Chapter 75: Chapter 40: Run fast, she’s back (3)
After the terrifying outbreak, three types of ghosts crawled out of the graves: vengeful spirits without bodies, zombies without souls, and skeletons with broken bodies and no souls.
Zombies are divided into six levels based on their strength: ordinary zombies, iron zombies, copper zombies, silver zombies, golden zombies, and the strongest flying zombies. The strength of each level corresponds to the six realms of cultivators.
The zombie in front of them was not tall, but its appearance was terrifying. Its burial clothes were tattered, exposing most of its skin. The color was not the usual gray of a dead body, but a light black, as thick as forged iron. Moreover, the corpse spots on its body resembled iron rust, appearing a deep red. At this moment, its hands were extended forward, and its black fingernails were two inches long, glistening with a metallic sheen, almost poking Huang Qi’s face.
Huang Qi remembered his Master saying that the level of a zombie could be identified from its skin. Therefore, there was no doubt that the one standing before him was an iron zombie, and the strength of an iron zombie was equivalent to the Body Refining realm of a cultivator. As for him, he was at the second level of the Juling realm, a full major realm apart.
This was not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing was that zombies had no souls and thus acted almost entirely on instinct. Only higher-level zombies possessed a certain level of intelligence.
This meant that in front of this iron zombie, Huang Qi’s face would have greatly reduced deterrence.
Huang Qi naturally realized this, so he completely panicked, and his body began to tremble violently.
As for the iron zombie, it also stared at Huang Qi with its crimson eyes, seemingly hesitating.
“A mere iron zombie dares to block the junior sister’s path. Look at how angry you’ve made the junior sister tremble!”
“That’s right. Junior sister once leveled the Ma Family Grave by herself, which contained not only iron zombies but also a copper zombie. Who in the cultivation world of Huang Tian Prefecture doesn’t know this?”
“Let alone the cultivation world, even the ghost realm has spread it. I heard that some ghosts even commissioned people to paint portraits of the junior sister and spread them around, warning their kind to avoid her if they saw her.”
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The more than ten disciples behind them were pointing and commenting like they were watching a show.
“Damn it, they’re just watching the fun without caring about the trouble.”
Huang Qi gritted his teeth in hatred, but he couldn’t scold them now because the iron zombie in front of him was making him unable to breathe.
To be honest, at this moment, Huang Qi really wanted to turn around and run, but he knew he couldn’t. Once he showed fear, he would die faster, and it would also implicate the more than ten disciples behind him. Therefore, he could only grit his teeth and bear it, hoping that his face could exert 200% deterrent power.
“Junior Sister!”
Just then, a male voice suddenly called out.
Before Huang Qi could react, he saw a dark shadow flash in front of him, and a leg swept towards the iron zombie’s shoulder with a gust of wind.
“Bang!”
With a loud bang, the iron zombie was sent flying horizontally.
“Boom!”
The iron zombie’s weight was astonishing. It was like a millstone, directly breaking a giant tree in half. As the tree fell, it stirred up a gust of wind that swept in all directions.
Huang Qi’s long hair was blown up by the gust of wind. He was having difficulty breathing. He finally managed to open his eyes and saw a male disciple, about his height, standing in front of him.
This male disciple looked to be in his mid-twenties, with a sharp, chiseled face and three-dimensional features, exuding a sense of unapproachability.
“Wang… Wang Zong!”
Huang Qi recognized him at a glance because he was one of the most talented male disciples of the HongHua Sect. He had started cultivating in the same year as him, but the results were completely different. More than ten years later, he had left in disgrace, while Wang Zong had become a pillar of the sect.
“It’s Senior Brother Wang Zong! He’s simply too strong!”
A female disciple’s infatuated voice sounded from behind.
“Junior Sister! I’ll handle this iron zombie. You should hurry and help the Sect Leader. He’s currently fighting a copper zombie.”
Wang Zong’s voice was gentle, with a hint of lingering gaze, as if he wanted to say something more.
“Roar!”
At this moment, the enraged roar of the iron zombie came from a distance, like thunder, hurting people’s ears until they were sore.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw the figure of the iron zombie appearing in the mist. Then, it quickly lunged towards them. With a slight crouch of its feet, its body leaped forward one or two zhang. Its crimson eyes were filled with fury, and in the dim light, they seemed like flames burning.
