Rendezvous

The sudden appearance of a rotting arm startled the streamer, but he quickly recovered, glanced at his team behind him, and then feigned a look of horror.

"Wow, what the hell is this thing! Back off, don't get hurt!" he said, grabbing a steel bar and lashing it at the arm, but the clanging and banging only made a lot of noise as it hit the door, without actually striking it.

In his view, the rotting arm was a surprise secretly arranged by the team, who didn't tell him in advance in order to capture his true state of panic.

Luckily, I reacted quickly; this was also a good opportunity to build my public image!

Unbeknownst to him, the others, including Xiao Nan, were also startled by the sudden appearance of the arm. But before they could panic, they saw the anchor swinging the steel bar in a performance and immediately understood. They assumed it was pre-arranged by the anchor and cooperated with his performance. Xiao Nan, in particular, was very experienced. She screamed and shook her phone to create a panicked and terrifying atmosphere.

And so, everyone assumed it was a trap set by someone else. After a commotion, the anchor suddenly exerted his strength and pulled out the withered and rotten arm, which was followed by a similarly withered and rotten person!

Good heavens, this man's skin was ulcerated and emitting a putrid smell. Half of his face was Blur, and the other half was just bones. Two points of Ghost Fire could be seen flickering in his empty eye sockets. His mouth was opening and closing. Ribs could be seen on his rotting torso. His stomach was almost completely rotten, with half of his intestines hanging limply from his hip bone, supported only by his spine.

Upon seeing the strange creature's full appearance, everyone was startled. If it was a prop, it was surprisingly well-made, and it even moved on its own... If it was someone dressed as it, how did they manage to create that hollowed-out belly? It was truly baffling...

Just as the group was stunned, the rotting, dried-up corpse suddenly pounced on them, opening its huge mouth and biting the streamer's neck!

Look at that rotten, decaying chin! It's ruthless when it bites, tearing off a large chunk of flesh and spurting out blood!

Now everyone can see clearly, this is not an act, something really happened!

Everyone screamed and scattered. Xiao Nan was so frightened that she sat down on the ground with a thud, her phone still pointing forward, broadcasting the scene of the monster devouring her.

The streamer's eyes rolled back as he lay on the ground, his body only twitching from nerve reflexes. The rotting monster, meanwhile, was clinging to him, relentlessly devouring his flesh.

Xiao Nan almost burst into tears, sitting on the ground, trembling and backing away. But this horrific scene was not the end; it was only the beginning of a nightmare!

Then, the basement door opened, and a second and third rotting monster emerged, reeking of a nauseating stench, its gaping, decaying mouth open...

"Help... help me!" Xiao Nan turned the phone towards herself and shouted for help, "Friends in the Livestream Room, please, anyone, call the police quickly!"

However, the live stream had disappeared from the phone screen, leaving only a red exclamation mark and a line of cold text:

Your Livestream Room content is suspected of violating regulations and has been shut down.

How did you react so quickly at this moment!

Xiao Nan burst into tears, threw down her phone, and, with a sudden burst of strength, scrambled to her feet and stumbled out of the hospital.

Thankfully, those rotting monsters are slow; they shouldn't be able to catch me... Xiao Nan felt a surge of hope and rushed out of the hospital. But as soon as she emerged, she saw the rest of her team lying scattered on the ground, their bodies mangled and being devoured by dozens of rotting monsters...

Weren't these guys supposed to come out of the basement? How come they're all over the yard in the blink of an eye?

Xiao Nan screamed in fright, which attracted the attention of the rotting monsters. Several of them immediately stood up and staggered towards her.

Xiao Nan turned and ran, but tripped on the steps and fell, seeing stars. Before she could get up, several monsters had already caught up with her.

"Help!"

Xiao Nan screamed at the top of her lungs. The monster was right in front of her, and she could smell the stench from its rotting mouth. The assistant fell into deep despair.

Just then, a figure descended from the sky, kicking the head of the nearest monster to pieces, and then swept the remaining monsters away with a sweeping kick.

Xiao Nan, who was suddenly rescued, was stunned. When she looked up, she saw a tall and slender figure standing in front of her. She looked to be no more than twenty years old, with delicate features, sharp eyes, and long hair tied in a high ponytail. She looked heroic and dashing.

"Heroine... heroine?" Xiao Nan hurriedly knelt before the woman. "Heroine, save me!"

"Don't call me a heroine..." The woman frowned slightly, seemingly a little embarrassed. "My name is Ling Xin..."

After saying that, he rushed forward in one stride, his long legs kicking and sweeping left and right. Wherever he passed, the rotting monsters exploded, scattering limbs and pieces of flesh all over the ground.

