Qin Feng sat on a large bluestone to rest.
Others sat or lay around.
They were not yet at Yanshan, but they were no longer in the urban area. Vast farmlands stretched out around them.
A pity.
In the plot of "Aftermath," all the crops had frozen to death, leaving only desolation.
Three to four li away.
A small village could be faintly seen.
There were no zombies nearby, which greatly increased their safety.
Last night, they found the highway blocked halfway, forcing the group to travel on foot.
How could walking be as fast as driving?
Half an hour ago, after covering seventy to eighty kilometers, they were forced to stop and rest.
Too tired!
"8:58."
Qin Feng checked the time. Two minutes remained until the zombies collectively evolved. "Hang in there everyone, we'll reach Yanshan tonight, and then..."
Suddenly!
From afar, they saw a man running towards them, followed by a few zombies.
It was from the direction of the village a few li away.
Qin Feng froze.
Zombies had stamina comparable to ordinary humans, but they never tired and could maintain a sprinting speed throughout.
Humans, however, would slow down the further they ran.
That man had been running for three to four li and still hadn't been caught by the zombies...
He had excellent stamina!
"Run..."
The man also saw them. About a hundred to two hundred meters away, he shouted, "Run! I'll lure the zombies away!"
He changed direction.
He intended to lead the zombies elsewhere.
Qin Feng was astonished.
If the man wanted to escape the zombies, he should have led them towards their direction, as there were women there, and theoretically, they couldn't run away.
Once zombies tasted flesh, they would stop chasing him.
In the apocalypse, it was extremely rare for someone to think of others.
"Haiyang, Ruoruo."
Qin Feng waved his hand. "Help him clear out the zombies."
He rarely offered help to those who had no value for the future.
This was an exception.
"Yes!"
The two immediately rushed forward.
Qin Feng didn't let Bird Lord act.
Bird Lord didn't have physical rewards, so his running speed wasn't that fast.
The man turned his head and led the zombies elsewhere, making it difficult for Bird Lord to catch up.
Whoosh!
A dark creature, the size of a small calf, like a hound, shrouded in black mist, pounced towards the zombies.
Its speed was incredible!
It was almost as fast as Qin Feng running at full speed.
This was the beast's innate talent.
"This..."
The man was stunned.
First, the dark creature pounced on the zombies.
Then.
Xiao Ruoruo also launched her attack.
Fireballs rained down!
Vines danced!
"Roar..."
The few zombies immediately noticed these two threatening enemies.
They changed their targets and turned to pounce at them.
Unfortunately.
How could they, mere level 1 zombies, resist Xiao Ruoruo and Zhou Haiyang?
In the blink of an eye, two zombies were eliminated.
Another was bound by vines.
Suddenly!
As the two continued to hunt the remaining zombies...
"Roar!"
A roar.
Creak...
The vines restraining the zombies groaned under the strain, as if they were about to snap.
The remaining five zombies instantly swelled in size.
"Be careful!"
From afar.
Qin Feng shouted, "It's nine o'clock, they're evolving—lure them over here, let Bird Lord help!"
In terms of combat power.
Bird Lord, who mastered lightning and wind tornadoes, and had learned wind blades, was stronger than Xiao Ruoruo and Zhou Haiyang.
Xiao Ruoruo's vines could only restrain.
Zhou Haiyang's metal armor was for defense.
They only had one ability for offense.
"Understood!"
The two were only surprised for a moment.
They quickly regained their composure.
Qin Feng had already said that the zombies would evolve collectively this morning.
Although the zombies had evolved to level 2.
But!
They themselves were already level 2, and they had more than one ability, so what was there to be afraid of?
The zombies' physiques had clearly increased, growing more than ten centimeters taller on average, and their muscles had become stronger.
"I..."
At this moment, Han Ling whispered, "I want to try too."
"Okay," Qin Feng nodded.
"En!"
Han Ling grabbed her knife and charged forward.
