"Die!"

Following the shadow of the railing.

Approaching rapidly, the mantis revealed a ruthless glint in its eyes.

The sickle gleamed with a dark light, as if it could slice through the air, heading straight for the burning head.

Sizzle!

The burning head fell off.

The body lay motionless on the ground, muttering a few idiotic words before finally dying.

"Tsk tsk, it's really simple!"

"Why not just kill this woman as well? That way we can silence her too."

The mantis zombie grinned menacingly.

The scythe swept across lightly once more, but the dark aura emanating from its blade sent chills down one's spine.

With a soft "pfft!"

Eileen instantly slipped into the shadows.

But I was a little slow to react, and I got a cut on my arm, but thankfully the injury wasn't too serious.

"Damn it! A level five assassin-type zombie?"

Eileen's heart sank: "If this guy hadn't been so arrogant and hadn't used his full strength immediately, I would have been seriously injured, if not dead."

"You're also a dark type?"

"No wonder I sent you to guard the lamp. You can't hide once, but you can't hide a second time. It's a pity—you're still going to die."

The mantis zombie grinned menacingly.

He raised the sickle in his right hand, about to bring it down again.

clang!

A metallic clanging sound rang out.

Zhang Hao appeared and raised his axe to block the attack.

"Human? No! I've seen the photos Ran Fan provided. You're Zhang Hao? Sorry, I'm outta here!"

The mantis zombie's expression changed slightly.

Everyone is at level five, so it's not afraid of Zhang Hao at all.

However, due to the one-eyed zombie king's safety instructions, they decided not to linger.

It was just about to slip into the shadows.

Pfft!

Zhang Hao swung his axe.

In an instant, the sickle in his right hand broke off.

Black blood splattered on the ground, interrupting its escape attempt.

The mantis's expression changed drastically: "So fast! I couldn't even react at all? This guy... is also level six?!"

There was no time to react.

It acted decisively, and its body swelled up.

The shadow seemed to come alive, condensing into a jet-black shadow armor on its body, which looked incredibly defensive.

With this, we should be able to escape, right?

But the next second...

Suddenly, a flash of lightning appeared.

Before it could take even half a step.

Zhang Hao stood in front of it, and the electric arc on the axe blade was extinguished.

Sizzle!

The shadow armor was easily broken through.

The skull was torn apart, and brain matter gushed out.

The crystal cores fell to the ground and died instantly.

That's too fast.

From the moment the mantis zombie had its arm severed to its death, less than 1.5 seconds had passed before Zhang Hao instantly killed it!

Xu Mo and Eileen were utterly shocked.

They always knew Zhang Hao was strong, but they didn't know he was this strong.

This is a dark-themed zombie!

Moreover, it was a level 5 assassination zombie, which is far superior to the executioner. It died too casually, didn't it?

Xu Mo swallowed hard: "President, have you already reached level six?"

"More or less."

Zhang Hao gave an ambiguous answer.

He's currently at level 5, just a little short of level 6.

However, due to the [Thunder Tempering] technique...

After four and a half months, his brain cells were very active, and his neural reaction speed had soared to the level of the initial sixth level.

Their physical strength is no less than that of a level six person.

If the [Thunder Armor] is fully activated, physical attributes can be greatly improved, and strength can reach a new level.

After so long, the potential of [Thunder Tempering] has finally been revealed, which was the foundation of his strength in his previous life.

With the addition of mental support, their strength will be even greater.

That's why he dared to have the courage to try to nip the level six one-eyed zombie king in the bud.

Although the one-eyed talent is strong.

But in reality, he's similar to Sun Aotian, a "supernatural seed".

If it weren't for natural disasters boosting the zombies' evolution, they would only be at level four by now if they were developing normally.

However, "Black Rain" and "Extreme Heat" are equivalent to adding two extra levels to it.

Even level 5 zombies like Ranfan, Mantis, and Red Wing cannot match his talent.

If we wait until the extreme cold passes...

That's level seven!

Level 7 zombies will transform from intermediate to advanced.

Its strength is so great that even tens of thousands of ordinary awakened beings cannot wear it down with sheer numbers, so it must be killed beforehand.

Opportunity knocks but once, or it will never come again.

"Alright, let Red Wing get his head chopped off. This guy won't be able to wait for Mantis to return, he'll definitely come to investigate, otherwise he won't be able to go back and explain," Zhang Hao instructed.

"But Red Wing can fly, right? What if they see us from a distance and run away immediately? Should we hide?" Xu Mo asked worriedly.

"Need not."

Zhang Hao smiled.

But they didn't say why, they just waited quietly.

Not long after.

Red Wing arrived as expected and scanned the area.

They spotted a praying mantis with its head bulging out on the rooftop below, along with several arrogant humans.

"The praying mantis is dead?"

"Could it be that Zhang Hao has advanced to level six? No, we have to get out of here!"

Red Wing was greatly alarmed.

With a decisive flap of its enormous wings, it was about to retreat.

It was far from the rooftop, so it wasn't worried at all that Zhang Hao could hit it; that's the advantage of being airborne.

It was just about to leave.

Suddenly, a dark shadow darted through the air.

"Where do you think you're going? Stay here and let me see you!"

The raven has appeared.

While shouting, he unleashed [Mental Pierce].

"Heh? A mere Level 4 expert dares to stop me? Die!"

Red Wing opened its mouth.

Just as it was about to unleash a scorching flame to burn him to death.

But things often don't go as planned. The moment the raven's spirit invades, it is in so much pain that it can't spew out its scorching flames.

"Level 5? You're level 5 too?"

Red Wing looked terrified.

Without time to think it through, I had to leave despite the excruciating pain.

Although this crow is a psychic, its strength is quite poor. As long as it keeps its distance, it will be able to get rid of it sooner or later.

However.

The next second!

A tremendous spiritual force invaded once again.

A mental attack, several times more powerful than [Mental Pierce], struck, causing Chi Yi to bleed from all seven orifices in excruciating pain.

I felt dizzy and lightheaded, and I couldn't even maintain my flight.

With a thud!

Red Wings crashed onto the rooftop in a sorry state.

After holding on for a few seconds, she fainted.

The raven landed on Zhang Hao's shoulder and said arrogantly, "Heh, just because I'm not showing my teeth doesn't mean I'm a pushover. This is a [Mental Cage] that's even more powerful than [Mental Pierce]."

"Just because I'm a salted fish doesn't mean I have no strength."

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PS: Fourth update complete.

Xin Xin is so tired, she'll take a nap during lunch break.