Chapitre 43: Spirit Music
Amelia disappeared from her position and went to join the slaughter on the zombies. She chose a position far away from her sister and only targeted level 7 level 7 peak zombies to kill and take away the crystal nuclei.
When she decided to leave, she heard people thanking and praising Liang Mei. There are still tens of thousands of zombies still outside and the people are beginning to lose their strength.
They have been fighting for many hours already and the zombies numbers are just too much. Some have even been running back to take their families to run a way.
The zombie that had led these zombies here was a talented soldier. Each of these zombies have a powerful general who continues to lead and command them calmly even after feeling the death of the plant type zombie. If anything, it meant these peak level seven and level 8 zombies will now be in charge from now on.
High level zombies are not mindless like the cannon fodder zombies who blindly follow instructions. They have to be subdued with strength and power to be under control. Zombies also communicate amongst themselves and have their own thoughts.
The fact that the leader is dead ment all the people in the base will turn into their own source of nutrients. Instead of retreating they reinforced the attack and even increased the number of zombies from the local zombies.
The situation quickly turned oppressive in the battle. More and more zombies showed up and soldiers began to take serious casualties. Liang Mei is very powerful and can fight an enemy one on one, even her sword technique is tailored for such fights.
The novel said she can freeze water and stab zombies in the head with deadly precision. That is a skill she had honed from group battles outside the base in the novel. However, in this timeline she has been staying in the base to take care of her father and went out to find the mental fruit but had to return because she had run out of time before winter season would begin.
The villagers had moved when she got there, and no one could help her find the blue tomato described in the last life. She came back after spending a very long time looking through each household fields. Her team was killed and she came back empty handed.
Upon her arrival she had to hand over her army and go into seclusion where she was lucky enough to comprehend sword Intent but sword Intent will have to be at a certain level to be used for group control.
In other words she, the heroine has no way to end the war faster. Liang Mei can at most kill tens to a hundred zombies but this army is made of tens of thousands.
The number of soldiers is not low, what they are suffering from is the fatigue and even their mental strength is slowly draining. If this continues they will die. These are normal soldiers unlike Amelia's army that had been transformed into the best mortal version of themselves.
With bodies full of strength, vitality that can store 6 times the amount of super powers that normal humans can store in their bodies and inside the crystal nuclei.
Amelia picked a high position on the side where her next plan will encompass all the soldiers involved in the war. She took out a mat and an instrument foreign to most but some recognized it at a glance.
Seeing her actions, the higher ups of the base became dissatisfied thinking she is mocking everyone. Amelia can feel their hostility but she continued to set up and then she sat down.
She put her delicate looking fingers on the keys of the zither. The first note made people feel like their hearts are being gently brushed by warmth and comfort that enveloped them as the music continued.
Amelia used her skill she had trained day and night just to get a whisp of affection from her fiance. The thought is fleeting because this is not just any music performance, it is the spirit music that reaches that can heal the body and sooth the mind.
A while later every soldier felt their bodies heal, the wounds caused by zombies super powers disappeared, their fatigue and mental exhaustion disappeared, and lastly the crushing fear of death and the despair of seeing their comrades being eaten and devoured in front of them got replaced by something else.
The healing process enveloped everyone who is fighting on the side of the humans, even Liang Mei felt her mental exhaustion and diminished super power return filling her to the brim. Looking around she knew it is not just her.
This state of beeing full and but also agitated and wanting to vent. It's as if the power in her body wants to come out and destroy her enemies. This is also caused by the tune playing in the background. It is a tune developed by a warlord who lead millions to battle but could not heal them in the mist of battle one by one. Nor could he make motivational speeches while the enemy is already engaging his men.
He used the talent of music to encourage his men and heal their injuries while replenishing their spent power. Amelia had learned it because it was a very touching story about a man who married his country.
The soldiers couldn't take it anymore and roared at at the top of their lungs and released their powers bringing carnage to the enemy. The scene of hundred thousand soldiers on berserk mode shocked the management of the base.
