the acid on the barrier. The acid, upon hitting the ground, corroded small holes in the bricks.
Shen Feng stopped and looked at the fallen Corpse King. He took out his walkie-talkie and said, “The Corpse King has been dealt with. Come and clean up the battlefield quickly.”
Excited voices came from the walkie-talkie: “Don’t kill the Corpse King, absolutely do not kill the Corpse King. We’re coming over immediately; this is excellent experimental material!”
Shen Feng turned off the walkie-talkie and looked at the Corpse King on the ground. The Corpse King lay in the center of the earthen wall, looking up at the clear blue sky, and suddenly said, “Kill me, kill me! Since I am no longer human, living is meaningless. Don’t let me suffer in the laboratory. Kill me. If there is an afterlife, I want to be a carefree person.”
Shen Feng looked at the Corpse King lying on the ground and said faintly, “No, I don’t like to kill. If you want to die, go and beg those soldiers later.”
The Corpse King turned its head with difficulty towards Shen Feng and said, “If you kill me, I will tell you a secret in exchange. This is a secret that only the Corpse King knows. If you want to know, then promise me, kill me!”
Shen Feng frowned and asked, “What secret?”
The Corpse King said with difficulty, “The secret of mutation, the secret of humanity’s future! As long as you promise to kill me, I will tell you! I don’t want to be a lab rat; I don’t want to be manipulated. I only seek death now!”
Shen Feng hesitated for a moment. Since he couldn’t get the Corpse King’s head to make medicine anyway, he nodded in agreement and said, “Tell me, and if your information is valuable, I will kill you!”
Under normal circumstances, people beg not to be killed, but this Corpse King, unwilling to become a human experiment, actually requested to be killed, which was truly bizarre.
The Corpse King whispered, “Actually, zombies are just failed products of mutation. Because infected zombies have all lost their memories and thinking abilities, the truly successfully mutated ones are all in the sea! In the depths of the ocean, there are giant monsters mutating, and they will surely become a disaster for humanity in the future!”
Upon hearing this, Shen Feng quickly asked, “What are the monsters in the ocean? And how do you know these things?”
The Corpse King slowly closed its eyes and said, “I don’t know why I know these things. It seems like someone has been telling me in my head; it’s more like an intuition. The animals in the ocean are constantly mutating, this is an intuition, an intuition that only zombies, no, only Corpse Kings possess! Therefore, humans, do not ignore the threat from the ocean. The greatest threat is not on land, but in the ocean!”
Shen Feng was momentarily stunned by this information. Humanity’s greatest threat was in the ocean? How was that possible? Or, was it really possible?
“Alright, fulfill your promise. My life should end here!” the Corpse King said softly, having accepted its fate.
Shen Feng hesitated for a moment, then rushed forward and ended the Corpse King with a sword.
When the soldiers broke open the earthen wall, they saw Shen Feng, who was clean all over, and the Corpse King lying dead on the ground. They were stunned. The Corpse King was dead? It was killed so easily?
A middle-aged man in a white coat discovered the Corpse King’s death and rushed to Shen Feng’s side, asking in disbelief, “Didn’t we tell you not to kill the Corpse King? Why did you still kill it? Why?”
Shen Feng could only spread his hands helplessly at such a question and said, “You can’t blame me. I saw the Corpse King trying to use sonic attacks, so for self-preservation, I had to kill it. I couldn’t let the Corpse King attack me successfully, could I?”
The middle-aged man in the white coat was furious seeing Shen Feng like this, but now that the Corpse King was dead, he was also helpless. At least they had obtained experimental material, which could be considered a blessing in disguise.
If they could capture a Corpse King alive, the laboratory could conduct more experiments and perhaps even develop weapons specifically targeting Corpse Kings!
“Take the Corpse King back to the laboratory for dissection and see what’s different between the Corpse King and other zombies. Focus on examining the Corpse King’s brain!” the scientist then instructed the soldiers to move the Corpse King’s body, preparing to take it to the laboratory for experiments.