High Martial Arts: Starting with a Martial Saint Peak Cultivation

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A dull, loud bang came from the back of the mall.

"BOOM!!!"

The sound was so loud it was like an earthquake.

The mall's glass windows rattled violently, and several pieces of broken cement fell from the ceiling.

It hit a teammate's helmet with a dull thud.

Lin Feng's face turned pale instantly.

He turned around abruptly.

He muttered a curse in a low voice.

"Who the hell is causing trouble outside?! Aren't they afraid of alerting the zombie horde with such a commotion?!"

His first reaction was that someone was deliberately targeting him.

Zheng Biao, the newly appointed deputy director of the Black Stone Camp Supply Department, had always disliked him because he had inadvertently offended him before.

Zheng Biao was transferred from another base more than half a month ago.

Early stage of Tier 3 ability user.

He relied on his connections.

He managed to get a deputy position in the camp's logistics department, and he was always there to make things difficult for Lin Feng.

This mission was also forced upon him by Zheng Biao.

They said things like, "Lin Feng, you're a veteran, you know Tielan City best, if you don't go, who will?"

Lin Feng immediately sensed something was wrong.

Now I feel there's something wrong even more.

The noise just now clearly came from the back of the mall, and it was ridiculously loud!

It wasn't an ordinary explosion; the entire building was shaking!

Those capable of creating such a commotion must be at least second-tier or higher ability users.

"Feng, Brother Feng..."

One of the female team members' voices was trembling.

"It's over, it's all over now."

"The zombie horde is definitely coming!"

"We can't escape!"

The surrounding teammates also panicked.

One of the younger members immediately squatted down and covered his head, while the older member almost dropped his crossbow.

Lin Feng gritted his teeth.

I forcibly suppressed the panic in my heart.

"Don't panic!"

"Running away now is suicide! The horde of zombies is definitely heading this way!"

"Let's find somewhere nearby to hide!"

"Remember! Don't make a sound! Apply another layer of concealer! Quickly!"

He turned around immediately after speaking.

They led the team deeper into the mall.

I found a small storage room hidden behind a fire escape.

Seven people squeezed in.

Lin Feng was the last to go in and gently closed the fire door.

Then he took out a bottle of concealing balm made from a mixture of zombie blood and mutated beast oil from his backpack.

It was squeezed out and stuck to the crack in the door.

He turned his head.

He raised a finger and pressed it against his lips.

Everyone nodded at the same time.

Whether we live or die is now up to fate.

.........

outside.

The outskirts of Tielan City.

Those zombies that used to roam the streets.

"roar......"

Everyone stopped in their tracks the instant they heard the loud bang.

Dozens.

Several hundred.

Several thousand.

All the zombies twisted their rotting necks and looked in the direction from which the loud noise came.

Then, as if driven by some invisible signal, they all began to move in that direction.

They don't move fast.

But there are too many.

So many that they resembled a black tide, surging from every street in the same direction!

At the forefront of the zombie horde.

There were several second-tier zombies that were noticeably larger and faster.

They were running at the very front.

Its rotting face showed no expression, but it moved more than twice as fast as a normal zombie.

The crawling zombies clinging to the wall also loosened their grip.

He jumped off the wall and joined the horde of zombies.

There were several zombies trapped under the rubble in the underground pipes.

They were using their rotting hands to dig through the rubble and crawl out.

The horde of zombies is getting denser and closer!

It was pitch black.

From above, it looks like a black oil slick spreading in the same direction.

Lin Feng peeked out through the crack in the storage room door.

Cold sweat streamed down his face as he saw the streets outside the window filled with zombies!

Densely packed.

Squeezed.

Some zombies climbed directly onto the roofs of abandoned vehicles, stomping on the rusted roofs until they creaked.

"Holy shit..."

Everyone held their breath.

A young team member covered his mouth tightly with his hand, the back of his hand covered with bloody marks from pinching himself.

He was afraid he wouldn't be able to stop himself from shouting.

Lin Feng cursed Zheng Biao a thousand times in his heart.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes. No matter who did it this time, he would find out the truth once they returned alive!

If you want his life, then don't blame him for being ruthless!

The horde of zombies was still surging towards the back of the mall.

But just when the first few second-tier zombies were still dozens of meters away from the collapsed area...

They suddenly stopped.

It wasn't a slow stop, but rather like hitting an invisible wall.

He abruptly stopped in his tracks.

Two level-two zombies braked too suddenly and rolled directly to the ground.

But after getting up, instead of continuing to rush forward, he took several steps back.

The horde of zombies was still surging forward.

But they all stopped at the spot where the second-tier zombies had stopped.

They crowded together but dared not take another step forward.

Those few Tier 2 zombies stood at the forefront of the zombie horde, their rotting bodies trembling.

