In contrast, the Zombie Leader had no weapon in her hands, and her presence was far inferior to Jiang Lingruo's. Yet the almost human appearance she concealed in the darkness was precisely what made her most terrifying.
Jiang Lingruo narrowed her eyes, paying no heed to the circles of roaring zombies around her. Only the massive silver scythe in her hand whirled with a howl, sending layer upon layer of shimmering light flashing out and illuminating the darkness inch by inch.
The members of the Fifth Squad continued running forward, with hordes of zombies still close behind them. When someone looked back, all they saw was a vast expanse of silver radiance.
The zombie horde soon split apart. Most continued chasing forward with all their might, while a small fraction stopped where they were. But even that small fraction surrounded Jiang Lingruo and the Zombie Leader so tightly that not even water could pass through, like an arena for gladiators.
Whoosh—
In a flash, a streak of silver light swept past. Jiang Lingruo had vanished from where she stood and appeared before the Zombie Leader the next second.
The two were within arm's reach, separated by no more than a palm's width. The enormous silver scythe had already revealed its edge, curving around the Zombie Leader from behind and trapping her within its razor-sharp blade.
This was one of the few moves Jiang Lingruo had used since making her name. With her formidable combat strength and reaping-style fighting method, there was usually no need for her to take such a risk and lure an enemy into a trap herself.
But the Zombie Leader was an exceptionally powerful type of zombie. Even Chu Han had needed to bring Chen Shaoye with him to deal with one back then. Jiang Lingruo knew