203: Chapter 203 Resource Upgrade! Soul Condensing Pill!!

The next day. Early morning.

In the ruins twenty kilometers away from the Shelter.

Chen Hanyue was leading fifty Female Warriors on a routine material collection mission.

This area should have been relatively safe; they had cleared it countless times.

But—

"Everyone, be on alert!"

Chen Hanyue suddenly shouted, her Spiritual Power Superpower erupting instantly!

Because just a moment ago, she felt an extremely dangerous threat!

"Leader, what's wrong?" a Female Warrior asked in confusion.

Chen Hanyue didn't answer; she stared fixedly at the ruins ahead.

Her A-rank Danger Perception told her that something terrifying was approaching!

Roar—!!

A heaven-shaking roar suddenly came!

Immediately after, a monster twice the size of an ordinary zombie rushed out from the ruins!

Its body was covered in knotted muscles, bone spurs protruded from its back, and its eyes flashed with blood-red light!

The most terrifying thing was that its movements were as agile as a cheetah, completely unlike the slow-moving zombies in traditional impressions!

But that wasn't the scariest part—

Roar, roar, roar!!!

More roars came from all directions!

One, two, three...

A full dozen S-rank Evolved Zombies rushed out from every corner of the ruins!

They formed an encirclement instantly as if they were organized and premeditated!

"This... this is impossible!" Chen Hanyue's face was as pale as paper: "This place has clearly been cleared! Where did so many S-rank Zombies come from?"

A Female Warrior said with a trembling voice: "Leader... these zombies seem... seem to be coordinating?"

Indeed, these S-rank Evolved Zombies were not charging mindlessly.

They had a clear division of labor.

The ones in front were responsible for the frontal assault!

The ones on the sides were responsible for flanking!

The ones at the back blocked the retreat!

This was basically military tactics!

"Damn it, have these zombies become sentient?" A Female Warrior couldn't help but curse: "How do they know how to use military strategy? Is this still Resident Evil?"

But now was not the time to complain—

The offensive of the S-rank Evolved Zombies had already begun!

The Blood-Spike Berserker in the front leaped over ten meters high, and its bone spurs shot toward Chen Hanyue like javelins!

Chen Hanyue hurriedly released her Superpower, and a powerful Spiritual Power suppression blasted forward!

Boom!!!

The bone spurs were too fast, actually breaking through the defense line of her A-rank Spiritual Power suppression directly!

"What?!" Chen Hanyue widened her eyes in shock.

Her A-rank Spiritual Power suppression was actually broken in one hit?

The attack power of these S-rank Zombies was too terrifying!

"Everyone, fight with all your might!"

Chen Hanyue couldn't care about the shock; she immediately activated her B-rank Speed Enhancement Superpower, her figure instantly becoming as agile as a leopard, while simultaneously directing the Female Warriors to launch a counterattack.

Among the fifty Female Warriors, there were three B-rank, twenty C-rank, and the rest were D-rank Ability Users.

Logically speaking, they should have been able to hold on for a while against a dozen S-rank Zombies.

But—

The combat intelligence of these S-rank Evolved Zombies was too high!

They knew how to dodge attacks!

They knew how to use the terrain!

They even knew how to provide cover for each other!

"Damn it! Where are these zombies from?"

"They're basically special forces, okay?"

"It actually knows how to roll and dodge? I'm stunned!"

The Female Warriors complained while fighting, but the fear in their hearts kept deepening.

Because they discovered that their side was completely suppressed!

Ten minutes later—

"Leader! We're running out of ammunition!"

"My Superpower consumption is too high, I need to recover!"

"These zombies are too troublesome, they just won't die!"

The state of the Female Warriors was rapidly declining.

On the other hand, the S-rank Evolved Zombies, although they all had injuries, were still full of energy!

What was worse was that their wounds were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"Super-speed regeneration?" Chen Hanyue watched this scene in despair.

S-rank Evolved Zombies not only had intelligence and coordination but also perverted recovery abilities?

How could they fight this?

Just then—

Roar—!!

Another even more terrifying roar came!

A monster twice the size of the other zombies slowly walked out of the ruins!

Its body was covered in steel-like scales, and its eyes were like burning torches!

Just standing there, it emitted a suffocating pressure!

"This aura... is at least SS-rank!"

Chen Hanyue clearly felt the terrifying pressure emitted by this Zombie King through her A-rank Danger Perception ability.

A group of S-rank Evolved Zombies had already made them completely unable to cope, and now an SS-rank Zombie King had appeared?

