Chapter 192 Terrifying Strength
"Okay! Be careful!" Lu Yuyang nodded immediately without any hesitation.
He knew that in the current chaotic situation, none of them could escape if they stayed.
Only Shen Han's elusive black mist has the greatest chance of blocking and escaping.
Josie knew this was the best arrangement at the moment. She gripped Shen Han's hand tightly and said quickly, "Okay! Be careful! Don't linger in the fight, catch up with us as soon as possible."
"Hmm!" Shen Han nodded emphatically. Before he could say anything more, he began to release black mist to block the superhumans who were trying to catch up.
"Stop them!"
"Don't let them get away!"
Some tried to bypass Shen Han to catch up with Qiao Xi and Lu Yuyang, while others launched a direct attack on Shen Han.
However, the black mist around Shen Han suddenly erupted, like a dark demon god spreading its wings. The dense black mist spread instantly, enveloping, entangling, and dragging back all the people who were at the forefront.
The shrill screams and furious roars echoed continuously in the black mist, yet they could not cross the line.
Lu Yuyang, holding Qiao Xi's hand, led his men and rushed out of the town without looking back.
After running a long way without any pursuers behind them, the group slowly stopped, panting as they turned back to check the situation.
Upon seeing this, even the battle-hardened Lu Yuyang was shocked and gasped.
In the distance, the edge of the town seemed to be separated by an invisible boundary.
Within the boundary, a thick, asphalt-like black fog churned and roared violently in mid-air, completely sealing off the town's exit.
Any figure that tried to break through was mercilessly swallowed up and blocked by the terrifying black mist!
The scene was like a demon god descending to earth, separating the two worlds.
"Let's go!" Lu Yuyang pursed his lips and pulled Qiao Xi tightly. "He's buying us time; we can't waste it!"
Josie took one last look at the sky-covering black fog, steeled her heart, turned around and followed Lu Yuyang.
She understood that the sooner they left, the sooner Shen Han could extricate himself.
The group dared not stop and continued their journey at a rapid pace.
As dusk settled, Lu Yuyang raised his hand to signal everyone to stop.
He looked at the indistinct outline of a village ahead: "There's a village ahead. We'll rest here tonight. This road is the most convenient way back to the safe zone. If Shen Han manages to escape and catch up, he'll likely pass through here. We'll wait for him here."
“Okay.” Josie nodded in agreement, her gaze sweeping across the village.
By the faint moonlight, a few zombies could be seen wandering aimlessly among the abandoned roads and houses, emitting low, hoarse sounds.
Despite their injuries, the fat man and his companions immediately stepped forward and swiftly dealt with the remaining zombies, clearing a small safe area.
The group remained vigilant and slowly made their way into the village.
A faint smell of decay and dust filled the air.
For some reason, Josie felt that something was off about the village, an inexplicable sense of unease, as if something had been overlooked.
But that slight sense of unease was fleeting, quickly overshadowed by the exhaustion of days of travel and her worry for Shen Han. She shook her head and continued to follow Lu Yuyang inside.
"Xixi, don't go to that black market anymore." Lu Yuyang said as he walked, his tone serious. "It's too dangerous. Aren't you short of crystal cores? I can give you these right now."
As Josie walked beside him, she suddenly remembered a question: "By the way, I haven't asked you yet, where did you get so many extra crystal cores?"
This is no longer the early stages of the apocalypse; high-level crystal cores are extremely rare.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuyang smiled with relief and lowered his voice, saying, "We were lucky, really. We stumbled upon an 'energy pool' in the mountains near the safe zone."
"Energy pool?"
Josie was genuinely surprised; she hadn't expected Lu Yuyang to be so lucky!
Energy pools do exist. She had heard of them in her previous life, but they were extremely rare in the early stages of the apocalypse. It wasn't until about three years into the apocalypse that she heard more about them.
The emergence of each energy pool will trigger a bloody struggle.
“Yes,” Lu Yuyang nodded, “During this time, we kept luring nearby zombies close to the energy pool. That thing seems to accelerate the evolution of zombies. We used this to spawn a lot of high-level zombies, and then hunted them down to extract their crystal cores. Using this method, the strength of all the superhumans in the entire safe zone has increased significantly.”
He paused, looking at Qiao Xi with a hint of regret: "If I had known you needed it so urgently, I should have kept more. Now most of it is used up, and this is all that's left."
As he spoke, he took a heavy bag out of his bag and handed it to Josie.
Josie took the bag, opened it, and even though she was a worldly person, she couldn't help but gasp slightly.
The bag was filled with colorful, shimmering crystal nuclei!
The energy fluctuations were pure and intense, and the lowest level was the crystal core of a second-stage evolved zombie. A considerable portion of them were third-stage evolved zombies, and there were even a dozen or twenty crystal cores of fourth-stage evolved zombies with particularly brilliant luster and surging energy!
At first glance, the total amount is several hundred yuan!
Lu Yuyang is just too lucky!
These crystal cores are enough to forcefully raise the strength of her and other core members, such as Shen Han, by another level.
Maintaining a leading position in rank is the greatest guarantee of safety in the apocalypse!
"Boss, sister-in-law, please wait here for a moment. We'll go see which house is still intact and clean it up for the night," the fat man said, rubbing his bandaged arm and leading the two others.
"Okay, be careful. Signal immediately if anything happens," Lu Yuyang nodded and instructed.
After the fat guy and the others left, Lu Yuyang looked at Qiao Xi and continued the previous topic: "Xi Xi, have you found a stable place to stay now?"
Qiao Xi briefly told Lu Yuyang about the well-equipped underground experimental base and the natural barrier formed by the surrounding mountains.
Lu Yuyang's eyes flickered a few times, as if he was making a major decision.
He held Josie's hand tightly and said earnestly, "Josie, how about I bring the entire safe zone and move there to join you?"
"Move the entire safe zone over there?" Josie was taken aback. "Then what about the energy pool here?"
“Hmm,” Lu Yuyang nodded, “The effect of the energy pool seems to be weakening. It used to only take a few days to spawn a second-stage evolved zombie, but now it takes more than ten days, and it takes even longer to spawn a third-stage one. I feel that it won’t be long before the energy in this energy pool runs out and disappears.”
He paused, looked into Josie's eyes, and lowered his voice, "The most important thing is that we are too far apart. I want to be closer to you, Josie. I don't want to be unable to get there in time next time you are in danger."
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