Chapter 53

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Amidst the cherry blossoms dancing in the wind, Misaki opened the old diary and read the words of the promise written there.

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With a muffled groan, Tao Zhi, covered in blood and wounds, was hit by the gushing fountain of flesh and blood, swaying and then crashing to the ground. His body was riddled with terrifying blood holes, all from the woman's shattered bones that had been sprayed out like bullets, striking Tao Zhi.

The Undead with the bone armor moved swiftly, stepping on the fallen Tao Zhi, and then leaped into the air. The two rows of ribs on his chest contracted and interlocked, reforming the bone armor. He darted forward like a cheetah, charging straight at Chu Nan, who was leading the charge.

Neither the woman he had devoured and shredded nor Tao Zhi was his target; he did not care about their lives or deaths. His only goal was to kill Chu Nan.

Apart from the Undead with the bone armor, none of the other zombies or partially mutated undead could stop Chu Nan.

With the spider claws in his hands and his golden right leg, Chu Nan led the group, charging forward. Any undead or zombie that dared to stand in his way was either killed by the spider claws or kicked away by his golden right leg, flying like cannonballs.

In the night, the ground was covered with flowing blood and scattered corpses. In the dark sky, several vultures circled, seemingly looking for the right moment to strike.

Chu Nan carved out a bloody path, leading the group to break through the encirclement. As the Undead with the bone armor approached, Chu Nan gripped the spider claws and blocked with a "clang." Sparks flew between the spider claws and the bone knife. Chu Nan kicked out, but the Undead with the bone armor blocked it with his bone knife.

Golden power erupted, emitting a blinding light. His right leg, like a golden cast, could not break the bone knife, but the Undead with the bone armor could not withstand the explosive force. With a muffled groan, he was kicked away horizontally.

The Undead with the bone armor rolled away, and Chu Nan did not chase after him, knowing it would be difficult to kill him in a short time. Instead, he charged forward, kicking one after another, and no one could withstand his golden right leg.

With two "bangs," two more zombies were kicked away like soccer balls. From all directions, a dense mass of zombies and various undead surged forward, making it impossible to see how many there were in the darkness.

The Undead with the bone armor, who had been kicked away, stood up, extended his arms, and the bone knives on his arms opened again. He was about to charge at Chu Nan, who was still fighting in the distance.

Suddenly, he stopped, a look of surprise in his eyes, and looked ahead.

The night had become foggy, the mist swirling and growing thicker, surging toward them.

Chu Nan, leading the group, was trying to break through the encirclement and head away from the city. Suddenly, he noticed the thick fog rising in front of him, the mist rolling like waves, quickly swallowing the dense mass of zombies ahead.

"What's happening?" Chu Nan became alert, stopping instantly, his expression cautious.

He remembered the thick fog that had risen when they had entered a field of weeds, leading to strange and terrifying events. The sudden appearance of such thick fog in the night was highly unusual.

Chu Nan stopped, and the others behind him also stopped. The thick fog soon reached them, enveloping many zombies and undead. The Undead with the bone armor, sensing something was wrong, did not continue to charge but began to retreat.

"This fog is not normal—" Shen Mo, covered in blood and wounds, called out.

The undead from all directions were retreating, seemingly trying to avoid the fog.

"Retreat." Chu Nan growled, not daring to enter the fog despite not knowing its true nature.

As the thick fog spread, the zombies and undead it enveloped suddenly fell in large numbers.

Amidst the splattering blood, black shadows emerged from the depths of the fog, wielding bayonets to slaughter the zombies.

Chu Nan widened his eyes, enhancing his vision to look far ahead.

The fog was too thick, even for Chu Nan, to see clearly. He could only vaguely see the black shadows in the depths of the fog, slaughtering the zombies.

The zombie army soon became agitated and began to counterattack.

"Attacking the zombies? Could it be other humans coming to the rescue?" Chu Nan wondered. "But what about this fog?"

As Chu Nan was puzzled, the Undead with the bone armor, who was retreating, suddenly let out a low, hoarse roar. The zombies and undead from all directions became agitated, beginning a full-scale retreat.

Various undead and zombies began to withdraw. The thick fog surged, and the black shadows within it, following the rolling fog, moved forward. Whether they were slow-moving zombies, ordinary undead, or powerful mutated undead, none could withstand a single strike.

