120: Chapter 120 Battle Against the Zombie Horde

The Black-Robed Person looked down from above and let out a chuckle.

"So, you are Qi Yin? You've ruined so many of my plans; you're even more loathsome than Xiao Sinian. I have been waiting for you all for a long time."

A mechanical voice masked his original voice, making it very unpleasant to hear.

Qi Yin picked at her ear uncomfortably. "Can't you afford a decent voice changer? How about I give you one?"

Also, while she had indeed intercepted quite a few good things—like Dr. Chen Jun, the supplies from the underwater warehouse, Dr. Zhou Zhiheng, and Wang Hui's space and weapons...

It wasn't *that* much. Was it really necessary to send such a massive swarm of zombies after her? He was being a bit too petty.

She glanced at Xiao Sinian. "Eh? How did you offend him?"

Xiao Sinian spread his hands in confusion. "I've never even seen him before!"

He had offended plenty of people, but this guy acting all sneaky behind the scenes was truly a first.

Seeing the two of them talking amongst themselves without even sparing him a glance—clearly not taking him seriously—the tall figure of the Black-Robed Person swayed slightly.

These two were as annoying as ever.

"Enough talk. Reach out and receive the first gift I have for you!"

With a sharp whistle, the zombie swarm that had been motionless just a moment ago suddenly rioted!

Red light flared in the eyes of the vast army of zombies. They spat exaggerated black blood from their throats, their raspy voices grating against the eardrums as their movements instantly became frenzied and swift.

At this moment, they seemed to turn into a bursting flood, charging from all directions toward the five people, including Qi Yin, who were surrounded in the middle.

Crucially, they seemed to have gained intelligence, faintly splitting into several groups; some attacked head-on, while others tried to circle behind them.

No matter how they shifted, they had only one goal.

And that was to tear the "food" before them to pieces.

"Here they come!"

Lu Yanxiu let out a great roar. Fiery red flames erupted from his hands along with gusts of hot wind, instantly setting the front few zombies ablaze as they wailed in pain, their heads engulfed in fire.

Qian Dong gave a muffled grunt. Twenty or so poison vines behind him seemed to have eyes of their own; each one targeted a zombie head, crushing them instantly.

Mu Feng, who possessed the invisibility Supernatural Ability, kept disappearing and reappearing. Every time he showed himself, a deep blue crystal core went into his pocket.

Qi Yin was very satisfied with their performance.

"Good job! All those crystal cores I fed you didn't go to waste!"

She nudged Xiao Sinian. "Now, it's our turn!"

As the core attackers of the team, Qi Yin and Xiao Sinian stood back-to-back. With a flurry of hand signs, cold air overflowed, and frost continuously condensed on the ground, slowing the zombies' movement. Accompanied by the assault of sharp Ice Thorns, heads began to explode one by one.

Xiao Sinian had a cold expression. The Tang sword in his hand was entwined with silver lightning, every strike carrying the power of thunder. As soon as a zombie approached, it was instantly turned into a neatly decapitated corpse. Purple flames followed immediately, burning them to nothing until only the hard crystal cores remained.

Seizing a gap, Qi Yin exchanged some zombie repellent powder from the mall and threw them to the others.

"Try this!"

The group quickly coated their bodies with the powder.

However, unlike last time, the zombie repellent powder seemed to have lost its effect.

The zombies, their mouths full of black blood, only wailed. Their movements slowed for barely half a second before they became even more violent, lunging at them with suicidal abandon.

"Hehe!" The Black-Robed Person watching the show from above let out a mocking laugh.

"Fools, that stuff only works once. You think such low-level goods can deal with my warriors? Keep dreaming."

What a joke. Did they think he wouldn't upgrade his warriors after suffering a loss once?

"Damn it!" Lu Yanxiu cursed. An Ice Wall temporarily forced back the disgusting things coming from the left, and he took a breath.

The zombies were endless, and the high-intensity output of Supernatural Ability was extremely taxing. Sweat was already visible on his forehead.

Seeing a few more zombies rushing up from his right, Qi Yin's gaze turned sharp. She shifted her position and raised her hand to manifest an Ice Wall.

Seeing the faces of Brother Yan Xiu and Qian Dong starting to turn pale, their Supernatural Ability was likely nearing exhaustion.

She immediately pulled several second-level crystal cores purified by Wang Tianyu from her space and tossed them over.

"Xiao Sinian and I will cover you. Absorb them quickly."

Lu Yanxiu caught the crystal cores. Feeling the pure energy within, his spirits lifted, and he began absorbing them immediately.

With their energy replenished, the trio's offensive became fierce once again.

Seeing this, the Black-Robed Person upstairs narrowed his bloodshot eyes, a layer of frost appearing in his pupils.

Directly absorbing crystal cores? How is that possible?

The zombies came in wave after wave, increasing in number and becoming exceptionally cunning.

Suddenly, two zombies with strange movements used their companions as cover to lunge from the side. Their long nails clawed out forcefully during the gap when Lu Yanxiu was releasing his Supernatural Ability.

"Whoa!" Lu Yanxiu couldn't dodge in time. A deep, bone-deep gash was torn into his arm, and immense pain instantly swept through his body.

With his side of the defense compromised, another zombie found an opening and grabbed Qian Dong's left leg, its sharp nails digging deep into his skin.

"Watch out!" Qi Yin's pupils shrank. Ignoring her own safety, she pushed out a massive ice blast with both hands, blowing away the dozen or so zombies nearby.

She took the opportunity to rush forward, her Tang sword sweeping out to sever the arm of the zombie holding Qian Dong's leg. With her other hand, she grabbed Lu Yanxiu and pulled them both into the protective circle formed by herself and Xiao Sinian.

She then hurriedly poured a large bottle of high-concentration spiritual spring water into their mouths and gave them second-level crystal cores to stop the toxins from spreading.

A cold light flashed in the eyes of the Black-Robed Person on the roof, and he let out a cold snort.

"Got you."

The Black-Robed Person's left hand quietly condensed a ball of black smoke the size of an egg, which roiled and writhed. This smoke seemed to carry a corrosive aura.

With a flick of his wrist, the black smoke left his hand and shot straight toward Qi Yin's back.

Little Yin!

Xiao Sinian, who had been distracted keeping an eye on the whole field—especially Qi Yin's movements—had a sudden change in his expression. The moment that ball of black smoke was fired, his body reacted instinctively.

He lunged sideways, shielding Qi Yin completely as her back was turned to the Black-Robed Person. Simultaneously, he lashed out with a lightning whip to repel a mutated piranha plant that tried to take advantage of the opening.

However, he failed to block that strange black smoke. It seemed to have no physical form, eerily bypassing his attack and striking him squarely on his right shoulder blade.

"Ugh!"

Xiao Sinian gave a muffled groan, his body trembling slightly.

Even stranger, the moment the black smoke touched his body, it didn't cause any physical damage. Instead, it seemed to enter his body and vanish.

It only left an inconspicuous small black hole in his clothes.

Qi Yin had just returned to a safe position when she heard the muffled groan behind her. She whipped her head around.

But she only saw Xiao Sinian's straight back.

And that subtle, cold snort from the Black-Robed Person on the roof.

"What happened?"

Just now, she seemed to feel a strange energy fluctuation that didn't belong to Xiao Sinian.

Xiao Sinian quickly adjusted his breathing, suppressing a slight tingling sensation in his shoulder blade. His voice was steady: "It's nothing, don't worry."

At this critical juncture, he didn't want Qi Yin to worry.

But Qi Yin felt it wasn't that simple. "Let's deal with these damn things first."