The situation came suddenly, and an emergency retreat would inevitably lead to some chaos.
"Jiang Yue, activate your superpower and clear out the zombies."
Jiang Yue's ability to clear a scene was an absolute killing machine.
With a steel blade in each hand, no force was needed - she merely swept through with speed and it was done.
Moreover, once activated, her speed increased by a hundred percent, making even fourth-order zombies unable to avoid her.
Under Jiang Yue's rampage, the zombies on both sides were swiftly cleared, and everyone began to retreat in turn.
The front line was now the back.
Jiang Yue took advantage of the time remaining to rush forward and massacre again.
"Fall back."
Seeing that Jiang Yue wanted to charge forward again, Xiao Jun hurriedly called out to her.
Just as Jiang Yue turned her head, a zombie suddenly surged up from the zombie horde and leapt out.
In one bound, it arrived behind Jiang Yue, stretching out its hands.
"Watch out!"
Many who saw the scene shouted.
Jiang Yue also sensed something was amiss, but fortunately, she had been cautious, and her superpower still had a minute remaining.
With a decisive backhand stroke, the blade carried a thick aura of death.
If this strike landed, Jiang Yue believed even a fifth-order zombie would be finished.
But the fifth-order zombie's body was simply too strong.
Sensing the accompanying force of this strike, it retracted its outstretched hands and retreated three or four meters, evading the attack.
Perhaps Jiang Yue's blade had made it feel the threat of death, for it retreated back into the zombie horde and made no further moves, allowing Jiang Yue to leave.
"Xiao Jun, there are too many zombies, I can't find it."
No matter how hard Wan Qianya stared, she still lost sight of that fifth-order zombie.
"It's okay, it will come out again."
At that moment, Xiao Jun really wanted to go for it directly.
But in the end, he held back.
A fifth-order zombie's speed and reaction were faster than his own. The only way to have a better chance at killing it was to suddenly appear when it least expected it using instantaneous movement.
In that situation where the fifth-order zombie had jumped out on its own, it would definitely be highly alert to any changes around it. Even if he appeared right next to it, he probably wouldn't be able to kill it.
He had to wait some more.
The main force had gradually retreated.
With Jiang Yue having carved out a buffer zone, the fire superpower girls were in position.
Li Jingyin led ten resilient superpower girls at the very front.
Fire snakes erupted forth, delivering fatal blows to any zombies that tried to rush forward.
Whenever any third or fourth-order zombies attempted to force their way through, the steel blades of the resilient superpower girls at the front were not just for show.
That fifth-order zombie, however, remained motionless. Only that sense of danger lingered in Xiao Jun's heart, never leaving.
He could even occasionally hear a few words that seemed to come out of nowhere - probably the fifth-order zombie's thoughts.
"Li Jingyin, fall back."
For the final wave, several fire superpower girls unleashed their powers in unison, vaporizing all the zombies within two meters in front of them, and then everyone retreated together.
During the retreat, numerous obstacles were laid to impede the pursuing zombies.
A few minutes later, everyone had withdrawn to the third line of defense - the final line.
When Xiao Jun arrived, there were already a few more people here.
Chen Gang led four fourth-order mutants, White Cloth led four fourth-order mutants as well, and the arrogant Lone Wolf had four fourth-order mutants by his side too.
"White Cloth, it's on you now."
After walking over, Xiao Jun's gaze remained fixed on White Cloth of the Blood Cloth group - and so did Chen Gang's.
During their previous three-way discussion, they had come up with a way to deal with the fifth-order zombie. The biggest prerequisite was pinpointing its precise location.
And White Cloth's superpower talent perfectly solved this problem.
Insight: centered on himself, he could sense the level and exact position of all energy beings within a 100-meter radius for a duration of thirty minutes.
Energy beings referred to zombies and mutants.
"Are you sure the fifth-order zombie is here? We only have one chance. If it has already left, I won't be able to sense its position again."
White Cloth asked solemnly.
Xiao Jun waved his hand, indicating for him to wait, and then closed his eyes.
Although no one knew what Xiao Jun was doing, they still chose to remain silent.
The first wave of zombies had already charged to this location, and the traps of the final line of defense had finally served their purpose.
Countless low-level zombies fell directly into the traps and were then slaughtered by the steel blades on both sides.
