It was becoming more and more human-like. Was the ultimate evolution of the Zombie a return to humanity? This thought suddenly crossed Lin Yi's mind, but he quickly dismissed it. He had killed an Eight-Star Zombie before; although Zombies were increasingly resembling humans on the outside, their insides had already rotted away under the corrosion of the virus.
"Yi, focus!" Li Qiweng noticed Lin Yi zoning out and whispered a reminder.
Lin Yi was startled back to reality, realizing that the Zombie Matriarch before him was staring at him with venomous eyes, like a snake ready to strike and deliver a fatal blow.
"Our ultimate strength is both at Eight-Star Peak; this newly emerged Nine-Star Zombie shouldn't be too powerful!" Lin Yi's mental perception had been steadily increasing, and with the help of the War God Suit, he felt he was on the verge of reaching Nine-Star Level.
Previously, Lin Yi had communicated with Cook and could sense that the combat power of this Zombie Matriarch was far inferior to Cook's!
"The difference between One-Star Level and Eight-Star Level is merely a quantitative change in speed and strength. Nine-Star Level represents a qualitative change. They are almost indistinguishable from human intelligence and possess special abilities!" Li Qiweng glanced at Lin Yi as he explained. Although the aura of the Zombie Matriarch before them wasn't overwhelmingly oppressive, she still possessed Nine-Star Level combat power, and Li Qiweng wasn't entirely confident.
"Extreme Danger!" Suddenly, the Intelligent System's voice alert blared sharply, indicating that both of them were facing a life-and-death situation!
"Split but don't separate!" Lin Yi shouted. Perhaps only Li Qiweng could understand his meaning; this was almost a battle code between the two. In facing such a powerful opponent, they needed to unleash their strongest abilities and coordinate perfectly!
"Hmph! Let me take you down first!" As soon as Lin Yi finished speaking, an illusory figure suddenly appeared before him. At that moment, Lin Yi's Psychic Power erupted fully; he sensed something was off!
At that moment, from within that figure, a broken arm suddenly surged forth, covered in wrinkles. Yet its fingertips glimmered with a sinister green light.
Lin Yi felt a chill run through him but quickly realized something was wrong! Although the attacking fingertip came at him fiercely, the energy fluctuations were not very pronounced—this indicated that this strike had almost no power behind it!
At this moment, Lin Yi spread his Psychic Power within a one-meter radius around him. His perception of danger had reached its peak! Suddenly, he felt an icy sensation behind him, accompanied by a terrifying force of death!
Almost at the instant Lin Yi sensed danger, he pushed off the ground with his feet and propelled himself toward the sharp claw coming at him!
In the next moment, an eerie scene unfolded: Lin Yi's body actually passed straight through the glimmering fingertip and then directly through that illusory figure!
In that fleeting moment, Lin Yi felt as if something in his mind had shattered. At that instant, he sensed the reality and illusion of the figure before him. Without hesitation, he charged forward! He knew that this figure was merely an afterimage left by its incredible speed; the real threat was behind it!
"Whoosh—" As soon as Lin Yi moved, a chilling attack followed closely behind him, relentless and unforgiving!
At that moment, Li Qiweng, who had been separated from Lin Yi, appeared to his left!
A delicate jade-like hand came into Lin Yi's view. Without a second thought, he grasped that soft hand! In the next moment, a tremendous force surged from that pristine palm. Lin Yi's arm swelled, and he used that power to swiftly dodge to the left!
"Damn ghost!" The Zombie Matriarch never expected that its most confident strike would be evaded by Lin Yi; it felt insulted by such a display of weakness!
At this moment, Lin Yi and Li Qiweng were holding hands, rapidly retreating several dozen meters to buy themselves some time for defense. However, the Zombie Matriarch would not grant them such a luxury; just as its attack failed, it flickered forward!
This time, the Zombie Matriarch was not planning to strike separately. As its form appeared right before Lin Yi and Li Qiweng, they finally reacted.
Suddenly, the Zombie Matriarch's arms expanded more than twice their size and came crashing down toward Lin Yi and Li Qiweng's heads. Although those bony fists seemed powerless, they contained a terrifying explosive force that could pierce through steel.
The two dared not be careless. They didn’t even need to exchange glances! In the next moment, they both shouted in unison as their arms suddenly thickened more than twice.
"Old hag, perish!" A fierce glint flashed in Li Qiweng's eyes as his tightly clenched fist was quickly covered with a layer of special metal composite from the War God Suit!
