Couple of days earlier, because they had to finish planting rice before busy season of the base arrived, and Xing Feng had to accompany Yun Che who was about to give birth, Leng Yehan volunteered to take the responsibility of supervising and escorting those ordinary people to work in the field. Today was the same, and there was nothing unusual. When they arrived at the field, Leng Yehan and Senior Chen were busy arranging the work. Usually at this time, Yun Cheng would stay by his side obediently.
But today…
"Hanhan… there is delicious food."
When the work arrangement was almost complete, Yun Cheng suddenly excitedly tugged Leng Yehan, and his eyes that were wearing colored contact lenses were fixed somewhere in excitement. Without looking, Leng Yehan knew that there was a level-6 zombie or other zombie beasts. He couldn't help but laugh, "How delicious is it?"
The members of the main squad of Peak had all reached level-6, so naturally there were also level-6 zombies. Every time there was a level-6 zombie, Cheng would get excited like this.
"It's as delicious as the one the other day."
Yun Cheng was noticeably excited, and he seemed to want to dash out immediately. Leng Yehan, who still had some work left to arrange, pressed his hand, "No, wait for me to finish and then I'll go with you."
There was little difference between level-6 and 7 zombies, and level-6 zombies had already gained some IQ, so Leng Yehan didn't dare to let Yun Cheng go there alone.
"Why?"
Hearing that, Yun Cheng put up a long face, and Leng Yehan shook his head dotingly and said, "Good boy. I'll be quick."
"Okay."
He was just coaxing him!
Yun Cheng pouted and let go of him in displeasure. Leng Yanhan turned around to check on him, planning to hunt that level-6 zombie with him as soon as the rest of the work was arranged, but–
"Hanhan, idiot. A big idiot! I'm going to get my own food."
Seeing him surrounded by a group of people, Yun Cheng grew even more depressed. After violently kicking away the small pebbles under his feet, he walked towards the outside alone. So far, he was still the only zombie emperor above level 7 in the world and all zombies outside were afraid of him. Once he showed his face, they automatically got out of his way. Following the smell of the level-6 zombie, Yun Cheng leisurely walked over.
After walking forward a few hundred meters, Yun Cheng saw a female zombie inserted her claw into the head of a zombie next to her, taking out the crystal nucleus together with the brains and directly putting it into her mouth. Yun Cheng stopped and his handsome face wrinkled. All of a sudden he raised his voice, "Hey, why are you so nasty? My brother told me that you have to wash the crystal nucleus first before eating it or you'll get stomachache. It'll taste better if you soak it in spring water."
"Whoa…"
The level-6 zombie, who was concentrating on eating, only realized his presence now and immediately took several steps back in fear, her light green eyes filled with hostility. However, after having a clear look at Yun Cheng, the hostility quickly disappeared. What a pretty boy, the level-6 zombie thought to herself, and a smirk appeared on her face.
"Whoa…eat…"
As if it wanted to please the pretty boy, the level-6 zombie handed over the half crystal nucleus mixed with brains. Yun Cheng, who was about to attack her, immediately took couple of steps backward in disgust. "You're so dirty. I don't want anything you have eaten. I want the crystal nucleus in your head. Dig it out yourself for me now."
If anyone saw this scene, they would certainly be amused by Yun Cheng's brutal tone. You wanted to eat her crystal nucleus and you wanted her to be good enough to dig it out. How was it possible for someone to be so nice?
"Hmm…"
The level-6 zombie understood what he meant and she immediately shook her head like a rattle. Then she tilted her head in thought, and wiped the remaining half of the crystal nucleus on her dirty ragged clothes. Then she giggled and handed it to him again, "Eat… eat…"
"I've told you that I don't want this crystal nucleus. It hasn't been soaked in spring water. Look at you, your hands are dirty, so are your clothes. Haven't your brother told you to wash your hands and cut your nails?"
In Yun Cheng's heart, probably every zombie should have a brother, but unbeknownst to him, who would dare to have a brother like Yun Che except him?
"Oh."
"Crack, crack!"
The level-6 zombie's IQ was only equivalent to those of two- or three-year-old human, so she couldn't possibly understand what he meant. But she understood that he didn't want her crystal nucleus so she instantly threw that half of the crystal nucleus into her own mouth. Yun Cheng, who was obsessed with cleanliness, felt extremely uncomfortable at seeing this, "Didn't I tell you that eating crystal nucleus like this will give you diarrhea? It's too dirty."
His brother had told him a long time ago that crystal nuclei must be repeatedly washed before eating, and later he found that spring water-soaked crystal nuclei were more delicious, so every time he had to wait for his brother to soak them for him before eating them. Even if he was not obsessive with cleanliness, he would never eat it like the zombie in front of him.
"Whoa…"
As if not hearing what he said, the level-6 zombie finished eating the half of the crystal nucleus, and then she took out a crystal nucleus from the head of another zombie, and immediately threw it into her mouth. Looking at this, Yun Cheng's brows wrinkled, "You…I'm not talking to you anymore. Dig out your crystal nucleus, so I can go back to Hanhan."
"No…"
How could a level-6 zombie be so obedient as to dig out her own crystal nucleus? As soon as she sensed that his scent had changed, she immediately turned around and hid into the zombie crowd.
"How dare you run!"
Obviously, Yun Cheng did not expect his prey to run away. He stomped and chased after her in regret. Before the zombies in front of him could make out a way for him, Yun Cheng used his space territory to rip the zombies within a hundred square meters in front in halves with a casual flick.
"Let's see where you are running!"
"Boom…"
Following the scent of the level-6 zombie, Yun Cheng immediately ran after her. She was not far away from him and he condensed a light ball and threw it at her. But she dodged. She was very quick. After dodging Yun Cheng's attack, she wrapped herself in metal. So she should be a zombie of golden attribute whose speed was enhanced.
