Chapter 159: Don't Come Over

Zu An had just quietly picked up Chu Chuyan and run deeper into the tunnel, taking advantage of Shi Kun and his group being completely engrossed in their battle with the giant bloodsucking bats.

"I wonder if these bats carry any viruses," Zu An worried. So many bats had been flying chaotically, and their flesh and blood permeated the air. He knew that in his previous life, bats were notorious carriers of viruses, the origin of many diseases. Even someone like Bear Grylls, who was at the top of the food chain, would only eat a bat after cooking it thoroughly for several hours.

However, he quickly dismissed this thought. With death constantly looming, who had time to worry about viruses?

After running for an unknown amount of time, he faintly saw a cave entrance at the end of the tunnel. He let out a sigh of relief, thinking he had finally reached the end of the passage.

While the tunnel had been generally safe, it offered only one path, was completely exposed, and provided no place to hide. If Shi Kun caught up, it would be certain death.

Although he knew there would be danger beyond the entrance, he had made up his mind to find a hiding spot inside and go no further. As long as he didn't alert the zombie army, there should still be a glimmer of hope.

Ideally, Shi Kun would stubbornly continue deeper underground and be chopped to pieces by the zombie army.

He cautiously stepped into the cave entrance when suddenly two powerful gusts of wind swept down towards his head.

Zu An, already prepared, activated Sunflower Phantasm and instantly appeared several feet away.

Once he regained his footing, he clearly saw his assailants: two axe-wielding zombie warriors.

The two zombie warriors, confident in their strike, were momentarily stunned when their attack hit nothing. They couldn't comprehend how their target had vanished from their sight in an instant.

However, after a brief moment of bewilderment, instinct drove them to continue their pursuit with axes raised.

Zu An shook his head. These two zombie warriors were at most Second Rank, no match for him, and far slower.

Carrying Chu Chuyan, Zu An naturally avoided prolonged combat and simply ran. While the first two couldn't catch him, their chase alerted other axe-wielding warriors. New pursuers continuously joined along the way, and soon, a group of about twenty warriors surrounded him, attacking.

Zu An frowned, feeling the pressure. He thought, "This can't go on. More and more zombies will be alerted, and eventually, I'll be doomed."

He skillfully evaded attacks while looking around for a possible hiding place.

To his disappointment, although this level was considerably wider, it was still surrounded by bare stone walls, offering no place to hide.

"Your movement technique is amazing," Chu Chuyan, held in his arms, remarked. She noticed how Zu An, under the assault of numerous zombie warriors, darted around like a butterfly among flowers, seemingly untouched.

She had witnessed his impressive movement technique during the family competition before, but what he displayed now was a world apart from then.

As a cultivation genius, she was naturally curious about various extraordinary skills and techniques.

This guy had really hidden his abilities to such an extent. No wonder Shi Kun and his group had suffered losses at his hands multiple times. He was truly a bit... cunning.

"My master taught it to me. I rely on it to save my life," Zu An replied, thinking it was easiest to attribute everything to his non-existent master.

"Your master is an extraordinary person. I can't even discern the intricacies of this movement technique," Chu Chuyan said. Although her cultivation was crippled, her eyesight remained sharp. Watching him, she had been dazzled and couldn't grasp any sense of how it worked.

"He is indeed quite mysterious," Zu An recalled Old Mi's appearance, always feeling that he was unfathomable.

"What about that other skill of yours... the one that makes people pregnant?" This was what Chu Chuyan was most curious about. After all, she had personally witnessed Shi Kun's agonizing pain. The key was, how could such a skill exist in the world? A miraculous movement technique wasn't surprising, but this particular skill was truly beyond her comprehension.

Now that she thought about it, when Xue'er tried to kill him in the manor, she unexpectedly failed. At the time, no one understood why a Fifth Rank expert would suddenly suffer such unbearable stomach pain. It seemed she had most likely been hit by this skill.

Imagining a young girl being afflicted by such a humiliating skill, Chu Chuyan could fully picture Xue'er's subsequent rage.

"It doesn't actually make them pregnant; it just makes them experience the sensation of pregnancy and childbirth. However, it comes at a great cost, so I can't use it continuously, or else I'd torture Shi Kun and those bastards to death." Zu An then changed his tone, "If you're curious, wife, I don't need to use *that* skill; I can actually make you pregnant to try."

Chu Chuyan was speechless. This guy couldn't go three sentences without teasing her. However, after spending so much time with him, she had grown used to his flippant remarks and didn't get angry. "After you hurt yourself just now, your speed and strength greatly increased. Did your master teach you that too?"

"Yes, the cultivation method I practice is quite unique." Zu An thought of Old Mi's mystery; that man seemed to hide too many secrets and dangers, and he wasn't sure whether to tell Chu Chuyan.

Chu Chuyan, however, didn't press further. In this world, cultivation methods were highly personal matters; exposing them prematurely could make one a target. The questions she had just asked were already a bit much, but she couldn't suppress her curiosity before death.

She hadn't expected Zu An to reveal everything to her. Did he truly have no defenses against her?

Seeing her fall silent again, Zu An worried she might fall asleep and was about to find a new topic to chat about when a sudden warning surged in his mind. He quickly leaped aside.

Thwack!

A long spear plunged into the spot where he had just been.

There were spearmen too!

Zu An had already noticed nine spear-wielding warriors appearing not far away. These zombies, in both physique and equipment, were clearly much more elite than the axe-wielding warriors he had encountered earlier.

