Chapter 271: Chapter 272: Tier 4 Licker!

Nighttime.

On the streets of Beicheng City, aside from the dragging sound of zombie footsteps, silence reigns.

In the He Garden District, Zhao Lin and Ji Ruxue have already fallen asleep peacefully.

Lu Chuan lounges on the living room sofa, using his consciousness to link with evolved corpse puppets scattered throughout the district, monitoring every move outside through their perspectives.

Whoosh~

Suddenly, a faint sound of something cutting through the air is heard above the dark He Garden District.

An evolver with wings, dressed in black, slowly flies into the district, carrying a bucket exuding a fishy scent in his right hand.

The next moment, the evolver quickly descends, slightly tilting the bucket, his body weaving through the district.

Before long, the evolver has scattered the blood inside the bucket all over the district.

In a brief span, a thick scent of blood spreads rapidly through the district with the evening breeze.

After dispersing all the blood into the district, the evolver, seemingly worried about something, hurriedly flaps his wings and swiftly escapes the He Garden District.

But the sound of his vibrating wings has already caught Lu Chuan’s attention.

A third-level corpse puppet hidden in the greenery sits upright, the one squatting on the rooftop raises its head, while the one stationed in the stairwell gazes through the glass...

In an instant, dozens of blood-red eyes fixate on the gradually departing figure in the sky.

"What is this person trying to do?"

With a flicker of his gaze, Lu Chuan controls an evolved corpse puppet to approach the area where the blood was scattered, wanting to see what kind of conspiracy the person is plotting.

But then, he discovers what was scattered on the ground is a kind of blood-red liquid.

"Is this blood?"

In an instant, Lu Chuan understands that someone is trying to stir trouble.

"It must be the Dragon Tiger Gang!"

Lu Chuan squints slightly, forming a hypothesis in his mind.

During the day, Little Qiqi had warned him to watch out for the Dragon Tiger Gang’s retaliation; true to the prediction, they began their move at night.

Roar roar roar~

Soon, the bloody scent begins to spread rapidly, wafting out of the district in no time.

The zombies roaming outside the district smell the pungent bloody scent, become extremely agitated, and roar as they rush toward the district.

Not long after, a large group of zombies gathers at the district gate, their roars continuous and raucous.

Unfortunately, guarding the gate is Er Pang, embodying a stance of indomitable defense; his large iron club swings out with residual shadows, mercilessly suppressing all zombies attempting to breach the gate.

For a while, the cracking sounds of skulls resemble a symphony.

By now, Ji Ruxue and Zhao Lin are also awakened by the commotion.

"Dad, what’s happening?"

Ji Ruxue, dressed in sleepwear, frowns slightly, opens the door, and looks toward Lu Chuan on the sofa.

"Lu Chuan, are zombies attacking the district?"

Listening to the zombie howls, Zhao Lin asks with some confusion.

Logically, there shouldn’t be an attack on the district; they’ve stayed quiet without making any noise.

Lu Chuan takes out paper and pen, writes down what he discovered, and hands it to them.

After Ji Ruxue and Zhao Lin understand the situation’s origins, they too guess it was the Dragon Tiger Gang stirring trouble.

"Such vile methods, unwilling to confront us directly, resorting to these disgusting tactics. Humph, next time I encounter them, I must take them down!"

Zhao Lin snorts coldly, speaks angrily.

However, Zhao Lin isn’t worried; with the Corpse King around, the opposing zombies are brought in vain.

Thinking of the Dragon Tiger Gang secretly rejoicing at their evil scheme’s success, Zhao Lin can’t help but chuckle coldly.

"Indeed, we must teach them a lesson."

Beside her, Ji Ruxue nods, agreeing.

With sleep having left them, Ji Ruxue and Zhao Lin move to the northern window, watching the situation near the district gate below through the window.

"These zombies are too weak; for your father’s evolved zombies, it’s merely the flick of a stick."

Watching Er Pang playing "baseball" below, Zhao Lin laughs and says.

"Indeed, relying on these zombies to deal with us, the Dragon Tiger Gang surely overestimates their capabilities."

On a stool, looking down, Ji Ruxue nods.

"However, they don’t seem like foolish people; perhaps they have follow-up plans."

Zhao Lin frowns, thinks for a moment, and speaks uncertainly.

"Don’t worry, Mrs. Zhao Lin, with my father’s evolved zombies, even their backup plans can’t alter the outcome for us."

Ji Ruxue is incredibly confident in her family’s strength, speaking with absolute self-assurance.

Now her father commands dozens of third-level evolved corpse puppets and seven fourth-level evolved ones, rendering the Dragon Tiger Gang’s strength futile against them.

Suddenly, a piercing howl echoes from the opposite rooftop.

Ji Ruxue and Zhao Lin’s expressions change, quickly looking over.

A blood-red figure emerges from the rooftop, swiftly scales down the outer wall, charging towards Zhao Lin and Ji Ruxue.

A horrifying zombie devoid of skin, its entire musculature exposed in blood-red.

This zombie’s limbs appear exceedingly robust and powerful, particularly its legs, with bulging muscles, seeming capable of leaping several meters in a single bound.

From its spine, four pairs of elongated, vine-like tendrils extend, each tipped with barbed suckers.

Most terrifying is the zombie’s head, with its brain atop revealed, encased in a layer of blood-colored crystal; this crystal is highly transparent, rendering the zombie’s brain clearly visible from outside.

Simultaneously, the zombie’s mouth resembles petals divided into four parts, filled with sharp, hook-shaped teeth, with a strange, snake-like tongue akin to a blood-red serpent weaving in between.

"This... is a similar type of zombie to the bloodthirsty monster in the Sunshine District?"

Utilizing the zombie’s perspective, Lu Chuan instantly recognizes it; this zombie bears a striking resemblance to that in the Sunshine District.

However, presumably due to a difference in level, the current bloodthirsty zombie, now at fourth-level, has undergone some changes.

"It’s really a Licker, no wonder they scattered blood..."

Looking at the blood-red evolved zombie, Ji Ruxue finally understands why the Dragon Tiger Gang wanted to spread blood in the district.

Lickers are incredibly sensitive to blood; the opponents aim to use it to lure the Licker in for an attack on them.

This tactic, truly despicable!

On the other side, realizing the bloodthirsty zombie’s approach, Lu Chuan feels a surge of urgency, quickly commanding a fourth-level corpse puppet to intervene.

This bloodthirsty zombie is extremely formidable, undoubtedly a difficult foe!