Chapter 334 - 252: Spellbreaker 3

Chapter 334: Chapter 252: Spellbreaker 3

Twenty minutes later.

Lin Fan’s figure appeared silently on the roof of a three-story building on the outskirts of the auto parts city.

Below, a battle was in full swing.

"Hold the line! Thrust!"

Wang Yuanhua’s shout echoed through the street.

On the side of the street, over twenty militiamen in simple protective gear stood behind a defensive line of cars. They held various spears, forming a phalanx that, while not perfectly disciplined, was undeniably effective.

Across from them were a dozen or so zombies.

"PFFT! PFFT!"

At the command, over a dozen spears thrust out in unison. Some aimed straight for the zombies’ heads, while others pierced their chests, holding them in place for a comrade to land the finishing blow.

Lin Fan watched from his high vantage point. ’Just got a dozen or so free materials,’ he thought.

The drop rate for scrap metal and Rare Metal from these zombies seemed especially high. He wasn’t sure if it was because this area was mostly industrial or because he’d been wishing for it.

He didn’t recognize these people; they probably weren’t the original group from Xingfu Li, but rather the ones from the military bus. Though their movements were still clumsy and their teamwork lacked cohesion, they at least had the courage to face their fear. That was the greatest sign of progress.

"Wang, where is everyone else?"

Seeing that the batch of zombies below had been dealt with and posed no further threat, Lin Fan finally spoke from the rooftop.

His voice wasn’t loud, but it was exceptionally clear on the deathly silent street, which was littered with corpses.

"Brother Lin?"

Startled by the sudden voice, everyone below looked up. Wang Yuanhua breathed a sigh of relief when he saw who it was.

"Sister Su and Xu Qian went deeper inside to scout. Wang Zhong took the other team..."

He glanced around to get his bearings, then raised a burly arm and pointed east, toward an area with denser buildings and a jumble of signs.

"They should have gone that way... This area is all 4S dealerships, but there’s an auto parts city over there. We were planning to go there to collect some car parts."

"Alright. You guys will be okay?"

"No problem, Brother Lin."

After confirming everyone’s positions, Lin Fan didn’t linger. He took Chu Zhaozhao’s hand and ran with her across the rooftops in that direction.

Soon, two green health bars came clearly into Lin Fan’s view.

[656/712] [392/425]

One was Su Qing, the other was Xu Qian.

Alongside them were several red health bars, two of which were four-digit figures that stood out starkly.

[1429/2000] [730/1266]

Each zombie also had a ten-point energy bar. They were Giant-Armed Zombies.

The auto repair shop’s maintenance bay was already a complete mess.

The corpses of a dozen or so ordinary zombies lay scattered about, their blood and viscera making the already greasy floor even more of a mess.

In the center of the battlefield, Su Qing moved nimbly around a vehicle lift, dodging attacks from two massive zombies. Meanwhile, Xu Qian patrolled the side of the workshop, drawing the ordinary zombies away from the main fight.

She held a spear with both hands. A small gash was visible on one shoulder, and trickles of blood ran down her arm, along the spear’s shaft, and dripped onto the ground.

The two Giant-Armed Zombies in front of her—one large, one small—were in even worse shape.

The larger zombie had several puncture wounds on its chest and thigh, so deep the bone was visible. With each roar, viscous organ fragments and black blood oozed from the injuries.

The slightly smaller one’s entire arm dangled uselessly at its side, its shoulder almost severed completely. Only a tough layer of skin and flesh held it on, causing it to swing precariously with every movement.

"Xu Qian, I’ll hold these two off! You clear out the regular zombies!"

Her shout drew the attention of the few ordinary zombies, which had been momentarily confused after losing their target. They instantly locked onto the sound, roaring as they prepared to charge her.

Xu Qian, who had been circling the edge of the battle, reacted instantly. He didn’t rush in blindly to ease Su Qing’s burden. Instead, he kicked off the ground and shot into the zombies’ flank like a dart.

He used his momentum to deliver a powerful horizontal sweep with his spear.

PFFT!

Two rotten heads flew into the air. The remaining three zombies smelled the nearby scent of the living, immediately turned, and pounced at Xu Qian, baring their fangs and claws.

In the past, facing an attack from three zombies might have thrown him into a panic. But now, with over four hundred health points, he was on a completely different level.

Facing the lunging claws, he remained calm. He sidestepped the first attack, then smoothly thrust and flicked his spear, precisely piercing one zombie’s eye socket. He then drew a long blade, and with a flash of cold steel, severed another’s neck.

In a matter of moments, all the cannon fodder interfering with the battle had been eliminated.

"Sister Qing, I’m coming to help!"

"Stay back for now! These zombies have energy attacks. It’s dangerous if you get caught in the blast!"

As she spoke, Su Qing spun and leaped away, dodging the fist of a Giant-Armed Zombie as it slammed into the ground. The energy imbued in the strike exploded, cracking the concrete and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Not to be outdone, the smaller zombie swung its one remaining arm, smashing it down toward Su Qing just as she landed!

But Su Qing’s eyes showed no hint of panic. She shifted the spear to her left hand. With a CLANG, the longsword at her waist was unsheathed. Its blade drew a bright arc through the air, slashing upward to meet the descending fist!

She was actually planning to meet that energy-infused heavy punch head-on with her blade!

"Huh? No way!"

Lin Fan had just leaped down from the roof with Chu Zhaozhao, his feet barely touching the ground when he looked up and saw a sight that made his heart stop.

"You can’t fight like that!"

Even Lin Fan himself wouldn’t dare to clash head-on against that kind of "energy impact" with a melee weapon unless he activated his armor crystal or used an energy-nullifying ability.

Because this wasn’t just a contest of strength.

Once a high-density mass of compressed energy like that is pierced by a sharp object, the resulting shockwave is simply too powerful for a human body to withstand.

To Lin Fan, what Su Qing was doing was no different from taking a pickaxe and smashing it with all her might into a flaming gas tank!

Before Lin Fan could even charge forward, and while Chu Zhaozhao’s blade was still mid-swing, the sword edge and the heavy fist had already collided violently in midair.

However, the expected explosion—and Su Qing being sent home with a broken arm—never happened.

HISSS—

With the soft sound of a blade slicing through flesh, the sword cut into the fist without any resistance. Driven by Su Qing’s brute strength, the sharp edge instantly shattered the Giant-Armed Zombie’s bones with unstoppable force, cleaving through the entire forearm and continuing its slash upward!

The moment the blade reached the zombie’s shoulder joint, she executed a cunning outward flick of her wrist, striking with the flat of the blade.

Amidst a spray of black blood, the entire giant arm flew into the air and crashed against the nearby vehicle lift.

Only then did the terrifying power contained within that fist finally find an outlet.

BOOM!

A belated, muffled explosion.

The sturdy vehicle lift was instantly spiderwebbed with cracks from the blast of energy.

"Huh?"

Lin Fan stopped in his tracks, his eyes wide.

"What the hell was that?"