Putting everything else aside, the bearded squad immediately retreated more than ten meters after hearing Su Yue's word "get lost".

"You!" Hao Weimin, as the acting head of the Dragon Group in Xingcheng, had his face twitching, clearly feeling extremely angry.

Before the apocalypse, he was just a low-ranking adjutant in the Dragon Group.

However, all of his previous commanders had turned into zombies, which gave him the opportunity to take this position.

Now, he has led the Dragon Group to successfully take over the Star City safe zone.

He longs to achieve more results and completely shed the label of "agent".

Hao Weimin looked at his subordinate beside him, his eyebrows furrowed: "Was there anything wrong with what I just said?"

"I clearly identified myself immediately and showed no disrespect whatsoever. Why is this 'Lone Wolf' so unyielding and doesn't give me any face at all?"

"This..." The subordinate was speechless, not knowing what to say.

Su Yue directly humiliated him, making Hao Weimin feel extremely uncomfortable, as if he were sitting on pins and needles, with thorns in his back and a fishbone stuck in his throat.

In the past two days, thanks to the vivid accounts of the bearded man and others, everyone in the Star City safe zone has come to know.

"Lone Wolf" is not only exceptionally strong, but also a ruthless and cold-blooded person.

Without his approval, acting rashly will only lead to trouble.

But if we just back down like this under the watchful eyes of everyone...

Wouldn't that diminish our own prestige while boosting the morale of others?

If we show fear now, how will we lead the survivors of Star City in the future?

Hao Weimin's face was gloomy, and he was caught in a dilemma, unable to move forward or backward.

At that moment, a subordinate quietly approached and whispered in Hao Weimin's ear, "Sir, how about we send our third squad to check the situation?"

The speaker was named Liu Mazi. Before the apocalypse, he served as the captain of the urban management brigade and was extremely skilled at reading people and flattering them.

"Don't rush, let's see how things go first!" Hao Weimin reached out and pressed down, signaling to hold back, and his expression softened slightly.

However, Su Yue saw through their little tricks.

The scene shifts to the Orchid Mantis King in its ghostly state, where its maximum health increases by 50%, and its wounds heal rapidly at a visible speed.

Its thighs, its blades, all its wounds, all seemed to come back to life in that instant.

The next second, the Orchid Mantis King finally moved!

With the blessing of a ghostly descent, the black mantis king is like a phantom in the night!

It reached out its claws again towards Su Yue's back, revealing an evil smile.

At this moment, the Orchid Mantis King finally revealed its true form!

The powerful aura it exuded instantly shocked everyone present.

"My God! Orchid Mantis King! Lord-level zombie!" Among this group, the highest level was only level ten, and they could barely recognize the BOSS's name and rank.

It's important to understand that once the beginner phase is over, an adult's limit is being able to fight off an ordinary-level zombie.

However, the man before them had already killed thousands of zombies.

What he was facing at that moment was a lord-level zombie, and it was nighttime!

The sheer power unleashed by the Orchid Mantis King in an instant was enough to instill fear in everyone, causing their legs to tremble uncontrollably.

However, Hao Weimin was different; the scene he saw was completely different.

What he saw were countless battle achievements!

Just as the Orchid Mantis King brandished its short blade, aiming at the back of Su Yue's neck...

Su Yue nimbly turned to the side, quickly pulled the trigger, and fired an arrow!

One sword for one arrow!

The Orchid Mantis King let out a mocking laugh: You tiny human, dare to confront me head-on?

However, Su Yue revealed a satisfied smile; the plan had succeeded.

Despite the protection of the Shield of Darkness, the Orchid Mantis King's short blade still struck Su Yue's shoulder.

In that instant, Su Yue's shoulder guard shattered, and a system notification sounded in his ear.

[Ding! The durability of the "Hunter's Shoulderpads" has dropped to 0!]

Su Yue had no time to pay attention, as both attacks hit almost simultaneously.

Three negative status effects instantly appeared above the head of the Orchid Mantis King.

Paralyzing bites, skin-corroding effects, and violent aesthetics!

These three negative statuses not only weaken its movement speed, attack speed, and attack power, but also inflict poison and fear effects on it.

That wasn't all; a flaming arrow, charged for a full 30 seconds, was rapidly shooting toward its back.

The killing intent carried by this arrow far exceeded any of Su Yue's previous attacks, its power increased by dozens of times.

It turned out that Su Yue had silently summoned the Divine Crossbow Turret at the moment the Orchid Mantis King transformed.

With all the effects combined, the Orchid Mantis King has no way to avoid it!

This arrow freed the Orchid Mantis King from its state of fear, but at the cost of its wings turning to ash and its body suffering severe damage.

The burning mantis king, like a fireball, flickered in the air.

At this moment, the Mantis King was clearly in a state of decline, and it was being beaten back by Su Yue, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

Despite Su Yue's immense power, he inflicted limited damage on the Mantis King.

However, the truly deadly weapon was the crossbow that fired every 30 seconds.

A few minutes later, the Mantis King was riddled with arrows!

Seeing that the Mantis King was about to die at Su Yue's hands, Hao Weimin's patience finally ran out.

He suddenly kicked Liu Mazi, who was standing next to him, and quietly withdrew his hand that had been pressed down.

Liu Mazi immediately understood Hao Weimin's intention and shouted, "'Lone Wolf' brother, your shoulder is injured, rest aside, leave the rest to our Dragon Group!"

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