The reason zombies hopped to advance was entirely due to folk funeral customs. As everyone knows, when a person dies, their feet are tied with tripping ropes to prevent corpse transformation.
Therefore, after zombies were born, due to their limited mobility, they could only move forward by hopping. Over time, this became a habit. As for extending their hands forward, it was caused by constantly trying to push the coffin lid.
Of course, this only applies to low-level zombies. As for those powerful zombies, it is rumored that their appearance is indistinguishable from humans, completely capable of passing off as the real thing.
Wang Zong didn’t have time to say more and immediately lunged towards the iron zombie. The two soon engaged in a fierce battle.
“Hoo! I’m saved!”
Huang Qi took a deep breath.
“No, what did he just say?”
As Huang Qi calmed down, he suddenly remembered something, so he tried hard to recall it. After a while, he uncertainly asked the fellow disciples behind him, “He just mentioned a copper zombie, right?”
“Yes, a copper zombie! The Sect Leader is fighting a copper zombie and needs Junior Sister’s help.”
Someone “kindly” reminded him.
Huang Qi almost cried on the spot, thinking, “Wang Zong, oh Wang Zong, you really think highly of me. I can’t even deal with an iron zombie, let alone a copper zombie.”
“No! Since it’s a copper zombie, its intelligence shouldn’t be low.”
Huang Qi quickly reacted. As long as the other party had intelligence, his face could be useful.
Thinking this way, Huang Qi felt a little calmer, so he took the lead and headed towards the HongHua Sect. The group soon arrived at the entrance of the HongHua Sect, and the size of the team had expanded to twenty to thirty people.
Huang Qi trembled as he saw the situation before him. The Yin Qi was too heavy, and the visibility had dropped to only a few dozen meters. The fog completely blocked the sunlight, and even a thin layer of mist had formed on the ground. In such an environment, ghosts acted with impunity, rushing into the HongHua Sect one after another. Among them were zombies, skeletons, and even many living people attacking. Of course, these were only the ones that could be seen; there were countless more that couldn’t be seen.
Huang Qi didn’t know if these living people were cultivators or warriors, nor why they were attacking the HongHua Sect, but one question in his mind was answered. When he encountered Meng Gang and others earlier, they kept saying, “Fortunately, we came late and met Hong Ling Fairy.” Judging from the current situation, those people were also heading for the HongHua Sect.
Huang Qi was concerned about his Master’s safety and didn’t have time to investigate further, so he rushed forward. However, after taking only two steps, he felt something was wrong.
“No, judging from the iron zombie I just encountered, my face has no deterrent effect on low-level ghosts without intelligence. If I lead the charge, I might die at the hands of some reckless fool.”
Thinking this, Huang Qi stopped and waved his small hand, “Fellow disciples, charge! For the HongHua Sect!”
With the encouragement of the genius junior sister, the male and female disciples, who had been scattered before, suddenly charged into the HongHua Sect as if they had been injected with chicken blood. Although most of them were at the Juling realm cultivation level, they could still be useful against ordinary zombies and skeletons. As for invisible ghosts, as long as they had protective talismans, they could defend against most low-level vengeful souls.
Of course, if anyone encountered a powerful ghost, they could only consider themselves unlucky.
Huang Qi followed behind. He felt that his current situation was really outrageous. He wasn’t afraid of powerful demons and monsters, but rather more afraid of some low-level pests.
Huang Qi entered the HongHua Sect and saw fires everywhere and a scene of devastation. Ghosts and the invaders were searching for ordinary people everywhere, but their purposes were different. Ghosts were after blood, while the invaders were specifically capturing women.
Huang Qi finally understood. These invaders wanted to take advantage of the chaos to capture the women living in the HongHua Sect and then sell them for a good price.
“A bunch of beasts!”
Huang Qi gritted his teeth in hatred, but he couldn’t make a move, or he would be exposed immediately.
Huang Qi pondered for a moment, then loudly provoked, “HongHua Sect’s Cheng Hong Ling is here, come and die quickly!”
