NOVEL WEB Ch. 65
Chapter 65: Cat and Mouse Game
Gu Fan looked at the panicked Leader Zhao, then glanced at the zombie horde charging in from behind.
"Good, good, good. Although your intentions were despicable, you still managed to help me out."
Leader Zhao, hearing this, immediately clung to hope and said:
"Gu Fan! Spare me this once, and I’ll be your undercover agent in Huang Quan’s group!"
"Undercover?"
Gu Fan burst into laughter.
"Haha, do you really think you people can still survive? A bunch of walking corpses talking about being undercover."
"You think tens of thousands of zombies can threaten me? What a joke."
With that, he threw a punch at the surging wave of zombies rushing toward him.
In the next moment, a massive pillar of spiritual energy shot out!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The violent impact blasted the trees on both sides into the air. Those nearby were carbonized on the spot.
A massive trench was gouged into the ground!
In Gu Fan’s divine sense.
Just this one punch reduced over eighty thousand zombies into a bloody pulp.
Leader Zhao collapsed to the ground, sitting limply as he shouted repeatedly:
"You're not human! No human can be this strong! Monster! You're a monster!"
Leader Zhao felt like he was in a dream.
It was unimaginable how someone could be this powerful!
The sense of unreality was overwhelming!
Tens of thousands of zombies—gone in just one punch!
The ridiculous part was that they had actually plotted to ambush this man. In hindsight, it was nothing short of a joke!
Gu Fan ignored him, forming hand seals once more.
The Ten Thousand Spirits Grand Formation that had covered the park instantly expanded twofold, completely enclosing the area.
Next, strands of living souls floated up one after another, continuously drawn into the Spirit-Sealing Jar.
As for the remaining zombies, Gu Fan barely needed to lift a finger; they collapsed one by one.
In the end, only a small group of Level 4 Evolver zombies remained alive.
Among them, one was particularly peculiar. Fear was visibly written across its face—it clearly possessed human-like emotions!
Gu Fan was intrigued and appeared directly in front of this zombie.
The zombie appeared startled.
With a roar, all the Level 4 zombies charged at Gu Fan.
But they were no match for him. With just two casual palm strikes, dozens of Level 4 zombies were smashed into meat paste.
Then Gu Fan looked at the final zombie.
"So this is the Level 5 Zombie King you were talking about?"
Leader Zhao was already paralyzed in terror, barely able to stammer:
"I... I’ve never seen one before, but zombies with intelligence should be Level 5..."
"Alright, then you’re of no use anymore. See you in the next life!"
Leader Zhao was stunned for a moment before his face turned ashen.
He had no time to react before his head was smashed with a splat, fragments scattering across the ground.
This instantly triggered the Level 5 Zombie King beside him to go berserk, assuming Gu Fan was going to attack it as well.
"Roar!"
"Roar at your mother! Shut up!"
Gu Fan slapped out with a large hand, smashing the zombie’s jaw and throat.
He closed in, a strand of grey-black energy gathering at the tip of his right index finger.
With a flick, his finger struck the zombie's forehead.
Swoosh.
A crystal-clear purple crystal core shot out from the back of the zombie’s skull.
Just like that, the Level 5 Zombie King collapsed with a thud, its core lost.
Gu Fan held the Level 5 Zombie Crystal Core in his hand, examining it carefully.
"A Level 5 crystal core... I wonder if it can push my Refined Fiend Body Art to the next level!"
With that, he swallowed the crystal core directly.
The Refined Fiend Body Art began to circulate vigorously.
Suddenly, the sound of tigers and leopards roaring echoed within his body, accompanied by bursts of thunder!
"I actually reached the realm of Tiger and Leopard Thunder Roars?"
Gu Fan was overjoyed.
At the same time, the Refined Fiend Body Art broke through to the fourth layer.
With a single punch, he could unleash a force of one million jin!
