A gust of wind blade passed, and only a few zombies remained on the street. The previous Azure Dragon form had killed many, and now many more were gone. There were not many zombies left in front of the villa area's gate.
"God-tier ability, truly a God-tier ability!" Wang Luo was excited. He had previously wondered why the Azure Dragon ability had no attributes, only to realize it could be compatible with any attribute!
Wang Luo intended to try other mystic arts, but a sudden sense of weakness washed over him. "Damn it, my internal energy is depleted!" It wasn't just depleted; it was overdrawn. His body instantly transformed from a hundred-meter-long Azure Dragon form back into a human, falling from the sky.
Whoosh! Seeing this, Zhao Qingxuan leaped from the high tower. She then activated her Dark Wing ability, flying rapidly towards Wang Luo, and caught him in her arms just before he hit the ground.
"Hungry!" Wang Luo said softly before immediately losing consciousness. God-tier mystic arts were not something he could wield at his current level. Not only had he used it, but he had also unleashed an A-grade mystic art in his Azure Dragon form. His body was already overdrawn.
Yang Shu also rushed over. Upon seeing Wang Luo's current state, tears almost welled up in her eyes. Wang Luo was now emaciated, looking like an old man on his last breath. This was the result of overusing mystic arts.
"Quick, take him back!" Yang Shu urged. Wang Luo urgently needed energy replenishment. Zhao Qingxuan's face was pale, but she endured and used her ability to send Wang Luo back to the villa.
"Everyone, clean up the battlefield and collect all the energy source crystals!" Yang Shu said hurriedly and also returned to the villa.
"Holy crap, what happened to him?" Someone exclaimed in shock upon seeing Wang Luo's current appearance. He was flying in the sky just a moment ago, how could he have become like this all of a sudden?
"The mystic art he just used was too powerful, and his internal energy was consumed too much, causing his body to deplete!" Yang Shu explained. Everyone understood, realizing why thousands of remaining zombies were almost entirely wiped out in an instant.
"But that was truly powerful!"
"I feel like he could have easily crushed us in that form!"
"Be confident, remove the 'feel'!"
"We're truly grateful to him this time; otherwise, we probably wouldn't have been able to hold this place!"
"I never expected our base to have such a powerhouse hidden among us. And that panda and horse were actually SSS-grade異獸 (beasts)! I can hardly imagine it!"
"What kind of ability do you think he has? It's so powerful! And he can transform into a dragon? It's unbelievable!"
"..."
As they cleaned the battlefield, everyone discussed excitedly. The most talked-about topic was what level Wang Luo's dragon transformation ability was. Everyone unanimously guessed it was SSS-grade for sure! As for why he could transform into a dragon, it was likely a special ability within the SSS-grade.
...
On the rooftop of the villa area, Wang Luo lay there, his eyes covered with an eye mask, enjoying the sun. Nearly half a month had passed since the last zombie horde, and his body had finally recovered. He still looked a bit gaunt, not as robust as before.
"God-tier abilities really can't be used carelessly!" Wang Luo sighed. At least not at this level; the last use had nearly cost him his life. "But that feeling of transforming into a dragon was amazing! That power... tsk, tsk, tsk!" In his previous life, the strongest mystic art Wang Luo had mastered was the S-grade "Great Wind Disaster," but its power was absolutely no match for the Divine Dragon Transformation at the same level!
"Wang Luo, come down quickly! Someone has discovered an extraordinary material!" Zhao Qingxuan's voice came from downstairs.
"Extraordinary material?" Wang Luo became interested and hurried down. In the past half-month, Zhao Qingxuan's faction had expanded significantly, with nearly a thousand people now. People were often seen moving around the villa area. Many had realized that zombies were becoming stronger, and it was difficult to survive in the apocalypse relying on individual strength alone. Therefore, more and more people were joining factions.
Wang Luo arrived downstairs. Green vines were wrapped around the fence outside the villa. Upon seeing Wang Luo, the leaves and flowers on the vines swayed happily. This was a man-eating vine, which had now been upgraded to Bronze rank, its vines growing to nearly a hundred meters long. Wrapped around the villa's fence, it served as the villa's best guard.
"Huh, this is a wind-elemental extraordinary material?" Wang Luo looked at a stone in the courtyard that was emitting a cyan glow. Gusts of wind emanated from the stone, leaving wind marks on the ground.
"Ah, wind-elemental material?" Zhao Qingxuan was somewhat disappointed. She had always wanted an extraordinary weapon suitable for her dark element.
"It's alright, the wind element doesn't conflict with your dark element; you can still use it!" Wang Luo said with a smile.
"Really? Then can you add it to those two maces for me!"
"Uh... are you sure you want to keep using maces?"
"Yeah, are maces not good?"
"It's not that they're not good, but consider this: you're the leader of a major faction. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to wield a mace?" Wang Luo reasoned with her, appealing to logic and emotion. Zhao Qingxuan, who liked to wear twin pigtails, didn't look very good wielding a pair of maces! Then, Zhao Qingxuan decisively gave up on the maces. Just as Wang Luo thought his persuasion had succeeded, she chose a large iron hammer instead.
Wang Luo was utterly dumbfounded. Why did she, a loli, like such rough items so much?
"Alright, as long as you like it!" Wang Luo held his forehead and then cut open the stone.
"Blue Extraordinary Essence!"
"Then it can unleash a double A-grade power?" Zhao Qingxuan asked.
"Yes, lucky you!"
"Extraordinary-grade materials are quite hard to find, and higher-grade ones are even rarer!" Extraordinary materials, like awakened individuals, are born with rarity increasing with their level. Zhao Qingxuan nodded. She didn't particularly care about the level of extraordinary materials, as long as it could kill a zombie with one blow.
"Where did you find this material?" Wang Luo asked. Could extraordinary materials also appear in the city?
"It was given to us by an S-grade water-elemental awakened individual named Liu Xinru when she joined us!"
"Liu Xinru?" Wang Luo sneered inwardly. It was that woman. In his previous life, that woman had usurped his power. But in this life, it was of no consequence. Wang Luo wasn't planning to seek revenge; he had already avenged himself in his previous life. And in this life, she, an S-grade, had no ability to seize power from the SSS-grade and SS-grade Zhao Qingxuan and Yang Shu. If she showed any signs of it, Wang Luo could easily kill her.
Not long after, Zhao Qingxuan picked up the large iron hammer emitting cyan patterns.
"So cool!"