Lu Heng quickly reached the rooftop of the building where the zombies were hidden. He then jumped to the ground with Lin Xue, recalling the Roc into his spatial dimension.
"Master, those three are at the very bottom," Lin Xue reported Lu Heng's the location of the three zombies again.
Lu Heng nodded, then realized Lin Xue couldn't see. He instructed her, "Stand still and keep sensing the zombies below."
Having confirmed the location of the three zombies, Lu Heng no longer needed Lin Xue's guidance. As soon as he landed, he had wrapped the entire building with vines, sealing all doors and windows to block the zombies' escape routes.
From the rooftop, Lu Heng controlled the vines, spreading them throughout the entire building, covering its interior.
Following this, countless water droplets shot out from the vines, scattering in all directions. Upon detaching from the vines, the water droplets instantly condensed into ice shards, piercing the surrounding objects.
The zombies that were still wandering inside the building were instantly impaled, their bodies riddled with numerous holes.
After eliminating all the zombies with a single move, Lu Heng turned to Lin Xue. "Sense it, are those three still in the building?"
"No, there are no more zombies in the building."
"Good." Lu Heng manipulated the vines to extract the crystals from the zombies' bodies. The vines acted as if they had eyes, piercing the zombies' heads, extracting the crystals within, and then channeling all the crystals to the rooftop through the vines.
Lu Heng gazed at the pile of crystals on the ground and, with a wave of his hand, collected them all into his spatial dimension.
Subsequently, Lu Heng summoned the Roc again and flew towards Pingcheng with Lin Xue.
Along the way, Lu Heng observed that the zombies, which had been gathering towards Pingcheng, now seemed to have lost their objective, with many beginning to disperse aimlessly in all directions.
Some Level Six zombies in the vicinity were still attempting to control the movement of the zombie horde, but their influence appeared limited, and the number of organized zombies was not large.
Looking at the Level Six zombies below, Lu Heng condensed several ice cones and instantly killed them.
As for the crystals, Lu Heng couldn't collect them at the moment and could only wait for the personnel from Wuming City to clear them out. Fortunately, with so many zombies below, no other survivors would come for quite some time.
Without stopping, Lu Heng continued to eliminate the high-level zombies that were still directing and attempting to control the zombie horde, while also speeding towards Pingcheng.
Some of the soldiers defending Pingcheng had seen Lu Heng's Roc before. Moreover, Zhao Kai had previously informed them that if a large flying creature approached Pingcheng, they must not attack, as it would be Lu Heng and his mutated animals arriving.
Upon seeing the rapidly approaching shadow towards Pingcheng, the soldiers on the city wall immediately became excited. They knew their reinforcements had arrived.
Indeed, Lu Heng controlled the Roc to approach Pingcheng. Without rushing to find Zhao Kai, he used his wind abilities to blast the zombies that were climbing over the zombie corpses and piling up towards the city wall.
The zombies were blown off by Lu Heng's wind blades, and the piles of corpses attached to the city wall also scattered far away, immediately resolving the crisis on the city wall.
Lu Heng looked at the exhausted ability users around him, who seemed to have depleted their energy. He couldn't help but shake his head. After fighting all night, these soldiers had done their best to last until this moment.
Shortly after, Zhao Kai also arrived upon hearing the news. Looking at Lu Heng and the giant bird behind him, his heart was filled with emotion, and tears welled up in his eyes.
"Mr. Lu, you've finally arrived. I knew you wouldn't abandon us."
"Alright, distribute this to the ability users on the city wall. It can instantly restore their energy."
"Oh, okay."
Taking the small box handed over by Lu Heng, Zhao Kai said to the people behind him, "Distribute it, but keep a record, don't overdo it."
He had seen this medicine before and had purchased some from Lu Heng previously. However, at that time, no one had expected zombies to attack the base proactively.
The energy-restoring pills stored in Pingcheng had long been used up. The value of the pills Lu Heng provided now was immeasurable.
"Mr. Lu, didn't you bring any reinforcements?" After recovering from his excitement, Zhao Kai looked at the dense horde of zombies still scattered below the city wall and then turned back to Lu Heng.
"I just came to check the situation first. I'll go back and arrange for people to clear out the zombies outside later. You just need to guard the city wall and the gate."
"Then you're leaving?" Zhao Kai looked at Lu Heng with some anxiety.
There had been quite a number of zombies piled up outside the city wall before. He had also seen that the zombie corpses that were previously at the city wall were gone, and the piled-up corpses had now scattered dozens of meters outside the city.
"Yes, Longcheng has also requested reinforcements from me. But you don't need to worry, the soldiers of Wuming City are more than enough to deal with these zombies outside."
"Alright, then you..."
Before Zhao Kai could finish speaking, Lu Heng had already flashed onto the Roc's back. "I'm leaving now. Remember to guard the city gate and don't try to be a hero by going out."
Even with the energy restored by the pills, these ability users had fought all night. At this moment, not only were they physically exhausted, but their combat effectiveness would also be greatly reduced from not sleeping all night.
Without waiting for Zhao Kai to reply, Lu Heng commanded the Roc to lift off from the wall instantly and disappeared from everyone's sight in a flash.
Zhao Kai gazed in the direction Lu Heng had gone and murmured, "Befriending Mr. Lu was the most correct decision I've ever made in my life."
...
Lu Heng first returned to Wuming City. Seeing the personnel neatly lined up in the barbican and within the city, ready to depart, he said to Zhao Youcheng, "Arrange for a squadron to depart for Pingcheng. I have already eliminated some Level Six zombies along the way. Be careful when organizing people to pick up the crystals.
Also, quite a few zombies have gathered in Pingcheng and surrounding cities. Dispatch some small teams to kill those zombies separately. You don't need to go too far; just resolve the crisis in Pingcheng."
As for the zombies in the cities surrounding Pingcheng afterward, they would ultimately have to be dealt with by Pingcheng itself. Otherwise, if his people killed all the zombies, how would the people from other bases level up?
"Also, arrange for a brigade to go to Longcheng. I haven't been there yet. I'll leave first shortly. Be careful on the way; there are also quite a few Level Six zombies in those zombie hordes."
"The remaining personnel will still stay in Wuming City. Station long-range ability users on the city wall, and remember to promptly clear the zombie corpses piled up outside the city wall if zombies attack."
After arranging these matters, Lu Heng once again mounted the Roc and headed towards Longcheng.