Chapter 25: What Kind of Grudge, What Kind of Resentment

Previously, upon sensing that infrared beam locking onto him, Chen Yusheng had almost no hesitation and immediately turned to rush back into the basement with seven Mutant Zombies.

He had just stepped into the basement when it felt as if the entire city had been violently torn apart by a deafening, thunderous roar.

The next moment, Chen Yusheng only felt a buzzing in his ears; the world instantly plunged into deathly silence, and he could not hear a single sound.

The violent energy unleashed by the explosion swept down like a tsunami, slamming into him with such force that his internal organs were instantly displaced and severely injured.

Amidst the spinning world, his vision went black, his consciousness sank completely into darkness, and he lost consciousness on the spot.

When Chen Yusheng opened his eyes again, his surroundings were pitch black, to the point where he could not see his own hand.

He endured the excruciating pain to check his body, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily pulled into a bitter smile.

He was currently trapped in a small cavity left behind after the basement collapsed, his legs pinned tightly by a heavy block of concrete; looking inward, he saw his legs had long since suffered comminuted fractures.

Beyond that, all the internal organs in his body were injured, the severity of which was terrifying.

His ears were completely deaf; no matter what happened in the outside world, he could not hear the slightest sound.

Fortunately, while he was unconscious, the True Qi in his body had operated by instinct, silently repairing some of his fatal injuries; otherwise, he would likely have died long ago.

"Roar—"

A low, guttural roar sounded nearby; although Chen Yusheng could not hear it, he clearly felt the vibration of the sound waves.

He immediately channeled True Qi into his eyes and, using the faint light, looked over to see a giant Mutant Zombie beside him using its body to hold up a multi-ton concrete pier.

Judging by the posture, if not for this giant zombie holding on for dear life, this concrete pier would have already smashed down onto him, crushing him directly into meat paste.

Chen Yusheng looked around and discovered that this cavity was about the size of half a room.

Aside from the giant zombie in front of him, most of the other Mutant Zombies had been buried alive by the collapsed building debris.

However, he could still clearly sense the aura fluctuations of those Mutant Zombies: all four giant zombies were basically still alive, while of the three agile-type zombies, two had completely lost their vitality, leaving only one that had luckily survived.

It seemed that the physical strength of the agile-type Mutant Zombies was ultimately a notch lower.

The giant Mutant Zombies had bodies comparable to refined steel, which was why they had withstood the terrifying weight of the building's collapse.

The agile-type zombies had relatively fragile bodies, so under the impact of such a disaster-level explosion, their survival rate was naturally much lower.

What gave Chen Yusheng a slight sense of relief was that the surviving agile-type zombie had not been trapped and was staying intact within the cavity, ready to take orders at any time.

"Old Seven, come here, help me lift this thing off my legs." Chen Yusheng immediately issued an order to that agile-type zombie.

Upon receiving the command, the agile-type zombie immediately rushed forward and tried to lift the concrete block with all its might.

But the concrete block pinning Chen Yusheng's legs was simply too massive and heavy; with its strength, it could not lift it at all.

"Old Seven, forget about me, go dig out Old Four; save Old Four first." Chen Yusheng immediately changed his order.

The agile-type zombie did not dare to hesitate and immediately lunged to the side, using its sharp claws to frantically scrape away the rubble and broken beams to dig out the other giant zombie that was pinned.

Taking advantage of the gap while the zombie was rescuing, Chen Yusheng hurriedly fished several Zombie Crystals from his bosom, then put them into his mouth to begin absorbing energy, frantically recovering the True Qi he had exhausted.

He had to recover his True Qi as quickly as possible to stabilize the rampaging injuries in his body.

Otherwise, even if the other Mutant Zombies dug him out, he would still be highly likely to die here due to the severity of his injuries.

Half an hour later, under the agile-type zombie's constant digging, the pinned giant zombie, Old Four, was finally successfully rescued.

"Old Four, come here, help me lift this concrete block." Chen Yusheng immediately ordered the giant zombie that had just been freed.

The strength of a giant zombie was far beyond that of an agile-type zombie; with their combined pulling force, it took nearly ten minutes to finally move the concrete block pinning Chen Yusheng and rescue him completely.

After being freed, Chen Yusheng immediately had the zombies carry him to the innermost, relatively safe position of the cavity.

The moment he escaped the danger, the giant zombie that had been holding up the concrete pier finally relaxed its strength.

The massive concrete pier collapsed with a boom, and the edge of the cavity suffered another small-scale collapse, with rubble constantly rolling down.

