Blue Star.
A group of superiors stared at the large screen, all lost in thought.
"Before, Qin Feng used a semi-transparent shield to instantly knock back several zombies. What was that ability?" someone asked.
"It should be a rewarded superpower."
"That's not important!"
The elder at the head of the table said in a deep voice, "The captain of the Black Water team died after consuming six crystals because he didn't know that one could only eat five per day at most—Qin Feng, however, did know."
This was the real point!
Qin Feng had explained in detail to his teammates the absorption limit for different levels.
How did he know?
"Could it be... he can truly predict the future?"
Everyone was shocked.
"That's right!"
A high-ranking official stood up. "Mr. President, should we restrict access for netizens from other countries in the live stream room?"
"Qin Feng knows many rules. Once other countries find out..."
At this stage,
messages could not be transmitted to the apocalyptic planet.
But!
Once this storyline ends and a large number of adventurers die, the newly recruited individuals could carry the information.
"No!"
The President immediately vetoed, his expression solemn. "This is a crisis for the entire world!"
"I hope Qin Feng will always be number one, bringing infinite national fortune to Great Xia."
"But I don't want to see only Great Xia left on Blue Star!"
Letting other countries know the hidden rules,
letting more people survive.
This was the vision of Great Xia!
...
Sakura Country.
A five-person team was employing a fishing tactic.
What is a fishing tactic?
It's the method Zhang Heng used: choose a place with few zombies, lure the faster zombies away with a swift team member, while the others ambush and attack.
"Kawamoto-kun, prepare!"
A tall, thin young man sprinted.
Two zombies gave chase furiously.
The doors of the building ahead were getting closer.
The remaining seven teammates were divided into two groups for ambush.
Finally!
The young man rushed inside the building.
The door was less than a meter wide.
As the two zombies entered, they would naturally enter one after another.
The first zombie continued to chase the young man.
Suddenly!
When the second zombie entered, those hiding on the sides pulled a rope.
The zombie lost its balance and fell.
Another teammate was already prepared.
The ground served as a chopping board.
With a swift movement of the hand.
The head was separated from the body!
The story had just begun, and the zombies had not yet evolved. Their intelligence was very low, acting purely on instinct.
The first zombie was still chasing the young man.
Entering the second ambush zone!
A middle-aged man suddenly appeared.
"Get in!"
He waved his hand.
A small patch of marsh appeared on the ground.
The zombie stepped into it, immediately sinking and unable to move. It couldn't possibly catch up to the young man anymore!
The middle-aged man approached with his sword.
That's right!
He was the captain of this team.
He had awakened a superpower—Swamp Manipulation.
The man smiled excitedly, raising his cleaver high.
The zombie, stuck in the marsh, was like meat on a chopping block, unable to move.
Swish!
The cleaver was brought down with full force.
Clang!
Suddenly, with a metallic clang, the cleaver was caught by the zombie's hand.
Most outrageously, the zombie's hand was unharmed!
"Roar..."
The zombie let out a sharp, ferocious roar.
Its body rapidly swelled.
Its original height of 1.7 meters instantly increased to over two meters, its muscles bulging instantly.
It forcefully lifted its leg.
The swamp's suction lost its effect immediately.
The middle-aged man didn't have time to react and was grabbed by the neck by the zombie, which then bit down.
Blood spurted out!
With its enlarged, monstrous mouth, it bit off half of his neck in one go!
"Help me..."
Seeing the scene before him, the young man's face turned ashen, and he turned and ran.
He was the fastest runner in the team.
But!
He was far from as fast as the zombie!
His hundred-meter speed was about 12 seconds, while the mutated zombie only needed 5 seconds!
Instantly.
The zombie's enlarged hand grabbed his head, its mouth filled with sharp teeth opening wide.
In less than a minute.
The five-person team was wiped out!
...
Blue Star.
Netizens from various countries flooded into the Sakura Country's live stream room.
— 'Our warriors... are finished!'
— 'Impossible! How could such a powerful monster exist?!'
The netizens of Sakura Country collectively collapsed.
