122: The Corpse King appears

"The two of you, now is not the time to be bickering!" Li Ang's voice was low from the side, his sharp gaze sweeping over Natasha and Tanya.

The two froze for a moment at his words.

Natasha pressed her thin lips together and let out a cold snort through her nose, like an arctic wind whistling through a crevice in the ice.

She said nothing, only nimbly mounting the god-slaying sniper rifle that radiated a dark, metallic luster.

Her cold face pressed against the stock, and her gray-blue eyes locked onto the outpatient building through the high-magnification scope, like an ice-sculpted goddess waiting for her prey.

Tanya took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in her eyes.

She expertly spun her twin guns, then lowered them steadily.

She gave a slight nod, exchanged a look with Li Ang that required no words, and also held her breath, waiting for the Corpse King to appear.

"Boom—!"

Zhang Lei's figure, engulfed in searing flames, smashed through the wall of the outpatient building like a meteorite crashing to earth!

Debris splattered like a rainstorm, and dust billowed into the sky.

This massive sound was like a drop of water falling into hot oil, instantly igniting the deathly silent hospital.

Countless high-tier zombies, with hideous forms and incredible speed, roared and lunged from every dark corner like a school of sharks smelling blood.

However, before Zhang Lei's fire qilin spear—which burned with Qilin True Fire and spat out lethal red light—these Tier 1 and Tier 2 monsters were as fragile as paper.

The spear's shadow danced; every thrust and every sweep brought forth a sea of fire and flying flesh, and under the scorching wind of the spear, the zombies' severed limbs turned into charred remains, with the air filled with the pungent smell of burning flesh and the sulfur-like scent of flames.

"Roar—!!!"

A deafening roar, filled with tyranny and rage, tore through the chaos!

From deep within the outpatient building, a figure as massive as a small mountain charged out.

It was the Lava Vajra Corpse King!

Its entire body was covered in diamond armor that flowed with fiery red light, as if forged from living magma.

With every step it took, the concrete ground beneath its feet melted and cracked under the high heat.

Its red eyes, burning with lava, locked onto Zhang Lei, and it slammed toward him like an out-of-control locomotive, carrying a wave of scorching heat!

"Well come!" Zhang Lei's eyes flashed with brilliance.

Instead of retreating, he raised his spear and charged to meet it, intending to test the Corpse King's capabilities and try out his new moves.

"Try this!"

"Angry Dragon Pierces the Heart!"

He let out a low shout that sounded like a dragon's roar.

With a sudden burst of power from his waist, he spun like a high-speed top, his fire qilin spear erupting with blinding red light, conjuring a ferocious fire dragon made of pure flame!

The fire dragon roared, carrying the momentum to boil the seas and burn the heavens, and lunged straight at the Corpse King!

The Corpse King did not dodge or evade; its giant lava fist, burning with even thicker, dark red flames, smashed into the roaring fire dragon with the power to crumble mountains and split rocks!

"Boom—!!!"

The instant the fist and spear collided, time seemed to freeze for a split second, followed by an earth-shattering explosion!

A visible crimson shockwave exploded in a ring.

All the remaining items in the outpatient lobby—twisted metal chairs, shattered glass, scattered medical records—were swept away as if by an invisible giant hand, instantly turning to dust and sent flying by the violent airflow!

The entire lobby was instantly cleared into a chaotic vacuum zone, littered with scorched remains and deep craters.

Thump, thump, thump!

Zhang Lei was forced back over ten meters by the overwhelming power, leaving two rows of charred, deep tracks in the ground.

The Lava Vajra Corpse King didn't fare well either; its proud diamond armor, capable of withstanding artillery shells, was marked with several charred and shattered areas, and some pieces of armor were even slowly melting and dripping away with a hissing sound!

The overbearing power of the Qilin True Fire actually made the Lava Vajra, with its maxed-out fire resistance, feel searing pain!

"What a Lava Vajra Corpse King! Truly formidable!" Zhang Lei felt a chill and marveled inwardly.

