Chapter 199 - 116: This Zombie is Really on Fire
Before long, he had drawn every last zombie in the area to follow behind him.
To avoid running head-on into that terrifying Black Armored Divine Soldier if it turned back, Jiang Mu deliberately chose a remote, steep mountain path, making his way toward the southern side of White Deer Peak.
Gradually, more and more zombies swarmed toward him.
One hundred... Two hundred...
In the end, he had gathered a horde of more than two hundred!
Once he estimated that enough zombies had gathered, Jiang Mu began to execute his "field clearing" plan.
He started by secretly placing "Shadow Number One" in a hidden crevice between giant rocks to serve as an escape anchor.
Then he resumed his mad dash until he reached a relatively open basin in a valley.
He stayed within the three-hundred-meter perception range of the Demon Shadow.
Seeing the horde of zombies enter the designated area—a dense, roaring mass—a cold glint flashed in Jiang Mu’s eyes.
’This is the place!’
’Come on, my little darlings. Time for your special delivery!’
With a thought, he summoned "Shadow Number Two" and left it in his place.
He prepared to use Instant Teleportation to escape, after which he would detonate Shadow Number Two.
Shadow Number Two’s special skill was self-destruction.
Its power was equivalent to its master’s Cultivation Level—in other words, the self-destruction of a Fourth Realm Cultivator.
However—
The very instant the thought formed in his mind...
...the horde of zombies, which had been lunging at him wildly, froze as if someone had pressed pause.
Jiang Mu’s heart leaped into his throat. He instinctively knew something was terribly wrong.
’Instant Teleportation!’ he roared inwardly.
But...
Nothing happened!
Not only could he not use Instant Teleportation, but his body felt as if it were pinned to the ground by countless invisible steel spikes. He couldn’t even move a single finger.
An unprecedented and terrifying pressure descended from the heavens!
He struggled to lift his eyelids.
Not far ahead, perched atop a massive, jagged, gray-white boulder, a wide throne woven from ghastly white bones had appeared.
And on that throne sat a woman.
A bewitching woman, so beautiful she seemed almost demonic.
She was dressed in a magnificent, floor-length gown of gold and red, with a slit that ran scandalously high, all the way to the top of her thigh.
Her right leg was crossed elegantly over her left.
The long leg revealed by the slit was slender and shapely, its pale skin almost dazzling to the eye, radiating a mature, carnal allure.
Judging by the length of her legs alone, she had to be at least 1.9 meters tall.
The woman was currently lounging on the bone throne, one hand propping up her chin. Her posture was seduction incarnate, the tip of her foot swaying gently.
The shoes she wore were of a highly unusual design.
The soles were delicate, boat-shaped platforms, with high, stilt-like heels and a low front.
Her entire foot seemed to recline upon a tilted, crescent-moon-shaped pedestal.
Several thin straps gathered from the sides, fastened so loosely that her toes, the arch of her foot, her ankle, and even the exquisitely curved heel were all left completely bare.
Her entire being radiated a domineering "I am your queen" aura.
What was even more terrifying, however, was that her upper body was bound by several jet-black chains.
The other end of these chains was embedded deep within the bone throne, binding her securely to it.
The chains were wrapped so tightly around her chest that the resulting curves had a visual impact no less stunning than Ling Ye’s "watermelons."
And on the woman’s forehead was a golden Talisman.
The wind gently lifted one corner, revealing a deathly pale yet exquisitely beautiful face.
The Zombie Queen!!
Jiang Mu sucked in a sharp breath. His scalp went numb, and his mind was a repeating chorus of ’Holy shit!’
He seriously wanted to cry.
’I tried to run away and ended up right in the final boss’s lair? What kind of fucking luck is this?!’
’I must have had eight lifetimes of bad luck!’
’I’m screwed... I’m really toast this time.’
Jiang Mu despaired.
Tier Ten!
Even with a Substitute Death Doll, facing an expert of this caliber just meant he’d get to die twice.
’A pity my Cultivation Level is too low,’ he thought.
’If I were even Tier Eight...’
’Forget about fighting this Zombie Queen head-on; I’d consider it a win just to get her pregnant!’
Just then.
