Chapter 198 Feeling Uneasy
A thick, pale golden beam of light, composed entirely of purifying energy, shot into the sky like the first rays of sunlight at dawn. It broke through the dense red mist and forcefully suppressed it!
Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!
It was as if cold water had been poured into a pot of boiling oil, and a series of harsh, corrosive sounds rang out.
The originally menacing red mist began to twist, evaporate, and retreat wildly.
Josie could almost hear the piercing screams of countless twisted souls emanating from within the red mist!
Protected by the cold black mist, Qiao Xi couldn't help but poke the gentle and harmless black mist flowing around her: "Chen Han, open a crack, I want to see what's going on outside."
Upon hearing this, Shen Han indeed opened a small crack in front of her, preventing her from being exposed while still allowing her to see the battle situation clearly.
Through the gap, Josie saw that a large area of the red mist surrounding the black mist had been dispersed, but the red mist further away was launching an even more frenzied counterattack against Lu Yuyang and Mu Yanzhou.
She was extremely anxious, but unfortunately, her shapeshifting ability made it difficult for her to directly intervene in this level of confrontation.
At this critical moment, the zombie seemed to finally realize that these prey were far beyond its ability to swallow and instead posed a deadly threat to it.
It let out a defiant shriek, its massive body suddenly disintegrating into an even denser red mist, and turned to flee the battlefield!
"It's trying to run away!"
Upon noticing this, Lu Yuyang quickly shouted a warning to Mu Yanzhou.
Who would want to let a fourth-tier special crystal core slip through their fingers? Mu Yanzhou and Lu Yuyang almost simultaneously exerted their strength and chased after it!
"I'll go too! I'll trap it!"
In a moment of quick thinking, Qiao Xi called out to Shen Han and rushed out of the black mist. Shen Han immediately followed closely behind, and the black mist protected her like a shadow.
The zombies had completely turned into red mist, and their physical form was no longer visible.
It was moving incredibly fast, and it looked like it was about to disappear into a crack in the wall of a house ahead.
In that split second,
Josie concentrated all her thoughts, and her body instantly transformed!
A perfectly sealed, smooth-smooth metal box was precisely placed over the object, completely trapping the shrunken, red mist that was trying to escape.
"I've got it!" Josie's muffled voice came from the metal box, sounding strained. "Get ready for the strongest attack! Attack immediately after I transform and retreat."
As soon as she finished speaking, Josie felt an extremely violent and chaotic mental shock slam into her mind through the metal box wall!
It was the zombie making its last, death throes!
"Well!"
Josie groaned, feeling as if her head was being pierced by steel needles, experiencing excruciating pain, and almost instantly losing her deformed state!
"Xixi! Come out quickly!" Shen Han's voice was unusually anxious.
Lu Yuyang and Mu Yanzhou's attack was ready.
Josie endured the excruciating pain, not daring to waste another second.
The metal box softened and deformed instantly, reverting to her original form. At the same time, using the inertia of the deformation, she quickly turned into a sphere and rolled rapidly towards Chen Han!
The red mist that had been temporarily trapped was clearly not expected that the confinement would suddenly disappear. It paused for a moment, then maintained the condensed state it had just maintained when it impacted the box wall.
In that instant of hesitation, the pillar of light that Mu Yanzhou had been preparing for so long descended like a divine punishment, completely enveloping the red mist!
"Hehe!!"
The red mist was rapidly purified and evaporated at a visible speed, emitting a shrill scream. It was eventually forced to recombine back into the dark red zombie body, but it was now covered in blue smoke and its movements were stiff and slow, clearly indicating that it had been severely injured.
The black mist controlled by Shen Han was like countless cold tentacles, instantly wrapping around the zombie's limbs and neck, fixing it firmly in place!
Lu Yuyang's ice spikes followed closely behind like the Grim Reaper's scythe, precise and carrying a chilling aura.
With a "thud," it pierced deep into the zombie's eye socket and went through its brain!
The zombie's massive body stiffened abruptly, then fell completely silent and collapsed heavily to the ground.
The battle ended abruptly.
Only then did the fat man and the others dare to run out from behind their cover. Looking at the hideous zombie corpse on the ground, they were filled with lingering fear and excitement: "...Is it...resolved?"
"Hmm," Lu Yuyang let out a long sigh, calming the surging supernatural power within him.
He stepped forward and skillfully used his dagger to break open the zombie's hard skull, digging out a crystal core the size of an egg, dark red in color, with faint shimmering light inside and unusually strong energy fluctuations.
He wiped the blood off the crystal core on the zombie's clothes, weighed it in his hand, and then walked up to Mu Yanzhou, handing it to him: "If it weren't for you today, we would all probably be dead here. This crystal core should rightfully be yours."
Mu Yanzhou shook his head, his gaze sweeping over Qiao Xi, who was being helped by Shen Han to check for injuries. His tone was calm but firm: "No need. Qiao Xi saved my life. You can keep this crystal core."
Seeing his resolute attitude and that it was for Qiao Xi, Lu Yuyang stopped refusing and took it back.
He walked over to Josie and handed her the heavy crystal core, which contained powerful energy: "Josie, here you go."
Josie glanced at the rare fourth-order special crystal core, but didn't take it immediately. Her face showed exhaustion: "You can keep it for now. Everyone is exhausted tonight, their nerves have been on edge the whole time. Now that the crisis is over, let's find a safe place to get a good night's rest before we talk about anything else."
"Alright then."
Lu Yuyang readily accepted the suggestion and put away the crystal core.
Shen Han silently walked to Qiao Xi's side. He didn't pull Qiao Xi to his side immediately as usual, or show a strong possessiveness. He just stood silently and firmly beside her, his eyes scanning the surroundings warily to make sure there was no more danger.
A cool night breeze blew by, and Lu Yuyang immediately took off his coat and carefully draped it over Qiao Xi's shoulders. He then naturally opened his long arms and pulled her into his warm embrace, asking softly, "Are you still cold?"
Josie was indeed exhausted and weary. She subconsciously relaxed her body, leaned into his arms, shook her head, and said in a voice full of fatigue, "I'm not cold, just tired."
She closed her eyes, almost wanting to fall asleep immediately.
Mu Yanzhou was walking not far behind the group, and he could clearly see their natural and intimate interactions.
If I hadn't once seen her doing the most intimate thing with another man in the mall.
He almost thought that Lu Yuyang, with whom she was so close, was the real couple with her.
What struck him as even stranger was that the man who had clearly been intimate with her seemed to have little reaction to the scene before him, simply standing silently by her side.
Mu Yanzhou's brows furrowed involuntarily, his heart filled with a complex mix of emotions.
The brief but intense intimate contact a few hours earlier, those details replayed in his mind with unparalleled clarity, like a brand.
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