Since he had mastered various spells, especially after obtaining this fire qilin spear as an avatar of the Fire Qilin, he had been unstoppable, sweeping away everything in his path.

When had he ever encountered such troublesome defense?

The sturdiness of this armor was such that even a high-yield anti-ship missile would likely only leave a few white marks.

His thoughts raced as he considered his teammates standing by in the distance: Li Ang's ice bullets could penetrate high heat and weaken resistance; Tanya's Valkyrie twin guns were enough to stack lethal debuffs; and Natasha's god-slaying sniper rifle was the ultimate weapon that could pierce through anything!

He might not have the absolute upper hand in a direct frontal clash with this Corpse King, but with the coordination of his teammates, victory was within his grasp!

"Lure it out!"

Zhang Lei's mind raced as he instantly changed his strategy.

He stopped clashing head-on, his movements nimble like a swimming dragon, and as he retreated, his hands quickly formed seals.

His left hand surged with flames, launching searing fireballs that whistled out and exploded against the Corpse King's body in bursts of fire; his right hand was filled with icy mist, and arrows of crystallized ice, carrying bone-chilling cold, shot precisely into the gaps and joints of the Corpse King's armor.

The interplay of ice and fire, with the immense temperature difference, tortured the Corpse King, successfully provoking even more violent rage.

It roared and pursued relentlessly, led step by step by Zhang Lei toward the relatively open area outside the outpatient building.

"Let's play a little more!"

A cold smile curled the corners of Zhang Lei's mouth, his right hand holding the fire qilin spear pointing diagonally at the ground, while his left hand was held palm-up, supporting the air.

Vast blue water elements gathered frantically, and the air instantly filled with thick water vapor.

"Water Prison!" he roared, and his five fingers suddenly clenched!

"Splash—!"

The space around the Corpse King seemed to be twisted by an invisible force.

A massive cage, entirely composed of flowing liquid water, instantly took shape, trapping the Corpse King tightly inside!

Thousands of pounds of pressure squeezed in from all directions.

The Lava Vajra's massive body suddenly came to a halt, as if stuck in a thick mire.

Every step became exceptionally difficult, and its scorching armor hissed, emitting white smoke as the water washed over it.

"Freeze!"

Zhang Lei's eyes sharpened, his whisper sounding like a frost spell.

The massive water prison instantly solidified!

Crystal-clear ice spread at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in the blink of an eye, it froze the fiery red lava giant into a massive ice sculpture!

Sunlight refracted off the ice surface, shimmering with iridescent light.

"Roar—!!!"

Inside the ice layer, the Corpse King let out a muffled, extreme roar.

Its entire body armor erupted with blinding fiery red energy, as if a lava volcano were erupting within it!

The surface of the hard ice was rapidly covered in spiderweb-like cracks, and the sound of "crack" echoed endlessly.

In just a single breath, with a loud "bang," the ice layer shattered completely!

The Lava Vajra broke through the ice, sending up a large cloud of scorching steam, its momentum adding a bit more ferocity!

Without needing Zhang Lei's command, Tanya, who had been patrolling the flank, seized this opening.

Her figure approached like a ghost!

Her long legs erupted with astonishing power, and with a few leaps, she rushed within fifty meters of the Corpse King.

The Valkyrie twin guns, shining with dark golden streamers, seemed to have a life of their own in her hands, their muzzles spitting out lethal tongues of fire.

Tanya's bullets poured onto the Corpse King like a rainstorm.

Poison, slow, paralysis... all kinds of negative energy, like maggots on bones, were frantically stacked onto the Corpse King.

If it were in its prime, with Tanya's Tier 2 strength, these negative effects could never penetrate the Corpse King's Tier 3 defense.

But at this moment, the Corpse King had been continuously bombarded by Zhang Lei's powerful spells, its energy reserves were exhausted, its armor was damaged in many places, and its movements were noticeably sluggish.

Tanya's bullets were like precise scalpels, constantly cutting through its defenses and reaction nerves, making its speed visibly slower and slower.