C5 He Couldn't Tell

"Since there's no mutated zombie here, I'm not holding back."

Without any mutated zombies around, he was unbeatable.

Given the sheer number of zombies, he was eager to put the Zombie Synthesis System to work.

"Tongtong, keep me safe."

He swiftly merged zombies of the same level into higher-level ones to prevent running out of storage space.

Jiang Loong ended up with six new zombies after his synthesis spree: one Level Five male, one Level Six male, one Level Seven male, one Level Eight male, one Level Five female, and one Level Six female.

He stood beside a tree stump, encircled by the six zombies.

The Zombie Tide was upon them.

The moment they spotted Jiang Loong, the leading zombies shrieked and charged.

His zombies dispatched them with ease.

Jiang Loong promptly swept the defeated zombie into the Synthetic Space.

Next came the second and third zombies.

But these lower-level zombies stood no chance against Jiang Loong's formidable higher-level ones.

They fell before him, one by one, and were swiftly absorbed into the Synthetic Space.

Jiang Loong's routine was simple.

First, he'd transfer a zombie into the Synthetic Space.

Second, he'd merge zombies of matching level and gender.

It looked effortless, but as the horde grew, so did the speed of his actions.

"I need to move quickly."

His fingers danced across the screen.

"I'm running out of storage space!"

As he synthesized more zombies, the twelve storage units were nearly full.

"Congratulations, your Synthetic Space has been upgraded to Level Three, adding three more storage units. You've also earned an Upgrade Treasure Chest."

The timely upgrade of the Synthetic Space provided much-needed relief.

But the onslaught of zombies didn't let up, and Jiang Loong's synthesis couldn't keep pace with their assault. Gradually, zombies swarmed the area.

Had it not been for a few zombies shielding him, Jiang Loong would have been overwhelmed already.

Still, the space around him was closing in, growing tighter by the second.

Suddenly, a zombie leaped off a rock and sank its teeth into Jiang Loong's shoulder.

Tongtong's reflexes were swift. With a quick twist of the zombie's neck using her small hands, she dispatched it.

"Can zombies actually climb rocks?"

In a flash, Jiang Loong's eyes sparkled. Disregarding his injured shoulder, he swiftly scaled the large rock.

"Throw the zombies onto the rock. Tongtong, take out any that climb up."

His controlled zombies, all at least Level Five in strength, easily hurled the subdued zombies onto the rock.

Jiang Loong busied himself with synthesizing zombies atop that rock.

Tongtong stood by, vigilant and still. Any zombie scaling the rock's far side was promptly knocked down and tossed to Jiang Loong.

Whenever this happened, he'd commend her, "Well done, Tongtong," regardless of whether she understood.

Before long, a new Level Eight male zombie materialized in the Happy Match Game.

A short time later, a Level Six female zombie joined the fray.

"Tongtong, enter the Synthetic Space first."

He placed the Level Six female zombie into Tongtong's cell.

The number above her head changed to "7."

After releasing Tongtong, he resumed his zombie synthesis.

"My fingers are tingling!"

Jiang Loong shook out his hand and switched to the other to keep working the system.

Minutes later, the area around the rock swelled with zombies, their levels climbing ever higher.

Level Four zombies showed up intermittently, with the occasional Level Six making an appearance.

He retracted two Level Eight male zombies into his space, fused them into a Level Nine, and released it.

Next, he retrieved the Level Five and Six zombies from below the rock, merged them with those in his space, and sent the new ones down.

In no time, four zombies were beneath the boulder: a Level Six male, a Level Seven male, a Level Nine male, and a Level Six female.

Three minutes on, Jiang Loong combined a Level Six female zombie with another he had just synthesized, creating a Level Seven female zombie.

He merged the Level Seven female zombie with Tongtong, elevating Tongtong to Level Eight.

Suddenly, a thunderous explosion resonated from the town.

Jiang Loong glanced up to see flames engulfing the town, reaching for the sky.

Could the Evolver be responsible for the blaze?

The battle was already intense. Jiang Loong surmised that the showdown between the Evolver and the zombies in the town would soon reach its climax.

"I can't linger here any longer! I've overstayed as it is! In this apocalypse, nine out of ten who die do so because of greed! Greed is the original sin!"

With a steely gaze, Jiang Loong swiftly resolved to depart from the area.

"Tongtong, keep up!"

He whispered urgently to Tongtong.

He then instructed the Level Six male zombie and the Level Nine male zombie to lead the way, while the Level Seven male zombie was to guard the rear. He and Tongtong took the middle ground.

On high alert, they began their escape from the encirclement.

The Level Nine zombie possessed formidable strength.

Jiang Loong observed as zombies blocking their escape were felled by the Level Nine male zombie. Then, the Level Six male zombie would dispatch any that the Level Nine hadn't already taken down.

The two zombies worked in seamless tandem.

Jiang Loong signaled for Tongtong to stay close as they sprinted away from the town.

No sooner had Jiang Loong and his group broken free under the cover of the three zombies than he spotted someone dashing out of the town, hotly pursued by two zombies.

These pursuers were incredibly swift—mutated zombies!

Jiang Loong's excitement surged. Fleeing the town had been the right decision.

It was clear to any observer that the Evolver had met defeat in this conflict!

With the mutated zombies now significantly weakened, Jiang Loong knew that if they were allowed to recuperate, escape would be impossible.

"How do you plan to chase me?"

Jiang Loong's moment of triumph was cut short when one of the mutated zombies tailing the man abruptly veered off, charging straight towards him.

He hastily crammed his zombies into the Synthetic Space, keeping only the Level Nine zombie out. He then commanded the Level Nine zombie to hoist him onto its back and bellowed, "Run!"

With Jiang Loong on its back, the Level Nine zombie dashed off into the distance, moving with lightning speed.

It was, of course, far swifter than Jiang Loong could ever be.

Glancing back, Jiang Loong noticed that the pursuing zombie wasn't gaining on them by much, which allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief.