144: Rising from the Killing

Woosh!

The Marked Zerg, guarded by numerous One-Star Zerg in the center, let out a long howl. Immediately, tens of thousands of Martian Xenomorphs abandoned their enemies and charged towards Li An's position.

"Hahahaha, come! All of you!"

The movement of tens of thousands of Zerg naturally couldn't escape Li An's notice, but he remained fearless, laughing loudly as he charged forward to meet them.

One against ten thousand!

The aura Li An displayed at this moment was terrifying. Even the pursuers who had been temporarily abandoned by the Zerg were so frightened that their legs turned to jelly, unable to move.

"Who is this hothead? Does he want to die?!"

"He's seeking Death, he's beyond saving."

"But he's dying for a good cause, helping us attract most of the Zerg's attention."

"Let's go, we can't stay here any longer."

As tens of thousands of Zerg charged at Li An, a large number of pursuers who were on the verge of collapsing were suddenly freed, fleeing towards the edge of the battlefield.

The Martian Xenomorphs were too terrifying, truly worthy of being the dominant species of this world. They had exchanged an incalculable number of casualties for the rebirth and evolution of some of their kin.

In this single battle alone, they had gained over ten thousand One-Star Zerg. Although more common Zerg had died, these sacrifices were acceptable in the face of the Zerg's powerful reproductive capabilities.

Bang, bang, bang!

Li An instantly transformed into a red light and collided with the charging tens of thousands of Zerg. In an instant, a large number of severed limbs flew everywhere, and blood splattered.

At this moment, Li An's powerful physique was truly demonstrated. He didn't even need any specific movements; a mere collision was enough to smash dozens, even hundreds, of Martian Xenomorphs into minced meat.

However, this shock was only the beginning. At this point, Li An's mind stirred, and a thick, crimson smoke immediately erupted from his body, spreading out from Li An as the center in all directions at an astonishing speed.

Scarlet Overlord!

Ability Effect 1 · Scarlet Undead: Enemies killed by you will become part of the Crimson, and also become summonable Undead. The Undead possess combat memories from their lives and can be resurrected through parasitism. The resurrected strength is determined by the strength of the parasitic host.

At this moment, as the crimson smoke spread, an area several hundred meters around Li An was instantly enveloped in crimson mist, forming a special zone within the Zerg tide.

Woosh, woosh, woosh~

At this time, with the formation of the Crimson Zone, a series of low growls immediately echoed within the zone.

The moment this sound rang out, the numerous Zerg already enveloped in the crimson smoke first stiffened, then instinctively opened their mouths and began to howl.

However, just then, as the Zerg were distracted by the sound, dozens of tall, dark figures slowly emerged from the depths of the Crimson Zone.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The next second, these dozens of dark figures moved quickly as soon as they appeared. Taking advantage of the Zerg's distraction, they ushered in their hour of slaughter.

Bang!

As the Undead attacked, the growling within the zone abruptly ceased. The sudden disappearance of the sound immediately brought all the Zerg caught in the Crimson Zone back to their senses.

Coincidentally, at this moment, these Zerg's gazes met with the returning Undead.

Thus, a battle was inevitable, and they clashed directly.

Bang, bang, bang!

Terrifying collisions of power instantly made the Crimson Zone lively. However, Li An did not interfere much. Within the Crimson Zone, the Undead were almost immortal, capable of constant resurrection, able to wear down their opponents to Death.

What he needed to do now was to replenish the number of Undead, becoming a walking forbidden zone!

Swish!

A piercing whoosh suddenly arose. Li An's fist was like a dragon, and the terrifying punch seemed to tear the sky apart. He unleashed all his power without reservation, throwing punch after punch with all his might!

Rumble!

Immediately, one Martian Xenomorph after another exploded under Li An's fist, ultimately leaving not even a complete corpse.

At this moment, Li An began to ruthlessly harvest the Zerg within the Crimson Zone. Whether they were common Zerg or One-Star Zerg, they were all the same in Li An's eyes—just a matter of one punch.

At this time, the posture Li An displayed was completely that of a humanoid Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Touch it, get hurt; touch it, die!

Furthermore, one point that no one had noticed at this time was that none of the Zerg killed within the Crimson Zone had managed to lay eggs. Whenever a Zerg corpse attempted to lay eggs, the invisible energy within the Crimson Zone would absorb its biological energy, thus causing the Zerg corpse to lack the energy needed for egg-laying after losing its biological energy.

And losing biological energy meant that the Zerg corpses had no way to lay eggs, let alone undergo rebirth and evolution.

Therefore, all that awaited them was true Death!

Simultaneously.

As large numbers of Zerg were "truly" killed, the aura emanating from Li An instantly became even more terrifying.

The biological energy lost by those Martian Xenomorphs naturally went into Li An's stomach. This was his core ability at work, forcibly plundering all ingestible targets.

Originally, these enemies weaker than Li An couldn't provide him with much energy, but as his core ability changed and improved, his devouring target changed. In combat, he could even gain a random attribute +10 points for every enemy unit he devoured.

This level of attribute increase naturally caused Li An's aura to surge rapidly, subtly approaching Eveleth's attributes.

Furthermore, as his attributes continued to grow, the range of the Crimson Zone created by Li An immediately underwent a second expansion. The original area of several hundred meters instantly surged again, gradually approaching a thousand-meter radius.

"Indeed, this is the path I should take."

By this time, half an hour had passed since Li An unleashed his slaughter. The fighting within the zone gradually subsided, until it finally disappeared.

When everything quieted down, Li An stood at the front, and behind him stood a dense array of Undead Zerg. Among them were common Zerg and One-Star Zerg, but at this moment, no matter what level of Zerg they were, they all shared one common identity: Scarlet Undead!

They were Undead summoned by Li An!

Outside the Crimson Zone!

Although the Marked Zerg realized something was wrong the moment the Crimson Zone appeared, it was too late to withdraw its kin. It could only grit its teeth and continue fighting.

But now, more than half an hour had passed, and the Crimson Zone remained eerily calm. This left the Marked Zerg somewhat perplexed.