books44 Chapter 165 Subduing the Zombies
Chapter 165 Subduing the Zombies
Chapter 165 Subduing the Zombies
After hearing Bai Ke's words, the man felt a little more at ease.
The zombies were just like the ones Bai Ke had seen on TV before. Ragged, disheveled, heads bowed, lifeless, they moved listlessly in this direction.
As the zombies drew closer, everyone held their breath. Bai Ke whispered to them, "They're coming. Hold your breath, don't let them notice. After they pass, we'll follow behind them and quietly investigate. Maybe we can find something by following the clues!"
"Yes, Senior Brother," everyone said, and then they began to hold their breath.
Gradually, the zombies got closer and closer to Bai Ke and his group: fifty meters! Twenty meters! Ten meters! Five meters! Finally! They reached them. At this moment, the disciples finally saw the zombies' hideous faces clearly.
Most of them remained relatively calm and rational, but a few timid ones almost lost their composure and caused a commotion. Bai Ke quickly signaled to his companions to support him, preventing any mishaps.
After a while, the zombies finally passed by, and Bai Ke and his group finally breathed a sigh of relief. But at this moment, one of the disciples couldn't help but sneeze because the unpleasant smell left by the zombies had made his nose itch unbearably.
In an instant, everyone fell silent, stunned. At that moment, Bai Ke felt like a million grass mud horses were galloping through his mind…
Hearing the commotion, the zombies stopped in their tracks and turned to attack the disciple who had made the sound.
Seeing this, Bai Ke knew something was wrong and shouted, "Quickly, evacuate!"
The road they had taken when they arrived was impassable; it was teeming with zombies. Realizing this, everyone began to follow Bai Ke and retreat in other directions.
However, the zombies were also quite fast in battle, and they caught up with Bai Ke and his group. The two sides were locked in a fierce battle, and Bai Ke and his group could only fight and retreat at the same time.
With a cry of "Ah!", Bai Ke kicked away a zombie. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a disciple in the distance being grabbed by the ankle by a zombie lying on the ground. The disciple had tripped and fallen to the ground. The zombie on the ground was already holding the person's ankle, its mouth open, ready to bite.
The disciple seemed terrified and didn't know how to break free or resist. In the blink of an eye, Bai Ke, seeing that he couldn't get there in time, took his longsword, channeled a stream of spiritual energy into it, and stabbed it towards the zombie.
The zombie, gripping the man's hand, was deeply impaled in the ground by Bai Ke's sword. The zombie, in pain, forgot its attempt to bite the man. Taking advantage of the moment, Bai Ke leaped forward and quickly reached the disciple, helping him to his feet.
The wounded zombie seemed enraged. It pulled the sword from its hand and threw it aside before charging menacingly at Bai Ke. Seeing this, Bai Ke pushed the disciple aside and shouted, "Fire the signal flare!"
The disciple was startled, then quickly realized what was happening. He hurriedly pulled a signal flare from his pocket and fired it into the air.
With a whoosh, a long burst of fireworks pierced the night sky before vanishing into the darkness. Meanwhile, the battle raged on.
Bai Ke was dealing with the zombie, and time slowly passed. The zombie showed no signs of fatigue; it seemed full of energy. Bai Ke glanced at the other disciples and couldn't help but think, "This isn't working. If this continues, I can manage, but they don't have the stamina. What should we do?"
As Bai Ke was racking his brains, a firefly suddenly flew past him, then flickered and flew away into the distance. Seeing this, Bai Ke grinned and said, "I've got it!"
With his eyes closed and his breath calmed, Bai Ke channeled his spiritual energy into his dantian. In an instant, his hand moved, and two things appeared in his palm—a tinderbox and a hemp rope.
As everyone knows, zombies are most afraid of fire, so using fire to restrain them won't be so difficult. And this hemp rope isn't just any ordinary hemp rope; it was conjured by Bai Ke using his spiritual power. It might not be enough to deal with other high-level demonic beasts, but it's more than enough for these zombies.
Taking advantage of the moment when the zombie was knocked to the ground, Bai Ke picked up a branch about the thickness of his wrist from the nearby bushes and lit it with a tinderbox to use as a torch.
Sure enough, the zombies were no longer daring to approach after seeing the fire. Taking advantage of this, Bai Ke used torches to drive them back and herd them together, while simultaneously tying them up with ropes.
A few minutes later, Bai Ke had bound the zombies into large dumplings and tossed them aside. At this moment, Su Ziyuan and the disciple who had been waiting outside rushed over. Seeing the situation, they quickly stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and bowed to Bai Ke, saying, "Ziyuan is late in coming to help; please punish us, Senior Brother!"
"I've already finished dealing with everything, and you're only just arriving now. This woods isn't far from the entrance of Anning Village, so why did you only come now after I set off the signal flare!" Bai Ke was clearly getting angry.
"Reporting to Senior Brother, the three of us were supposed to wait for the signal outside the village to meet you. However, Ling Feng suddenly left and disappeared without a trace. We couldn't stop him at the time, so we decided to wait for him where we were. But after waiting for a while, we still didn't see him return, so we searched the vicinity. We saw the signal flare being launched and rushed over immediately. Please investigate, Senior Brother."
"If that's the case, have you found Ling Feng?"
"Not yet. We're thinking of coming here first, and then our senior brother can decide how to search together."
Hearing this, Bai Ke couldn't help but think to himself, "If what Su Ziyuan said is true, then Ling Feng is no pushover; he'll seize any opportunity to cause me trouble." Seeing that Su Ziyuan's expression didn't seem to be feigning, he continued:
"Alright, get up. Since we haven't found Ling Feng yet, let's split into two groups. One group will keep a close watch on these zombies and make sure nothing goes wrong. The other group will go with Su Ziyuan and the others to find Ling Feng!"
"Yes!" everyone responded in unison.
Just as everyone was returning to Anning Village, a figure suddenly darted out and attacked Bai Ke.
Fortunately, Bai Ke reacted quickly and dodged the attack. Everyone was stunned. The person was wearing the Taoist robe of Tian Ce Palace. Upon closer inspection, the person who had just attacked him was actually—Ling Feng!
Bai Ke was also startled. What on earth was that kid up to?
"Ling Feng, what are you doing?" A disciple asked as he walked towards Ling Feng upon seeing that the person was Ling Feng.
"Don't go over there! Be careful!" Bai Ke stopped the man and ordered him.
"Didn't you see the faint black aura between his brows? His entire demeanor and behavior have changed drastically. It's as if he's been bewitched by some demon or had his soul stolen!"
"What!" The disciple was shocked and exclaimed.