Chapter 23: Fierce and Bloody

  At the moment when Zhou Yue and the 3rd-level evil spirit were about to collide, the evil spirit took the initiative to launch an attack. Its two claws crossed over from left to right in front of Zhou Yue's chest, almost tearing his abdomen open. His life value instantly dropped to 4 points, unable to withstand a second blow!

  However, Zhou Yue was grinning savagely at this time, completely disregarding his injuries. He charged forward with a crash, and the Evil Spirit Tooth in his right hand stabbed fiercely into the heart of the 3rd-level evil spirit, striking three times in rapid succession!

  These three attacks took away 15 points of life from the evil spirit while also triggering a paralysis effect. Immediately, its two claws that were about to pierce Zhou Yue's chest slowed down for a second. Taking advantage of this one-second delay, Zhou Yue's Evil Spirit Tooth struck again, instantly taking away the last nine points of life from the evil spirit!

  But his chest was also pierced by two sharp claws, inserted two or three centimeters, and if he had been a moment later, he would have been dead, because his current life value had dropped to the extremely dangerous 2 points.

  By now, Zhou Yue had killed five 3rd-level evil spirits in one breath and paid a heavy price. As for the others, they were even more miserable. There were originally over thirty people who could fight, but at this moment, less than ten people were still standing, with many of them almost perishing together with those 3rd-level evil spirits.

  However, at this moment, there were still four 3rd-level evil spirits that had not been killed, but instead flew quickly around the crowd, dodging and weaving, occasionally tearing off a piece of bloody flesh from someone's body. What was even more frightening was that nearly a thousand 2nd-level evil spirits, although less than three hundred remained, had already charged to over ten meters away.

  Just at this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from the other end of the bridge!

  "Everyone take cover!"

  Upon hearing this voice, Zhou Yue, who was already half-kneeling on the bridge, immediately fell to the ground without hesitation. As for Tang Kun and others who were still alive at this moment, they also did not hesitate, shouting loudly as they lay down, no longer paying attention to those four 3rd-level evil spirits.

  It was at this moment that the sound of a dozen or so heavy machine guns firing in succession came from the other end of the bridge, flying directly over Zhou Yue and others' heads. The whizzing sound of the bullets piercing the air really made them nervous, because for those who were still alive until now, their lives were already worth single digits, and any stray bullet could send them to see King Yan.

  The dozen or so heavy machine guns fired for a full minute before stopping, and when Zhou Yue and the others cautiously lifted their heads to look around, they saw that all the evil spirits had been wiped out. On the other end of the bridge, four armored vehicles were lined up in a row, reinforcements, finally arriving at this critical moment.

  Without time to feel emotional, Zhou Yue took out a rice cake to replenish his life value while picking up the two small bags that had fallen on the ground. These things could be picked up by anyone, so they must be taken in hand at the first opportunity.

  "Hurry! Medics! Rescue the wounded immediately, and the first and second squads occupy the bridgehead position!" At this time, an officer jumped out of the armored vehicle and shouted loudly, followed by a group of soldiers rushing over from the armored vehicle and behind.

  Zhou Yue took a glance at the scene, then got up from the ground and walked backwards. He had to check if that foolish woman was still alive or not? When he arrived at the bridgehead behind him, he finally let out a sigh of relief. It turned out that Zhao Dashan's girlfriend Zhang Ying had pulled that foolish woman here, but at this moment the two women were leaning against the railing and vomiting profusely. Apparently, the bloody and violent scene just now had really scared them badly.

  He sighed and took out another rice cake to replenish himself. It was said that this thing was better than an apple, and after eating two rice cakes, his health points were restored to 8 points, and the bleeding from several wounds on his body also stopped.

  After her HP recovered to eight points, Zhou Yue didn't dare to eat the rice cake anymore and started eating the apple instead. At the same time, she opened the small bag that was obtained from killing five level 3 evil spirits just now.

  The first bag contained twenty copper coins, the second was another rice cake, and the third finally produced something different - a small, irregular black ball about the size of a thumb.

  "Coarse iron sand, unknown effect. Three coarse iron sands can be combined into one refined iron sand."

  Zhou Yue glanced at it and put the rough iron sand into her close-fitting bag. Although she didn't know what use this thing had, since it was dropped by a 3rd-level evil spirit, it should be pretty good.

