Half an hour later.
A Baochi sped into view, kicking up dust as it drove rapidly towards Junhai City.
The car passed through the city gate and parked. A sturdy young man got out and immediately sprinted onto the city wall.
"Reporting to the City Lord, the zombie tide has reached Mahua Town and is expected to reach our Junhai City in four hours. Preliminary estimates suggest at least fifteen million zombies, many of whom can climb high buildings with their bare hands."
"Good, you've worked hard. Go down and rest."
Kong Qingshu turned and instructed Jie Mingchen, "Commander Jie, send out a few more teams to continue monitoring the zombie tide's movements."
Jie Mingchen bowed and replied, "As you command."
Soon, several more teams drove out of the city gate and slowly disappeared from sight.
Lin Hetai paced back and forth on the city wall, murmuring anxiously, "Why hasn't King Qin'an arrived yet?"
Li Anshi, the head of the Li family, couldn't help but ask, "City Lord, why don't you contact King Qin'an again?"
"No need!" Kong Qingshu replied with a calm expression as she gazed into the distance.
Another half hour passed, and Qin Shilei still hadn't appeared. Another reconnaissance team that had been dispatched earlier returned to the city wall.
"Reporting to the City Lord, the zombie tide has slightly changed direction and seems to be heading towards our west city gate first."
Upon hearing this, everyone was a bit perplexed by the zombies' intentions.
"Could it be that the Zombie King in the zombie tide also detected our heavy troops stationed at the south city gate and is preparing to attack the west city gate where the troops are scarce?"
"Impossible, the Zombie King didn't send out scouts, how could it know our troop distribution?"
"Exactly, changing direction so early wouldn't serve the purpose of a surprise attack."
Lin Hetai again suggested, "City Lord, it's been an hour, why hasn't King Qin'an arrived? Did something happen?
Why don't you contact him again?"
Kong Qingshu smiled and said, "The zombie tide has changed direction. It should be that my husband has already controlled those zombies. Everyone, please relax."
Everyone looked skeptical.
Lin Hetai spoke frankly, "City Lord, I know King Qin'an is peerless and can easily kill tens of thousands, even two or three hundred thousand zombies. But to control an army of over ten million zombies in less than an hour, how is that possible?"
Li Anshi also advised, "City Lord, why don't we immediately transfer troops to the west city gate now, lest the zombies really find an opening."
The rest of the crowd also chimed in with their advice.
"Everyone, please calm down. This must be because my husband has already controlled the zombie tide."
Kong Qingshu, however, knew Ding Teng, the Zombie Emperor, very well and showed no signs of panic.
"City Lord, let's hurry and dispatch troops. It will be too late if we delay."
Li Anshi said anxiously.
"Very well, it's better to be safe than sorry. Pass my order, immediately deploy two hundred thousand troops to guard the west city wall."
Kong Qingshu immediately gave the order.
However, just as she finished speaking, the communication talisman in her arms vibrated.
"Qingshu, I have already controlled the zombie tide. You don't need to worry. I'll come to find you later."
Qin Shilei's gentle voice came from the communication talisman.
Everyone was stunned.
"Did I hear that right? King Qin'an said he has already controlled the zombie tide?"
"How can tens of millions of zombies be controlled by someone?"
"Could King Qin'an be a Zombie Emperor hidden among us humans?"
"Careful! What nonsense are you talking about? The City Lord is here."
"This zombie tide that has the entire population of over a million survivors on edge has been so easily resolved by King Qin'an?"
"King Qin'an is not human, he is a god."
"Then should we still transfer troops to guard the west city gate?"
The last question was from a junior member of the Lin family.
Everyone looked at each other, still feeling uneasy, and finally turned their gaze to Kong Qingshu.
Kong Qingshu said confidently, "Since my husband said so, there's no need to deploy troops."
She paused and added, "Of course, if you are worried, you can go and take a look over there. Our city guards won't need to exert themselves."
The members of the three major families still found the matter too unbelievable and secretly dispatched a team each to the west city wall.
At this moment, Qin Shilei was flying above the zombie horde with Ding Teng.
"Why hasn't the Zombie King within this zombie tide appeared yet?"
"I've already ordered the high-level zombies inside to rush over here. They should be mixed in with the horde below. I'll look again."
Ding Teng finished speaking and immediately jumped off the back of the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc, flying low to search for the Zombie King.
"Whoosh!"
"Master, something is flying towards us rapidly."
Not long after Ding Teng left, the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc suddenly let out a loud cry.
Qin Shilei turned to look west and saw a small black dot rapidly approaching.
In less than a moment, the woman in the purple dress had appeared about fifty meters in front of him.
Although the woman's face was pale, her features were beautiful, making her a first-class beauty.
Qin Shilei exclaimed, "What a pleasant surprise!"
"What a pleasant surprise!" the woman also said in a hoarse voice.
After speaking, the woman immediately attacked, her hand forming a claw as she lunged for Qin Shilei's head.
Qin Shilei, with his sword still in its sheath, slammed it fiercely at her.
*Smack!*
The woman in purple was immediately sent crashing into the zombie horde below by the sword.
However, as soon as she steadied herself, she flew up again and threw several dark energy balls with her hands.
Qin Shilei flashed, dodging the energy balls, and approached her again. He raised his Juque Sword and struck at her with the body of the sword.
With another *smack*, he sent her crashing into the zombie horde again.
Perhaps realizing Qin Shilei's power, the Zombie King wisely turned and fled, while also commanding the zombies around it to throw various energy attacks at Qin Shilei, who was flying in mid-air.
Qin Shilei teleported, not only dodging the numerous attacks but also appearing in front of the fleeing Zombie King again, and struck it down with his sword.
"Damn it!" the Zombie King said angrily, "Don't be too arrogant. I'm here under the orders of our Zombie Emperor. You'd best run for your life if you know what's good for you."
"Heh heh." Qin Shilei chuckled, "You even know how to boast of borrowed power. I wonder how your intelligence is?"
He then struck the attempting-to-flee Zombie King down to the ground again with the body of his sword.
"Damn you, I'll fight you to the death."
The Zombie King roared, as if summoning its sovereign.
As the roar subsided, Ding Teng's figure quickly appeared within Qin Shilei's line of sight.
"You're finished. I will definitely have our Zombie Emperor capture you and offer you to me, and then devour you whole."
The Zombie King bared its teeth and threatened.
After Ding Teng approached, the Zombie King immediately pointed at Qin Shilei and said hoarsely, "My Emperor, this person's blood is vigorous, making him an excellent tonic."
"Roar!"
Ding Teng let out a roar, immediately subduing the Zombie King.
"This is my master. Kneel down for me."
The Zombie King was immediately terrified and trembled as it knelt on the ground.