Talismans and the Theory of Muscles

Boom!!!

The instant the fist and axe collided, it was like a thunderclap exploding!

A violent shockwave, carrying foul corpse stench and scorching qi and blood, blasted outward in all directions!

Several empty metal gurneys in the morgue were violently sent flying, crashing into the walls with piercing clangs!

The beams of the powerful flashlights shook violently, illuminating the center of the collision!

Fang Gang's fist gleamed with an ancient bronze metallic luster as it forcibly blocked the rusty, heavy fire axe chopping down at him!

The axe blade was only inches from his scalp!

The immense impact instantly shattered the hard floor tiles beneath his feet, sending spiderweb-like cracks spreading outward!

Yet he stood as steady as a boulder, utterly unmoved!

The Green Zombie, on the other hand, shuddered violently. A trace of stunned disbelief seemed to flash through the green flames burning in its eye sockets!

Its axe-wielding arms were jolted high by the recoil. Staggering back with three heavy steps, it left deep footprints in the floor with every one!

At the doorway, Chen Tao—the slightly chubby man in black combat gear—had his mouth hanging wide enough to fit an egg. He had even forgotten to move the hand clutching the yellow talisman, leaving him to mutter in utter shock, "H-Holy shit?! He... he really blocked it?!"

Fang Gang slowly withdrew his fist. There was not even a white mark on his knuckles.

He shook his wrist, feeling the powerful defense brought by Skin Refining Realm perfection and Bronze Skin Mastery, as well as the savage elephant's strength surging through his body. His gaze coldly locked onto the retreating Green Zombie.

"Roar!!!" The Green Zombie was completely enraged! Being driven back by "food" had sent it into a frenzy!

It swung its giant axe again, carrying an even more violent gust of corpse stench as it swept toward Fang Gang's waist like an army-cleaving strike! The axe wind howled, tearing through the air!

This time, Fang Gang moved!

The perfected True Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill granted him not just strength, but neural reaction speed far beyond that of an ordinary person, making him Agile as a Rabbit!

The instant the giant axe reached him, he abruptly ducked low. His body became like a spring compressed to the limit, narrowly sliding beneath the cold axe blade! The intense corpse stench nearly flooded his nostrils!

At the same time, his right fist shot out like a cannonball, accompanied by a low elephantine cry as it smashed viciously into the Green Zombie's unguarded flank! His target was precisely the opening exposed when Fang Gang had knocked it back with brute force earlier!

Bang!!! Crack!!!

His fist struck solidly against the Green Zombie's hard, green-haired ribs! The savage elephant's strength mixed with blazing yang qi and blood erupted at once!

Amid the dull impact came the distinct, teeth-grinding sound of bones cracking!

The Green Zombie's resilient ribs were as fragile as rotten wood before absolute strength!

A huge section of its waist visibly caved in!

"Aooow—!!!" The Green Zombie let out a distorted, agonized howl. Its huge body was blasted off the ground by that terrifying punch and slammed into the corpse cabinet behind it like a broken sack!

Boom!

The heavy metal corpse cabinet was smashed deeply inward!

Embedded in the dent, the Green Zombie struggled to rise. Its broken ribs pierced through its skin, leaking thick, dark-green pus that reeked horribly.

The green flames in its eyes flickered violently, filled with pain and... a trace of fear!

Fang Gang's eyes were cold, and he did not pause in the slightest. Strike while the iron was hot—kill it while it was down!

He stomped off the ground, shattering the floor tiles! His body shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bow! His target was the Green Zombie's head, embedded in the cabinet!

"Brother! Leave it alive! We need to ask—" Chen Tao finally reacted and hurriedly shouted from the doorway.

Too late!

Before Chen Tao could finish, Fang Gang's fist, carrying an unstoppable and crushingly violent momentum, had already slammed down like a heavy hammer onto the Green Zombie's green-haired head!

Splat!!!

Like a ripe watermelon bursting beneath an iron hammer!

Green, white, and black filth mixed with shattered bone sprayed violently across the inner walls of the dented corpse cabinet!

The green flames in the Green Zombie's eyes instantly went out. Its huge body twitched violently a few times before going completely limp.

Ding! Killed "Corpse Puppet (Green Zombie-level)"! Evolution Points +50!

Ding! Absorbed yin energy, converted into Evolution Points +5! Current Evolution Points: 66.9 + 55 = 121.9!

The system prompts were like heavenly music! 121.9 points! That was enough!