They watched in astonishment as zombies who were three times their numbers a while ago die like flies on the battlefield. A few hours went on like this until the high level zombies saw the problem.
It seems ever since that woman started playing an instrument their army has been slaughtered relentlessly by the human army as if they have endless stamina and power. One zombie suggested they kill the woman.
Several zombies jumped up on top of those on the ground and tried to reach for Amelia. Amelia cut the zombie in half but the tune she had been playing at the time got slightly disturbed and the people felt something is wrong.
The human army became less ferocious and the unrelenting vigor from before reduced little by little until the zombies almost got an upper hand. This turn of events made the leaders frown. A moment ago, their people were winning but at the drop of a hat they have started losing again.
That's when it clicked. The music had stopped, there is a relationship between the action of their army and the tune played by that woman in her zither. When they saw her being surrounded by high level zombies and fighting them on her own they quickly sent people to help.
Playing the spirit tunes is no small matter and requires mental and soul power, so now Amelia is not at full strength as she fights the zombies trying to kill her.
Her heavy blade has suddenly become heavy even in her hands which is not acceptable. She cut down a head, dodged a claw and pushed her blade into the mouth of a zombie trying to bite down on her shoulder.
The series of action is fast but people can still see the combat strength of this visitor. They are all impressed by her series of fast ruthless movements that have no hesitation. If only their soldiers were so thoroughly trained.
Wei Jie made it in time to see 5 zombies being simultaneously cut from the middle of their heads down to the part where two sides of the body separates. She used a space barrier to pushed them down to the ground.
She stood there with a heavy blade in one hand surrounded by blood, heads and gore. Some of the blood stains made it to her face and hair. She looked a little like a typical butcher in a slaughter house. Especially that bloody heavy blade.
The group of people looked on in shock and awe. She is so cool. Amelia turned to them with her eyes still filled with killing intent. The group of people took several steps back.
Amelia took out a cleaning talisman and pasted it on herself, the zither and even the mat is cleaned before she sat down and resumed her performance.
The familiar tune played again. The soldiers first healed up, their powers returned then the same scene from before happened again. The base leaders have now confirmed it. It is all thanks to that woman's music that this war doesn't seem that hard to win anymore.
Liang Mei felt complex emotions at this development. Amelia's presence here has disrupted her careful plan. These people were supposed to die in this war and then a small army will remain with her at the top. Now however, Amelia has shown to be far more difficult to manage than she initially thought.
What sort of music can heal wounds? When the zombie army has been reduced to only one third of the base army. Amelia ended the tune and took back her zither. She felt too sleepy and needed to sleep so that she can replenish her power.
But knowing she is not home and teleportation is not possible for now, she took out a recovery mixture and drank a full glass in one go. She looked at the people who had been standing there and killing the zombies that will occasionally jump up to kill her.
Wei Jie came to stand next to her looking at the zombies in the ground. "Thank you Miss Amelia, without you, we would have had many more casualties than we have now." He said with sincere gratitude.
"You are welcome. It just seemed appropriate." Amelia said and she is right. The army had been losing, injured and despairing. This is exactly the situation suitable for the songs of warlord Bo.
"I didn't know little sister can play the zither. When did you learn it? I remember you were only interested in becoming an actress." Liang Mei showed up near the two and as soon as she spoke, Amelia turned into a deceitful person who hid her talent from her family.
Amelia looked at the sly smile on Liang Mei's face and became speechless. 'Does she I think want to form a relationship with this Wei first young master so she will paint me as a shallow person who only want to be admired by the world'.
"There are also many things I don't know about big sister. Like how you are no longer in love with the Xu family's young master but obediently gave him to your sweet best friend. Did she thank you for your generosity? I remember you were very much in love with that moron."
