"What exactly happened?"
Li Mo asked nervously. His headache prevented him from remaining calm, as the sudden change was far too terrifying, exceeding his comprehension and filling him with dread. Only a few days had passed! So much had happened, including internal strife that had depleted their fighting strength. And now the zombie clan was attacking—what a coincidence! It's so damn ridiculous.
"What else can happen? The rift in the Abyss Realm is being torn apart by an unknown force, expanding rapidly. In two minutes, it will form a massive crack. What's worse... behind the crack, a huge number of undead spirits of various shapes and sizes have already gathered. I can already sense a terrifying aura... that is... the powerful corpse race of the Three Extremes, and not just one, but at least five, or even more."
The clairvoyant masters looked at each other in disbelief, their faces filled with terror as they screamed.
"Quick...quickly go and invite the Buddha...oops, wrong line. Quickly go and notify Xijiang University!" Li Mo hurriedly ordered a messenger to run to Xijiang University to inform Honda and the others!
The sudden and unexpected change caught almost all the vanguard members off guard.
The black smoke, which had been so sparse as to be almost imperceptible, suddenly surged forth like a volcanic eruption, covering the entire mountaintop. The smoke was nearly fifty meters in diameter, terrifyingly thick, shooting straight into the sky, carrying an incomparably terrifying and sinister aura of death, as well as a suffocating stench of decay.
There was even a raging spatial storm, like a category 10 typhoon, spreading outwards in concentric circles, causing the mountains, forests, and vegetation to sway wildly. Some weaker inheritors couldn't even stand still, and countless hats, clothes, and even supplies were blown into the sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Deputy Commander Li Mo, what should we do now?"
The experts in the vanguard team all changed their expressions drastically and started shouting. It wasn't that they lacked fighting spirit or were cowardly, but the changes before their eyes were too terrifying. In particular, the corpses of varying sizes roared to the sky, emitting deafening roars that could still be heard through the spatial rifts. Many female inheritors were so frightened that their legs went weak.
"What should we do? Of course, we should retreat, retreat immediately! Those are tens of thousands of zombies!"
Li Mo shouted anxiously, issuing the order to retreat without hesitation.
If he doesn't retreat now, the vanguard might perish here. After all, the terrain here is flat, making it impossible to use the terrain to their advantage in fighting the zombies. Only by moving to the densely populated, prosperous urban areas can they possibly use various obstacles to engage in street fighting and guerrilla warfare against the zombies.
As for whether the innocent civilians living in the city would be exterminated by the zombie horde… Li Mo couldn't care less anymore. The alliance between the two cities was already facing imminent disaster, and could be completely wiped out at any moment. Even if a large portion of the population perished, let alone a few innocent civilians, it would be a miracle if a small number survived tonight's catastrophe.
Li Mo had even prepared himself for death.
However, he suddenly thought of Honda's strength. But another problem arose: Honda had been injured for several days. He believed Honda's injuries must be very serious, and not just his. Everyone in Xijiang City thought so; how could someone who had faced the Sacred Armor Centipede King suffer only minor injuries? As for Honda saving Li Jiayu, he believed that even if Honda had only recovered halfway, he could still deal with all of their inheritors. He had a strange confidence in Honda's strength, but no matter how confident he was, he couldn't fight the Corpse Clan with an injured body! If Honda were at full strength, he would confidently fight and wait for powerful reinforcements.
The spatial rift in the Abyss Realm mutated once more, unleashing beams of multicolored light that were particularly conspicuous in the night sky. The next moment, the trembling hillside suddenly cracked open, the summit exploded violently, and then the entire mountain caved in, leaving only a gigantic, gray-red crater groaning and howling, like the gaping maw of a demon, exuding a suffocating aura of death.
Kerala
With a series of grinding sounds, countless pale and grotesque skeletons crawled out of the giant pit, their empty eye sockets burning with ghostly blue flames, their bones cold and menacing.
Next came a wave of regional flowers, corpse beetles, corpse beasts, bone spirit crows, and a large, dark, rotting zombie. Among these zombies were many powerful figures, all wearing tattered armor, wielding magical weapons, and exuding a fierce aura.
An endless horde of corpses converged into a massive torrent, advancing menacingly towards the city at a relatively slow pace.
"Splash!"
Suddenly, a winged skeleton flew rapidly out of the giant pit.
This was none other than the "Flying Skull" that Li Jiayu had mentioned before, a terrifying existence at the mid-level of the third realm, far more powerful than the Golden Ancient Butterfly King.
It was a skeleton five meters tall, its indestructible bones emitting a pale blue phosphorescence. Its bony wings, extending ten meters long, blotted out the sky, a truly terrifying sight. In its hand lay a gleaming golden sword, its tip curved in an eerie arc—a weapon resembling a Tang dynasty sword, neither quite a blade nor quite a sword, radiating a suffocating, dreamlike aura of disillusionment.
If Li Jiayu saw this sword, she would be utterly astonished, for it was actually the renowned "Shattered Dream Blade." Honda would probably unleash a Crimson Lotus Flame to see if he could destroy such a dangerous thing.
"…Kill…for…me…kill…slaughter…all…living people…"
An extremely hoarse voice emanated from the "Flying Skull's" eye sockets; it was clearly human speech simulated by mental power.
On its forehead were prominently engraved golden runes, seemingly the heraldic emblem of a noble family.
Ten Royal Families
Among the Corpse Clan, there are ten royal clans and three imperial clans, each possessing unique talents, making them virtually invincible in battles of the same level.
If that's the case, this flying skeleton is probably one of the ten royal families. Which family it belongs to is unknown, but the fact that it wields a legendary weapon and was among the first to invade the human world suggests it holds a prominent position within the royal family.
Indeed, this flying skeleton exuded an incredibly powerful aura. Its appearance alone was enough to terrify anyone. Sharp fangs, ghastly white claws, crimson armor, and enormous wings all radiated an aura of death and nightmares. Coupled with the death flames coiling around its body, it was enough to instantly extinguish any will to fight.
"As you command... charge with all your might..."
Six low-level, level-three corpse race members roared at the flying skeleton, uttering a stammering sentence. Although level-three corpse race members could mimic speech, they were not yet fully conscious and had slightly lower intelligence, so their speech was very disjointed.
These six undead were all incredibly powerful, each far stronger than the King Kong Ape, the Steel Giant, and the Ice and Fire Blast Master. In a one-on-one fight, they could definitely cripple any one of them within ten minutes.