Brother Li and Sister Li hugged each other on the bed, shivering. The whole house was shaking along with them. Smoke and dust fell down continuously.
Countless mortals could not understand the terrifying sounds penetrated through the walls and filled the whole room. They didn't even have the courage to see what was happening.
From the cowshed next door, the continuous mooing of a yellow ox, full of fear and despair.
A child about eight or nine years old crawled out from under the quilt and ran towards the door.
"Shitou! What are you doing?! "Sister Li suddenly realized that the child beside her had disappeared and turned pale with fright.
"Old Yellow is still outside! I'll bring it in! "
Shitou turned around and answered. He had already opened the door and rushed out. He didn't dare to look around and ran to the cowshed. A yellow ox was shaking its head impatiently, pulling on the rope. It was dripping with blood.
"Don't be afraid, Old Yellow. Let's go back to the house!"
Shitou untied the rope and jumped onto the ox's back. He hugged the ox's head, and only then did the ox calm down a little. With a loud rumble, several zombies broke through the courtyard wall and barged in.
Under the moonlight, their ferocious appearance stunned Shitou. The ox immediately turned around and ran towards the other side of the village. Shitou was lying on the ox's back. The wind whistled past his ears, and he finally came to his senses. He turned back and shouted, "Father, mother!"
The last scene he saw was his house collapsing. Bricks and debris flew everywhere, and smoke and dust rose everywhere. He didn't have time to worry or grieve. The zombies rushed out of the smoke and dust and chased after him. Their movements seemed stiff, but they were many times faster than the ox.
The first zombie pounced. Its ten long and curved nails almost reached Shitou's buttocks, and the back of the ox's body was smashed into pieces.
Moo!
Yellow Ox let out a blood-curdling scream as he fell to the ground. Pebble threw himself forward and crashed into a mud wall. Just as his brain was about to burst open, he closed his eyes tightly and felt his whole body lighten. He was surrounded by a gentle but strong wind. When he opened his eyes, he saw a strange man carrying him in his hands. The man was also carrying a shining hoe.
The hoe looked like a farming tool, but it easily pierced into the zombie's head. Then, it danced in a circle of silver light and knocked away more than ten zombies that pounced at him.
Li Long didn't dare to continue fighting and immediately soared into the sky. Stone didn't know if it was because he was naturally bold, or if it was because he was scared stiff. He widened his eyes, looking at the ground in the distance. He saw countless terrifying zombies, while his own house was completely crushed, turned into ruins, nowhere to be found.
Below them, trees grew wildly. Because they were planted very close to each other, they pressed against each other to form a tree wall, and the roots below were firmly entangled.
After being depleted by the Iron Blood Thorns and Landmine Melons, the zombie army suffered extremely great losses as well. At first, there were less than a thousand of them, but most of them were weak living corpses. The refined zombies suffered much fewer losses, and not a single Iron Plate corpse was lost.
Bang bang bang bang!
The torrent of corpses slammed into the walls of the trees. Wood chips flew everywhere and the trees shook.
Li Long furrowed his brows. These trees weren't meant to be used for combat. They were offensive plants. Although he still had some offensive plant seeds in his hands, the amount was much less. It was impossible for them to stop the flood of corpses. He clenched a handful of seeds tightly. His palms were covered in sweat, but he was in no hurry to toss them out. Instead, he continued to plant the trees that formed the walls.
Under the furious ramming of the zombies, wood chips flew and sap dripped. However, while the zombies possessed monstrous strength, they were unable to break through the sturdy walls of several hundred trees in a short period of time.
Under the escort of the zombies, Xiong Batian arrived before the wall of trees. A vicious light shone in his eyes. He never thought his opponent would actually be able to stop him to such an extent, using these strange plants to constantly whittle away at the zombies under his control.
The wall of trees stood several meters tall, and they were lush with leaves. It was very difficult for regular zombies to scale it, unless they were Iron Plate corpses that were even more nimble. However, once the Iron Plate corpses made it over, they would be separated from the rest of the army. It would take a tremendous amount of energy for a tenth layer Qi Practitioner to kill these Iron Plate corpses, but it was nothing difficult.
What he feared the most was that his opponent would use this opportunity to launch a sneak attack against him. These Iron Plate corpses were his personal guards. It was very difficult for regular zombies to keep them busy. If he casually scattered some seeds, his life might actually be in danger.
Although he could make a detour around it, the surroundings of the village were all paddy fields. After the endless autumn rain, they were like swamps. Once the zombies entered them, their movements would definitely be affected.
"Hmph, do you think I'll fall for your trap? It's just a bunch of wood. Since I can't push it over, I'll just charge through it! "
Xiong Batian shook his head, and the zombies parted to form a path. Xiong Batian personally led several dozen Iron Plate corpses to arrive before the wall of trees. The ringing of the bell suddenly sped up, and the Iron Plate corpses at the front swung their claws viciously.
The sturdy wood was ripped apart like mud. In the blink of an eye, they dug out a huge hole, which rapidly extended inwards. Before long, they had carved out a tunnel through the wall of trees.
