“Step back,” he whispered, as Yue Zheng held a flashlight in one hand and a dagger in the other, taking a step forward. “Liuzi, it’s me. You’re injured. Sit down, and I’ll help you bandage your wounds.”
Xu Song was picking up a flashlight from the ground when he heard him say that. His hand trembled, almost dropping the flashlight again. This person was clearly not in a normal state, and yet he wanted to help him with his injuries.
Looking up at Yue Zheng, who remained crouched, showing no signs of relaxation, Xu Song finally realized that it was just a tactical maneuver. He breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the flashlight, and took two steps back.
“Crack, crack.” It was the sound of something small breaking, but this time, it didn’t come from the person named Liuzi. Instead, it seemed to be coming from somewhere not far behind him.
Xu Song felt a tightening in his chest and nervously shone the light in that direction.
Another figure emerged from the rubble, missing an arm and a leg, but unlike Liuzi, this person was not covered in blood and was standing in the same manner as Liuzi.
Who is this? Liuzi at least had clothes on, why is this person naked?
As Xu Song looked at the withered and sunken limbs, a sudden realization flashed through his mind, and he exclaimed, “This is fake! How could this be? This is the male corpse from the coffin!”
The original target of this group of tomb raiders was an ancient Qing Dynasty tomb in the Mountain. Their exploration had been going smoothly, except for the unfortunate encounter with Xu Song.
Forced to follow them into the tomb, Xu Song witnessed them completely strip two ancient corpses and toss them aside. Some of them even grinned and told him that he would soon join the two corpses.
Fortunately, they accidentally discovered a collapsed floor, leading to the second level of the tomb with murals, which gave Xu Song a chance to be saved by Yue Zheng.
At this moment, Yue Zheng also recognized this corpse, and a chill ran down his spine. Although he had taken over this case, he did not believe in supernatural phenomena.
As part of the knowledge he acquired to infiltrate the enemy’s ranks, there were scientific explanations provided by experts for even the most abnormal events.
For example, the so-called curses were mostly the result of toxic gases that accumulated in tombs due to long-term sealing or deliberate placement of poisonous gases and traps by the tomb owners for the protection of their tombs.
As for the phenomenon of corpse reanimation, it was attributed to special ancient preservation methods that maintained the elasticity of the corpses and allowed their joints to move. The difference in air pressure inside and outside the coffin when it was opened was also cited as a contributing factor.
The remaining inexplicable events were explained using reasons such as “misinterpretation and exaggeration of rumors,” “hallucinations caused by excessive psychological repression,” or “the presence of hallucinogenic effects in toxic gases.”
But now, none of these scientific explanations could help him understand why a person who had been dead for hundreds of years suddenly stood up and walked toward him!
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Bowing his waist a little lower, Yue Zheng slowly brought the flashlight to his mouth and bit down on it. Regardless of whether these two individuals were dead or alive, they were clearly not normal now. If he had to act, he couldn’t hesitate!
Xu Song tried to steady his breath and hid behind a large rock as best he could. Although he couldn’t see Yue Zheng’s actions clearly from a distance, he could tell from his posture that he was like a cheetah ready to strike, facing his enemies head-on.
Suddenly, Xu Song felt his brain become unusually clear. There seemed to be a warm aura emanating from his waist pocket, soothing his emotions and making him calm, calm enough to think quickly and observe his surroundings carefully.
The two ‘people’ slowly moved step by step towards Yue Zheng’s position. Neither of them had focused eyes, and even the ancient corpse hadn’t opened its eyes. They seemed to be moving purely by instinct. When they were about four or five meters away from Yue Zheng, they suddenly accelerated, rushing toward him in a zigzag pattern!
They can run! They can run!
Xu Song’s heart tightened, and he quickly followed the shadows of the two individuals with his flashlight.
Yue Zheng had been waiting silently until the moment those two things charged toward him. Then, like a sword unsheathed, he fiercely counterattacked.
A faint black mist shrouded the attackers, not easily noticeable in the darkness. They ran, waving their arms towards Yue Zheng, their sharp nails glinting ominously.
“Tch!” A sharp dagger cut across Liuzi’s arm, causing a sizable wound. However, contrary to expectations, there was no gushing blood like a fountain. It was as if the blood in his body had already drained, leaving very little.
Yue Zheng focused all his energy on dodging the attacks of these two monsters who could no longer be called human. Their speed of assault surprised him, but their movements were nothing compared to a trained soldier or a martial artist. As long as he stayed focused, even in this dark environment, he could evade the attacks of these two monsters.
With lightning-fast thoughts, he took a few steps and positioned himself behind Liuzi, wielding his dagger and slashing toward the back of his neck.
“Splurt!” The sound of the blade cutting through the skin could be heard, but a dagger was still a dagger. Even if it was sharp, it couldn’t sever a person’s neck in a single stroke.
Liuzi’s head tilted in a grotesque position, still attached to his body by half, facing away from Yue Zheng. Yue Zheng was about to turn and attack the other person when he suddenly felt a chill in his chest and instinctively took a half-step back.
“Tch!” Liuzi’s nails cut a line across his chest. That arm attacked him in an unnatural, reverse direction!
Yue Zheng quickly retreated two steps backward. Liuzi in front of him still had his head tilted, with only a portion of his neck connected to his body, walking backward step by step towards him.
They were no longer human! Their weaknesses couldn’t be inferred based on human weaknesses, and their attack methods couldn’t be judged based on human attack methods!
