Chapter 513 War!

Lu Nange: "All healing-type ability users, step forward."

Soon, five figures stepped forward.

Wen Qing and Lin Shuang from Yanxin, along with one healing-type character each from the other three bases.

Five people—that number is so small it makes your heart clench.

Lu Nange: "Sister Wenqing, you will lead all the healing classes. Your task is to set up a temporary first aid station in the middle of the team."

Do everything in our power to save the lives of the injured superhumans. Help every lightly wounded soldier who can still stand to regain their fighting ability as quickly as possible.

Wen Qing nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, Nan Nan, leave it to us."

Lin Shuang and the other three nodded in agreement...

......

As they rapidly deployed, the giant screen in the sky continued its cold, unchanging display.

In those frames, zombie hordes simultaneously emerged in every corner of the globe, frantically attacking human strongholds.

Urban ruins, mountain outposts, coastal shelters... nowhere was spared.

The flames of the explosion, the collapse of buildings... all converged through the screen into a suffocating, silent torrent, washing over everyone's nerves.

Outside the Flame Core, a new defensive line is taking shape at an astonishing speed.

Under the command of Lu Beiye, Luo Xingyou, and the others, the metal-type ability user manipulated their metal-type abilities, while the earth-type ability user stirred the earth, and a ring-shaped defensive wall rose from the ground.

Combat personnel from each department entered the newly constructed shield and took their positions in their assigned areas.

Wen Qing, holding the crystal core given to her by Lu Nange, led the healing-type ability users to stand in the middle of the circle of ability users.

The main force of Flameheart includes Lu Nange, Lu Beiye, Chi Yanzhou, Lu Xici, Gu Wan, Gu Qi, Luo Xingyou, Chi Yi, He Zhuo, Ji Xian, Shi Xu, Sang Xu, He Huaijing, and others.

High-level combatants from other bases also stood at the forefront of this newly formed defensive line.

To their sides and behind them were more low- to mid-level ability users, holding their breath and their eyes locked in a fierce battle of fear and resolve.

All eyes were fixed on the distant horizon.

There, a surging, ever-approaching black shadow...

On the giant screen in the sky—in the split screen where Flameheart was located—the outermost area showed an ever-increasing number of zombies pouring in...

Shi Xu: "Here it comes!"

Chi Yanzhou: "Get ready... In this battle, we have no way out, so we can only win!"

Gu Wan, standing next to him, clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and moved her lips rapidly.

"May all the Buddhas, Guanyin Bodhisattva, the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother of the West, the Three Pure Ones, and the Taoist Ancestors... protect us, all the gods and Buddhas in heaven..."

No matter which deity you are, I beg you... bless us... we must win...

He Zhuo's temples throbbed as he heard this: "Gu Wanwan, what good is this last-minute cramming!"

Gu Wan suddenly opened her eyes a crack, glared at him fiercely, then quickly closed them again, muttering something.

"You know nothing! Sincerity moves mountains! Sincerity moves mountains! Buddha and Bodhisattva, please don't be angry, I pray with all my heart..."

Lu Nange, who had been silently gazing into the distance, turned her head slightly to look at Gu Wan.

"Sister Wanwan, you ask the gods and Buddhas for help because you believe they have the power to help you, right?"

Gu Wan froze, opened her eyes, and nodded somewhat blankly...

Lu Nange: "But what if the gods and Buddhas don't answer your prayers right now..."

She paused, her clear eyes reflecting Gu Wan's somewhat helpless face.

"Perhaps it is because the gods and Buddhas believe that you yourself have the power to overcome this calamity."

The group stared blankly at Lu Nange, at the unwavering certainty in her eyes that required no external assistance.

A few seconds later, Gu Wan's tense shoulders suddenly relaxed.

"Nan Nan...you're right. We've made it through every time, and we'll definitely win this time too!"

He Zhuo: "Don't worry, Gu Wanwan. Even if there are many high-level zombies, there are only a thousand in total. We have the advantage in numbers, so we're guaranteed to win this round!"

Lu Nange turned around, her gaze falling on the spreading black tide: "Not a thousand, but two thousand, even three thousand..."

He Zhuo swallowed hard: "Little sister... I didn't hear you clearly, could you say it again?"

Lu Beiye: "Brother Zhuo, you heard me right, it's several thousand!!!"

Lu Nange raised her hand and gently placed it on the top of the branch beside her, rubbing it. The little tree-man's wavy hair swayed, and the emerald green leaves brushed against her palm.

Lu Nange: "Zhizhi, if we go by proportion, that's thirty level eight zombies."

Zhizhi blinked its round eyes and made a series of rapid "chirp chirp chirp" sounds as the delicate vines affectionately wrapped around her wrist.

[Master, don't worry! I'll go and establish myself up ahead!]

Lu Nange's fingers tightened slightly: "Be careful."

"grumble!"

[Yes, Master, Zhizhi will always fight alongside you!]

The little tree-man gave a crisp response, its body flashing with green light.

The next second, several thick vines suddenly shot out from its body, as if falling down the edge of a ten-meter-high shield wall, and then its entire body leaped down along the vines.

As soon as it touches the ground, its roots quickly burrow deep into the soil.

The main trunk began to expand and stretch, rising to the position where Lu Nange and the others were in a few breaths, and continued to climb upwards.

The bark of the main trunk of the branches became rough and tough, and more vines sprouted and grew wildly from all parts of the branches, like countless green tentacles ready to be unleashed, swaying slightly in the air.

"Aye, Xingyou, Zhuoge, Xiange... surround Zhizhi!" Lu Nange called out, bending down.

“Okay, sister!” Lu Beiye reacted quickly, clasping his hands together.

"clear!"

The earth element surged and rose, encircling the trunk and branches, reaching the level of the shield...

A pale golden light of supernatural energy surged out, rapidly extending and rising along the ground around where the branches were rooted, instantly forming an arc-shaped metal protective wall that shielded the enlarged branches behind it.

The protective wall connects to the main defensive line in front, extending for hundreds of meters.

The group adjusted their positions, walked around Zhizhi's location, and stood in front of her.

At this moment, the thick vines had already intertwined and spread above everyone's heads, forming a swaying green "sky curtain," ready to strangle any enemy who tried to break through from above or attack from a distance.

In the distance, billowing smoke and dust...

Several figures, whose speed far surpassed that of their kind, rushed to the forefront, their purple pupils flashing in the dust—those were level eight zombies!

Behind them were colossal zombies, their every step causing the ground to tremble, and even more twisted, bizarre half-human, half-beast hybrids...

The air was scorching hot, carrying the stench of earth and corpses...

"Gangzi, come back!"

Upon hearing Lu Nange's voice, the macaw flapped its wings and landed on a branch of vines...

Lu Nange looked around: "Everyone, prepare for battle!"

"Fight!!!" Chi Yanzhou, Lu Beiye, Lu Xici, Luo Xingyou... the group responded in unison!

"Fight!!!" All the superhumans shouted in unison, their eyes red with fury!

Almost the instant the last word "war" was uttered, the group of level eight zombies in the front row pounced!