Even some third-order zombies, having charged too recklessly, were pushed in by the zombies behind them and met an unjust death.
White Cloth and Chen Gang exchanged a glance. This kid had indeed kept some tricks up his sleeve.
But now was not the time to bring that up. Their goal was to take down the fifth-order zombie.
"I'll kill it, but as agreed, each of you gives me fifty third-order mutated crystals."
Xiao Jun had opened his eyes.
"Okay, but after the zombie siege ends, the spoils from one's own territory belong to oneself. Anything from other areas depends on your skill."
With over a hundred million zombies, the side of Future City had occupied at least half. The Blood Cloth group probably had about thirty million.
On Xiao Jun's side, since he had blown up the passage to the north of the city, even if he killed to the very end, there would probably only be about twenty million zombies left.
This was also because Lone Wolf had put up virtually no resistance.
It was unknown what had become of Lone Wolf's ten thousand people. Had they already turned into ten thousand zombies without mutated crystals?
"Don't worry, I'll definitely give you the fifty third-order mutated crystals I promised."
"Me too."
White Cloth answered straightforwardly.
"All right, then let's start."
White Cloth didn't waste any more words and immediately activated his superpower.
"There is indeed a fifth-order zombie. Its current position is behind the third pillar on the left side of that large building."
"I'll take some people to draw its attention. The rest is up to you."
White Cloth was responsible for locating it, Chen Gang for drawing its attention, and the final killing blow would be delivered by Xiao Jun.
The person responsible for the kill would obviously face the highest risk, so they were willing to pay out those fifty mutated crystals.
Of course, if Xiao Jun didn't have that antidote pill, he wouldn't have chosen to take this risk.
Chen Gang made the first move, blade in his right hand and fire in his left. Within two meters of where he stood, not a single zombie could approach - this guy had really mastered his superpower.
"It moved a little, but it's still behind that pillar, probably observing Chen Gang."
While White Cloth's power was active, it was like having a GPS tracking system with video monitoring - every movement of the fifth-order zombie was visible in his mind.
At the same time, a voice echoed in Xiao Jun's mind.
"This one... edible. Can... evolve."
It was at this moment that Xiao Jun suddenly vanished from where he stood.
In the next second, Xiao Jun's figure appeared right next to the fifth-order zombie, without making the slightest sound.
Even so, this fifth-order zombie had already reacted within a second.
The steel blade had already swung down, and everyone's gaze was drawn to Xiao Jun.
Blood sprayed as the fifth-order zombie's arm was directly severed.
Crucially, it had still managed to twist away from the fatal strike.
In an instant, having lost one arm, it had already darted four or five meters away.
Outmatching its speed was definitely impossible, so Xiao Jun resolutely activated his second skill.
The fifth-order zombie glanced back at Xiao Jun as it ran. This puny human had scared it, and it would definitely devour him later.
But with that glance back, Xiao Jun had disappeared again.
The blade edge came at it once more.
Due to its momentum, there was now no way to escape this time.
The fifth-order zombie wasn't one to take things lying down. With its remaining hand, it pushed forward to block Xiao Jun's second attack.
However, it only had one hand left, while Xiao Jun had two blades.
However, that slow moment was enough for the Fifth-Order Zombie to react.
Instead of retreating, it charged towards Xiao Jun.
If it collided with him, Xiao Jun might not be killed, but the Fifth-Order Zombie could certainly escape.
Next time, it would be prepared and not so easy to ambush.
At the critical moment, a faint figure appeared behind the zombie.
Wan Qianya, she had indeed come.
Because of her dagger, her movements were silent, and when she materialized, it meant she had already struck.
The dagger was firmly planted in the back of the zombie's head.
A piercing shriek erupted from the Fifth-Order Zombie's mouth. No matter how high its level, once its skull was penetrated, there was no chance of survival.
But to Wan Qianya's surprise, despite its imminent demise, the resilient Fifth-Order Zombie struck back with its hand. Wan Qianya narrowly retreated, yet its fingertips still grazed her.
A few drops of blood seeped from her slender neck, a mere scratch, but the zombie venom...
Of course it was you, it always has to be you, the professional shield, and the Antidote Pill is prepared just for you.
Xiao Jun sighed, embracing Wan Qianya and instantly transporting them back to the rear line.
But no one dared approach, for blood now stained Wan Qianya's neck.
"Take the Antidote Pill."