“Boom!!”
A thunderous crash shook the earth.
The moment the white figure landed, golden
gales erupted from around him.
The zombies that had rushed close were
instantly shattered, as if colliding with an invisible barrier. Their grayish
bodies exploded into fragments.
Thick blackish-brown corpse fluid splattered
onto the stone bricks, releasing foul-smelling steam that coiled into the air.
“It’s that peerless
master!”
Someone shouted from within the inner gate
fortress, and the once-terrified citizens suddenly erupted in thunderous
cheers.
When the red mist crisis had hit Lincheng, they
had seen it with their own eyes --- a divine figure in white had absorbed the
entire mist with unfathomable powers, saving the city from destruction.
Now, with zombies besieging their ancient
stronghold, seeing that familiar white figure again was like witnessing the
return of their savior.
“He’s finally here!”
Li Guanglong, gripping his bloodstained saber,
let out a long sigh of relief as he watched the white-clad figure move through
the battlefield as though no one else existed.
With a Land-Immortal
Realm expert joining the fight, they might finally be able to hold back
the zombie horde.
At Dustin's fingertips, a three-inch golden glow condensed, as
though he were holding an invisible blade, weaving effortlessly through the sea
of the dead.
Wherever the golden light flashed, dozens of zombies were reduced to dust.
His footwork followed the Nine Palaces
pattern, his movements darting unpredictably. What seemed like chaotic
steps perfectly dodged every claw and fang aimed at him.
A towering zombie nearly three meters tall
lunged with gaping jaws --- but Dustin didn’t retreat. Instead, he advanced,
placing his palm squarely atop the creature’s skull.
The zombie roared and writhed in defiance, but
golden lines spread from Dustin’s palm, snaking through its rotting skin and
into its orifices. In the blink of an eye, its body exploded from within into a
mist of blood.
“Fall back through
the gap!”
Li Guanglong suddenly shouted, cleaving down two straggling zombies with his
saber. “Move the civilians into the
inner city!”
The surviving soldiers quickly carried the
wounded and began escorting the citizens deeper into the fortress.
One physician carrying a medicine chest rushed
to aid the wounded Wan Zhong, but was cut off by a zombie.
Just as the creature’s claws were about to
slash his face, a streak of golden light flew in from the side and nailed the
zombie to the city wall.
Dustin appeared silently nearby, golden glow
pulsing in his palm. “Take him and go.”
Wan Zhong grit his teeth and tried to stand,
but Dustin pressed a hand to his shoulder.
That seemingly weightless hand carried the
force of a mountain. “Staying will only get in the way.”
Before his words had even faded, Dustin had
already transformed into a white streak of light, shooting toward the crumbling
breach in the wall.
Outside the wall, the zombies were still
flooding in --- a dense sea of grayish
corpses squirming in the twilight like a surging tide of filth.
Suspended above the breach, Dustin began
forming hand seals. Suddenly, a frigid
wind swept across the heavens and earth.
Countless specks of golden light were carried on the wind. Wherever they landed on
zombies, ethereal blue flames
ignited.
“Heavenly Flame!”
Dustin called out lightly, then thrust both
hands downward.
The scattered fire particles instantly gathered
into a massive pillar of flame,
like a lava waterfall from the heavens,
completely engulfing the breach.
Screeching wails rang out, but the moment the
zombies touched the flames, they were reduced to sizzling ash.
Even the supposedly invulnerable zombie bodies melted like butter in the eerie blue
fire. The air filled with a nauseating stench of burning rot.
Normal fire couldn’t do much to zombies --- but
Dustin’s divine flame was
another story entirely.
Contact meant combustion --- and soon, obliteration.
When Li Guanglong and the refugees reached the
inner gate, he looked back and saw the sky-piercing
column of flame, gasping sharply at the sight.
Even the soldiers atop the wall forgot to
fight, standing in awe at the godlike
miracle before them.
The fire pillar lasted for the time it took to
burn one incense stick before gradually dissipating, revealing a charred breach in the wall.
The once-swarming undead had vanished, leaving
behind only smoldering ash.
Floating in mid-air, Dustin’s white robes
shimmered gold in the firelight --- he looked just like a celestial being descending to earth.
“Thank you, Senior!” Li Guanglong cupped
his fists deeply, his voice filled with undisguised respect.
Just earlier, he’d believed military force
could resolve this crisis. But now he understood the true chasm between himself and a Land-Immortal
Realm expert.
Dustin glanced at the black blood still seeping
from below the wall and frowned. “Some
slipped through.”
He flicked his finger, shooting three golden
lights toward the eastern, western, and
northern sectors. “Check those
places.”
Li Guanglong immediately dispatched scouts, who
soon discovered zombies hiding in
cellars at those very spots. Somehow, they had escaped the fire and were
now howling at the vents.
“Thank you for the
warning, Senior.”
Li Guanglong wiped the cold sweat from his brow. If not for Dustin’s reminder,
these stragglers might’ve triggered a second
outbreak.
Dustin gave no reply, merely gazing off into
the horizon.
The last rays of the setting sun fell across
his face, revealing fine beads of sweat
sliding along his jawline. After rushing between four cities in a row
--- even someone of the Land-Immortal
Realm was feeling the strain.
“The remnants of the
Bone Cult… it’s time to settle this,” Dustin murmured. His voice wasn’t loud, but it
carried a bone-chilling resolve.
Li Guanglong’s heart tightened. He knew this
peerless expert was finally ready to strike at the true mastermind behind the
chaos.
He gripped his saber tightly and said solemnly,
“I am willing to aid you, Senior!”
Dustin glanced at him, then said calmly, “Just hold Lincheng.”
And with that, his figure turned into a stream
of light and disappeared into the distant sky.
The people on the wall watched silently in his
wake. In the fortress below, citizens knelt and bowed deeply, giving thanks to
the celestial figure who had saved them from ruin.
Standing atop the battlements, Li Guanglong
looked toward the direction Dustin had vanished. Then, without a word, he
plunged his saber into the ground and bowed deeply to the south.
That man hadn’t just saved the people --- he had saved his life as well. - Ton
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