Chapter 59

Suddenly, the giant zombie raised its huge spear and swept it horizontally in front of it.

In an instant, over a dozen zombies were cut in half at the waist. This sudden change left Bai Chen momentarily stunned.

"Kid!" The giant zombie spoke, its hoarse voice making Bai Chen shudder uncontrollably.

This sudden turn of events left Bai Chen unprepared, and he stared dumbly at the giant zombie.

"You... you can speak? You're not a zombie?"

The ground was trembling slightly. With each step the giant zombie took, the ground shook.

"Kid, was it you who restored my consciousness?"

"What? What do you mean by restoring consciousness?" Bai Chen was completely confused by what the giant zombie was saying.

Bai Chen could clearly see the green flames flickering in the giant zombie's eyes.

"I don't care whether it was you who restored my consciousness. In any case, you've awakened all these zombies. If they escape, the consequences will be unimaginable. If you don't want to see a great calamity, join forces with me and intercept these zombies here."

The giant zombie's words left Bai Chen's mind in a daze. A big monster talking about righteousness was something Bai Chen couldn't comprehend.

If this monster escapes, it will truly be a great calamity, right?

Bai Chen couldn't help but think to himself, but he didn't dare to reveal his thoughts.

"What should we do?"

The green flames in the giant zombie's eyes flickered, and a killing aura instantly spread. It coldly spat out a word: "Kill!"

"Then what about you?" Bai Chen mustered the courage to ask. Fighting alongside such a monster was far from reassuring.

"Me?" The giant zombie bared its teeth, exhaling a chilling breath: "If you can kill me, then kill me too."

"Nice idea, but reality is harsh." Bai Chen shrugged.

The giant zombie swung its huge spear again, but this time it didn't have the same success as before.

The zombies seemed to have some awareness and had already moved far away. Only a few ordinary zombies were crushed by it.

Especially a few zombies, whose movements were more agile than those of ordinary people, easily dodged the giant zombie's sweeping spear.

Two zombies even clung to the cave walls like monkeys, hanging upside down on the ceiling, watching the giant zombie warily.

These zombies, while not as intelligent as the giant zombie, were clearly different from ordinary zombies.

Not only did they know how to dodge and protect themselves, but they could also distinguish between friend and foe, and their movements showed clear martial arts techniques.

At least among the zombies Bai Chen had killed earlier, none could hang upside down on the ceiling.

The ordinary zombies moved slowly and had strength similar to that of ordinary people, walking unsteadily as if they might fall at any moment.

"Brats, come and die!" The giant zombie roared, and the entire cave trembled with his anger.

At this moment, Bai Chen also took action. Since the big monster had already moved, it would be unreasonable for him not to show any effort.

Bai Chen raised his hand and delivered a punch, aiming at the nearest zombie.

The zombie reacted quickly, raising its hand to strike Bai Chen.

However, the zombie had overestimated itself, or perhaps it hadn't assessed the gap between them at all.

Bai Chen, now a quasi-expert on the verge of innate realm, had each move of the Seven Injuries Fist infused with internal energy, making it ten times more powerful than that of a post-natal expert.

When their hands met, Bai Chen's punch shattered the zombie's arm like a withered tree.

The zombie didn't retreat, instead, it clawed at Bai Chen with its other hand and lunged at him, trying to knock him down.

Bai Chen delivered another punch, this time directly to the zombie's head.

A sound like a melon being smashed echoed, and the zombie's body tumbled to the ground.

If Bai Chen had felt some nausea at first, he was now accustomed to the dual impact of visual and tactile sensations.

On the other side, the giant zombie had just finished off another zombie.

Despite its imposing size, these zombies were not easy to deal with. The giant zombie's movements were always a step slower, and even with its immense strength, it was useless if it couldn't hit its target.

Of course, not all zombies were as agile as monkeys. Some were still relatively slow.

Any zombie the giant zombie caught was crushed to pieces, a fate worse than death.

The attacks of the other zombies were much weaker.

After all, the most terrifying thing about zombies was their zombie poison, but for the giant zombie, it was irrelevant.

After all, they were all zombies, and if one had zombie poison, the other did too.

However, during a brief pause, the giant zombie and Bai Chen exchanged a challenging glance.

Clearly, compared to Bai Chen's quick dispatch of a zombie, the giant zombie seemed a bit slow and cumbersome.

The giant zombie, in life, was probably a very arrogant and nasty person.

Seeing Bai Chen's bold gaze, it immediately roared, grabbed its huge spear with both hands, and spun like a top.

It must be said that the killing power of this move was indeed overwhelming.

It was like a black whirlwind, and any contact with the wind blades it generated would result in being torn to pieces.

In a moment, over a dozen zombies that couldn't dodge in time were brutally slaughtered.

Such a monstrous skill was something Bai Chen couldn't learn, but he wasn't far behind.

A move from the Kongtong Shadow Fist burst out, and its power was no less than the giant zombie's spinning attack.

Moreover, compared to the giant zombie, the zombies were more likely to dodge around Bai Chen.

