Chapter 30: Mutated Dead Body

Lingyun, who was heading toward Nan Rika Villa, suddenly paused, a trace of doubt rising in his heart. Just a moment ago, an existence with strength exceeding that of an ordinary dead body seemed to have intruded into the range of his Divine Sense.

"So it has finally appeared, a mutated dead body!" A cold glint flashed in Lingyun's eyes, and his Divine Sense instantly locked onto that dead body.

Luo Yexi's body also paused, then she landed beside Lingyun: "Master, it seems some fellow with not-insignificant strength has approached our Villa."

"Mm, I have already discovered it; that is likely the mutated dead body. You take Alice back first. I will go and meet that fellow!" Lingyun said in a low voice.

"But, Master, your current strength..." Luo Yexi asked with some worry.

"Do not worry about me; that fellow is likely just a mutated dead body that has evolved a few times. Its combat power will not exceed the Yellow Tier. With my current strength, dealing with it is absolutely more than enough. I just want to see exactly where these fellows have mutated—in combat power, or in intelligence," Lingyun said.

"Then Master, be careful. I will take Alice back first, and then I will be right there!" Luo Yexi nodded at Lingyun, then quickly flew toward Nan Rika Villa.

Lingyun's Divine Sense spread out to its full extent within a hundred meters, beginning to search for the traces of that mutated dead body. Before long, that dead body was locked onto by Lingyun. Lingyun leaped, landing on a perimeter wall.

From the house of the family that had just killed Alice's father, bursts of screams were already ringing out. Presumably, that dead body had already broken into the room and begun a massacre.

With a "Bang," a window was directly blown off, and a tall shadow darted out from the room. Lingyun, aided by the moonlight, saw the true face of this dead body clearly. This dead body was much taller than ordinary dead bodies, standing a full two meters tall. On its hands grew long claws; these claws shone with a cold light under the moonlight and looked extremely sharp.

"This is likely not a dead body that has evolved for the first time, but a product of multiple evolutions." A trace of gravity flashed in Lingyun's gaze. He had truly underestimated it by telling Luo Yexi earlier that this dead body was nothing to worry about. This fellow's strength was likely already approaching the peak of the Yellow Tier. With his current strength, if he were careless in facing it, there might be a possibility of capsizing in the gutter.

Perhaps it was because Lingyun standing on the wall was too eye-catching, but the mutated dead body discovered Lingyun at once. After emitting an unintelligible roar from its mouth, the mutated dead body lunged directly toward Lingyun's direction.

"While mutating, it not only gained a certain amount of vision but also increased its jumping power?" Lingyun watched the mutated dead body jumping rapidly in his direction and muttered to himself. "However, in terms of intelligence, there does not seem to be any major change."

The mutated dead body jumped to arrive in front of Lingyun, its right claw raised high, slashing straight at Lingyun. The Long sword in Lingyun's hand went horizontal, forcefully taking this strike.

With a "Clang," Lingyun's figure flew backward; he was knocked off the wall directly by that mutated dead body. However, Lingyun's body twisted in mid-air, and he landed lightly on the ground.

"And there is also a great enhancement in arm strength; the strongest means of attack should be the claws on its hands." As soon as Lingyun's figure landed, a cold light flickered from his hand, directly hitting the mutated dead body that had lost its balance on the wall.

With a "Rip," a large gash appeared on the dead body's body, and purple-black blood gushed out from it.

"In terms of physical defense, it has also improved to a certain extent. However, it has not developed the ability to self-heal, or perhaps it is just too weak and it cannot be seen for now." Lingyun pressed his left hand on his sword, his body slightly crouched, then he suddenly darted forward. "Comprehensive analysis: combat power might reach the peak of the Yellow Tier, but someone who has just entered the Yellow Tier is also enough to slay it. Additionally, if ordinary people use firearms, they can also kill it by hitting the vital points. Danger level: does not exceed three stars."