Fang Gang slowly pulled back his filth-covered fist and shook off the slime.

He panted faintly. White steam rose from his bronze-colored skin beneath the lights, while his eyes remained sharp as blades.

The massive energy from killing the Green Zombie made the Qi and Blood Furnace within him burn even more fiercely, even faintly suppressing the agitation of the ink-black yin line on his arm.

"Upgrade the skill!" Without hesitation, he focused his thoughts!

Ding! Consumed 500 Evolution Points! True Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill upgraded to "Mastery" (0/1000)!

Boom—!!!

An even more violent and profound torrent of power, carrying an aura of ancient savagery, exploded within his body!

His muscles and bones rang together like thunder! The bronze color of his skin instantly deepened and solidified, as though he had truly been cast from bronze!

His muscles bulged, their lines terrifying!

A heavy, dense Dragon-Elephant phantom flashed behind him before vanishing!

Ding! True Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill (Mastery)!

Effect: Strength +10! Constitution +5.0! Dragon-Elephant Strength (Stable), Qi and Blood Furnace (Vigorous, greatly enhanced suppression against yin and evil), skin tough as bronze hide (can resist slashing attacks from sharp weapons)!

Realm advanced: Skin Refining Realm (Perfection)!

Host: Fang Gang

Realm: Skin Refining Realm (Perfection)!

Strength: 13.5 → 23.5 (Savage Elephant Strength)

Constitution: 11.5 → 17.5 (Bronze Skin Mastery)

Skill: True Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill (Mastery 0/1000)

Available Evolution Points: 121.9 - 500 = 621.9? (Calculation correction: 121.9 - 500 = -378.1? System prompt: Insufficient Evolution Points!)

Fang Gang: "..." Looking at the available Evolution Points of 121.9 on the panel and the skill entry of Mastery 0/1000, the veins on his forehead throbbed. It had miscalculated again! Was this damn system taught math by a PE teacher? 121.9 points was nowhere near enough for 500!

"Uh..." Chen Tao stared at Fang Gang's savage act of blowing apart the Green Zombie's head, then looked at the way Fang Gang was staring into empty air with a changing expression. Swallowing, he cautiously took a few steps closer and broke the silence. "B-Brother? Are you okay?"

Fang Gang came back to his senses, suppressing his complaints about the system's mathematical ability as he looked at Chen Tao.

This chubby man wore black combat gear emblazoned with the emblem of the "Special Affairs Bureau." He held a yellow talisman in his hand, and shock still lingered on his face.

"You're from the Special Affairs Bureau?" Fang Gang's voice was low and hoarse from the battle.

"Y-Yes, yes! Field Operations Team, Chen Tao! You can call me Old Chen or Fatty!"

Chen Tao nodded hurriedly. His gaze involuntarily drifted toward Fang Gang's fist, which shone with a bronze luster, and then... his bald head, smooth and even slightly reflective beneath the lights. His eyes were full of disbelief. "Brother... your... your build is just... just too hardcore, isn't it?! That Green Zombie's axe... you... you blocked it with your fist? And... and you blew it apart?!"

He raised the yellow talisman in his hand, looking a little aggrieved and bewildered. "My Evil-Banishing Talisman hasn't even warmed up yet... Compared to you, my talismans feel like children's toys... Those muscles of yours are way more useful than my talismans!"

Fang Gang did not respond to his remarks about talismans. His gaze swept across the wrecked morgue before finally falling on a plastic work badge smeared with filthy blood beside the Green Zombie's corpse. He walked over and picked it up.

The photo on the badge showed an honest-looking middle-aged man with a warm smile. The name read: Uncle Wang, Security Guard.

"Uncle Wang..." Fang Gang's eyes narrowed.

This was the night-shift security guard who had left the warning note! His badge had fallen here, but he himself was nowhere to be seen...

"Uncle Wang?"

Chen Tao leaned over to look. His expression also turned serious. "This old brother is one of our registered informants, responsible for watching for abnormalities in this area. He reported strange sounds at the funeral home two days ago, then lost contact! That's why we came over... Looks like he..."

Chen Tao did not finish, but the meaning was obvious. Uncle Wang was likely dead.

Fang Gang tightened his grip on the badge, his cold gaze turning toward the dark corner deeper in the morgue where the Green Zombie had crashed.

Uncle Wang's warning... and that even more terrifying "thing"...

Just then, a sudden change occurred!

The ink-black yin line on Fang Gang's arm, which had temporarily been suppressed, suddenly began twisting violently!

