The Horse King instantly perked up, its entire body filled with renewed vigor. It galloped with Wang Luo like a bolt of light towards their destination. Wang Luo was satisfied, finding his motivational pep talk to be quite effective. Otherwise, in its previous state, it probably wouldn't have even bothered to fear a horde of zombies!
His goals during this period were simple: to collect various building materials. This was something hardly anyone competed with him for, nor did anyone anticipate that the buildings of future cities would be reduced to less than ten percent of their original number! This apocalypse seemed intent on destroying all order of the old era, to rebuild according to the rules of the new one.
Before long, he arrived at a construction site, where there were plenty of cement and steel bars, all of which Wang Luo collected. If anyone saw this, they would surely call him insane. In the apocalypse, who would collect such things?
"Hee-haw~~~"
The Horse King was killing zombies nearby, easily dealing with these Black Iron level zombies! One kick per zombie, it didn't even bother using its special abilities. The Horse King was very vengeful, still remembering being chased by a horde of zombies when the apocalypse first began, and it showed no mercy when attacking them. It would even dare to bite if sufficiently angered!
Suddenly, the Horse King whinnied, drawing Wang Luo's attention. He turned his head and saw a zombie with a mouth resembling a chrysanthemum strolling nearby!
"Another Hornblower!" Wang Luo's mouth twitched. These zombies were too damn disgusting! Among the boss zombies, Hornblowers and Trackers had relatively low combat power, but they were the type of zombies that would call for reinforcements if they couldn't handle things themselves! At this stage, their intelligence was minimal, so nothing obvious was apparent yet! Once they leveled up, especially after reaching Gold tier, their appearance would herald a large horde! It was precisely the appearance of a "Hornblower" outside the villa district last time that had drawn the zombie tide!
"Horse King, before it starts calling for reinforcements, go and kill it!" Wang Luo said nonchalantly. A single Hornblower posed no threat!
"Hee-haw~~~" The Horse King nodded and charged forward. Crimson flames blazed around its body, making it appear even more majestic!
"Roar~~~" Sensing the commotion, the Hornblower let out a sound, and energy fluctuations, perceptible only to zombies, rapidly spread outwards. Zombies in the vicinity immediately converged towards it.
*Bang~~~*
By then, the Horse King had arrived. Its massive, flame-covered hooves stomped directly onto the zombie's head, crushing it to the ground! Following that with a few more "bang bang bang" stomps, the Hornblower's skull was pulverized, brains splattering everywhere.
"Hee-haw~~~" The Horse King pressed its advantage, biting down on the Hornblower's arm and violently shaking its head back and forth. In moments, the entire zombie was dismembered.
"Holy crap! Is the Horse King venting its anger from yesterday?" Wang Luo exclaimed, surprised. The Horse King was particularly ferocious today! And it wasn't over yet. Seeing hundreds of zombies swarming towards them, the Horse King charged without a hint of fear. Flames enveloped its entire body, and massive fireballs, radiating intense heat, smashed into the zombie horde.
*Sizzle boom!* The fireballs exploded, sending dozens of zombies flying, limbs scattering! Wang Luo stood at a distance, occasionally watching the Horse King, ready to intervene immediately if any problems arose. However, as expected of an SSS-rank mutated beast, the Horse King was powerful. Even with hundreds of zombies, it eventually killed them all.
"As long as they don't form a encirclement, there's no big issue!" "With the Horse King's speed, even if it couldn't win, it could still escape!"
After the Horse King had cleared all the zombies near the construction site, Wang Luo came over to collect the energy cores. Since they were encountered, there was no reason to waste them!
*Bang!* Suddenly, a gunshot rang out. Immediately after, a loudspeaker blared: "One person and one horse over there, you have been surrounded. Immediately lay down your weapons and surrender, or face certain death!"
"???" Wang Luo stood up, looking curiously at dozens of people gathered below the building not far away. Each of them held a firearm and was walking towards them. Holding guns, they seemed incredibly confident!
"It really is a live black horse!" Everyone's gaze was fixated on the Horse King. So long after the apocalypse began, they hadn't eaten fresh meat for a month, only managing to eat canned meat every few days! How could they not be excited to see a live animal now?
"Be careful!" "This horse is very strong and can breathe fire!" "It should have awakened a peculiar ability, just like us!" The man at the forefront, wearing a suit and holding a pistol, said. He was the leader of this faction, Qi Lianyun.
"With so many guns, and all of us awakened with peculiar abilities, are we afraid of a mere beast?" A young man wearing a baseball cap beside Qi Lianyun scoffed. As he spoke, his throat visibly bobbed. Horse meat! He had never eaten it before! He wondered what it would taste like in a hot pot?
"No matter what, don't be careless. Have you forgotten the large-headed zombie we encountered directly at that place?" Qi Lianyun said sternly.
"How can that be the same?" "That was a zombie, this is just a beast!" The young man with the baseball cap pouted.
Wang Luo stood to the side, noticing that these people didn't seem to be taking him seriously at all. However, he hadn't expected to encounter the SS-rank Wood element awakened, Qi Lianyun, here. Wang Luo knew him well; in his previous life, there were only six SS-ranks who survived until he entered the Abyss Rift, and Qi Lianyun was one of them, just like the fire element awakened Qi Sheng! In his previous life, Qi Lianyun had followed "Butcher" Zhou Yiming.
Qi Lianyun shook his head and said nothing. He knew everyone's yearning for fresh meat. There was no other way, this was the apocalypse!
"Kid, if you don't want to die, get lost quickly!" The young man with the baseball cap yelled at Wang Luo. This person hadn't shown any abilities at all, making him seem like an ordinary person! Ordinary people were not worth his notice!
*Puff!* Just then, the Horse King instantly spat out a fireball, hurling it at the young man with the baseball cap. *You dare call my old horse a beast? Watch me kill you today!* The young man's eyes widened in surprise, and he decisively fired his gun. The bullet passed through the large fireball and shot towards the Horse King, but it easily dodged it!
"Just a mere fireball~~~" The young man sneered. He threw away his pistol, let out a low roar, and a massive blue water sphere appeared, enveloping him. Fire counteracts water, so this fireball couldn't possibly break through his water shield!
With a "bang," the flames exploded. The collision of fire and water caused steam to rise instantly, engulfing the dozens of people around them. "Damn it, visibility is blocked!" Qi Lianyun's heart leaped, and he quickly tried to flee the white mist. At that moment, dozens of emerald wind blades slashed into the white fog once more. Screams immediately erupted.