— 'Son, go for it! A White Eagle netizen passing by.'
— 'Did that zombie mutate? Its strength increased immensely!'
— 'Quick, go to the John Bull country's live stream! They've encountered a monster too!'
...
Apocalyptic Planet.
Shangjing, a grand theatre.
Qin Feng sat on a beam over five meters high, a cigar in his right hand and red wine in his left.
Behold!
As many as nine zombies were chasing them, baring their fangs and claws.
"Caw caw..."
Bird Lord flapped its wings and shrieked.
Xiao Ruoruo and Zhou Haiyang, their faces pale, fled frantically.
Qin Feng hadn't taken them out to hunt zombies.
Even though Xiao Ruoruo was a bit brave, she didn't dare to fight zombies head-on. If they were thrown directly into the battlefield, they would likely be killed immediately.
Although their strength was much greater than the zombies'.
So, Qin Feng thought of a plan!
Capture a group of zombies, pull out their sharp teeth and claws, and let them chase the two and the bird.
"Is running useful?"
Qin Feng exhaled a smoke ring. "They have endless stamina and can maintain their fastest speed constantly. What about you?"
"In this world, it's survival of the fittest, dog-eat-dog!"
Bird Lord was small.
Although not very fast, it could dart in and out of tight spaces.
Xiao Ruoruo and Zhou Haiyang had received physique enhancement rewards, ranking in the top three.
Their running speed was relatively fast.
But!
It was all temporary!
Whether it's humans or birds,
stamina eventually runs out.
Zombies' stamina doesn't run out, and they would eventually catch them!
"Caw caw..."
Bird Lord lacked physique enhancement.
It couldn't take it anymore!
A zombie pounced, its hands wrapping around Bird Lord, holding it tightly.
It opened its foul-smelling mouth and bit down.
The zombie's teeth had been removed.
But...
It was still terrifying!
"Caw caw..." Bird Lord struggled with all its might.
Suddenly!
A blue lightning bolt appeared out of nowhere and struck the zombie's head fiercely.
The next moment.
The zombie's head was scorched, and it fell with a thud.
Bird Lord stared blankly at the zombie's corpse.
Then, it cawed excitedly.
It had now officially reached level one, with an intelligence comparable to that of a six or seven-year-old human.
Having been with Qin Feng during this time, its intelligence had developed to a certain extent.
It understood some things now.
As it was excited, two zombies charged forward.
"Caw caw..."
A small vortex of wind lifted one of the zombies, its feet leaving the ground.
Swish!
Another lightning bolt appeared.
It struck the head of the other zombie.
That's right!
This was its superpower!
It had received a lightning-element superpower as a ranking reward, and its first awakening was a wind-element superpower.
The wind element held back one zombie.
The lightning element eliminated the other.
When the wind vortex dissipated and the zombie landed, another lightning bolt was unleashed.
"Caw..."
Bird Lord drooped its head dejectedly.
After taking down three zombies consecutively, its mental power was also nearly depleted.
"Bird Lord, come here!"
Qin Feng knew its mental power was running low.
He took out a few large prawns from Qingdao from his dimensional space and jumped down from the beam.
On the other side, a zombie chasing Xiao Ruoruo saw that there were no more zombies around Bird Lord and immediately turned its fangs and claws towards them.
Bang!
Qin Feng kicked the zombie away.
Level one zombies had very low intelligence, but even wild beasts in nature knew to bully the weak and fear the strong.
After being kicked away, the zombie knew it couldn't afford to provoke them and pounced back towards Xiao Ruoruo.
"See?"
Qin Feng sneered, watching the two being chased in a sorry state by six zombies. "You're not even as good as Bird Lord!"
Humans inferior to birds?
In Antarctica, Qin Feng's attitude towards his teammates was far from as good as his attitude towards Bird Lord.
Now.
When facing zombies, the difference in their performance was also inferior to Bird Lord's!
"I'll fight you to the death!" Xiao Ruoruo roared.
Whoosh!
A fist-sized fireball flew towards one of the zombies.