Chapter 285: Chapter 286: Leaving Beicheng City!

In the room.

Ji Ruxue sat cross-legged, eyes closed, focusing intently, as an abundance of energy factors swirled around her.

At this moment, she was devotedly operating the Glazed Breathing Technique, drawing the surging energy factors from her surroundings into her body.

The energy factors were like heavenly dew, nourishing every part of Ji Ruxue’s body, tempering and restructuring it in a gentle manner, strengthening her physique.

As time went on, Ji Ruxue, continuously absorbing the energy factors, emitted stronger fluctuations, with her aura methodically approaching the fifth tier.

"Phew!"

Letting out a long breath, Ji Ruxue slowly opened her eyes, a flash of insight flickering within them.

"I’m getting closer to the fifth tier, Dad’s already at the fifth tier; I can’t let him get too far ahead of me."

Thinking of Lu Chuan’s strength improvement, Ji Ruxue also felt a sense of urgency in her heart. After all, in her previous life, she was an empress; how could she lose to her father?

At the same time, Ji Ruxue hadn’t forgotten the conflicts between them and the human authorities; she imagined the humans should be looking for them.

Crises could strike at any moment; what Ji Ruxue could do now was only to seize the time to enhance her strength, thus raising the success rate of their next battle with humans.

"It’s almost mealtime; why hasn’t Zhao Lin come to call me for dinner?"

Suddenly, Ji Ruxue’s big eyes darted around, and she jumped off the bed to see what was going on.

After arriving in the living room, Ji Ruxue saw no one, only a fourth-tier Agile Type Evolved Zombie standing quietly at the door.

"Kill!"

What’s that noise? Is there fighting downstairs?

At that moment, hearing the sound, Ji Ruxue rushed to the window, climbed onto a stool, and looked down.

She saw Zhao Lin battling a fourth-tier Evolved Zombie, her sword swinging fiercely. However, facing the powerful attacks of the Evolved Zombie, Zhao Lin was still at a disadvantage.

Downstairs.

Boom boom boom~

Facing the continuous strikes of Lightning One’s steel claws, Zhao Lin could only grit her teeth and persevere, tightening her trembling right hand around the steel blade, swinging and clashing constantly with her opponent. The deafening metallic clangs were as incessant as firecrackers.

After witnessing Lu Chuan’s strength enhancement and the incredibly formidable Undead One, Zhao Lin’s fighting spirit was also ignited.

Although Lu Chuan, being the Corpse King, is stronger, making her safer by his side, Zhao Lin hadn’t forgotten her aspiration.

She had promised to become a leader among humans, fostering coexistence between humans and the Zombie Race. How could she always remain under Lu Chuan’s protection without making progress?

Not to mention, she had said in front of Little Qiqi that she would always protect her, yet with her current strength, she couldn’t even beat a fourth-tier Evolved Zombie under the Corpse King’s command; how ridiculous!

In order to quickly improve her strength, Zhao Lin decided to hide in her room for constant training at night while requesting Lu Chuan to send an Evolved Zombie to spar with during the day.

At that moment, sitting at the staircase entrance watching the fight, Lu Chuan naturally did not refuse Zhao Lin’s proactive approach and sent Lightning One to properly "serve" her.

After watching the battle for a while, Lu Chuan closed his eyes while leaning on the chair, transferring his consciousness to other Evolved Zombies within Beicheng City.

As they were preparing to leave Beicheng, Lu Chuan certainly wouldn’t waste the zombie Crystal Cores here. As he broke through to the fifth tier, he needed to expand the strength of his Corpse Puppets.

In Beicheng City, from all four directions, intense battle sounds arose, and a roar echoed along the streets.

Rumble~

Er Pang swung his iron rod like a heavy truck, rampaging across the streets. The iron rod frequently cracked open the skulls of the Evolved Zombies it encountered, causing cranial fragments and brain matter to splatter around.

Following behind were some second-tier Evolved Corpse Puppets, gathering the Crystal Cores knocked loose by Er Pang and stashing them in their bags.

Three streets away, Da Pang’s massive figure also rampaged, sending dozens of zombies flying with a single punch. Not far away, Flame One continually swung both hands, unleashing flames like meteors into the groups of zombies, instantly creating a sea of fire...

Slaughtering for half a day, nearly exterminating the entire Beicheng City’s Evolved Zombies, Lu Chuan reluctantly summoned all the Corpse Puppets back.

This operation yielded a bountiful harvest for Lu Chuan, gaining many second and third-tier Crystal Cores, which he directly utilized to evolve his third-tier Corpse Puppets to the fourth tier.

After the operation, the number of fourth-tier Corpse Puppets under Lu Chuan reached twenty-six.

In the evening.

Upon informing Zhao Lin and Little Qiqi of the departure, the three began packing materials, with Lu Chuan’s Corpse Puppets transporting them downstairs.

Downstairs, the convoy was already lined up, with Corpse Puppets shuttling back and forth at the entrance, loading boxes of supplies into the vehicles.

Soon, with empty hands, the three of Lu Chuan’s group descended from upstairs.

Zhao Lin took Little Qiqi to the back seat while Lu Chuan sat in the front passenger seat.

Soon, led by the Mutated Giant Turtle, the long convoy set off again, leaving He Garden District, and began departing Beicheng City along the main road.

Along the road, the zombies ahead all spontaneously moved aside, allowing the convoy to smoothly pass through.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Lu Chuan looked at Undead One lying on the shell of the Mutated Giant Turtle ahead, showing a pensive expression.

"The next fifth-tier Corpse Puppet, which type should I choose?"

Having only Undead One, just one fifth-tier Corpse Puppet was hardly enough to satisfy Lu Chuan’s appetite; he needed more.

Therefore, it was time to consider which type of Corpse Puppet should be elevated to the fifth tier next.

Now that he had Undead One, the next fifth-tier Corpse Puppet should complement its weaknesses.

And Undead One, as a killing machine, was fast, had strong attack power, could attack from a distance, had a binding skill, and could climb walls. In Lu Chuan’s view, except for its physique and inability to fly, Undead One’s evolution was already very perfect.

So, the next fifth-tier Corpse Puppet’s slot could only be targeted in terms of physical and flight capabilities, and when it came to flight, there were no flying Corpse Puppets under Lu Chuan’s command.

"Physique? Indeed, a strong and durable frontline fighter is missing; Tyrant One, and Da Pang and Er Pang are all suitable."

Lu Chuan’s eyes flickered, ultimately choosing Er Pang.

In terms of physique, Tyrant One had no advantage over Da Pang and Er Pang; between the two, Er Pang had an iron rod that gave it slightly stronger attack power.