Ten minutes later.
From Captain Zhang Heng down, the five people who took turns to play had all collapsed.
Metal armor defense.
Dark summon attack.
Zhou Haiyang had a doubled physique boost.
His close-combat strength was not weak either.
The key was his combat skills, which were streets ahead of his opponents—this was the result of Qin Feng's training.
"Let's go."
Zhang Heng was dejected, his fighting spirit completely extinguished.
After a few steps, he looked at Qin Feng and said, "Indeed, I'm not even worthy of being your subordinate."
"The team only has ten spots, so we can't let you all join."
Suddenly!
Qin Feng's tone shifted: "If you're willing, you can join my base."
The rules only stated that a single team could have at most ten members; they didn't say that different teams couldn't join the same base.
He had to save the spots for truly powerful individuals.
A base?
Zhang Heng was taken aback: "You have a base? Where?!"
"Fetch the crystals."
Qin Feng waved his hand: "After we collect the crystals and this operation ends, we'll head back to base!"
"Yes!"
The members of the Divine Punishment team were overjoyed.
"Caw caw!" Birdy leaped three feet high, flapping its wings.
"This bird... is also very strong?"
Liu Xiaohui was still unconvinced.
Because Birdy wore a terminal around its neck.
If even a bird could join the Divine Punishment team, why couldn't he? Was he not as good as a bird?
"Why don't you try?" Zhou Haiyang chuckled.
"I'll try!" Liu Xiaohui retorted indignantly.
"Caw caw..."
Birdy was very excited.
Thousands of zombies had died today, but they were almost all killed by explosives; it hadn't had its fill of fighting.
Perfect!
It could use this kid to practice its skills!
"In any case, I can't beat Birdy," Zhou Haiyang added.
"..."
Liu Xiaohui, who had been eager to try, took two steps back upon hearing this.
Zhang Heng was between laughter and tears: "Didn't you want to try?"
Try?
Try what!
Trying would mean death!
"Caw caw!"
Birdy glared at Zhou Haiyang.
This bastard had just given me a chance to practice, and you opened your mouth?!
The group started pecking their heads.
They worked from morning till afternoon to collect all the crystals, over six thousand in total.
Coupled with the continuous hunting of zombies in the previous few days, the total number of crystals collected after this operation reached nearly nine thousand!
Finally,
the group embarked on their journey back.
...
Blue Star, Great Xia Live Stream.
The bullet comments were filled with vomit emojis.
As Qin Feng began his return journey, many netizens switched their live stream perspective to Zhang Tianbao's.
— 'So disgusting! Doesn't he mind the smell?'
— 'This scumbag! Zero strength, but a master at escaping!'
— 'Why doesn't he die when he's always the first to run? Is he as tough as a cockroach?'
— 'I threw paint on his house yesterday!'
— 'Bro, you rock!'
— 'It would be great if we could connect with the Apocalypse Star from our side.'
This sentence
expressed the sentiments of many.
Zhang Tianbao had escaped through the sewers. Since the city's sewer system was a complex network, Qin Feng didn't pursue him.
But!
Billions of netizens on Blue Star could switch to the live streams of any adventurer, corresponding to their perspectives.
They knew which way Zhang Tianbao had escaped.
...
Clang!
The manhole cover was pushed open.
Zhang Tianbao, with great effort, finally crawled out of the sewer.
"Ugh!"
He collapsed on the ground, vomiting uncontrollably.
It stank so badly!
His entire body was covered in filth, and the stench could be detected from tens of meters away.
After retching for a while, he suddenly felt something on his head.
He reached out.
And brushed it away.
Damn it!
It was a pile of feces!
"Ugh..." He squatted down and vomited again.
Qin Feng!
Qin Feng!
As he vomited, he gnashed his teeth in hatred.
To avoid being discovered, he had walked for hours through the filthy sewers.
Half of his body had been submerged in the sewage.
He had stumbled several times.
His entire body was soaked.
Once, after stumbling, he had accidentally...
drunk a few mouthfuls!
An esper's physique was tough, and a few mouthfuls wouldn't kill him, but... it was revolting!
