Escape

In the shadows, Lu Heng's thoughts suddenly settled.

The Bone Demon, which had been lying dormant for a long time, suddenly moved.

The lifeless skeletal body pierced the darkness without making a sound, rushing straight towards the Silver Zombie standing in the center of the floor.

The speed is ridiculously fast.

The air was briefly torn apart, and the destructive energy that erupted at close range completely exploded.

The Silver Zombie, which had been steadily growing stronger by instinct and had an extremely vague perception of external threats, suddenly froze at this moment.

The abnormal energy hidden within its body was instantly detected.

An intense, deadly, and overwhelming hostility swept over us.

There was no hesitation, no rage, no manic behavior of any low-level Aberrant.

This Silver Zombie, which retained a high degree of human-like thinking, immediately realized that it could not withstand this attack.

It didn't even turn around to confront it; instead, its body suddenly flipped to the side, narrowly avoiding the Bone Demon's deadly attack.

The Bone Demon's bony hand grazed its shoulder and slashed down, instantly cracking the hard cement floor.

The attack missed its mark.

The situation has been completely exposed.

Lu Heng no longer concealed himself, and his aura was completely unleashed.

The raw energy of the battle between the human and the demon enveloped the entire building.

The Silver Zombie fully awakens—and lies in ambush.

It had absolutely no intention of continuing the fight.

If you can't win, run away immediately.

It tilted its head back and let out a deep, heavy roar from deep within its throat.

The sound wasn't sharp, but it was extremely penetrating, piercing through the broken glass windows and spreading far and wide throughout the abandoned factory area and the surrounding wilderness.

This is a command from the commander.

The next second.

Amidst the factory ruins, overgrown weeds, gullies, and crumbling walls, all the ordinary Zombie wandering around froze, then turned their heads.

From all directions, a dense horde of corpses was frantically converging on the four-story office building.

Meanwhile, the few Bronze mutated Zombie that had remained outside rushed in at full speed to intercept them.

After giving the order to cover the rear, the Silver Zombie didn't even look at the battle situation.

It turned and charged toward the window facing the wilderness, its body violently smashing through the entire pane of glass.

Debris flew everywhere.

From a height of four stories, it leaped and plummeted directly to the ground.

The deformed body landed smoothly, dissipating the force without sustaining any injury.

The moment it landed, it didn't look back, stepping on the weeds and broken cement, and fled at full speed into the dark and boundless wilderness.

The movements were extremely decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

upstairs.

Lu Heng followed to the window and gazed into the distance.

The night was pitch black, and the wilderness stretched out before them.

After landing, the figure darted far away in the blink of an eye.

But downstairs, hordes of Zombie had completely blocked all the entrances and exits of the office building.

The factory grounds were teeming with Zombie, piled up in layers blocking the ground floor, stairwell entrances, and intersections of crumbling walls.

If you want to chase after them, you must first clear the area.

There are no shortcuts.

Lu Heng's eyes were cold.

As expected.

This Silver Zombie is far more cunning than ordinary monsters.

It is not a reckless brute; it is extremely rational, extremely afraid of death, and extremely adept at using everything at its disposal to delay its pursuers.

Lu Heng did not hesitate.

There's no point in dwelling on it now.

With a thought, the Blood Taisui Mycelium covering the entire layer instantly erupted.

Countless fibrous Mycelium frantically coiled around and locked the limbs of the Zombie charging at the forefront.

The Bone Demon leaped out of the stairwell, landing with a resounding crash that kicked up a cloud of dust.

Bone blades flashed, and the killing began abruptly.

Ordinary Zombie lay on the ground in droves, their bodies torn to pieces.

Several Bronze mutated Zombie followed closely behind, charging forward fearlessly in an attempt to forcibly stop them.

The Bone Demon's close-quarters combat was overwhelming; every strike carried devastating power.

Roars, cracking, and the sound of bones breaking echoed continuously in the abandoned factory area.

The horde of corpses was endless, pouring in from all directions of the wilderness.

They have no thoughts, only commands.

To block, to entangle, to drag on relentlessly.

Lu Heng acted simultaneously, using Mycelium to create a wide-ranging distraction and targeted explosions to break through weak points in the Zombie horde's formation.

He was very fast and his cleaning efficiency was extremely high.

But there were just too many Zombie.

One wave falls, another arrives.

The dense crowd of people blocking his way completely disrupted his rhythm.

Lu Heng glanced several times at the dark wilderness in the distance.

The aura of the Silver Zombie was gradually fading and receding into the distance.

It didn't stop.

Taking advantage of the gap left by the retreating horde of zombies, they frantically fled deeper into the enemy territory.

Lu Heng remained calm and composed, showing no signs of impatience.

Rushing won't help.

They are now completely locked inside the factory area.

The only thing we can do is quickly clear away all obstacles in our path.

Time passed little by little.