It was no exaggeration to say that, with just the strength of his physical body, Gu Fan could now sweep through the Primordial Yang Realm!
After this wave of joy, Gu Fan refined a pill of blood and white hues to completion.
Then he returned to Nurse Xia Yan’s side.
"This is a Blood Pill. Go back and throw it into the Blood Pool."
As he spoke, he handed over a dozen blood-red pills to her, then turned around, preparing to leave.
His target was the rooftop a few kilometers away where Huang Quan and the others had gathered.
On the other side.
Huang Quan and the others had been quietly waiting for news ever since Leader Zhao set out.
But just moments ago, a violent explosion had erupted, accompanied by a blinding pillar of light.
Their first reaction was that something unexpected had happened.
"Leader Huang, what should we do now? If Gu Fan isn’t dead, we’re in big trouble!"
"Yeah, maybe we should retreat quickly and wait for any news before making a move."
Huang Quan’s gaze showed hesitation. Of course he was worried.
But with over a hundred thousand zombies, even the strongest human Evolver should be reduced to bones.
The only thing that unsettled him was the sudden explosion.
"Retreat? Retreat to where?"
Qian Lidong immediately rebuked.
"Even if that explosion was caused by Gu Fan, he must have suffered serious injuries from being in the center of it."
"Gentlemen, if we miss this chance, once he recovers, he’ll pick us off one by one!"
"If you ask me, we should go kill him now. So many of us—strike while he’s down and finish him off!"
Everyone looked at each other.
What he said made sense.
Gu Fan wasn’t a fool. He surely knew they had plotted against him.
If he were allowed to recover, they would be utterly doomed.
Huang Quan was clearly swayed by Qian Lidong’s words.
"Lidong is right. Everyone, there are so many of us charging together—I refuse to believe Gu Fan is some kind of superhuman!"
"That makes sense!"
"Let’s go! Let’s kill him together!"
"Haha, that’s right! If he’s dead, we’ll take over the Hospital Base. If he’s not, we’ll help send him off!"
"Send who off?"
"Of course—Gu Fan!"
Right after that, everyone froze.
Gu Fan had somehow already appeared on the rooftop.
He looked at them with a wide smile.
Instantly, a chill surged from everyone’s heels to the crown of their heads.
Qian Lidong stumbled back in fright.
"You... how are you completely unharmed!"
Gu Fan sneered, shaping his hand into a tiger claw and grasping.
Qian Lidong’s body flew uncontrollably toward Gu Fan.
Gu Fan grabbed one of his arms and gave a light pull!
Rip!
Qian Lidong screamed in agony as his right arm was torn clean off.
"A mere hundred thousand zombies and you thought that was enough to trap me? You really underestimated me."
With another pull, Qian Lidong’s other arm was ripped off.
He struggled desperately, but Gu Fan’s strength was like a mountain—there was no chance of escape!
"Gu Fan! Don’t be rash! Let us explain!"
Everyone wore terrified expressions. Huang Quan couldn’t bear to watch his trusted subordinate be mangled like this and shouted loudly.
"Gu Fan! This is all a misunderstanding, please spare his life!"
Gu Fan raised his eyes, seeming somewhat exasperated.
"Gentlemen, can’t you use your brains a little?"
"At this point, why would you think I’d let you live? Are you the idiots, or am I?"
"Here’s the deal. I love games. Let’s play one right now!"
Huang Quan and the others stared fixedly at Gu Fan.
Waiting for his next words.
"This game is simple—Cat and Mouse. You run, I chase. Whether you live or die depends on how fast you run."
With that, Gu Fan twisted Qian Lidong’s neck with one hand, silencing his screams.
Waving his hand to scatter the crowd, he said:
"Countdown—one minute… begins now!"
In the next moment, everyone acted without hesitation, unleashing their skills and fleeing rapidly into the distance.
Only Gu Fan remained where he was, a smile curving his lips.
"That's right. If you don’t run, how will I know where your hideouts are…"