"Whoa, whoa…"
"Whoa…"
The level-6 zombie was chased around. While using the golden attribute to defend herself, she also scooped up the crystal nuclei of the surrounding zombies and put them into her mouth. Yun Cheng manipulated the space territory with one hand to tear apart the zombies blocking the way, and kept generating light balls to throw out using his other hand. The level-6 zombie was hit several times, and her body wrapped in metal was pitted everywhere. She would be dead through and through with a few more attacks.
"What's happening there?"
"It looks like someone is fighting a high-level zombie."
"Let's check it out…"
"Isn't that Yun Che – no, it's Yun Che's brother, Yun Cheng. Shall we help?"
"Of course. Let's go!"
A troop that was about to go on a mission passed by their battlefield. Seeing that it was Yun Cheng in a fight, the major leading the troop immediately rushed up with two dozen soldiers, each soldier holding an energy gun. Since the successful development of energy gun, they would prioritize using energy guns on missions to preserve their superfunction as much as possible.
"Yehan? Why are you alone? Where's Cheng?"
On the other hand, noticing that Yun Cheng was missing, Leng Yanhan could no longer care about his work, so he left everything to Senior Chen and started looking for Cheng everywhere. When he reached the exit, he ran into Ye Xingchen and others.
"Cheng is missing. He said he found a level-6 zombie just now and wanted me to go find it with him. I still have some things to do so I asked him to wait. Who knows that he disappeared when I wasn't looking?"
It was rare for Yehan to say so many words, his face covered with anxiety and worry.
"Shen Rui, you guys go in first. We'll look for Cheng with Yehang."
Upon hearing that Yun Cheng was missing, Zhou Zeyu and others also became anxious. Ye Xingchen directly instructed his all four war beasts to change into mutant form, and the main squad of Peak sat on them. Jiang Yuan and the others who were already level 5 wanted to follow along but Lu Haixuan stopped him, "You guys stay here to help. Since Cheng is not, I'm afraid the zombies will gather over soon enough."
"Okay, you guys be careful."
Jiang Yuan and his men changed his mind and stayed. Chu Haoling also rolled over and sat behind Lu Haixuan, "Wenqing, I'm going with them
"Okay, contact us immediately if something happens."
He nodded, and the four mutant beasts instantly rushed out. Watching them disappear from sight, Shen Rui and others exchanged a look and turned to walk into the planting base. However, they would never have dreamed that the Yun Cheng they brought back would be moribund and without any vitality.
"Boom…"
"No, no…"
With another light ball, a huge hole emerged on the chest of the level-6 zombie, and half of her head was already missing. The level-6 zombie, who already had some intelligence, lay on the ground whimpering and begging for mercy, her light green eyes full of fear.
"I told you not to run but you just wouldn't listen…"
"Boom!"
Yun Cheng swooped down from mid-air, and just as he was about to blow the zombie's head off using his superfunction, a gun fired and a blazing white laser came from behind him, hitting him right on the back of his head. Though his head was not penetrated, his gathered superfunction immediately dissipated, and he fell down as if he had lost his support.
"No – Cheng!"
"Boom!"
Seeing this, the level-6 zombie, who was originally rendered immobile, leaped up and grabbed his head using her sharp claws. Leng Yanhan who just arrived in time was so scared that his heart almost stopped jumping. He threw out a massive fire ball and attacked the level-6 zombie to force her away. The others immediately took over the rest. Leng Yanhan jumped down from the Wolf King and instantly ran to Yun Cheng who was unconscious on the ground.
"Cheng, Cheng, don't scare me. Cheng-"
Holding the immobilized Yun Cheng in his arms, Leng Yehan trembled as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, "Cheng, open your eyes, Cheng…"
No matter how he called, Yun Cheng's eyes were tightly shut and he didn't move at all as if he was dead. Leng Yanhan felt that there was a huge hole in his heart, where there was blood streaming out. If anything happened to Yun Cheng, he…he would not live alone in this world. Damn, why would he leave him alone just now? Why…
"He…"
The group of soldiers who approached them at the same time stared in disbelief. The major leading the group pointed at Yun Cheng with trembling fingers. They shot the light that hit him just now using their energy guns. Although they didn't know who fired it, they didn't do it on purpose. They just missed the target while fighting the zombie.
"You'd better pray he's okay, or else I won't spare you, not even your families!"
Holding Yun Cheng in his arms, Leng Yehan was as cold as ice and his eyes were filled with murderous rage. Zhou Zeyu and the others, who had taken care of the level-6 zombie, stepped forward and asked, "How's Cheng?"
"He's badly injured."
Looking at those worried eyes, Leng Yehan choked and tightened his grip on Yun Cheng, the pain in his eyes unconcealed.
"Take him back immediately. Haixuan, Haoling, please tell Rui and the others."
Zhou Zeyu immediately made instructions, and everyone else tacitly followed. Before leaving, Leng Yehan stopped again, "Take them with you. I saw with my own eyes that it was their energy gun that hit Cheng."
Since he was riding the Wolf King at the front, he was the only one who saw it, while the others only saw Yun Cheng falling down.
"Do you guys want to go by yourselves or you want us to knock you out and take you away?"
Hearing that, Meng Gang and the others instantly turned hostile. The major wanted to explain but he realized it was not a good time nor a good place to do so. After a while of thought, he instructed his men to follow and they rushed back to the base with the seriously injured and unconscious Yun Cheng. Meanwhile, after receiving the news from Chu Haoling and Lu Haixuan, Shen Rui immediately contacted Gu Mingxuan and returned to the base with them.