"Do you think you can catch me?" Yu Shun sneered back as his figure slowly backed away.
Stage-2 zombies and stage-3 zombies including the two zombie lords stayed behind. But there were two stage-3 zombies following Yu Shun, Buckler, and Mace.
Tang Shaoyang tried to use [Wild Axes] to clear the path. But the zombies blocked his path and there were just too many of them. It only sliced a few stage-2 zombies on the path.
Just like that, Yu Shun and Luo Lan escaped from the scene. He pulled his girlfriend with him with Mace and Buckler followed them closely from behind.
"Why do we have to run? Can you just beat him?" Luo Lan asked as she did not understand her boyfriend's decision. They were in a big advantage in the number while the opposite part was just one man.
"It's not that simple," Yu Shun shook his head lightly, "He is not alone, there's reinforcement come to our location,"
"Are they stronger than your zombie army?"
"No, it's not about who's stronger, that guy just now, he's dangerous," Yu Shun was not afraid of the incoming enemies but Tang Shaoyang. That man just now gave a dangerous vibe to him, his guts were telling him to escape.
"Is he a human? Or a monster?" Luo Lan asked out.
Tang Shaoyang spoke Chinese just like them but he was taller and bigger than a normal human. He also had green skin that confused her too.
"I am pretty sure he's a human, maybe it was his skill or something..." Having not finished his words, the couple heard a yell from behind.
"You may escape now but I will not let you escape the next time we meet!"
It was Tang Shaoyang's scream. The moment he realized that he would not be able to catch up, he screamed out his thoughts.
The couple looked at each other for a moment before the smiles broke. Both of them were smiling when they heard the scream.
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"Ah, what a waste!" Tang Shaoyang shook his head in regret.
If the boy just now joined his team, taking over SH City was a cinch. It would be a huge boost in power for his empire.
"Tsk, what a pity, a pity..." Zombies kept blocking his path despite his attempt to chase after Yu Shun.
There was no need to doubt, the boy must be giving his order to block him at any cost. At this point, chasing Yu Shun was pointless. By the time he broke the encirclement, Yu Shun should have escaped.
"The good news is he left his underlings behind for me to harvest! Kill the two Zombie Lords and it should be easy to clear the rest!"
Tang Shaoyang turned toward Lu An and grinned, "You did well, let's go home!"
Despite the heaviness from the exhaustion, Tang Shaoyang walked back with his feet with Destroyer on his shoulder.
On the way back to the base, it was as if the sky also cheered for them. Thunder was rumbling beyond the sky as if welcoming them. Not long after that, heavy rain started to pour down, and the rain washed the blood on their bodies.
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The next day
Tang Shaoyang opened his eyes lazily. He flipped out and looked toward the window. The curtain was opened and showed the yellow light of sunset.
He was not surprised that he woke up this late. As soon as he arrived at the base, he washed up and immediately fell asleep like a dead log. It was not only his body was exhausted, his mind also weary from continuously battling the zombies.
He sat up and stretched up his body lazily. After a while, his hand tried to reach someone next to him. He found no one but only him on the bed.
Tang Shaoyang got up and reached the kimono jacket beside the bed while yawning, "Where does she go?"
"She" in his mouth was Zhang Mengyao, of course. He thought the girl would be more exhausted than him but it looked like he was wrong about that.
"Where is Mengyao, Origin?" Tang Shaoyang asked Origin as he headed toward the bathroom.
"She's on the first floor right now. Mistress is managing the survivor for the castle's management," Origin instantly answered.
"Huh, is she okay?" Tang Shaoyang muttered in a low voice as he washed his face. He was asking himself, not Origin.
In the fight against the second zombie horde, Zhang Mengyao was mentally unstable. She was feeling guilty as she blamed herself for the dead. He was quite concerned.
"She should be okay, no, she was doing well!" Origin gave an honest reply. From its perspective, Zhang Mengyao was doing well.
Tang Shaoyang waved his hand lightly toward the ceiling. It was understandable if Origin did not get his concern.
"Tell the kitchen to prepare a huge load of the meal for me, I am hungry," Tang Shaoyang rubbed his belly.
After resting his body and mind by sleeping, it was time to replenish his energy with food.
"Alright! Do you want to eat here or..."
"I will come down,"
Tang Shaoyang went out of the bathroom and changed his clothes into a casual outfit. Then he went out of his room into the elevator, heading to the cafeteria.
"At this point, I have established my position within them. They must have accepted me as their leader after that battle..."This chapter was first shared on the Ñøv€lß1n platform.