Chapter 524: If It Doesn't Work, I'll Make a Grand Move

Zheng Yixian had completely lost control of the situation.

In reality, their control over the zombie horde was far from absolute. They couldn’t command it at will, and now, one wrong move could get him killed.

In desperation, he decided to take Bian Junwu away. He believed that as long as Bian Junwu was alive, there was still a chance to salvage the situation.

Bian Junwu instantly saw through Zheng Yixian’s intentions.

“You think saving me alone will fix everything? Don’t be so naive!” Bian Junwu snapped.

“Jiangnan District has run out of patience with the zombie problem in Tianhai City.”

“If we don’t eliminate the horde within the next 24 hours, everyone here will die!”

Zheng Yixian’s pupils shrank sharply.

“What?! How could this happen?”

“You must be joking! There are still over a hundred thousand zombies here, and we’ve already exhausted all our strength—how are we supposed to deal with them?”

Bian Junwu replied coldly, “How else? We fight to the death.”

Zheng Yixian’s face twisted in an ugly grimace, as if he had swallowed something foul. His expression flickered with venomous hatred.

To him, if it weren’t for Bian Junwu and his team coming to Tianhai City, their grand plan would have already succeeded!

Zhang Yi and his group heard their conversation clearly through Bian Junwu’s communicator.

Zhang Yi frowned immediately. Something about the situation didn’t align with his expectations.

Zheng Yixian’s tone was anxious, not like he was putting on an act.

“That’s strange. Isn’t the zombie horde under their control? Or is he just unwilling to sacrifice what they worked so hard to cultivate and is putting on a show?”

Outside Yangsheng Base, Bian Junwu and his team had already reached the riverbank.

A brutal battle erupted instantly!

In mere moments, over a dozen top-tier Superhumans were swallowed by the zombie tide, as all kinds of zombies roared and swarmed in for the kill.

Bian Junwu took off his sunglasses—Desolation activated!

In an instant, thousands of zombies around him turned to ash under this terrifying power.

“Cough, cough… cough, cough…”

Blood seeped through Bian Junwu’s fingers as he covered his mouth.

“Captain!!”

Wu Di shouted in horror. Then, with a fierce determination, he unleashed a barrage of floating cannons in all directions!

Even the heavily armored Bronze Armored Zombies were left with gaping holes in their bodies upon contact with the light spheres.

“Cough… Hurry! Break through!”

Bian Junwu endured the pain and urged his team forward.

In the sky, Zheng Yixian used psychokinesis to push the zombies away.

“Something… feels off,” Liang Yue murmured as he observed the zombie horde behind them.

“These zombies we’re facing today are more aggressive than the ones we encountered before.”

“We only lured a small portion of them away, but there are still over a hundred thousand zombies surrounding the investigation team.”

“Can they… really make it out alive?”

Zhang Yi’s gaze sharpened, his expression turning grim.

The situation was veering off course from what he had anticipated.

His original plan was to use this crisis to force the Followers of the Snow God to give up control over the zombies.

That way, even if Yuan Kongye held immense power, he wouldn’t necessarily have the confidence to turn against the other factions of the Xichuan forces.

But now, things were moving in a direction even he couldn’t predict.

Either the Followers of the Snow God had gone mad and intended to wipe out the investigation team along with their own allies…

Or even they had lost control of the zombie horde.

Zhang Yi leaned toward the latter.

He didn’t believe that Yuan Kongye or Zheng Yixian were the kind of fools who would act without considering the consequences.

But right now, the biggest problem was—how to solve this crisis?

“If nothing else works, I’ll go and make a grand move.”

As Zhang Yi spoke, his eyes sparkled with a sharp glint, but a subtle, knowing smile played at his lips.

His teammates turned to look at him.

“What are you planning?”

Zhang Yi glanced at them.

“I’ll use my ability with the Dimensional Gate to teleport over and save them.”

Zhang Yi’s Dimensional Gate had an activation range of 300 meters around him.

Within that range, as long as he opened two gates simultaneously, he could instantly teleport between them.

And since the Dimensional Gate required no energy consumption and had no cooldown time…

In other words, if Zhang Yi moved fast enough, he could simulate near-instantaneous teleportation and reach Bian Junwu’s team.

His words made everyone’s eyes light up.

They recalled how, back in the subway, Zhang Yi had used the Dimensional Gate to help them escape from a zombie siege.

But until now, he had never explained the exact mechanics of the ability to them.

Its range, duration, and whether it could be used multiple times—none of them knew.

So naturally, they had no idea if Zhang Yi could use it to rescue people.

Now that they had a definite answer, their expressions visibly relaxed.

“You should have said so earlier! If we had known, we wouldn’t have needed to struggle so much in the first place.”

But Zhang Yi simply gazed out the window into the distance.

“I think you misunderstood what I meant.”

“I said I’d save them, but not in the way you’re thinking.”

Everyone looked puzzled.

“What do you mean?”

Wasn’t he talking about using the Dimensional Gate’s teleportation ability to extract people from the zombie horde?

Zhang Yi spoke calmly.

“Jiangnan District’s last hope for us is to eliminate the zombie horde in Tianhai City within 24 hours.”

“They didn’t say we had to ensure the investigation team survives.”

“So even if I rescue them from the horde, it would be meaningless. It wouldn’t stop the ‘Reaper of Love’ from arriving.”

“Oh, and now… we have less than 16 hours left.”

Zhang Yi glanced at the Rolex on his wrist and spoke in a casual tone.

Fatty Xu and the others stiffened, their expressions turning grim again.

“That’s impossible,” Fatty Xu muttered.

“Xiao Honglian managed to kill over a hundred thousand zombies by igniting the crude oil, but most of the Bronze Armored Zombies and Flying Bronze Zombies survived.”

“With the remaining horde still in the tens of thousands, there’s no way we can wipe them all out on our own.”

Liang Yue furrowed his brows and said in a deep voice,

“Perhaps from the very start, the ‘24 hours’ was just an excuse.”

“Jiangnan District must have already determined that we couldn’t solve the zombie crisis. That’s why they had already planned to deploy the ‘Reaper of Love.’”

“The 24-hour deadline was just a formality for the investigation team.”

Fatty Xu trembled and turned to Zhang Yi with a hopeful look.

“Boss, let’s run! We still have time to leave Tianhai City!”

Zhang Yi paused for a moment, then let out a faint smile.

“I already said… if no one else can do it, I’ll make a grand move.”

“This is my last attempt. We still have time. If I fail, then we’ll leave.”

With that, he leaped out of the window.

In a flash, his figure disappeared into the zombie horde 300 meters away.

Before the zombies could react, Zhang Yi’s silhouette flickered again, dashing toward Bian Junwu’s team.

“Boss!!”

Fatty Xu clung to the window in horror.

Hua Hua’s ears perked up, her eyes widening like copper bells, filled with tension.

Zhang Yi didn’t give them a chance to persuade him—he was already gone.

“He’ll be fine! Even if he can’t wipe out the horde, Zhang Yi has the ability to escape safely.”

“We’ll just wait for him here, as he said.”

Uncle You spoke as he lifted a rocket launcher and fired a devastating shot into the horde behind them.

Boom!

Dozens of zombies were blasted into pieces, their limbs flying through the air.

Author's Note