Kentinia has enough low-level combat power; its only weakness is the lack of high-level combat power.
Moreover, although the Eastern Continent has driven the zombies out of the country, it still needs soldiers to guard it. Two hundred thousand soldiers have already been dispatched to the Southern Continent, so there are simply not enough people to be stationed here.
Anyway, he has already left a spatial imprint in Kentinia, so if a war really breaks out, the army can be teleported over at any time.
Besides, as long as that level 8 zombie is eliminated, Kentinia can defend the base with the warriors at their base, and there is no need for East Continent to send anyone else.
What they lack is medicine and food.
Because of the zombies blocking their way, the continents could only provide each other with supplies using fighter jets.
Now, flying zombies are gradually appearing in the sky, making the transportation of supplies even more difficult.
Zhang Yun's ability to create any door was amplified to an extreme degree under these circumstances.
Because it can freely connect to different spaces, if operated well, it can almost unite the forces of the five continents to fight against zombies!
This is also the fastest and best way to eliminate zombies and end the apocalypse.
However, this alliance clearly faces considerable obstacles, the biggest stumbling block being the group of people from the West with an inherent sense of superiority.
...
"If the goal is great, then one must be able to endure it."
Zhang Yun wrote this sentence on the paper with a pen.
After Gavara and Kentinia surrendered, the West Trio did not leave.
Their reason was that they were representing the Western Continent to fight against the eighth-level zombies, so they couldn't just leave.
The proud God of War of the Western Continent suffered so much injustice here, yet he couldn't leave for the sake of righteousness? What a load of rubbish!
"...Leader, do you mean they might ambush us while we're fighting the level eight zombies?" asked Chen Bin, the young war god who was standing next to Zhang Yun.
Chen Bin was the young man Zhang Yun asked Qi Heng about his superpowers during the evacuation from the air-raid shelter base where Zhang Yun was searching for him.
Six years have passed, and Chen Bin has not awakened the superpower he longed for, but through his own hard work, the young man has become a seventh-tier all-around warrior and the newly promoted war god of the Eastern Continent.
What's rare is that Chen Bin is quick-witted, bold yet meticulous, and quick to grasp things; he's a promising talent worthy of being groomed as a successor.
Zhang Yun brought him out this time with the intention of broadening his horizons and letting him see the world.
After the zombies are eliminated, Zhang Yun, the leader, will definitely quit, and Yang Shize will most likely follow him. The future of this world will then be handed over to the younger generation.
"One should always be wary of others," Zhang Yun said.
"These Westerners are despicable! Zombies are rampant, and humanity is facing extinction. Yet they still want to take advantage of our current predicament to annex other continents and seek personal gain," Chen Bin said angrily.
“Not everyone in the Western Continent is like this. It’s just that now a group of selfish people have become the leaders of the Western Continent,” a war god retorted. “No matter which continent it is, there are people like this.”
Another war god said, "Yes, Xiao Bin, our Eastern Continent was also a mess before. It was only because the leader used his power to eliminate those selfish people who only cared about the present that the Eastern Continent is thriving today."
"Is this how you use the phrase 'one force can overcome ten techniques'?" someone couldn't help but complain.
"Can we stop worrying about these details?"
"Hold on, hold on. What we were discussing at the beginning was what to do if Sivido and the others launched a sneak attack while they were dealing with the level eight zombies?"
"If they dare to launch a sneak attack, Boss, just open the portal and we'll unleash our combined firepower to blast them to smithereens!"
"..."
Listening to his subordinates' energetic discussion, Zhang Yun couldn't help but smile.
As they say, when soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it.
They were fearless.
The eighth-level zombie didn't keep Zhang Yun waiting for long.
On the third day after Zhang Yun arrived at the Kentinia base, it returned with a large group of its underlings.
This is an eighth-tier strength and speed zombie; it can blast open the protective wall of the Kentinia base with a single blow.
The attacks from the seventh-tier war gods could only slow down its movements, but could not cause it much damage.
However, if the gods of war are hit by its punch, they will be seriously injured.
However, with Zhang Yun around, the War Gods can leave through the Anywhere Door at any time, so there is no problem of them being hit by it.
So what if its attack power is a little weak? We'll just grind it down slowly!
It's like fighting a boss in a game; you just have to whittle down its health bar!
