Blacklight Wings

The Rhino Armor Form, with a body like a Titan demon, struck fear into the Zombie Beasts trying to ambush Xia Tianming!

Though the biochemical virus had ravaged their brains, they still retained some of their animals' primal instincts.

So when faced with a predator that completely overpowered them, the rotting bodies of the Zombie Beasts began to tremble, fear showing in their ash-gray eyes.

And beside Xia Tianming in his Rhino Armor Form, standing over four meters tall, Hunter looked more like a pet dog.

It raised its head and gazed up at Xia Tianming expectantly, as if asking its master for permission to deal with these inferior virus-infected creatures.

Xia Tianming's face was covered by black viral armor. He said nothing, which meant he agreed.

Hunter immediately grew excited, its ferocious expression returning as it bared its fangs at the Zombie Beasts huddled together and trembling. Then it strode toward them on its sharp claws.

What followed was a savage slaughter in the food chain...

Xia Tianming paid no attention to the minions' little scuffle behind him. He turned and continued forward.

But he soon found his path blocked by strange Zombie Plants and hordes of nearly mindless Zombie Insects.

Their brains had almost completely atrophied, so they felt no fear and continued attacking Xia Tianming. The Zombie Birds overhead were no exception.

Caw!!!

Flocks of Zombie Crows were the first to dive at him, like fighter jets launching a suicide attack!

Infected by the virus, they had grown larger, with an average wingspan of over two meters. Their blood-red eyes radiated a chilling bloodlust, and their sharp beaks had mutated into rows of serrated teeth!

If anyone encountered a flock of these gregarious Zombie Crows in the wasteland, no matter how many people they had, it wouldn't be enough to feed them. Their high-speed dives could even punch holes in armored vehicles!

But as the Zombie Crows came shrieking toward him, Xia Tianming didn't even glance at them. He kept walking, letting them slam into him like raindrops.

The outcome was just as expected. When the Zombie Crows that could pierce armored vehicles struck his Rhino-armored body, their beaks were crushed or snapped. Their vaunted diving attacks did nothing to slow Xia Tianming's stride!

He was like a god, shut off from everything around him. Nothing could stop him!

The Zombie Crows with broken beaks fell in heaps and flapped about on the ground, only to be crushed beneath Xia Tianming's heavy steps and devoured.

Perhaps they were too noisy. At last, Xia Tianming decided to give the Zombie Crows launching one suicide attack after another a little "face."

He raised his right hand, and countless black-red viral tendrils erupted from his palm. They wove and twisted together until they formed an enormous Blacklight Virus net!

The gaps between the strands were no wider than 2 × 2 centimeters. It was clearly an "Extinction Net"!

With a slight flick of his wrist, he shot it into the air. The Blacklight Capture Net unfurled as if it had a mind of its own, spreading over the sky and ensnaring hundreds upon hundreds of Zombie Birds all at once!

They thrashed and beat their wings inside the viral net, screeching shrilly as they tried to sever the tough tendrils with their beaks, but to no avail.

The harder they struggled, the faster the net tightened. Before long, it had crushed hundreds of Zombie Birds into a single mass in midair!

Xia Tianming seized one corner of the Blacklight Virus net and yanked hard!

Shhk!!

The net snapped shut. In an instant, the Zombie Birds trapped inside were sliced into countless chunks of flesh, each just 2 × 2 centimeters across. Their deafening shrieks abruptly fell silent, and only feathers drifted slowly down from the sky...

At last, the chunks of flesh from the Zombie Birds liquefied and seeped into the viral net, which was then drawn back into Xia Tianming's body.

Devouring so many bird genes at once caused his body to mutate again!

Xia Tianming shed his Rhino Armor Form and returned to his normal size.

But his shoulder blades began to bulge at a visible speed, as if something inside him were stirring, about to break out!

He felt an intense, bone-twisting pain. Xia Tianming hunched over slightly and let out a low growl!

Crack!

Two black lumps of flesh burst through his skin from within like sprouting seeds, protruding from his shoulder blades!

Then they grew rapidly, unfurling into countless fine strands that spread out and took shape on either side, until they formed a pair of Blacklight Wings with a wingspan of over five meters!

The imposing Blacklight Wings were woven entirely from viral tendrils. Their feathers gleamed with a subtle, noble black-red light, and their razor-sharp edges sent a chill through anyone who saw them!

When Xia Tianming straightened up, the Blacklight Wings spread wide on either side of him. The resulting gust swept through the area, shredding the tall grass within ten meters like a pair of scythes. He radiated the extraordinary presence of an apex predator!

Now he had gained the ability to fly like a bird!

Bzzzzzz~

Just then, a scalp-crawling drone surged toward him in a dark mass.

The Zombie Insects were coming for him too!

The fist-sized Biochemical Poison Bees clenched their abdomens and fired dense volleys of Stingers from their tails!

The Blacklight Wings on Xia Tianming's back swiftly folded around him, forming a natural fortress!

The sharp Stingers clattered against the feathers like raindrops, but it was as though they had struck hard alloy. They couldn't harm him at all!

Once the enemy had fired its volley, Xia Tianming suddenly spread his Blacklight Wings, whipping up a fierce gale that sent the flying Zombie Insects tumbling in every direction!

Then he imitated the Biochemical Poison Bees' attack. He folded his Blacklight Wings inward, then snapped them open with a hard shudder!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!

Countless viral feathers shot from his wings like bullets from a Gatling gun, instantly shredding the mass of Zombie Insects ahead!

Their mangled bodies melted along with the viral feathers, forming a pool of viral nutrient fluid on the ground. Xia Tianming walked through it and absorbed the black liquid. In an instant, new viral feathers grew back on his Blacklight Wings!

In other words, as long as he had a steady supply of nutrients, he could use his Blacklight Wings as a source of long-range firepower with unlimited ammunition!

Meanwhile, Hunter, which had been hunting behind him, had nearly finished off the Zombie Beasts in the tall grass. Its belly bulging high, it opened its gaping jaws and belched, thoroughly satisfied with the feast.

Now, the Zombie Beasts, insects, and birds in the Biochemical Garden had all but been wiped out by the two of them!

Only the sluggish but enormous Zombie Giant Trees and other Zombie Plants remained, writhing and crawling toward them, blocking their path.