Not afraid

It's something more primal than fear, a tremor from the depths of our genes!

And absolute suppression of life levels.

It's like a rabbit suddenly smelling the scent of a dragon.

It didn't know what a dragon was, nor where a dragon was, but it knew it had to stop!

All the zombies remained where they were, not one of them taking another step forward.

The streets were eerily quiet at night.

The only sound was the low, guttural gurgling of the zombies.

And the crunching sound of glass shards breaking under their feet.

A while later.

"roar!!!"

A low growl came from behind the horde of zombies.

The roar was completely different from the howling of ordinary zombies.

Heavier, more muffled, and more penetrating, like striking a broken bell deep underground.

The horde of zombies automatically parted to make way for them.

A massive zombie strode out of the passage.

It was twice as tall as the surrounding zombies, and its muscles were like cast iron.

The skin is dark bluish-green.

The surface is covered with crisscrossing scars.

With arms hanging below the knees, each hand could easily crush an adult's head.

A pair of scarlet eyes emitted a faint red glow in the night.

Peak fourth tier, lord-level zombie!

The overlord of Tielan City.

It strode to the front of the zombie horde.

His scarlet eyes swept over the surrounding, motionless zombies.

Then it saw the collapsed building.

The building's ruins were still emitting wisps of dust.

The steel bars poked out of the rubble, like a giant, smashed skeleton.

The lord-level zombie tilted its head.

It could sense something deep within those ruins.

But it couldn't say what it was.

It is not very intelligent, but it is much stronger than an ordinary zombie.

It knew there was danger there, but it didn't know how great the danger was.

It opened its mouth.

A low, guttural roar came from the horde of corpses.

"roar!"

They were ordered to keep going, but not a single zombie moved.

The horde of zombies remained stationary.

Those few level-two zombies were still trembling.

Some of the first-tier zombies even began to retreat, while the crimson eyes of the lord-level zombies suddenly widened.

It was furious!

These subordinates dared to disobey him!

Then it walked towards the ruins itself.

Several elite level three zombies followed behind, moving much faster than ordinary zombies.

In just a few breaths, they rushed to the front of the zombie horde.

The lord-level zombie roughly pushed aside the two second-tier zombies blocking its way and strode towards the center of the ruins.

It stopped after walking a few dozen meters.

It sensed a presence.

The aura seeped out from the depths of the ruins, so faint as to be almost imperceptible.

But the substance in that aura made all the muscles in its body tremble!

It doesn't recognize what that is.

But it knew one thing... it couldn't afford to offend the owner of that aura!

This fourth-tier peak lord-level zombie, whose very name instilled fear in countless people, took a step back.

They took another step back.

Then he suddenly turned around.

He let out a trembling roar at all the zombies.

retreat!

The horde of zombies began to retreat rapidly.

They come like a surging tide, and they leave like a receding tide.

In no time at all.

The horde of corpses that had filled the streets dispersed completely.

After retreating to a safe distance, the lord-level zombie looked back at the ruins one last time.

Then he let out a few low growls at the three level-three zombies around him.

Several orders were quickly relayed throughout the entire city of Tielan.

Restricted area ahead.

No zombies are allowed to enter.

This is an ironclad rule!

.........

In the storage room.

Lin Feng and his teammates were all dumbfounded.

They peered through the crack in the door.

I witnessed the horde of zombies surge in, and the appearance of lord-level zombies.

Then I watched as the lord-level zombie took a few steps into the ruins, and then turned and ran away as if it had been frightened by something.

"What the hell is going on?"

Lin Feng lowered his voice.

His voice was filled with disbelief.

"Not only did the zombie horde retreat, but even that lord-level zombie was scared away?"

The female teammate next to him swallowed hard.

"Brother Feng... what exactly is in those ruins?"

Lin Feng shook his head.

"I have no idea."

"But something that can scare a fourth-tier lord-level zombie into turning tail and running away... is definitely not something we can afford to mess with."

He took a deep breath.

"Whatever it is."

"At least we're safe."

"Wait until dawn, then immediately retreat to camp."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against the wall, panting heavily.

A young team member wiped the sweat from his face.

"I thought I was going to die here tonight..."

Raymond Lam did not relax.

He pressed his eyes against the crack in the door, staring intently at the ruins.

The ruins of the collapsed building still stand silently in the night, showing no signs of anything amiss.

But he knew.

There must be something inside.

Something that keeps zombie hordes away!

He looked back.

Lower your voice.

"We can't stay here for long."

"We'll leave when it gets light."

"Don't tell anyone about tonight's events when you get back."

"Do you understand?"

All team members nodded at the same time.

in the night.

Tielan City returned to its deathly silence.

Only deep within those ruins could one still catch a faint glimmer of golden light.

It flickered and shone through the cracks in the gravel.