Ch 94: Xiao Shuai swung his tail.

Chi Lin felt a chill in her heart, but without hesitation, she unleashed incineration on the zombie before her.

Unlike lower-level Fire-Type Espers, Chi Lin didn’t need any starting posture to release her ability; flames could be released directly through her consciousness.

But the blood orb in the zombie’s hand instantly transformed into a blood wall. It seemed he had anticipated her attack, easily blocking it.

Behind her, Shi Kai and Zhang Tai groaned in pain.

Their blood continuously flew towards her.

Hearing their screams, Ye Yuwei covered her mouth and cried.

They hadn’t expected that such powerful individuals would meet their deaths tonight.

Ji Chuan was quite surprised by the zombie’s performance. This was the strongest zombie he had encountered; it showed no weakness against three Red Crystal Core and one Golden Crystal Core Ability Users.

It even grew stronger with each battle. As more people died, Ji Chuan discovered that the energy emanating from the zombie became increasingly immense.

Was it related to the blood he had collected?

Such abilities and speed would be a nightmare for many.

Through monitoring, Fu Chengyu had already discovered the severity of the situation.

Such an attack method was like a virus; likely, even a single drop of blood would turn someone into a plaything for this zombie.

“No support, close the Gate.”

Under Ye Yuwei’s desperate gaze, the Base showed no sign of providing support.

She saw her own blood dancing in the air, like a rose rain rising in the night.

“Leader, are you sure you want to activate it?”

Fu Chengyu nodded.

Receiving the Leader’s confirmation, the Old Man behind him’s eyes shone brightly; his white beard began to rise, and an immense aura emanated from him.

Profound characters gradually appeared around him, as if performing some sacred ritual.

Ji Chuan detected energy fluctuations in the Base, originating from a red 【Extinction】 Crystal Core, exuding an extremely dangerous aura.

He no longer hid, his body emerging from the darkness.

“King, I didn’t expect to meet you so soon!”

The smiling zombie’s face was now full of surprise; it knelt down before Ji Chuan, showing utmost reverence.

“No time, leave here quickly.”

The zombie froze, but without any hesitation, quickly flew away.

Ji Chuan raised his hand, and the Dark Power in the night, like ghostly hands, quickly extracted the Crystal Cores from the four corpses’ brains, transferring them into Ji Chuan’s hand.

Then Ji Chuan also disappeared.

Merging into the boundless night.

The characters in the air of the Monitoring Room gradually disappeared, and the light in the Old Man’s eyes dimmed. “Cough cough…”

The Old Man coughed up a mouthful of blood, suffering a backlash from the aborted Extinction.

“Leader…”

“I saw it, help Old Qin to rest.”

Fu Chengyu’s face was ashen. Who was that person just now? Why was the zombie so respectful towards him, even calling him “King”?

What King? Did I hear wrong?

Why did he retreat? As if knowing they were about to activate Extinction.

Extinction can only be activated three times, targeting one within range, accumulating ability, resulting in the target’s certain death.

But the user will also die after three uses.

Qin Ruishu also knew the consequences. He was old, but he felt it worthwhile to exchange his life for his granddaughter’s peace in the apocalypse.

Only a few knew why Fu Chengyu didn’t order support. He sacrificed the lives of several outside the Base to secure the Base’s safety.

Closing the Gate was likely to wait for Old Qin’s ability to activate.

There was no monitoring footage in the Lobby; outside the Base, it was quiet, as if everything that just happened was an illusion.

Although they had never seen Extinction, such a powerful technique shouldn’t be so silent.

“Target has disappeared. From tonight onwards, increase the number of guards in the Lobby at night, reduce unnecessary outings, and keep the Base Gate closed at other times.”

Hearing Fu Chengyu’s order, everyone was a little at a loss. The target just disappeared?

How did such a monster appear in Xinze City?

But behind the closed Base Gate, those inside didn’t know that the Ji Chuan who appeared later was even more terrifying.

The people in the Lobby felt immense pressure. With such a monster in Xinze City, would going out be a risk to their lives from now on?

But besides the Combat Team Captains who knew tonight’s situation, the rest were unaware.

They only heard the Base’s alarm; now that the crisis was over, they would only think that tonight’s danger had been dealt with by the Base, and that they should rest well.

Fu Chengyu ordered a news blackout, reasoning that it would avoid unnecessary panic; tonight was to be treated as a normal Mutated Species attack.

If the night’s battle were told to everyone, all teams might be unwilling to go out to work, and the Xinze City Base heavily relied on supplies found outside.

He had to quickly resolve this problem.

“Back up tonight’s monitoring video and notify the Combat Team Leader and all Captains of a meeting tomorrow.”

“Yes.”

Such an ability had never been seen before; a counter-strategy must be discussed.

If there was no other way, they could only use Qin Ruishu’s ability to deal with this monster.

But was the monster’s retreat tonight a coincidence? Did it sense the Extinction ability?

Then a way to buy time must be devised, to entangle the monster until Extinction was successfully activated, thus resolving the problem.

Ji Chuan looked down at the zombie in front of him. When it knelt and called him King, Ji Chuan knew it was another scattered subordinate.

Its appearance was indistinguishable from a human; it was quite handsome, even.

“You are Xiao Shuai.”

“Thank you, King, for the name.”

Xiao Shuai’s tail was wagging rapidly.

“Why did you attack the Esper Base?”

This was something Ji Chuan desperately wanted to understand.

“Upon awakening self-awareness, I knew I was born to become your power.”

“The great King wants to exterminate all humans, so I want to be your vanguard in ruling the world. Tonight, my subordinate found a human Base, and I wanted to start with this Base.”

“But I retreated according to your orders; I assume the King has his reasons.”

Ji Chuan was a little dumbfounded. When did he decide to exterminate all humans? Rule the world?

“Cough cough, Master, it was me…”

Xiao Hei’s voice sounded apologetically.

“Those were all my ideas. They were all born from the Black Crystal Cores. As you grow stronger, the Black Crystal Cores can create powerful subordinates.”

“I originally thought I could control you smoothly… but I failed. I can put my ideas on hold; you can freely command him.”

So that was it. These loyal subordinates were all prepared by Xiao Hei. Rule the world? Ji Chuan found such an exaggerated idea to have a possibility of realization.

But exterminating all humanity was out of the question. As long as Su Shen was there, those who joined him would not pose a threat; there was no need to kill them.

“That Base had a very powerful Esper; I felt a threat of death just now. If you had left any later, you might have died.”

Xiao Shuai’s tail stood up from its wagging state. The King’s order was to save him.

Although he had sensed the energy fluctuations, he hadn’t judged the power of the opponent’s ability. The King was so sharp!

And his King, for one of his most ordinary subordinates, would slow down the conquest of the world! The King he followed valued him so much!

“It is my incompetence that hindered the King’s conquest of the world.”

Ji Chuan sighed, “Obey my orders in the future. Some humans’ abilities are quite dangerous.”

“Yes!”

The King didn’t blame him, and was still worried about him!

Xiao Shuai’s tail wagged incessantly, creating a sound of air friction in the silent night.