Ch 70: Body Snatching
“What are you saying? Xia Yiqing is still alive, but he has defected?!”
Li Jingru couldn’t believe his ears. Xia Yiqing was actually in cahoots with Number One?!
“Yes, Leader. I tried to remove his mind control, but there was no reaction. It seems he defected of his own accord…”
Li Jingru didn’t know why Xia Yiqing would defect. What about Song Ci? If Song Ci were conscious, he could have easily escaped using his cards. But why was there still no news?
Was he still unconscious? Already dead? Or had he also done the same as Xia Yiqing…?
Li Jingru didn’t dare to consider that possibility.
“Leader, the two of us are no match for Captain Xia. He warned us that he would kill us if we went again, so our team can no longer accept missions from Xinghe District…”
Yin Lie was somewhat discouraged. Although they were both Special Grade Ability Users, the inherent differences in their special abilities and the level of their development created a clear disparity in strength, with Xia Yiqing clearly superior.
“What about the others?”
Li Jingru thought thankfully there were still four experts in Jinglian City, and his own people hadn’t encountered any life-threatening danger. He could only place his hope on them…
“We don’t know. Olijia’er was enveloped by five Domains. To reduce the risk and find the correct entrance, we split into five groups to explore different areas. The two of us encountered Xia Yiqing shortly after entering a Domain. After an unsuccessful engagement, we returned…”
Number One could actually use five Domains?! Coupled with Xia Yiqing’s defection, Li Jingru believed Number One had other accomplices, and that the Domains were likely created with the help of different people.
After all, the probability of a single zombie being able to simultaneously use five Domains was too low.
Although he felt very uneasy, he knew that the four people in Jinglian City were very powerful, and shouldn’t make any mistakes.
After learning that Yin Lie and Ning Chuhe didn’t have any more information, he let them rest. All he could do now was wait.
…
The surrounding Domains gradually disappeared, and Olijia’er returned to her original form.
Ji Chuan walked towards the last corpse—his yet-unclaimed spoils.
The members of the Stronghold put down their anxieties and came out to check on the injured.
Their ability to live so peacefully in the Apocalypse was entirely due to Ji Chuan’s protection. Everyone hoped this tranquility wouldn’t be broken.
“Strange…”
From afar, Ji Chuan noticed that the Red Crystal Core in Xu Hui’s corpse was dim, a situation he had never encountered before.
A white Light Orb hung in the sky, blending seamlessly with the clear morning sky, unnoticed by anyone.
The Light Orb, as if possessing life, swept over the people below one by one, as if carefully selecting something.
The Light Orb locked onto its target and, like a shooting star, rapidly descended.
Tang Yue in the courtyard felt a surge in her head, and her vision began to blur.
She even felt like she was dreaming.
In her dream, she was recklessly attacking her companions in the Stronghold. The attacked people reacted strangely, seeming unaffected, merely becoming dazed.
Their expressions were like those of amnesia.
“An’an, what’s wrong with you?”
Zhou Mi looked at his daughter’s strange expression.
“Get lost, old man! Who are you?!”
Zhou Yu’an’s tone was fierce, unlike a little girl. Her eyes were filled with disgust as she looked at Zhou Mi. A pain shot through Zhou Mi’s heart as he tried to check on An’an’s condition. His hand, just reaching her shoulder, was violently flung away by his daughter.
Those in the Stronghold who had been attacked by Tang Yue all seemed dazed. They looked at their surroundings, unable to understand where they were.
Tang Yue’s eyes were filled with madness. Just as she raised her hand to unleash her special ability on Zhou Mi, Ji Chuan restrained her with gravity control.
Ji Chuan saw that Tang Yue now had two Red Crystal Cores in her body, while the crystal core in Xu Hui’s corpse was gone.
“Number One, didn’t expect this, did you? My special ability can also perform soul possession. I know this body is also a Special Grade Ability User. Several of your companions have had their souls reshaped by me. These souls will experience the pain I inflict on them! If you come any closer, I’ll shatter their souls!”
A smug smile appeared on Tang Yue’s face. She hadn’t expected this zombie to have accomplices; otherwise, she wouldn’t have known who to possess.
After death, her consciousness existed for a short time. Number One’s body emanated a thick black mist, and subconsciously, she thought that possessing Number One was too risky; failure would mean wasting this one chance.
So, Xu Hui chose Tang Yue. Seeing that the girl was also a Special Grade Ability User, radiating abundant energy, and completely vulnerable, with no possibility of resistance.
After the possession, Xu Hui controlled Tang Yue’s body, quickly reshaping the souls of the Stronghold members in the courtyard, so that he could have bargaining chips.
Although Ji Chuan restrained Tang Yue with gravity, a smug smile appeared on her face. Even with her hands restrained, she could still use her consciousness to activate her ability; it just required a brief adjustment to this body.
“Let me go, that’s the only way to ensure they don’t die!”
The dazed people in the courtyard seemed to feel intense pain. They clutched their heads and knelt on the ground in agony.
Ji Chuan frowned at their reaction.
Tang Yue snorted coldly. Using these people to threaten him had indeed revealed a weakness!
Tang Yue activated her will, using Soul Reshaping on Number One, who was close at hand. The safest way was of course to eliminate him.
Tang Yue was certain her special ability had taken effect, but Ji Chuan seemed unaffected.
A crack seemed to have opened in the middle of his forehead, and inside the crack seemed to be an eyeball…
It wasn’t a crack or a scar; it was an eye!
To Tang Yue’s shocked gaze, Ji Chuan reached towards her head, ready to directly split her skull open.
“You’re crazy?! You don’t care about them? Only I can keep them alive! Ah!”
To Tang Yue’s terrified gaze, Ji Chuan killed her.
One of the crystal cores in Tang Yue’s head flickered and then disappeared. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ji Chuan wanted to conduct an experiment to see if Tang Yue’s death would leave behind a crystal core.
But obviously the result was no. He only had a Soul Reshaping crystal core in his hand.
Zhou Mi held An’an, lifeless, in his arms, his heart filled with pain, but he knew he still had a chance.
Looking at the crystal core in his hand, Ji Chuan sighed.
He said to Zhou Mi, “Activate your special ability.”
“Leader… you know about my special ability?”
So his leader knew everything.
“Leader, my special ability can only be used while I’m asleep. I’ll just…”
Ji Chuan raised a hand, and a purple mist enveloped Zhou Mi. Ji Chuan used Area Sleep to put Zhou Mi to sleep.
The familiar time panel appeared before his eyes again. Zhou Mi didn’t understand how the crisis had occurred.
But as long as he returned to the beginning of the battle.
No, he needed to buy the Leader more time. He had memories; he needed to explain everything to Ji Chuan.
Otherwise, An’an would die, and many in the Stronghold would die. This Stronghold was his and his daughter’s only haven in the Apocalypse; he couldn’t let anyone destroy it.
The time panel rapidly rewound. He used all his strength to return time to a day earlier.