The power of the Kongtong Shadow Fist was fully demonstrated.

Combined with Bai Chen's scorching fire fist from the Fire Brand Shirt, it was a devastating weapon against these undead.

After a round of intense fighting, the giant zombie seemed to be running out of energy. It appeared that even zombies had their limits and were not invincible.

Bai Chen looked even more disheveled, as the Seven Injuries Fist first injured oneself before injuring the opponent, causing him intense pain and damage to his meridians.

However, the number of zombies they had killed was just a drop in the ocean compared to the countless zombies.

After they had killed dozens of zombies, even more emerged from the depths.

"Damn, how many zombies are in there?"

"How many?" The giant zombie bared its blood-red mouth, seemingly mocking Bai Chen's question: "There are more zombies in here than there are people in the entire Qingzhou City."

Bai Chen's eyes widened in shock, completely forgetting the danger he was in.

"All... all the work of Yin Xu Sect?"

"They? They are just responsible for guarding. The real monster is still deeper inside."

"To me, you are already a monster."

The giant zombie was slightly taken aback, its face showing a clear sense of loss: "Yes, people treated me as a monster in life, and becoming a monster after death is only natural."

"Every talent has its use. Look at you now, even though you are treated as a monster, you still silently protect Qingzhou City. Although those mortals will never know, heroes must endure loneliness, isolation, and misunderstanding."

"Ha... well said, heroes must endure loneliness and isolation."

Suddenly, the ground shook, and both Bai Chen and the giant zombie almost lost their balance, nearly falling to the ground.

"What's happening?"

"It's awake!"

"Who?"

"It." The giant zombie's gaze turned toward the depths of the cave.

Then, a loud rumbling sound came from the depths of the cave.

It felt like a train rushing out of a subway tunnel, accompanied by a pair of flares.

The giant zombie shouted: "Run!"

Rumble—

A huge head had already collided with the giant zombie's body.

The giant zombie's massive body couldn't withstand the impact of the huge head and was pushed outward.

Bai Chen finally saw what it was—a giant insect!

However, calling it an insect was less accurate; it more resembled a twisted dragon.

Its elongated, massive body seemed to crush everything in its path, and the zombies it encountered were torn apart.

Only the giant zombie wasn't immediately crushed.

Without hesitation, Bai Chen turned and ran. How could he block such a monster?

How could he possibly block it?

Only a fool would tangle with such a monster!

Bai Chen's speed wasn't slow, but when he reached the cave entrance, he found that Qin Kelan wasn't waiting for him.

Moreover, the iron gate of the insect tomb was already open.

"Qin Kelan has been taken away!" This was Bai Chen's first thought.

Given Qin Kelan's attitude toward him at the time, she would never have left him behind.

The iron gate of the insect tomb being opened without cause clearly indicated that someone had entered from the outside and taken Qin Kelan.

Bai Chen rushed out of the insect tomb and, after running a few steps, saw the two venerables, Mei Jiangxue, and the disciples of Qixiu, as well as Long Xing and his Longhu Sect disciples.

Seeing Bai Chen emerge unscathed from the insect tomb, they immediately greeted him with joy.

But Bai Chen, like a gust of wind, swept past them, shouting as he ran: "Retreat! Retreat! Retreat! Retreat quickly!!"

Just as everyone was still puzzled by Bai Chen's frantic actions, the cave behind him suddenly exploded.

The thunderous boom and the sweeping shockwave shattered the thick mountain wall, creating a huge hole.

A giant insect, over ten meters long, was roaring to the sky. Its shell was like golden iron armor, gleaming with a metallic luster.

Its back was adorned with multiple protruding spines, and its twisted, monstrous head had several horn-like protrusions.

The disciples of Longhu Sect, being the weakest, were already mostly down after the first wave of the impact.

Many disciples, upon seeing the terrifying and monstrous form of the giant insect, immediately fled in panic.

As for the disciples of Qixiu, protected by Mei Jiangxue, they suffered no damage.

However, Mei Jiangxue's face turned extremely pale when she saw the giant insect.

"How can there be an insect king here?" The two venerables, looking at the giant insect, also showed signs of difficulty.

They were more aware of the terrifying nature of this insect beast.

The giant zombie was thrown into the air and then crashed in front of everyone.

This small incident shifted everyone's attention to the giant creature in front of them.

Bai Chen kicked the giant zombie's body: "Hey, are you dead?"

His action was immediately stopped by the Medicine Venerable: "Be careful, Brother Bai. This is a zombie king; it's not that easy to die."

"Ouch—"

Suddenly, the giant zombie let out a strange cry, writhing in pain.

The giant zombie suddenly stood up, adding to the already tense atmosphere, and everyone took a few steps back.

Only Bai Chen, regardless of the danger, ran forward and patted the giant zombie's thigh: "You really are tough, falling from such a height and not dying."

The Medicine Venerable immediately pulled Bai Chen away: "Be careful, Brother Bai. This is a zombie king; it's not that easy to die."