The spear-wielding warriors moved in perfect unison, holding their shields horizontally in front of them with their spears extended outwards, advancing step by step towards Zu An.

Although there were only nine zombies, their synchronized steps on the ground and their charging momentum felt like an army of thousands.

Zu An's expression changed. These guys were in a tight formation, unlike the scattered axe-wielding warriors, forcing him to retreat continuously, with no room to dodge.

He retreated all the way until he was cornered. Knowing it was dangerous to retreat further, Zu An seized an opportunity, tapped his foot, and leaped over their heads.

After all, looking left and right, this was their only weakness.

To his surprise, just as he leaped into the air, three of the spear-wielding warriors also jumped, thrusting several spears at the two of them from various angles.

Zu An cursed.

These things could jump, and so agilely too!

The clumsy axe-wielding warriors had given him a false impression, leading to a significant disadvantage now.

Unable to gain leverage in mid-air, it was too late to dodge. Fortunately, he reacted quickly, raising his wrist and firing a sleeve arrow, which struck one of the spearmen.

The Spearman trembled, then fell stiffly to the ground, twitching for a few moments before "breathing its last."

Zu An, while marveling at how effective the arrows from these armies were, drew his certain-death dagger to block a spear. Using the force of the rebound, he moved sideways a foot, then seized the opportunity to close in on another Spearman.

The certain-death dagger scraped directly against its body, producing a harsh, grating sound against the bone.

He thought the Spearman was doomed, but it acted as if nothing had happened, sweeping its spear towards Chu Chuyan.

Watching the whistling spear approach, Chu Chuyan usually wouldn't even bat an eye at such power, but now it was enough to tear her to pieces. She let out a soft sigh and resignedly closed her eyes.

Only then did Zu An realize that these creatures were undead, and his certain-death dagger's effects were likely useless against them.

Seeing Chu Chuyan about to perish, Zu An roared, forcibly twisted his body in mid-air, and used his back to block the sweeping spear.

Thud~

His qi and blood churned violently, but Zu An ignored his injuries. Using the immense force, he was sent flying sideways, leaping out of the spear formation's encirclement.

Feeling a few drops of warm liquid on her face, Chu Chuyan opened her eyes just in time to see a trace of blood oozing from Zu An's mouth. With her former cultivation, how could she not deduce what had just happened? The long eyelashes on her beautiful eyes trembled slightly.

"Miss!"

Several green vines flew horizontally through the air, smashing the axe-wielding warriors who were about to strike the two.

Zu An looked back and saw Qiao Xueying appear not far away, her flowing hair lashing out at the zombies. On the other side, Shi Kun and his Fourth Rank subordinate were also fighting a group of zombie warriors.

"What are you looking at? I wasn't saving you," Qiao Xueying retorted, glaring fiercely at Zu An after noticing his gaze.

Zu An smiled slightly, "I know you're too embarrassed to admit you don't want me to die. Don't worry, I understand, I understand."

Chu Chuyan: "..."

This guy was truly narcissistic, and he was even flirting with another woman right in front of her. Why did it feel so strange?

Qiao Xueying noticed that his words had drawn Shi Kun's frequent attention to them, making her both embarrassed and furious. "What nonsense are you spouting? I'll kill you right now!"

Rage points from Qiao Xueying +134!

Saying this, a vine coiled towards him.

Zu An was prepared and easily dodged with a laugh. Qiao Xueying tried to pursue, but was blocked by the re-encircling warriors and could only glare at him resentfully.

Seeing Zu An holding his dream girl while also flirting with his maid, Shi Kun, not far away, felt a wave of irritation. Looking at the unending stream of axe-wielding warriors around him, he snorted, "How dare you block my path? All of you, go to hell!"

A violent gale of wind blades swirled around him, and wherever it passed, the axe-wielding warriors were shredded into bone fragments.

No matter how high these zombies' defenses were, being chopped into pieces meant they were undeniably dead.

Witnessing this, the spear-wielding warriors who had been chasing Zu An turned their spears to attack Shi Kun. The wind blades in the air only left shallow marks on their shields before dissipating.

Watching them advance in formation with raised shields, Shi Kun's face darkened. He swept his sword, unleashing a spatial sword qi dozens of meters long, which instantly cut the spearmen's shields in half.

Looking at their shields, now only half-remaining, the spearmen suddenly opened their mouths and let out a bloodcurdling roar.

"Damn it, they're calling for reinforcements!" Qiao Xueying's expression changed.

Meanwhile, Zu An took advantage of the chaos to continue running deeper. He had originally intended to seize the opportunity to run back, but Shi Kun was blocking the way, so he had no choice but to leave this area first. His best hope was for the zombie warriors and Shi Kun to fight each other to a mutual destruction.

Seeing him run, Shi Kun also grew anxious and hastily moved to pursue him. He knew this was no place to linger; if that guy went any deeper, Shi Kun couldn't even guarantee his own safety.

However, the remaining spearmen blocked his path. Just as he was getting annoyed, he suddenly noticed Zu An retreating step by step, and couldn't help but laugh, "Brat, why aren't you running anymore?"

Zu An stared into the depths of the cave, swallowing with difficulty. "Brother Ri Bi, how many spearmen can you handle?"

Shi Kun was stunned. Suddenly, a series of rhythmic footsteps, striking right to the heart, echoed through the tunnel. He looked intently and saw rows of spear-wielding warriors pouring in from another large gate.

Shi Kun's face also changed, and he couldn't help but curse, "Zu! You bastard! Don't you dare come over here!"