Chapter 289: Chapter 290: Immediately Notify All of Jiang Province, Search for the Corpse King with Full Force!

Buzzzz~

Above the tranquil Beicheng city, a loud mechanical sound suddenly echoed as a fleet of helicopters swiftly flew into the city from afar.

Roar~

The zombies on the ground, upon hearing the sound, began to snarl and rushed madly toward the helicopter fleet.

Soon, waves of black zombie streams formed within the city. Fortunately, the helicopters flew fast and soon left those chasing zombies far behind.

A moment later, the helicopter fleet hovered above the He Garden District.

"Zhang, is this the place?"

On one of the helicopters, a resolute official evolver in combat gear looked at Zhang Qing beside him and asked.

"Captain Tong, yes, this is the district. When I met the Corpse King, he was residing here— it should be that building!"

Zhang Qing nodded and pointed at Building Eight.

When Fang Wei decided to send a team to explore Beicheng city, naturally, the team included Zhang Qing, the eyewitness.

Without Zhang Qing as a guide, finding two people in the vast city would be exceedingly difficult.

"Alright, let’s go down and take a look. We don’t know if the Corpse King is still here. Each squad, lower your flying altitude, check your gear, and prepare to descend."

Upon hearing, Tong Fan nodded and then solemnly spoke into the intercom.

Soon, the helicopter fleet lowered their altitude, hovering between two buildings.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~

Figures rapidly slid down ropes from the helicopters.

Thanks to Lu Chuan’s previous clearance, there were few zombies around He Garden District. After killing off a small number of zombies rushing from the district entrance, the descending Evolutionary Squad successfully regrouped.

"Search every floor of this building carefully, be cautious; if you encounter anything, retreat immediately and inform me, don’t act independently.

We are on a reconnaissance mission, not a combat mission, understood?"

Tong Fan warned his teammates softly as he glanced at them.

Zhang Qing had mentioned that the Corpse King commanded fourth-tier evolved zombies; with the upstairs situation uncertain, caution was imperative.

"Yes!"

The fully armed squad members replied in unison.

"Alright, follow me!"

Then, under Tong Fan’s lead, the squad cautiously rushed into the building.

Subsequently, the squad dispersed to different floors, quickly commencing their search.

Due to Tong Fan’s directive, Zhang Qing didn’t ascend, remaining stationed below, uneasily scanning the surroundings.

He feared that the evolved zombies under that woman’s command might suddenly dash out from corners.

Though he longed for revenge, he was aware of his limits, knowing he couldn’t match the opponent alone; thus, he sought the official’s help for vengeance.

Thankfully, after a moment’s observation, no danger surfaced, and Zhang Qing felt relieved.

However, the absence of battle sounds upstairs stirred an ominous feeling within him.

Soon, a series of faint footsteps echoed from the stairway as Tong Fan, with his comrades, descended, their expressions composed.

"Captain Tong, what’s the result?"

"Zhang, it’s empty inside, but your statement still stands true. The Corpse King probably resided here before; we noticed signs of relocation on the third floor— the opponent likely moved out."

Tong Fan shook his head at Zhang Qing, assuming the opponent had relocated.

"Certainly revealing their traces scared them away, prompting a premature escape! Humph, won’t evade for long!"

Hearing this, Zhang Qing was profoundly disappointed but soon gritted his teeth and muttered fiercely.

Failing to find that woman this time meant future revenge through official channels won’t come easy.

Despite not finding Zhao Lin and Ji Ruxue in the He Garden District, Tong Fan and others did not immediately depart, continuing to patrol the Beicheng airspace with lingering hope of detecting traces of the Corpse King.

After all, even if the Corpse King had moved out, it didn’t imply they left Beicheng entirely, possibly hiding somewhere within the city.

On the helicopter, Zhang Qing gazed at the Dragon Tiger Gang below; seeing patches of dark red blood near their base, he clenched his fists, eyes reddened with hatred.

His mind replayed memories of his elder brother’s sacrifice to buy time, along with the gang’s desperate battles against zombies...

He vowed to avenge his brothers, pledging to offer that woman’s head to console his elder brother’s spirit in heaven.

"Let’s go! Seems like the Corpse King left Beicheng city, we’ll report the intelligence back!"

After half an hour of fruitless searching, Tong Fan and the others dejectedly returned to Beicheng Base City.

In the conference room, Tong Fan reported the exploration results to Fang Wei.

"Sir, we didn’t locate the Corpse King this time!"

Tong Fan said with some regret.

"What? Did Zhang Qing lie?"

Fang Wei frowned; Zhang Qing had described a woman and a little girl clearly, suggesting accuracy.

"No, no, we indeed found signs of the Corpse King; however, by the time we arrived, they had already moved out!

Presumably aware their location was compromised.

Afterwards, we scoured Beicheng several times, yet found no traces; I suspect the Corpse King has left Beicheng!"

Tong Fan hastily shook his head, sincerely reporting the findings.

"Left?"

Fang Wei’s heart trembled; the Corpse King’s ingenuity was indeed extraordinary! But, where have they escaped to?

"By the way, Sir.

While patrolling Beicheng city, we discovered all evolved zombies had been slain.

Highly unusual; I suspect it’s the Corpse King’s handiwork."

Suddenly, Tong Fan recalled an earlier observation and promptly reported it.

"All slain!!"

Fang Wei’s expression instantly became extremely grim; this was a bad omen for Beicheng Base City and the entire Jiang Province.

It’s known that zombies can mutually devour and evolve.

If this continues unchecked, the Corpse King will undoubtedly grow to an incredibly formidable extent.

No, can’t let this unchecked growth proceed; while they now avoid Base City, once the Corpse King matures, it’ll be us hiding!

Fang Wei’s gaze hardened as his mind settled on a decision.

Must report the Corpse King’s reappearance and disappearance in Beicheng to the entire Jiang Province, rallying all provincial forces to locate them.

Absolutely must find and eliminate them before the Corpse King fully matures!