The undead have descended upon the world? I possess a sword that can cleave the heavens once more!

Upon hearing Elder Wei's words, Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan exchanged a glance, then Wang Qi immediately nodded and said, "We just met!" Gongsun Baizhan added, "It was the Chief who saved us!"

Upon hearing Wang Qi and the other man's affirmative answer, Old Wei's face flashed with surprise and delight: "Then where is he now?"

Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan both pointed in the direction behind them, their voices unconsciously quickening: "Old Wu/Chief just went in that direction!"

"They must have gone to wipe out that army of tens of thousands of zombies!"

"That army of zombies definitely contains ninth-tier or even higher-tier zombies!"

"Old Wei, please go and save him!"

Old Wei's slightly relaxed expression darkened again: "An army of corpse species? Ninth-tier or even higher super-high-tier corpse species?"

"Explain yourselves clearly."

Then, Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan told Wei Lao in the simplest terms about the large army of zombies they had seen in formation during their mission, how they were chased afterward, and how they encountered Wu You and were rescued by him.

After listening, Elder Wei immediately understood: Wang Qi and his companion had probably encountered a tide of corpses led by those ninth and tenth-tier corpses that had broken through the boundaries of the S-level restricted area!

At this moment, Old Wei's brows were furrowed into a "Y" shape.

An S-level restricted area riot, numerous high-level zombie species breaking through the restricted area boundary, the early outbreak of the Dark Mist Tide, and low-level zombie species beginning to gather and form a formation as they advance towards the stronghold—all these events occurred in succession. This was clearly not a coincidence, but rather a premeditated plan by the zombie species!

In addition, due to the Dark Fog Tide, communication in the deep Dark Domain has been almost completely cut off, making the stronghold almost completely blind to the outside world, which has put them in an extremely passive situation!

However, what Old Master Wei was most worried about at this moment was that white-haired boy who had achieved the illusory form before he was even twenty years old!

That was the torchbearer he had seen in Jiuli over the past twenty years, the one with the greatest potential to become the strongest!

Moreover, judging from the other party's resume, the other party is an outstanding torchbearer who cares about humanity, has a strong sense of righteousness, is willing to dedicate himself to protecting humanity, has a noble spirit, and truly practices the torchbearer's oath!

Aside from being too young and impulsive, he's almost perfect!

But compared to his achievements and talent, this is just a minor flaw!

This is a rising star among the new generation of the Investigation Bureau, and even the Fifth Lord of Li has expressed his recognition and importance to him!

Old Wei originally planned to transfer Wu You back after he had gone to the border of the S-level restricted area for a few months to gain experience, and then let him gradually take over the work of the Jiuli stronghold, so as to hone his management and decision-making abilities and improve his overall vision and strategic thinking.

After Wu You officially breaks through to the tenth level, he will take over the position of guarding the stronghold.

Then he can stay in this post for a while longer, and once he breaks through to the eleventh level, he can go to the Fifth Lord Li for further training.

Following such a promotion path, he must have received the most resources at each stage, and his resume would be dazzling enough.

It's even possible that he could take over as the next Director of the Bureau of Abnormal Investigations when his term expires in a few years!

Although Elder Wei himself was merely a True Yang Realm Torchbearer, as a confidant of the Fifth Lord of the Li Kingdom, his vision was quite broad.

So after Wei Lao first recognized Wu You's talent, he took him directly to see the projection of the Fifth Lord Li!

You must understand, that is Lord Li, the strongest being in the entire Investigation Bureau, the entire Eastern Spirit Kingdom, and the entire human world!

But Mr. Wei did not hesitate at all.

Because at that time, he had already planned out this promotion path for Wu You in his mind, and was already paving the way.

But all the plans are based on the premise that Wu Youren is still alive!

But now, plans can't keep up with changes.

Old Wei knew that Wu You had a strong killing intent towards the Corpse Species, but he did not expect that Wu You, who had just broken through to the ninth rank, would have to face off against a Corpse Species army that was very likely to have multiple ninth-rank Corpse Species or even tenth-rank Corpse Species!

Moreover, it happened during the dark fog and tide!

Given all these factors combined, even Elder Wei, a tenth-level True Yang guardian, wouldn't dare take this risk!

This is the fundamental reason why Mr. Wei is so anxious now.

Then, he glanced at Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan: "You two go back to the stronghold first."

After he finished speaking, the emerald green light enveloped him again and disappeared into the thick dark fog ahead without any pause.

Wang Qi looked in the direction where the green light disappeared, and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "If Elder Wei goes, he should be able to bring Old Wu back."

The two did not linger, activated the resonator, and headed back towards the stronghold.

. . .

On the other side of the battlefield, seeing the longsword in the silver giant's hand flash again, the expressions of the group of ninth-tier corpses became tense once more.

The three-headed serpent's six eyes simultaneously locked onto the sword. Then, as if realizing something, it immediately split off one head and shouted back, "Continue the connection! I need to reactivate the divine rune array!"

Upon hearing this, all the ninth-tier corpse species stood still, looking at each other in bewilderment, none of them moving.

Seeing this, the three-headed giant snake roared, "What are you all standing there for?"

At this moment, the four-eyed giant tiger spoke first. Its size had shrunk to just over 500 meters, and its voice was much weaker than before: "Big brother..."

"That last attack almost completely drained our life force. If it happened again..."

Although the other ninth-tier corpse species did not speak, their silence spoke volumes.

Seeing this group of fellow kin whose faces were full of fear and terror, the three-headed giant serpent stared at them for two seconds and then laughed in anger: How did it end up in a group of such cowards?

Its voice grew even colder: "Without the divine rune array, can you withstand the possible rule-level attacks that follow?"

"At that time, you will only die faster and more completely!"

Upon hearing this, the one-eyed giant lion's mouth twitched, as if it wanted to say something: "Big brother, how about we..."

Before it could finish speaking, a terrifyingly dark sword light tore through the mist, flying out from the direction of the silver-white giant, traversing the distance that had been repeatedly crushed, and slashing straight towards them.

The familiar aura caused all six pupils of the three-headed serpent to contract simultaneously. It whirled around, its voice rising in pitch: "Connect—!!! Quickly!!!"

At that moment, the ninth-tier corpses, realizing they had no way out, reacted almost simultaneously. Thick, black, writhing blood vessels reappeared from their bodies, like a group of hands driven by fear, gripping the three-headed giant snake's body tightly.