Chapter 553: Chapter 547: The Cruel Truth
Here.
Could this be the world he originally lived in?
Lin You stared blankly at the familiar yet strange scene before him, feeling a little dazed.
He was certain that the environment around him was not an illusion, but something truly real.
But why.
Why was he, living in his own world, appearing here?
And turned into this appearance?
Unfortunately.
He was given no time to think further.
The zombies wandering on the street discovered them, roaring angrily as they rushed over, with some even having leftover meat scraps from a recent meal in their mouths, looking incredibly ferocious.
Leading the charge was undoubtedly a Tier Seven elite zombie.
[Name: Slaughterer Zombie (Elite)]
[Race: Humanoid]
[Level: Tier Seven]
[Power: 1300]
[Constitution: 1200]
[Agility: 1000]
[Spirit: 1200]
[Mutated Traits: Level Three Giant Strength, Level Two Steel Armor, Level Two Corpse Poison]
[Introduction: An elite zombie evolved from a Raider, possessing the strongest power and life force of the same level, known as the Destroyer of Genetic Squads.]
It was different from the demon information Lin You had seen before.
The zombies in this world actually had suffixes like ordinary and elite.
Moreover, there was no chaos infection, but instead they enhance a particular attribute according to their mutated traits.
For instance, this Slaughterer Zombie had its power, defense, and corpse poison all mutated and vastly enhanced.
And its towering body was just like a mutated zombie in a zombie movie.
Definitely a nightmare for survivors at the onset of the apocalypse.
But what surprised Lin You the most was the last sentence in the introduction.
"Destroyer of Genetic Squads"
Could it be that the power system in this world is like that of the zombie world, based on gene enhancement?
"Watch out!"
As he was pondering this.
A voice suddenly shouted from behind a distant building, accompanied by several gunshots.
Five figures dashed around the corner, firing at the Slaughterer charging at Lin You with pistols.
One of them even unleashed an ice aura, shooting tiny ice cones to freeze other zombies in place.
Lin You stood dazed, watching the five-man team rapidly approaching him, two of Tier Seven and three of Tier Six, their aura completely different from that of a Lord.
He had thought they were zombies hiding in the corner, but they turned out to be humans.
And the power they were using was very peculiar; they could launch long-range spell attacks at Tier Seven while still using firearms.
"What are you dazed about, run away!"
At this moment, the group finally reached Lin You, and the middle-aged man who seemed to be the leader shouted at him.
Simultaneously, his body suddenly swelled, bursting through his clothes, and he punched fiercely at the Slaughterer who ignored the attacks as it charged forward.
"Hah!"
A loud shout, and the two collided, resulting in a violent impact.
The Slaughterer was knocked back, while the man somersaulted back to the ground, his entire arm a bloody mess, trembling violently.
"Run! The strength of this Slaughterer has evolved to Level Three, we can’t handle it!"
The man did not linger in battle; he returned to his original form and led the team away swiftly without looking back.
Lin You wanted to say something, but seeing how panicked they seemed, he closed his mouth and fled the residential area with them.
Running and fighting all the way.
Finally, after more than ten minutes, they managed to shake off the pursuit of the Slaughterer and the zombie horde, escaping into a ruined building and barricading the entrance with stones.
"Phew——"
"Finally shook them off."
The woman who seemed to be in her thirties let out a long breath, collapsing to the ground.
It was thanks to her Ice Magic slowing them down that they managed to outpace the zombies.
She was also the team’s only Tier Seven strength aside from the man.
The remaining three Tier Sixes, a tall and a short man provided firepower support using firearms and battle sabers, while the other young man emanated a sense of spiritual waves.
Could he be a Spiritual Type controller?
Lin You quietly observed the five people in front of him, who were also curiously looking at him.
"Brother, you seem unfamiliar, I’ve never seen you before. How did you end up in such a dangerous place?" The man spoke first.
He then looked at Lingxi and Shadowless beside Lin You, asking in astonishment, "These should be Spirit Pets, right? Did you awaken the Spirit Master superpower, brother?"
Perhaps because the rules are different, they couldn’t detect Lin You’s level or sense the strength of his power.
But Lin You didn’t mind these things, instead paying more attention to what the other party said.
Superpower?
So the power system of this world is really mainly based on superpowers and genetic enhancement, just like the apocalypse zombie world he was familiar with?
No wonder these people could launch various attack abilities before reaching Tier Ten; it seems that it’s indeed superpowers.
Even though the attacks seem weak and unimpressive to him, they are actual attack methods.
