"Damn it!"
Zhou Haiyang also exploded.
He drew his saber and roared, "Come out for me!
Summoning (Dark)!
A flash of pitch-black mist.
A creature the size of an Alaskan Malamute, covered in black energy, pounced on a zombie.
And he, with a double stamina boost, charged at another zombie with his saber.
He was melee.
Xiao Ruoruo, on the other hand, attacked from a distance while running.
Seeing this, Qin Feng showed a faint smile.
Finally.
They caught up!
This was the most crucial step.
Combat skills needed to be honed through constant fighting, but the prerequisite was the courage to fight.
The battle officially began.
Plant Manipulation!
Xiao Ruoruo's eyes gleamed.
As a fireball incinerated one zombie, thumb-thick vines erupted from the ground, entangling two other zombies' legs.
She drew her saber and charged.
*Puff!*
The zombie, with flames burning its head and letting out miserable screams, had its head cleanly severed by her saber.
On the other side.
The dark creature summoned by Zhou Haiyang was locked in a fierce battle with a zombie, holding a clear advantage.
However, he himself was facing two charging zombies simultaneously.
One against two.
He lacked combat skills.
One of the zombies lunged at his neck.
Although its teeth had been removed, the zombie's bite force was still formidable. Even with just its gums, it could inflict injury.
What to do?
Suddenly!
The skin on the part of his neck bitten by the zombie turned pure silver!
This was his second ability—Metal Armor!
...
The Great Xia live stream erupted again.
—"Holy shit! I thought they were useless when the zombies were chasing them!"
—"All of them have dual abilities?!"
—"I think Bird Master is still the most awesome, controlling wind and thunder!"
—"Zhang Tianbao is such an idiot!"
—"More than an idiot? He even harmed others!"
Due to Zhang Tianbao's manipulation, the vast majority of the 100 adventurers in Huaxia chose to hide.
These people had lost their chance to become strong.
...
The krill brought back from Antarctica was too little.
It was almost gone.
Qin Feng stuffed a few large prawns into Bird Master's mouth: "Bird Master, remember this!"
"When you encounter zombies, just fight them, understand?"
"Squawk..."
Bird Master swallowed the prawns.
It seemed to have truly understood, nodding at Qin Feng for the first time.
On the other side.
The creature summoned by Zhou Haiyang had already dealt with a zombie, but its summoning duration expired, and it vanished into thin air.
He himself had killed a zombie with his saber.
He was dealing with the last one.
Xiao Ruoruo used her Plant Manipulation ability to keep it occupied.
Fireball was the main attack.
They also eliminated two zombies.
"Roar!"
Suddenly!
The last zombie on Zhou Haiyang's side let out a deafening roar.
"Haiyang, retreat!" Qin Feng's expression changed drastically.
The zombie's body instantly grew larger.
Muscles bulged.
Zhou Haiyang was stunned.
*Whoosh!*
The zombie's enlarged fist slammed towards Zhou Haiyang's chest.
"Not good!"
He had only one thought.
He couldn't be hit, or he would surely die.
But!
The zombie's attack was too fast; he couldn't possibly dodge.
Metal Armor!
Just before being hit, the chest turned pure silver.
*Bang!*
He was sent flying backward.
He flew more than ten meters.
Upon landing, his chest had a small indentation, and he spat out a stream of blood.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, the Metal Armor absorbed most of the attack force; otherwise, there would have been no escape!
The zombie was about to continue its pursuit of Zhou Haiyang.
Suddenly!
A chair was thrown from afar, hitting it squarely.
"Roar!"
The zombie's head snapped around, and seeing Qin Feng charging towards it, it immediately turned and lunged at him.
On the other side.
The Great Xia live stream was filled with gasps.
Other teams had also encountered this mutated zombie, but the outcomes were almost identical.
Teams with bad luck were wiped out.
Those with better luck only had a few survivors.
Fast speed!
Strong power!
Excellent physical defense!
In short, it was impossible to defeat.
*Clang!*
The Mo Dao was unsheathed.
Qin Feng and the zombie charged at each other.
"That speed..." Zhou Haiyang and Xiao Ruoruo were terrified.
They had never seen Qin Feng use his full strength, nor had they witnessed his extreme speed.
It was...
Almost on par with the mutated zombie!
Spatial Shield!
