Is this what a zombie is?

92. The Gaze of Death

The deep-seated awe of imperial power and the fear of failure that were ingrained in Li Lianying caused his mental breakdown.

He could not accept this fact, nor was he willing to accept that his two-hundred-year-old plan had failed at the last hurdle.

Of course, what he feared even more was death; for losers, death was the only way out. All of this drove him mad, causing him to scream at the top of his lungs.

"Our plan was flawless, every step was meticulously calculated, how could... how could it have turned out like this!"

Faced with his howling like a spendthrift dog, Ai Yi remained silent, her eyes seemingly carrying a hint of pity.

This made Li Lianying even more vulnerable. He didn't need anyone's pity. He was not a loser. He could not possibly lose.

He suddenly turned his head, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Jiang Chen, who was dealing with the Undying Bone.

Some people, when they fail, don't look for the reasons within themselves, but instead place all the blame on others, portraying themselves as the victims.

Clearly, Li Lianying was in this state at the moment, his eyes filled with resentment as he looked at Jiang Chen.

"It's you, it's all your fault, Jiang Chen. If it weren't for you, this variable, none of this would have slipped out of our control. It's all your fault."

Completely driven mad, Li Lianying blamed all the failures on Jiang Chen.

He roared and pointed his spear at Jiang Chen. Under his control, the zombie fungus mother lunged at Jiang Chen.

Although he was exhausted from dealing with the Unmelting Bone, Jiang Chen still managed to spare some attention to keep an eye on Ai Yi's situation.

The moment he saw the aura of the true dragon erupt from Ai Yi, he knew he was safe, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was finally at ease.

However, Li Lianying's unfounded accusations and charges were nothing short of a disaster for Jiang Chen.

Damn it, you've got your eye on my Tai Sui destiny, tricked me into coming here, and made me act as a vessel for the blood coral Tai Sui. Isn't that you?

This is still my fault!!!

Seeing the zombie fungus mother flying towards him, Jiang Chen immediately tried to shoot it down. Before he could even form his palm lightning, the Undying Bone slapped him down.

The corpse energy and the palm wind stung his cheeks. He activated his plasma heart and used the Lightning Dragon movement technique to dodge at maximum speed.

After narrowly escaping the attack of the Undying Bone, he was enveloped in a ghastly green light. This emerald green glow made Jiang Chen feel uneasy.

The Zombie Fungus mother doesn't fly very fast, but its light carries a large number of Zombie Fungus spores. Anyone who comes into contact with the light will become infected and parasitized, and the spores will grow and multiply rapidly under the influence of the light.

In just a fraction of a second, the number of zombie bacteria in Jiang Chen's body had reached tens of billions.

He wanted to use the previous method to disinfect, but it takes time to go from having the idea to taking action.

It was this extremely brief delay of a fraction of a second that determined Jiang Chen's fate.

Jiang Chen's last thought was, "Damn it, here we go again!!!"

The jelly-like mass, like a facehugger, was stuck to Jiang Chen's face.

Then, it enters his body through his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, invading, occupying, and parasitizing him.

Jiang Chen stood frozen in place, the lightning and blood light on his body dimming simultaneously, replaced by a deep, ghastly green, a lush, unhealthy green.

The Zombie Fungus Mother possesses the ability to forcibly parasitize and control, but this force can only be applied to one target at a time, which is exactly what happened to Jiang Chen.

"Jiang Chen!"

Seeing this scene, Ai Yi on the high platform instinctively raised the Imperial Seal of the State in his hand, wanting to mobilize the power of the five-clawed golden dragon totem in the sky to save his brother.

But the moment that thought arose in his mind, an indescribable sense of unease made him freeze on the spot.

A gaze was fixed on the majestic and sacred five-clawed golden dragon in the clouds.

There was a connection between Ai Yi and the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, so when this gaze locked onto the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, it also made him feel locked onto.

Under that gaze, Ai Yi felt as if her soul had been frozen.

His mind went blank, his thoughts completely stopped, and he couldn't even muster the thought of moving a finger.

What is a death stare? It is an unyielding death stare.

Who else, besides Li Lianying and the Blood Coral Tai Sui, has set its sights on the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Totem?

In the sky, thick dark clouds churned violently, and a deep black mist condensed out of thin air, transforming into a hand that blotted out the sky and the sun.

Its mere existence became the eye of the typhoon, and the area around Doghead became a vacuum zone.

A gigantic, pitch-black palm of energy reached out to grab the five-clawed golden dragon.

"hold head high--!!!"

The five-clawed golden dragon weaved through the clouds, trying to evade.

However, the black giant hand was extremely fast, seemingly able to ignore the limitations of space, and instantly grasped the golden dragon in its palm.

The giant hand suddenly tightened.

The five-clawed golden dragon let out a mournful cry, its golden light quickly dimmed, its sacred dragon body was corroded by black energy, and its scales began to peel off.

Ai Yi, who resonated with the feeling, felt a deep, indescribable pain and a profound sense of powerlessness wash over her.

Finished!

Just as the five-clawed golden dragon was about to be instantly refined, it was grabbed.

A ray of light suddenly appeared.

That was a flash of sword light.

This sword light was incredibly fast, carrying an unstoppable sharpness, and precisely struck the giant black palm.

The black giant palm was slashed by the sword light, leaving a smooth cut. The entire black giant palm was cut in half, but even when it was split in two, part of the palm did not loosen its grip on the five-clawed golden dragon.

So immediately afterward, thousands of sword lights, much finer than before but still sharp, rained down from the sky, like a torrential downpour from the heavens, densely shooting down.

The broken black giant hand was chopped into fine pieces and dismembered into countless tiny fragments by this rain of swords.

The wind howled.

A bronze giant sword, tens of meters long, pierced through the clouds and hovered steadily above the dog leader.

Four figures stood atop the giant sword.

The young man at the head of the group was dressed in white, with a hint of languor on his handsome face; he was Simon Deng.

He used his sword to fly, carrying Dongfang Liang, Beitang Ming, and Nangong Moya, and arrived in the shortest possible time.

Seeing the black giant hand capture the five-clawed golden dragon from a kilometer away, Ximen Deng used his sword control technique to unleash a sword energy attack on the black giant hand.

A thousand meters away, the black giant hand was sliced ​​into minced meat, but the shattered black energy did not dissipate.

They were like living things, wriggling and trying to come together, attempting to piece themselves back together.

The four of them naturally wouldn't give it a chance. Nangong Moya snorted coldly and quickly formed hand seals.

Large swaths of orange-red flames appeared out of thin air, transforming into a sea of ​​fire that swept towards the fragments of black energy.

This flame is the Bing-Ding True Fire. Although it is not as powerful as the original power of the Nanming Li Fire, it is still an extremely Yang and strong flame.