Ahead, there appeared an exceptionally tall zombie, its massive and upright figure drawing Ryan's gaze. What captivated Ryan the most was that this zombie was clad in armor, with a metal bucket covering its head.
Behind it, it dragged a long axe!
[The Butcher]
Above its head, the name of this zombie appeared.
However, the Butcher was currently leaning on its axe, completely motionless, as if it were standing and asleep.
Several trucks were surrounding the Butcher. Ryan knew that they were other players, and he immediately stopped his vehicle, looking on from a distance with some surprise.
"Everyone in the livestream, pay attention! We've discovered a special zombie! Although it looks quite formidable, the three of us have already killed many zombies, so this big zombie is no problem." one of the three players said as they circled around the Butcher, laughing and joking.
One of them had activated the livestream feature, explaining everything to the viewers.
The three were all young men who had stumbled upon the Butcher on the road. Though they felt a bit timid, there was more excitement and adrenaline coursing through them, they all loved the thrill.
"Today, Liam is going to show everyone in the livestream how we take down this big guy! I'm sure that killing it will earn us a great reward!" said a young man named Liam, thumping his chest.
He was very confident because he and his two friends were fighters, and he had even won a martial arts championship. Not to mention, just moments ago, he had traded for a powerful weapon—a crossbow.
As a result, the three of them believed they could succeed, and the atmosphere in the livestream quickly heated up, with plenty of viewers tuning in.
[What the hell, what kind of zombie is this? It's so fierce!]
[Go for it, streamer! Kill it! You could become the third player after Ryan and Black Snake!]
Soon, the three began their battle, but as the fight progressed, things turned out to be not as simple as they had anticipated.
"This damn beast is way too strong! Ordinary weapons can't touch it at all." the three players said, their faces grim as they stared at the massive zombie.
Though the Butcher stood still, Liam and his friends had to admit that this guy's defense was far beyond their expectations, ordinary weapons were completely ineffective against it!
One player fixed a hunting knife to a pole, turning it into a spear, and began to thrust it repeatedly at the Butcher.
However, the Butcher had solid defenses, and his spear couldn't inflict any damage at all. He could only shout, "Liam, what are you waiting for? Quickly use the crossbow, the one you got from Ryan!"
"I know." Liam replied as he took out the crossbow. He aimed at the Butcher, feeling a bit intimidated since it was his first time shooting such a large target, but he fired with determination.
One arrow, then another!
Yet, against the Butcher, who was already tough-skinned and heavily armored, these arrows barely caused any effective damage!
Liam shot five arrows, one struck the Butcher's helmet and ricocheted off, while the remaining arrows penetrated the leather armor and lodged into the Butcher's muscle, with black blood seeping out. Clearly, this minor injury was not enough to take down the Butcher.
And then, things took a turn for the worse. The Butcher's dormant body began to tremble, and the next moment, its eyes suddenly snapped open, revealing purple pupils!
Those pupils radiated intense murderous intent, startling all three of them like a vicious beast!
The worst part was that the Butcher noticed the arrows sticking out of its body, and it was enraged!
"Roar!" The Butcher stomped the ground and let out a furious roar. It charged at Liam, who was holding the bow and arrow, like an injured wild boar. As it charged, the ground seemed to shake beneath them.
"Oh no, it's coming for me!" In Liam's terrified gaze, the Butcher was already upon him, swinging its massive battle axe down from above his head.
"Crack!" His head was split in two, blood and brains splattering everywhere, and the crossbow in his hands shattered into pieces.
Liam fell to the ground, dead on the spot, and as he was cleaved in half, the livestream chat exploded with activity.
[WTF, brain matter is spilling out! This zombie is too insane, too terrifying!]
[It's like a killing machine!]
[Oh my God, please let me never encounter him.]
[You all brought this upon yourselves... now look at the mess!]
With Liam dead, the remaining two didn't care about the chat anymore. All they could think about was one thing: to run.
They desperately sprinted toward their respective trucks, wanting nothing more than to jump into the driver's seat and take off. But the Butcher wasn't about to let them just walk away!
Although it was large, the Butcher ran with surprising agility. With long strides, it covered a lot of ground quickly and soon caught up to one of the players, cleaving him in half from behind with a single swing of its axe!
"Quick, quick, open the door!" The last remaining player desperately tried to open the car door, but in his panic, he couldn't manage to do it. He could see the Butcher approaching from behind, raising its axe.
"No, no, please!" The young man was on the verge of tears, and the next moment, the sharp battle axe came crashing down, splitting him in two from head to toe, blood and guts spilling everywhere.
As the three were easily killed, the livestream chat erupted in chaos, scrolling with the astonishment and fear of other players.
But soon, the livestream screen became blurry until it completely vanished. With the death of the person who started the stream, the livestream naturally had to close.
Thus, all the players could no longer witness the aftermath of the battle, except for Ryan, who looked at the three bodies lying on the ground, his expression darkening slightly.
"I didn't expect there to be such a powerful zombie." Ryan muttered as the Butcher prepared to leave after the killings.
For the Butcher, slaughtering weak humans was instinctual, as soon as it detected them, it would mercilessly wipe them out. Just as it was getting ready to search for more humans, the sound of a truck engine roared from behind.
Ryan's vehicle was driving toward it!
"Humans!" The Butcher immediately sprang into action, its eyes burning with intense, frenzied killing intent.
But in the next moment, a figure dashed toward it at lightning speed. The Butcher's eyes couldn't even register the speed of the approaching human before they were right in front of it.
Leaping into the air, the person aimed their hunting knife at the Butcher's abdomen and delivered a powerful horizontal slash!
"Crack!" The sound of flesh being sliced echoed through the air!
After swiftly cutting open the Butcher's belly, the figure didn't linger and immediately dodged to the side, watching coldly.
The hardest part of the Butcher's body was its head, and this attacker had clearly avoided that area.
The armor it wore was relatively thin, and under the weight of the opponent's terrifying strength, it was as fragile as paper!
"Splash, splash." The Butcher's intestines spilled onto the ground, and it sank to its knees.
In the next moment, it collapsed like a mountain, dead!
Ryan finally let out a breath. Just now, he had displayed an incredible speed, reaching a racing car's velocity, definitely not less than 400! As for the strength, it was equally astonishing, which allowed him to instantly kill the Butcher.
"So, this is what one percent of Superman's power feels like? It's simply amazing." Ryan couldn't help but exclaim. He raised his hand, looking at the ruined hunting knife, and shrugged.
After all, it was just a standard weapon. Attacking the Butcher with such speed and force had not only killed it in an instant but also rendered the knife completely useless.
"Forget it, I should clean up the battlefield first." Ryan glanced at the Butcher's corpse and noticed that after its death, the body immediately began to glow. It seemed that the Butcher, like regular zombies, would drop items.
[Dropped: Gunpowder ×20]
[Dropped: Herbs ×5]
[Dropped: Iron ×18]
[Dropped: Butcher's Battle Axe ×1]
[Dropped: Zombie Essences ×5]
These were all the spoils dropped by the Butcher. Ryan's eyes lit up as he collected them. Just when he thought that was all, something surprising happened the next moment.
Next to the Butcher, a treasure chest suddenly appeared!
"Oh my God, a treasure chest dropped!" Ryan's eyes widened with excitement. On other ordinary zombies, the drop rate was a mere one in a thousand, practically zero.
He immediately opened the treasure chest.
[Obtained: Xuan Iron Blood Blade ×1]
Inside, there was only one item: a sword, a blade that was a blend of dark black and blood red.