Chapter 68: Desperate Situation, Can They Survive? (1)

  Chen Long pressed the ring, and suddenly a thread of dark light burst out from it, weaving together with the faint shadows to form a net-like shape. "Li Yun, be careful!"

  There were five black shadows in total, Chen Long blocked three of them, Li Yun stood in front of Zhu Xiaocui and Su Pa, facing two phantoms that pounced on her. She hastily chanted a spell to summon two small fire-red birds to entangle with them. She knew her magic was not strong enough, if she used too many fire spells, she would soon run out of strength, so she carefully controlled the two small birds transformed from her magic to harass and distract them back and forth.

  However, the two faint shadows were obviously determined to fight hard, and under the attack of the red bird, they had already rushed in front of Li Yun. Unable to do anything else, Li Yun loudly chanted an incantation, and her two small hands quickly threw out two fire talismans. Instantly, where the flames came into contact with the shadows, there was a "hissing" explosion, and the two shadows let out a mournful cry as they retreated five or six meters.

  Chen Long was too busy to pay attention to anyone else's situation. At this moment, the three virtual shadows were wrapped in a black silk-like substance all over their bodies, but they struggled violently, making Chen Long feel extremely suffocated. Originally, his physical strength had been almost depleted, and after this desperate struggle, he had reached the end of his tether. His magical power was also being consumed rapidly as the black silk-like substance increased in quantity.

  Not caring about the damage to his body, Chen Long knew that if he couldn't resolve the situation quickly, he would likely fall here. He slapped his right hand on his chest, and a stream of fresh blood flowed out, instantly making the suffocating feeling in his chest disappear. However, he knew that this state could only be maintained for a very short time. Using his life force to rapidly increase his magical power was, after all, a poisonous technique that harmed both himself and his enemies.

  [Leaf*zi][You*you]

  "Five Thunderous Palms!" He bellowed, his two blood-red palms striking the web and unleashing a burst of lightning. "Boom!" A massive explosion erupted from within the web, sending Chen Long's body flying seven or eight meters away. Most of the web had been destroyed in the blast, and the three shadowy figures inside had also vanished into thin air.

  "Cough, cough!" Chen Long spat out a big mouthful of blood, his eyes becoming much more unfocused. Opening his eyes to take a look, Xie Nan and the other two had already surrounded him in a semi-circle at some unknown point. Jiang Feng and Lu Jie's faces were twisted in ferocity, their fingers constantly pounding against the triggers, blowing the zombies in front of them into pieces. Xie Nan had given all the magazines from his body to the two of them, while he himself relied on his two legs to continuously kick and blow up the zombies that charged forward.

  Behind the four of them were a few girls, and behind them was a vast expanse of flat land, making it even more unfavorable for defense, so they could only make a last stand here.

  Chen Long ignored the black blood spilling all over the ground, the rotting flesh and the stench of brain matter, and slowly stood up against a rock. He turned his head to see that one of the illusions surrounding Li Yun was spinning around her, but it couldn't get any closer due to the white light emanating from Li Yun's body. However, Li Yun could no longer take care of her companion behind her, and another illusion quickly flew past Li Yun towards Zhu Xiaocui, who was seriously injured.

  Chen Long couldn't help but rush, didn't have time to think much, and again took out the Fa Qiu treasure seal, fiercely pointing at the top! A flash of orange-red light flashed by, entering the body of a distant virtual shadow.

  "Ah!" The dark shadow let out a mournful cry that didn't sound human, but it was cut off abruptly and transformed into a black light. Due to inertia, it continued to seep into Zhu Xiaocui's body. This black light was an inanimate object with strong corrosive properties, and as soon as Zhu Xiaocui came into contact with it, she let out a blood-curdling scream, as if she had encountered boiling water.

