49: Dual Blade

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Chen Ming learned that the Treasure Chest levels, from low to high, were sequentially divided into: Wood, Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Epic, King, and Myth.

A total of ten levels. The higher the level, the better the rewards obtained.

Although the name was Kill Enemies and Drop Treasure Chests, in reality, as long as the target was killed by Chen Ming personally, it would trigger the reward criteria.

After all, since he personally carried out the kill, how could they not be considered enemies?

Everything, with Chen Ming, the Host, as the highest priority!

Ten Thousand Realms Fishing was temporarily put aside. Chen Ming was eager to try and see what kind of surprise this newly acquired SSS-grade Skill could bring him.

It was inevitable to favor the new and dislike the old.

He opened the Resource Map and specifically selected the dangerous areas.

At this moment, within the Fushan Residence villa area, the safe zones cleared by the Special Ops Soldiers with bullets during the day had again been invaded by Zombies.

All four main gates, east, south, west, and north, were in an open state.

It was the apocalypse, after all, so you certainly couldn't ask people to remember to close the door behind them when they evacuated.

However, this now made it convenient for Chen Ming to act.

Riding the heavy motorcycle that came with Dushan Villa, Chen Ming sped down the mountain all the way, the roar tearing through the night sky.

This was exactly the effect Chen Ming wanted. Through previous battles and information gathered online.

Chen Ming was certain that these low-level Zombies did not possess visual ability. There were two ways they judged and locked onto enemies: one was smell, and the other was hearing, both far surpassing ordinary people and especially keen.

In no time, he arrived at the foot of the mountain. The camera on the gate automatically recognized his identity and opened.

Chen Ming accelerated and sped out, heading straight for the nearest Zombie point.

The Fishing System thoughtfully provided the Resource Map function with a virtual panel display. With a thought, it could be summoned.

He checked [Display Specific Quantity].

The map view expanded, and the Zombies turned into small red dots, shown as moving.

From a bird's-eye view, it was not difficult to see that Chen Ming was the target they were about to focus fire on.

Not panicked at all. The reason Chen Ming created such a big commotion was to attract them over, making it convenient for slaughter!

Mecha?

The number of Zombies was too small; using a cleaver to kill a chicken was unnecessary.

It just so happened that Chen Ming had other ideas he had wanted to try for a long time.

At the same time, the sound of the motorcycle engine attracted not only the Zombies but also the attention of the nearby residents.

There were still a very small number of people who chose not to follow the crowd and evacuate.

The more this was the case, the more they felt that staying at home could give them more security.

The food prepared in advance had long filled the basement, and they believed it was enough to last until the disaster ended.

They did not realize that this disaster was far less simple than they imagined, and it wouldn't easily end or come to a close in just a few months.

"What's going on? Why is it so noisy?"

The Woman's voice came from behind, looking sleepy.

"Nothing, someone isn't sleeping in the middle of the night and wants to court death," the Man replied.

Hearing this, the Woman came to the window.

Then, she saw Chen Ming get off the motorcycle. He didn't turn off the engine, and the headlights were still on.

The next second, two tang blades appeared in his hands out of thin air.

"Hey, did you see where he took out the blades from?" the Woman asked excitedly, lowering her voice and raising her hand to pat the Man's shoulder.

"No, it's probably because it's too dark, so we didn't see clearly?"

Soon, the Man's gaze was attracted by the bursts of low growls coming from the left.

The moment he turned his head to look, his eyes widened like bronze bells and trembled slightly.

"......" The Woman was even more terrified and hugged the Man tightly, not daring to speak.

Her grip was so strong that her nails caused the Man to feel a slight pain, and his brows were tightly furrowed.

However, he was just a pretty boy, and the Woman had hidden the basement key somewhere unknown. The security level was maxed out, and in order to survive, he had to grit his teeth and endure.

"That guy actually wants to deal with the night-berserk Zombies with two blades? Courting death, absolutely courting death!" the Man sighed, mentally preparing himself to see Chen Ming completely devoured, not even having time to turn into a Zombie, leaving behind only a pile of white bones.

He looked at Chen Ming, and then at the dozens of Zombies charging from a distance—yes, charging!

They were no longer moving slowly.

The Man imagined ten thousand ways, but he just couldn't figure out how Chen Ming could survive.

Let alone him, an ordinary person. Even a well-trained Special Ops Soldiers soldier, facing this situation with Double Blade Style in hand, would still be powerless.

Even if equipped with a rifle, the probability of turning into a Zombie versus surviving was fifty-fifty.

The sheer overwhelming number should not be underestimated!

As the old saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands.

"Could this kid have been dumped and is sincerely trying to throw his life away? What's the point?" the Man expressed his lack of understanding.

Immediately after, the thoughts in his mind about Chen Ming sincerely courting death were ruthlessly shattered.

He saw Chen Ming clench his five fingers, and from the base of the blade, a wisp of flame actually coiled around the sword body like a snake, heading straight towards the tip.

Immediately, fierce flames completely enveloped the entire blade.

"This... how did he do it? Did he coat it with gasoline beforehand and then light it with a lighter?"

"No, I didn't see him do anything like that," the Man shook his head in denial, a shocked expression on his face.

Immediately after, an even more surprising and shocking scene occurred.

As Chen Ming faced the Zombies surging towards him like a flood, he swept out with a blade.

Brilliant and dazzling flames, like a surging wave, also rushed towards the horde of corpses, piercing through!

The coverage reached seven or eight meters away!

It's worth noting that this was just a casual swing from Chen Ming.

That flame blade energy not only carried burning damage, but its sharpness was also not to be underestimated. More than half of the running Zombies were instantly cut in half at the waist.

Falling to the ground with a bang, the crimson flames quickly spread, completely enveloping them, carbonizing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and crackling incessantly.

"O-one slash?!"

The Man's legs felt a bit weak, and he knelt by the window.

"He, he's so strong!" The Woman was attracted by the firelight. Her gaze towards Chen Ming was full of longing and admiration.

She couldn't help but think to herself, 'If I could form a relationship with him, wouldn't my chances of survival in the future greatly increase?'

'And, he looks like my type!'

"......" The Man, who saw through the Woman's thoughts, had a depressed expression, worried that he would be kicked aside.

No matter how much he didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that compared to Chen Ming, he had no advantages whatsoever, especially in the current apocalypse.

Chen Ming had already sensed their presence; they just weren't worth his attention.

Facing the Zombies who still didn't give up, wanting to pounce on him, eat his flesh, and drink his blood.

Gripping his Double Blade Style, combined with the A-grade skill Double Blade Style Mastery, every slash was as brilliant as a full moon, dazzling! Radiant!

The flames streaked across the air. Although fleeting, the astonishment left in the minds of onlookers was profound.

A cold glint flashed.

An unenhanced tang blade, using only brute force, forcefully cut a Zombie in half from head to crotch, splitting it into two!

It was as easy as a hot knife slicing through lard.

Blood gushed out with a splash, flowing all over the ground, bringing with it the internal organs.

The last pouncing Zombie was pierced straight through the head by the fiery blade.

His five fingers clenched again.

Boom!

Increasing the flame output, the head burst with a bang, turning into charcoal pieces of varying sizes, scattering in all directions.

End?

Not yet.

Thump! Thump! Thump...

Heavy footsteps.

Chen Ming had already noticed that guy on the map. The red dot representing it was exactly twice the size of the other Zombies!