Chapter 10

That night, Zhong Shan and Xu San were sent away, and Lu Yin once again came to the large tree outside the military tent, looking up at the sky.

The end of the world had purified the Earth's air, allowing him to see more stars.

For several days, he had been practicing the Heavenly Star Technique, trying to mimic the movement of the stars. It was not easy, and Lu Yin had no clue at first, but today, touching the slash mark on Zhou Shan, he faintly felt the power of his battle with Ordan, and his heart was moved. His eyes were fixed on the night sky.

As time passed, the noise in his ears gradually faded, and the other stars he saw also gradually disappeared, leaving only the moon shining brightly.

This beam of light illuminated the night sky and Lu Yin, making his eyes see nothing else.

Lu Yin raised his hand unconsciously, and ripples formed in the air. Energy seemed to be visibly absorbed into his body, and a faintly shining star appeared in his palm. It was the moon, orbiting around his hand. The star appeared with the palm, this was the Heavenly Star Palm.

Lu Yin's body swayed, and he woke up, looking at the star in his palm with shock. At this moment, he could feel how terrifying the power of this star was. Although there was no comparison, Lu Yin felt that this palm might even shock Zhou Shan.

Lu Yin casually dissipated the star, feeling the surging star energy in his body. This was the energy he had absorbed, not restricted by energy crystals, and could be absorbed anytime and anywhere. Moreover, it was absorbed twice as fast as by the people in Astar. This was the Heavenly Star Technique, and he had finally mastered it.

The moment Lu Yin dissipated the star in his palm, Zhou Shan suddenly opened his eyes. At that instant, he felt a sense of unease, but then he felt nothing. "Was it an illusion? It seems the battle today was too exhausting."

The next day, Lu Yin received a notification that Zhou Shan, the Saint of Punishment, had personally ordered him to support the northern front.

The northern front was the battlefield where Jinling was trying to connect to the northern capital. Zhou Shan had always wanted to connect Jinling with the capital and then join the other six saints to reclaim China. The idea was good, but it was too difficult. It had taken months just to clear a small road, and they had not even cleared one-tenth of the journey. The communication lines had long been cut off.

The front was very important to Zhou Shan. No matter how difficult it was, his focus was on the front. Fourteen of the fourteen ten-thousand-man commanders in the Punishment Camp were on the front, showing Zhou Shan's determination to connect the capital.

This time, Lu Yin, Kang Dafeng, and Luo Yun were heading to the front. Luo Yun was the ten-thousand-man commander with a very alluring appearance, and she had always been curious about Lu Yin.

Leading ten thousand troops, Lu Yin and the others left Jinling and headed north.

"Rather than supporting the front, it's more accurate to say we are repairing the lines," Luo Yun said tiredly.

The ten thousand troops had been walking for a day with little rest, no wonder Luo Yun was complaining.

The journey was bumpy, and they had to repair the vehicles from time to time, as well as smooth the road, so the progress was not fast.

In another armored vehicle, Lu Yin closed his eyes to rest, occasionally looking up at the sky, staring at the glaring sunlight, wondering if he could simulate the orbit of the sun. If successful, his absorption of star energy would double. Now he felt that he was not far from the Exploration Realm.

However, simulating the sun was not easy. Perhaps he should start with the Earth. He didn't necessarily have to look at the stars; finding videos of star systems from the peaceful era could also work.

Simulating the movement of the stars was about finding the feeling of harmony with the universe. Lu Yin had to try continuously.

Passing through a city, flames burned on both sides, and zombies wandered, occasionally attacking the convoy, which was swept away by the troops' weapons.

"Be more restrained, we only have so many bullets," Kang Dafeng shouted, and the frequency of the gunfire decreased significantly.

Inside the armored vehicle, Xu San sneered, "The longer the end of the world, the less effective thermal weapons become. Why not use them now? Wait until these weapons are worth less than scrap metal."

Lu Yin looked out the window, seeing more and more zombies gathering, and frowned. "Order them to speed up. Don't get surrounded by a zombie wave and waste time."

"Sure, boss," Xu San responded and got out of the armored vehicle.

Soon, the convoy sped up.

Lu Yin had defeated Zhao Yu and had a high status among the ten-thousand-man commanders. Kang Dafeng and Luo Yun did not dare to contradict him.

Speaking of Zhao Yu, Lu Yin genuinely admired her. She had the courage to cross the region alone and safely reach Jinling, which was not something everyone could do.

Not long after, the convoy stopped. The road ahead was destroyed and was being repaired.

Lu Yin closed his eyes, tapping his fingers in the air, occasionally rotating, mimicking the orbit of the stars.

Suddenly, a loud shout, and Kang Dafeng attacked, killing zombies and cursing.