An extremely greedy, yearning intent traveled through the yin line!

It seemed to have caught the scent of the powerful yin energy lingering in the Green Zombie's corpse!

An incredibly thin black thread, almost invisible to the naked eye, suddenly emerged from the yin line on Fang Gang's arm. Like a living creature, it instantly pierced into the remains of the Green Zombie's exploded skull!

Gulp... gulp...

A faint sucking sound arose! The dense yin energy and resentment remaining in the Green Zombie's corpse, not yet fully dispersed, were madly devoured by the black thread like rivers flowing into the sea!

In only a few seconds, the Green Zombie's huge corpse rapidly shriveled, weathered away, and finally turned into a puddle of gray-black powder!

The ink-black yin line on Fang Gang's arm became even darker and thicker, like flowing ink. It also instantly spread a large distance upward, already nearing his elbow!

A stronger and colder chill, seemingly carrying the Green Zombie's violent aura, suddenly erupted and slammed fiercely into the Qi and Blood Furnace within Fang Gang!

"Urgh!" Fang Gang grunted, his face turning slightly pale as his body swayed.

This damned thing could actually devour evil entities to strengthen itself?!

Warning! Unknown Yin Energy Erosion has intensified! External resentment has fused into it, increasing its strength! Threat level: B (approaching Fierce Soul Grade)!

Strongly advised to remove or forcibly suppress it immediately!

"Brother?! What's wrong with you?" Chen Tao jumped in fright. Looking at Fang Gang's suddenly pale face and the increasingly noticeable black line on his arm, his expression was uncertain.

He instinctively felt that the ink line radiated an extremely ominous aura.

"Nothing." Fang Gang forcefully suppressed his roiling qi and blood and the icy chill, his voice cold.

He shook his arm. The ink line seemed to have "eaten its fill" and temporarily went dormant, but the bone-deep coldness became even clearer.

"There is... more than one of them here."

Fang Gang pointed at the ashes left by the Green Zombie, his sharp eyes staring into the darkness deeper inside. "There is a stronger 'thing.' Uncle Wang warned about it."

Following his gaze, Chen Tao's expression turned even uglier. The Green Zombie was already a troublesome C+ grade monster. There was an even stronger one inside? He gripped his talisman tighter, his scalp tingling.

"Brother, you're so strong. Are you interested in joining our Special Affairs Bureau?"

Chen Tao looked at Fang Gang's imposing build and the steam rising from his bald head, his eyes burning with eagerness. "Excellent benefits! Eight types of insurance and three housing funds! We specialize in dealing with this kind of ghostly crap! It's better than fighting alone!"

Fang Gang glanced at him but said nothing. Join the government? There would be too many restrictions. How could that compare to freely killing monsters, adding points, and leveling up on his own?

What he needed most now were Evolution Points! Stronger skills! And a way to remove this damned thing from his arm!

He turned and strode toward the exit of the morgue.

"Hey? Brother? At least leave your contact information!" Chen Tao hurried after him.

Without looking back, Fang Gang spoke with unquestionable resolve. "Not interested. This place is yours. Don't bother me."

He had no time to deal with government people right now.

Inside his body, the yin line that had just devoured the Green Zombie's remnant soul was temporarily dormant, but it was like a bomb that could explode at any moment.

And the delivery containing the Vajra Indestructible Skill was still waiting for him at the pickup station! That 9.9-yuan divine skill was the key to resolving his current predicament!

Watching Fang Gang's imposing back vanish into the darkness of the corridor, Chen Tao opened his mouth, but ultimately did not call out again.

He lowered his head to look at the Evil-Banishing Talisman in his hand, which had been completely useless, then at the unnerving darkness deep in the morgue and Uncle Wang's work badge on the floor. With a bitter smile, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"This world... is getting weirder and weirder... A bald badass who punches zombies to death... Tsk... I have to report this! Absolutely have to report it! This is definitely a talent... No, a humanoid weapon!"

He took out a special communicator and was just about to report in when his gaze was suddenly drawn to the sky outside the window.

The Blood Moon still hung high in the sky, but at some unknown point, an extremely blurry and distorted enormous emblem had quietly appeared on its viscous dark-red surface, seemingly formed from countless pained human faces!

The emblem carried an indescribably sinister and blasphemous aura!

Chen Tao's face instantly turned incredibly ugly, even showing a trace of fear. "Blood Moon... projection?! The Night Terror Holy Church?! Those lunatics... have they already begun?!"