Chapter 58: Abandoned Pawns
The Zombie King was enormous, standing at a height of three to four meters. Its body was covered in pus-filled sores, its face swollen and grotesque. Perhaps in life, it had been an ordinary person, but now, it was a monstrous Zombie King!
Sensing the presence of the living, the Zombie King slowly raised its head. Its eyes were murky, like cement.
As it detected the approach of the Donghua City experts, it let out an ear-piercing roar, leaping up with astonishing speed.
In an instant, it appeared before an Evolver, its sharp claws aimed at the Evolver’s head. The next moment, the Evolver’s head was crushed, turning him into a headless corpse.
The pungent smell of blood filled the air, making everyone nauseous.
The remaining Donghua City experts wore grim expressions, their eyes heavy with seriousness. This was the Zombie King. Ordinary zombies were nothing compared to it!
But since the hunt had begun, they couldn’t retreat—Qin family experts were watching them closely.
The surviving Donghua City experts continued their assault on the Zombie King. One Evolver let out a long howl, his speed increasing dramatically, his body leaving afterimages in the void. His right arm transformed into a black tentacle, repeatedly attacking the Zombie King.
The Zombie King roared continuously. Although its eyes were murky, they revealed a danger and ruthlessness entirely different from ordinary zombies.
Unlike mindless zombies, this Zombie King had a rudimentary intelligence, at least in battle.
The Zombie King opened its mouth, spitting a stream of green, viscous liquid at the attacking Evolver.
Although the Evolver was fast, he didn’t expect such a move from the Zombie King. He was unable to dodge in time and was hit directly by the green liquid.
“Ah—!!!”
A scream echoed as the Evolver’s face was corroded by the green liquid, and within seconds, his head was completely dissolved.
In just over ten seconds, two Evolvers had perished at the hands of the Zombie King!
“Be careful!”
The remaining Donghua City experts were terrified. The Zombie King’s strength far exceeded their expectations. They no longer dared to charge recklessly, opting to engage the Zombie King more cautiously.
Elemental talent Evolvers began bombarding the Zombie King from a distance, while those with firearm talents started shooting continuously.
Boom—!!!
Explosions echoed through the forest, mingled with the sounds of battle cries and screams. Evolvers continued to fall, unable to even put up a fight against the Zombie King.
The Donghua City Evolvers were generally weak, relying solely on hunting ordinary zombies for training. Under Blood Bear’s rule, most of their energy crystals had to be handed over, leaving them little for personal use.
Moreover, unlike Qin Jun, they had no scientific team to plan their training. Their training was based on their own exploration, and the apocalypse had only lasted a little over a month.
How much could they figure out on their own?
One by one, the Donghua City experts fell, dying at the hands of the Zombie King, leaving the ground littered with corpses and blood.
The Qin family experts watched from a distance, as if they were spectators at a bloody coliseum.
Under the relentless attacks of the Donghua City experts, the Zombie King’s body was covered in wounds, charred and slowed.
“Why don’t you help!?” a Donghua City expert shouted.
They were at their limit. In just ten minutes of fighting, most of them had been killed or wounded! This Zombie King was a nightmare for Evolvers!
No one moved. The Qin family experts all looked at Qin Jun. With his high status, they wouldn’t act without his command.
Qin Jun watched the scene expressionlessly, ignoring the pleas for help from the Donghua City experts. He could feel that the Zombie King was still evolving.
Only when it was fully evolved would it be a true Zombie King. If they killed it now, the energy crystal might not be as pure.
Qin Jun focused on the blood vessel connecting the Zombie King to the ancient tree. The Zombie King was absorbing the tree’s nutrients and was only a step away from complete evolution.
If this continued, the Zombie King would soon fully evolve. The Donghua City experts, by fighting it, ensured that even if it fully evolved, it would be heavily wounded and weakened.
As for how many Donghua City experts would survive, that was none of Qin Jun’s concern. From the beginning, he never intended for them to live.
They thought they were valuable Evolvers worth recruiting, but to Qin Jun, they were just ants—no different from ordinary people and expendable.
Seeing the Qin family experts remain unmoved, the Donghua City experts finally understood. They had been pawns in Qin Jun’s plan from the start.
No matter how hard they fought, they would never be able to join the Qin family. They were destined to die at the hands of the Zombie King!
At that moment, the Donghua City experts felt immense sorrow and anger. They wanted to turn their guns on the Qin family. But, in the face of the Zombie King, they had no chance of escape. If they turned their backs on the Zombie King, death was certain.
They could only continue fighting the Zombie King in despair.