Wang Luo's heart filled with joy.
That last strike could completely break through the defenses of a Star Radiance-tier zombie. That meant an SS-rank esoteric art under SSS-rank ability could utterly obliterate zombies!
"Then take another blow from me!"
Wang Luo immediately unleashed another attack, also an SS-rank esoteric art, "Void Wind Annihilation Slash." With a single blade, he split the Titan zombie clean in two.
The SS-rank awakeners around him were all stunned!
"The boss is truly a boss. A zombie that we struggled to withstand is taken down by his two strikes!"
"I wonder what rank that esoteric art was!"
"Don't know, but my S-rank esoteric art can't break through the defenses of a Star Radiance-tier Titan zombie!"
...
"Shushu, go get some rest!"
Wang Luo said, looking at Yang Shu, whose face was a little pale.
She had to withstand zombies on the front lines and purify the virus for those infected awakeners. She had performed too many esoteric arts, and her internal energy was severely depleted.
"I'm fine!"
Yang Shu shook her head.
"I'm here. You should go rest quickly, or you might not be able to purify their viruses at all later!"
"Alright, then be careful!"
Yang Shu knew her responsibility was immense now.
In the past, the zombies were of lower levels, and even infected awakeners could hold on for a while. But not now. These zombies emerging from the volcanic tunnels were at least Platinum-tier, with many Diamond-tier among them, and Star Radiance-tier boss zombies were appearing continuously!
These zombies were of higher levels and carried incredibly terrifying viruses. If the purification speed was too slow, it would be ineffective.
So she handed her spear to Qi Sheng and decisively retreated to the rear of the crowd to rest.
"I'll handle any boss-tier zombies above Star Radiance. The rest are yours!"
Wang Luo told the awakeners beside him.
"No problem. As long as there are no Star Radiance-tier boss zombies, we're not afraid!"
Qi Sheng nodded.
The key was that they couldn't break through the enemy's defenses!
However, relatively speaking, ordinary Star Radiance-tier zombies, while still troublesome, could be dealt with without injury if someone above Double S intervened!
Wang Luo picked up the energy core crystal from the Titan zombie.
This was a Star Radiance-tier energy core crystal, a rare item for Wang Luo.
He was currently Diamond-tier.
To upgrade to Star Radiance-tier by absorbing Diamond-tier energy core crystals, he would need about 365. But if he absorbed Star Radiance-tier energy core crystals, he would only need about 36!
Therefore, for Wang Luo,
absorbing Star Radiance-tier energy core crystals was naturally more cost-effective!
Roar!
Not far away,
the Hunter zombie, which Wang Luo had sent flying with a Rasengan, let out an angry roar.
That's right, this dishonorable zombie, seeing it couldn't win, started calling for backup.
However, overall, it could be seen that
Star Radiance-tier zombies were not particularly numerous, and boss-tier ones were even rarer!
After the Hunter let out its cry, a dull echo came from the first volcano in the distance. The sound was low and oppressive, like a mountain pressing down on everyone's hearts.
"Is that a zombie beyond Star Radiance-tier responding?"
Wang Luo felt a stirring of eagerness.
He really wanted to see if his SSS-rank "True Thousand Hands" could take down a King-tier zombie.
And at this moment,
in another direction, zombies began to emerge from the second volcanic lava tunnel, charging towards the base, each letting out an angry roar.
Wang Luo's eyes narrowed slightly.
He knew that the greatest crisis in the base's history had arrived.
In his previous life, it was at this time that the awakeners of the entire Anluo City suffered heavy casualties!
Or rather, all the survivors on Earth were dealt a heavy blow. In the end, they had to abandon the cities they had lived in for thousands of years and retreat to the mountains and forests to hide.
"Everyone, immediately collect the energy core crystals from the fallen zombies!"
Wang Luo said in a deep voice.
He himself then unleashed an S-rank esoteric art, "Great Wind Disaster," towards the direction the zombies were coming from. A terrifying tornado appeared, directly sweeping all the zombies into the air.
The situation was critical now.
They needed to collect more energy core crystals as quickly as possible to cultivate more Star Radiance-tier awakeners, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to stop so many zombies.
He himself was not afraid,
but the zombies were coming from all directions, and he couldn't cover everywhere by himself.
Therefore, they had to evolve a group of people first to hold back the zombies.
"Huh? An S-rank Great Wind Disaster can also kill Star Radiance-tier zombies?"
Wang Luo looked in surprise at the Star Radiance-tier Hunter zombie being swept high into the sky by the Great Wind Disaster!
"It seems I still need to keep experimenting!"
Wang Luo felt he might still be underestimating the power of SSS-rank abilities.
In just a moment,
all the energy core crystals were collected.
There were Platinum-tier, and there were Diamond-tier...
The quantity was enough for two or three people to upgrade to Star Radiance-tier!
"Qi Sheng, take the energy core crystals and go to the city wall to absorb them immediately, and upgrade to Star Radiance-tier as soon as possible!"
Wang Luo said in a deep voice.
"Ah? Go now?"
"If you don't go now, you won't have a chance later. Also, give the remaining energy core crystals to Yang Shu and have her arrange for a few awakeners with strong attack power to absorb them. Otherwise, once all the zombies from the volcanic lava tunnels emerge, the base absolutely won't be able to defend itself!"
"Okay!"
Qi Sheng hurriedly took the energy core crystals and found Yang Shu, who was resting in the rear.
Wang Luo's brow furrowed, his heart heavy!
Because it would take at least one or two hours for them to reach Star Radiance-tier. This was too long; the zombies wouldn't wait!
Especially the volcanoes that erupted later were more terrifying, with more and stronger zombies emerging.
And at this very moment,
a violent tremor struck again. The third volcano was about to erupt!
"Holy crap, how many volcanoes are there?"
Zhou Yiming cursed,
the third volcano appeared from another direction, forming a triangle with the other two, completely encircling Anluo City in the center.
"Wang Luo said there would be a total of five!"
Zhao Qingxuan said worriedly.
"Five? Is this trying to kill us? Is this damned apocalypse really trying to wipe out humanity?"
They truly couldn't withstand such a terrifying scene!
Especially since Yang Chufeng and some others had already been sent to fight the zombies emerging from the second lava tunnel, weakening their strength here even further!
At this time, a Lightning-element awakened person suddenly appeared beside Zhao Qingxuan and said urgently, "Leader, that boss wants you to take his and Captain Zhou's weapons over!"
"Which boss?"
Zhao Qingxuan blurted out, then realized it was Wang Luo.
"What does he want our weapons for?"
"That boss said he just obtained an SSS-rank super material and can forge a few SSS-rank super weapons!"
"What? SSS-rank super material?"
Zhao Qingxuan was startled,
and quickly handed over her big hammer, Zhou Yiming's butcher knife, and Zhou Leng's spear.
"Captain Yang has already gone to fight the zombies. Go find him!"
Zhao Qingxuan said to the person.
"Yes!"
Then with a "whoosh," the awakened person instantly disappeared from the spot.