The Central Province zombie tide retreated, gathering at the foot of Ancestral Mountain.
"After them..."
Lin Dong's subordinates smashed the sinister spirits apart, furious at the beating they had taken.
Behind the zombie tide, black mist billowed into the sky.
Four figures emerged from it.
"At such a critical moment, it's finally time for us to make our entrance."
Flared Ears spoke.
The battle had been so dangerous that even a stray shock wave could kill a zombie.
With their strength, the four zombies had never dared join the fight, cowering in the rear instead. Flared Ears's S-Rank Crystal Core Cannon had run out of energy, and he still hadn't replaced its crystal core.
Only when the Central Province zombie tide retreated did the four dare show themselves.
"The path to supremacy lies beneath our feet. Follow me to the summit!" Flared Ears declared, brimming with confidence.
"Brother Ears, we don't seem to have achieved much in this battle. We haven't even killed a single Central Province zombie. Isn't that a little embarrassing?" Shrimp Chaser asked.
"Oh, true..."
Flared Ears's eyes shifted as he began scanning the battlefield.
After the Central Province zombies left, the ground was a wreck, littered with mangled corpses.
As luck would have it, a gravely wounded Central Province elite struggled to his feet nearby.
He was covered in blood, his arms shattered and one leg broken. He could only drag himself forward on his remaining good leg, looking as though he were suffering the aftereffects of a stroke.
"Huh?"
Flared Ears's eyes lit up at the sight. There's our battle achievement!
The other zombies shared his unspoken understanding, fixing their eyes on that zombie as fighting spirit flared in their gazes.
"A mere Central Province elite is nothing to fear. Kick his good leg!"
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