The one who cried out in alarm was Jiang Ruan, who was forcefully stabbing a zombie with her sword.
She looked at Anxia nervously, then used her teleportation technique to instantly appear beside Anxia and block the heavy blow for her.
It turned out that a high-level zombie disguised itself as an ordinary person to approach An Xia, intending to steal the Black Godwood from her to upgrade itself.
The aura of the Black Sacred Tree is so alluring that there are an extreme number of zombies in Anxia's area.
When it tried to launch a sneak attack, Jiang Ruan noticed it, but it was too late to warn it. Only by teleporting could she help.
"Bang..."
A huge sound exploded behind An Xia. She hurriedly turned around and asked, "Ruan Ruan, what happened? You... a high-level zombie?"
Seeing the unusual pupils of the high-level zombie, An Xia guessed its level and was shocked. She quickly stood next to Jiang Ruan to block it with her.
Upon realizing that he had been discovered and that there was another formidable opponent, the high-level zombie immediately became enraged and tried to pounce again. Unfortunately, his outstretched hand was too late to grab Jiang Ruan's clothes.
Because she had already taken Anxia away from that dangerous place.
"How come there are even higher-level ones? What's going on?!" Anxia complained, patting her shoulders that ached from the shockwave.
Jiang Ruan did not respond, her eyes fixed on the high-level zombie that charged at her again but was stopped by Gu An and Xiao Ran.
She knew clearly that this zombie was not only of a high level, but also seemed to have some special gems protecting it, or rather, helping it to transfer damage.
That's why all sorts of lights and sharp swords were aimed at it, yet they couldn't harm it in the slightest.
An Xia naturally noticed this eerie scene, as did Zhang Yang and Qingfeng...
Everyone's heart suddenly clenched, because Gu An was grabbed and lifted up.
"Brother Gu An!"
"Boss! Boss!"
"Brother Gu!"
A few shouts made the zombies slow down slightly, but only for a moment.
Gu An was lifted up by him, as if in a demonstration, in front of all the zombies and all the humans, and began to negotiate with Jiang Ruan.
"Wahahaha...da da da." The zombie babbled a long string of words that Jiang Ruan couldn't possibly understand.
Just as I was hesitating, a childish voice came from my mind, "Mom, it wants to negotiate with you."
Jiang Ruan was taken aback. "Is it Zai Zai? Negotiation?"
"What are the conditions?" She felt that this was the first time a zombie had ever negotiated with her, and it was really outrageous.
"They want to exchange you for someone else. If you agree, they will release Gu An for you."
After Zai Zai translated the zombie's words, Jiang Ruan sneered, making the zombie holding Gu An feel a little uneasy.
"You want to replace Zhang Yang? You have some nerve. I won't joke with people's lives, and I won't let you joke with me with people's lives either."
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Ruan looked up into the eyes of the high-level zombie and activated her palm. Outsiders didn't know what she meant by this action, but the little one in the space knew.
"Mom, what are you doing?" The little boy panicked. His mother planned to use the pink crystal she had obtained last time to upgrade the space. In that case, there would be a brief bug when entering the system after the upgrade. In other words, his father, Gu An, could also enter.
However, violating the most original rules of space comes at a price. Even if the upgraded space allows it, the price may be smaller, but it is still unavoidable.
“Little one, take the Azure Dragon away, and stay away from the Spirit Spring.”
Jiang Ruan was prepared. Gu An already had a chronic illness, and the injuries from his previous life had carried over to him. Her healing techniques had never been able to cure him, which was something she had always worried about. Judging from his pained and strained appearance just now, she knew that his old illness had flared up, which was why he had been captured by the high-level zombie.
Bringing out the spiritual spring water to heal him is obviously not enough; he can only be fully healed by soaking in the spiritual spring for forty-nine days.
The best way is to combine the pink crystals with some of the ones we already had, upgrade the space, and then send him inside.
“Mom…” Knowing that Jiang Ruan would not go back on her word once she made a decision, Zaizai fished the miniature Azure Dragon out of the spiritual spring and pulled Xiaoyu to squat by the pavilion not far from the spring.
"Gu An, I hope you'll be alright this time. It will be a way of repaying the debt I owe you."
Immediately, a burst of golden light erupted above Jiang Ruan's head. Gu An was enveloped in a halo of light, freed from the shackles of the high-level zombie, and slowly floated to the virtual gate that Jiang Ruan had set up for him.
"Ah Ruan, no, you mustn't..." Gu An's expression changed drastically. He heard his little one's inner voice, even though he was far away. He didn't want Jiang Ruan to do this.
More than anything, he felt that Jiang Ruan probably only kept him by her side because of the debt of gratitude she owed him, and that she agreed to be his girlfriend because of that debt of gratitude.
Even though they already had a child, he still couldn't truly believe that she loved him. After all, he had seen what her lover looked like, and now, he could sense that she loved him, but not completely.
Therefore, he did not want to accept this favor, but his body was out of control. As a result, when he opened his eyes again, it was already forty-nine days later.
But at this moment, the high-level zombie lost its hostages, and its face was blank for a moment, but it quickly became agitated, howling at the sky a few times, as if ordering all the zombies to take them down.
Without their weaknesses, the group was no longer afraid. After a fierce and chaotic battle, the time dragged on until nine o'clock in the evening.
"Miss Jiang Ruan, now that our leader has recovered, we're counting on you to take care of us. Please look after us." Qingfeng said, panting heavily as he ran to Jiang Ruan's side.
He knew what the eldest brother thought of Jiang Ruan, and following her was never a bad thing.
"It's alright. We're all together to kill zombies and save humanity. With a shared goal, we can cooperate. So, I'll say it again: welcome."
Zhang Yang rushed over, and as soon as he arrived, he heard Jiang Ruan agree. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but then swallowed his words.
"Zhang Yang, don't leave yet. This can't go on. A protracted war will only wear us down. Why don't we gather together and wipe them out in one fell swoop? What do you think?" Jiang Ruan looked at Zhang Yang, knowing he understood her meaning.
"I understand. I'll go right now and make sure he's dead." Although Zhang Yang and Qingfeng were both fond of joking around, he was never ambiguous when it came to matters of principle.
Therefore, he removed the sachet that Jiang Ruan had prepared for him to mask the smell of blood, and completely exposed himself to the pillar in the middle of the battle.
"Awoooooo..."
Because of his actions, the zombies that were attacking stopped and looked up at Zhang Yang.
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