Chapter 264: Chapter 265: Growing Stronger Through Battle

The downtown area of Beicheng in the apocalypse is no different from Jiangnan City District, with its ruins and desolation, utterly devoid of life.

On the streets, a large number of cars are parked haphazardly, extremely chaotic, some vehicles have collided with one another, becoming dilapidated with parts scattered everywhere, some car windows are shattered with the inside covered in dark-colored bloodstains.

Between the vehicles, you can occasionally see rotten corpses lying on the dark red ground, with flies swarming and emitting bursts of stench.

At the same time, the storefronts on both sides of the street are in a state of devastation, with glass windows completely smashed by violent means and goods scattered everywhere, some roll-up doors show signs of being forcibly pried open, and some doors are still smudged with blood, indicating the chaos that occurred here when the apocalypse arrived.

A gust of wind sweeps through the streets, scattering all kinds of trash everywhere, some even drifting onto the heads of wandering zombies, causing them to let out bursts of roars.

Between the city’s corners and high-rise buildings, you can occasionally spot evolved zombies revealing themselves, disappearing in a flash.

Rumbling sounds~

At this moment, the noise generated by moving vehicles comes from the north of the city.

From afar to near, suddenly every zombie that was previously aimlessly wandering halts its footsteps, their heads slowly swaying as if discerning the direction from which the sound is coming.

Roar!

In the next moment, numerous zombies let out a roar and rushed toward the north of the city.

From buildings, shops, and residential buildings, many zombies burst out, including evolved zombies, gathering on various streets.

Finally, they assemble from the streets, forming a massive horde of zombies that surges toward the direction of the noise like a black tide.

On the main road of the northern city area, feeling the vibration from the ground and the sound akin to thousands of troops charging forward, Lu Chuan controls the convoy and slowly stops.

Looking at the end of the road, where a group of zombies has appeared, Lu Chuan is not surprised, as he anticipated this situation even before entering the downtown area of Beicheng.

Unless someone deliberately clears out the zombies from Beicheng, the convoy driving into Beicheng is bound to face the impact of the zombie horde.

Rumble rumble rumble~

More and more zombies appear ahead, even directly filling the main road, crazily rushing toward the convoy,

Watching the overwhelming rush of zombies, Zhao Lin in the back seat feels slightly panicked.

Although she understands in her heart that no matter how many zombies there are, to the Corpse King, they are nothing, seeing so many zombies charging at her all at once makes her inevitably tense.

Beside her, Ji Ruxue sensed it and comforted, "Mrs. Zhao Lin, don’t worry! These zombies can’t do anything to Dad."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lin returns to her senses, knowing she was overthinking things, then smiles and nods at Little Qiqi.

At the front, Lu Chuan looks at the attacking zombies with a calm demeanor; to him, these zombies are not threats but mines, all here to deliver resources.

With a thought, Lu Chuan commands the convoy’s Da Pang and other fourth-tier zombies to advance toward the zombie horde.

Boom boom boom~

Da Pang, Er Pang, and Tyrant One lead the charge, directly rushing into the zombie horde, causing chaos, with a large number of zombies getting knocked flying, and many attacked and torn apart.

Boom!

Da Pang’s punches land solidly with every punch unleashing deafening bursts, zombies on the path explode into blood and flesh.

Simultaneously, a pair of arms like metal door panels fling surrounding zombies away.

Beside him, Er Pang swings a massive iron rod, like the Demon Lord of Chaos, sweeping with every swing, splitting a large swath of zombies into pieces.

The zombies on the periphery are flipped by the terrifying force.

On the far-right side, Tyrant One, wielding claw blades like pitch-black long knives, slices through the zombies like a harvester, chopping large swathes of zombies into fragments, piling them on the ground.

With three strong fourth-tier Corpse Puppets blocking the front, the massive zombie tide cannot surge forward.

Besides Tyrant One and the other fourth-tier Corpse Puppets, others also began to engage.

As Elemental Zombies, Flame One, Flame Two, and Earth Escape One stand behind, sending out spell attacks toward the zombie tide ahead.

Flame One and Flame Two fire blazing fireballs, each with a one-meter diameter, like rocket launchers, condensing and falling onto the zombie horde.

Rumble rumble rumble~

Instantly, the zombie horde explodes into a blaze, with countless zombies killed by the fireballs, creating open spaces in the horde.

At the same time, flames splash from the exploded fireballs, igniting more zombies, making the whole horde completely chaotic.

On the side, Earth Escape One gathers massive boulders like meteorites to fall, targeting the zombie horde below.

Boom!

The instant the boulder hits, it crushes the evolved zombies below into pulp, with debris shattering and tearing surrounding zombies into blood and mist.

Remaining Lightning One doesn’t rush forward but marks zombies, quickly picking off those that slipped by, standing behind Tyrant One and other Corpse Puppets.

With seven fourth-tier Corpse Puppets slaughtering the zombie horde, under Lu Chuan’s command, all low-tier evolved zombies are culled for their Crystal Cores, while third-tier evolved zombies are directly subdued as his Corpse Puppets.

After more than ten minutes, the constant stream of the zombie horde thins, unable to sustain anymore.

Moments later, the convoy slowly passes through the nearly clogged main road, with zombie bodies piled high behind like mountains, emitting a pungent stench.

Heading into the city district, the convoy eventually stops at a fuel station.

Controlling his Corpse Puppets to gather fuel from the station, Lu Chuan temporarily pauses with Zhao Lin inside the station.

Finding a place to sit down, Lu Chuan looks at the bag filled with Crystal Cores in his hand, showing a satisfied expression.

From this battle, Lu Chuan gained abundantly, obtaining dozens of second-tier Crystal Cores, and his third-tier Corpse Puppets increased by more than a dozen.

In a short time, Lu Chuan’s strength has greatly improved.

Leaving Jianghai City was indeed the right move.

Thinking of this, Lu Chuan feels fully confident, his lips curling up slightly.

Inside Beicheng City, there are truly quite a few evolved zombies; with his ability to command zombies, his strength will continuously grow stronger as long as he keeps fighting.