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

Two streaks of light, one emerald green and the other silvery white, raced side by side through the thick, dark fog, leaving two distinct trails against the dark gray background.

As Wu You flew at high speed, he pondered the conversation he had just had.

Through this exchange with Professor Wei, he also realized the huge difference between Professor Wei's and his own thinking.

His approach leans more towards following his own pace, acting independently, starting from his own perspective, and pursuing whatever yields the greatest benefit.

Of course, to put it nicely, it means doing things at your own pace; to put it bluntly, it means acting alone, being self-centered, ignoring orders, and disobeying arrangements.

Although Wu You understood this through self-reflection, he did not overly criticize himself because of it.

If I were truly just an ordinary ability user with only a slight talent, then following the Bureau of Investigation's arrangements would naturally be the best course of action.

But with the Sword Manual, he was indeed different.

If he kills enough zombies, he is truly capable of single-handedly taking on an entire army, or even single-handedly breaking through the enemy lines!

Even a Corpse God!

This wasn't because he was overconfident, but because he believed that Jian Dian truly possessed this ability!

After all, we can already see a lot from the unconditional absorption of divinity and the things that happened to the God of Beasts.

The level of the Sword Codex is definitely higher than those so-called gods!

From the perspective of the investigation bureau, coordinating all available resources and making thorough preparations is naturally the safest and most secure approach.

But from Wu You's own perspective, it's about how to gain the most experience points and what the most advantageous choice is.

Mr. Wei's approach is to start from the overall situation, control risks, consider all aspects, and ensure the connection between each step of the plan, proceeding steadily and cautiously, which is very mature and prudent.

Moreover, during this exchange with Elder Wei, Wu You vaguely sensed that Elder Wei had laid out almost all the information and considerations in front of him, from the functions of the Li Zhu projection to the defense deployment of the stronghold, leaving no detail unattended, as if he were showing him a complete line of thought.

The feeling was less like a typical instruction or task delivery and more like a guided teaching approach.

Thinking of this, Wu You couldn't help but turn his head to look at Elder Wei amidst the emerald light.

He realized that things would be completely different after this incident.

He has already revealed his special status to the bureau. If he has the support of the investigation bureau, will he still have to worry about not having enough zombie species to kill in the future?

The scene that followed unconsciously appeared in his mind: kill one here, then another; kill one here, then another; kill one batch, then another; there was a constant stream of zombies for him to kill, and experience points kept pouring in.

While flying at high speed, Elder Wei also noticed Wu You's gaze, turned his head, and his gaze fell on Wu You in the silvery-white light.

But what Old Wei was thinking at this moment was completely different from what Wu You was thinking.

He was thinking about something else—his speed had already reached its limit with the help of the True Yang Ring, but the silvery-white light beside him remained as steady as ever, showing no signs of strain.

His strength is among the top in the tenth rank, but it seems he is still not as good as others.

Realizing this, Old Wei couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion: "This kid really has a lot up his sleeve."

"But it's good, this kind of caution in knowing how to conceal one's shortcomings can reduce a lot of trouble that may be encountered in the future."

The two exchanged a glance, neither saying anything more, and then looked away, focusing on speeding up.

. . . . . .

Meanwhile, Zhu Yuanzhi had been standing in the air above the stronghold for a long time.

He glanced down at his mobile device every half minute; the time displayed on the screen seemed to be urging him to make a decision.

"Only three minutes left..."

He took a deep breath, then turned his gaze back to the thick fog outside the stronghold.

But this time, his gaze did not miss.

In what was originally a swirling, dark gray fog, two blurry silhouettes suddenly appeared, one in front of the other, moving rapidly toward the city wall.

Zhu Yuanzhi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he subconsciously squinted for a moment.

"They are humanoid, and there are only two of them, so they shouldn't be corpses."

"Could it be..."

A glimmer of hope suddenly flashed in Zhu Yuanzhi's eyes.

At the same time, after spotting the two figures, he immediately spoke into his headset: "Two humanoid figures spotted at portal number three on section C of the city wall. Be on alert!"

A short response immediately came through the headset: "C-3 received!"

During periods of dark fog and high tide, most communications will fail, but short-range wireless shortwave communication will still be available, albeit only within the base.

If the base is outside, wireless shortwave communication will also be affected by tides and will also fail.

As the two figures drew closer, Zhu Yuanzhi finally made out their figures—two young men, one in front of the other, their steps already somewhat unsteady, but still maintaining the posture of trying their best to run.

The glimmer of expectation that had just appeared in his eyes vanished again:

"That's true. If it were Elder Wei, he would have flown over directly."

Looking at the towering city wall so close at hand, Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan finally relaxed their tense nerves.

Gongsun Baizhan quickened his pace, exclaiming, "We're finally back!"

Wang Qi nodded and followed suit, passing through the portal in front of him.

After the two passed through the portal, they were greeted by two door-shaped detection instruments and a group of colleagues who were on high alert. Among them was a familiar face.

Standing at the forefront, Hu Lie, the person in charge of the teleportation portal at C-3, immediately recognized the two and called out, "Wang Qi! Gongsun Baizhan!"

Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan naturally understood the process. They nodded to Hu Lie and consciously passed through the two high-tech, door-shaped testing instruments one after the other.

After both inspection gates showed green lights, Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan walked towards Hu Lie's location.

"Uncle Hu."

"Professor Hu."

Seeing their disheveled appearance, Hu Lie couldn't help but ask, "What happened? How did you get like this?"

Wang Qi, with a serious expression, then described to Hu Lie the situation of the army of corpses that he and Gongsun Baizhan had seen together in the most concise language.

He also told Hu Lie everything about how Wu You saved him and how he met Old Wei.

After listening, Hu Lie couldn't help but have several question marks pop up above his head:

Although everything else matches up, what about Wu You? Is it an illusion?

This doesn't make sense, does it?

Didn't he just break through to the eighth rank not long ago?

He hadn't even broken through to the ninth level from the eighth level of perfection, so how did he suddenly become an illusory form?