The six war gods from the North and West Continents did not participate in the battle because they did not want Zhang Yun to leave spatial marks on them.
After all, they're not family. Who knows if that so-called spatial mark is some kind of curse that can control others?
Zhang Yun did not force the issue.
Because those marked with a spatial imprint can indeed be teleported by Zhang Yun to any place within a kilometer at will, which is no different from entrusting one's life to him.
Although Zhang Yun could simply pull Yang Shize over and defeat the boss in one move, this was, after all, the first level eight zombie to appear on the planet, and they needed to obtain as much research data on it as possible.
Moreover, the eight War Gods he brought were all on the verge of breaking through. Fighting zombies one level stronger than themselves was an invaluable combat experience, and perhaps some of them could break through.
Once the crisis in Kentinnia is resolved, we should meet with the leaders of the three continents to reach a cooperation agreement as soon as possible and completely resolve this zombie crisis.
While assisting his teammates in battle and keeping an eye on the three war gods from the Western Continent, Zhang Yun also had time to ponder the international situation.
The eighth-tier zombie in front of them was slowly worn down by the eight seventh-tier war gods.
On the verge of death, a strange change suddenly occurred!
Zhang Yun sensed the energy surge within its body with his spiritual power, immediately teleported the eight people away, and issued a retreat order.
"Bang!"
The moment the eight war gods disappeared, the body of this eighth-tier zombie swelled and exploded, and black mist rapidly spread.
Zhang Yun immediately teleported to the edge of the fog and used spatial absorption to absorb the fog.
Whether it's toxic fog or corrosive fog, as long as it's matter, it can all be stored in the space.
"You've finally come in!"
Suddenly, a sinister voice rang out.
Suddenly, a complex array pattern lit up beneath Zhang Yun's feet, with ten dark purple rays of light emanating from the ten corners of the array.
He tried to teleport away, but found that all the exits he could sense in the surrounding space were closed, so teleportation was useless!
After all the symbols in the formation lit up, Zhang Yun's figure disappeared from the spot.
A figure rushed over quickly, but was bounced away by the protective barrier of the formation.
"Ah Yun!"
...
Zhang Yun appeared in a dark space. He could sense that, apart from the area around him, all the spatial nodes were chaotic and broken, which meant that he could only teleport within this narrow area.
I can no longer sense the spatial imprints left on the mainland. Have I been transported out of the previous world?
"Don't waste your energy. This is my spatial domain, isolated from the outside world. You can't get out."
A black figure hidden in a cloak appeared in front of Zhang Yun.
"A ninth-tier zombie?"
"To be honest, I don't really like the name you humans gave me. According to the descriptions in the works of your world, it would be more appropriate to call us demon gods."
Zhang Yun was puzzled, as ninth-tier zombies only appeared three years later!
There are only two ways for zombies to level up: one is that they will automatically level up over time, and the other is that they will level up by devouring humans or their own kind.
The first method takes a long time, while the second method is essentially a shortcut.
The ninth-tier zombie in front of me can only have advanced to the ninth tier by devouring others.
But at this stage, if he wants to advance to the ninth-level zombie, the number of lower-level zombies or humans he devours will be a terrifying number!
With so many zombies and humans suddenly disappearing from the world, it's impossible that there wasn't a single word about it!
"How did you do that?" Zhang Yun asked.
"Strange humans, even when you're in dire straits, you're still wondering how I advanced to the ninth rank... But since you're the one chosen by the Seed of Life, I might as well tell you."
As he spoke, the man lowered the hood of his cloak.
A familiar yet unfamiliar face appeared—
Monlex, Chief Executive of the Western Continent!
"It's...you!" Zhang Yun gasped.
He understood why the Western Continent, which had always been powerful and maintained the most intact power in the original story, was quickly overrun and destroyed by zombies not long after the Northern Continent was destroyed!
It turns out that the leader of the Western Continent was infected by a psychopathic zombie from the very beginning!
The original work mentioned that mental zombies possess extremely high intelligence in the early stages and can evolve the ability to change their appearance in the middle stages. They can disguise themselves as humans and infiltrate human bases. Unless someone has exceptionally high mental strength, they cannot detect their abnormality.
However, such things only happen in small and medium-sized bases. In large bases, who doesn't have a few mental power evolvers?