Corpses littered the factory grounds.

The last Bronze mutated Zombie was torn to pieces by the Bone Demon and fell to the ground.

The remaining scattered Zombie around were no longer in formation.

Completely clear.

Lu Heng immediately stopped his attack, wasting no more seconds.

He looked up, peering through the deep night towards the wilderness where Zombie were fleeing.

The Mycelium the Blood Taisui fungus spread out again, precisely locking onto that unique and abnormal fluctuation.

It's still there.

They didn't escape.

The distance between them has now become extremely large.

Lu Heng let out a low breath.

They ran away?

No, it doesn't.

It's just to prolong its life by a few more minutes.

"Chase."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Heng leaped down the stairs, with the Bone Demon following closely behind. They stepped into the dark wilderness and sped after the lingering ripples in the distance.

The night wind carried the pungent smell of withered grass, and the darkness was so thick it seemed impossible to escape.

The Silver Zombie didn't simply run wildly across the flat open field; its escape route was calculated in every detail.

After leaving the abandoned factory area, a vast expanse of collapsed old village ruins stretched out before us. Broken walls and rubble were piled up one after another, with sinkholes and broken concrete beams everywhere. The dilapidated houses were scattered with forked paths, and there were uneven rocks and depressions everywhere.

Lu Heng activated the Blood Taisui Mycelium, and countless fine threads spread everywhere along the ground, wall cracks, and gaps in the rocks. They could penetrate obstacles and still detect that strange energy fluctuation.

The signal hadn't completely disappeared, but this Zombie knew how to take advantage of its environment.

It doesn't run in a straight line; instead, it meanders back and forth through the ruins, sometimes squeezing into the crevices of dilapidated houses, sometimes circling behind earthen slopes, and occasionally turning into side roads, deliberately changing its direction of travel.

The Blood Taisui could sense its presence, but its constantly changing route caused the energy to drift back and forth within its perception. Lu Heng could only confirm that the other party was always fleeing forward, but he couldn't immediately discern which path was its true escape route.

The real obstacle is not the Mycelium, but the terrain beneath our feet.

The ground was littered with broken cement, collapsed beams and pillars, and pits of varying depths—obstacles everywhere. Every time Lu Heng rushed forward, he had to go around broken walls and cross deep pits, his feet constantly tripping over boulders.

Even though the energy for the target was right ahead, the rugged terrain severely slowed down their physical journey.

The Bone Demon beside him opened and closed its joints silently, its lifeless body shifting and turning among the ruins. Its skeletal body was impervious to impacts, but it still had to avoid the towering broken walls and could not charge straight ahead recklessly.

Lu Heng's expression darkened.

This Zombie wasn't fleeing in a panic.

It knew very well that even if it couldn't escape the Blood Taisui's perception, as long as it kept circling in the intricate ruins, it could slow down the pursuers.

Lu Heng did not stop, but continued to drive the Mycelium to spread in all directions, covering all the forks as much as possible.

But in the darkness ahead, the fluctuation continued to recede, its trajectory unpredictable.

This Zombie's patience and cunning far surpass those of Aberrant.

It doesn't rely on speed or brute force; instead, it uses complex terrain to its advantage, changing direction and feinting.

The Blood Taisui can maintain its presence throughout the entire process, without losing its senses or being isolated by walls.

However, the densely packed broken walls, deep pits, and crisscrossing beams completely blocked any possibility of a straight-line pursuit.

Every time Lu Heng changed direction, bypassed obstacles, or climbed over ruins, he wasted time.

As time went on, the distance between them widened.

Continuing to let this erratic trajectory lead you astray will only result in a complete loss of the initiative in the pursuit, ultimately allowing it to escape into an even deeper, more desolate wilderness.

Checking all routes is too late.

Lu Heng's eyes suddenly narrowed.

The only option is to gamble.

He instantly abandoned all the fragmented, repetitive, and erratic false trajectories.

The distance can be quickly predicted by relying on the energy decay rate, distance depth, and overall displacement trend continuously transmitted by the Mycelium.

No matter how cunning or circuitous this Zombie may be, its escape route has never changed.

It kept drilling into the deepest, most desolate, and most chaotic areas of the ruins.

Lu Heng no longer hesitated.

Go straight.

With a thud, he completely shook off all distractions, identified the core route he had predicted, and stopped detouring and probing. He unleashed his full power, squeezing out the fastest possible speed through the rubble and ruins.

The Bone Demon followed closely behind, its lifeless body ignoring the impact of the falling rocks, charging straight ahead in the direction Lu Heng had predicted.

The Mycelium covered the entire ruined ground, firmly locking onto that one and only core energy that was constantly receding into the distance.

If you bet right, catch up immediately.

I made the wrong bet; I've completely lost tonight.

In the pitch-black night, two figures broke through layers of ruins and plunged deep into the unknown depths of the wasteland.