Chapter 493 Those who harm their master, leave no one alive!

The blinding light was too intense to look at directly; all that could be heard were the piercing hissing and crackling sounds emanating from the electric sphere...

Lu Nange quickly took out three "Youyou" brand super-powered beef jerky sticks from her spatial storage and handed them to Chi Yanzhou: "Brother Yan, eat quickly, restore your superpowers!"

Chi Yanzhou took the beef jerky, stuffed it directly into his mouth, and began to chew it heartily.

The beef jerky immediately transformed into a warm current after entering his stomach, quickly replenishing his depleted supernatural energy.

At the same time, Lu Nange, staring at the giant ball of electricity, suddenly shouted sharply, "Gangzi, fly to the left!"

The macaw quickly adjusted its direction and made a nimble side flight.

In that instant, Lu Nange regained control of her wind-based abilities, and a giant wind blade instantly formed, slashing towards the center of the electric sphere!

"Crack—"

The lightning seemed to have been split in two, or perhaps into four pieces.

Two of the petals fell directly to the ground...

As the smoke and dust dissipated slightly, it became clear that they were two halves of the bodies of level eight zombies, their charred remains still emitting wisps of smoke...

If it were a normal zombie, it would have been completely incapacitated after suffering such severe injuries.

However, these two level-eight zombies defied common sense. Their half-standing bodies were still struggling in the lightning, and they actually stretched out their claws at the same time, grabbing at Gangzi with a fierce attack!

"Gah!" Gangzi cried out in surprise and quickly dodged.

Just as it dodged, two terrifying attacks came one after another—one was a sharp wind blade, and the other was a bone-chilling ice spike.

Lu Nange reacted extremely quickly, immediately using her wind-based powers to envelop Gangzi, while the macaw swiftly changed direction and soared into the sky...

She and Chi Yanzhou looked back!

Behind where they had been standing, an entire row of houses collapsed with a roar, and a road was neatly cut in two, its surface covered with thick ice crystals.

The ice crystals continued to spread, emitting a faint crackling sound, freezing everything in their path...

[Thank goodness...if I had been even a second slower...]

Lu Nange and Chi Yanzhou exchanged a glance, both seeing a trace of lingering fear in each other's eyes.

If my reaction had been even a second slower, or if Gangzi hadn't dodged in time...

Or perhaps their location is in the direction of the base, in which case the two attacks would directly hit the walls of the Flameheart base.

Given the destructive power of a level eight zombie, the entire base would likely be destroyed, and their families and companions would face annihilation...

Lu Nange: "Brother Yan, how's the recovery going?"

Chi Yanzhou felt his supernatural power returning to its former glory: "Almost fully recovered!"

Lu Nange popped another Qingming Pill into her mouth: "I'll control them, and you just unleash your ultimate move?"

"Okay!" Chi Yanzhou agreed, his hands already beginning to gather supernatural power.

Ice energy gathered in his palm, the temperature in the air dropped suddenly, and tiny ice crystals danced around him.

Below, the two level-eight zombies, each with only half a body remaining, were mechanically turning their heads, searching for the macaw, preparing to launch another attack.

The moment their single purple eye locked onto them.

Lu Nange's mental power surged forth like a tidal wave.

The powerful mental fluctuations were almost tangible, rippling outwards in the air.

She gritted her teeth, continuing to stuff Qingming pills into her mouth while forcibly interfering with the attack commands of the two zombies.

Large beads of sweat slid down her forehead; the excessive use of her mental energy made her temples throb...

Under her mental manipulation, the attacks of the two zombies went astray once again.

They opened their gaping maws and surprisingly adjusted themselves to face each other again!

Gangzi seized the opportunity and quickly flapped its wings to fly towards the Flameheart Base, avoiding areas where it might be accidentally injured due to the two zombies attacking each other.

Taking advantage of the brief lull in the two zombies' attack, Lu Nange immediately shouted, "Gangzi, to the right!"

Chi Yanzhou had been preparing for a long time and immediately made his move upon hearing this.

He wielded a giant ice blade, slashing at two level-eight zombies.

