In the center of Xiaoshi Village Square, Lu Chengchuan stood in front of a spot of light.

After a few minutes of absorption, the ball of light turned into a light spot the size of a fingernail. It wouldn't take long for him to absorb the ball of light, and then he would gain longevity.

Gunshots and explosions continued to come from outside, and he even heard screams.

As the ball of light gradually turned into nothingness, Lu Chengchuan's heart became excited. Until the last bit of light in the black fog disappeared, the system's voice finally sounded.

【Successfully absorbed energy and gained 35 years of life.】

Thirty-five years of life entered the body, the ball of light disappeared, and the black fog covering Xiaoshi Village also dissipated. Countless black fogs were sucked into the space invisible to the naked eye.

In less than a minute, the black fog in Xiaoshi Village dissipated and the place returned to its original state.

But the villagers were gone, or rather, they were right here in the square, among the pile of twisted and rotten corpses, and some of the villagers had turned into monsters.

The black fog dissipated and the village was illuminated again. Just when Lu Chengchuan thought the monster had disappeared, a scream came into his ears. The gunshots and explosions had not stopped yet.

"The monster didn't disappear?"

Lu Chengchuan was not at the scene, so he didn't know what was going on, but it was not difficult to guess what was going on from the gunshots.

Knowing that the monster hadn't disappeared with the black fog, Lu Chengchuan activated his system and prepared to upgrade his Giant Elephant Skill. He wouldn't be able to defeat the black zombies if he rushed over now, so it would be better to improve his strength first and then go and rescue them.

He now has fifty years of life left, which is enough time to upgrade to the fourth level of Giant Elephant Skill.

Seeing the words 'upgradeable' displayed behind the Giant Elephant Skill, Lu Chengchuan immediately chose to upgrade.

The Giant Elephant Skill quickly became the fourth level. After the martial arts were upgraded, heat surged from his dantian. This heat flowed to all parts of his body, rapidly strengthening his body and internal energy.

The heat melted his muscles and then quickly reorganized them. Through repeated melting and reorganization, his body was undergoing a transformation.

The internal energy increased by two times, and then under the "roasting" of the heat, a large amount of internal energy was compressed together, and the quality of the internal energy became stronger, and could even be released from the body.

His body and internal energy were undergoing transformation, but this was only a preliminary transformation. The heat circulated through his body for a few rounds before stopping, and all his changes also stopped at this moment.

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Krypton Life System

Host: Lu Chengchuan

Realm: Acquired

Martial arts: Giant Elephant Skill [Xuan rank/4th level] can be upgraded (cost: 30 years), Changchun Skill [Huang rank/3rd level], Eagle Claw Iron Body Skill [Huang rank/3rd level].

Current lifespan: 50 years and 46 days.

The host's body functions recovered, but the unknown disease was not cured.

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With the realm breakthrough, both strength and lifespan are improved. The fifth level of Dragon Elephant Art requires thirty years of lifespan. The lifespan does not double after reaching the fifth level, but the consumption is still terrifying.

Fifty years may seem like a long time, but it is actually not enough.

Lu Chengchuan didn't have time to think about these things. He started running towards the outskirts of the village, fearing that if he was a step late, Zhou Yaning and the others would be dead.

Rushing out of the alley, Lu Chengchuan saw corpses everywhere. There were monsters, humans, and most of them were monster corpses.

He turned his gaze towards the battlefield. Less than half of the forty or so men were left, and the losses were heavy.

However, there were only four left out of the dozen zombies. Apart from the black zombie, the remaining three zombies were covered with wounds, and one zombie even had a broken arm.

Both sides seemed to have suffered heavy losses, but the zombies did not show any fear because of this.

They don't care whether they live or die, they just want to kill these people.

Zhou Yaning was originally very happy when the black fog dissipated, but when she saw that the zombies did not disappear with the black fog, her joy suddenly turned into pure fear.

The village saw light again, and Lu Chengchuan was undoubtedly successful, but this time was different from before, the monster did not disappear.

The black zombie that broke free from the chains killed ten soldiers in a row, and no one could stop it until Lu Chengchuan appeared.

Lu Chengchuan had just broken through to a new realm, and he wanted to see if he could fight the black zombies now.

With a powerful leap, Lu Chengchuan covered a distance of more than ten meters and landed near the black zombie. He caught up with the zombie and stopped it before it killed the next person.

If anyone dared to come forward, the zombie would immediately wave its claws and grab them.

Lu Chengchuan also raised his hand and punched. The moment he raised his hand, the internal energy flowed from his dantian to his arm. The invisible internal energy covered the skin of his arm, forming a protective film.

With his internal energy protecting his arms, Lu Chengchuan fought against the zombie's claws without any hesitation.

The claws and palms collided, and a huge force rebounded to both sides. Lu Chengchuan took a step back, and the zombie took three steps back.

Taking a step back and steadying himself, a hint of joy flashed across Lu Chengchuan's face.

The zombies were very strong, but after my breakthrough, I became even stronger than them. At least I won in the battle of strength.

Putting away the expression on his face, Lu Chengchuan took the initiative to kill the zombies.

The zombie growled and ran up to grab the man, but Lu Chengchuan easily dodged its claws and then punched the zombie back several steps.

Seeing him fight the zombies back and forth, Zhou Yaning was shocked. What was going on? In less than fifteen minutes, how could Lu Chengchuan's strength improve so much that he could fight zombies head-on?

She couldn't figure it out, and there was no time for her to figure it out now.

Lu Chengchuan held off the most powerful black zombie, but the remaining two zombies were no match for the monsters. The battle between them was too intense, and Zhou Yaning and his team couldn't intervene, so they could only lead their men to siege the other two zombies.

He knocked the zombie back with one punch, then Lu Chengchuan chased after it and grabbed the zombie with his five fingers.

There were five wounds on the black zombie's body. With the help of internal energy, Lu Chengchuan's fingers were harder than steel. Combined with his huge strength, he was able to tear open the zombie's abnormal defense.

Lu Chengchuan waved his hand and aimed at the zombie's throat. He tore open the zombie's throat and the foul air inside would leak out. Then no matter how strong the black zombie was, it would die.

But the zombies also knew how to protect their weaknesses. Under Lu Chengchuan's fierce attack, although the zombies kept retreating, Lu Chengchuan could not find a chance to kill them.

Until two explosions were heard behind them, Zhou Yaning and the others dealt with two zombies and took out the chains to help.

The zombie swung its hand and stabbed in front of him. Lu Chengchuan raised his hand to grab its arm. Chen Long and several strong men picked up the chains and threw them at the zombie's body.

Several iron chains were put on the zombies, and the black zombies dragged Chen Long and others to the ground.

After fighting for so long, Chen Long and his men have very little strength left. Zombies, however, have no such limitations as physical strength. As long as the foul air in their bodies does not dissipate, they can always maintain their strongest state.

The five people fell to the ground, but they still held on to the chain tightly. The zombie was still pulled back a step. The retreating zombie waved its arms, and Lu Chengchuan seized the opportunity and rushed in front of it.

With his five fingers like eagle claws, Lu Chengchuan clasped the zombie's neck tightly.

Zombies' bodies are harder than steel, and armor-piercing bullets can only break their skin but cannot cause effective damage.