Chapter 219 - 208: Your Cheat Is Tougher Than Mine?

Chapter 219: Chapter 208: Your Cheat Is Tougher Than Mine?

Once his Life Value exceeded [1800] points, his Energy Value cap also increased to [600].

Looking at his remaining [412] points of Energy Value, Lin Fan couldn’t help but shake his head. At times like these, he was especially envious of "geniuses" like Chu Zhaozhao and Ye Qingniao. As long as they didn’t over-exert themselves, their energy bars refilled incredibly fast.

Although the Wild Potion could also increase energy regeneration, he didn’t dare use it. The effect only lasted for ten minutes. In a prolonged tower-defense battle like this, the intensity was nowhere near the point where he needed to rely on potions.

If his buff wore off just as the boss appeared, he’d be screwed.

So, as long as he could hold on, he had no intention of using a potion. He had to save it no matter what.

His only worry was being stuck here. What was happening to the people outside? Had they left on time? Were his own people kicking up a fuss and refusing to leave?

But he couldn’t break out of this cage from the inside, and others couldn’t break in from the outside.

So he believed that even if the group didn’t wait for him, Ye Qingzhou had the ability to convince them all to leave.

Besides, with Ye Qingzhou’s capabilities, leading a convoy with elite soldiers, strong leaders, and so many Awakened Ones—if they couldn’t even make it to the quarantine zone, then Lin Fan might as well just give up.

Since he was trapped and couldn’t leave anytime soon, he had originally prepared to just wait it out here with Ye Qingniao, stuck with this damn tree. After all, the zombies it let in could replenish his supplies, and the Mutated Zombies could even increase his Life Value. Its tentacles couldn’t harm him, and he couldn’t break through this wall.

It was just a stalemate, a contest of endurance. He just didn’t know if time was on his side or its.

But now, the situation had changed.

Cheng Qi had accidentally crashed through from the outside in an armored vehicle. Not only did this relieve Lin Fan’s worries, but it also showed him a possible way to break out.

He wasn’t afraid of a war of attrition, but the longer this dragged on, the more likely something would go wrong. If he had the chance, it was better to break out quickly.

As for this "Jiang Jing"...

’There’s no such thing as an unkillable monster in this world.’

...

"Cyan Bird... It’s me. Why are you looking at me like that too?"

"Jiang Jing" watched Ye Qingniao slowly approach. Seeing the hatred in her eyes, an incredibly human-like expression of grievance appeared on its face. It spoke pitifully, as if to a rebellious child, and then its expression twisted into a savage grin.

"They’re all bad people. Come to Uncle Jiang. We’ll kill them all. Uncle Jiang will protect you!"

"Shut up! You’re disgusting!"

There wasn’t the slightest bit of hesitation in Ye Qingniao’s eyes, only burning rage.

She had seen comrades turn into zombies. Those were just their remains after death, with Wang Zhong and the others performing the final "rites." It was a tragedy, a lamentable one.

But the thing before her now couldn’t even be called remains.

This was just a disgusting monster that had stolen the memories of the deceased, wearing human skin to deceive the living!

This was the greatest desecration of the dead!

She slowly activated the energy within her body. Bio-currents flowed through her, creating pathways that stimulated every nerve and muscle.

A dark blue electric light swirled in the depths of her eyes, and her reaction speed was pushed to its absolute limit.

"Cyan Bird, it looks pretty smart. Why don’t you ask it a riddle and see if it can answer?"

Lin Fan was leaning against something not far away, leisurely sipping his water. He was savoring the taste of the [Purified Water] dropped by the system as he shouted the joke.

Although he hadn’t known the young woman for long, he understood her personality well: contrary and tough, but also deeply sentimental and quick to anger.

He didn’t know if the monster truly possessed a part of the living person’s personality or had simply read their memories, but when it spoke, it sounded just like a real person.

It only took a few words to stoke Ye Qingniao’s fury, and when people get angry, they tend to reveal openings. That’s why Lin Fan quickly cracked a joke to lighten the mood...

"You shut up too!"

Ye Qingniao shot back without even turning her head.

The longsword in her hand no longer reflected the armored vehicle’s headlights; it had become a source of light in the darkness itself.

The blade was completely enveloped in a layer of leaping, restless, blue-white electric arcs. The air around the sword warped from the ionization, emitting a low buzzing hum.

"Die!"

With a furious roar, Ye Qingniao dashed across the last few meters in an instant. Her longsword drew a dazzling, bright-blue ribbon of light through the air as she slashed at the head of "Jiang Jing"!

The monster’s combat logic seemed very simple. When faced with the lightning-fast slash, it realized it couldn’t dodge the attack. It instantly abandoned all defense and threw both fists directly at Ye Qingniao’s face, meeting the sword’s light head-on!

Its very first move was a kamikaze attack, aimed at mutual destruction!

The old Ye Qingniao might have taken the hit just to cut off the monster’s head.

But Lin Fan’s "riddle" comment had just broken her concentration, and seventy to eighty percent of the anger that had been building in her chest dissipated.

Once her anger faded, her wits took over again. The principle Lin Fan had taught her about using cold weapons came to mind: you can’t deal damage if you’re not alive.

A flash of electricity sparked in her good right eye as her reaction speed hit its peak. Though her sword could certainly split the enemy’s skull, she knew its fists were bound to hit her. She forcefully twisted her blade’s trajectory.

The light of her sword, originally aimed for a decapitation, swerved downward in a sharp, tricky angle. It dodged the gust from the monster’s punches and slashed toward its arms!

CRACK!

A sharp crackle erupted!

The instant the longsword made contact with the monster’s arm, a dazzling shower of electric sparks exploded outward!

The blade sliced through bone as if it were a hot knife through butter.