Sparkling light burst from his eyes as Yue Zheng slightly bent his body, staring intently at the ‘person’ walking backward toward him.
“Brother Yue, try chopping off their heads!” Remembering the methods used to deal with zombies in movies, Xu Song quickly reminded him aloud.
That could be worth a try.
Yue Zheng had an idea in his mind. Taking advantage of Liuzi walking back towards him, he rushed forward, raised his knife, and the bloody, fleshy head fell to the ground.
“They’re still alive! Be careful!” Xu Song widened his eyes. That creature’s head had been severed, yet it continued to swing its arms and reach for Yue Zheng!
Fortunately, Yue Zheng had already understood that these people were no longer human. They wouldn’t attack in the same way as ordinary people.
Since cutting off their heads didn’t work, then he would continue to chop off their arms and legs! He didn’t believe they could still attack without limbs!
In the darkness, they could only catch occasional glimpses of Yue Zheng’s flashlight shining on the zombies or brushing past them. Xu Song widened his eyes, only able to capture the occasional glint of the knife in the darkness. His heart thumped with excitement. This was the battle of real men! This was the clash of experts!
Occasionally, a flash of white light tore through the darkness, and blow after blow landed heavily on the two creatures who could no longer be considered human.
Although the darkness prevented Xu Song from seeing the specific details of the fight, the sounds of combat and the occasional glimpse of action illuminated by the flashlight filled him with excitement.
At just over twenty years old, the most intense fight he had witnessed before in real life was nothing more than a street brawl between thugs. This level of intense hand-to-hand combat was a first for him.
Before long, relying on his combat experience, Yue Zheng broke both of Liuzi’s legs and left significant marks on the other corpse. A cloud of black smoke rose inconspicuously from the broken body and quietly slipped into the crevices of the scattered stones in the night.
Xu Song stared intently at Yue Zheng, his eyes shining brightly, while Yue Zheng, now with one major threat eliminated, fought even more bravely.
Finally, the other corpse also lost its fighting ability under his relentless assault, collapsing to the ground and unable to get up.
“Phew…” The unexpected battle had left Yue Zheng mentally tense. Now that the fight was finally resolved, it felt as if all his strength had been drained in an instant, and the pain in his leg resurfaced, making him long for a place to rest for a moment.
Xu Song also let out a sigh of relief, looking somewhat tremblingly at the two bodies scattered on the ground.
As his gaze swept past the corpse, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind, “Brother Yue, something’s not right! The corpses should still…”
Before he could finish his sentence, a sound came from above, and a dark shadow darted toward Xu Song!
Both of them instinctively raised their flashlights, and they saw the other ancient corpse extending its arms, flying through the air as if rushing towards Xu Song!
Yue Zheng was shocked, but it was too late for him to rush over and save him. He had just dealt with the two corpses, and now he was about four to five meters away from Xu Song, too far to make it in time!
Instinctively, he raised his hand, but all he held was a dagger about ten centimeters long, not a firearm. His arm swung forward as if unwillingly, but as a police officer, years of work experience had made him witness too many deaths. Yet at this moment, he still didn’t want to see another young and vibrant life vanish before his eyes.
At the moment his arm swung, the air behind the corpse, who had its back to him, twisted at an eerie angle. With a “pu” sound, a knife-like mark almost pierced through its back.
Yue Zheng stared blankly at the wound on the corpse’s back. There was still no blood flowing out, but it penetrated deep into her body, almost splitting her upper torso diagonally.
And that mark was almost identical to the mark he made when swinging through the air. A wave of dizziness washed over him, and Yue Zheng staggered before sitting down on the ground.
However, despite this bizarre occurrence, it did not stop the actions of the corpse. After being struck, it accelerated its charge toward Xu Song. Regardless of whether it could move or not, it could still harm Xu Song.
Xu Song widened his eyes in terror as the pale face in front of him drew closer and closer. The nails, emitting an ominous glow, carried an eerie light that instinctively prompted Xu Song to raise his arm in defense.
“Swoosh—”
A burst of fiery red flames spewed out from Xu Song’s palm. The ancient corpse was instantly engulfed in the flames, and the surrounding black mist ignited upon contact, emitting a piercing and sharp sound that made Xu Song dizzy and disoriented.
In just two or three minutes, no more flames emerged from his palm, and the corpse was completely burnt to black charcoal, lying motionless on the ground.
Yue Zheng looked at the still-smoking body with a bewildered expression, then turned his gaze towards Xu Song.
With a “plop” sound, as if all his energy had been drained from his body, Xu Song’s eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
Can I call them Power Rangers?
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But don’t they need a suit to disguise their identities?
I’m not sure, I never watch this show
Even as a kid? TAT hahhaha basically they are a group of people who suddenly found out that are supposed to save the world from aliens and monsters they then transform into people with skin-tight suit (imagine spiderman- like suit but a little loose?) with a helmet? They are mainly in one color like ranget red, pink, yellow, etc.
They also ride high tec idduno i think there was a shark ride, bird? Not sure anymore but they all combine into one gundam- transformer like but you can see animal heads??? Not sure any more TAT but you can say as a kid it was one of my top favs tv series.
Oh, wow, I didn’t know what they had animals’ robots (?)
Power rangers was not really popular in my country and I never meet in person who watch power rangers
Oh!!! They can have powers!!!
They discovered something new and drained their mana. I suppose, they will level up after using up their mana.