The undead and zombies, cut down, fell like straw and clay, unable to resist.

Chu Nan, with his keen eyes, drew a sharp breath, finally seeing clearly what the black shadows emerging from the depths of the fog were.

Skeletons, dressed in tattered clothes, some still with flesh and skin, mostly exposing white bones, wielded bayonets, cutting and stabbing wherever they went. The zombies and undead before them were like infants.

Chu Nan witnessed a two-armed mutated undead, frantically swinging its arms to attack one of the skeletons. Suddenly, several bayonets struck it, and the mutated undead, without a chance to resist, was instantly hacked into a bloody mess.

What were these skeletons? They were not like zombies or mutants, but followed the rolling fog, appearing and disappearing in the mist. Soon, these groups of tattered skeletons approached within twenty meters of Chu Nan and the others.

The sky was filled with rolling fog, turning the world into a terrifying place.

"Run!" Chu Nan let out a hoarse cry, turning around and charging toward the city with the retreating zombies.

In the thick fog, the groups of skeletons suddenly accelerated, launching a terrifying charge.

"Boom, boom, boom—"

One after another, zombies were struck by bayonets, dismembered, and their limbs and bodies flew.

"Ahh—"

A piercing scream echoed as someone who had not run fast enough was instantly cut into a bloody pulp by several bayonets.

Chu Nan, Su Yao, Tao Zhi, Tang Sanli, Shen Mo, and Nangong Xiong, all felt a chill of fear, ignoring the reopening of their wounds, and desperately stimulated their adrenal glands, wishing they had two more legs.

Anyone who ran too slowly was hacked into a bloody mess by the pursuing skeleton monsters, with no one spared.

Even Chu Nan, stronger than a fifth-level Awakened, could not withstand the onslaught of these strange and terrifying skeleton monsters alone.

The thick fog rolled like a giant net, quickly rising from the edge of the city and surging toward the city center, closing in from all directions. The rolling fog was accompanied by an increasingly loud, eerie, and terrifying rustling sound. These skeleton monsters, like creatures from hell, left a trail of death wherever they went, dismembering and eviscerating any living being, whether human survivors, zombies, or more powerful undead and mutants.

Chu Nan, with a tight-lipped expression, kept running, with Su Yao and the others closely following. All around them were undead and zombies, but everyone was fleeing, with no time to fight each other.

They had no idea how many ruined buildings they had passed, but the fog in the sky grew thicker, even obscuring the faintly red moon. However, in the thick fog, the white light ahead grew brighter and more prominent.

It was like a luminous monument, emitting a soft light, covering a large area like an umbrella. In the thick fog, it was like a lighthouse, guiding the way, creating a bright and peaceful area amidst the eerie and terrifying night.

Chu Nan, leading the group, was stunned. In their frantic escape, they had unknowingly reached the luminous monument.

Deep in their minds, as if from the depths of their genes, a call was heard. Chu Nan, Su Yao, Tang Sanli, Tao Zhi, Shen Mo, and Nangong Xiong all stared at the luminous monument, slowly walking forward. The soft light enveloped the area, and they walked into it.

In this area bathed in light, there were many people, of all ages and genders, survivors of the city's earthquake, as well as zombies, undead, and even mutants. The Undead with the bone armor was also standing there, looking up at the giant monument.

Everyone was gathered around the luminous monument, bathed in the light, their faces peaceful, as if sensing something.

Chu Nan, in a daze, looked at the luminous monument. Streams of information flooded his mind, and a faint yet real and vast will, like a deep abyss, emerged from the light of the monument. Everyone bathed in the light, like Chu Nan, sensed this will.

"Gaia's Will... Gaia's Monument... Mission... Seek the Life Inscription, understand the ultimate truth of life..."

Chu Nan, in a daze, looked at the monument, feeling his genes awakening. The ancient memories inherited in his genes were reviving, and a large amount of information was flowing through the soft light and the will, making him understand.

His wounds were healing rapidly, the soft light curing all pain.

No matter how severe the injuries, as long as there was a breath of life, once bathed in the light, one could quickly be reborn, recovering all vitality and energy, with wounds healing and no scars left behind.

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