Green! Green!

Desert Eagle had fallen in love. No one knew whether he had even gotten his elementary school graduation certificate, but one thing was certain: he had been drawn to Qing Wu's long, sleek barrel.

That was fine too. Once these two guns were bound together in the future, upgrading one would mean upgrading both. It would save Xu Jiang the trouble of searching for a way to advance Desert Eagle.

"Come on! Become my stepping stone!" Xu Jiang taunted the zombie lion.

"Roar!"

With an angry roar, the zombie lion pushed off hard with all four paws and lunged at Xu Jiang at high speed.

This made Ying Xiaoxiao and Sha Tu tense up. They hurriedly knocked back the zombies before them, ready to support Xu Jiang at any moment.

A normal Mech-type class focused primarily on long-range damage. Usually, monsters would be riddled with bullets before they could even get close.

Only certain specialized heavy Mech Warriors chose to wield greatswords, fighting enemies in close-quarters combat.

Yet Xu Jiang still gripped his dual pistols, but instead of firing from afar, he stood in place and waited for the enemy to approach. What was he doing?

Could that set of Liquid Mech armor really withstand the zombie lion's claws?

Just as the two worried about Xu Jiang, he moved.

Rather than retreating, he charged directly into the claws. His left hand shot up, colliding with the zombie lion's claw.

"Xu Jiang! You—"

Clang!

There was no expected spray of blood. Instead, a crisp metallic collision rang out. As though it had suffered a heavy blow, the zombie lion's powerful claw was knocked away.

In the very next instant, the revolver's long barrel left an afterimage as it swiftly aimed at the zombie lion's head.

Bang!

The bullet flew out and instantly killed the beast.

"That's Revenge Counter! How did you learn it, Xu Jiang?" Sha Tu, also a Mech-type class user, could not help crying out.

Though he was not skilled with guns, he had heard of Revenge Counter. It was an extremely powerful skill, capable of turning the tide of battle when used well.

But it was a level 25 Ranger skill. Even in the Black Market, Skill Stones for it were more sought after than available.

Could Lei Luo have taught him? But hadn't Xu Jiang only become his apprentice today? He learned it at a glance? Was that possible?

Of course it was impossible. No matter how hard Xu Jiang worked, learning a skill through instruction was not something that could be done in three to five days.

Fortunately, Xu Jiang had an exceptional revolver. Qing Wu had once been known as Death Dance, and that reputation was well deserved. As long as Xu Jiang completed the practice, he could fully master this move.

Revenge Counter lv1 (Temporary): For 1 second after activation, use the revolver to block an enemy attack. If the block succeeds, take no damage and enter Rapid Counterattack status. The next bullet is guaranteed to hit and deals 50% increased damage.

If the block fails, the skill cooldown is 50 seconds; if the block succeeds, the cooldown is 5 seconds.

It was a powerful skill, but one that could also be utterly useless.

First, the blocking area was limited to above the left wrist holding Qing Wu. If someone fired a barrage of arrows at him, he definitely would not be able to block them all.

Second, it only lasted one second, so timing was absolutely crucial.

Of course, with such obvious drawbacks, its strength was naturally impressive as well.

This move could block anything. As long as the enemy's attack did not cover too wide an area, Qing Wu's long barrel gave it a considerable advantage.

And after a successful block, it came with a counterattack state. The gun could be brought back into position incredibly quickly, and every shot landed true.

"Impressive, Xu Jiang! I didn't expect you to improve so quickly. Looks like we'll soon be able to take higher-level missions." Ying Xiaoxiao was very pleased. She sent a zombie flying with a kick, then patted Xu Jiang on the shoulder in encouragement.

Praise was certainly pleasant, but she seemed to have mentioned higher-level missions just now?

"Isn't robbing people and wrapping zombies already a high-level mission?" Xu Jiang looked utterly confused.

"Of course not." Ying Xiaoxiao had great confidence in the team's future development. "Right now, we're only dealing with one side. A high-level mission means dealing with two sides."

"Such as?"

"A gang deal. We go in and wipe them all out. Double the enemies, double the reward."

Great. Under Ying Xiaoxiao's leadership, Team 17 was clearly dedicated to professional black-on-black robbery. Couldn't they take on some proper work for once?

"Speaking of taking on two sides at once, we're pretty much doing that already." As he moved zombies onto the truck, Baozi chatted casually over the radio.

"How so?"

"A lot of people have arrived outside. They probably aren't here with good intentions, so be careful."

There was no doubt that this place was no longer just a bounty mission. This sudden change clearly had another hidden cause and had drawn the attention of multiple forces.

Baozi took Xiao Zhen back into the vehicle. Looking at the lively perimeter of Corpse Mountain Park, he could not help making a joke.

"Those Public Security Bureau officers who came to investigate during the day are probably about to get fired. Such a large-scale anomaly, and they failed to find even the slightest warning sign?"

"Maybe they found it, but just didn't dare say anything." Sha Tu kicked over a zombie dog and began analyzing the situation before them.

"The Public Security Bureau probably knew about the danger here long ago. They sent a few interns to go through the motions, and if something really happened, they could simply fire those people."

"Huh? How did you know?" Xu Jiang asked curiously.

"Because I saw people from the Tactical Task Force. They arrived even earlier than us."

"Then why didn't they stop it?"

Perhaps they wanted the Corpse Companion Flower too. Xiao Hei said this through the communicator.

At the same time, Xiao Hei sent them the information he had found about the Corpse Companion Flower.

A Corpse Companion Flower, as its name suggested, was an eerie flower that grew with corpses as fertilizer.

Calling it poison was not wrong, because its blossoms contained potent corpse toxin.

But it could also be called medicinal material, because its corpse toxin could neutralize berserk corruption. Compared to the difficult-to-control berserk corruption, corpse toxin was clearly much easier to treat.

So, in a sense, the Corpse Companion Flower was also a cure for berserk corruption.

As soon as Xu Jiang heard this, he thought of Duan Quan.

"You mean someone here was cultivating Corpse Companion Flowers? The Exotic Crystal Duan Quan carried was meant to buy Corpse Companion Flowers here?"

"That should be right. Corpse Companion Flowers had extremely harsh growth requirements. If they were being cultivated artificially, they would definitely be highly sought after. But it seems something went wrong."

It was clear that the zombies had completely lost control. Some force was awakening the dead throughout Corpse Mountain Park.

"Enough thinking. Let's keep killing our way through!" Xu Jiang pulled himself together and resumed fighting.

These zombies could take a beating, but they were too slow. They were perfect for practicing Revenge Counter.

Seeing a clumsy claw swing toward him, Xu Jiang casually slapped it aside, completing the block. Then he fired a backhand shot and blew the monster's head apart.

Back and forth, with Qing Wu's assistance, Xu Jiang smoothly completed ten practice attempts.

Congratulations, you have proficiently mastered the skill: Revenge Counter.

Colt Python Revolver (Major General) advancement successful. Current quality: Blue.

Stimulated, Desert Eagle Pistol (Senior Colonel) advancement successful. Current quality: Green.

Huh? He had not noticed just now, but the two had advanced to different quality levels?

Qing Wu had turned blue, but why had Desert Eagle turned green?

Checking attributes...