Chapter 94

Wu De was usually very low-key, but at this moment, he demonstrated the devastating power of his hand blade. He darted forward like a cheetah, and with each swing of his hand blade, a skeleton monster would shatter and fall to the ground, its bones scattered.

Among the group, he was the one who closely followed Chu Nan, being the closest to him. As for Zhao Zifang, he was a fitness coach from Jiangtian City, and his awakened gene was the muscle tendon gene. He could extend the tendons from his body and control their movements, using them to wrap around the necks of the skeleton monsters. With a sudden pull, the tendons would snap the monsters' heads off.

Zhao Zifang's face remained expressionless as he hooked a tendon with his left hand and snapped it like a bowstring, deflecting a bayonet back at the skeleton monster. With his right hand, he wrapped the monster, and the tendons contracted, deeply cutting into the joints of the skeleton's bones. With a violent vibration, the skeleton's bones scattered.

Compared to the others, Xue Tao's gene was even more special. Xue Tao, around twenty years old, was a college student at Jiangtian University. After the earthquake, the entire school collapsed, but he managed to fight his way out with his strong will. He awakened to a rare gravitational gene at level five.

When a skeleton monster attacked him with a bayonet, Xue Tao extended his right hand, and the bayonet immediately changed direction, falling directly onto his right hand. Xue Tao guided the bayonet with his hand, as if it were attracted by a magnet, and it sliced the skeleton monster's head off with a sharp sound.

Even the skeleton monster didn't understand what happened. Xue Tao approached it, and with a slight movement of his right hand, the skeleton monster's hands became unresponsive. A terrifying gravitational force emanated from Xue Tao's hand, making the skeleton monster's hands follow his movements. With a crisp sound, the skeleton monster's hands twisted irregularly, and the joints dislocated, causing the arms to fall apart.

Xue Tao then grabbed another skeleton monster, which was pulled by a powerful force, and it rushed forward, slashing the neck of the first skeleton monster, severing its head. Xue Tao quickly moved behind the second skeleton monster, wrapped its neck with his left arm, and snapped it with a sudden twist.

The twelve of them, united, were unstoppable, leading the group into the skeleton army. One after another, the skeleton monsters were shattered into piles of bones. Especially Chu Nan, who led the charge, wielding two gene weapons, was invincible. Any skeleton monster that approached within two meters of him was either thrown out, shattered, or split in half. No skeleton monster could withstand his attack.

The once terrifying skeleton monsters now seemed powerless against Chu Nan. The others, witnessing his formidable power, were secretly shocked and gradually moved closer to him, relying on him to push deeper into the skeleton army. As long as they broke through this final stretch, the Life Stele would be within reach.

However, many people had a hidden concern: Chu Nan was so terrifying and unstoppable that even if they broke through the skeleton army and reached the Life Stele, who could possibly compete with him for it? Were they all just supporting roles, watching helplessly as Chu Nan took the Life Stele?

No one was willing to accept that. Human nature is strange; even though they were still in danger, surrounded by various monsters, and unsure if they would survive, many were already thinking about what to do if Chu Nan took the Life Stele. They were considering how to stop him and how to seize it first.

No one felt grateful to Chu Nan. No one acknowledged that it was because of his strength that they had a chance to break through the skeleton army, cross the final line of defense, and possibly obtain the Life Stele, saving everyone.

In the chaos, many people slowly moved closer to Chu Nan, following him or staying by his side, planning to act if they broke through the skeleton army and reached the Life Stele. They would not hesitate to attack Chu Nan to prevent him from getting it.

The Life Stele was a fatal temptation for everyone. Chu Nan's spider claws and dragon spine swung with unstoppable force, shattering and scattering the skeleton monsters that tried to block him.

With a metallic sound, Chu Nan's spider claw was deflected. He felt a chill, and from the dense fog ahead, came a terrifying sound and the clinking of chains. The spider claw had been deflected by a chain as thick as an arm.

One after another, skeleton monsters emerged from the fog, their bodies clinking with chains. These skeleton monsters were locked in chains and wielded thick chains, swinging them wildly, creating a whistling sound as they attacked Chu Nan, Qin Mu, Wu De, and others.

The skeleton monsters locked in chains finally appeared. "Clank—clank—" The sound of the chains grew louder, and everyone felt a chill, their hearts filled with fear. In the depths of the fog, a massive black shadow, pulled by the chains, slowly approached.

"Ah—" Someone, unable to bear the fear, turned and fled, but was met by a dense crowd of monsters, countless skeleton monsters with bayonets, and various mutated humans. They quickly cut him to pieces.

Chu Nan, who was unstoppable, was finally blocked. The faces of the leading level five awakened individuals also turned grim. The skeleton monsters locked in chains were clearly more powerful than those with bayonets, but the most terrifying were the chains themselves, which were connected to the ghost ship.

Although the ghost ship had not fully appeared in the thick fog, its massive shadow was clearly approaching. The ghost ship, a ship of the dead, was beyond their comprehension. How could they hope to seize the Life Stele with such a thing blocking their path?

This almost completely destroyed their last hope. Chu Nan let out a fierce cry, swinging his spider claw and cutting into the chain, sparks flying. He then swung the dragon spine bone, activating the "Dragon Legacy Flash."

A bright light flew out, slicing the chain-locked skeleton in half, but even the Dragon Legacy Flash could only produce more sparks when it hit the chain, unable to sever it.

Chu Nan's heart turned cold. "Boom—" Suddenly, two skeleton monsters, entangled by chains, crashed into their group. Cheng Lu, a level five awakened individual with needle-shooting abilities, let out a roar, but was unable to avoid the collision. He grunted, almost spitting out blood, while the two skeleton monsters were thrown back by his powerful force.

However, as the skeleton monsters were thrown back, the chains around them suddenly came to life, like two giant pythons, tightly wrapping around Cheng Lu. Before he could scream, the chains dragged him into the fog.

"Ah—" The fog was filled with Cheng Lu's desperate, chilling scream, as if he had seen the most terrifying thing in his life. Cheng Lu, a level five awakened individual, was swallowed by the fog, his desperate scream sending shivers down everyone's spine.

"Hope is lost, turn back, go back, or we will all die—" Wang Zhi, with the eagle eye gene, was terrified. Cheng Lu's death shattered his last line of defense. He screamed and turned to run back.

"Boom—" Suddenly, behind the group, a massive creature charged in, causing chaos. In the blink of an eye, at least four people were turned into meat paste. This creature had a crocodile-like tail and body but nine human heads and a lower abdomen sewn with human limbs.

This grotesque creature, previously killed by Chu Nan, had reappeared. It had the strength of at least a level six awakened individual, and its sudden attack among the level three and four awakened individuals caused blood and flesh to fly everywhere, and no one could resist.

Wang Zhi, who had just rushed over, took a deep breath and retreated again, moving back to the group with Chu Nan and the others. His face and eyes were filled with despair and madness.

The fog rolled, the smell of blood was overwhelming, and the ghost ship, hidden in the fog, was slowly approaching. The path ahead was blocked by countless mutated creatures and the skeleton army, stretching endlessly.