Shen Jin had no time to comfort Su Lele. He pointed at the alloy matchbox and said, "Hide over there!"
Su Lele hurried inside. Through the glass, she saw Fu Wei anxiously watching Shang Qian on the ground.
"Huh? What's wrong with her?"
"Ah, she's trying to force her powers to awaken. I'm afraid her ordinary body won't hold up." Fu Wei sighed. The formula had been prepared for Shen Jin and Yang Ao. Only genetically optimized Pseudo-Superhumans like them could use it safely, since their superior physical attributes allowed them to withstand the impact and transformation caused by the energy factor.
An ordinary person like Shang Qian would probably struggle to survive, unless... her willpower was strong enough to keep her body under complete control.
Shen Jin and Li Moxiao stood shoulder to shoulder, their 1.8-meter and 1.7-meter frames casting long shadows in the sunlight.
"Can you still hold out with your Gene Lock unlocked?"
"Long enough to kill it." Li Moxiao was utterly resolute now. She stepped forward. "Shen Jin, stand behind me. I've been eating your food for over two weeks. It's about time I protected you for once."
Shen Jin fell silent, remembering the first time he had met Li Moxiao.
Lively, mischievous... mature.
"Then I'm counting on you." Shen Jin knew his own condition. He was nowhere near Li Moxiao at full power, and he wasn't going to pretend otherwise.
He had few blocks left, along with three magazines of ammunition and just over forty grenades for his launcher.
Boom!
The muscle masses in the Giant Zombie's legs erupted with power. It leaped straight up and hurled its enormous body at them, trying to take them both down in a single strike!
They sprang apart and began another round of close combat with the Giant