As in previous battles, Lu Heng did not make a move, but watched from the side, occasionally directing Lin Xue and his contracted beasts.
When Lin Xue was summoned from space, it already knew Lu Heng's intentions.
It used its bloodline to suppress the other zombies, which were far below its level.
Lin Xue controlled the zombies in the vicinity, gathering them together, and then Lu Heng's contracted beasts would kill them all.
Through several large-scale battles, Lin Xue and the contracted beasts became increasingly synchronized.
High in the sky, golden eagles and other birds reported the situation of nearby zombies, and the overall speed of progress was astonishing.
If there were any human ability users nearby, they would surely be speechless with surprise.
A group of animals advanced in a surrounding formation towards the zombies in the city, while mutated animals in the sky launched various nature-based attacks on the zombies below.
The Fire Phoenix demonstrated the strongest abilities in this battle, with a fire phoenix shooting a fireball at the gathered zombies below at regular intervals.
The flames struck the zombie horde, instantly erupting in a blaze on the zombies and the ground. Although the zombies were dead, they still had a lot of fatty tissue, and when hit by the flames, the fat instantly ignited.
Although the zombies were controlled by Lin Xue, they still roared instinctively when scorched by the flames.
For a time, the outskirts of the city resembled a purgatory.
Those killed instantly by other skills were fortunate compared to those burned to death, their lives extinguished by the ability beasts before they could feel pain.
As they continued to advance, Lu Heng and the others soon reached the area indicated by Sun Qiang's location.
"Can you sense Sun Qiang's location? Try to bring him out."
Lu Heng gave Lin Xue instructions, wanting to see what had happened to Sun Qiang.
Lin Xue nodded, stood quietly beside Lu Heng, and began to sense Sun Qiang within the city.
After a while, Lin Xue communicated with Lu Heng via telepathy, "Master, Sun Qiang is in that direction, but when I tried to get him to come out, he didn't respond."
"Are there any other high-level zombies here?"
Even Lin Xue couldn't get Sun Qiang to respond, could it be that there were other high-level zombies here controlling Sun Qiang's actions?
But looking at the zombies killed along the way, the levels of the zombies on the road suggested that there shouldn't be any particularly high-level zombies here.
"No, apart from Sun Qiang, who is level ten, all other zombies are no higher than level five."
Lin Xue's answer quickly confirmed Lu Heng's thoughts.
There were indeed no other high-level zombies here.
Then, why wasn't Sun Qiang coming out, and why wasn't he responding to Lin Xue, who was far superior to him?
"Clear this place quickly, and we'll go find Sun Qiang."
Lin Xue and the other contracted beasts received the order and accelerated their zombie clearing efforts.
Within half an hour, the zombies in the city were all gathered and then collectively slaughtered.
Lu Heng did not collect the crystals first; at this moment, he was more eager to understand what Sun Qiang was doing.
Since Lin Xue could sense Sun Qiang, it proved that Sun Qiang was still alive.
Moreover, Sun Qiang had obediently not upgraded his level without permission; he was still a level ten zombie.
Following Lin Xue's guidance, Lu Heng walked towards an abandoned building.
When they reached a basement, Lin Xue pointed to a large door and said to Lu Heng, "He's inside."
But just as Lu Heng was about to enter, he received a human voice in his mind.
It was a person's inner thoughts.
"The one who created you has finally arrived."
Lu Heng raised an eyebrow, surprised to find humans in a city full of zombies.
Judging by the voice, this person was waiting for him?
Lu Heng's mind stirred, and many vine branches suddenly shot out in front of him.
These branches forcefully pushed open the large door ahead and shot inside. As the vines pushed open the door, they automatically split into two branches to hold the door open.
Being in the basement, there was no power in the city, and it was pitch black.
As the vines probed inside, Lu Heng also took out various lighting lamps from his space.
Suddenly, more vines, each carrying a lighting lamp at intervals, illuminated the passage ahead.
Lu Heng, with Lin Xue, slowly walked towards the door. After making two turns, they entered a spacious area.
This was originally a basement parking lot. The vehicles in the center of the parking lot had been cleared, revealing a wide open space.
However, the space was not empty; it was filled with equipment, and Lu Heng could vaguely discern that some of it was medical equipment.
Someone was conducting experiments here!
The vines had only placed lighting lamps in the direction they came from, so the light on Lu Heng's side was significantly brighter.
There were two human figures near the pile of equipment. Lu Heng quickly identified one as Sun Qiang.
Due to Sun Qiang's evolution to level ten, his body appeared much stronger than that of an ordinary human.
The other figure appeared much thinner, and both figures stood motionless not far away.
Sun Qiang made no sound upon Lu Heng's arrival, as if he had fallen asleep, and even the heavy breathing of a zombie was barely audible.
Seeing Lu Heng arrive, the thinner figure opposite finally spoke.
"Are you the one who created this advanced zombie?"
The voice sounded somewhat sharp, unlike a normal male voice.
"What did you do to him?"
Lu Heng controlled the vines to hold a lighting lamp towards Sun Qiang, wanting to see Sun Qiang's condition clearly.
Indeed, Sun Qiang seemed to be in a coma, his head bowed, not looking this way at all.
"Are you a plant-type ability user?"
The person opposite asked Lu Heng again in a sharp voice, but did not answer Lu Heng's question.
Lu Heng raised an eyebrow and chose to ignore him.
Turning his gaze back to Sun Qiang, he controlled the vines to drag the unconscious Sun Qiang back.
Supported by the vines, Sun Qiang stood rigidly in front of Lu Heng.
Lin Xue walked up to Sun Qiang and reached out to grab his head.
Her palm covered Sun Qiang's head, and soon Sun Qiang regained consciousness.
As soon as Sun Qiang regained consciousness, he looked around blankly.
He first felt Lin Xue beside him, then realized Lu Heng should also be nearby.
Turning his head towards Lu Heng, he made a guttural sound.
"Ask him what happened?"
Lu Heng communicated with Lin Xue telepathically, his eyes fixed on the person opposite.
Seeing Lu Heng take Sun Qiang away and have another "person" beside him awaken Sun Qiang, he was very curious.
What kind of ability could awaken a comatose zombie?
Sun Qiang had been immersed in a large amount of anesthetic before he was put into a comatose state.