Chapter 153 - 92: Offering Incense
In the blink of an eye, he had left the numerous Martial Artists from Yang City No. 1 High School far behind.
"Damn it!"
Chen Zhenguo’s eyes were practically bursting from their sockets. If this Fifth Grade zombie escaped into Wangwu Mountain, the consequences would be catastrophic. It could harm the civilians in Panshi Town or even places farther away!
And the first to bear the brunt of it would be the two students at the tomb’s entrance!
...
The entrance of the tomb was empty.
Lin Yi and Luo Qian weren’t fools.
They knew a zombie had been born inside this ancient tomb.
Lin Yi, in particular, knew better than anyone that a terrifying Fifth Grade zombie was lurking in the depths of the tomb!
At a time like this, who would be foolish enough to stand at the entrance and be a living target?
What if Principal Chen Zhenguo and his team failed in their encirclement and a few ferocious zombies broke through the blockade and escaped?
Wouldn’t they be the first ones to die?
It would be too late for regrets by then!
At this moment, the two of them were hiding several kilometers away, deep within an extremely dense primeval forest.
Ancient trees towered into the sky, their gnarled branches and leaves intertwining. The thick canopy blotted out nearly all sunlight, creating a dim sanctuary.
They were using a remote-controlled drone to monitor the situation back at the ancient tomb.
The sounds of intense fighting from the side chamber—the roars of zombies, the clash of weapons, and the boom of exploding energy—came through the drone’s feed, loud and clear.
Both of them gripped their weapons tightly.
Lin Yi held his Owl Dragon Long Spear.
Luo Qian nervously clutched a short blade smeared with black dog’s blood and a Second Grade Black Donkey Hoof.
"It’s getting really loud in there. Lin, do you think the principal and the others can handle it?"
Luo Qian swallowed, a barely perceptible tremor in his voice.
The "unclean thing" from the ancient tomb inside his body seemed to sense the dense, kindred aura. It was stirring faintly, making his Qi and Blood churn and leaving him extremely uncomfortable.
Lin Yi’s brow was furrowed. He knew far more than Luo Qian.
Soon after Chen Zhenguo and the others had descended into the tomb, Lin Yi had already sent his Mosquito Avatar to follow them down.
By sharing the Mosquito Avatar’s vision, he had already seen everything that happened in the side chamber.
When the tomb-guarding Corpse General suddenly erupted and broke through the encirclement!
’Crap, it escaped!’
"Damn it, my drone’s been corroded by corpse qi!"
Just then, the screen of the tablet in Luo Qian’s hands instantly filled with static.
The drone he had been using to watch the events had been corroded by the tomb-guarding Corpse General’s corpse qi and was destroyed.
However, Lin Yi was still able to monitor the tomb-guarding Corpse General’s every move through his Mosquito Avatar.
He didn’t dare let the Mosquito Avatar get too close. The Fifth Grade Corpse General’s perception was extremely sharp; it had previously detected the Mosquito Avatar even when it was invisible.
For now, the Mosquito Avatar was just tailing it cautiously from a great distance, relaying the Corpse General’s movements in real time.
He watched as the tomb-guarding Corpse General burst out of the dark tomb passage and plunged headfirst into the bright light of the outside world!
After stepping out of the ancient tomb, it was clearly agitated by the sunlight. Its movements showed a flicker of instinctual hesitation and disgust.
But this brief hesitation was insignificant compared to its immense power and desire to escape.
It sniffed the air lightly.
The battle inside the tomb had clearly consumed a great deal of its strength.
Now, it urgently needed fresh blood to replenish its power and heal its wounds!
The next moment, it seemed to lock onto a target.
"ROAR!!!"
The tomb-guarding Corpse General let out an earth-shattering roar. Its massive body launched forward like an out-of-control steel chariot, hurtling straight toward the dense forest where Lin Yi and Luo Qian were hiding!
RUMBLE!
RUMBLE!
The ground trembled violently under its heavy footsteps.
Trees in the valley as thick as bowls were snapped and crushed like fragile stalks of wheat. Wood splinters flew and dust filled the air!
A straight path of destruction was extending toward their hiding spot at an astonishing speed!
In the dense forest, Luo Qian, whose information was limited to the moment the drone was destroyed, had a face full of worry.
"Th-that zombie broke out! It... it’s not going to rush outside and harm ordinary people, is it?"
But Lin Yi’s expression turned utterly grim in that instant!
Through the Mosquito Avatar’s eyes, he could clearly see that the direction the Corpse General had locked onto was exactly where they were!
"Shut up! Drop everything!"
Lin Yi had no time to explain. With a low growl, he moved like lightning, slinging the still-dazed Luo Qian over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. He then unleashed all his strength, turned, and bolted into the deeper parts of the forest like an arrow loosed from a bow, fleeing for his life!
The rotting leaves and dry branches underfoot CRACKLED as he ran.
"Ah?! Lin! What’s wrong?!"
Luo Qian was scared out of his wits by this sudden turn of events, and the jostling left him completely dizzy and disoriented.
"It’s coming for us! That thing smelled us out!"
"For us?! We’re four or five kilometers from the tomb entrance! Is that damn thing’s nose made for a dog?!"
Luo Qian was horrified, but he knew that with his non-Martial Artist physique, he stood no chance of survival if he tried to run on his own.
He immediately fumbled to rip off and discard all the heavy encumbrances on him—his backpack, water bottle, and everything else. He only kept the short blade and the Black Donkey Hoof he needed to save his life, trying to lighten Lin Yi’s burden as much as possible.
Carrying Luo Qian, Lin Yi pushed his speed to the absolute limit, darting left and right through the rugged, dense forest, using the complex terrain and large trees as cover.
However, the rumbling behind them, like the drumbeat of death, grew closer and clearer!
The thick, suffocating stench of decay washed over them in waves, chilling them to the bone!
The tomb-guarding Corpse General’s speed was unbelievably fast!
Its enormous body crashed through the dense forest, ignoring all obstacles, and rapidly closed the distance!
In the blink of an eye, it was just a short distance behind Lin Yi.
It sniffed the scent coming from Lin Yi and Luo Qian, and the ferocity in its eyes intensified.
’This scent... it’s just like those people who barged into my home for no reason and beat me!’
’They’re with them!’
𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
The tomb-guarding Corpse General’s ferocity surged. It casually swung its arm, intending to swat Lin Yi to death.