Just as they were about to collide, a semi-transparent, peculiar shield shape appeared in front of Qin Feng.
In reality, the full form of the Spatial Shield was far more complex.
He was still too weak.
He could only release one Spatial Shield.
The zombie, unable to stop, slammed into the shield.
*Crack!*
The shield shattered under the immense impact.
At the same time, Qin Feng used the shield to buffer the zombie's momentum, sidestepped to its flank, and brought his Mo Dao down with full force.
*Bang!*
He heard a metallic impact!
Triple physique enhancement reward.
Two times enhancement from the Physique System.
Six times the strength!
Keep in mind that a Level 2 Physique System ability user only had four times the strength, and a Level 3 only eight times.
His strength was equivalent to that between a Level 2 and Level 3 Physique System user.
Driven by hundreds of kilograms of force.
The Mo Dao struck down.
*Clang!*
The blade embedded itself in the zombie's neck, about ten centimeters deep.
But!
It didn't sever the head.
"It's really tough!" Qin Feng leaped back, creating distance.
"Roar!"
With its neck almost halfway severed, the zombie's head dangled, but it was not dead. It turned and lunged at Qin Feng again.
Spatial Shield!
The shield reappeared in front of him.
The zombie once again shattered the shield, its body momentarily stunned.
Now!
Qin Feng executed a slide tackle.
The zombie, caught by its legs, was sent tumbling to the ground.
Face down.
Its neck facing upwards.
The Mo Dao was still embedded in its neck.
Qin Feng leaped up from his slide tackle, and before the zombie could get back up, he ascended and stomped on the tip and handle of the Mo Dao with both feet.
Six times the strength.
Combined with the downward momentum from his leap.
*Crack!*
The Mo Dao, half-embedded in its neck, sliced through the remaining half.
The head fell to the ground.
"Whoosh!"
Qin Feng let out a sigh of relief.
"Captain..."
Zhou Haiyang, his heart pounding, stammered, "What... what the hell is that thing?!"
"A mutant."
Qin Feng caught his breath and picked up the Mo Dao. "Among zombies, a very small number will mutate, exceeding the current stage by two levels."
In other words.
This zombie had already reached Level 3!
Fortunately, he was proficient in combat.
And he also had physique rewards that, when combined with the Physique System's strength, reached nearly Level 3.
Otherwise...
If it were any other Level 1 ability user...
The outcome would likely be death.
If there were more teammates, and the zombie was chasing other teammates, perhaps there would be a chance to escape.
Attack?
Useless!
The attack power of a Level 1 ability user was completely ineffective against a Level 3 zombie; it wouldn't even scratch it.
A few minutes later.
Qin Feng painstakingly pried open the incredibly hard skull and extracted a marble-sized crystal.
This crystal was much larger than a Level 1 crystal.
"Haiyang is injured, rest for a while."
Qin Feng looked at the two people and the bird and said gravely, "Next, is the real battle—collect as many crystals as possible!"
Currently, there were a total of 138 Level 1 crystals.
And one Level 3 crystal.
All three people and the bird had dual abilities, requiring 40 crystals to absorb daily.
This was only enough for three days! 138 Reading Network.
A single ability user needed 20 crystals to advance.
Dual ability users needed double.
Therefore...
To all of them breaking through to Level 2, they would need a staggering 160 crystals.
And to break through to Level 3?
800 crystals!
After this training, they finally had the courage to fight zombies. In the future, they not only needed to obtain more crystals but also to improve their skills through combat.
"Captain..."
Zhou Haiyang was a little scared and murmured, "Those zombies just now didn't have teeth or claws. Those outside zombies... how about we train for a few more days?"
The zombies that had been 'modified' by Qin Feng had their killing power reduced by an unknown amount.
Those 'wild' zombies were different.
"A few days?"
Qin Feng looked at him coldly and said word by word, "One week after the storyline begins, all zombies will collectively evolve and will all reach Level 2."
"Once a mutated individual appears among Level 2 zombies, it will be Level 4."
"Level 4 zombies will possess intelligence."
"Are you still going to train slowly?!"
"Either go out and kill zombies with me, or stay here and wait to die!"
*Squawk!*
Zhou Haiyang and Xiao Ruoruo were stunned.
Zombies...
Not only could their strength evolve.
They could actually possess intelligence?!