129: Chapter 129 Ice and Fire Demon Zombie

Even the smallest scraps of meat are still meat. While the price of black gold weapons isn't astronomically high, they still fetch anywhere from a thousand to five thousand star-glow crystals each.

Three to four million of them... that's a price equivalent to roughly three to four billion, up to twenty billion or so.

If someone can produce that many, would they still be concerned about resources? Clearly and undeniably, they are not lacking.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Mu Cheng... kept throwing weapons, but just couldn't hit the Double-Blade Ghost Demon Zombie.

"You've got quite the temper. Let's see how long you can keep this up," Mu Cheng was completely locked in a stalemate with it.

Peppa reminded him, not entirely reassured, "That seems to be the only option for now, but don't do anything reckless."

"Don't worry! I'm well aware that Black Vine can't bind it. If I want to finish it off, I'll have to grind it down slowly," Mu Cheng understood the situation perfectly.

With his current Bloodline Power at the peak of the seventh tier, trying to devour a Double-Blade Ghost Demon Zombie that surpassed the ninth tier was completely impossible.

If he couldn't devour it, that meant he couldn't trap it either... so he could only continue wearing it down like this.

Fortunately, persistence pays off. Mu Cheng finally managed to land a hit on the Double-Blade Ghost Demon Zombie...

"Finally got it! Now, keep going!" Knowing this method worked, Mu Cheng felt even more energized.

As expected, after the first hit came the second. Another direct strike landed on the Double-Blade Ghost Demon Zombie, this one packing a solid punch.

It was clear the injury was significant... While its speed was somewhat affected, it was still remarkably fast.

Dodging the attacks again posed absolutely no problem.

"Again! Again!" Mu Cheng's attacks grew even fiercer, putting every ounce of his strength into them.

"Can he really kill that zombie like this?" Tao Shuishui watched, feeling the odds were slim, and couldn't help but ask.

Gu Na couldn't say for sure either. "It's hard to tell... it seems like he hit it, right?"

"Be more confident. He definitely hit it, and the Double-Blade Ghost Demon Zombie is quite severely injured," Su Qingyan spoke up.

The hit happened too quickly; normally, it would indeed be hard to see. But who was Su Qingyan?

A genuine ninth-tier, three-star powerhouse. For her, of course, it was all clearly visible.

On the other side, Mu Cheng continued hurling black gold weapons. A full hour had passed.

During this time, he landed many, many hits, yet the Double-Blade Ghost Demon Zombie refused to die, still capable of evading the attacks.

"This... thing is just too tenacious!" Mu Cheng was starting to feel his strength waning.

Peppa said, "This isn't a sustainable approach. How about trying to immobilize it for a moment?"

What it truly worried about was that continuing this prolonged attrition could lead to unforeseen complications...

"Right, let's try immobilizing it then." Mu Cheng recognized this too. Dragging things out wasn't to his advantage.

Rather than taking such a risk, it was better to cut the Gordian knot.

No sooner said than done. Of course, before immobilizing the Double-Blade Ghost Demon Zombie, Mu Cheng had a black gold spear ready in hand.

Poised to throw at any moment...

"Let's begin. I'm ready."

Peppa suddenly blurted out that statement, instantly baffling Mu Cheng, who asked,

"Are you sure you're going to intervene? And... couldn't you have mentioned you were going to intervene sooner?"

"Quit the chatter. Hurry up. We only have one shot. If your grandpa Peppa doesn't step in, leaving it to you seems pretty dicey," Peppa replied with a hint of impatience.

"Alright, alright, alright! I'm starting then!" Without further ado, Mu Cheng manipulated Black Vine to instantly and tightly bind the Double-Blade Ghost Demon Zombie.

In that same fleeting moment, he hurled the black gold spear in his hand, and Peppa made its move...

It wasn't unleashing some grand technique, but rather, it shot a stream of black energy into the black gold spear.

In that mere instant... the black gold spear's speed increased by more than tenfold. As expected, the binding couldn't hold the Double-Blade Ghost Demon Zombie.

Fortunately, with Peppa's intervention, the black gold spear pierced straight through the Double-Blade Ghost Demon Zombie... and sent it crashing to the ground.

"What just happened? I think I saw the Double-Blade Ghost Demon Zombie break free from the restraints," Gu Na suddenly realized.

Bai Xiaoxiao also chimed in, "Yes, yes, I saw it too. But what exactly happened just now?"

"Little Piglet intervened," Su Qingyan explained.

"Is Little Piglet that powerful?" Bai Xiaoxiao was astonished that it could instantly annihilate the opponent.

Just what kind of terrifying existence was this?

"Its strength... I'm afraid it far surpasses even the ninth tier. So, it seems there's nothing left for us to do," Gu Na responded.

Su Qingyan stated seriously, "Indeed, there's nothing left for us to handle. However, we still must remain cautious."

The Lin Family had suffered losses, but the other side certainly wasn't faring well either. The current situation was quite clear.

Neither side's higher-ups could intervene; they had to let the parties involved settle it themselves...

Not long after, Mu Cheng received a new hidden notification.

[Warning! Warning! Warning! The fifth and sixth waves of the beast tide will commence in 59 seconds... Please make adequate preparations.]

"It seems this might not be as simple as I imagined." Although Mu Cheng saw the warning, he remained remarkably calm.

Peppa suddenly spoke up at this moment. "They're here. It's the Ice-Fire Demon Zombie. This could be troublesome."

No sooner had it finished speaking than two figures appeared, looking neither fully human nor fully ghost, neither distinctly male nor female.

However, these two were different. They looked more human-like, one with red hair, the other with white hair.

"Another member of the zombie race. It seems the background here is probably not simple," Su Qingyan thought to herself.

Beside her, Gu Na spoke with disbelief, "More of these zombies? Will Brother Cheng be alright?"

Even just by looking, one could sense that these two were considerably stronger than the previous Double-Blade Ghost Demon Zombie.

"The most terrifying aspect of the Ice-Fire Demon Zombie is their Combined Extraordinary Martial Arts. But it should still be manageable," Su Qingyan explained.

They were indeed strong, but Mu Cheng's strength was no small matter either. Coupled with Peppa, it was hard to say who would emerge victorious.

On the other side, Mu Cheng... didn't dare be careless in the slightest. He instantly created dense clusters of ice spikes all around himself.

Ready to strike at any moment...

Seeing Mu Cheng release the ice spikes, the Ice Demon Zombie suddenly became extremely agitated, letting out guttural cries as if seeking permission from the Fire Demon Zombie beside it.

The Fire Demon Zombie beside it also responded with similar cries. Soon, the Ice Zombie made its move.

It also condensed dense clusters of ice spikes, but its spikes were transparent and black.

"Get out of the way quickly! Don't try to clash head-on!" Sensing the This is bad. situation, Peppa urgently shouted.

Mu Cheng reacted with incredible speed. The moment he retracted his ice spikes, he immediately deployed Black Vine for defense.

The Ice Demon Zombie showed no mercy. As black energy erupted from its body, the dense cluster of black ice spikes behind it shot towards Mu Cheng.

"This thing is really strong... Could it actually break through the defense?" Watching the Black Vine that seemed on the verge of being pierced, Mu Cheng asked, feeling uneasy.

"Don't worry! Your Black Vine's defense right now is no worse than the Worlds Number One Tower. It's not qualified to break through," Peppa stated with confidence.

Mu Cheng said, "Fine, I'll trust you this time. But this can't go on forever, can it?"