Chapter Thirteen: The Old Corpse

  Wang Fang and others had already drawn their weapons at this time, the tall figure was getting closer and closer, the moonlight that leaked from the gap in the cloud layer spilled onto the ground, illuminating his face.

  This is a face that does not belong to the living, with deep blue skin and wrinkles that still bear mud. On the high cheekbones, green hair grows, making the two deep red eyes even more profound.

  Wang Fang directly drew his bow and shot an arrow, the bow curved like a full moon. Bai Qi only heard a humming sound, as the triangular armor-piercing arrowhead whizzed through the air, creating ripples, and shot straight at the zombie's heart.

  Dajin's iron bow, armor-piercing arrow, can break through double-layered iron armor within 40 zhang. Wang Fang saw the zombie clearly and knew that something strange had happened, so he took no mercy in his attack, aiming straight for the vital spot.

  Xiao Yu pulled on Bai Qi's sleeve and said in a low voice, "Little White Brother, let's run."

  Bai Qi was about to shake his head, but saw that the broken armor arrow made a "ka" sound and was bitten by the zombie. In a few bites, it was crushed into powder. The zombie accelerated its speed, splashing mud under its feet, making a thunder-like sound, and rushed towards Wang Fang and others.

  Wang Fang and others were naturally martial artists, but they were only around 8th or 9th rank. They were no match for this monster that could chew through steel.

  "Run!" Wang Fang shouted loudly, throwing away his bow and arrow, turning around and fleeing immediately.

  He fled in the direction of the stone road where the five princes had left, with thirty guards beside them, and if he couldn't escape, there would be reinforcements.

  Bai Qi also started running, and the zombie was getting closer and closer. Bai Qi had already smelled the strange smell on the zombie's body. He asked urgently: "Xiaoyu, where is your grass dragon?"

  Xiao Yu cried with a sad face: "It's all said that it's a grass dragon, and it can't hold its physical body."

  Bai Qi felt a bit regretful at this time. The long sword given by Princess Yu Zhen was handed over to his father, but he didn't have a suitable weapon by his side. Relying on the hunting knife borrowed from Wang Fang would definitely not cause much harm to that zombie.

  Wang Fang and others were also very anxious, more than a dozen servants gritted their teeth, stopped in their tracks, and faced the pursuing zombies. These dozen or so servants also had some martial skills, on the battlefield, they could be considered elite soldiers.

  The zombie's throat made a gurgling sound, as if laughing at the servants' overconfidence.

  The zombie rushed forward, and with one palm, it inserted into the chest of a servant. The sound of shattered ribs and blood splashing out was like a raging wind. The zombie's palm slightly curved, and with great force, it dug out the servant's heart and sent it to its mouth for a big bite.

  That servant was also a martial artist of the sixth or seventh rank in the mortal world, but in front of zombies, he didn't even have the ability to resist.

  Wang Fang and others brought servants who were also fierce and brave. One by one, they roared loudly, slashing the long knives in their hands towards those zombies.

  The zombie swung its arms wildly, the clanging sound never-ending in my ears. More than a dozen long knives flew out, with two of them piercing into the abdomens of two servants. The zombie swung its palms again, and with a "pu" sound, it smashed one servant's head to pieces.

  Hmph...

  The remaining servants knew they were doomed, drew out the short weapons by their sides, and rushed up to tightly hug the zombie. The short sword stabbed desperately at the zombie's body. The short sword was originally a weapon for breaking through enemy armor on the battlefield, but when it stabbed into the zombie's body, it only pierced the zombie's long gown, still making a metallic sound.

  Wang Fang and the others were terrified, even Xiaoyu's face showed fear. She had a spell to speed up, but once she cast it, her breath would be completely exposed, and its attraction to zombies was enormous. I'm afraid that zombie would immediately drop Wang Fang and the others and come after her and Bai Qi directly.

  A dozen or so servants were not going to give up their lives for nothing, and the distance between them was temporarily widened. The zombie hugged a head and gnawed fiercely, with a cracking sound, brain pulp splashing everywhere, and its feet slowed down slightly.

  Wang Fang didn't look like he was in a hurry, but he had a lot of tricks up his sleeve. As soon as he saw the zombie's movements, he suddenly stopped and took off the long rope from his waist, tied it around the stone statues on both sides of the stone road, and with a burst of strength, pulled the thousand-jin-heavy stone statues onto the road.

  Su Mu stopped behind, opened a leather bag, and poured the fresh blood that was originally used to lure beasts on the stone statue. This blood is thick and toxic, if wild animals eat it, they can't even vomit it out.

  Wang Fang finished setting up and turned around to escape again. The zombie sniffed the soaring blood energy, dropped the corpse of the servant, and pounced on the stone man. Bai Qi accelerated under his feet, and in front of him, he saw a light, which was the five princes and more than thirty guards who had left earlier.

  "Little White Brother, they can't hold on." Xiaoyu moved away from the crowd, released her hand, and pointed to the forest by the side of the road.

  Bai Qi immediately understood that although the zombie was powerful, it probably wouldn't climb trees. If they really couldn't escape, they would have to hide in a tree. The only thing he didn't know was how many more zombies existed in this ancient graveyard. If there was only one, that would be fine, but if there were a large number, hiding in a tree would be the same as waiting for death.

  That zombie gnaws on steel easier than eating beans, and a big tree wouldn't last long enough to chew on.

  Bai Qi didn't greet Wang Fang, but instead led Xiaoyu directly into the forest. The zombie hugged the stone statue covered in blood and took a bite, opening a hole on top of its head. Possibly finding the taste not right, the zombie threw down the statue and charged towards Wang Fang and the others again.