As soon as the first Iron Plate corpse broke through the wall of trees, it was bitten by a mouth covered in sharp teeth. The mouth was actually a beautiful, deep purple flower, while the stem connected to the flower wriggled like a snake. The stem was connected to an even thicker branch.
There were a total of nine stems like that, and each stem had nine flowers at the top. They were like the legendary nine-headed snakes, known as "Hydra Flowers". The flower buds lunged at an Iron Plate corpse like pythons, each biting down on an Iron Plate corpse.
The Iron Plate corpses struggled desperately, but the soft flower stems wrapped around them like snakes, immobilizing them. At the same time, they secreted digestive fluids that were extremely acidic. Even the Iron Plate corpses that had been refined could not withstand it, melting rapidly.
There were a total of eight Hydra Flowers like that blocking the tunnel. Coupled with Li Long himself, he truly could hold off ten thousand enemies by himself.
Xiong Batian felt rather regretful. It would have been better if he had made a detour, but he came up with an idea in a moment. He ordered all the zombies to retreat into the tunnel before ordering the Iron Plate corpses to dig to the two sides, avoiding the obstructing plants.
No matter how aggressive the plants were, they could not move around freely at the end of the day. Li Long was forced to constantly plant plants to defend himself.
"I'd like to see just how many seeds you have!" Xiong Batian sneered.
The seeds of aggressive plants that Li Long had accumulated were indeed close to running out. And, although it did not take a lot of energy to grow these seeds, the true qi in his dantian was close to running out as it accumulated. He held a spiritual stone in his hand to recover.
However, he instead seemed relieved and relaxed. A talisman flew out of his hand. It was only a regular Fire Talisman. If he was lucky, he would only be able to kill an Iron Plate corpse. The Fire Talisman exploded into a ball of fire in the air, but it did not fly towards any of the zombies. Instead, it flew towards the neatly arranged trees.
Boom!
The flames spread rapidly. The trees began to burn violently like torches. In particular, the fruits on the branches would immediately explode into flames as long as they were licked by the snakes of fire.
To disciples of the school of Agriculture, there were only two types of plants that were valuable. One of them was plants that were aggressive, but that only made up a small portion of them. Most of them were plants that had practical uses, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, and herbs.
Most of these trees were tung trees that had been specially nurtured. Even their resin was oily. Once they were set alight, even heavy rain would not be able to put them out.
A while later, the wall of trees turned into a wall of fire, dyeing the sky fire-red.
Xiong Batian led the Iron Plate corpses to carve out a tunnel under the trees. The army of zombies followed behind them. Basically all of them arrived below the wall of trees, only to suddenly discover that the surroundings had already turned into a sea of fire!
Basically every single zombie had been contaminated with a lot of tree sap. Their withered bodies were rapidly set alight. Even the Iron Plate corpses that were impervious to weapons began to twist and deform under the scorching flames with their armour.
Xiong Batian's expression changed drastically. He released his true qi to block the invasion of the flames. He could no longer care about the regular zombies. He led the Iron Plate corpses around and charged out of the sea of fire. All he saw was a figure descend from the sky, landing on the edge of the sea of fire.
Li Long's bare feet stepped on the solid ground. The fire reflected in his eyes and shone brightly. His rough hands held the hoe tightly and scattered the last seeds in his hands in front of him. One by one, they broke out of the ground, grew, danced, and fought side by side with him.
Great clouds of smoke rushed into the sky. After a brief period of clear skies, the dark clouds converged once more, shrouding the sky and blocking the moonlight. Autumn rain began to fall.
Where the rain and fire intersected, the vibrant plants and lifeless zombies became tangled violently.
Li Long's eyes remained fixed on Xiong Batian the entire time. He raised the hoe high into the air and swung it down viciously.
By the time the flames were reduced to ashes, the sky had already lit up. A drizzle landed on the grey charcoal, and with a hiss, it produced a wisp of smoke that seemed both misty and grey.
Within the smoke, Li Long lay on the scorching ground, gasping for air. He still gripped the hoe firmly in his hand as he gazed at the gloomy sky.
He propped himself up and gazed around. The entire Crouching Ox village had already been reduced to ruins. The wooden walls that had been reduced to piles of charcoal served as the boundary. On one side were the bricks and tiles that had been trampled flat by zombies, while the other side was charcoal that had been burnt to a crisp.
Although it rained afterwards, the fire still spread unavoidably.
Li Long could not help but become frustrated. After a bitter night of battle, he had killed the enemy, but he had failed to protect the village. He was not as resolute as Li Qingshan. This was still his home after all. Countless familiar people and objects had vanished overnight, so he did not feel any joy from victory at all. Instead, his heart weighed heavily.
"Father! Mother! Father! "
Sobs rang out from behind. Li Long turned around and saw a child clawing away in the ruins, but he could not even move the larger rocks. His face was covered in tears and snot.
For some reason, Li Long eased up inside. "What's your name?"
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