Chapter 61: Flames Against the Horde and the Rise of Enhanced Horrors

Just as hundreds of zombies suddenly emerged from behind the wall, lunging towards Bai Han, he did not immediately draw his blade. Instead, he extended his right hand.

Bai Xia, Big Gold Tooth, and the others standing behind Bai Han were utterly bewildered. What was he planning? Did he intend to scare the zombies away with sheer presence alone?

As their worry mounted, countless flames erupted from Bai Han’s palm, transforming into clusters of fire dancing around him.

The fiery wisps enveloped Bai Han at their center. As the hundreds of zombies drew ever closer, Bai Han slowly clenched his right hand into a fist, then extended his index finger, pointing it towards the horde.

In that instant, the hundreds of fire wisps seemed to receive a command. Their leisurely dance in the air abruptly ceased, replaced by a furious, aggressive charge towards the zombie multitude.

As the flames surged towards the zombies, the surrounding air seemed to ignite, becoming intensely hot.

“My heavens! My eyes aren’t deceiving me, are they? Brother Bai actually conjured flames from his hand!”

“That’s right! I saw it too, Curly, your eyes aren’t blind yet!”

“No wonder Brother Bai looked so confident and fearless. So he had this trick hidden! Compared to using coins to fight zombies, directly burning them with fire feels much more satisfying!”

“Not necessarily… when Brother Bai used coins to kill zombies before, he relied on his immense strength. But now, haven’t you noticed how tiny those flames are? They’ll probably only singe the zombies’ hair. To kill them completely… that will still be incredibly difficult!”

“Ah! What do we do then?”

“Let’s just watch for now! If Brother Bai can’t hold on, we’ll step in! Damn it, for me, Big Gold Tooth, to follow a boss with superpowers, this life is worth it!”

“Brother Ya, I’m with you.”

“Me too…”

“All of you, shut up. My brother won’t lose.”

When Bai Xia saw the expressions of Big Gold Tooth and the two others, ready to face death, her lips twitched involuntarily.

These were merely their conjectures. As far as Bai Xia was concerned, her brother would never be defeated!

Big Gold Tooth and the others were unaware of Bai Han’s true capabilities, but Bai Xia knew. To have beaten thugs to a pulp before the apocalypse, and then to have left home alone to hunt zombies after the outbreak…

Bai Han’s strength held the top spot in Bai Xia’s heart, a position no one could ever replace.

As they spoke, the flames commanded by Bai Han reached the zombies.

Without wasting a single moment, the charging flames merely touched the zombies, and their bodies immediately burst into inferno.

In less than a few seconds, all hundreds of zombies were incinerated, reduced to piles of black ash on the ground.

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Choosing to use my flame division ability against the zombie horde was a decision I had made from the very beginning.

After all, when I went out alone to hunt zombies previously, I encountered Li Fenghua at the entrance of a shopping mall. I used this very technique to burn hundreds of zombies to death.

Therefore, I had the confidence to employ this move again now!

As the cluster of flames consumed the zombies, I quietly retrieved a crystal core from my spatial dimension.

With a firm grip, I clenched the crystal core in my palm. My body rapidly absorbed the energy within it, replenishing the power lost from using my flame ability.

These zombies were merely foot soldiers. There were far more formidable foes lurking behind them!

Although I might only be facing a one-star [Intelligent Zombie], if these hundred zombies were its only trump card, then it would hardly deserve the title of ‘intelligent.’

In the apocalypse, the [Intelligent Zombie] was the nightmare of all humanity.

Not only did the [Intelligent Zombie] understand how to deploy its forces, but powerful zombies also obeyed its commands. Compared to the disorganized human factions, this was a one-sided massacre.

Therefore, if you encountered one [Intelligent Zombie], don’t be naive! There would undoubtedly be a group of powerful zombies hidden nearby, ready to attack on command.

Thus, I had to seize the moment to recover my energy.

My sister was behind me! After being reborn, I had finally managed to prevent my sister from running away from home. Now, even against a one-star [Intelligent Zombie], I had to protect her safety!

The flame division ability was incredibly potent. In less than a moment, the hundreds of zombies vanished as if they had never existed, leaving only a scattering of black dust across the ground.

Of course, several crystal cores glittered on the earth.

It wasn’t appropriate for me to collect the crystal cores now. I could only consider it after completely eliminating the [Intelligent Zombie].

Indeed, once I had incinerated the hundred vanguard zombies, a violent commotion suddenly erupted from behind the previously silent wall.

Using my skill to sense the life signatures behind the wall, I detected only three.

However, despite there being only three life signatures, the disturbance they created was even greater than that of a hundred zombies. This indicated that the upcoming adversaries would not be easy to deal with.

“Roar! Roar! Roar!”

As the [Intelligent Zombie] issued its commands to these three life signatures, three zombies immediately charged out from behind the wall.

My expression turned grim as I looked at them. The sight that met my eyes filled me with astonishment.

Three zombies, each as robust as a wall, stood a towering four to five meters tall!

Their faces were terrifyingly grotesque. As they moved, their powerful hands slammed into the ground, instantly creating two massive craters.

Simultaneously, countless wide cracks radiated rapidly outwards from the center of these pits.

Upon seeing these three enhanced zombies, my eyes narrowed involuntarily.

Unlike the enhanced zombie I had encountered before, these three were clearly of a higher grade. They had obviously devoured numerous energy bodies, causing their entire bodies to become increasingly fortified.

To draw a comparison, if these three enhanced zombies before me were fully armed special forces, then the one I encountered previously was a mere rookie, not even comparable to one of their arms.

The enhanced zombie I had faced before was only Level 1, and its entire body was uniformly enhanced. This made it easier to defeat compared to enhanced zombies that only had specific parts strengthened.

However, these three enhanced zombies were distinctly different… Judging by the two black bulges on their foreheads, they were definitely Level 2 zombies! Their overall enhancement was utterly incomparable to a Level 1 zombie.

Today was only the first day of the apocalypse, yet Level 2 enhanced zombies had already appeared!

This was absolutely impossible! Although zombies could evolve by consuming flesh and blood energy, the amount of energy required to advance from Level 0 to Level 2 was certainly not small.

Could it be that there were some rare treasures in H City, causing these zombies to upgrade so rapidly?

In the apocalypse, in addition to zombies, mutated animals, and ability users, there were also many rare treasures hidden beneath the earth.

After the apocalypse descended, these rare treasures would also surface.

These treasures contained terrifying energy. If absorbed by an ability user or a zombie, they would directly cause the absorber to level up quickly.

Therefore, when leveling up became difficult in the later stages, many people sought these rare treasures, but few were able to find them.

This was because the appearance of rare treasures was random; they couldn’t simply be found by searching.

But now, with Level 2 enhanced zombies appearing, I couldn’t think of any other reason besides rare treasures.

As I pondered these thoughts, the three enhanced zombies, each as large as a truck’s cab, had already reached me. The tremors from their giant fists pounding the ground caused even the earth beneath my feet to shake incessantly.