The Fengmen Zombie stared in surprise at the back of the Avatar blocking in front of it, battling the Zombie Tiger King.
As it confirmed the other party was indeed the Avatar Zombie, the Fengmen Zombie let out a wry smile:
"I never thought I'd go from hunter to prey one day. I originally wanted to eat you, but now I'm being eaten by you."
In its opinion, the Avatar appearing to stop the Zombie Tiger King was simply because it also wanted to eat it. After all, they were in the corpse tide fog. Even it was starting to be affected by the fog, let alone the Avatar. The other party must have been attracted by their commotion, wanting to compete with the Zombie Tiger King for 'food.'
However, before the Fengmen Zombie could dwell on its wry smile for long, it noticed the Zombie Tiger King being sent flying by a single punch from the Avatar.
"Roar!"
The Zombie Tiger King let out a pained cry. Its entire head was smashed by more than half from the punch. Its body, like a tank, was sent crashing into a large rock. For a moment, it was dazed, only its remaining half-head wobbling.
Then, in the next second, the Avatar gave it no chance to breathe. With two steps combined into one, it closed the distance and appeared before the Zombie Tiger King. Its fists rained down like a storm upon the Zombie Tiger King.
For a time, piercing screams echoed continuously.
The Fengmen Zombie watched, somewhat stunned and lost in thought:
[Ding! Fengmen Zombie... Is this a rare breed? Its primitive attack instinct is to use fists. Is it unaffected by the corpse tide fog? It shouldn't be.]
[Host gains System Points +500]
As a zombie itself, it knew that once zombies inhaled the mist from the corpse tide fog, they would become violent and lose their minds, turning into mere killing machines. Because of this, zombies in the corpse tide fog attacked people without any technique, only following their most primitive killing instincts, such as biting, tearing with their hands, and sucking blood.
However... the Avatar Zombie before it was different from the zombies in the corpse tide fog it had encountered. It used its fists, showing no zombie-like behavior at all. The Fengmen Zombie couldn't help but assume it was unaffected by the corpse tide fog, but quickly dismissed the thought. Its strength was comparable to the Zombie Tiger King, both being top-tier Ghost Kings. This level of strength was not enough to remain unaffected in the corpse tide fog, especially since it, a half-step Nation-Guard level being, was already feeling the effects.
As it was thinking, a loud bang interrupted the Fengmen Zombie's thoughts.
It looked intently. The Fengmen Zombie's expression changed slightly. The Avatar had killed the Zombie Tiger King at some point, quickly finishing it off. Then, without paying attention to the Zombie Tiger King's corpse, it turned its head and looked directly at the Fengmen Zombie.
[Ding! Fengmen Zombie... This time, you truly cannot escape your fate.]
[Host gains System Points +600]
Under its gaze, the Avatar walked towards it. As it approached, the Avatar reached out its hand towards it. Seeing this, the Fengmen Zombie couldn't help but close its eyes, preparing to meet its fate of being devoured by the Avatar. It had already begun to imagine its arms and neck being torn off, being frantically bitten and consumed by the Avatar.
However, in the next second...
"Huh?"
The Fengmen Zombie felt its arm being grabbed by a broad hand, and its body being helped up. It couldn't help but open its eyes to look. Upon seeing this, the Fengmen Zombie was dumbfounded.
[Ding! Fengmen Zombie... What's going on? This is...]
[Host gains System Points +700]
It saw that the Avatar was not eating it, but was helping it up, placing its hand on its shoulder to support it. When the Avatar saw it looking, it grinned. Then, the Avatar opened its mouth and spoke in very broken Chinese:
"I, take, you, out."
As soon as it spoke, the Fengmen Zombie froze.
[Ding! Fengmen Zombie... It's saving me? I was actually... saved by the Avatar Zombie?]