After the mutated dead body lunged at Lingyun, it stood on the wall swaying. Under the attack of that iron shard from Lingyun, it lost its balance even more and fell directly from the wall. When it landed on the ground, Lingyun also happened to rush to its side, the Long sword in his hand brandishing a biting cold light.

With a "Hiss," the mutated dead body rolled its body, narrowly avoiding its vital points, but the price was a huge wound appearing on its body. However, this kind of wound was of no significance at all to a dead body.

"It can dodge when facing death? This matter will cause great trouble for survivors; this means the dead body already has a certain level of intelligence." Lingyun frowned slightly.

The mutated dead body quickly crawled up from the ground, and after emitting a roar from its mouth, it waved the claws on both hands to attack Lingyun. The Long sword in Lingyun's hand pointed out repeatedly, and when it clashed with the mutated dead body's claws, sparks actually appeared.

With a "Whoosh," Luo Yexi had already appeared on a wall not far from Lingyun, her eyes staring tightly at the two sides locked in battle. After a short while, she let out a light breath; although this dead body was much stronger than she had imagined, it still would not be Lingyun's opponent. And the reason Lingyun had entangled with this mutated dead body for so long was presumably to collect data on the dead body.

"As for attacks, it just relies on its brute force? If so, the danger level is greatly reduced. Moreover, it will not stop once it starts attacking one of the targets; this is also a point that should be noted." The Long sword in Lingyun's hand used soft force, constantly parrying the mutated dead body's sharp claws.

Facing this kind of defense from Lingyun, the dead body was also helpless. Having only evolved a little bit of intelligence, when facing an enemy, it would only use one way to attack, and that was waving its claws. If it could not take down the enemy, then it would wave its claws again, waving them with greater force; other than that, it had no other way of attacking.

"If it has only increased in these aspects, then even Busujima Saeko could easily solve you after understanding your data." A sharp glint flashed in Lingyun's eyes; the data he needed was already in hand, and it was time to send the more important evidence that Ruoxi needed over.

"Hah!" A low shout came from Ling Tian's mouth, and the Long sword in his hand refracted a silvery-white light under the illumination of the street lamp. A screen of sword shadows spilled out from the Long sword; in an instant, the Long sword in Lingyun's hand slashed out at least twenty times, each strike pointing directly at the mutated dead body's head.

Facing Lingyun's suddenly changed fierce attack, the mutated dead body could only cross the claws on its hands above its head, attempting to block Lingyun's attack. Amidst a spray of sparks, Lingyun's offensive was indeed blocked, but the price the mutated dead body paid was that all ten sharp claws on its hands were severed.

Lingyun's Divine Sense instantly locked onto one sharp claw, then transferred it into the Cloud Realm. As the most important part of the mutated dead body, this claw also contained the most power; presumably, Ruoxi could analyze the power contained in this claw and finally lock onto the culprit, or at the very least, narrow down the range sufficiently.

Because he used Divine Sense to send the claw into the Cloud Realm, Lingyun's offensive slowed for a moment, and the mutated dead body with its severed claws immediately roared and charged toward Lingyun. Lingyun tapped his toes on the ground, sliding back nearly half a meter, easily dodging the dead body's attack. At the same time, his right foot exerted force, his figure instantly changing from retreating to lunging, quickly closing in on the mutated dead body, and the Long sword in his hand thrust out, easily taking its head.

"Master, how is the situation?" Luo Yexi dropped from the wall and came to Lingyun's side.

"The general situation is clear. If there are no sufficiently strong people to deal with this kind of dead body, it can definitely cause huge casualties." Lingyun frowned slightly. "But to say this fellow is strong, it is not strong to any great extent. We will talk about the specific situation when we get back. Having made such a big commotion here just now, I am afraid the surrounding dead bodies have all been attracted over."

"Mm."

The two leaped onto the top of the wall and hurried toward the direction of Nan Rika Villa.