"Whoosh—"

A crisp cutting sound rang out as the ice blade severed the two zombies' bodies, leaving only half of their bodies remaining.

Two purple crystal cores were revealed amidst the flying ice shards.

Lu Nange grabbed Chi Yanzhou: "Gangzi, let go of me!"

The macaw obediently released its claws, and Lu Nange immediately used her wind-based superpowers to levitate in mid-air.

She shouted, "Gangzi, go get the crystal cores!"

"Yes, my beauty!" the macaw cried out excitedly, its two claws wrapped in ice-type magic.

With a swift dive, it flew towards the two level-eight zombies and pulled out the two purple crystal cores.

The instant the crystal core was removed, the two level-eight zombies finally lost all life, collapsing to the ground with a thud, raising a cloud of dust, and remaining motionless forever...

After succeeding, Gangzi immediately swooped down towards Lu Nange, catching both of them on his broad back. Then, he flapped his wings and flew back into the air, speeding towards the gate of the Flameheart Base.

The night breeze ruffled their hair. Lu Nange and Chi Yanzhou were both deathly pale, yet the corners of their mouths curled up in unison.

Despite their powers being almost exhausted and their bodies covered in the marks of battle, at this moment, they knew—Flameheart had held on!

On the gate watchtower...

Upon seeing this, Wen Qing, who had been closely monitoring the battle, immediately put down his sniper rifle, strode to the edge of the watchtower, gripped the railing tightly with both hands, and stood on tiptoe to watch the approaching figure.

As Gangzi gracefully glided down onto the watchtower, Wen Qing was the first to rush forward: "Nan Nan..."

"Sister!" Lu Beiye, who was in the middle of the battle, heard the commotion and launched another wave of golden darts downwards. Then he turned to look at the watchtower, his eyes full of concern.

"Chirp chirp..." The vines instantly strangled the last level-seven zombie, then handed it to Lu Nange, carrying six level-seven zombie cores...

[Master, Master...]

"Sister Wenqing, I can still hold on, you go and see Brother Yan first..." Lu Nange turned over and stood up, then helped the somewhat exhausted Chi Yanzhou down from the back of the macaw.

As soon as he stood firm, Wen Qing's healing power quickly enveloped Chi Yanzhou, and a soft green light flowed around him.

Under the healing influence, Chi Yanzhou's pale complexion visibly regained its rosy hue, and the weakness caused by the excessive consumption of his powers also subsided rapidly.

His furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and his breathing became steady and strong.

Lu Nange leaned against the wall, put the crystal core that Zhizhi handed her into her spatial storage, looked at Lu Beiye and his group who were still watching her while they were fighting, and gave them a reassuring smile.

"Don't worry, I'm fine, it's just that my powers are a little overdrawn!"

She reached out and ruffled Zhizhi's wavy hair: "Zhizhi...we can't let any of them escape!"

Upon hearing this, the little tree-man instantly went berserk.

"Chirp chirp chirp..." Its roots grew wildly, and thick vines quickly spread along the city wall...

[Those branches that harm their master, not one will be spared!]

The vines intertwined tightly, forming an impenetrable green wall in front of the Flameheart Gate in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that all the level 8 and level 7 zombies had been wiped out, Yu Ren, who was about to slip away, was horrified to find himself trapped in a circle made of vines.

He endured the pain in his back and desperately used his supernatural abilities to slam into the vines, but the newly sprouted vines always filled the gaps even faster...

At this point, Chi Yanzhou had fully recovered.

Wen Qing took out a crystal core from his pocket and held it in his hand, quickly absorbing the energy within.

Chi Yanzhou looked at Lu Nange: "Nannan, I'll go help first!"

Lu Nange nodded slightly, and Chi Yanzhou immediately rushed towards the direction where Lu Xici and the others were.

After Wen Qing absorbed the crystal core, the healing green light became full and bright again.

She turned to Lu Nange, and a gentle, healing energy enveloped him once again.

A warm power flowed slowly through Lu Nange's body, repairing her overdrawn state.