King of the Apocalypse!
Chapter 40

Chaotic Battle

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It was clearly their home turf, so why were the two groups fighting each other up ahead?

Tank scratched his head.

Could it be... they came to his territory to settle a score?

Lin Dong's slender figure stood atop the building. He had already seen the massive zombie horde rushing this way, so he had not let his underlings make a move.

Now that the two forces were fighting fiercely, tearing at each other like dogs, he could simply sit back and enjoy the show.

Go for it!

Lin Dong even cheered them on, thinking that the more miserably they fought, the better.

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That red-eyed Crow circled around Lin Dong.

"Good person, good person, when are you serving food at your place?"

"Don't rush. It isn't ready yet."

Lin Dong replied without turning around.

So Crow had come visiting right at mealtime, hoping to scrounge a bite to eat...

On the distant battlefield, gunfire roared and flesh flew everywhere. Severed limbs littered the ground, and the stench of blood was suffocating, like a hellish battlefield.

The humans had deployed their trump cards: two three-meter-tall bioengineered humans—the Pursuers!

They were broad-shouldered and powerfully built, with a stitched scar across each of their enormous foreheads, like a giant centipede crawling there.

The Pursuers were wrapped in ammunition belts, with enormous iron hammers strapped to their backs and Gatling heavy machine guns in their right hands.

The six barrels spun, and tongues of fire began to roar.

Countless bullets poured forth.

They formed a metallic storm.

Once a zombie was hit, it was either severed at the waist or blasted to pieces, dying horribly.

If an elite zombie got close, the Pursuers were not afraid of being bitten. They would pull out their massive iron hammers and smash them down.

The hammers were made of some unknown material and were incredibly dense. They looked as if they weighed twenty tons. A blow against the ground would leave a deep crater, while any zombie struck by one was instantly reduced to pulp.

Watching the scene before him, Lin Dong could not help recalling his childhood. Every New Year, the orphanage would make dumplings.

Lin Dong had been responsible for crushing garlic.

He felt that the zombies' situation was much the same as crushed garlic...

The appearance of the two Pursuers gave the humans an overwhelming advantage. Even with the zombie horde's ferocity, they could not break through.

They truly were the ultimate weapons of the Zombie Elimination Plan!

The only thing people had to watch out for was the giant rats darting out from beneath their feet.

However, the armed squad wore nano combat suits. Even though the rats' teeth were sharp, they could not bite through them and could only injure the humans.

This showed that the King-Hunting Action Squad did have some strength.

In about five minutes, they had wiped out six or seven thousand zombies. The once-mighty zombie horde had lost a third of its numbers.

And right then.

The Red-Faced Zombie King slowly approached with a Scarf around his neck.

He wondered what was going on. Had his underlings captured Lin Dong yet?

But when he narrowed his eyes and looked over.

He quickly realized something was wrong.

His underlings were actually fighting the humans. The two Pursuers in particular were especially conspicuous, like "garlic crushers," pounding away at "garlic."

There were also human Awakened slaughtering zombies in every direction with their abilities. They were completely unstoppable.

"What is going on?"

"Your Majesty... there are human Awakened here. We started fighting them."

An elite zombie reported.

"Oh."

The Red-Faced Zombie King could see that for himself without being told.

"Where is the Zombie King inside that building?"

"I don't know. It seems he still hasn't come out."

"What?"

The Red-Faced Zombie King was furious. He had come mainly to attack him, yet his side had already suffered considerable losses, and he had not even seen the other party.

This was outrageous!

"Boss, why are there human Awakened here?" one of his underlings behind him asked.

The Red-Faced Zombie King could not figure it out either. Though he had developed intelligence, he was not particularly smart.

"Could it be... he colluded with the humans?"

"Your Majesty, could it be that the humans came to attack him too, but we ran into them first?"

Another subordinate analyzed.

The Red-Faced Zombie King's eyes widened. That actually made sense.

Had they made a complete blunder?

"Waaah, yah yah yah yah!"

The more he thought about it, the more stifled he felt, until he shrieked in rage.

An underling behind him asked.

"Boss, what do we do now? Should we retreat first?"

"Retreat?"

Murderous intent flashed in the Red-Faced Zombie King's eyes. They had already lost so many underlings. Retreating would only make him feel worse. They had already sunk too much into this battle; only total victory could make up for their losses.

Besides, humans were enemies too, and their Crystal Cores were even more delicious.

"There is no turning back now. Kill them! Kill them all!"

"Roar—"

At the Red-Faced Zombie King's command, the underlings behind him let out howls.

Since their boss said not to retreat.

Then they would charge forward without reservation.

Their eyes reddened as they rushed into the battle as one. These zombies were highly evolved, practically Zombie King-level, and extremely powerful.

"Squeak—squeak squeak—"

Scarf let out a piercing shriek, leaped down from Red-Faced's shoulder, and darted over to the top of a tall building.

At the same time, black mist began drifting from its body.

It possessed an equally bizarre ability: Mind Control!

"Hmm? A Zombie King has appeared!"

Lü Hao's brows furrowed. Hearing that earthshaking roar just now, he had already guessed what was happening.

A zombie horde of this scale had to have a Zombie King behind it.

"Everyone, be careful. The real battle is about to begin!"

"Understood!"

The people around him answered in unison.

But wisps of black mist had already drifted over, enveloping several armed personnel.

"Hungry~~~ I'm so hungry!"

"Me too..."

"Look, what is that?"

"The ocean... I want to go to the beach, drink beer, and eat clams!"

"..."

One of the armed personnel's eyes became unfocused. Mimicking the motion of holding a beer bottle, he actually pulled a grenade from his waist!

"Hey! Stop! What are you doing?"

Lü Hao noticed something was wrong and hurriedly tried to stop him.

But the man had already pulled the grenade's pin.

"Cheers!"

BOOM!!!

The grenade exploded, engulfing him in flames. Countless fragments shot out at the same time, piercing the companions around him.

This kind of fragmentation grenade was extremely lethal.

But it was not over yet.

Several more armed personnel pulled out grenades at the same time.

"Cheers."

They raised their "glasses" together, then died together!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Several explosions rang out in succession, and countless stones and fragments swept through the area like a storm.

Lü Hao thrust both hands forward.

He was an earth-element Awakened. Soil condensed between his hands, forming a heavy earthen shield that blocked the force of the explosions.

The remaining armed personnel hid behind armored vehicles.

They avoided being injured by the fragments.

But fear spread through their hearts. Their comrades, who had been fighting beside them moments ago, had inexplicably blown themselves up...

It was eerie!

That kind of invisible killing ability was the most terrifying.

Lü Hao's brow remained tightly furrowed. He could already tell that they had fallen under Mind Control.

"Xiao Wen, activate the Mental Barrier and locate the enemy."

"Okay."

Xiao Wen nodded firmly.

She was a psychic Awakened. With a thought, she deployed the Mental Barrier, blocking the black mist outside and quickly sensing its source.

"Found it! Up there!"

Everyone followed her gaze and saw a pitch-black giant rat crouching on a third-floor windowsill not far away, with a furry human face!

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