Ling Xin's Innate Potential is three times that of an ordinary person. Her talent is already exceptional, and the amplification from breaking through realms is also unusually high. Now she has unlocked the Body Refinement Realm. The Root Bone enhancement brought by the seventh level of the realm, coupled with the help of the internal circulation of vital energy, allows her to exert more than two hundred times the power of an ordinary person. Although she is not as good as Luo Jun, she is already at Superman level. These rotting zombies are no match for her at all.

But the enemy isn't just the fragile zombies.

Just as Ling Xin was getting into the swing of things, a roar came from outside the hospital wall, and a huge monster suddenly rushed out of the darkness.

This monster was the size of an elephant, but had a crocodile-like head. Its body was covered in armor plates, with a row of thorns growing from its back. Its limbs were strong and powerful, and a thick, long tail trailed behind it. Like the zombies, the monster's body was severely rotting and emitted a strong stench.

The monster seemed to have its sights set on Ling Xin, and as soon as it appeared, it opened its blood-red maw and charged straight at her. Ling Xin frowned slightly upon seeing this, nimbly dodged it, and grabbed a brick from the ground, throwing it at the monster!

With a whoosh, the heavy brick, propelled by a force a hundred times greater than that of an ordinary person, flew faster than an arrow released from a bow, striking the monster's head precisely. With a crack, the massive crocodile's head was knocked askew, and the impact caused several pieces of flesh to fall from the monster's body.

Its flesh was fragile, but its bones were incredibly hard. The monster merely tilted its head, then turned around, roared, and charged at Ling Xin again!

Very strong... Ling Xin's brick was enough to blow the head off any wild beast in reality. Although this monster looked dilapidated and rotten, its physical strength far exceeded that of ordinary creatures!

Ling Xin looked at her hands. Although she possessed extraordinary strength, without a suitable weapon or ability, dealing with such an extraordinary beast would be quite difficult.

Let alone the Demon-Breaking Golden Edge, even if it could unlock the Foundation Establishment Realm, Ling Xin was confident she could easily take it down!

Seeing the monster charging towards her, Ling Xin frowned slightly, preparing to dodge at the last moment and try to attack its vitals during the brief moment of passing. Attacking the heart of this kind of zombie monster was useless, and its brain was protected by a hard skull. The most suitable point of attack was the cervical spine!

Finding the gaps in the cervical vertebrae and severing the central nervous system would be the most effective way to kill the patient!

Just as Ling Xin was getting ready, her eyes suddenly flickered. She glanced at the hospital wall not far away, then snorted coldly, dropped her stance, and relaxed.

The zombie monster has no ability to think, and it won't react to her change of stance; it will still pounce with all its might!

Just as the gaping maw was less than a meter from Ling Xin, a spear shot out and struck the monster's skull. The terrifying force pinned the massive head to the ground. The body continued to lunge forward due to inertia, but it couldn't budge the spear. The entire body was crumpled up and finally lay in a twisted position in front of Ling Xin.

"Did you foresee that I would definitely make a move?" On the wall not far away, a young man smiled and lightly jumped down, "I don't remember us being this close, my dear genius cousin."

"I never expected you to have any kinship ties." Ling Xin looked at the slowly approaching young man and sneered, "But I could sense the excitement in your eyes when you saw this monster, the kind of excitement one feels when seeing prey." "Ling Yu!"

Ling Yu chuckled, raised his hand, and summoned back the spear.

Just then, the sounds of fighting came from outside again, followed by a loud bang as the hospital wall exploded, and several mangled zombies flew in, followed by a Giant Man over two meters tall.

"Someone's already here?" The Giant Man kicked away a few bricks and stormed into the yard. "Where's the Source of Calamity? All we've seen along the way are weak zombies. I'm going to fight a tough battle!"

He had barely finished speaking when he saw the giant beast lying in the courtyard and was startled, "You've already killed it?"

"Of course not!" A bald woman popped out from behind him, jumped up, and smacked him on the head. "The Source of Calamity has been eliminated, how could there be no announcement or information!"

"Lu Gaoen and Qian Qing... Hehe, you two have also signed up for this mission..." Another laugh rang out, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound, discovering a tall, thin figure emerging from the darkness.

"Ling Fei!" The burly man Lu Gaoen looked at the newcomers and smiled. "Three out of five people are from the Ling Family family. No wonder they are the number one Lineage in Zhendan."

Ling Xin snorted coldly, somewhat dissatisfied. "Just the five of us came? Weren't fourteen of the Polluter dead? I only killed one, so does that mean you guys killed the other thirteen?"

