Between the twelfth and thirteenth floors, the hallway is clogged with various types of zombies, including common zombies, mutated zombies, and even pregnant female zombies.
Instead of continuing to attack and besiege the mercenary team, they stay on this floor, as if they have some purpose, blocking the entire staircase leading to the thirteenth floor!
This further confirms that the thirteenth floor absolutely harbors something they are protecting—the unseen Zombie King!
When they see only Xia Leng ascending alone, they seem somewhat astonished. How could this human be so reckless? Immediately, they let out roars tinged with the stench of death!
Facing the crowd of zombies blocking the narrow hallway, Xia Leng remains unfazed. Though there are quite a few zombies, they are merely a small puddle compared to the sea of undead in the Zombie Street or the Plaza.
So, he strides forward towards the staircase leading to the thirteenth floor, filled with zombies.
At this moment, Xia Leng's eyes change again, becoming fully engulfed in darkness, leaving no trace of the whites of his eyes!
The furious hidden persona reclaims control of his body, and a long-lost, sinister smile appears on his face as he steps closer to the roaring "delicacies" ahead.
Finally, as the zombies see this human drawing closer, they all collectively launch an attack!
Roar!!
Several ordinary zombies, able to crawl along the walls, leap fiercely towards Xia Leng. Their sharp claws glint coldly in the dim light!
Just as the clash is about to occur, Xia Leng grips his titanium blade and delivers a lightning-fast horizontal slash!
Whoosh!
The first two zombies charging at the front instantly fall to the ground, their heads flying off, revealing smooth, gaping cavities!
As the remaining fierce zombies close in on Xia Leng, he effortlessly dodges their claw strikes with a seemingly casual lean!
His eyes, completely consumed by darkness, are like a high-speed, precision camera, slowing down the zombies' rapid movements several times over!
While evading the enemies' attacks, he also counterattacks seamlessly!
His titanium blade whirls, creating dazzling arcs of light that combine force and speed into a violent aesthetic!
The zombies are swiftly cut into pieces amidst the seemingly chaotic blade dance, turning into a pile of shredded flesh at Xia Leng's feet!
The Blacklight Virus, already starved, turns into tendrils that crazily devour the scattered zombie flesh and blood on the ground.
As more is consumed, Xia Leng's pupils grow darker, and his mental state becomes incredibly exhilarated!
Now, with a fierce grin, he actively plunges into the sea of zombies!
For a moment, Xia Leng's silent slaughters mix with the zombies' roars, limbs and severed arms flying everywhere!
Even if he is wounded by the zombies' sharp claws or bitten by the zombie fetuses' fangs, he can quickly heal the wounds by consuming them!
Each zombie he devours brings an inexplicable pleasure to Xia Leng in his berserk state, granting him boundless energy and stamina!
To an observer, it would look like a human engaging in a more frenzied assault than the zombies themselves, fighting fiercely and not falling behind!
Xia Leng's body acts like an endless black hole, swallowing one zombie after another, leaving only thick, dark green bloodstains on the ground…
Boom!!!
Meanwhile, a loud explosion suddenly erupts from the floor below, flames and shockwaves spreading throughout the eleventh floor, engulfing everything in fire, accompanied by the horrific screams of zombies and humans alike!
After a few seconds, some figures still burning with flames rush out of the sea of fire, frantically rolling on the ground to extinguish the flames.
The previous demolition order given by Gilbert resulted in two demolition experts sacrificing their lives to enter the zombie horde and trigger powerful explosives, obliterating numerous female zombies and the staircase of the eleventh floor, including heavily wounded mercenaries who couldn't escape the inferno...
Now, only seven or eight mercenaries, including the two captains, remain able to fight as they emerge from the explosion's aftermath, looking dejected.
However, without issuing this almost irreversible order, everyone would have perished in the jaws of the zombie fetuses on the eleventh floor…
"Where is that guy?! Did he get blown up?"
Captain Philip, panting heavily, shouted in a hoarse voice. His burly body was now covered in wounds, with no intact spots, and even his right hand, holding the titanium dual-blades, began to tremble slightly.
Gilbert fared little better, with a large portion of muscle on his right arm torn off by a zombie fetus, blood gushing out, and his pale face reflecting the excessive blood loss.
A surviving medic hurriedly administered painkillers and bandaged Gilbert's wounds. For such severe injuries almost exposing the bones, as long as they safely return to the fortress, Komodo headquarters will arrange for healers to treat them.
"He has already gone up alone, which is why I had to follow..."
Gilbert said with pale lips, barely able to speak due to his weakened state.
"That bastard must have some scheme!"
Philip immediately became enraged, vowing to kill that cold man no matter what happens when they next encounter him!
"Why have the zombie roars from upstairs stopped?"
At this moment, Captain Gilbert noticed this detail. He distinctly remembered the zombie roars from the eleventh floor during the battle, but now they have completely disappeared?!
He pushed away the medic's support, gathered his strength, and proceeded up the stairs, with the others following closely.
As they approached the thirteenth floor, they smelled an extremely strong stench of blood and saw increasingly thick, dark green blood stains on the ground!
It seemed there had just been a brutal battle here, with scattered bits of flesh stuck to the walls, railings, and stairs!
However, strangely, not a single intact corpse could be seen!
Moreover, Gilbert, as a post-apocalyptic hunter, also sensed an unprecedentedly dangerous aura coming from upstairs!
They stepped through the sticky blood and, with their hearts racing, continued up. As they neared the thirteenth floor, the two captains saw a figure leaning against the wall at the corner!
Two mercenaries carrying searchlights shone their lights on the figure, revealing Xia Leng, leaning against the wall with a cold expression, staring at them!
"Did you make all those bloodstains on the stairs?"
Gilbert asked incredulously, having never witnessed this mysterious man in action from start to finish.
Xia Leng glanced at him but did not answer Gilbert's question. Instead, he suddenly frowned and said, "The Zombie King you're looking for is on this floor. You can also turn off the useless searchlights…"