"Elder sister. I also didn't know that even when you have already reached stage five of qi refining you will still push others to fight instead and pretend to be weak hiding behind a man." Amelia said making the people around turn to look at Liang Mei. No one knew if it was because they believe what Amelia said or they are just watching a show.
"I was fighting with all my strength just now." Liang Mei defended herself.
"Yes but what if I didn't show up to provoke you? Would you work hard for the people who have done nothing but make things hard for you?" Amelia now has that sly smile that Liang Mei had on her face before.
"Then why are you here? You don't have anyone who wants you here." Liang Mei said with venom. This is to remind her she is un loved by her parents.
"You are wrong elder sister. I have you. You are the reason I came." Amelia's laugh sounded delightful as her eyes shined in the afternoon sun.
"I don't want you here." Liang Mei said coldly.
"But I care about you elder sister." Amelia said in a gentle tone.
"Where did you learn the zither, you were never that refined before." That is to say she is uncultured and unsophisticated.
"Sigh, elder sister I wanted to tell you about my interest and talent but your evil mother..." Amelia shook her head in pity. Liang Mei couldn't stand her saying such things about her mother.
She used her sword light to try and pierce Amelia's chest but the light clashed with a powerful thunder bolt disrupting it's trajectory. Wei Jie had shot a thunderbolt and shifted the powerful sword light but it didn't eliminate the light but shifted it towards Amelia's shoulder.
Amelia's own reaction speed is slow because of her exhaustion so she is just standing there welcoming Liang Mei's attack. If Wei Jie didn't interfere she would have a large hole on her chest.
Amelia's right arm got severed from the shoulder crippling her on the spot. The pain didn't stop her from retaliating though. She looked at Liang Mei without any expression on her face. Liang Mei saw that although she didn't kill her, she is at least crippled now.
Amelia encompassed Liang Mei's entire arm starting from where her own arm was severed a moment ago in a space barrier and squeezed little by little. The process of cutting a limb clean off and having it crushed little by little is like night and day. Amelia is torturing Liang Mei with this method.
She dropped the sword in her hand on the ground and wanted to wail in pain. Her arm is getting squeezed and squeezed into a bloody mess until only a long flat blob of meat and crushed bones remained.
Liang Mei is really a revenge novel heroine. Even when under so much pain she didn't let out anything more than a pained grunt.
"Amelia!" She shouted in anger but Amelia just looked at her with a flat expression. That gaze is empty. No pain, no anger, no hatred just...nothing.
Seeing her like this, Liang Mei understood. This is not the Amelia she had known. This is someone else, someone who has been through something earth shattering. She looked at Amelia again trying to understand but Amelia has already gone back to looking gentle and harmless to humans and animals.
It's as if that woman with empty emotionless eyes was not her. Liang Mei felt her heart palpitate and an unknown fear crawled inside.
"Elder sister, you should probably look after that." Amelia let go of her space barrier that had been holding the mess that is Liang Mei's arm. The mess fell to the ground with a splashing sound. Liang Mei finally screamed in pain.
"Ahh.."
Mei looked at Amelia whose plant ability is regrowing her arm in rapid speed. A green light covered the area where her arm used to be and then when it deemed an arm without the Jacket sleeve had materialized in front of everyone.
Mei let out an angry roar at this, she is in pain and her arm can not be reattached even if she could do it. That thing is no longer an arm. While Amelia casually regrows her own limbs as they get cut. Could it be that she has to live in the last days as a cripple? No!
"Why are you upset? Isn't this a game we are playing today? Cutting something off from each other's body? What's next? Legs? Intestines? Or should we gauge out each others eyes instead? I know you particularly dislike my pair of blues." Amelia took a step forward but Liang Mei has a horrified expression now.
She had already lost an arm but this demon still wants to cut things out from her body. She used her movement technique and disappeared from everyone's view. She had to go home and check if she can find a way to regrow her arm.
Amelia shrugged seeing her sister's retreating back. The people around took instinctive step back seeing her relaxed expression after she lost her entire arm and then torturing someone.
