You Go, I'll Cover the Rear!

On the night of the Eternal Virus outbreak, the Third Head stood on the rooftop, looking across at Fan An, who was surrounded by numerous Second-Order Mutant.

"You are the culprit!" The Third Head flicked his silver spear, unleashing his full inner energy, which surged towards Fan An like a silver dragon.

The Third Head of Clear Breeze Stronghold...

Fan An's eyes flashed red. He had been begging in Shannan Town for over a year and naturally knew the local bigwigs. The first and second leaders of Clear Breeze Stronghold mainly dealt with matters in the Martial World and rarely came to town. The Third Head was usually in charge of collecting rent or dealing with the government. Almost everyone in town knew him.

Clear Breeze Stronghold wasn't exactly a prestigious sect, far inferior to the Dragon Palace, but its ability to occupy such a strategically important location suggested it possessed some skill. This Third Head, known as the Silver Spear Swimming Dragon, wielded a silver spear that was rumored to be the prize from a Famous Swords Tournament, demonstrating his formidable strength. In the past, even the physically weak Fan An would have instinctively kept his distance from such a master.

But now, in his eyes, this expert was nothing special.

Is this thrust attack the Ultimate Move?

Too slow!

Fan An raised his left hand and grabbed the spinning spear tip!

Brush!

The silver blade burst forth with countless rays of light, instantly shredding his hand, severing all five fingers, splattering blood, and revealing the stark white bones beneath!

However, these severed fingers did not simply disappear. The tangled tissues suddenly sprouted black tendrils, linking together to form a large, spiraling black net that actually enveloped the Third Head along the gun shaft!

Having witnessed the fate of his infected comrades, the Third Head knew the power of this evil creature and hurriedly retreated. However, his silver spear was already entangled in the net and he couldn't pull it out. In desperation, he had no choice but to abandon his weapon and escape the black net's grasp...

Fan An sneered, flicked his right hand, and sent thousands of tentacles hurtling towards the Third Head. The Third Head couldn't dodge in time and could only point his fingers like knives, unleashing his inner energy to slash at the tentacles. The Martial Combat Faction's inner energy was incredibly sharp, even more so than ordinary swords. Wherever it passed, the tentacles snapped, spilling thick black blood.

However, Fan An showed no sign of pain. He simply used that one hand to continuously deplete the Third Head's internal energy, like a tabby cat toying with a mouse.

Finally, his red eyes suddenly widened, and the silver spear wrapped in black tentacles in his left hand suddenly turned around, then shot out violently as countless tentacles contracted!

The Third Head was completely focused on dealing with the tentacles. By the time he noticed the silver spear being shot at him, it was too late. With a soft "thud," the spear pierced his body. His hands instinctively grabbed the spear shaft in front of his chest, and he was thrown backward by the immense force, crashing into a high wall with a thud. Blood flowed down the snow-white wall, its crimson color starkly visible in the moonlight...

"Martial Forest Expert... Heh heh!" Fan An sneered, his black tentacles coalescing once more into a withered hand. "Since you believe in the supremacy of Violence, then I will use even stronger Violence to make you submit!"

With a roar, he leaped down from the roof, and as he passed by, he sent out a tentacle that pierced into the body of the Third Head was pinned to the wall.

"Who is that old man leading the group? He's so intimidating!"

One hundred meters... eighty meters... fifty meters...

"Not a single one of these Martial World practitioners can be spared!"

As he spoke, he turned to look outside the city. On the official road, the escort team from the Hundred Rivers Sect was driving carriages at full speed, fleeing Shannan Town.

The Third Head, who was already dead, suddenly twitched, raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, and then grabbed the gun barrel in front of his chest with both hands and pulled hard!

With a clang, the spear tip was pulled out, and the Third Head fell to the ground, brandishing his silver spear as he followed behind Fan An.

"Look, isn't that the Third Head? How come he got infected too?"

What's more, there's also a mysterious Old Man among them whose origins are unknown!

Tie Jingang took a deep breath, planted the giant axe in the ground, took out a belt from the Hundred Treasure Box and hung it around his waist, with five different colored grenades attached to it. Then he took out a cloak and put it on, took out a large-caliber shotgun and placed it on the ground, watching the horde of zombies rushing towards him.

Tie Jingang pulled out two grenades, one red and one yellow, put them in his mouth, bit off the safety, and threw them at the horde of corpses!

"Why are they targeting us?" The students noticed the monsters chasing after them and panicked.

"Wow, wow, wow, how come all those zombies have internal energy? How are we supposed to fight them?"

As he spoke, his aura surged, and he brandished his Great Axe, blocking the rear of the group and facing the charging zombies alone.

With his arm strength, the grenades were like two cannonballs, each hitting a zombie and even sending them flying backward...

In terms of Martial Combat Faction cultivation alone, Tie Jingang ranks among the top in the entire Zhendan. He has always been most confident in the Protective Qi Strength, but at this moment, facing so many zombies carrying Qi, he is not sure what to do.

Tigers may be strong, but they can still die from a bite from a venomous snake. These zombies are like venomous snakes. Although they are far weaker than Tie Jingang, a tiger, if they can break through the defenses even once, it will be a fatal blow!

Not only him, but other Clear Breeze Stronghold Heroes had mutated due to the virus infection also joined in, forming a special zombie army that chased after the Hundred Rivers Sect's team!

Seeing the approaching horde of zombies, Tie Jingang gritted his teeth and said, "Forget about the carriage, you all run at full speed! I'll cover your retreat!"

Then, the red one on the left suddenly exploded into a violent burst of flames, engulfing dozens of nearby zombies. The yellow one on the right unleashed a terrifying shockwave, instantly turning the nearest zombies into minced meat, unable even to withstand its protective aura. At the same time, the ground was cracked by the shockwave, and those nearby fell into the fissures amidst the tremors.