Lu Yin glanced impatiently, not paying much attention.

Xu San praised, "No wonder you're a ten-thousand-man commander, those zombies were scared away."

"Get Kang Dafeng back and continue moving. There are too many zombies to kill," Lu Yin said coldly.

Xu San nodded and was about to get out of the vehicle again when he turned back, "Boss, Kang Dafeng chased the zombies into that abandoned building."

Lu Yin looked up, watched for a while, and got out of the armored vehicle, his face serious.

"Boss, what's wrong?" Xu San asked.

Lu Yin narrowed his eyes, "No sound."

Xu San thought for a moment, "That's right, there's no sound of fighting in that building."

"Lu brother, where did Kang Dafeng go?" Luo Yun asked as she walked over.

Lu Yin said solemnly, "Stay here, I'll go check," and drew out an iron rod, heading towards the abandoned building.

Astar's short knife was still in Jinling, and Lu Yin didn't expect the Punishment Camp to return it. He also refused the steel knife Zhou Shan gave him and continued to use the iron rod.

The outer area of the abandoned building was burning, even in the sunlight, it looked abnormally eerie.

Lu Yin slowly entered the building and saw Kang Dafeng's knife, but not him.

Lu Yin stepped into the building, took out Astar's personal terminal from the spatial ring, and tapped a few times to calculate the combat power. The terminal showed an arrow pointing to the right rear, with a number—900.

Lu Yin's body suddenly sidestepped, and white threads pierced the air, hitting the wall and creating a large crack.

Lu Yin focused and saw a huge mutated spider, with six pairs of blood-red eyes, which were quite terrifying. There was a piece of blood-stained cloth in its mouth, from the Punishment Camp.

Lu Yin sighed. Kang Dafeng was dead, eaten by the mutated spider. He had come too late.

The mutated spider had a combat power of 900, equivalent to the peak of the Earth Level. Kang Dafeng had just entered the Earth Level and was no match for it.

Lu Yin gripped the iron rod and charged forward, sweeping it horizontally. The spider's eight legs tried to avoid, but in the next instant, Lu Yin disappeared and reappeared behind the spider, striking down with the iron rod, cutting the spider's body in half. Kang Dafeng, who had not been fully digested, fell out of the spider's abdomen.

This scene was disgusting, and Lu Yin frowned, turning to leave.

Back at the convoy, Lu Yin ordered Xu San to announce that no one was allowed to leave the convoy without permission, and violators would be expelled from the Punishment Camp.

"Kang Dafeng, really dead?" Luo Yun was shocked.

Lu Yin said calmly, "You can go to the building and see. His body hasn't been fully digested, and you can still recognize it."

Luo Yun's face turned pale. A ten-thousand-man commander could die so easily, without a sound. If Lu Yin hadn't acted, Kang Dafeng would have been completely digested. This was the cruel end of the world, where even a ten-thousand-man commander couldn't protect himself.

Xu San's face also turned pale, and he immediately got into the armored vehicle, deciding never to leave Lu Yin's side.

Luo Yun also got into Lu Yin's armored vehicle, not planning to leave.

Lu Yin was speechless, "As long as you don't leave the convoy, you'll be fine."

Luo Yun rolled her eyes, "Easy for you to say. Who knows what other mutated creatures are out there. It's safer with you."

Lu Yin ignored Luo Yun and ordered the convoy to continue moving.

"Boss, should we report to Jinling? After all, the death of a ten-thousand-man commander is not a small matter," Xu San asked.

Lu Yin said calmly, "No rush. We'll report when we reach the front. We might not even make it alive."

This made Xu San's face even paler.

Luo Yun licked her lips and subconsciously moved closer to Lu Yin.

"It can't be that bad. We should be able to reach the front safely," Xu San said to himself.

Lu Yin looked out the window as the convoy slowly moved forward.

"But speaking of it, Kang Dafeng was really unlucky. He chased the zombies into that building, otherwise, he wouldn't have died," Xu San muttered, thinking that talking more would make him feel safer.

His words were unintentional, but they made Lu Yin suddenly look up. "What did you say? Say it again."

Xu San was stunned, "I said Kang Dafeng was really unlucky. He chased the zombies into that building, otherwise, he wouldn't have died."

Lu Yin's eyes flickered. Chasing, zombies, building—no, zombies, although they had no consciousness, had instincts and could avoid danger. The mutated spider was clearly dangerous, and the zombies should not have approached it, yet they still fled into the building. Why? After more than half a year of the end of the world, Lu Yin had experienced many dangers and knew a lot about zombies. Even if they feared Kang Dafeng, they wouldn't flee to a more dangerous creature.