In other words, someone like him who can summon species to fight is referred to as a Spiritual Superpower here?
Thinking of this, he nodded: "I guess so. Thank you very much for your help earlier."
"Are you really a Spirit Master?" The lean man who was scouting the situation outside turned his head back, "I’ve heard that the awakening of Spirit Master abilities is extremely rare, maybe not even one in ten thousand. I didn’t expect you to be one, my brother."
"Indeed."
Silently nodding, the man’s eyes held a hint of surprise: "Spirit Masters themselves are not strong, but they can enslave several same-level Spirit Pets to help fight, which makes them quite popular in the base."
"Base? What is that?" Lin You instinctively asked.
"What, you don’t even know what the base is?"
Now it was their turn to be surprised, all looking at him as if he were a wild man emerging from a mountain.
Lin You had no choice but to casually make up a reason: "I’ve been hiding in the village all along, only coming out this time due to food shortages, so I don’t know much."
"I see." The men realized.
"No wonder you don’t even know the base, it’s the survival base established by all the genetic warriors and superpower users in Yan City, much safer than inside the village."
"If you don’t mind, my brother, you can come back with us. We’re out here collecting supplies and are about to head back."
Superpower users are incredibly rare in Yan City.
Though judging by the performance just now, Lin You’s strength might not be much stronger than theirs, it doesn’t deter them from making friends.
After all, in this apocalypse, having one more friend is better than one more enemy.
"If that’s the case, I’ll trouble you guys."
Lin You urgently needed to understand this realm, and naturally wouldn’t miss such an opportunity to gather information.
Since there is a base, there must be strong figures inside, and hopefully, he could gather information about the Seed of the World.
Even if he couldn’t find out, he could first understand the basic situation of this realm, saving him from being completely in the dark, unaware of any hidden dangers.
So quickly, they reached an agreement.
After confirming there was no danger around them, they continued and hurried towards the direction of the base.
Along the way.
Lin You also collected quite a bit of useful information through indirect questioning.
The man named Land Army, and the ice ability user Du Yanyun were husband and wife.
After both elevating to Tier Seven, they formed this adventure team together, collecting survival supplies from various parts of Yan City, and killing zombies to strengthen themselves.
What surprised Lin You greatly was.
Like him, Land Army and others were also sent to this realm two years ago.
But different from him as a Lord, their entire city, even their whole country was sent over along with them.
Then a blood moon descended, zombie outbreaks began, and surviving people awoke genetic and superpower abilities successively, continuously enhancing their strengths to resist zombie invasions.
Moreover, it’s not just the old and weak who are sent here.
Many young adults were sent here as well, seemingly at the beginning of the world’s collapse, they were divided into two groups by some force.
The majority of young adults were sent to the Ten Thousand Realms Continent.
The rest, along with the old and weak, were sent here and separated by realm rules.
One can only imagine the ultimate fate of those sent to this realm, even if not zombified, many likely have died at the zombies’ mouths.
Finally climbing the Celestial Ladder to enter the Life Realm, only to find out such a cruel result, who knows if those people would collapse.
Especially Yan Lie, if he knew his sister might have already died in a zombie’s mouth, he’d probably collapse completely, perhaps even go mad.
The belief that has supported him all along would also collapse.
This is not good news.
If it were spread back to Ten Thousand Realms Continent, it would definitely provoke an uproar.
And it made Lin You start to wonder what kind of force exactly specially opened up such a realm with different rules from Ten Thousand Realms.
Was it really just to give them hope to survive?
Only at this point did he first harbor doubts about the so-called "Main God."
"Look out, there’s someone approaching ahead!"
Suddenly, the Spiritual Type youth beside him exclaimed softly, interrupting his thoughts.
As they reached the eastern outer city district of Yan City, a large convoy of off-road vehicles suddenly appeared, speeding from deep within Yan City, accompanied by incessant gunfire and engine noises.
Trailing behind the convoy was a massive swarm of zombies, densely packed in all directions.
There was even a group of elite zombies with mutated forms, their speed incredibly fast, closely pursuing the convoy.
"It’s Tier Eight mutated elites! And the base alliance’s squad!"
The expressions of Land Army and the others changed, shocked by the sudden turn of events.
Deep within Yan City is where high-tier mutated zombies are most densely populated,.
This squad was evidently discovered by the zombie horde while searching for supplies inside, chased all the way out.
And at this time.
The middle-aged man responsible for commanding the convoy also noticed them and immediately shouted at them.
"Get in the car quickly! The zombie tide is coming!"
After speaking, he hoisted a large cannon and blasted a mutated elite zombie away.
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