Thousand Vines Technique!
Zhang Xiaoli's vines arrived in time, entangling the speed-type zombie's legs, forcing it to jump to the side.
"Pfft!"
An Qian's sword had already severed the giant zombie's neck, leaving only a thin layer. A stream of thick, black blood spurted out.
Having learned the red-tier combat skill, An Qian's destructive power was terrifying. In one move, she had instantly killed the surprisingly resilient giant zombie.
This, of course, was also thanks to the cooperation of Qin Shilei and the others.
"An Qian, retreat quickly!" Qin Shilei shouted, charging towards her.
To slay the giant zombie, An Qian had stepped out of Zhang Qiang's unwavering combat skill's protection. The numerous zombies immediately swarmed towards her.
The mutated zombie on the periphery, which could spray corrosive liquid, also opened its mouth, preparing to unleash its ability.
Combat Skill: Thousand Arrows Through Yang!
Xie Haimei drew her bow, aiming at the corrosive zombie's mouth.
"Whoosh!"
The arrow, like a flash of lightning, shot into the corrosive zombie's left cheek and emerged from its right ear.
This arrow caused the corrosive zombie's mouth to deviate to the right.
As a result, the corrosive liquid it sprayed missed its target by a vast margin.
Thunderstrike Stab! Thunderstrike Stab! Thunderstrike Stab!
Qin Shilei unleashed three consecutive ultimate moves from "Thunderclap Nine Heavens," impaling two to thirty zombies on the spot and clearing a path for An Qian to return to the unwavering protective circle.
"Be careful, prioritize safety and stability."
Qin Shilei also returned to the front of the armored vehicle, engaging the surrounding zombies.
The most threatening giant zombie had now been eliminated. He reduced some of his strength, hoping to allow An Qian and the others some practice.
The second target Qin Shilei and his team set their sights on was the corrosive zombie.
Despite being shot by Xie Haimei, it was still stubbornly alive and angrily lunged forward, preparing to spew liquid at Xie Haimei.
However, it was first entangled by Zhang Xiaoli's Thousand Vines Technique around its legs, then shot in the neck again by Xie Haimei's Thousand Arrows Through Yang, and finally had its head blasted by An Qian's Blazing Star.
One Blazing Star caused the corrosive zombie's head to turn black and begin to burn.
Blazing Star!
Blazing Star!
An Qian then fired two more fireballs.
"Boom!"
The corrosive zombie's head exploded like a watermelon, and the splashing fireballs set four or five surrounding zombies alight.
After being hit by three consecutive Blazing Stars, the corrosive zombie finally fell, dead.
After the continuous onslaught from Qin Shilei and his team, only forty to fifty regular zombies remained.
The two speed-type zombies and the licker actually turned their heads and prepared to flee.
"Hmph, trying to escape now is too late!"
Qin Shilei unleashed another three Thunderstrike Stabs, carving a bloody path and chasing after the three mutated zombies.
Thousand Vines Technique!
Because the speed-type zombies were too fast for the vines to easily entangle them, Zhang Xiaoli chose the licker as her target this time.
Liang Xinhua created a thin layer of ice on the escape route of one of the speed-type zombies.
Seeing that two of the mutated zombies were entangled by her teammates, Qin Shilei pursued the third mutated zombie.
"Roar!"
Just then, an inconspicuous zombie in the horde let out a mighty roar. Immediately, An Qian and the others felt a sharp pain in their heads, falling into a hallucination constructed by the zombie.
Seeing that her move had stunned everyone, the zombie revealed a bloodthirsty smile.
The other three fleeing zombies also turned back and attacked An Qian and the others.
"Wuwuwu!"
Suddenly, a bugle call sounded on the battlefield.
An Qian and the others immediately felt their blood boiling, and their combat power increased by one-tenth.
They also broke free from the hallucination.
Blood-Boiling Bugle (Green): Once the Blood-Boiling Bugle is sounded, teammates within a ten-meter radius will have their blood boil, increasing their combat power by ten percent for five minutes, with a forty-eight-hour cooldown.
Additional Attribute, Deterrence (Green): When the bugle is sounded, not only can it boost the combat power of allies, but it can also impose a deterrence debuff on enemies within a ten-meter radius. Once enemies are affected by deterrence, they will enter a state of immobility for 0.1 to 1 second.
As Qin Shilei had predicted, the additional state from the Blood-Boiling Bugle would awaken people from shallow hallucinations.
The intelligent zombie that had let out the roar, upon discovering that Qin Shilei and the others were not under its control, turned and attempted to flee into the distance.
"Die!"
Qin Shilei flashed, becoming a blur of afterimages and swiftly closing in on the mutated zombie.
Thunderstrike Stab!
Mutated zombies that had not yet advanced to the Black Iron realm could not withstand even one of Qin Shilei's Thunderstrike Stabs.
It was instantly pierced with more than ten holes and collapsed powerlessly to the ground.
At this point, An Qian and the others were overwhelming the remaining mutated zombies.
They were already stronger than the mutated zombies and were further boosted by one-tenth from the bugle, creating an absolute crushing advantage against the zombies.
In less than ten minutes, this horde of zombies, which had caused He Kaige to flee in disarray, had all transformed into Qin Shilei's team's crystal cores and treasure chests.
"So strong!"
He Kaige's face was filled with astonishment.
When had such a powerful team arrived in Nanzhuang City?
He recalled his actions from earlier, and cold sweat broke out.
He turned and glared fiercely at the tattooed man under his command.
"Boss, these kinds of experts are usually very broad-minded, right?"
The tattooed man's voice trembled slightly.
He had just threatened to rob them twice.
The other party probably hadn't heard, and even if they had, they probably wouldn't have taken it to heart, right?
He Kaige frowned and said, "I hope they are magnanimous and don't hold our imprudent words against us. Let's go."
Even if the other party didn't hold him responsible for the tattooed man's words, He Kaige was too ashamed to confront them for now.
He had just boasted about a green-tier ability bead, claiming how rare it was, and mocked the other party for their ignorance.
Showing off in front of a master—what a disgrace!
In less than ten minutes, that group had unleashed so many powerful abilities.
No, some of them seemed to be combat skills.
No wonder the other party didn't care about the green-tier ability bead in his hand.
Not to mention He Kaige, who had already left, Qin Shilei's team had finished clearing the battlefield.
On Qin Shilei's suggestion, the six treasure chests dropped by the mutated zombies were all opened by An Qian.
The most valuable items were a bow and a green-tier wood-element ability bead.
Heavenly Wolf Bow (Green): A renowned bow forged by a master craftsman from the grasslands, once used by a grassland warrior to hunt a wolf king. Range: five hundred meters.
After discussion, the Heavenly Wolf Bow was given to Xie Haimei.
The wood-element ability bead was given to Zhang Xiaoli. After absorbing it, she learned a healing technique called Revival.
Revival (Green): A wood-element healing technique that extracts wood-element essence from the surroundings for healing.
With Revival learned, Zhang Xiaoli's healing effects would undoubtedly improve.
The rest of the team also received one or two blue-tier equipment or ability beads.
After packing up their spoils, the group boarded the armored vehicle and continued towards Nanzhuang City.