[Host gains System Points +800]
The Fengmen Zombie stared blankly at the Avatar before it, momentarily stunned, allowing itself to be supported out of the place and towards the outside of the corpse tide fog. It wasn't until they had walked for a long time, reaching the edge of the corpse tide fog where the outside scenery could be vaguely seen through the mist, that the Fengmen Zombie snapped back to reality. However, before it could ask, the Avatar had already let go of it, pointed towards the outside of the corpse tide fog, and smiled:
"Here, you, can, go, out."
With that, the Avatar turned and walked back into the corpse tide fog, disappearing into the thick mist. The Fengmen Zombie watched in a daze as the Avatar entered.
Then, the Fengmen Zombie's expression stiffened, and it said:
"The Avatar Zombie isn't afraid of the corpse tide fog? How is that possible? It saved me? What in the world is going on?"
In its words, the Fengmen Zombie looked in the direction of the Avatar's departure into the mist, its eyes filled with undisguised shock.
[Ding! Fengmen Zombie is shocked... What kind of monster has Yunnan Worm Valley bred that can fearlessly enter the corpse tide fog?]
[Host gains System Points +900]
Despite the shock, the Fengmen Zombie did not linger. It turned and walked towards the outside of the corpse tide fog. As it stepped out, it immediately saw Zhang Wei and the others waiting outside the fog.
"Zhang Wei?"
The Fengmen Zombie exclaimed in surprise, looking at Zhang Wei and the others.
[Ding! Fengmen Zombie is surprised and relieved... Zhang Wei! My descendant! Haha, it's so good to see you again. Did you wait for me here specifically? Hahahaha!]
[Host gains System Points +900]
At the same time, outside the corpse tide fog, as time ticked by and the Fengmen Zombie still hadn't appeared, everyone was feeling uneasy. Just as they thought the Fengmen Zombie was probably dead, the Fengmen Zombie emerged from within.
"Fengmen Zombie!"
"I told you, Fengmen Zombie can survive. After all, misfortune lasts a thousand years. Don't you think so?"
"Haha, my heavens, Fengmen Zombie, you really made it out alive!"
Everyone rushed forward. Huang Xiaodan even came up and asked:
"It seems my dad was right to have you participate. You're truly amazing to have survived the corpse tide fog. This is the first time in legend that someone has survived the corpse tide fog. No, it should be the first time a zombie has survived the corpse tide fog. Huh? What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
As he spoke, Huang Xiaodan noticed the Fengmen Zombie's strange gaze and instinctively touched his face, asking:
"Is there something on my face?"
In response to Huang Xiaodan's question, the Fengmen Zombie slowly shook its head:
"I didn't get out by myself. I was rescued."
Huh? Everyone was stunned. The next moment, their eyes widened, and they looked at the Fengmen Zombie in disbelief.
"Huh? Was there someone else in the corpse tide fog? No! Who rescued you?"
"Besides us, did someone else come to Yunnan Worm Valley?"
"Fengmen Zombie, are you sure you're not joking? You were rescued, so where is the person who rescued you? Why didn't they come out? Could it be that he..."
As they spoke, they couldn't help but look towards the corpse tide fog, but they saw no second figure besides the Fengmen Zombie. Regarding this, everyone assumed that person had died while saving the Fengmen Zombie. Huang Xiaodan also thought so, but before he could say, "Could it be that he died saving you?", the Fengmen Zombie saw what Huang Xiaodan was about to say and interrupted him:
"I was indeed rescued. He didn't die, he just went back into the corpse tide fog. He seems to have the ability to ignore the effects of the corpse tide fog."
As the Fengmen Zombie spoke, everyone was shocked. Having witnessed the horror of the corpse tide fog before, they couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Who was that person?"
"I didn't expect someone else to come to Yunnan Worm Valley besides us. Who is it? Is he from our Great Xia? Do we know him? Hurry up and describe him, maybe we know him."
In response to everyone's barrage of questions, the Fengmen Zombie looked at them and slowly replied:
"He is not human. However, you do know him, and you mentioned him not long ago."
"Ah? Who?"
"The Avatar Zombie."
"Ah???"