"Boom!"
With a loud rumble, a massive "giant" suddenly appeared at the other end of Road No. 1!
At that moment, a gigantic humanoid monster, approximately three meters tall, emerged from the far end of Road No. 1, walking toward Chu Xun and the others with enormous strides.
This creature's skin was as pale as a zombie's, but unlike the usual decaying undead, its muscles were rock-hard, bulging like steel bars. Particularly its arms, which were ridiculously huge, with a diameter of over twenty centimeters, thicker than an average person's thigh, and with a length that stretched a staggering two meters.
Like the Lickers, this monster had massive claws at the ends of its hands. These claws were a terrifying forty to fifty centimeters long, even longer than regular military knives. When its five fingers closed together, the five claws looked like a cluster of extended knives, their sharpness almost blinding.
Just like the Lickers, the monster's vital organs were exposed, but unlike the head of the Licker, its most vulnerable point was its gigantic heart. The heart, naked to the air, still throbbed with a pulse, and it was connected by thick arteries. Unlike other zombies, this monster's heart actually beat, pumping with life. Its face was expressionless, with no lips left, revealing unnaturally white teeth.
As for its face, it was disturbingly grotesque, with no skin covering it, exposing all the facial muscles, which were thick and horrific… It looked truly terrifying.
"Damn it, it's a Tyrant!" Upon seeing the giant approaching, Yang Ling and the others couldn't help but gasp in shock.
Hearing their exclamations, Chu Xun's expression changed dramatically.
The Tyrant, like the Licker, was one of the most common evolved forms of zombie. However, unlike the Licker, once a Tyrant evolved, it became a Tier-2 dangerous organism, and one of the elite ones at that.
These colossal creatures were known for their thick skin, immense strength, and near-immortal vitality. They were the most terrifying breakers of battle formations. Even a well-trained hundred-man legion would collapse instantly under the Tyrant's charge, with the entire army being wiped out in the end.
Thus, people had given this battlefield king another nickname: "Tank!"
Roar!
Unlike the Licker, who had lost its sight, the Tyrant's senses—sight, smell, and hearing—were extremely sharp. It soon detected the presence of Chu Xun and the others, letting out a roar and quickening its pace toward them.
Due to its massive size, the Tyrant rarely ran; it simply walked. But even walking, its enormous steps were so long that it almost matched the speed of an average person running. As the Tyrant advanced, zombies and defensive structures in its path were easily crushed underfoot, like rotten wood and mud. Wherever it passed, it was as if a real tank had rolled through, leaving a trail of shattered debris and gruesome bloodied remains.
However, that wasn't the worst part!
If the enemy was just a Tyrant, Chu Xun and the others might have had a chance to win. But with the Tyrant's roar, the regular zombies seemed to receive a command, and they began to charge toward Chu Xun and the others in unison.
This was why Chu Xun and the others had taken out the Licker first. Once these mutated zombies sensed their presence, the zombie horde would recognize them as enemies under the command of the evolved zombies!
"Damn it, we charge!" Seeing the zombies suddenly react and roar as they rushed toward him, Yang Ling's face darkened. He shouted urgently, "Vincent, Chu Xun, protect me, I'll go open the door! Chu Hang, come over for support!"
After speaking, Yang Ling was the first to launch an attack. He quickly opened the computer bag he carried and pulled out a thick stack of metal discs, polished to razor-sharp edges, each about the size of a plate. With a swift motion, he tossed them into the air while simultaneously pressing a button on his wristwatch.
Buzz… buzz… buzz!
The metal discs began vibrating and spun at high speeds, shooting off in all directions.
Thud, thud, thud, thud!
These metal discs, spinning at an incredible speed, were incredibly destructive. As they flew through the air, they sliced through the approaching zombies like chainsaws, cutting them into pieces. There were at least twenty or thirty of them, and as they swept through the horde, the zombies were torn apart, collapsing like leaves in a storm, splattering blood and gore everywhere.
"Impressive!" Watching the metal discs cut a bloody path through the zombies like a metallic tornado, Chu Xun's eyes gleamed with admiration.
He had already suspected that Yang Ling was extraordinary, but he hadn't expected him to be this powerful once he made his move!
"Stop gawking, let's go!" At the same time, Vincent also shouted, unleashing his own ability.
As soon as he spoke, his skin quickly turned a dark green, and thorn-like spikes began growing out of his body, resembling military bayonets. He looked like a humanoid thorn bush.
"Kill!" After activating his ability, Vincent roared and charged straight into the zombie horde. He became an unstoppable killing machine, plowing through the zombies. As he collided with them, the zombies were instantly torn apart and turned into mush, with no one able to stop him.
Even if he just brushed past a zombie, the thorns on his body would cause rapid decay, and tiny insect-like parasites would emerge from the wounds, devouring the zombies from within.
This was Vincent's ability, "Thorn Body." It provided him with immense defense, strength, and regenerative abilities. The thorns on his body also had a rebounding effect, meaning that the stronger the attack against him, the greater the damage the attacker would suffer.
Moreover, the thorns contained terrifying parasitic organisms, turning Vincent into a hedgehog that no one could easily attack without suffering worse consequences.
"Truly eye-opening!" Watching Vincent and Yang Ling's impressive powers, Chu Xun couldn't help but be amazed. The world of ability users was full of surprises, and he was constantly discovering new and astonishing things.
But Chu Xun knew that this wasn't the time for awe, so he quickly clenched his fists, and his sharp nails shot out, glowing with cold metallic light at his fingertips.
"Whirlwind!" After launching his nails, Chu Xun immediately charged into the zombie horde, leaping forward like a cheetah. He turned mid-air, and his right leg swept across the body of a zombie with the force of a whip.
Boom!
The tremendous force made the fragile zombie seem like it had been hit by a speeding car. It was instantly shattered, its body disintegrating into pieces, with blood and pus raining down like a storm.
"Damn it, so disgusting!" After the strike, Chu Xun realized that with his current strength, dealing with these zombies using just the "Whirlwind" technique was a waste of energy. He quickly came up with a new plan.
"Heh!" With a light chuckle, Chu Xun dashed toward the remains of an automatic rapid-fire cannon by the roadside. He grabbed the cannon's barrel with both hands and, with all his strength, lifted the massive, destroyed weapon.
The automatic rapid-fire cannon was a ground-based weapon capable of firing 88mm shells. Its power was immense. The barrel alone was about three meters long and made of alloy, weighing more than a ton.
Despite being a wrecked weapon, Chu Xun now wielded it with newfound power. Gripping the enormous barrel, he swung the cannon like a massive "flail," swinging it at the oncoming zombies.