This was basically a rhythm for total annihilation!

The Steel Tyrant slowly raised its hand and aimed it in Chen Hanyue's direction.

A mass of black-red energy began to condense in its hand!

"Everyone, scatter!"

Chen Hanyue shouted, but she knew it was too late.

The attack of an SS-rank Zombie King was definitely not something they could withstand!

The shadow of death shrouded everyone's hearts—

Just at this critical moment!

Hum—!!!

A silver light suddenly flashed in the center of the battlefield!

Following that, the whole world seemed to have stopped!

It wasn't a metaphor, but a real standstill!

All the S-rank Evolved Zombies remained in their attacking postures, motionless!

Even the seven-colored snowflake floating in the air stopped falling!

In this frozen world, only one person could move freely—

Lin Yuan!

"Mas... Master?"

Chen Hanyue looked at Lin Yuan, who had suddenly appeared, a flash of ecstasy in her eyes.

She thought she was going to die, but she didn't expect Lin Yuan to arrive in time!

"Sorry, I'm late."

Lin Yuan smiled faintly, then looked at the frozen S-rank Evolved Zombies: "To dare to touch my woman..."

A chill flashed in his eyes: "Die!"

Rumble—!!!

Terrifying lightning descended from the sky!

But this wasn't ordinary lightning, but destructive thunder carrying Spatial Power!

Every bolt of lightning accurately hit an Evolved Zombie!

Instantly, a dozen S-rank Evolved Zombies all turned into dust!

Not even a residue was left!

That SS-rank Zombie King was no exception—

In front of Lin Yuan's Spatial Power thunder, it was directly blasted into basic particles!

From the time Lin Yuan appeared to the end of the battle, it took a total of: three seconds!

"This..."

All the Female Warriors were stunned.

Those S-rank Evolved Zombies that had made them despair just now were actually so fragile in front of Lin Yuan?

One-hit kill?

Even the SS-rank Zombie King evaporated instantly?

"Is this what a real powerhouse is?" A Female Warrior muttered to herself.

Chen Hanyue looked at Lin Yuan's imposing back, and a warm current surged in her heart.

The despair of facing death just now, the survival after the disaster at this moment...

This contrast from hell to heaven made her emotions completely out of control!

"Master—!"

She rushed directly toward Lin Yuan and grabbed his arm!

"I thought... I thought I would never see you again..."

Tears couldn't stop flowing down.

Lin Yuan stroked her hair gently: "Silly girl, with me here, who dares to touch you?"

This simple sentence completely melted a certain place in Chen Hanyue's heart.

Soon, under Lin Yuan's Superpower detection.

Chen Hanyue's loyalty increased to green!

[Ding! Detected an increase in the affinity of the Goddess Chen Hanyue!]

[soul strengthening pill upgraded to Soul Consolidation Pill!]

[Soul Consolidation Pill effect: +10 Spiritual Power per pill]

[Daily limit remains unchanged: 100 pills]

Seeing this system prompt, the corners of Lin Yuan's mouth raised slightly.

The effect of this hero saving the beauty was even better than expected.

Not only did Chen Hanyue's loyalty reach green, but even the soul strengthening pill was upgraded!

From adding 1 point of Spiritual Power per pill to adding 10 points per pill, this was a ten-fold increase in effect!

"Master, how did these zombies become so strong?" Chen Hanyue wiped away her tears and asked in confusion.

Lin Yuan explained: "After the Apocalypse enters the middle stage, all living things will be significantly strengthened."

"Zombies, Evolved Beasts, and even us humans will become stronger."

"But correspondingly, the danger will also increase exponentially."

He looked at the meteorite crash zone covered in seven-colored light in the distance: "In the future, you must be more careful when going out on missions."

"Yes!"

The Female Warriors answered in unison, their eyes full of admiration.

Being able to follow such a powerhouse, what else did they have to fear?

On the way back, Chen Hanyue followed Lin Yuan closely.

She found that the look in her eyes when she looked at Lin Yuan had changed—

In the past, it was awe and gratitude.

Now, there was an additional indescribable emotion.

That was a woman's most primitive attachment to a man.

The yearning for a powerhouse.

The love for a protector.

"Master." Chen Hanyue called out softly.

"What's wrong?"

"Tonight... I want to go to your room to report today's situation..."

Her cheeks flushed, and her voice was as small as a mosquito.

Lin Yuan glanced at her, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth: "Okay."

Hearing this answer, Chen Hanyue's heartbeat accelerated instantly.

Tonight, she wanted to express her true thoughts...