Chapter 852: Chapter 852
"Big brother, where are you? Alian is about to die! Please come and save Alian!"
As Alian fled in terror, she felt a foul and filthy aura bearing down on her. A sharp pain grazed her back as if sliced by a blade, knowing that the monster that bit people was about to catch up to her. She couldn’t help but feel a deep sense of despair; the face of the older brother who had helped her before flashed before her eyes.
Just as the green-haired monster was less than ten feet away from Alian, four figures rapidly approached from afar, appearing directly in front of her.
These four were none other than the core members of the "Dragon Guard" led by Long Da. They had been assigned to watch and track within this region. When they had detected the presence of a Green Zombie, they followed its trail and found it pursuing Alian.
The moment they saw Alian, a girl of around ten with surprisingly adept movement techniques, a look of surprise flashed across the eyes of Long Da and the others.
However, seeing that Alian was in imminent danger and would likely be captured by the Green Zombie if they didn’t intervene immediately, Long Da and the others shouted and hastened their pace to rush forward. They positioned themselves between the Green Zombie and Alian, protecting her from the impending threat.
Long Da and two other Dragon Guard members surrounded the Green Zombie, launching an attack.
Another Dragon Guard member took out a communication device and immediately signaled the other teams to come and join forces in encircling the Green Zombie, then joined the battle himself.
Long Da and his companions were seeing a Green Zombie, a creature of legend, for the first time. At first glance, it looked like a green-haired ape, but upon closer inspection, its eyes glimmered with a ghastly green light, its mouth was adorned with two long fangs, and its nails were black and sharp. There was no sign of life in it, and its appearance was extremely frightening.
Although the Green Zombie was terrifying, Long Da and his companions had gone through many life-or-death experiences. Not only were they courageous, but also resolute, showing no fear towards the Green Zombie.
Previously, Fang Bai had warned them that, although the Green Zombie’s strength was only equivalent to that of a Profound Level Martial Artist, it was a very tough opponent in combat. Even an Earth Level Martial Artist would struggle to withstand its power. Therefore, Long Da and the others dared not take it lightly and went all out in their assault.
"Instructor Fang said to be careful not to get scratched by this green-haired monster, or else you’ll be infected with its corpse poison, and things could get fatal!"
As they assaulted the Green Zombie, Long Da didn’t forget to loudly remind his three teammates.
Their attacks on the Green Zombie weren’t aimed at killing it but restraining it, preventing it from escaping until other teams could arrive to Visit NovelHub for more amazing novels and chapters.
Fang Bai also told Long Da and his team that if they encountered a Green Zombie and couldn’t contain it, they should prioritize their own safety and retreat if necessary.
Fang Bai had spoken of the Green Zombie’s formidable defensive abilities, and now that Long Da and his companions witnessed it firsthand, they knew Fang Bai’s words were true.
Though the Green Zombie’s movement technique was somewhat clumsy, its body was harder than rock, and it felt no pain. When Long Da and the others’ Essence Energy infused punches and kicks landed on it, its body merely swayed, showing no signs of injury. Then it lashed out with a ferocious counterattack.
The long, black nails on the Green Zombie’s hands were like hawk’s talons. As they swept through the night sky, they left behind a trail of dark glint, accompanied by a sharp sound of tearing air, displaying astonishing might. Trees it touched would split and collapse with a crash, and fake mountains and stones would be left with deep gouges.
Long Da and his fellow members were secretly alarmed, realizing that if their flesh were ever grazed by the Green Zombie’s nails, they would undoubtedly be torn asunder and injured severely.
However, that wasn’t the most terrifying aspect. The real horror was that once someone’s skin was cut, the corpse poison from the Green Zombie would seep into the bloodstream and spread throughout the body, which would ensure a gruesome death.
So while Long Da and the others fought the Green Zombie, they also remained vigilant to protect themselves from harm.
The Green Zombie was struck in the chest by a powerful punch from Long Da, staggering back two steps, and seemed to have its ferocity triggered. Its eyes flashed with a green light and then it fiercely lunged at Long Da, its attack even more ferocious than before.
Fed by the Heaven and Earth Origin Energy, the Green Zombie had developed a semblance of intelligence. It knew that among the four people attacking it, Long Da was the strongest. So it decided to take the attacks of the other three with its body while focusing its offensive on Long Da alone, as if planning to take him down first.
"This green-haired monster is incredible! Peach Wood Sword!"
Under the ferocious attack of the Green Zombie, Long Da was flustered and overwhelmed. To make matters worse, the attacks from his three companions couldn’t restrain the Green Zombie. Out of desperation, he remembered the Peach Wood Sword he carried on him and immediately drew it from his body, holding it in his hand.
Peach wood is a material for warding off evil and calming filth. With the Peach Wood Sword drawn, the Green Zombie indeed showed signs of fear, and its assault momentarily faltered.
"Haha, this green-haired creature actually fears the Peach Wood Sword!"
Elated beyond measure, Long Da recalled what Fang Bai had told him, that piercing a zombie’s heart with a Peach Wood Sword could kill it. Clutching the sword tightly, he counterattacked, aiming every thrust at the Green Zombie’s heart.
But in his excitement, he forgot another piece of advice from Fang Bai: if one’s strength was not enough to defeat a Green Zombie, then the Peach Wood Sword should only be used defensively for personal protection. One shouldn’t attack rashly, because if the sword broke, it would lose its deterrent effect on zombies.
In his moment of excitement, Long Da thrust fiercely at the heart of the Green Zombie. However, before he could even rejoice, he heard a "snap" as the Peach Wood Sword, imbued with his Essence Energy, didn’t pierce the Green Zombie’s heart—instead, it broke into several pieces in an instant, falling to the ground.
The moment the Peach Wood Sword broke, Long Da suddenly remembered Fang Bai’s warning. Horrified, he immediately dropped the sword and retreated backward with a movement technique.
The Green Zombie had apparently anticipated that Long Da would react this way. In the moment he was stupefied by the broken sword, the creature reached out its hands, which bore long black nails, and grabbed Long Da’s shoulders, the nails piercing deep into his flesh.
"Beast! I’ll fight you to the end!"
Long Da, wounded by the Green Zombie, thought he was doomed and, in a fit of unwillingness, let out an angry roar. He gathered all his strength and threw punches directly at the chest of the Green Zombie, sending it stumbling back a few steps.
As the Green Zombie’s body was forced back, its nails dislodged from Long Da’s shoulders, and streaks of fresh blood immediately gushed from the wounds.
Seeing Long Da injured, the other three members of the Dragon Guard were shocked. They almost simultaneously rushed to his front, each holding a Peach Wood Sword, and protected Long Da behind them.
"Don’t attack, wait for Instructor Fang and the others to arrive!"
After Long Da said these words, he felt a wave of dizziness in his head and thought that the corpse poison was acting very fast. Perhaps in no time, he would end up just like the victims of the serial murders in the morgue of Anxi Hospital, rotting and dying from the poison?
Instructor Fang had incredible skills and exquisite medical knowledge. Long Da wondered if he might be able to save him?
Holding onto a glimmer of hope, Long Da thought to himself.