  Wang Fang saw that the stone man's head had been bitten open, and his soft armor was beyond hope. He called out, and the four of them charged into the forest.

  The zombie chased from the stone road, its feet making hollow sounds, like a giant statue, extremely heavy. Bai Qi didn't climb the tree, but instead hid with Xiao Yu behind a giant tree to observe.

  A faint chill emanated from the zombie's nose, and Xiaoyu whispered, "Most zombies are fire-attribute, followed by gold-attribute. This one is probably the most difficult to deal with - a water-attribute zombie."

  "Who is the hardest to deal with?"

  "Other attributes of zombies are basically man-made, this one is a natural spirit, no one controls it, and it will produce wisdom."

  The zombie was getting closer and closer, and when it approached the edge of the woods, Bai Qi felt that the hunting knife in his hand had cooled down.

  This chill is not a drop in temperature, but rather a numbing of one's senses. It's a spiritual attack, akin to an illusion, and it's the instinct of zombies.

  Xiaoyu saw a zombie and didn't go after those five princes, but instead rushed into the forest, thinking it was unlucky.

  She didn't know that the Great Jin Dynasty wasn't finished yet, and those five princes still had luck on their side. This place was extremely close to the capital, and the dragon vein of Qin Wang's mausoleum had already been drawn away by the Great Jin, presenting a four-dragon-pearl posture, causing the city's energy to rise sharply. As long as the Great Jin Dynasty didn't fall, this royal bloodline could be protected.

  The zombie's instincts didn't want to touch those five princes, for him, the bodies of those five princes were like burning suns.

  Although the Jin Emperor cannot seal gods like the Qin Emperor, controlling mountains and rivers, under the suppression of the Nine Tripods, ghosts and monsters are fundamentally unable to haunt near Jinling. This zombie is powerful, has given birth to some wisdom, and is itself afraid, so it turned into the forest.

  Bai Qi and others also have a strong aura, but compared to the royal bloodline, they are far inferior.

  This zombie has been cultivating in the Qin Wang Mausoleum for almost ten thousand years, although it is not a special species, it is also invulnerable to swords and guns, with infinite strength.

  The zombie entered the forest, seemingly unaware of Bai Qi's presence, and instead sniffed the air with great force, approaching the large tree where Ye Kao was hiding. Ye Kao's face turned pale; if his enemy were a formidable warrior, he could have fought to the death. But his enemy was this monster that ate human brains, and he was already afraid in his heart, his muscles stiffening, and he dared not jump down from the tree to engage in close combat with the zombie.

  Bai Qi now knows the ferocity of the Qi Refiners and the demonic creatures, so he naturally won't take the lead.

  In the quiet forest, only the sound of zombies treading on withered branches and leaves could be heard. The zombie looked stiff in its joints, but was actually a bit faster than Bai Qi and others. When it arrived under the big tree where Ye Xiao was located, the zombie violently turned around twice, raised its head, and stared at the treetop.

  Everyone held their breath as the zombies moved, seemingly relying on their sense of smell. The forest was extremely dark, and only by circulating one's innate qi could one see objects with their eyes.

  Xiao Yu was the most nervous, she thought to herself, if a zombie rushed over, what would she do?

  Abandoning Bai Qi, she fled alone, and the zombies couldn't catch up. Bai Qi was a young master, and she was just a maid. Although her mother was a powerful demon who had cultivated to return to nothingness, she still couldn't rely on her. It seemed that her mother had always been more fond of Bai Qi than herself.

  Xiao Yu grasped Bai Qi's wrist with her hand, and a strand of true yuan slowly flowed into Bai Qi's body.

  In Bai Qi's mysterious space, the floating Eternal Night Sword Pill emitted a thick aura of death and absorbed Xiao Yu's strand of true yuan.

  Bai Qi was startled, and Xiao Yu tightly grasped Bai Qi's hand, using her fingers to write a few words on his palm.

  Go all out!

  Bai Qi gently shook his head, he didn't need to fight this zombie to the death.

  Xiao Yu wrote three more words - listen to me.

  Bai Qi looked at Xiao Yu, in Xiao Yu's pair of black eyes, there was only innocence, nothing else. Bai Qi nodded slowly, but his eyes also revealed complex information.

  Unless absolutely necessary, Bai Qi did not want to take action. This zombie was too powerful, and upon seeing it, Bai Qi felt that it was even more difficult to deal with than the old zombie raised by Princess Yu Zhen.

  Bang!

  A zombie slapped its palm on the big tree, and the big tree where Ye Qiao was instantly shook. A cracking sound came from inside. Ye Qiao was shocked and lost his color. The trunk of this ancient tree was so thick that four or five people could not surround it with their arms, but a zombie's palm had cracked it. He could no longer hide behind the ancient tree.

  He climbed higher and leaped towards another big tree.

  At this time, Bai Qi stared blankly as the zombie opened its mouth and spat out a white light beam that hit Ye Qiao's back, causing him to cry out in pain and fall to the ground.

  Bai Qi's hand moved, but then withdrew. Going up himself would also be a dead end, and he could only wait for Xiao Yu now. To let Xiao Yu save Ye Qiao was probably more difficult than ascending to heaven.

  Wang Fang looked at the zombies spitting white light from the tree, and was a bit stunned. These people were not safe even on the tree, just now the zombie's attack had a distance of more than ten zhang, and the speed was extremely fast, Ye Qiao's innate true energy in his body did not react at all, and he was knocked down.

  Wang Fang knew that Ye Qiao wore a golden silk soft armor close to his body, as long as he was not hit by large-scale weapons, ordinary swords and knives could not hurt his body.

  Xiao Yu was right, this thing is indeed a ghostly object!