The Black Radiance Squad, having escaped with ease, vanished into the city. Well-fed and well-rested, they were completely different from their exhausted selves yesterday. Even on roads swarming with zombies, they handled everything effortlessly. They even left the twenty-strong team of mutants capable of controlling zombies far behind. In less than five minutes—perhaps even sooner—those mutants would completely lose track of the Black Radiance Squad.
At the same time, Chu Han was speeding through the city. Also well-fed and well-rested, he displayed combat strength utterly unlike yesterday's. Hordes of zombies came howling at him, yet he did not even need Wang Cai to clear the way. The Asura Battle Axe, calibrated to five, perfectly matched Chu Han's Tier 5 physique. A casual swing amid a cluster of zombies sent large swaths of corpses crashing down.
Wang Cai finally had the chance to shrink to the size of a palm and hide in Chu Han's pocket instead of remaining on the front lines.
As he carved a bloody path forward, Chu Han continued advancing toward the city exit. He moved at tremendous speed, his steps like the wind. Not a single zombie along the way could block his path. Sometimes, after killing several zombies, he even had an extra 0.01 seconds to spare, leaving Wang Cai enough time to collect the crystals.
Just as Chu Han raced all the way to a large bridge, he reached the edge of Nandu's busiest district. Once he crossed the bridge, there would be far fewer zombies on the other side, and the roads would no longer be obstructed by heaps of abandoned debris.
But the instant Chu Han stepped onto the bridge, an enormous zombie whose build was distinctly different from the others suddenly twisted around. Its pale white pupils, each the size of