Zhou Weibing's body fell to the ground, his eyes wide open, filled with resentment.

The commotion of the mysterious monster emerging from the ground and the dust billowing into the air drew everyone's attention. Zhang Lin, no longer able to study the zombie corpse, quickly stood up and looked in Zhou Weibing's direction.

A moment later, dust settled, and there was nothing on the ground except Zhou Weibing's corpse. A group of zombies smelled the fresh flesh and blood and excitedly rushed over, crawling on his body to gnaw on it.

"What happened?"

Zhang Lin looked around warily, but found nothing except for the zombies scattered everywhere. "Zhou Weibing was quite strong, how could he have suddenly died?"

He had just fought alongside Zhou Weibing for a while. Although Zhou was a bit slick and not as daring as Lu Dazhao in battle, he was still quite capable.

He is much better than Luo Jinxin and Li Jing.

But such a master suddenly died.

There is a large hole in the ground.

An Qingge looked into the distance and saw the scene next to Zhou Weibing's body.

"The enemy came from underground."

Zhang Lin glanced down and felt as if something might burst from the ground at any moment and strike him hard.

"Spread out a bit, don't let the monsters catch you all at once!"

He remained relatively calm, waving his hand to signal An Qingge and the others to stand a little further away from him.

The people around dispersed one after another. Without Zhang Lin's explanation, everyone knew that doing so was the right thing to do. Some experienced people had even guessed the monster's identity.

Ji Yuetong stared at the large hole in the ground, her heart sinking. She murmured to herself, "Could it be... that monster?"

"Yuetong, do you know what this is?" Zhang Lin asked immediately.

Ji Yuetong shook her head slightly, her expression grave. "I'm not entirely sure, but I do know of one kind of monster that digs underground and attacks by surprise. However, that kind of monster only appears after the New Era!"

"It's a centipede!" The city lord, who had arrived at some point, stated the name of the monster with certainty.

"A thousand-legged corpse?" Zhang Lin was puzzled; he had never heard of such a monster.

“I also suspect it’s a centipede, but I can’t be sure. After all, it’s too early now…” Upon hearing this, Ji Yuetong no longer doubted her judgment and explained to Zhang Lin:

"The Thousand-Legged Corpse is also a type of zombie. It is formed from the corpses buried deep underground. They are trapped underground and unable to come to the surface to hunt humans. Due to long-term resentment, they mutated. Because centipedes often live next to corpses, the Thousand-Legged Corpse merged with the centipedes to become this monster called the Thousand-Legged Corpse."

"The Thousand-Legged Corpse has the ability to move underground, and because it has many legs, it moves very fast and is difficult to defend against!" The city lord continued, speaking cautiously, "Zhang Lin, be careful from now on. This kind of monster, the Thousand-Legged Corpse, is not something you can handle!"

"Lord of the City, are you going to take action personally?" Ji Yuetong asked excitedly.

During the biohazard crisis, the city lord would not intervene unless there was a fatal crisis. Historically, the number of times he intervened during this period can be counted on one hand.

But everyone knows that the city lord's strength is unfathomable.

The thousand-legged corpse is indeed terrifying.

But if the city lord were to intervene...

“Little Ji, I am not a god. Before the New Era, my strength was also limited. I am not confident in dealing with the Thousand-Legged Corpse!” The city lord understood Ji Yuetong’s meaning and interrupted her directly, saying coldly, “You must not be careless!”

Ji Yuetong was momentarily dazed. She had once witnessed the city lord slaughtering the Thousand-Legged Corpse like a dog, but she had forgotten that it was during the New Era.

She suddenly realized that the city lord was not as powerful as she had imagined.

now……

I've already awakened a legendary extraordinary template.

This is something even the city lord doesn't have!

Ji Yuetong couldn't help but look at Zhang Lin, the man who had changed her destiny.

"You lot can go back first." The city lord glanced at the three beautiful women beside Zhang Lin, his lips twitching. "Zhang Lin, you stay and help me."

He had barely finished speaking when a loud explosion came from afar, followed by dust and flying debris, obscuring everyone's view. But the piercing screams still told everyone what had happened.

A moment later, the smoke and dust cleared, revealing a body on the ground without a heart.

Everyone present felt as if their hearts skipped a beat. Although some were still fighting the zombies, most of their attention was focused on their feet.

“Lord, at this time, every extra person adds to our strength. Let them stay.” Zhang Lin, his eyes fixed on the newly appeared hole, calmly rejected the lord’s suggestion.

"Killing the centipede isn't about having as many people as possible," the city lord said, frowning.

“I think it’s better to have more people,” Zhang Lin said, unmoved.

An Qingge and the other two were all people who had awakened extraordinary templates. Although it was not easy to expose them, Zhang Lin could not care about that when faced with such a life-or-death crisis.

The centipede can attack from underground, making it impossible to defend against. Zhang Lin can't sleep peacefully until such a monster is dealt with.

If the city lord is incompetent, he wouldn't mind revealing his strength to deal with the Thousand-Legged Corpse.

"you……"

The city lord was very dissatisfied. For so many years, apart from Xia, who dared to disobey his orders? But now, he found that he had no way to deal with Zhang Lin's disobedience.

He hadn't seen Zhang Lin reveal his extraordinary template, but based on the strength Zhang Lin had displayed so far, he felt confident that he could overpower Zhang Lin.

But what time is it now?

The centipede is underground.

Are we to turn against Zhang Lin when a formidable enemy is at hand?

"Heh...do whatever you want. Just don't feel sorry for your women when they die." The city lord had no choice but to make a sarcastic remark to save face.

Zhang Lin shrugged, not bothering to argue with the city lord, and instead asked, "Any tips for dealing with this kind of monster? It's always hiding underground, and it suddenly comes up to kill us. We're too passive."

"There's no good way to deal with it; we can only wait for it to come to the ground before killing it." The city lord was also helpless; he had many methods, but none of them could be used now.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the same routine began not far away: a millipede burst from the ground, its appearance obscured by the billowing dust. Then, a scream rang out.

Zhang Lin reacted the fastest, immediately drawing his gun and firing "bang bang bang..." more than a dozen shots in a row, heading towards the direction from which the screams came.

But as the smoke and dust dissipated, nothing was left on the ground except for a hole and a corpse.

For a moment, everyone was astonished.

Panic gripped the crowd, and no one cared about anything else. They instinctively moved closer together, while ordinary zombies scattered throughout Hope City began to surround them.