Zhang Lin parried with his knife.
The claws beneath the centipede's belly were harder than steel. When they clashed with the Miao sword, they produced a metallic clanging sound and even sparks flew.
Moreover, it has more than one claw under its belly, and the length of the claws is far greater than that of a normal person's arm. Zhang Lin's Miao sword blocked one pair of claws, but it still had many more. Apart from a few pairs that needed to support its body, the rest could all be used for attack.
Therefore, after blocking a pair of sharp claws, Zhang Lin could only retreat, otherwise he would be attacked by the other claws of the Thousand-Legged Corpse.
The centipede possessed a certain level of intelligence; it even used the curve of its claws to hook onto Zhang Lin's weapon, attempting to disarm him. Fortunately, Zhang Lin was strong enough to break free in time.
The centipede is indeed incredibly powerful!
Zhang Lin took two steps back, his eyes slightly serious. He pondered whether to reveal his trump card and kill the Thousand-Legged Corpse directly, or to maintain his current strength and fight for a while longer.
The centipede also looked at Zhang Lin without taking the initiative to attack. Its scarlet eyes were filled with bloodthirsty killing intent, and it opened its mouth full of sharp teeth, letting out a threatening cry at Zhang Lin.
Although it is quite powerful, its nature makes it prefer to ambush from underground rather than engage in direct combat.
Now that they had created some distance, Zhang Lin simply pulled out his gun and started firing at the centipede.
Bang bang bang...
The centipede completely dodged all the bullets; it had more than twenty legs and was incredibly fast.
"Buzz!!"
It was also enraged.
This tiny human being has repeatedly provoked it.
Do you really think I wouldn't dare eat him?
The centipede was enraged.
At the same time, it knew that if it didn't get rid of Zhang Lin, it wouldn't be able to escape by burrowing underground. So it revealed its ferocity, with its long legs and sharp claws on its belly blocking its head, and charged directly at Zhang Lin.
The upper body of the centipede is that of an ordinary zombie, at most slightly stronger than an ordinary zombie, but its lower body is extremely sturdy and completely impervious to bullet damage.
Despite enduring Zhang Lin's fire, it approached Zhang Lin, then used its long legs at the rear of its body to support itself, while all the long legs and claws at the front and middle of its body attacked Zhang Lin together.
Faced with this offensive, Zhang Lin sighed and decided to stop hiding his strength. It seemed that with his current strength, he was no longer able to deal with the Thousand-Legged Corpse.
“Zhang Lin is clearly no match for the Thousand-Legged Corpse. Old Wu, you take charge for me, I'll go and take care of the Thousand-Legged Corpse for Zhang Lin!”
In the distance, the city lord was also keeping a close eye on Zhang Lin's situation.
Seeing Zhang Lin struggling to parry the attacks of more than a dozen long legs and sharp claws from the centipede, he frowned slightly, handed over command to Wu Zhihui, and prepared to help Zhang Lin.
At this moment, he was still quite far from Zhang Lin.
After all, Zhang Lin couldn't get too close to the crowd in order to lure out the centipede.
The city lord quickened his pace, and as he ran, his white robes billowed, vaguely revealing the slender, flowing curves beneath, as well as the dazzling silver-white reflection.
The city lord would absolutely not take action unless absolutely necessary.
Although he is quite strong, he has always seen himself as a mentor. After multiple reincarnations, his potential has been fixed. Moreover, he paid a terrible price to awaken his memories ahead of time, and taking action would exacerbate that price.
What he really wanted to do was to use his pre-awakened memories to cultivate true strongmen among humanity and lead them through this apocalypse.
Zhang Lin was his newly discovered target.
Now Zhang Lin may not be a match for the Thousand-Legged Corpse, so he has no choice but to take action, even if it comes at a price.
But just as the city lord made up his mind to help Zhang Lin and ran quickly toward him, Zhang Lin also finally made up his mind.
While parrying the attacks of the centipede's dozen or so long legs and sharp claws with his knife, he simultaneously unleashed Dragon's Breath. In an instant, scales grew all over the flesh of his neck, throat, and mouth, and the flesh inside transformed into that of a dragon.
At the same time, a powerful burst of fire element condensed in his mouth.
The centipede was still attacking frantically.
It was determined to kill this tiny human and devour his flesh. For some reason, the Thousand-Legged Corpse was particularly eager to do so. In addition to the bloodlust inherent in zombies, it seemed as if some mysterious force was driving it.
"Zhang Lin, I'm here!"
The city lord hadn't even arrived yet, but he called out first.
Then, he saw a mass of molten lava, filled with intense heat, erupt from Zhang Lin's mouth with earth-shattering power, striking the Thousand-Legged Corpse.
The city lord, his expression blank, slowed his pace.
The sheer force of it made him wary.
Flames engulfed the centipede corpse.
"Buzz buzz buzz—"
The screams of the centipede were rapid and shrill.
It struggled violently, but the flame clung to its body like a leech. It rolled on the ground, dug holes, and burrowed into the earth, trying to cut off the oxygen and extinguish the flame, but to no avail.
A moment later, the centipede made a hole three or four meters deep in the ground, and its remains were inside the hole.
The city lord had just run to Zhang Lin's side when he saw the charred remains of the centipede in the cave and fell silent.
What brings you here?
Zhang Lin sensed him approaching, turned around, and asked calmly.
He knew, of course, that the city lord had come to help him.
His strength had been revealed, but he was unsure of the city lord's attitude, so his attitude was somewhat different from before.
The city lord paused for a moment, then walked to the large hole dug by the Thousand-Legged Corpse. He kicked the loose soil outside, and soon the soil covered the remains inside the hole. Only then did he say, "Collect the corpse of the Thousand-Legged Corpse."
He didn't ask about the Dragon's Breath.
With the city lord's knowledge, he could certainly tell that this was not a power that humans could obtain before the new era. It was very much like the power brought by the extraordinary template, and not just any extraordinary template. He had seen similar power before.
"The Thousand-Legged Corpse is dead. The City Lord was kind enough to collect its body. How kind of you!" Zhang Lin looked at him with a smile. "There's nothing more to do here. Let's go back."
The city lord had previously stated that his strength might not be a match for the Thousand-Legged Corpse.
Even if he held back, the city lord's strength couldn't possibly surpass his own, and even if it did, it couldn't be by much.
Zhang Lin was making plans in his mind.
If the city lord really wants to uncover my secrets, I can completely turn against him!
The city lord may have already realized that he has awakened the extraordinary template.
But if he chooses to take action, then I'm sorry.
I have three more extraordinary templates of the same level!
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