As his sigh ceased, a house in the distance collapsed with a deafening roar, accompanied by dust that had been dried out completely by the scorching sun.

A towering storm was stirred up on the peaceful land...

Everyone's attention was instantly drawn to him. Gu An, as a superhuman with the ability to control corpses, was the first to sense the presence of the zombie king.

"Everyone be careful, it's the Zombie King! It's appeared, and it seems even more powerful than Qingfeng described!"

Gu An's gaze sharpened as he stared at the figure that kept appearing in the dust not far away. The supernatural power within him seemed to be about to burst forth, vying to break through the restrictions and reach that figure.

"Wait a minute, it's only been a few days! This guy leveled up way too fast! What did he do in such a short time? Could it be..."

Zhang Yang dared not think about it anymore, because he thought of a very terrible outcome. He was afraid it was fake, but he was also afraid it was real, so he stopped.

Qingfeng glanced back at Zhang Yang with suspicion, thinking he was frightened by the zombies, but after spending so many days together, he knew that Zhang Yang was not someone who was afraid of death.

So he didn't have much malice or suspicion towards him; he just watched the approaching figure with worry, his heart clenching.

Mingyue stood to the side, reached out and tightly grasped Qingfeng's hand, comforting him.

Upon hearing Zhang Yang's words, Jiang Ruan immediately thought of the superhumans in the city. Later, the drugs developed by biologists did indeed give superhuman abilities to several people with ordinary physiques.

However, this kind of superpower is extremely unstable, and unless someone is really willing to risk everything, no one would use drugs with such strong side effects.

At this moment, after listening to Zhang Yang's words and recalling some information she knew, Jiang Ruan guessed that the reason why the zombie king was able to level up so quickly was simply because it devoured the energy of those superhumans, and perhaps also because of the medicine.

Just as the group was pondering their next move, the Zombie King arrived at an astonishing speed.

As expected, it looked the most normal, unlike those slightly lower-level zombies. To humans, its appearance was quite handsome.

"Hahaha...hahaha..." The zombie king, in excellent spirits, burst into laughter as soon as he arrived on the ground, instantly stunning the tense group of people who didn't know how to react.

After a while, once it had finished laughing, the zombie that looked like Li Ming came running over, intending to join the group and seek help.

Unexpectedly, it was knocked unconscious by the zombie king with a single blow as soon as it got close, and then sucked into its belly like a vacuum cleaner and swallowed. Soon, the level aura on its body disappeared completely because it was swallowed.

After devouring another high-level zombie, the zombie king seemed to be coated with a layer of golden light.

"Not bad, not bad at all!" it said, startling everyone, including Jiang Ruan.

She knew that others might not, but she did: zombies that could speak human language were extremely rare, or even nonexistent.

This never happened in the previous life, so why are there so many problems in this life?

Gu An anxiously used his supernatural abilities to summon the zombie king, but it didn't respond at all, which made him very anxious and worried. He tried to establish contact with the zombie king in various ways, but all to no avail.

"What's going on? Why isn't the Zombie King responding? Is it too badly injured? Or do we need a stronger force to awaken it?" Gu An was filled with questions and unease.

However, at that moment, a voice entered Gu An's ears: "Gu An, it's alright, we can retreat first. Now that we've seen it, we have to..." The voice seemed to carry a sense of firmness and determination, which made Gu An's heart tremble.

Gu An turned around and found that the person speaking was Jiang Ruan. Her tone was completely different from usual; her eyes revealed a confidence and calmness, as if she had a clear understanding of the situation before her.

"Okay, let's retreat first." Gu An nodded in agreement. Although he was still somewhat unwilling, he understood that now was not the time to be stubborn. They had to ensure their safety and find a better opportunity to resolve the issue.

So Gu An and the others began to slowly retreat, cautiously observing their surroundings. They moved carefully, not daring to make a sound, for fear of attracting the attention of the zombie king.

Jiang Ruan walked at the very back, holding a gun in her hand, ready to deal with any potential danger. Her steps were steady and firm, giving people a sense of security.

As time passed, Gu An and the others gradually moved away from the zombie king. They arrived at a relatively safe place, stopped, and panted heavily.

"Good heavens, this is terrifying. We should retreat a bit to avoid running into that talking zombie king. I can't believe it myself, a talking zombie king? That's outrageous!" Zhang Yang asked after a short rest, his curiosity about the zombie king growing.

Qingfeng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with lingering fear, "Come on! Don't you know what happened to Chief Xiao in the end? If we hadn't ambushed it while it was eating Chief Xiao's group, would we have been able to escape?" After saying that, Qingfeng looked around warily, and a strong sense of unease suddenly welled up in his heart.

He didn't know why he had this feeling, but his intuition told him that something was wrong. Perhaps it was because their current environment was too strange, or perhaps it was because what had just happened had made him unusually sensitive. In any case, he decided it was best to be cautious.

Zhang Yang opened his mouth, his lips moved a few times, but in the end he didn't say anything. He just stared straight at Jiang Ruan, his eyes full of expectation and inquiry: "Boss, our cannon is still over there. Should we go over there?"

Upon hearing Zhang Yang's words, Jiang Ruan did not answer immediately. Instead, she slowly lowered her head, her gaze meeting that of Gu An, who was sitting on the ground. Their eyes met, as if a thousand words were being conveyed in that instant.

"Go over there? Of course we're going over there! But this time, Gu An and I are enough. You guys stay here and keep watch! Do you hear me!"

Jiang Ruan's tone was firm and powerful, coupled with his usual authority, so no one objected for a moment.

So, she led Gu An in another attack on the zombie king.

Xiao Zhouzhang here had long since turned into a few drops of fresh blood, which were mixed with the soil and absorbed into the zombie king's body.

The zombie king was no longer the emaciated figure it once was; flesh and blood had grown on his body, though they had not yet completely covered his bones.

Seeing the changes in the zombie king, Su Nian secretly thought to herself that things were not good. If it continued like this, it would probably become more and more difficult to deal with.

So she decided to take the initiative.