Zhang Yun never expected that the leaders of the Western Continent would be replaced by zombies!
Moreover, in the original story, Yang Shize never discovered this until his final demise!
Monlex is already a level nine zombie, so how many people in the Western Continent are still uninfected?
"No one in the West Continent has been infected, except for the military and high-ranking officials."
Monlex seemed to have been a human for too long and had developed the bad habit of showing off. "The previous governor was Laukodo. He was really annoying. All he did was order us to find the Seed of Life and find companions. He wouldn't let us lay a hand on humans, so I killed him and ate his brain."
"His brain is really delicious. I only got 'taste buds' after I got a human body. Human food is delicious, but his brain is the first thing that tastes better than human food."
"After eating his brain, I became stronger and smarter."
A chilling smile spread across Monlex's handsome, Western-looking face.
“You humans have a term called ‘sustainable development,’ and I think it makes a lot of sense. We zombies should also pursue sustainable development. That’s why I created Blood Day in the Western Continent.”
"Everyone donates blood every seven days, which coincides with their weekly prayers. Haha, as long as they donate blood on time and in the correct amount, they can receive the protection and food of the army and live a stable life. This is much better than fighting desperately, isn't it?"
"With the constant flow of blood, I quickly advanced to the eighth rank, and my subordinates also advanced to the seventh rank. But the ninth rank requires too much energy, and we need a place that can provide a large number of sacrifices."
"Nanzhou." Zhang Yundao said.
Monlex said, "That's right, as long as I sacrifice all the zombies and humans there, I will definitely be able to advance to the ninth rank. But you ruined this plan."
"Fortunately, you have a friend in the Eastern Continent named Ye Hui. In order to deal with you, he funded me with a large number of zombie crystal cores and human cores. With these crystal cores, I not only advanced to the ninth rank, but also helped several of my subordinates advance to the eighth rank."
"By the way, you probably don't know what the human core is, right?"
Monlex chuckled, "When humans at the seventh level or above, or those with superpowers and evolutionary abilities, die, they condense into a crystal, much like the crystal core that condenses when we zombies die. It contains a huge amount of concentrated energy."
"I used the crystal core he gave me to advance to the ninth level, which is truly a wonderful realm."
Monlex's face showed a very human-like expression of reminiscence, while Zhang Yun frowned slightly.
Ye Hui's previous experimental base was destroyed by Yang Shize, and the system also copied a large amount of research data from it. Through analysis, it was discovered that he conducted experiments on the fusion of humans and zombies in order to quickly improve the human realm.
They all thought Ye Hui wanted to create a method to mass-produce strong people for his own use, but they never expected that he was actually trying to extract human crystals!
Although he didn't know what effect human crystals would have on humans, Ye Hui certainly wouldn't do anything without a reason.
"Do you want to know the role of human crystallization?"
Monlex seemed to be able to read minds, "This isn't something that needs to be kept secret. Absorbing human crystals can turn an ordinary person into an evolved being. If it's a human crystal formed from a superhuman, you can also acquire its superhuman abilities after absorbing it. However, this superhuman ability only lasts for a short time, probably only a few days..."
"However, as long as you have enough superhuman crystals, you can have superhuman abilities indefinitely. Crystals condensed by different superhumans can also grant different superhuman abilities. Doesn't that sound amazing?"
Zhang Yun's pupils contracted slightly. "Ye Hui, could it be that he became a dual-ability user by relying on these human crystals?"
“Not bad.” Monlex’s face showed a hint of appreciation.
He wasn't admiring Zhang Yun; he was admiring Ye Hui.
Perverts always find common ground.
Zhang Yun was furious.
In the original story, Ye Hui was a ninth-level evolved human and a seventh-level superhuman before he died. How many human crystal cores would he need to absorb to reach such a level?
No wonder he destroyed the anti-zombie vaccine before he died in the original story; this guy was mentally twisted and can't be judged by normal standards.
Zhang Yunzhen regretted that she should have killed him without saying a word when she first met him!
Seeing that Zhang Yun remained silent, Monlex continued on his own:
"When the Holy War broke out in our world, the Seed of Life was unfortunately lost in this world. After we followed it here, we found that the Seed of Life guided us to Heaven. Here, there is delicious food everywhere, and even the air is full of abundant energy. We are even becoming stronger when we breathe."