She didn't notice the playful smile on Qin Feng's face. 138 Reading Net.
Time Stood Still!
She immediately locked onto a zombie.
However...
"How could this be?!"
She was horrified to find that the zombie she had locked onto was still struggling, not completely motionless.
Of course, Time Stood Still wasn't ineffective.
Although the zombie was moving.
It couldn't run.
It seemed...
To be restrained by some power, but not completely, in a half-and-half state.
She didn't have time to think.
Han Ling slashed at the zombie's neck.
To avenge her sister, she had personally killed two male celebrities, making her braver than the average person.
Bang!
The cleaver fell.
Her eyes widened instantly.
She had...
Only managed to cut through a bit of flesh, and her head wasn't severed as she had imagined.
Crack!
With a strange crisp sound.
The zombie, which was struggling after being frozen in time, charged at her.
It had broken free from Time Stood Still!
"Careful!"
Xiao Ruoruo exclaimed.
With a wave of her hand, a vine wrapped around the zombie.
"How can this be?!"
Han Ling's face turned pale, and she subconsciously retreated repeatedly.
"Level 1 Time Stood Still can only temporarily restrain level 2 zombies, and it cannot achieve complete stillness."
Qin Feng explained, "Furthermore, you don't have any physical abilities. With the physical strength of a level 2 zombie, it's very difficult for you to kill them."
"So... my ability is useless?" Han Ling was dumbfounded.
Xiao Ruoruo.
Zhou Haiyang.
Bird Lord.
Facing five zombies with three people, they were still fighting with ease.
She couldn't even defeat one of them!
"You're suited for team combat."
Seeing her dejection, Qin Feng said calmly, "Use Time Stood Still to turn the zombies into targets, and let your companions finish them off."
This was the true use of Time Stood Still in combat.
Xiao Ruoruo and the others fought the zombies back and forth.
But!
With Han Ling's assistance, the zombies would have no way to retaliate and could only be beaten unilaterally.
"You're only level 1. When you reach level 2, you'll be able to freeze zombies of the same level—they'll be no different from targets."
"When will I..."
Roar!
Suddenly, a world-shattering roar echoed.
Qin Feng's expression changed instantly.
Those two people and one bird, possessing dual abilities, could fight against zombies above level 2 individually.
With three fighting five, they held a slight advantage.
Qin Feng deliberately didn't intervene.
He wanted to use the newly evolved level 2 zombies as sparring partners for the two and the bird, allowing them to adapt quickly and further refine their combat skills. He didn't expect...
One of the zombies had mutated under extreme pressure!
"Retreat!"
A flash of light flickered in Qin Feng's hand.
A spear appeared from his dimensional space.
Whoosh!
The spear turned into an afterimage and flew towards the mutated zombie.
At the same time, he drew his Modao and charged forward.
He was afraid he would be too slow and Xiao Ruoruo and the others would be in danger, as there was some distance between them.
In fact...
They didn't even need him to shout!
Having experienced a mutated creature encounter last time, they saw that the zombie was problematic and immediately retreated, the two and the bird.
Last time in the theater, Zhou Haiyang had retreated a step too late and was sent flying and spitting blood with a single blow.
"Caw caw..."
Bird Lord retreated rapidly while unleashing lightning and wind blades.
But!
The mutated creature didn't even glance at them.
Lightning struck its body, leaving only a faint black mark.
Completely unharmed!
"Holy crap!"
Zhou Haiyang, while running, turned his head and was dumbfounded by what he saw.
Is this a level 4 mutant?
It's too strong!
Whoosh!
On the other side, the spear Qin Feng threw pierced the air with a piercing sound.
It flew straight towards the mutated creature's head!
The mutated creature didn't move.
Bang!
In a flash of lightning, just as the spear was about to stab its head, the mutated creature dodged with incredible speed, evading the spear and reaching out.
Astonishingly!
It grabbed the spear in the middle.
It didn't budge at all!