All of this was Qin Feng's doing.
"One day, I will kill you!" he gritted his teeth.
"Roar!"
Suddenly!
A roar echoed from not far away.
"Damn it..." Zhang Tianbao's face changed drastically.
He had overlooked a problem.
For the past few days, he had been associating with Brother Zombie. Tens of thousands of Level 2 zombies had treated him with respect.
But now, things were different.
Indeed!
A zombie spotted him and immediately charged forward at full speed.
Zhang Tianbao, disregarding the stench and his exhaustion, turned and ran.
But...
Although he had leveled up to Level 2, the zombies had also collectively evolved, and their speed was no less than his.
It was over!
Without Brother Zombie protecting him, the zombies didn't fear him.
In their eyes, he was food!
His panting grew louder, and his speed slowed down accordingly.
Behind him,
the zombies were getting closer!
In another time and space, the Great Xia live stream was filled with cheers, and countless bullet comments repeated the same phrase—Eat this bastard!
Plop!
A zombie pounced and pinned Zhang Tianbao to the ground, opening its bloody maw.
"Help me..."
"Ugh!"
Suddenly!
The zombie, which was about to bite down,
began to vomit frantically, almost expelling its stomach.
What was going on?
Zhang Tianbao was stunned for a moment, then quickly understood.
It stank too much!
Even the zombie couldn't stand the smell emanating from him!
"Come on! Eat me!"
He immediately felt emboldened, deliberately moving closer to the zombie with a smug grin.
"Ugh..."
The zombie vomited a few more times.
Then, it turned and ran away.
"Haha..."
Zhang Tianbao burst into laughter.
He had found a new way to survive in the apocalypse!
"Zhang... Tianbao?"
A voice called out from a distance.
Zhang Tianbao froze.
He turned to look.
"Big brother..."
He showed a surprised and excited expression, then rushed forward and hugged the zombie's leg: "Big brother! I've missed you so much!"
It was the escaped intelligent zombie!
To avoid being caught by Qin Feng, it had run a long distance and now it had reunited with Zhang Tianbao.
This fated encounter...
was truly something!
"Get lost!"
The intelligent zombie cried out in horror, as if it had seen a ghost: "Get away from me... You stink!"
Even it couldn't stand the smell.
"Big brother, your arm... how did it go missing?" Zhang Tianbao exclaimed in surprise.
"Qin... Feng!" the intelligent zombie gritted its teeth.
"Where's the zombie army? Did they... all die?!"
"..."
The intelligent zombie's hatred deepened.
More than twenty thousand zombies had either died or fled, scattering everywhere.
"Once a big brother, always a big brother!"
Zhang Tianbao knelt on the ground, prostrating himself before the intelligent zombie: "Even if the whole world abandons you, I, Zhang Tianbao, will follow you until death!"
In the Great Xia live stream,
vomit emojis and curses continued to pour in.
Meanwhile,
the intelligent zombie was moved.
At Level 1, it was already smarter than other zombies, and now, it was the only known Level 5 mutant.
Its intelligence was almost comparable to humans.
With higher intelligence came emotions, even feelings.
Yes!
In this battle, its subordinates had either died or fled; not a single one had stayed with it.
Only Zhang Tianbao remained so loyal.
"Good!"
Moved, it intended to help Zhang Tianbao up.
But as it got a little closer, the stench assailed it, almost overwhelming it.
It was like a biological bomb!
More terrifying than a napalm bomb!
"Follow... me! Seek revenge!" the intelligent zombie nodded.
"Big brother, we need to find a way to make you stronger!" Zhang Tianbao began offering terrible advice.
...
Live stream.
More curses erupted.
— 'Holy crap! Zhang Tianbao's suggestion was to make the zombie king... eat its own kind for crystals?!'
— 'And the zombie king actually agreed!'
— 'Damn it! These two are a perfect match, both utterly shameless!'
— 'Qin Feng is a waste! He let Zhang Tianbao escape, and he let the zombie king escape too—look at the warriors from my Sakura Country!'
As soon as the words fell,
something happened in Sakura Country!