Qin Luo truly lived up to his role as the team's main attacker, his output matching that of several people combined.

His reckless fighting style was terrifying to watch.

Xu Duoduo observed as he battled the mutant snake-man. After a round of ineffective bombardment with guns and explosives, Qin Luo switched to his dual blades.

The human face on this mutant snake was truly sanity-draining; even the little zombie felt nauseated looking at it.

Wang Weihu acted as the team's damage-absorbing shield. His ability enhanced his strength, and he was also incredibly tough. A set of his punches could make the mutant snake-man vomit a pile of pixelated mess.

This puddle of filth contained no small amount of mutant animal and human remains.

Chen Xiaofei's ability was speed enhancement. He was responsible for attracting the enemy's attention, constantly disrupting the mutant snake-man and occasionally inflicting wounds.

The mutant snake-man would become disoriented, its massive snake head shaking wildly.

Bai Shu's shots were precise, each bullet creating a bloody wound, but the snake was too evasive, always dodging vital spots.

He kept changing positions from afar, and the snake-man had no idea from which direction the next shot would come.

Qin Luo's ability seemed not yet fully adapted; he rarely used it, but eventually did.

Xu Duoduo witnessed him summoning lightning. The gloomy weather was perfect for Qin Luo's home field advantage, and electrified blood mist exploded from the mutant snake-man's body.

But this mutant snake-man was too large; she couldn't even tell what level it was.

Despite Qin Luo and the others' continuous attacks, they couldn't kill it. Instead, they enraged it into a berserk mode, sending Wang Weihu and Chen Xiaofei flying.

As time passed, Qin Luo and his team gradually began to lose ground.

Xu Duoduo grew anxious.

She watched as Chen Xiaofei and Wang Weihu were knocked away, blood gushing from their mouths and noses.

Qin Luo was also covered in wounds.

The mutant snake-man's attacks also carried sonic waves; its screams caused headaches.

When she saw Qin Luo being coiled up by the mutant snake-man, Xu Duoduo couldn't stay put. Her mind buzzed, and she instinctively ran towards them. For a moment, she thought she heard her own heartbeat.

The multi-faceted cube in her mind was spinning frantically, making her dizzy.

"Xu Duoduo!! Run!"

"Little Team Leader!"

When Xu Duoduo came to her senses, she was already standing in front of the giant snake.

She was so small.

Not even enough to fill the giant snake's tooth gap.

The opponent let out a sharp, cackling laugh: "Oh? A zombie wants to join the fun? Very well, come here! Let me chew on you, crunchy, chicken-flavored."

Its massive snake body undulated, coiling tighter around Qin Luo. Qin Luo's face didn't look good as he cursed, "You dog, I'm your father! Say that again and see what happens! Who do you want to eat? You dog!"

He roared and unleashed a massive lightning explosion, actually electrocuting the mutant snake-man from head to tail. Even the two human legs at the tip of its tail were shaking.

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The mutant snake-man was instantly covered in numerous small, bleeding wounds from the electricity. Enraged, it screamed, "It hurts! It hurts! I'll kill you! I'll kill you!!"

Qin Luo was thrown away, crashing into the mountainside by the highway.

"Brother Qin!!"

"Captain Qin!!"

"Little Team Leader!!"

Xu Duoduo's mind and ears were buzzing, the cube space in her consciousness kept spinning, making her dizzy and nauseous.

At this moment.

A foul-smelling wind suddenly swept past her, and the world seemed to slow down.

The mutant snake-man opened its bloody maw, its huge fangs gleaming before her, its blood-red mouth cavity and black throat visible.

Xu Duoduo instinctively raised her hands to shield herself, and then a few words suddenly appeared in her mind. She subconsciously followed along, silently mouthing them.

Space instantly froze and compressed.

Then she witnessed the mutant snake-man freeze in front of her for a second, its eyes bulging, its throat uttering "No, impossible" before it exploded, its entire massive snake body bursting apart.

Blood and gore drenched Xu Duoduo from head to toe, chunks of flesh flying everywhere.

The scattered pieces of meat on the ground were still twitching, blood-red snake flesh.

The entire scene fell silent.

Wang Weihu and Chen Xiaofei were stunned, then after a while, they started laughing softly, collapsing on the ground and exclaiming in shock.

"Incredible, Little Team Leader is awesome!"

"Hahaha *cough* *cough* *cough*, my god."

The feeling of being alive was too good.

Wang Weihu and Chen Xiaofei couldn't help but laugh while marveling at their survival.

Xu Duoduo was dazed for who knows how long, her head buzzing as she sat slumped in the bloody mess. Blood had splashed into her eyes, giving her the sensation that the whole world was red.

When she regained some awareness, she found a pair of large hands wiping her face, clearing away the blood and gore, then lifting her to her feet.

"Wake up? Scared stiff?"

Qin Luo was in terrible pain from his injuries, but this beast was still the first to stand up, forcing himself to walk over and pick up Xu Duoduo.

There was no choice.

The poor thing was sitting dazed in the bloody mess, looking pitiful.

Qin Luo saw the red mutation core that had fallen nearby and picked it up, placing it in the little zombie's hand.

Xu Duoduo instinctively grasped the mutation core with her small hand, still in a daze.

Wang Weihu and Chen Xiaofei were still sprawled on the ground, grimacing in pain. It hurt terribly; even with their enhanced bodies as ability users, they still felt pain. Though they healed faster, it still took time. But it was thanks to being ability users that they survived at all.

If it had been ordinary people facing this monster, they would have only ended up as food.

Bai Shu was the least injured, only suffering ear damage from the snake's sonic attacks.

When he drove over and saw the brutal scene, he was speechless.

Wang Weihu and Chen Xiaofei couldn't even get up, and the little zombie was completely stunned.

Captain Qin Luo was also severely injured.

Bai Shu sighed.

He wanted to help Qin Luo, but Qin Luo waved him off, picking up Xu Duoduo and saying, "No need, I can walk. Go help Old Wang and Xiaofei."

Bai Shu had no choice but to turn and help Chen Xiaofei, while Wang Weihu was still lying on the ground, gasping for air.

Qin Luo, supporting himself, hoisted Xu Duoduo onto his shoulder and staggered back to the car, climbing into the back seat with her.

Soon, Chen Xiaofei was also helped back to the middle row, lying on the seat and hissing in pain, "Ouch, ouch, it hurts so much!"

Bai Shu was also exhausted, slowly helping Wang Weihu back.

The car was filled with the smell of blood.

"Damn, that was intense. What level was that mutant snake-man? It was so hard to beat."

"I thought we were going to die here today."

"Psh, we had Little Team Leader, didn't we? My god, speaking of which, what happened with Little Team Leader? For a moment, I felt like time slowed down."

"I've heard that if a space-type ability is strong enough, it can develop into a killer move."

Chen Xiaofei and Wang Weihu chatted intermittently, trying to distract themselves from the pain. Sometimes they would shake from the intensity of it.

Bai Shu went back to take some photos and videos, then quickly drove away from the area. If they stayed any longer, who knows what else might show up.