Capítulo 26: 024 Hunt
Here is the suburban area, where not many zombies roamed the roads. As she saw zombies beginning to surround them, Fang Yuxin's gaze turned cold, and she gripped the Miao Saber in her hand tightly. She would never forget, in her last dream, how she was incapacitated on the ground, unable to move her limbs, while Fang Mengyao deliberately lured zombies to her and coldly watched from above as she was torn apart by them!
Back then, she was powerless, but now things were different. She not only obtained the Qingmu Spiritual Mansion and had practiced the Green Wood Technique, but she had also managed to protect her most important family members!
After the initial fear passed, Fang Yuxin's heart gradually calmed down. "Stop the car!"
Fang Yuyang looked at her in surprise, then without hesitation, he stepped on the brakes. As soon as the car stopped, the zombies began rushing toward them frantically. Fang Yuxin was already prepared; the moment the car stopped, she unbuckled her seat belt and swiftly opened the car door, got out, closed the door—her movements were fluid and decisive.
Fang Yuxin watched the approaching zombies with cold eyes. With a slight push of her left thumb against the guard of the saber, she quickly drew it with her right hand. The black Miao Saber emitted a "zing" as it was unsheathed—a sound poignant in its solitude. The specially treated blade did not reflect light, giving it an austere feel. Fang Yuxin gripped the handle with both hands. As four zombies closed in on her, her eyes narrowed slightly, and her lips formed a straight line.
Then she forcefully stomped on the ground with her right foot, propelling herself upward. She twisted her wrist, and the saber sliced horizontally, creating a huge semicircle in mid-air—four zombies were instantly beheaded. She landed gracefully, and due to the distance, not a single drop of tainted blood splashed on her.
Fang Yuyang also got out of the car, but unlike Fang Yuxin's crisp and efficient movements, his were much more violent. Worried about Fang Yuxin, he kept his eyes on her while dealing with zombies. Seeing her skillfully take down four zombies, Fang Yuyang let out a sigh of relief, while a strong sense of pride surged in his heart—she was his sister!
With the leading zombies downed, the ones behind swarmed forward. Seeing that Fang Yuxin could handle them herself, Fang Yuyang stopped worrying and focused on fighting the zombies.
Fang Yuxin eyed the five encroaching zombies. They hadn't gotten close yet, leaving a large gap between them. She didn't give them a chance to get closer; gripping the saber tightly, she charged directly at the zombies. The Miao Saber's blade was long and had been specially treated to be exceedingly sharp—sharp enough to cut through iron like it was mud.
The apocalypse had only just begun—these zombies were all Basic-level Zombies, whose bodies were a bit stiffer than those of normal humans. But they were far from having copper skin and iron bones. Their limbs were stiff, and their movements, sluggish; the only thing to worry about was their mutated nails and teeth. Fang Yuxin charged forward, nimbly avoiding the sharp claws, gripped the handle, and with a powerful swing, decapitated a zombie. Then, with a forceful kick, the headless body flew backward, crashing into three other encroaching zombies.
At that moment, another zombie was coming at her from behind. She twisted her hand behind her, stabbing the saber back fiercely while stepping to the side. Her right leg kicked the zombie's abdomen. As the zombie staggered backward from the kick, she twisted her body, spun around twice, and the blade easily slid across the zombie's neck, chopping off its head as if it were slicing through tofu.
Immediately after, she turned her head, looking at the three zombies that had just been knocked down and were trying to get up. She smiled coldly and strode over, stepping on the body of the topmost zombie and beheading all three with swift cuts.
Once beheaded, these zombies would die completely, unable to move again. As heads separated from bodies, the three zombies that were still struggling just moments before now lay motionless, turning into decaying corpses. A few more sporadic zombies were nearby, but too far for Fang Yuxin to bother approaching. They would make their way to her, drawn by the scent of living flesh.
Watching the zombies steadily approaching, Fang Yuxin once again gripped the handle of her blade and let out an ironic laugh. Basic-level zombies lacked intelligence, driven only by instinct. Their constant craving for fresh flesh ruled them, instinctively seeking food but unable to discern danger. Like now, if these zombies possessed intelligence, they would have steered clear of the two grim reapers, Fang Yuxin and Fang Yuyang, long ago.
The number of zombies here was not high and they were all basic-level zombies, posing no threat to Fang Yuxin and Fang Yuyang. The two easily dispatched the encircling zombies and then proceeded to cut open their heads to search for Crystal Cores.
At the onset of the apocalypse, not every zombie's head contained a Crystal Core. Fang Yuxin and Fang Yuyang had killed a total of 27 zombies but had found only 15 Basic-level Crystal Cores. These cores were the size of a peanut and not transparent, but rather a grayish-white color, unimpressive in appearance, much like the pebbles in a riverbed. However, any superpower user could feel the energy fluctuations emitting from the Crystal Cores and might even desire to absorb them.
Fang Yuxin directly stored the Crystal Cores into her space. These cores contained not only energy but also impurities and viruses; rash absorption would introduce the viruses into the body along with the energy. However, superpower users had a certain immunity to the Zombie Virus, and their bodies would automatically expel impurities and viruses during an upgrade.
Thus, every time superpower users upgraded, it was an extremely uncomfortable process, but once successfully completed, they felt utterly transformed. In her dreams, Fang Yuxin had not experienced an Awakening of superpower; had it not been for Fang Yuyang's Awakening, she would not have known any of this.
The Spiritual Spring in the Qingmu Spiritual Mansion could purify, so Fang Yuxin intended to use spiritual spring water to purify the Crystal Cores before absorbing them. Moreover, by placing the cores in her space, she could isolate their energy fluctuations, no longer worrying about attracting zombies or other superpower users.
Fang Yuyang naturally had no objections to Fang Yuxin's approach. After collecting the Crystal Cores, the two got back into the car. There were many newly built residential complexes nearby, housing complexes that had been erected in the last year or two and sparsely populated. However, they had no intention of entering the complexes; their main goal was to assess the state of the city.
It wasn't long after hitting the road again that Fang Yuxin and Fang Yuyang saw buildings by the roadside that had been severely damaged. The meteorites' descent had not only triggered energy fluctuations and brought mysterious Elemental Crystals, but had also caused severe damage to both buildings and equipment. The once lively commercial plazas had now become ruins strewn with broken walls and shattered remnants.
Fang Yuyang glanced at the place, his expression becoming a few shades grimmer, "To think, it's come to this." He remembered passing by here a few days earlier when they moved, even stopping to shop and purchasing quite a few items.
Yet Fang Yuxin laughed, "Let's go inside and have a look; there might be Elemental Crystals there."
Elemental Crystals came from meteorites, meaning that places damaged by meteorites could potentially contain them. Though she hadn't heard of this place in her dreams, Fang Yuxin felt it would be a waste not to explore now that they were here. Moreover, this was a commercial plaza; despite the extensive damage, it might still contain useful resources!
At that thought, Fang Yuxin's eyes brightened.
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