"Since you are recognized by our life seed, it means that your soul also belongs to our world. You and we are the same kind!"
Monlex grew increasingly excited as he spoke, "Zhang Yun, join us and let's rule this world together!"
Fuck you, get lost! Who's like you?!
Zhang Yun cursed inwardly.
Labor and management are legitimate immigrants!
“Not interested,” Zhang Yun said coldly.
Monlex's smile faded, and countless sharp tentacles with barbs extended from his back.
"Since that's the case, then I have no choice but to kill you. Here, your spatial abilities will be greatly weakened, and you will have no means of attack. All that awaits you is death. By consuming your brain and crystal core, your abilities will also belong to me."
Zhang Yun said expressionlessly, "You don't have the ability to kill me. Replace me."
As soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared from the space, and a bone ring appeared where Zhang Yun had been standing.
Although the spatial imprint left by Zhang Yun on the mainland can no longer be sensed, there is still one thing that can be sensed: Yang Shize and the bone ring on his body.
To be precise, it was because he could sense the bone ring that he was able to sense Yang Shize, who was wearing it.
When Zhang Yun advances to the eighth rank, he gains the substitution skill, which allows him to swap places with any object he senses within a certain range.
Once you reach the ninth rank, this skill no longer has a distance limit; you can switch places with the target as long as you can sense them.
The two magical bone rings possess a unique ability to sense each other regardless of distance, allowing Zhang Yun to switch places with Yang Shize anywhere.
This strange spatial domain may have some other ability to weaken combat power, so Zhang Yun certainly couldn't switch Yang Shize, so he only swapped his bone ring.
Monlex walked to the spot where Zhang Yun had disappeared, picked up the bone ring, and looked at the glowing patterns on it with a look of realization: "So Zituo and Aoyue were killed by you guys, haha, they were really unlucky."
Because there is a barrier of world will between the two worlds, their physical bodies cannot come to this world. They can only abandon their original physical bodies, let their souls infiltrate, and then take over the physical bodies of the life in this world.
However, even if one abandons the physical body and uses the soul to cross the barrier of the world's will, a terrible price must be paid.
Most of them lost their memories and became fools who only knew how to follow their instincts, which is what makes them the low-level zombies outside who are in a daze.
These types of zombies only have a chance to regain their intelligence once they reach the fourth rank, but they have already forgotten all their previous memories.
Only a very few high-ranking individuals can seal their memories through secret methods to evade the search by the world's will.
Once the bodies they possess advance to the second or third tier, they can directly break the seal in the soul and restore the original memories.
These zombies who have awakened their memories were all emperors in their original world, born with noble bloodlines. They not only inherited their memories, but also had an aura that suppressed other zombies.
Laucodo was the first among them to awaken his memories.
There were actually over a hundred high-ranking individuals who came to this world, but most of them died on their journey.
Only thirteen people successfully arrived in this world. Because of their special ability to sense each other, the first one to awaken, Laokodo, quickly found them and protected them through their weak initial stage, helping them to quickly advance and awaken their memories.
Only two people remained silent throughout the entire process.
Laucodo had been secretly searching for them, but he was later killed by the inherently rebellious Monlex, who then took his place, and Laucodo completely forgot about the search.
After all, their inheritance, along with that of Laucodo, is of the highest level, making them capable of directly threatening Monlex.
Now, they are long dead, and their inherited bones have been made into bracelets by lowly and weak humans!
Haha, this is great!
In this way, he would possess three pieces of the inherited bone.
Back then, he absorbed Laukodo's inherited bone and directly advanced two levels!
Once he absorbs the inheritance within this bracelet, his strength will undoubtedly advance further, reaching the legendary ninth rank and beyond—the realm of a god!
At that time, he will be free from all constraints in this world!
However, Zhang Yun actually managed to escape. That cunning little fox loves to manipulate people's hearts. The situation in Xizhou outside must be very bad now...
Monlex hesitated for a moment, then decided to abandon the external forces and absorb the inheritance bone ring in his hand first.
Even if I went out now, I would only have a 50% chance of winning against Zhang Yun and Yang Shize's double-nine combination. It would be better to wait until I become a god and defeat them with overwhelming force.
After making his decision, Monlex began absorbing the Bone of Inheritance within this absolutely safe spatial realm...
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