"A bunch of natives, never seen anything like them before!" Tie Jingang roared, throwing out two more grenades, one black and one white. This time, they were acid grenades and fragmentation grenades respectively! The former burst forth with a large amount of corrosive acid mist, penetrating everywhere and rapidly depleting the zombies' protective energy. Once their energy was exhausted, they would inevitably suffer the fate of having their flesh and bones eroded. The latter simply burst forth with hundreds or even thousands of steel nails, turning those with insufficient protective energy into sieves!

What kind of Hidden Weapon is this? It's incredibly powerful!

Seeing a large number of zombies fall, Fan An frowned and, in the guise of Corpse King, gave the order for the zombies to scatter immediately.

At this moment, Tie Jingang had one blue one left. He looked pained but ultimately threw it away!

Upon seeing the grenade flying towards them, Fan An immediately controlled all the zombies to scatter. However, the grenade did not explode after landing. Instead, it grew into a giant Treant monster, using its enormous size to shoot out vines and chase after the nearby zombies!

The Five Elements Grenade are genuine Epic Treasure Item, and also one-time consumables. Each one is quite powerful, and they are treasures that Tie Jingang has always been reluctant to use. But given the current situation, he has no choice but to sacrifice them!

After this ordeal, most of the zombies in Clear Breeze Stronghold were wiped out, leaving only thirty or forty standing. But those remaining were all highly skilled, including the Third Head!

"The pressure has eased considerably..." Tie Jingang snorted coldly and picked up the shotgun.

Fan An frowned, took a step back, and let a few zombies rush forward first.

"Bang!"

A deafening gunshot rang out, and the zombie at the very front was hit squarely, instantly blasted into pieces!

"He might have been a master in life, but after death he became a fool, just running straight into the muzzle of a gun." Tie Jingang the barrel, ejected the large cartridge case, and quickly loaded another one.

At that moment, the second and third ones attacked together. He held the gun in one hand, aimed at the one on the left, and with a bang, knocked it back, breaking only one of its arms.

The first shot used a skill, so it had the greatest destructive power. This second shot was clearly less powerful. Although it also shattered the protective energy, it couldn't kill the target on the spot.

As for the one on the right, he picked up the battle axe stuck in the ground with one hand, and with a swift motion, chopped off its head.

What kind of protective energy is that? It's all like paper in front of this divine weapon!

Upon seeing this, Fan An frowned. This was a master, much stronger than the Third Head!

But the more skilled a person is, the more intense their hatred becomes!

Having been modified by the virus, Fan An's mind and personality have undergone tremendous changes. He is no longer the Fan An of the past. The only thing left is his hatred and resentment towards the Martial World!

"Attack together, kill him!"

Fan An roared, and led by the Third Head, the remaining thirty-odd zombies rushed towards Tie Jingang!

Tie Jingang drove off two more with his shotgun, but finally abandoned the weapon that was difficult to reload. He then wielded an axe with both hands and pushed his internal energy to its limit!

The real battle is about to begin!

Just as the Third Head charged forward wielding his silver spear, Tie Jingang raised his axe to meet him in battle. Suddenly, a golden light shot out from behind him, slicing the Third Head and his spear in two with a whoosh!

"This is... the Demon-Breaking Golden Edge?!" Tie Jingang turned his head back with some surprise and found Ling Xin standing on a boulder, looking down at them.

"Teacher Tie, let me help you!"

"Are you... alright...?" Tie Jingang well aware of Ling Xin's methods. He wasn't worried about her abilities, but rather...

"I heard from the dean that your energy activation was too intense, which might easily..."

"This level of intensity is fine," Ling Xin nodded and smiled. "Besides, I'm not the only one..."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a bolt of Thunder Light struck down from the sky, scorching a charging zombie to a crisp!

"The Lei Family's Thunder Control Technique?" Tie Jingang turned his head when he saw a purple-haired youth with lightning crackling around his hands slowly walking towards him.

On the other side, a giant, phantom hand descended from the sky, Buddha's Palm, slamming a zombie down with a thunderous crash. The zombie's internal energy was quite tough; it tried to get up after being hit on the ground, but the giant hand continued to pound down, even appearing to strike from both sides simultaneously. Before long, it dispersed the zombie's internal energy, turning it into a bloody pulp.

"What kind of skill is this?" Tie Jingang had never seen this move before. He looked in the direction from which the giant hand was flying and saw a petite, Round-faced Girl wearing a pair of strangely shaped gloves.

"Lao Miao Miao? This... is a newly acquired treasure?"

Just as I was surprised, a dark figure roared and charged from behind, grabbing the nearest zombie. Wearing a pair of sharp-tipped Hand Armor, its ten fingers were like knives. In a few swift movements, it pierced through the protective aura and tore the zombie to shreds!

On the other side, a lithe figure swept past, wielding an ancient longsword, its blade gleaming with aura, instantly severing the head of a zombie.

"Lu Fei and Xiao Tian?"

Seeing the students rushing to help, Tie Jingang somewhat moved, but couldn't help scolding them. "You guys are being too reckless! This isn't Game; someone could die if you're not careful!"

"Since we're going to be explorers, how can we be afraid of sacrifice?" Lu Fei stood beside Tie Jingang with his sword drawn. "Don't worry, Teacher Tie, the other students are evacuating. Several Senior Brother students are taking care of them. We few volunteered to come and get some extra lessons from you!"

Looking at the spirited and determined group, and then at the hordes of special zombies approaching from the opposite side, Tie Jingang sighed, "Alright, you all better take this lesson seriously. As long as you get back safely, I'll give you extra Credit Points and merits!"

(End of this chapter)