Chapter 286: Chapter 287: Zhang Qing Joins Beicheng Base City, First Encounter with the Corpse King

The convoy sped along rapidly, quickly leaving the Beicheng urban area and entering the suburbs.

The sky was about to darken.

To be on the safe side, the convoy did not proceed further. Lu Chuan controlled the convoy to drive into a broad flat area, where the three of them camped out again.

In the center of the camp, a blazing bonfire suddenly rose up, dispelling all the surrounding gloom.

Zhao Lin and Little Qiqi stayed in the tent, playing Monopoly under the light connected from the car.

Zhao Lin’s face was flushed, happily holding the plastic figurines in her hands, seriously counting the steps on the board.

"Ugh, playing Monopoly too much makes you want to throw up."

Beside her, Ji Ruxue sighed in her heart, deciding to search for other games next time they were in the city.

"Little Qiqi, it’s your turn to roll the dice, hurry up."

Zhao Lin, having finished her move, looked up and urged the dazed Little Qiqi.

"Oh, okay, okay..."

Ji Ruxue was helpless.

Outside by the dining table, Lu Chuan was busy.

He opened packages of vacuum-sealed spiced beef, placed them on a cutting board, sliced them up, and placed them onto a platter.

Then, he poured a sauce over the slices, completing the dish of spiced beef.

Lu Chuan brought the spiced beef to the dining table, next to which there was already a dish — authentic pork ribs stewed with radish.

The radish was nothing special, just ordinary radish. The ribs, however, came from a first-order Mutated Giant Pig encountered shortly after leaving Beicheng, slaughtered and eaten fresh.

After putting down the spiced beef, Lu Chuan headed to the tent to call Little Qiqi and Zhao Lin for dinner.

"Dad, is it time to eat? What are we having today?"

Seeing Lu Chuan approaching, Ji Ruxue stood up, excited despite the frustration from the game, and asked.

Hearing about dinner, Zhao Lin’s gaze turned with interest.

Little glutton~

Lu Chuan affectionately patted Little Qiqi’s head and handed over a piece of paper he had written earlier.

Beside her, Zhao Lin promptly leaned closer.

"Spiced beef and ribs stewed with radish? Let’s go, Little Qiqi, let’s eat, I’m just feeling hungry!"

Zhao Lin’s eyes lit up, she quickly pulled on Little Qiqi’s shoes and headed toward the dining table.

Lu Chuan did not follow them but instead took some Corpse Puppets and went to the forest not far from the camp.

He intended to help Er Pang advance to become the second fifth-order Corpse Puppet tonight.

Looking at the row of fourth-order Corpse Puppets before him, Lu Chuan activated his mind, and Undead One instantly made a move.

Pu pu~

Undead One spread its four-part mouth, its bloody long tongue shooting out rapidly, piercing through the heads of four fourth-order Corpse Puppets in succession. The originally incredibly hard skulls were fragile as tofu under the long tongue of Undead One.

Bang~

Brain matter mixed with blood uncontrollably spurted out from the back of the head, disgustingly, and the four attacked Corpse Puppets instantly lost control of Lu Chuan, their bodies weakly collapsing to the ground.

Instantly losing four fourth-order Corpse Puppets, Lu Chuan felt a pang of heartache!

However, to obtain a fifth-order Corpse Puppet, he could only let these fourth-order Corpse Puppets make necessary sacrifices.

After all, the combat power of a single fifth-order Corpse Puppet is incomparable to four fourth-order ones.

Controlling the Corpse Puppets, he extracted the four fourth-order Crystal Cores one by one and fed them to Er Pang, then retreated a few steps with the Corpse Puppets, standing quietly, ready to observe Er Pang’s transformation.

Boom!

Upon consuming the four Crystal Cores, Er Pang instantly reacted, the terrifying energy rampaging through his massive body, flowing across thick bones, hefty muscles, resilient skin...

Roar roar roar~

The next moment, Er Pang, after undergoing energy refinement, let out a sky-shattering roar.

The manic surge of energy caused Er Pang’s massive body to tremble uncontrollably, his feet contacting the ground, creating a tremor, and the black Scale Armor slightly opened and shut, emitting a dark sheen.

Soon, Er Pang’s fifth-order advancement began, like Undead One before, Er Pang’s transformation also started from the physical surface.

First was his size, Er Pang expanded visibly to the naked eye, growing larger, looking more massive. From a distance, he looked like a huge black hill.

Apart from his size, the most obvious change came from the dense black Scale Armor on Er Pang’s body, which quickly grew under the nourishment of internal energy, until it grew to the size of an adult’s palm before slowing down and eventually stopping.

The transformed Scale Armor appeared extremely solid, about palm-width, terrifying, closely fitted together, impervious to knives.

Moreover, many outward protrusions appeared on the black metallic Scale Armor, very smooth surfaces, combating with blades could possibly slide off, offering much-improved defense.

Lu Chuan still stood there quietly, watching Er Pang continue to mutate, knowing Er Pang’s body transformation wasn’t over...

...

In the hilly area tens of miles northwest of Beicheng urban area, there was a new city by the water.

Beicheng Survivor Base.

Largely the same as Jianghai Base City, the outer walls of Beicheng Base City were made up of containers and construction debris piled together. On five to six meters high walls stood many patrolling soldiers, holding rifles.

Inside the high walls were rows of simple wooden huts. Some shabbily dressed and poorly-looking survivors were coming and going around, while far away were factories built with wood, from which came a mechanical rumble, seemingly engaging in production.

At this time, two ragged figures were allowed in from outside the city by the guards.

It was Zhang Qing and Flying Evolver Li Han, who escaped from Beicheng urban area.

But now both looked very wretched, their clothes were in tatters, covered with bloodstains, messy hair, and faces with mud mixed blood.

After escaping from Beicheng urban area, they rushed non-stop toward Beicheng Base City, enduring various hardships on the way, nearly being eaten by Mutated Fierce Beasts.

"Second boss, what should we do next?"

Li Han looked at Zhang Qing.

"Of course, join the Base City, otherwise how can I avenge my brother."

Zhang Qing said decisively, with hate-filled eyes.

"Let’s go! Let’s head to the Inner City, we are Evolvers, it won’t be difficult to join the Base City!"

Unexpectedly, they were instantly drawn to the notice on the wall after taking a few steps.

"Corpse King?"

"Controlling zombies for battle, capable of triggering a Corpse Tide?"

Looking at the information about the Corpse King posted on the wall, Zhang Qing instantly recalled his encounter in Beicheng urban area, his face changing slightly.