85: He Kaige was shocked

Thousand Vine Technique!

The vines Zhang Xiaoli unleashed arrived in time, wrapping around the speed-type zombie's legs, forcing it to leap aside.

“Pfft!”

An Qian's sword strike left only a thin layer of the Giant Zombie's neck intact, and a thick spray of black blood spurted out.

An Qian, having learned a red combat technique, possessed terrifying destructive power, slaying the incredibly defensive Giant Zombie on the spot with a single move.

Of course, this also couldn't have happened without Qin Shilei and his team's cooperation.

“An Qian, quickly retreat!” Qin Shilei shouted, moving his body and rushing towards her.

To slay the Giant Zombie, An Qian had also left the protection of Zhang Qiang's Immovable as a Mountain combat technique, and numerous zombies immediately swarmed her.

The Mutated Zombie on the periphery, which could spray corrosive liquid, also opened its mouth, brewing its ability.

Combat Technique: Hundred Steps Piercing Willow!

Xie Haimei drew her bow, aiming at the corrosive zombie's mouth.

“Whoosh!”

The sharp arrow, like a flash of lightning, entered the corrosive zombie's left cheek and exited near its right ear.

Due to the arrow, the corrosive zombie's mouth also tilted to the right.

Consequently, the corrosive liquid it sprayed missed its target by a mile.

Thunderbolt Thrust! Thunderbolt Thrust! Thunderbolt Thrust!

Qin Shilei unleashed three consecutive ultimate moves from Thunderous Nine Heavens, instantly killing twenty to thirty zombies and clearing a path for An Qian to return to the Immovable as a Mountain protective circle.

“Pay attention to safety, prioritize stability.”

Qin Shilei also returned to the front of the armored vehicle, slaughtering the surrounding zombies.

Now that the most threatening Giant Zombie had been slain, he held back some of his strength, hoping to give An Qian and the others a good opportunity to train.

The second target Qin Shilei and his team set their sights on was the corrosive zombie.

Although it had been shot by Xie Haimei, it was still stubbornly alive and angrily advanced, preparing to spray Xie Haimei.

However, it was first entangled by Zhang Xiaoli's Thousand Vine Technique, then shot in the neck again by Xie Haimei's Hundred Steps Piercing Willow, and finally had its head exploded by An Qian's Blazing Star.

A single Blazing Star caused the corrosive zombie's head to blacken and burst into flames.

Blazing Star!

Blazing Star!

An Qian then fired two more elemental fireballs.

“Boom!”

The corrosive zombie's head exploded like a watermelon, and the splashing fireballs ignited and killed four or five surrounding zombies as well.

The corrosive zombie, having been hit by three consecutive Blazing Stars, finally fell, slain.

After Qin Shilei and his team's continuous slaughter, only forty to fifty ordinary zombies remained.

The two speed-type zombies and the Licker actually turned their heads, preparing to flee.

“Hmph, trying to escape now? Too late!”

Qin Shilei once again unleashed three Thunderbolt Thrusts, carving a bloody path to pursue the three Mutated Zombies.

Thousand Vine Technique!

Because the speed-type zombies were too fast, it was difficult for the vines to entangle them, so Zhang Xiaoli's target this time was the Licker.

Liang Xinhui, meanwhile, created a thin layer of ice on the escape route of one of the speed-type zombies.

Seeing that both Mutated Zombies were entangled by his teammates, Qin Shilei pursued the third Mutated Zombie.

“Roar!”

Just then, an inconspicuous zombie among the horde let out a mighty roar, and then An Qian and the others' heads simultaneously ached, entering a hallucination constructed by the zombie.

The zombie, seeing that it had stunned everyone with a single move, revealed a bloodthirsty smile at the corner of its mouth.

The other three fleeing zombies also turned and surrounded An Qian and her team.

“Woo woo!”

Suddenly, a horn blast sounded from the battlefield.

An Qian and her team immediately felt their blood boil, and their overall combat power increased by one-tenth.

And because of this, they awoke from the hallucination.

Horn of Passion (Green): Once the Horn of Passion is blown, teammates within a ten-meter radius will feel their blood boil, increasing their combat power by ten percent, lasting for five minutes, with a forty-eight-hour cooldown.

Additional effect, Deterrence (Green): When the horn is blown, not only can it enhance the combat power of allies, but it can also inflict a negative Deterrence effect on enemies within a ten-meter radius. Once an enemy is affected by Deterrence, they will enter a state of immobility for 0.1 to 1 second.

Indeed, as Qin Shilei had expected, the status effect attached to the Horn of Passion would awaken people from superficial hallucinations.

The intelligent zombie that had let out the roar, upon realizing that Qin Shilei and his team were not under its control, turned and tried to flee into the distance.

“Go to hell!”

Qin Shilei flashed, transforming into an afterimage, swiftly closing in on the Mutated Zombie.

Thunderbolt Thrust!

For this type of Mutated Zombie that had not yet advanced to the Bronze Realm, it simply couldn't withstand a single Thunderbolt Thrust from Qin Shilei.

It was instantly pierced with over a dozen holes, falling powerlessly to the ground.

At this time, An Qian and her team were also pressing the remaining Mutated Zombies.

They were already stronger than the Mutated Zombies, and with their strength further enhanced by one-tenth from the horn, they formed an absolute suppression over the zombies.

In less than ten minutes, this group of zombies that had made He Kaige flee in disarray all transformed into crystals and treasure chests for Qin Shilei and his team.

“So strong!”

He Kaige's face was filled with shock.

When did such a powerful team arrive in Nanzhuang City?

He recalled in his mind whether his previous actions had been disrespectful, and a cold sweat broke out as he thought about it.

He turned his head and glared fiercely at his tattooed subordinate.

“Boss, such experts should be very magnanimous, right?”

The tattooed man's voice trembled slightly.

He had said “rob them, damn it” twice just now.

They probably didn't hear him, right? Even if they did, they probably wouldn't take it to heart, right?

He Kaige frowned and said, “I hope they are magnanimous and won't hold our misspoken words against us. Let's go.”

Even if the other party didn't trouble him because of the tattooed man's words, He Kaige temporarily had no face to confront them.

He had just been holding a green elemental crystal, boasting how rare it was, and even mocking them for not knowing its worth.

Wielding a big saber in front of Guan Yu's temple, it was truly too embarrassing!

In less than ten minutes, that group of people had unleashed so many powerful abilities.

No, some of them seemed to be, perhaps, combat techniques.

No wonder they didn't care for the green elemental crystal in his hand.

Leaving aside the distant He Kaige, Qin Shilei's side had also finished clearing the battlefield.

At Qin Shilei's suggestion, An Qian was to open all six treasure chests dropped by the Mutated Zombies.

The most valuable items were a bow and a green wood-elemental crystal.

Heavenly Wolf Bow (Green): A famous bow forged by a master craftsman of the grasslands, once used by a grassland warrior to shoot down a wolf king, with a range of five hundred meters.

After discussion, the Heavenly Wolf Bow was given to Xie Haimei.

The wood-elemental crystal was given to Zhang Xiaoli; after absorbing it, she comprehended a healing technique called Rejuvenation.

Rejuvenation (Green): Wood-elemental healing technique, extracts surrounding wood-elemental essence for healing.

With Rejuvenation learned, Zhang Xiaoli's healing effects would surely be even better.

The rest of the group also received one or two blue-grade equipment or elemental crystals.

After collecting the spoils of war, everyone got into the armored vehicle and continued driving towards Nanzhuang City.