"You must be tired, I would like to extend my warmest invitation to our Wei family as a guest. I can not thank you enough for your help this time." Wei Jie acted like nothing shocking happened.
Amelia smiled at Wei Jie and walked with him all the way to the Wei compound. It is big and classy, protected from all fronts. She is led to an ensuite with a hot shower and a clean bedroom. She washed up and changed her clothes.
She laid down and fell asleep. Amelia had used much of mental power looting, fighting the zombie took more of her energy and then she used a lot of mental and soul power to play the tunes during the day. The body is fatigue so she took a fasting pill and fell asleep.
Amelia slept soundly but the outside is not peaceful at all, the leaders of the base are woried that she will stay and be another weapon of the Wei family just like Liang Mei.
The Wei family is already the most powerful than all the families, adding more power to them will be equivalent to taking away what little bread they have and handing it over to the Wei family.
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Amelia is woken up by a knocking sound. She waved her hand and the entire door became covered in thick vines made from strong wood and plants. The person knocking became flustered and ran away.
The door was never knocked again until Amelia woke up naturally 3 days later. She went to the bathroom and cleaned herself up. Coming out wearing a long dress with a simple but warm looking fur coat that matches her small winter boots.
The hair style is done in a simple but elegant manner with the only hair accessory a jade pin with a vibrant green color. It makes her look fresh and elegant. The dress is not the usual summer dress that has outer layer of light lace.
Instead it is a silk dress with dark grey color and a Chinese style collar and a simple design of green plant on the side. Amelia stepped out of the bedrom looking very beautiful. No matter how one looks at it, she doesn't look like the woman who crushed someone's entire arm without even lifting a hand. She looks like a wife of a rich young businessman.
She walked looking at the designs on the wals of the place. It doesn't look like a place they have only lived in for less than two years but it feels like a home with many years of home cooked meals and family interactions.
She came across and couple watching tv. They heard her approach and turned to look at her. Seeing a beautiful young lady with big bright eyes. The couple became stunned. Looking at the direction she came from, that seems to be their son's room and a few guest rooms?
They looked at her in unison trying to see if they know her from somewhere. Seeing their unnatural gazes, Amelia greeted them "Hello, I am Amelia. Your son allowed me to sleep in one of your guest rooms and I had been so exhausted I slept for three days."
"Oh. Hello. We are Mr and Mrs Wei. Nice to meet you, young healthy person who sleeps for three days." Mrs Wei said giving her a critical once over.
"Well...." Amelia yawned putting her hand over her mouth cutely.
"I could still use five more days actually. I woke up because this is not my home. I will catch up on more sleep when I get home." She released another yawn as she finished talking.
The Wei couple looked stunned. Usually when they said something slightly reprimanding to these young girls, they would use all sort of pretty ways to excuse themselves to leave good impression on them. This little girl on the other hand seemed to have low E.Q and just spoke honestly.
"Where is your home that you had to sleep in our home miss Amelia?" The father is also used to giving these girls a hard time here and there just to entertain himself and his wife. These girls will find all sorts of reasons to get inside their home just to make themselves seen in front of one of their sons.
"Jiangkang base. Excuse me but I'll go ahead and take a seat now." She sat down and looked at the two stunned people.
"Do you not get visitors usually?Why are you so surprised?"
"Then why are you in our base when your home is so far away?"
"I saw a horde of zombies attacking your base so I decided to help." Amelia said.
"Why?" Mrs Wei asked her. She is thinking this little girl probably rushed to help so that she can get closer to their son.
"So that I can get a level 8 plant type zombie nuclei." Amelia said casually. A laugh came from the other side of the house and a handsome man came into view.
If Wei Jie is a cold CEO, this young man is the noble handsome man with a refreshing smile on his face that makes him charming but still powerful. That deep seated confidence in the depth of his eyes can not be found on any Tom, Dick and Jerry.
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