"Hold still!"
Qin Feng waved his hand and whispered, "It's Haiyang!"
His physique, more than 20 times that of ordinary people, wasn't just reflected in strength and speed.
His eyesight also far surpassed his companions.
"Haiyang!"
Qin Feng's voice was deafening, as if he was afraid Zhou Haiyang wouldn't hear him.
"Captain..."
Zhou Haiyang's eyesight was poor.
Moreover, the terrain on the ground was too chaotic. In a city filled with tall buildings, it was difficult to spot a few people.
The shout indicated the direction.
The giant bird immediately flew towards the sound source.
"Captain!"
The giant bird was incredibly fast and landed on the rooftop in an instant, "Something's happened!"
"What is it?" Qin Feng asked urgently.
"I went out for training alone, thinking..."
"Get to the point!"
"Zhang Tianbao and that Level 5 mutant are likely to find the base soon!"
"Let's go!"
"No!"
Zhou Haiyang was close to tears, "I... my mental energy is almost depleted!"
While being chased by the intelligent zombie, he had used his summoned beasts multiple times to stall, then used his newly learned metal ability, and finally summoned the dark giant bird.
He had used up eighty percent of his mental energy in total.
Summoning the giant bird once required nearly ten percent of his mental energy.
Each summon's duration was about ten minutes.
The giant bird was incredibly fast.
But!
He had gone to the place Tang Yue had mentioned first and hadn't found Qin Feng.
He had to expand his search range further.
In short, his mental energy was depleted!
This was the last time he could summon. It wasn't enough to return to the base.
"Level 3?" Qin Feng asked.
"Yes."
"Absorb it quickly."
"This..."
Seeing Qin Feng take out a Level 1 crystal and hand it over, Zhou Haiyang exclaimed in surprise, "I just absorbed one this morning, and it hasn't even been an hour..."
Absorbing another one?
With such a short interval, it could be fatal!
"Stop talking nonsense!" Qin Feng snapped.
Zhou Haiyang paused. His captain wouldn't harm him.
He gritted his teeth, held the crystal, and began to absorb it. Moments later, his face was filled with astonishment.
He was fine?
More importantly, his depleted mental energy was rapidly recovering!
"Captain, this..."
"Once a crystal absorbed is lower than your own level by two tiers, it can no longer enhance your strength."
Qin Feng glanced at everyone. "For Level 3 ability users, Level 1 crystals can be used as a source to replenish mental energy."
The energy from a Level 1 crystal was too weak to have any enhancement effect. Absorbing them consecutively was not dangerous.
However, while it couldn't be used for advancement, it could be used to recover what was consumed.
"I understand now!" Xiao Ruoruo's eyes lit up. "That's why you've been desperately hoarding Level 1 crystals!"
Back then, Qin Feng had risked his life hunting Level 1 zombies and stockpiled over ten thousand Level 1 crystals, so many that they seemed impossible to use up. They had thought their captain was hoarding them for the lower ranks of the base. Now they knew his true purpose!
"Captain! My mental energy is full!" Zhou Haiyang said excitedly.
"Let's go!"
"Yes!"
Zhou Haiyang immediately summoned the giant bird.
"Captain, I..." Xiao Ruoruo stepped forward.
"Wang Shouli, come up. The rest stay behind!"
In truth, carrying a few more people wouldn't be an issue. But then there was that half-ton panda. Qin Feng only brought Wang Shouli. During combat, a healer had no practical offensive value, but if someone got injured... their worth would be evident. He wasn't sure if a battle had already broken out by the time he returned to the base, or if there had been any casualties.
Whoosh!
The giant bird soared into the sky, carrying the three of them away. Qin Feng gripped a Level 4 crystal, absorbing its energy with all his might.
"Captain, it's all my fault..." Zhou Haiyang felt deeply apologetic. "If I hadn't been circling overhead, allowing Zhang Tianbao to see our objective, he wouldn't have guessed..." He was worried about the base being discovered. Ironically, his actions born out of that concern had led to the base's location being exposed.
"You talk too much," Qin Feng said coldly. He understood that this couldn't be blamed on Zhou Haiyang. Not everyone possessed sufficient strategic thinking. Zhou Haiyang was suited to be a soldier, not a leader. Furthermore, Zhang Tianbao was too cunning!
...
The Great Xia Live Broadcast Room.
Excited voices erupted one after another.
- "We found Brother Feng!"
- "The question now is, can he make it back in time?"
- "From the base to Chengde is about a hundred kilometers, the giant bird's speed is..."
Some netizens were calculating how long it would take the giant bird to reach the base.
- "No! The base has been discovered!"
- "Quick! Switch to Han Ling's perspective, they're about to clash!"
Exclamations arose all around. Billions of netizens switched their viewpoints.
...
Zhou Haiyang had returned to the base to report and then gone to Chengde to find Qin Feng. It had only taken half an hour in total. Theoretically, Zhang Tianbao, with his current speed, shouldn't have been able to cover 30 kilometers. But! He couldn't withstand this guy's cunning!
Outside the base, the two-meter-fifty-tall zombie king was carrying Zhang Tianbao on its shoulder! The fat guy wasn't light, but to a Level 5 mutant, this weight barely affected its speed. Thirty kilometers? An intelligent zombie could travel at over 130 kilometers per hour! It could sprint the entire distance without even panting. The reason it took half an hour to arrive was because they only knew the general direction and not the precise location. It took them another twenty minutes to pinpoint it.
No one was at the air-raid shelter entrance. Everyone had retreated inside, creating the illusion that it was deserted.
"No one's here? Brother, let's go," Zhang Tianbao said with a smile.
"Go..."
The intelligent zombie nodded and turned to leave.
They were leaving? Inside the air-raid shelter, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Should I go check?" Liu Pi whispered.
"Not yet..."
Suddenly! A colossal figure leaped down from directly above the air-raid shelter entrance without any warning, clearing the trench in front. The figure appeared at the entrance, casting a shadow over the interior.
Boom!
A fist the size of a volleyball smashed into the earth and stone wall. The deafening impact caused a section of the wall to collapse. The strength was incredibly immense!
"Full defense!" Han Ling shouted hoarsely.
Time Stop! She was the first to lock on and activate her ability. Unfortunately, she hadn't started absorbing crystals when the plot began, so she hadn't broken through to Level 3 yet. Level 2 Time Stop was almost useless against a Level 5 mutant. The intelligent zombie's speed was only slightly reduced, still equivalent to a Level 4 mutant's speed.
"Try my Soul Burst!" Han Xiao shouted.
However, the intelligent zombie merely felt a momentary dizziness. It was useless! All attacks were ineffective! They couldn't even achieve a delaying effect! A gap of three levels... Forget about them, even Qin Feng couldn't do it!
Boom!
In just a few breaths, the earth and stone wall was smashed to smithereens, and the intelligent zombie broke through.
"Fire!" Zhang Heng commanded.
Whiz! Whiz! Whiz! All sorts of ranged abilities were unleashed. They all knew that they couldn't kill the mutant. Their goal was to stall for time! To keep it occupied! Whether it was wind blades or other abilities, any hit on the mutant would create an impact. Indeed! After being hit by a barrage of abilities, the intelligent zombie's steps faltered.
"Come out!" Liu Pi roared.
Swish!
Level 2 zombies, one after another, charged out from the innermost part of the air-raid shelter, baring their fangs. These were zombies he had hypnotized. They usually remained motionless but could be awakened at any time during combat. It was a shame that a mere Level 2 zombie, let alone a few, even tens of millions of them, couldn't harm a Level 5 mutant. They couldn't break its defenses, no matter how you attacked, at best you could only entangle it.