Chapter 516 The 'Boss' Has Arrived...
Not far from the Flameheart base, in the shadow of dilapidated houses, 003's face grew even more somber under the cover of his hood.
In mid-air, he saw a chaotic scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere in the world; he only stared at the screen in his hand.
On the screen, the crimson glow representing the zombie horde was gradually dimming and extinguishing...
"How is that possible... How could a few thousand zombies not be able to take down a base?" 003's fingers unconsciously tightened.
"An eighth-level zombie was completely suppressed by two superhumans and a mutated plant?"
His plan to use the high-level zombies to exhaust, severely injure, or even kill those high-level superhumans, and then take away the mutated plant—is completely collapsing.
"What should I do? I can't bring the plants back..." Just thinking about the consequences sent chills down his spine.
Just as his thoughts were churning—"Buzz...buzz...003, please reply..."
A buzzing sound came from the communicator in his hand, and 003 instantly composed himself: "Received. Speak."
"The boss is here."
"What did you say? The boss is here?" He repeated subconsciously, as if to confirm that he wasn't hallucinating.
"Yes, the coordinates are synchronized... We will arrive at your location in ten minutes."
“Received!” 003 turned his gaze back to the screen in his hand.
On the screen, the Flameheart Defense Line seemed to be even more in high spirits because of the impending victory, their supernatural powers shone even brighter, and the mutated plant danced even more "arrogantly," as if mocking his previous embarrassment.
But at this moment, what 003 sees is no longer the insurmountable resistance and the prey about to escape.
He slightly raised his chin, his lips moving silently beneath the shadow of his hood: "You're all dead."
......
Before the Flameheart Gate, the air was scorched and distorted by the supernatural power.
Lu Nange stood atop the shield at the very front, her face somewhat pale.
But her eyes—were frighteningly bright, as if all the starlight in the sky had been captured in her pupils.
Her mental energy was completely focused on controlling that level eight mental zombie...
Puff! Puff! Puff!
A dull, nauseating cracking sound—the heads of level seven and below psychic zombies exploded one after another without warning.
The chaotic mental fluctuations of level 8 zombies can occasionally cause some zombies' attacks to stall...
While in the midst of battle, Lu Xici noticed the opening and seized every opportunity. His huge, blazing 'fire scythe,' carrying intense heat, slashed diagonally into the stagnant horde of zombies!
Almost at the same moment Lu Xici made his move, Lu Beiye retracted the golden silk, pushed forward with both hands, and two large golden swords followed closely, slashing horizontally at the waist...
Gu Wan, Luo Xingyou, and Gu Qi, who were standing nearby, immediately used their supernatural abilities to follow...
Sizzle—!
That was the combined sound of flames scorching flesh, water cutting through bones, and metal tearing through torso...
The zombie horde, which had been stiff or chaotic, fell in droves under this ferocious combined attack!
The efficiency was so high that even the superhumans providing support from the rear couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement.
While Zhizhi was strangling several level 8 and level 7 zombies, it still managed to split off several vines that pierced the foreheads of the zombies that Lu Xici and the others had cut down, split in half, but were not quite dead yet... or that had just fallen to the ground.
A stab, a coil, a scoop...
The crystal core was then pulled out, and upon seeing this, Chi Yi manipulated the vines to cooperate...
The ground was already covered with a mixture of sticky blood and melted ice water from the ice Chi Yanzhou had created earlier...
A flash of lightning appeared in Chi Yanzhou's eyes, and he shouted, "All lightning elements, heed my guidance—strike!"
He waved his hands, and a surge of powerful lightning crackled around him. The other lightning-based ability users immediately gathered their own lightning power...
Crackle—sizzle!
Not a line, not a piece, but a whole sheet!
A giant lightning carpet, made of blood and ice water as conductors and covering almost half of the front line, suddenly "rose" up from the damp ground!
The blinding flash of lightning instantly dispelled the surrounding crimson and darkness, leaving only devastating brilliance.
"Heh...heh heh—!"
The horde of zombies, enveloped within, staged a collective spasm.
The low-level zombies instantly turned black and started smoking, then collapsed convulsing. The mid-level zombies had their skin torn open and emitted a shrill 'hoarse' sound.
Even the tough, hard-hitting level seven zombies were electrocuted, their limbs stiffening and their movements slowing down...
The close cooperation and efficient killing pushed the team's strength, trust, and tacit understanding to their extreme at this moment.
Everyone is overdrawing their energy, everyone is carrying wounds, but when our eyes meet, we see the same flame—we can hold on!
On the ground, the corpses of zombies were piled up in layers, making it almost impossible to find a place to step.
The air was thick with an overwhelming stench of burning, blood, and a cloying, sweet smell of rapidly decomposing corpses...
Each breath felt like swallowing rusty iron filings stained with blood.
Lu Nange suppressed the level eight mental-type zombie with her mental power, and occasionally had to unleash a wave of wind-type attacks...
Her world was filled with endless noise, and the veins on her forehead throbbed. She was supported only by the Qingming Pill and her willpower.
The situation wasn't much better for Shi Xu either...
His face was even paler than Lu Nange's, and his lips were tightly pressed together.
Simultaneously turning two level-seven zombies against their will and maintaining their operations was already his limit, perhaps even beyond it...
He felt as if his mental energy was being repeatedly rubbed on sandpaper, each manipulation bringing sharp pain.
But he dared not let go; the two turned level-seven zombies were frantically attacking their kin around them...
The two of them were like two bowstrings stretched to their limit... poised to snap at any moment.
All senses and attention were fixed on this bloody inferno before them, calculating every attack, patching up every loophole, and squeezing out the last bit of strength.
Even the branches were the same; the vines were strangling those troublesome high-level zombies, but countless branching, thin vines were nimbly weaving through the pile of corpses.
All its attention is focused on the battlefield beneath its feet...
Extreme focus often means being oblivious to greater dangers.
Not far away, where 003 stood silently, the figure of the 'boss' had already appeared without a sound.
003 hunched over in an almost defensive posture, his neck slightly hunched, and his voice from under his hood carried an undisguised tension and awe.
"...boss."
"Useless." The two words were spoken without any emotion, and there was not even a hint of anger in them.
The sound wasn't loud, but it made 003's tense back sag even more.
"They took so many of my 'toys,' and they can't even handle a bunch of ants. 004..."
004, who had been standing like a shadow behind 003, moved upon hearing the sound.
He leaned forward slightly and raised his arm—*plop*!
A short blade pierced 003's temple, causing him to sway and fall forward limply.
004 drew his short blade expressionlessly, took a half step back, and stood still again.
Throughout the entire ordeal, the 'boss' never once looked at the fallen 003, not even for a moment...
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