Chapter 152 - 92: Offering Incense
However, the zombies were generally only at the Second or Third Grade. Though fast, their movements were stiff and lacked any real strategy.
In contrast, the weakest members of Chen Zhenguo’s team were Third-Grade Martial Artists, all perfectly coordinated and vastly experienced.
The moment they clashed, the disparity was obvious!
PSHH!
KRAK!
Blades flashed and Qi and Blood surged!
Within a few short breaths, three or four zombies had their necks severed and heads smashed by the fierce assault, their foul black blood splattering all over the ground!
The scales of victory seemed to be tipping in humanity’s favor...
ROAR!!!
But just at this critical juncture, a roar a hundred times more terrifying than any of the normal zombies’ boomed from the main burial chamber like a clap of thunder!
The sound was filled with immense ferocity and cruelty, shaking the entire tomb until it hummed and loose stones trickled down from the ceiling!
A nauseating, foul wind, like a tangible wave laced with bone-chilling cold, suddenly swept out from the main chamber’s passageway!
「The next moment.」
A massive shadow with an overwhelming presence smashed into the side chamber!
It was so fast it left nothing but an afterimage on their retinas.
Its target was the heart of the team—Chen Zhenguo!
BAM!!!
A heart-stoppingly heavy thud!
Chen Zhenguo’s pupils shrank. He barely had time to cross his arms over his chest as his Qi and Blood surged wildly to defend him!
However, the power carried by the massive shadow was far beyond imagination!
A terrifying, mountain-like force slammed into his arms, tearing through his protective barrier of Qi and Blood as if it were made of paper!
Chen Zhenguo let out a muffled grunt. As if struck head-on by a battering ram, his feet left the ground and he was sent flying backward like a cannonball.
He crashed into the stone wall with a BOOM, sending shards of rock flying!
COUGH!
Chen Zhenguo forced down the blood rising in his throat, his face instantly turning deathly pale.
He stared intently at the massive figure emerging from the dust and smoke.
It was the tomb-guarding Corpse General of the Fifth Grade Realm!
Standing nearly ten feet tall, its entire body was covered in scales resembling old tree bark. A pair of blood-red eyes locked onto the group, radiating a suffocating pressure!
Its undead body granted it unparalleled strength and defense.
And its Grade was completely overwhelming!
"Everyone, watch out! The big one is here!"
Enduring the immense pain, Chen Zhenguo roared, his voice filled with unquestionable resolve.
"Li, Xing, Wang, Yiming! To me! We’ll form up and trap it! Cai! You take the others and wipe out the remaining small fry as fast as you can! Move!"
His command was absolute!
Wang Yiming, Li, Xing, and Wang—four Fourth-Grade Martial Artists—didn’t hesitate for a moment. They instantly abandoned their opponents and transformed into four swift shadows, streaking toward Chen Zhenguo like lightning.
The auras of the five men linked instantly. Their Qi and Blood surged as they formed a tight encirclement, trapping the raging Corpse General in the center!
Flashes of blades, shadows of fists, and sweeping kicks rained down upon the Corpse General like a violent storm, ringing out in a deafening chorus of CLANGS!
Cai, the Dean of Academic Affairs and a veteran Fourth-Grade Martial Artist, let out a furious roar as a sharp light glinted in his eyes.
"With me! Finish this fast!"
He charged like a tiger descending a mountain, leading the other ten Third-Grade Martial Artists as they fell upon the remaining common zombies like a pack of wolves.
Blades flashed and Qi and Blood surged. Their efficiency instantly skyrocketed!
Though the tomb-guarding Corpse General possessed immense strength and astonishing defense, it was, in the end, just a zombie with low intelligence. Its attacks were direct and artless, with no real skill to speak of.
Pinned down by the five-man team’s masterful coordination, its brute strength was rendered ineffective. It was completely suppressed, roaring in frustration but unable to break free.
「Meanwhile.」
Under Cai’s leadership, the fight to clear out the common zombies was like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
Severed limbs flew and black blood stained the ground wherever their blades passed.
Soon, Cai sent the head of the last zombie flying with a single slash!
"All clear!"
Cai wiped the black blood from his face. His gaze as sharp as lightning, he immediately led his team to provide support!
The tide of battle turned in an instant!
Six Fourth-Grade Martial Artists! Ten Third-Grade Martial Artists! A full sixteen of humanity’s elite now had the Fifth-Grade Corpse General completely surrounded!
Flashes of blades, gusts from fists and palms, and shockwaves of Qi and Blood crashed against the Corpse General’s massive body like a relentless, raging tide!
Cracks began to appear on its bluish-black scales. Its skin tore, oozing thick, black blood.
ROAR!!!
The Corpse General let out a roar of rage and pain. Its primitive instincts were finally screaming that things had taken a dangerous turn!
If this kept up, its Fifth-Grade body would be ground down and destroyed right here!
RUMBLE!
It suddenly erupted with a terrifying shockwave of necrotic energy, momentarily forcing back the surrounding assault.
Its blood-red eyes scanned the encirclement for a weak point.
「The next moment.」
Giving up the fight, its massive body charged forward. It brutally smashed through the defensive line held by two Third-Grade Martial Artists and, with unstoppable momentum, began a desperate sprint toward the tomb’s entrance!
Its heavy footsteps made the very ground rumble!
An ordinary zombie would be instantly incinerated by sunlight, but this was a Fifth-Grade Corpse General. Though it instinctively loathed the sun, its formidable body and necrotic energy were strong enough to resist the damage!
Once it escaped, it would be like a dragon returning to the sea—nearly impossible to capture and kill!
"Damn it! It’s trying to escape!"
Chen Zhenguo’s expression changed drastically as he roared.
"Stop it! We absolutely cannot let it get outside!"
’Shit! Lin Yi and Luo Qian are still guarding the entrance!’
"After it!!!"
Alarm bells shrieked in everyone’s minds. They instantly unleashed their top speed, chasing the frantically fleeing shadow as if their lives depended on it!
However, the tomb-guarding Corpse General possessed immense power and, as a Fifth-Grade being, its raw straight-line speed far surpassed their own.