The city lord was momentarily stunned.
Zhang Lin's commanding tone was so matter-of-fact that he was somewhat dazed. Could it be that... he was actually Zhang Lin's subordinate, and Zhang Lin was the city lord?
"you……"
The city lord wanted to say something.
But Zhang Lin interrupted him.
"I'll take care of the centipede!"
After saying that, he strode away from the crowd.
An Qingge and the others did not stop him. They knew Zhang Lin best; he would never do anything to die. Since he dared to go out now, he must have made preparations.
The city lord stared blankly at Zhang Lin's retreating figure, his mouth agape, but he didn't know what to say.
"You centipede, I'm right here! Come and fight me one-on-one if you dare!"
Zhang Lin distanced himself from the crowd, stood in an open space, and shouted.
Since the Thousand-Legged Corpse would target powerful and isolated individuals, Zhang Lin decided to give it the opportunity. In short, he needed to lure the Thousand-Legged Corpse out so that he could find a chance to kill it.
If it remains hidden underground, there will be no chance to kill it.
"Zhang Lin!"
The city lord's eyelids twitched involuntarily, and he shouted, "You're too impulsive! The Thousand-Legged Corpse isn't as simple as you think!"
He was somewhat furious.
Zhang Lin was someone he had high hopes for, someone he wanted to groom into a future leader of humanity, but now, Zhang Lin was taking such a risk.
Zhang Lin ignored him. After shouting, Zhang Lin focused all his attention on his feet, guarding against any possible sneak attacks from the centipede.
"Aren't you going to try to persuade him?" The city lord, receiving no response, could only look at An Qingge and the others.
An Qingge replied calmly, "All we can do is trust our men!"
The city lord snorted coldly, then looked at Ji Yuetong, "Little Ji, she doesn't understand, and neither do you? What is a Thousand-Legged Corpse? Don't you know?"
“Um… I think… maybe… perhaps… Zhang Lin can defeat the Thousand-Legged Corpse?” Ji Yuetong said hesitantly.
She didn't know what to say, afraid that saying too much would reveal something and upset Zhang Lin.
But she really wasn't worried at all.
Putting aside Zhang Lin's strength and trump cards, she also has the ability to shield him. She is keeping a close eye on Zhang Lin, ready to shield him immediately if anything happens to him. When Zhang Lin left, he patted her little bottom, which should have been the same thing.
"You..." The city lord was truly at a loss this time. He didn't know where Zhang Lin's confidence came from, but now he had no choice but to cooperate with Zhang Lin. "Everyone, join forces to kill the zombies, prioritize those near Zhang Lin, and give him some space!"
Now he's truly Zhang Lin's subordinate!
"Xia, come quick, I might not be able to control this kid myself..." the city lord muttered to himself, feeling frustrated, as he began to lead his men to clear out the ordinary zombies.
Although they were fighting zombies, the city lord and the others would often glance at Zhang Lin.
Zhang Lin's decision to single-handedly take on the Thousand-Legged Corpse made him seem like a hero.
Especially when he stood on the open ground, carrying a black Miao sword on his shoulder, head held high and chest out, he truly exuded heroic spirit.
At this moment, the city lord felt from the bottom of his heart that although Zhang Lin's move was a bit risky, it was also full of heroism. Humanity's leader and savior needs this kind of courage!
"Damn it, why isn't the centipede out yet?"
"Am I not tempting enough?"
Zhang Lin had been standing there for a while, and he started to have some doubts. At this moment, all his energy was focused on the thousand-legged corpse, but he didn't know that the city lord regarded him as a hero, otherwise he might have been laughed at.
Suddenly, he felt a slight tremor in the ground.
Looking down, I couldn't see anything; the ground looked exactly the same as usual.
But Zhang Lin trusted his instincts.
The combined effects of the physique-enhancing potion and the template, along with the further strengthening from his dragon bloodline, brought his overall physical abilities to a formidable level. At the same time, his sensory abilities in all aspects were also far superior to those of ordinary people.
He trusted his own judgment.
"They're here!"
Zhang Lin swallowed hard, gripped the knife handle even tighter, and a smile of excitement spread across his face.
He was very nervous, and the immense pressure also fueled his competitive spirit.
It's just a tiny centipede, isn't it?
Do it!
"But where will it come from?"
Zhang Lin looked down and observed his surroundings.
Based on past experience, the centipede will emerge from the ground beneath a person's feet, and the sudden attack will cause the person to lose their footing, after which it will take the opportunity to kill its target.
"In other words..."
Zhang Lin looked down at his feet, and changed his grip on the knife, now holding it in a reverse grip with the tip pointing downwards.
Suddenly, the ground beneath his feet bulged up, sending rocks flying and dust billowing, and a monster suddenly leaped out.
Zhang Lin had already made preparations. Although he had lost control of his lower body and could not even stand steadily, he still managed to plunge his knife downwards with all his might.
"Buzzing—"
It let out a painful cry, like the buzzing of a mosquito. Zhang Lin's knife had struck it squarely in the shoulder. It had intended to take the opportunity to reach out and pluck Zhang Lin's heart, but it was repelled by the knife.
The Thousand-Legged Corpse wanted to burrow underground to escape, but Zhang Lin knew he couldn't let this opportunity slip by. Once the Thousand-Legged Corpse decided to burrow underground, he would never have another chance to kill it.
Instead, in the future, he will have to guard against attacks from centipedes every day.
"Come back here!"
As the centipede burrowed downwards, Zhang Lin swiftly grabbed one of its long legs and claws from under its belly. Ignoring the fact that his palm was cut and bleeding profusely, he pulled hard and threw it upwards, flinging the centipede out of the burrow.
The centipede flew into the sky. For a creature that lived by burrowing underground, this was an unfamiliar experience. Its dozen or so long legs tumbled in the air, seemingly trying to control its direction, but to no avail. Finally, it crashed heavily to the ground with a "boom".
"Buzzing—"
It was already filled with fear. After landing, it instantly turned around, its dozen pairs of long legs touching the ground, and its sharp claws quickly began to dig.
In just one second, it dug a large hole. If it continues like this, it may be able to disappear back underground in less than five seconds.
Of course, Zhang Lin couldn't just watch it dig a hole and escape, so he immediately rushed over with his knife. On the way, he didn't forget to use the Yin-Yang Magic Ring to heal his wounds.
By the time he rushed over, the centipede had already dug a hole more than two meters deep, and its entire body was buried in the hole, covered with a thin layer of soil.
Zhang Lin plunged his knife into the hole.
With a muffled "plop".
"Buzzing—buzzing—"
The centipede let out a series of urgent cries.
Then Zhang Lin flicked his longsword upwards, forcefully pulling the centipede out of the cave.
Knowing that escape was hopeless, the centipede simply gave up digging a hole. After landing, it raised its dozen or so long, sharp claws and attacked Zhang Lin with ghostly speed.
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