  "Ah! Brother Chen, save me quickly! Ow, ow, ah-----" Piece by piece, the skin on Zhu Xiaocui's body turned black and wrinkled, spreading out in a messy pattern. Then large chunks of flesh burst open like they had been deep-fried, instantly falling to the ground.

  Jiang Feng took a glance and was shocked to the extreme. The originally delicate face had lost all its flesh, eyes had fallen out and rotted into black water, nose and ears had all rotted away, the entire skull had transformed into a rotten skull-like appearance. However, Zhu Xiaocui still hadn't died, she just let out a fainter miserable cry, her body still violently trembling.

  "What are you still dazing about! Fire the gun!" Chen Long's eyes turned red, but he had to shout out loud to remind Jiang Feng. After saying this, Chen Long's head tilted to one side and he fainted, originally the temporary boost in strength had already brought him to the brink of collapse, now with the sudden activation of Bao Yin's power, his injuries worsened and he fell into a deep coma.

  Jiang Feng helplessly raised his rifle and fired a shot at Zhu Xiaocui's head, "Bang!" A stream of black blood flowed out, and Zhu Xiaocui's mournful cry suddenly stopped. However, the terrifying shrill cry seemed to still linger in everyone's ears.

  "Ah Long!" Jiang Feng finished shooting and saw that Chen Long had fainted, instantly becoming anxious and covered in sweat. He hastily picked him up and carried him on his back.

  Xie Nan and Lu Jie's expressions didn't change in the slightest, they only slightly furrowed their brows, silently to themselves, still intently dealing with the walking corpses in front of them.

  "Boom!" A loud explosion came, and the shockwave pushed everyone back several steps. Fortunately, no one was injured. Xie Nan narrowed his eyes to take a look, and it turned out that Li Yun had released all her internal magic power in one go, shattering the last virtual shadow. Although he didn't know any spells himself, he could guess that this little girl no longer had the strength to fight again.

  As expected, Li Yun stood there and fell to the ground with a stumble. When she saw Zhu Xiaocui's corpse behind her, she immediately dry-heaved and squatted on the ground, unable to get up again.

  Su Pa's luck was a bit better, starting from the back and standing on a rock, holding a handgun to provide occasional support to the men in front. Although her specialty was toxic gas and medicine, her marksmanship wasn't great, but after all, she had spent some time in Southeast Asia, which made her much better than ordinary people. Moreover, with so many zombies on this road, she almost didn't need to aim. When the zombies approached, she jumped down from the rock and hid behind it. As for Zhu Xiaocui's life or death, Su Pa couldn't care less - they were enemies after all, not familiar with each other at all, no need to take risks.

  She must conserve her energy to escape, to get out alive! This is the most important thing! And Xie Nan and Lu Jie have already turned against her, she's not unaware of this, but at this moment she can only pretend to be ignorant and wait for an opportunity to act. Now that the great enemy is before them, it's not the time for internal conflict, or else no one will be able to get out. Moreover, she has limited power and resources, and can't trust anyone; even if she were to attack Xie Nan and Lu Jie, she wouldn't be able to kill them, and would only end up putting herself in a desperate situation. As long as she can get out, she'll have a way to reach an agreement with Xie Nan, and can even try to win over Chen Long and the others, at least giving her enough time to prepare. As long as she can stay alive, she can do anything.

  "Charge!" Xie Nan suddenly shouted, his face red with excitement. The long battle had left him panting and wounded in several places. Only a dozen zombies remained around them. Lu Jie, thanks to Xie Nan's close protection, still had some strength left and immediately charged forward without hesitation, opening up a bloody path.

  Jiang Feng carried Chen Long, Su Pa supported Li Yun, and closely followed Xie Nan's back, gritting his teeth and quickening his pace. The illusions were gone, only the zombies blocking the road could hardly pose a threat to Lu Jie and Xie Nan. Under their impact, the crowd finally escaped from this area. The zombies moved stiffly and couldn't catch up with them, so after breaking through the zombies, everyone's mood relaxed a bit.