Tangshan to the west led directly to the Taihang Mountains.
In the wilderness, a group of people was advancing.
Jin Qian was at the front.
Nearly a hundred adventurers followed closely.
When Walker was killed, Jin Qian held Walker's terminal, and these adventurers chose to follow her.
They were not following Walker's dying wish.
Rather.
As newly recruited adventurers, their strength was practically zero.
They had no ability to survive.
In contrast, Jin Qian was powerful.
Without Jin Qian's protection, they would not survive.
Second day of the preparation period.
After Walker's death, she returned to Tangshan, found these adventurers, and personally went on a zombie-slaying spree.
Level 5 strength.
Four types of special abilities.
Crucially, she possessed the evasion ability of 'Shadow Shift'.
Even if she encountered a zombie horde, she could easily escape.
After acquiring a large number of crystals, the nearly hundred adventurers from the John Bull country saw their strength skyrocket.
It was important to note.
It had been nearly 50 days since zombies evolved to level 4.
A few days ago, they collectively evolved to level 5.
One level 5 crystal.
Could instantly elevate an ordinary person to peak level 2, or even directly to level 3 with good luck! 138 Reading Network
These adventurers from the John Bull country were all level 3.
Not only that.
With level 3 strength, absorbing a level 4 crystal would only take a few days to reach level 4.
Having received tangible benefits, they were naturally willing to follow.
This journey.
Was to head to the Taihang Mountains to recruit more survivors.
Qin Feng had several hundred subordinates.
She had too few.
"Captain, what if those survivors are unwilling to be recruited?"
A subordinate who understood some Chinese asked, voicing the concerns of all his companions.
They were from the John Bull country.
Jin Qian was from the Great Xia on the post-apocalyptic planet.
Logically, she should be closer to those survivors than to them.
After all, they belonged to the same country.
If, upon finding the survivors, they refused to join, they wouldn't know what to do.
"Unwilling?"
A chilling, bloodthirsty glint flickered in Jin Qian's eyes: "Then we'll kill them until they're willing! These Great Xia people are notoriously stubborn; they'll submit at the sight of blood!"
The adventurers from the John Bull country were stunned.
Then they rejoiced.
Great!
Jin Qian had already 'immigrated' herself to the John Bull country under the guise of 'Walker's widow'.
Conversely.
Those survivors who, like her, had Great Xia blood in them, became the 'stubborn bones' she spoke of.
She.
Had abandoned her identity as a citizen of Great Xia!
Abandoned her Great Xia bloodline!
Betrayed her race!
"Hmm?!"
Jin Qian's pupils tightened, and she hissed, "Stop!"
Several hundred meters away.
A man was sprinting, carrying a woman on his back.
The man was clearly a physical ability user.
His running speed was very fast.
Behind them.
A mutated beast was in pursuit.
It was a...
North China Leopard!
After mutation, its size had expanded, almost to the size of an adult water buffalo, its eyes a peculiar, scarlet red.
Qin Feng had said.
The strength of mutated animals was related to their original size.
This North China Leopard was level 5!
The man and woman were both only level 4.
The man ran.
The woman continuously unleashed thorn-like projectiles.
Bang!
Upon impact, the wooden thorns shattered, failing to even scratch the giant leopard.
However, if the giant leopard was hit, the impact force would cause its steps to falter.
In this manner.
Whenever the distance closed, the woman used ranged attacks to curb its advance, preventing the giant leopard from pouncing.
This couldn't change the outcome.
Her mental energy was almost depleted!
She and her boyfriend had survived the earlier stages of the plot and become ability users.
However.
In the '2012' plotline, the tectonic movement led to a shortage of supplies, and the young couple left the Taihang Mountains, preparing to go to the city to find provisions.
Unexpectedly, they encountered a mutated North China Leopard.
Were they going to die here?
At a critical moment.
She saw a group of people ahead.
"Sister!"
The girl was excited, shouting towards Jin Qian from afar, "Save us... please..."
Two level 4s?
And both were offense-oriented ability users.
Jin Qian's eyes lit up.
Recruitment!
Without a second thought, she immediately activated spatial displacement, flashing several times through the void, appearing before them.
Spatial Annihilation!
The level 5 North China Leopard.
Its body was instantly torn apart.
Killed in seconds!
"Sister..."
The girl's eyes widened, filled with disbelief: "So powerful!"
"Are you willing to follow me?" Jin Qian got straight to the point.
"I am willing!"
The girl nodded without hesitation.
Following such a powerful person would greatly increase their chances of survival.
"I am willing too!"
The boy looked honest, he clasped his girlfriend's hand, his face full of gratitude: "Big sister, thank you for saving us. From now on..."
Huh?!
Upon seeing their hands clasped together.
Jin Qian, who had just begun to recruit them, her face turned extremely ugly.
"Let go!" she gritted out the words through clenched teeth.
"Sister?"
The young couple was confused.
"Die!"
The next moment.
The space where the couple stood warped.
Annihilation!
Pfft...
Blood splattered, and the couple, unable to even react, were torn apart by the distorted void.
Jin Qian seemed still not satisfied.
She turned, drew a waist knife from one of her subordinates, and rushed towards the mangled corpses, hacking at them like a madwoman.
"My man is dead, and you dare show affection?!"
"I have no man, so why should you?"
"Bitch! You all deserve to die!"
"If I can't have it, no one else will!"
The torn body parts.
She chopped them into a paste.
Blood splattered on her body and face.
She turned her head.
Grinning at her subordinates, she looked like a lunatic, a pervert!
The nearly hundred adventurers felt a chill down their spines.
This woman...
Was definitely psychologically disturbed!
...
To the south.
A dark giant bird with a wingspan of 15 meters flew swiftly.
Zhou Haiyang had already advanced to level 5.
The dark giant bird's size and speed had also improved further.
Departing from Yan Mountain, it flew in a straight line south.
Destination.
The South China Sea!
The Great Xia country on the post-apocalyptic planet also had four major maritime regions.
However, the Bohai Sea was an inland sea.
The Yellow Sea and the East China Sea were relatively small and shallow.
Only the South China Sea.
Had the most complete ecosystem, teeming with marine life, and had become a paradise for behemoths after the new storyline began.
An hour later.
The giant bird had flown nearly 2000 kilometers.
"Is that... Taiwan Island?" Zhou Haiyang looked down to the east.
"Yes."
Qin Feng nodded.
Flying in a straight line south from Yan Mountain would pass west of Taiwan Island.
Continuing to fly.
Would lead to the South China Sea.
As they were about to fly past Taiwan Island, Qin Feng's pupils tightened.
"Captain, what is that..." Zhou Haiyang's eyesight was not as good, but he still saw it.
Because.
That thing was too big!
Its wingspan exceeded 20 meters.
A whole size larger than his dark giant bird.
It was almost as big as a small to medium-sized passenger jet.
It was flying rapidly towards Taiwan Island.
"Follow it!"
Qin Feng was very excited, grinning, "My mount is here!"
In terms of combat power.
He was undoubtedly the strongest globally.
However, he had one drawback.
He couldn't fly long distances.
He could only use Zhou Haiyang's dark giant bird.
The problem was, Zhou Haiyang had his own affairs to attend to, and it wasn't ideal to have him specially summoned all the time.
If...
He had his own mount, that would be different!
"Mount?"
Zhou Haiyang piloted the dark giant bird, tailing the large eagle from a distance: "Didn't you say mutated animals were bloodthirsty? Can they be tamed?"