"We each killed one as well," Lu Gaoen and Qian Qing said. They both scored over 300 points, just enough to unlock the Body Refinement Realm.

"I killed one," Ling Fei said calmly, "Not enough to unlock the Body Refinement Realm."

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Not enough to unlock? The group was all taken aback. Did that mean this guy was still completely sealed off? And he dared to challenge the Source of Calamity?

However, considering that Ling Fei is a long-established member of the Ling Family, his cultivation level in the Body Refinement Realm must be extremely high. Even if he hasn't unlocked the inner cycle, his strength should not be underestimated.

"I killed two!" Ling Yu raised his chin, a look of pride on his face. "One of them, you should all have heard of."

"The Evil Ghost King Paranormal, Li Huai!"

"Li Huai?" The group was shocked upon hearing this. Among the Paranormal Polluter, there was a saying that there were Four Great Ghost Kings, and the Spirit King Zhuge Lang was one of them. This Li Huai was the Evil Ghost King who was on par with Zhuge Lang!

However, only two of the Four Great Ghost Kings Peak, and this Evil Ghost King is not among them. But he is still one of the top beings in the Heart Refining Realm, and his abilities are extremely powerful. Even with his vital energy sealed, he is definitely not someone that an ordinary person can defeat!

"How many points is Li Huai worth?" Lu Gaoen asked eagerly, showing great interest in the question.

"Not bad, 680 points!" Ling Yu tried to sound casual, but he couldn't suppress the smugness emanating from his entire body.

"So high?" The others who had killed people showed expressions of surprise. Among the opponents they had taken down were some experts, but none of them had scored over 400 points... 680 points is almost twice the value, but the difference in strength was probably more than double!

But no matter how strong their abilities are, once their vital energy is completely sealed, except for a few who have enhanced their physical abilities, the competition is basically about their Root Bone. The gap between them is greatly reduced or even eliminated. It is entirely possible for a low-scoring player to Counter-kill a high-scoring player!

"This isn't even the Peak yet..." Bald woman Qian Qing frowned and said, "In this mission, there's no guarantee that no Peak will participate. How many points would that be worth?"

"Peak ..." Ling Fei sighed, "I guess a thousandth of the maximum value is reserved for the Peak."

"That's only six." Ling Xin was still focused on the head count. "Who killed the other eight?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a zombie flew in from outside the courtyard wall, crashing into the yard and scattering in pieces.

"I know." Accompanied by a loud female voice, a tall and agile figure leaped in, raised her long leg, and crushed the still rolling zombie head with one foot!

"Zhuge Lan?"

Ling Yu's eyes lit up. "There were rumors that you also took on a mission, I didn't expect it to be true?"

Zhuge Lan raised an eyebrow. "What? Only your Ling Family is allowed to come, but my Zhuge Family isn't?"

"You just said you know who took the other heads?" Lu Gaoen pressed, "Was it you, little girl?"

"I got one!" Zhuge Lan said, raising his head. "But I know someone who, at least a few hours ago, already had five kills!"

"Five?!" Everyone was shocked. "How is that possible?"

"Even if he's at the Peak, far stronger than the others, it wouldn't be easy for him to find five enemies in such a short time!" Ling Yu said somewhat Qi Ingestion. "Does he have some special method for Enemy Detection?"

"The point isn't Enemy Detection, but that the enemy is looking for him!" Zhuge Lan briefly explained what Luo Jun had said about being Curse and having enemies come looking for him.

"He's currently being hunted down by experts from the [Martial World]. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be the one to take the remaining two kills. Moreover, those who dare to approach him are mostly experts who have unlocked their abilities and are confident in their strength, so many of those who took his kills must have died at his hands! That's why we can sit here chatting and laughing without worrying about the Polluter coming after us."

The group exchanged glances. Indeed, the other side could also see the location of the Source of Calamity, but they hadn't seen any of the Polluter along the way. It seemed that the losses were quite severe, and fewer of them had unlocked their abilities, so they dared not show themselves.

"Who exactly is this person you're talking about?" Ling Fei asked.

"His name is Lin Feng, he looks to be in his twenties or thirties, with Bearded Man and many scars on his face. I've never heard of him before, he must be a powerful Rogue Cultivator!"

Rogue Cultivator... The group frowned slightly. How come another expert they'd never heard of has appeared?

"Lin Feng?" Ling Xin frowned slightly, opening her mouth as if to ask something, but suddenly, the ground beneath her feet began to tremble, accompanied by a loud bang, and the earth suddenly collapsed, the entire hospital began to sink!

(End of this chapter)