  The fourth bag also produced a coarse iron sand, which made Zhou Yue very satisfied. If he had one more, he could try to synthesize refined iron sand.

  And in the last bag was a bone spear that had been dropped, which was the same bone spear thrown by those 3rd-level evil spirits just now.

  "Throwing-type hidden weapon (does not occupy main weapon slot), crude bone spear, durability 5/5, attack +2, attack range twenty meters."

  Looking at the properties of this bone spear, Zhou Yue couldn't help but smile wryly. Is this really a 3-level evil spirit drop item? It's not even as good as the Evil Spirit Ring dropped by that 2-level evil spirit. However, since it doesn't occupy the main weapon slot, it's better than nothing.

  When Zhou Yue restored his health to 12 points, Tang Kun came over with the support of a soldier. He was also badly injured this time, with wounds all over his body, and his health had only recovered to six points. To say that the extremely agile level 3 evil spirit from earlier nearly scared him to death. Among the eighteen level 3 evil spirits, Zhou Yue killed five, four were shot by the heavy machine gun, and among the remaining nine evil spirits, he only managed to kill one.

  This time, Qin Lang performed exceptionally well. He had 18 agility points and with his left hand's Evil Ghost Tooth and right hand's Tang Knife, he managed to take down two level-3 evil ghosts, which was equivalent to killing 20 level-2 evil ghosts. However, one of his subordinates, Dong Kaiqi, died, leaving only Guan Hong behind.

  Zhao Dashan and Li Dan surprisingly also managed to stay alive, the key being that their reactions were quick as well. Upon discovering that those evil spirits couldn't attack them, they immediately learned from Zhou Yue's method and engaged in close combat, managing to take down two of them. Li Dan even leveled up to 3rd level.

  The remaining four 3rd-level evil spirits were all killed by others, but this time they were really miserable. Now there are only twelve people who can still move, including Zhang Ying and the foolish woman hiding behind. There are only nine seriously injured people left with only one breath. These twenty-one people are all survivors. More than forty people have died, and they died very miserably! And it's extremely unjust, because if they just killed another wave of 2nd-level evil spirits, most of them would be able to upgrade to level 3.

  Of the soldiers under Tang Kun's command, including himself, only five were able to stand up, and there were another five seriously injured. The original thirty elite soldiers had been reduced to just these ten.

  Tang Kun came before Zhou Yue, hesitated for a moment, then hoarsely said: "Zhou Yue, I know you still have some extra rice cakes and apples in your hand. Can you sell them all to me? You set the price."

  When Tang Kun said this, Zhou Yue immediately guessed that he must be thinking of giving it to the soldiers under his command, because although there were medical personnel rushing to rescue at the moment, how could they compare with the rice cake that could instantly restore three points of life?

  But the number of rice cakes that dropped was not many, previously Zhou Yue had killed seventeen 2nd-level evil spirits and five 3rd-level evil spirits, only to get a total of seven rice cakes. Now he ate two, leaving only five behind.

  To be honest, Apple Zhouyue can be sold, but this pine cake, he really doesn't want to sell it, it's a lifesaver.

  After some thought, Zhou Yue let out a sigh. Could he not sell it? In this situation, a piece of rice cake could save a life, and not just an ordinary person's life, but the lives of those who had already reached level 2 and level 3. After experiencing the intense and brutal battle earlier, he understood that relying solely on himself would make survival impossible.

  "Alright, I don't have any conditions either. Let's stick to the old rules, using those copper plates that are as valuable as gold. One block of rice cake for 30 pieces, because the drop rate is only 30%. You'd be lucky to get one after killing three evil spirits. This price is reasonable, right? And to be honest, Tang Lianzhang, I only have five blocks left in my hand, so I can only sell you three. I need to keep some for myself to save my life at critical moments!"

  Upon hearing Zhou Yue's words, Tang Kun fell silent for a moment before saying: "The price of thirty copper plates is no problem, but I'd like to buy all five blocks from you. You also know that in this battle, we only have nine heavily injured soldiers left, and they're all risking their lives to help us hold back those 3rd-level evil spirits. Your ability to kill five of them is also thanks to their efforts. This time, let's consider it a favor I owe you. Also, the evil spirit I killed earlier dropped a rough iron sand grain, which I can give to you as well!"