35: Chapter 35 The First Real-World Test

Presumably, he was also blaming himself for holding his teammates back.

The zombies were tireless, unafraid of death, and their numbers were overwhelming.

The group was already splattered with the black blood of the zombies, but their movements remained sharp, though they showed a hint of fatigue.

The female team member cursed, "Damn it, why hasn't the backup sent by Yanqi Mountain arrived yet?"

The defensive line formed by their bodies was being gradually eroded.

"Ice Wall!"

With a wave of Qi Yin's hands, a massive, thick, curved Ice Wall instantly rose from the ground, crashing down around the group and forcibly cutting off the onslaught of the following zombies.

It completely separated Xiao Sinian's group from the zombie tide.

By now, Lu Yanxiu and the other four had already changed into their protective suits and arrived.

Seeing this scene, their eyes turned incredibly red with fury.

"Damn, brothers, let's do this!"

Without needing any orders from Qi Yin, the team members instantly lunged like tigers released from a cage, joining the battle immediately.

Qi Yin added, "Aim for the heads!"

At this moment, they couldn't afford to care about how terrifying these zombies looked.

What they feared more was their companions getting hurt.

Thus, Xu Yongning took charge of the zombies on the left side of the Ice Wall. The spinning wind vortex in his hand flew out, knocking several zombies away at once, and his confidence instantly soared.

Wen Yang threw earth spikes at the heads of the zombies on the right while keeping an eye on his teammates' movements, manifesting earth walls for defense whenever they were under attack.

Chen Quan focused on raw physical combat, bursting a zombie's head with every punch.

Lu Yanxiu, acting a bit chuunibyou, let out a loud laugh and thrust his hands forward, sending two blazing fireballs whistling out.

This move hit the densest part of the zombie crowd and exploded with a boom; severed limbs flew everywhere, leaving behind a charred mess.

"Ugh!"

The stench in the air made Lu Jinwen extremely uncomfortable, but she tried her best to overcome it.

Due to the destruction caused by the zombies, there were many usable metal objects nearby.

With a sharp cry, Lu Jinwen summoned various scattered metal parts and discarded steel pipes, which flew into the air and formed a metal storm that slammed violently into the zombies.

While that display didn't hit many heads, it clearly disrupted the zombies' offensive rhythm.

Qi Yin seized the opportunity, throwing out a large number of Ice Coness to headshot them one after another.

Simultaneously, she carefully controlled the Spirit-Shocking Piercer to directly interfere with the brainwaves of a few zombies, causing them to collapse to the ground unconsciously.

If one were to cut open their heads now, they would find that the insides had turned into a bowl of mush.

The addition of this vigorous force, especially the bombardment of their Supernatural Abilities, instantly turned the tide of the battle.

Xiao Sinian's team felt the pressure diminish significantly. Their spirits were instantly lifted, and they fought back even more fiercely.

The battle reached a fever pitch in an instant, with Ice Coness and fireballs flying through the air, striking with powerful precision.

Zombies fell in swathes, and the foul-smelling black blood dyed almost every inch of the ground beneath their feet.

Holding her dragon-patterned tang saber, Qi Yin moved like a bolt of lightning. Aided by her dual Supernatural Abilities, the zombies were frozen and crushed wherever she passed.

At the same time, she kept an eye on every teammate on the field to prevent anyone from getting hurt.

However, everyone's Supernatural Abilities had only just awakened. Soon, the number of fireballs from Lu Yanxiu and the metal controlled by Lu Jinwen decreased, and they began to look overwhelmed.

Wen Yang's Earth Shields weakened, and his movements inevitably slowed down.

Only Chen Quan and Qi Yin were still holding on.

Just then, a faster zombie broke through Lu Yanxiu's fire net, its sharp claws lunging directly for his heart.

The sudden turn of events left Lu Yanxiu with no time to react.

At that moment, a figure moved as fast as a ghost, lunging up from a wheelchair!

It was Xiao Sinian!

From the corner of her eye, Qi Yin saw that although his legs were still trembling slightly, his movements were exceptionally agile, like a fierce leopard.

In an instant, he crossed several meters, and the long saber in his hand, shimmering with a golden light, drew a cold arc of light.

The blade flashed, and the head of the zombie attacking Lu Yanxiu instantly fell to the ground.

Xiao Sinian landed steadily, long saber in hand. His movements were incredibly fluid, possessing a certain sense of graceful beauty.

But what made Qi Yin's pupils shrink wasn't Xiao Sinian's legs, but the saber in his hand!

That saber... the curve of the blade, the way the hilt was wrapped, and especially that unique phoenix feather pattern on the edge...

It was exactly the same as the tang saber held by the man in her memories—the one who had hacked through the zombie tide and charged toward her in the final moments of her past life.

It felt as if her heart were being squeezed by a giant hand, and Qi Yin's breath suddenly hitched.

At this moment, Qi Yin finally remembered why the dragon-patterned tang saber in her own hand looked so familiar.

The hatred from nearly losing a companion to a zombie and the secret she had inadvertently discovered made Qi Yin ruthless, nearly burning through all the Supernatural Ability in her body.

The air froze in an instant, and all the mist condensed into tiny, resilient ice needles that pierced into the zombies' heads as if they had eyes of their own.

"Thud!"

In just a few short seconds, all the zombies collapsed to the ground.

The bloodstains everywhere were blinding. In a sense, they had won their first battle against the zombies.

Her body was suddenly drained, and a wave of immense fatigue instantly swept through her.

Qi Yin could no longer stand steadily; she used her tang saber to prop herself up and knelt on one knee on the ground.

However, a swift black figure, carrying a cold scent of blood, scooped her up from the ground and held her steady.

Qi Yin forced her eyes open and, for the first time, saw a look of nervousness in Xiao Sinian's eyes.

Her gaze was fixed intently on Xiao Sinian's face, trying to see through his cold mask.

Could it be him?

So, the person who had charged through the zombie tide toward her at the end of her past life was Xiao Sinian?

Qi Yin used Xiao Sinian's strength to find a clean spot to sit down, her mind in a total mess.

"Xiao Sinian, can you do me a favor?"

Xiao Sinian stripped off her jacket, which was covered in black blood, and took a brand new one from the car to drape over her.

"Go ahead."

Qi Yin smiled slightly, aimed her tang saber at the forehead of a zombie beside her, and suddenly stabbed down.

Then, under Xiao Sinian's complex gaze, she pulled out a translucent white crystal core from inside.

"These are inside every zombie's head, and they're very important to me. Since I helped you this time, could you ask your people to help dig them out?"

Xiao Sinian said nothing but nodded heavily, then led everyone to start prying open zombie heads and digging for crystal cores according to Qi Yin's method.

That bloody scene was enough to make anyone speechless.

Lu Jinwen and the female team member couldn't take it after digging out a few, and the two of them huddled together to the side, vomiting.

The clearing was a mess. Qi Yin took a cup of pure spiritual spring water from her space and drank it, slowly recovering her drained mental energy and Supernatural Ability.

But her eyes constantly followed Xiao Sinian—or rather, it was more accurate to say they followed the phoenix-feather tang saber in his hand.

Once all the zombie heads had been opened, Qi Yin diluted the spiritual spring water ten times and found an excuse to have Lu Yanxiu distribute it to everyone.

Of course, they all knew Qi Yin's capabilities; the excuse was mainly for Mu Feng and his people.

Xiao Sinian walked up to Qi Yin. He felt that the way she had been looking at him since a moment ago was very strange.

It was as if she were looking through him at someone else.