Fortunately, the scope of the collapse was limited to the edge and did not reach the central area where Chen Yusheng was.

"Old Three, Old Four, and Old Seven, you three guard me; if the cavity collapses again, hold it up for me immediately."

After finishing his orders to the three Mutant Zombies, Chen Yusheng immediately sat cross-legged and channeled his True Qi to begin repairing his body with his full focus.

The True Qi flowed frantically through his Meridians; every time it touched a wound, it brought heart-wrenching, excruciating pain.

Chen Yusheng gritted his teeth, the veins on his forehead bulging, while hatred surged in his heart.

"Damn He Family, you just wait."

At this moment, Chen Yusheng's hatred for the people of the He Family had climbed to the extreme.

He still did not understand what kind of deep Qiu he had with the He Family that would make them try to kill him again and again.

According to the information he had previously obtained from that little girl, it seemed the original owner had once swindled the He Family out of a sum of money for his own sale.

But this was already the apocalypse, where money had long since become as useless as waste paper; was the He Family really so persistent in wanting to kill him over a bit of money that was already useless?

Chen Yusheng vaguely felt that the relationship between the original owner and the He Family was by no means as simple as it appeared on the surface, but he had no way to guess the truth now.

Regardless of what grievances the original owner had with the He Family, the original owner was already dead, and the He Family was targeting him, Chen Yusheng, time and time again.

This Qiu, he had noted it down, and he would definitely take revenge.

"If the He Family knew I wasn't dead, I wonder if they would continue to hunt me down," Chen Yusheng pondered to himself.

But regardless of whether the He Family would continue to move against him, the relationship between him and the He Family was already a death-feud that would not end until one side perished.

"When my cultivation reaches great success, I must find a way to subdue a Zombie King; when that time comes, I will directly control a zombie tide and flatten the entire He Family!"

Time ticked away in the deathly silent ruins.

Chen Yusheng kept absorbing Zombie Crystals to replenish his True Qi, then used the True Qi to repair the severe injuries all over his body bit by bit.

He did not know how much time had passed, but the injuries on his body finally healed completely under the heaven-defying healing effect of his True Qi.

The restorative ability of True Qi was stronger than he could have imagined.

And this was still without him having learned any Wood-element Technique; if he had learned a Wood-element Technique, the speed of healing his injuries would have been even faster.

Chen Yusheng secretly felt fortunate that he had always been in the habit of carrying a large number of Zombie Crystals with him.

If not for the support of these crystals, even if he possessed True Qi that could repair his body, he would ultimately have been a clever housewife unable to cook without rice.

After his body was fully recovered, Chen Yusheng immediately issued new orders to the three Mutant Zombies: "Old Three, you stay here and guard me. Old Four, Old Seven, you two go and dig out the buried Old One and Old Two."

Under Chen Yusheng's command, the two Sangshi immediately began clearing the ruins and digging out their companions.

Another Sangshi stood guard by his side, never leaving an inch; should the cavity collapse again, it would be the first to use its body to shield Chen Yusheng from danger.

Two hours later, the remaining two buried giant Sangshi were also successfully rescued.

Having escaped death once again, Chen Yusheng's original seven Mutant Zombies were now reduced to only five.

After a brief rest, Chen Yusheng began to ponder his next move: should he have the Mutant Zombies dig a tunnel to help him escape, or should he temporarily remain in these ruins?

By staying here, he could focus on his closed-door cultivation in peace.

He still had over two hundred Zombie Crystals left on him, enough to support his cultivation for about ten days.

Besides the Zombie Crystals, he estimated he was carrying some dry rations; if used sparingly, they would be enough to sustain him here for several days.

Although there was no water, as long as he could open the Meridians and Acupoints in his kidney region, he could cast a water-type Technique to condense water out of thin air.

As for oxygen, True Qi could directly replace oxygen to provide energy to his cells; even if he did not breathe for a long time, he would not suffocate to death.

If he stayed here, Chen Yusheng could at least cultivate safely and steadily for four or five days.

But once he went out, his biggest worry was being discovered by the He Family again.

The other side possessed drones; the moment he showed his head, it was highly likely he would be locked onto from high altitude and invite another lethal disaster.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Yusheng finally decided to hide under the ruins for a few days of closed-door cultivation.

Right now, the He Family must think that he had been reduced to nothing under the missile bombardment.

After a few days passed, perhaps they would lower their guard and stop sending drones to search continuously.

As long as he cultivated quietly under these ruins for a few days, he was confident he could increase the amount of True Qi in his body to over two hundred strands.

Therefore, it would not be too late to go out once his strength had reached a higher level.