WHOOSH—
A thick, blood-red mist suddenly billowed up, spreading from all directions like ghostly claws.
And stepping out from that bloody mist was the Black Armored Divine Soldier that had disappeared earlier!
’Oh, fuck me...’
Jiang Mu’s heart sank even further.
’A wolf at the front door, a tiger at the back, and a helpless idiot—me—stuck in the middle.’
’A Tier Eight Demon and a Tier Ten Zombie Queen... Are they planning to team up on a small fry like me, a mere Fourth Realm Cultivator?’
In the next moment, however, Jiang Mu was stunned.
As the Black Armored Divine Soldier drew closer, the terrifying pressure that had immobilized him inexplicably loosened its grip.
He could move again!
’Is this thing... trying to save me?’
Jiang Mu glanced at the Black Armored Divine Soldier in astonishment.
But he quickly dismissed the idea.
’It’s the most loyal guardian of the Jing Country’s royal family. Why would it save a Demon Slayer Envoy from Great Qing?’
’It’s more likely that the auras of these two powerhouses are clashing and canceling each other out, giving a small fry like me an opening to breathe.’
"Hmph!"
The Zombie Queen on her bone throne snorted coldly.
Her eyes, accentuated by smoky makeup, had turned a ghastly shade of turquoise. Her voice was husky and magnetic, a mixture of flirtatious charm and regal authority.
"Where did this putrid, cursed corpse crawl from? You dare covet my Yellow Springs Jade Coffin? You’re courting death!"
Her slender fingers, like sculpted White Jade, sliced through the air.
VMMMM—
Countless red threads suddenly descended from the sky.
They fell like a rain of blood, carrying a sharpness that could sever all things as they enveloped the Black Armored Divine Soldier.
The sheer scale of the attack was immense, like a divine punishment.
The Black Armored Divine Soldier seemed not to notice.
Or rather, its hollow consciousness was left with only one instinct: advance.
Facing the sky full of deadly red threads, it mechanically raised its arm. A black spear materialized in its hand, and as it brandished the weapon, the bloody mist roiled, meeting the onslaught of red threads head-on.
Jiang Mu watched, dumbfounded.
’Tsk, tsk.’
’A Tier Eight Demon daring to take on a Tier Ten Zombie Queen head-on?’
’That’s insane!’
’But,’ he also noted shrewdly, ’the Zombie Queen seems to be restricted. Her strength is being suppressed by those chains and that Talisman.’
’Their power levels are probably about evenly matched.’
’When titans clash, mortals get crushed. Time to bounce!’
Seizing the opening while the two bosses were locked in their struggle, Jiang Mu didn’t dare linger. With a single thought, he activated Instant Teleportation.
WHOOSH!
His figure vanished into thin air.
"Bring him back!"
The instant he disappeared, the Zombie Queen’s icy command reached his ears.
It was clearly an order for the lesser zombies.
’Catch me?’
Having teleported three hundred meters away, Jiang Mu heard her command, and a vicious glint flashed in his eyes.
’First, you can have a taste of this little present I left for you!’
’Shadow Number Two, blow it all to hell!’
His will ignited it.
"Shadow Number Two," still at his former location, suddenly began to glow with a blinding red light.
KABOOM—!!!
An earth-shattering explosion ripped through the valley floor!
Even from three hundred meters away, Jiang Mu could feel the earth tremble beneath his feet as a shockwave laced with crimson Evil Qi expanded outward.
While the blast wasn’t powerful enough to harm the two titans clashing, for the low- and mid-tier zombies who had gathered to watch the spectacle, it was absolutely devastating.
Countless severed limbs flew through the air.
At the same time, a few blurry specks of light appeared next to the Demon Slot in Jiang Mu’s sea of consciousness.
They were the fragments of Shadow Number Two.
It had clearly entered a long cooldown period.
To Jiang Mu’s regret, however, he didn’t dare run back to absorb the Demonic Qi from all those lesser zombies.
’All that Demonic Qi going to waste... What a huge loss!’
Jiang Mu cursed under his breath. He didn’t linger for a second longer, pushing his Body Technique to its absolute limit as he fled desperately down the mountain without a single glance back.
The top priority now was to run!
And the farther, the better!