89: Chapter 89 Level 4 Ice-type Ability

The first round of combat—the clearing of nearly three hundred Second-level Zombies—successfully ended within five minutes.

Except for Qi Yin and Xiao Sinian, everyone was panting heavily.

This workload was more taxing than clearing a thousand ordinary zombies previously.

Looking at the zombies still densely packed not far away, Qi Yin frowned; staying like this wasn't a solution.

She feared they would have to flee in disgrace before they could collect many crystal cores.

No, she had to level up today.

"Xiao Guang, exchange for 14 intermediate spiritual power recovery potions!"

Xiao Guang's punchable voice appeared in Qi Yin's mind.

"intermediate spiritual power recovery potions allow Ability Users below level five to recover within one minute. The price is 50 first-level crystal cores per bottle. Please confirm if you wish to consume 700 first-level crystal cores to exchange for 14 intermediate spiritual power recovery potions."

Qi Yin gritted her teeth. "Confirm!"

"Very well, exchanging for you now!"

In the next instant, 14 glass tubes containing Spiritual power recovery potions appeared in Qi Yin's hand.

"One for each person, drink up."

Xiao Sinian was the first to take one; without asking a single question, he poured it directly into his mouth.

The potion didn't have any special flavor; it was cool and refreshing.

However, the moment it entered his body, he felt his recently depleted Spiritual power being replenished bit by bit, and his supernatural energy reserves recovered along with it.

He looked deeply at Qi Yin; the girl before him gave him surprises time and time again.

"Whoa, what is this stuff? It's amazing," Zhou Le said, patting his chest.

Meng Xichi nodded. "Me too, I feel like my supernatural energy has recovered."

Only Qi Yin's team members remained silent, but their inscrutable expressions and sense of pride were palpable.

Lu Jinwen checked for the presence of surveillance cameras at all times; if she found any, she cut them off directly.

The closer they got to the laboratory, the greater the number of zombies became, and clearing them became exceptionally difficult.

The effectiveness of the dispersal powder seemed to be fading bit by bit, so they could only increase the frequency of reapplication.

As the primary contributors, Qi Yin and Xiao Sinian's coordination of their dual bursts became increasingly seamless; she even started using Spiritual power for suppression.

While this method was very useful, it consumed a vast amount of Spiritual power.

However, she felt as though she was touching the barrier of an ability upgrade.

Just a little bit more, just a little bit more and she could break through that barrier.

"Xiao Sinian, I absolutely must see which of us is superior today."

She was definitely stronger than Xiao Sinian!

Consequently, Qi Yin began throwing Ice Cones like a madwoman, using her Spiritual power to the fullest to suppress zombies over a wide area, creating opportunities for Xiao Sinian to wipe them out in one go.

Her Spiritual power was hollowed out time and again, and she exchanged for potion after potion.

On this side, after Lu Jinwen released a wave of metal bayonets, her supernatural energy fell into a brief period of stagnation.

It was precisely at this moment that a dozen or so Second-level Zombies, unable to find a target, charged blindly and were about to claw at her back.

"Watch out!" Wen Yang strode forward and yanked Lu Jinwen away to a patch of open ground.

"Ugh!" With a muffled groan, Wen Yang's arm was slashed by an extremely fast zombie, leaving a gash deep enough to see the bone.

Wang Tianyu released healing white light in time, but it barely managed to stop the bleeding.

Because of this sudden turn of events, the situation began to waver.

Qi Yin's eyes nearly split from rage; she saw it—her teammate was injured.

But there were too many zombies in front of them. Although the range of Xiao Sinian's lightning storm was massive, every time an area was cleared after a burst, it would be immediately filled by zombies.

He, too, was struggling to hold on.

Qi Yin felt her consciousness like a taut string that could snap at any moment.

Every time she manifested her ability, it felt like her soul was being torn apart.

Once again, not far away, Lu Yanxiu was entangled by a swarm of zombies because he had lost Wen Yang's shield.

It looked as if those disgusting sharp claws were about to pierce his neck.

"No, don't touch my people!"

Qi Yin roared, forcibly squeezing out her last shred of Spiritual power to condense a circular ice shield, surrounding Lu Yanxiu firmly and blocking the zombies' attack.

Exhausted, Qi Yin knelt on the ground, a metallic taste of blood in her mouth, nearly collapsing headfirst.

Xiao Sinian unleashed a dual burst of lightning and fireballs, shattering twenty or so zombies rushing toward them, and turned to see Qi Yin fallen on the ground.

He rushed over, standing behind her to shield her, doing his utmost to fight off the growing swarm of zombies behind them.

"So tired..." Qi Yin murmured.

Her mind went blank.

In this life-or-death moment, she actually smiled.

"It's here!"

Lu Jinwen rejoined the battle and, seeing the expression on Qi Yin's face, was filled with worry.

Sister, has she gone mad?

At that moment, the solid barrier within her body suddenly shattered with a "crack"!

A majestic surge of power instantly flooded her entire body.

Qi Yin shook her head; her previously depleted Spiritual power was not only instantly refilled but was also skyrocketing wildly. Her Spiritual power perception range expanded, and she could even see the weak point of every surrounding zombie.

"This is... Level Three Spiritual power!"

Her Ice-type Ability also underwent a qualitative change. She became even more excited, and with a thought, the temperature within several meters of her plummeted.

The snowflakes in the air instantly condensed into countless razor-sharp ice crystals, like billions of hard blades.

Qi Yin suddenly opened her eyes, a savage grin on her face.

Facing the zombies lunging forward one after another, she gave a low shout: "Die for me!"

"Xiao Sinian, get down!"

Almost the instant her voice fell, Xiao Sinian immediately retreated to her feet.

Seeing this terrifying scene, the others directly threw themselves to the ground.

Qi Yin's gaze was cold, her eyes bloodshot, as she raised her hand and made a grasping motion.

Snowflakes gathered in the air, coalescing into countless sharp Ice Thorns.

"Obliterate!"

Level up!

Ice-type Ability, Level Four!

Spiritual power ability, peak of Level Three!

The Ice Thorns, with a sharp roar that tore through the air, pierced through in a crisscross pattern, leaving countless tiny holes in the bodies of the zombies.

This single move instantly turned the tide of the battle.

Retracting her hand, she only then realized—why did it seem like everyone was looking at her?

"What are you standing there for? Clean up the mess!"

In the entire square, there were still zombies in the corners that hadn't been dealt with.

"Oh... right."

Qi Yin's move just now was so cool that they hadn't reacted.

Is this the power of a Level Four ability? It's too strong.

The subsequent battle turned into their group performance. Blue crystal cores fell like rain. Qi Yin was in a very good mood and developed a new use for her Spiritual power ability.

That was to sit there and use her Spiritual power ability to sweep the crystal cores into her space.

Inside the space, Xiao Bai and Xiao Yu watched the crystal cores slowly pile up like a mountain, their mouths watering.

"Xiao Bai, don't you dare try to eat my crystal cores," Qi Yin warned coldly.

Xiao Sinian used a burst of fire to turn the last zombie into charcoal, and the entire square finally fell silent.

He slowly walked over to sit beside Qi Yin. His face was pale due to overextending his Spiritual power, but his eyes were bright as he looked at Qi Yin.

"Leveled up?"

Qi Yin handed over a bottle of spiritual spring water and tilted her chin up slightly, her eyes clearly saying:

"Indeed. So, am I stronger than you?"