The same scene unfolded for Lin Yi. Both of their fists met the oncoming dual strikes of the Zombie Matriarch!
"Bang!" The sound of two powerful collisions echoed as Lin Yi and Li Qiweng felt a wave of pressure in their chests; blood surged within them, and a metallic taste threatened to erupt from their throats!
They exchanged a glance and held their breath, forcing themselves not to spit out blood. All of that force was absorbed by their bodies.
Such powerful strength! Lin Yi couldn't help but exclaim. Although he and Li Qiweng had managed to withstand the blow together, their bodies bore significant injuries.
Seeing that the two only flushed momentarily before blocking her attack, the Zombie Matriarch's eyes flashed with a hint of disbelief. However, this disbelief quickly transformed into contempt.
"Silver Soul!"
"Dragon's Roar!"
The two fierce shouts rang out almost simultaneously. The moment Lin Yi and Li Qiweng noticed the change in the Zombie Matriarch's expression, they felt a sense of foreboding and immediately used their Psychic Power to control the blades behind them, sending them flying forward!
The cold light glinted as the sound of long cries echoed. In an instant, two sharp blades rushed toward the two of them! At that moment, a dark, sharp object flew straight toward them.
Just as this sharp object was about to reach them, a miraculous scene unfolded: it split in two and drilled straight toward Lin Yi and Li Qiweng's foreheads!
"Slash!" As the dark, slimy object rushed toward them, Lin Yi and Li Qiweng suddenly activated their Psychic Power, directing their dual blades at the dangerous object in front of them.
The sound was like dull objects scraping against grass ropes; the originally razor-sharp blades failed to cut through what appeared to be two thin ropes!
At that moment, the two failed sharp objects rapidly retracted and finally merged into a shadowy form! It was then that Lin Yi and Li Qiweng finally noticed that the Zombie Matriarch's mouth had opened at an unbelievable angle, her lips stretching back to her ears, making her visage extremely terrifying!
With a whoosh, the shadow darted back into Old Crone's mouth, which instantly returned to its normal size. It was at this moment that both realized that the dark object that had nearly cost them their lives was actually the Zombie Matriarch's tongue!
"Ugh—how disgusting." Li Qiweng made a gagging expression, her bright eyes filled with disdain.
"Vile humans! Just wait until I tear your mouths apart!" With newfound intelligence came emotions, and the Zombie Matriarch was now filled with rage, leaving her devoid of rationality!
"Whoosh—" Just as the words of the Zombie Matriarch fell, two figures suddenly appeared before her. Although she had sensed the approaching danger, her recent anger had delayed her reaction!
The two blades gleamed like thunderbolts from the sky, striking towards different parts of the Zombie Matriarch! Even though the Old Crone was a Super Zombie with Nine-Star Combat Power, she still needed a moment to respond.
At that moment, a flicker of fear appeared in the Old Crone's eyes. Her previously closed mouth opened again, and her dark tongue shot out like lightning, splitting into two parts as it darted toward the Silver Soul aimed at her neck!
"Zzz—" Lin Yi suddenly felt a tightness in his grip; the once unstoppable Silver Soul seemed to sink into a quagmire, its forward momentum drastically slowed.
Just then, a long "clang—" echoed as Li Qiweng's blade was firmly grasped by the Zombie Matriarch's bony hands.
"Shh—" The sound of metal scraping filled the air as the Old Crone's fingertips slid across Li Qiweng's Dragon's Roar blade, attempting to seize control of his arm!
"Use your legs!" Lin Yi shouted urgently, raising his right leg to sweep toward the Zombie Matriarch's waist. Li Qiweng's eyelids twitched; he twisted his wrist and pulled the blade free from the Zombie's grasp!
Following closely behind, after a sharp shout from Li Qiweng, he twisted his waist and kicked his long right leg toward the Old Crone's thigh, perfectly synchronizing with Lin Yi's attack.
At that moment, Lin Yi's urgent voice rang in Li Qiweng's ears. Immediately, a surge of Psychic Power stirred in his mind, and another Dragon's Roar blade at his back was drawn forth!
"Thud!" Both Lin Yi and Li Qiweng struck their legs against the Zombie Matriarch. However, despite their powerful kicks that could shatter rebar as thick as an arm against her body, it felt as if they had kicked solid diamond—there was no reaction at all!
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