Jun Wushuang was filled with despair. He knew that he couldn't escape today. Since Firefly's companion beast had appeared and could happily communicate with these two Seven-Bar Zombies, his fate was sealed.
He stared coldly at Pudgy, his heart brimming with hatred.
All of this was Firefly's doing; they actually used E City's power to deal with him.
Jun Wushuang had to admit, it was truly a taste of his own medicine. He had just used Firefly as a blade to eliminate Lord Gun, and the other party immediately returned the favor. He had lost fairly.
A bitter smile appeared on Jun Wushuang's face. He no longer struggled.
He had already seen the three vertical bars on the forehead of that diamond-like small beast. Back in H City, he didn't know what a three-bar zombie's companion beast signified.
After some time in E City, he understood that a three-bar zombie's companion beast represented power comparable to, or even surpassing, a Seven-Bar Zombie.
If he had known earlier, he shouldn't have provoked Firefly from the beginning; this force was too terrifying.
It was laughable that he had clearly known Firefly had a three-bar zombie and its companion beast, yet due to ignorance, he provoked Firefly. Now, it was too late for regrets.
Now, let alone being severely injured, even in his peak condition, he might not have been able to escape from a three-bar companion beast, not to mention two additional seven-bar companion beasts.
In the distance, the screams had gradually weakened. Jun Wushuang knew that the pursuers must have suffered heavy losses. It was good that they weren't doing well; with so many people to accompany him, he wouldn't die alone.
He closed his eyes, sighed softly at Pudgy, lifted his head, and said faintly, "Do it. Tell your master that I, Jun Wushuang, am defeated and accept it wholeheartedly. We'll fight again in the next life; I will never underestimate my opponent again."
Unfortunately, Pudgy was destined not to convey his words to Zuo Feng. It could understand human language, but it couldn't transmit speech to Zuo Feng.
A spatial blade condensed in Pudgy's mouth and struck down. Jun Wushuang's body remained still, a hint of relief flashing in his eyes.
The spatial blade sliced through, and blood splattered.
As he fell, his heart was unusually calm, as if all grievances had been settled.
In a pool of blood, Jun Wushuang's vision gradually blurred, and the sound of the wind in his ears faded, as if he had returned to the day he first established Peerless Apocalypse, magnificent and unrivaled for a time.
A relieved smile played on his lips. Everything had finally come to an end.
After Jun Wushuang's death, Pudgy waved its small hand, and Jun Wushuang's body was taken into Pudgy's inherent space.
The clever creature even knew to bring the body back to report.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak" — the three small companion beasts continuously chattered, and no one knew what they were discussing. Soon after, the unconscious Seven-Bar Zombie returned here.
The zombie had no consciousness and acted purely on instinct. As a companion beast, Pudgy was not the zombie's target, so this Seven-Bar Zombie naturally wouldn't attack Pudgy;
Moreover, a zombie's companion beast can influence the zombie's behavior, and the two Seven-Bar companion beasts had just become friends with Pudgy, so it was even more impossible for them to let the zombie attack Pudgy.
At the same time, over thirty figures fled H City in disarray.
Leading them were Jun Moce, Mo Tianya, Pan Yeluo, and Wen Wudao.
At this moment, their faces were filled with terror, and they fled in panic, not daring to stop for a moment.
Too terrifying, too terrifying! There really was a Seven-Bar Zombie.
Over three hundred experts who had lit Six Lotus Seeds faced it, and it was a one-sided slaughter, with less than ten percent able to escape.
The four still had lingering fears in their hearts, and their eyes were filled with immense hatred.
They hadn't expected Jun Wushuang to lead them into such a dangerous place. If they hadn't fought with all their might to escape, they would probably have already perished.
At this moment, they only wanted to flee back to E City as quickly as possible. With the Seven-Bar Zombie unleashed, there was no force that could fight it now; they could only stay far away from H City.
During their escape, the four constantly looked back, fearing that the zombie would pursue them.
Pan Yeluo gritted his teeth and said, "That bastard Jun Wushuang made us lose so many brothers. This grudge is irreconcilable!"
Mo Tianya said in a deep voice, "The direction the zombie appeared from is the same direction Jun Wushuang fled. Jun Wushuang must already be a dead man, so hating him now is meaningless."
Jun Moce's gaze was cold: "It's a pity we couldn't pry the method for breaking through the bottleneck from Jun Wushuang's mouth. It really was trying to steal a chicken and losing the rice instead."
Wen Wudao snorted coldly: "Let's not hide anything anymore. Although Jun Wushuang is dead, he was once the leader of Peerless Apocalypse. With his strength as an expert who had lit half of the eighth lotus seed, the force he built could still be destroyed by someone. The force that destroyed Peerless Apocalypse must not be simple, and they might also have a method for breaking through the bottleneck."
Wen Wudao continued while running: "I don't believe you haven't thought of this. This time, we all suffered heavy losses. If we can find that force, perhaps we can obtain clues for breaking through the bottleneck from them. However, a force capable of destroying Peerless Apocalypse is certainly not a pushover. I advise you to put away your petty schemes; working together is the only way out."
Jun Moce, Mo Tianya, and Pan Yeluo's eyes flashed with complex expressions upon hearing this.
They naturally could think of this, but their respective ambitions and selfish desires made it difficult for them to fully trust each other.
The three were silent for a moment, then finally nodded, each leading their surviving subordinates, and galloped towards E City.
Meanwhile, Pudgy and the two Seven-Bar companion beasts were leisurely playing in the ruins.
After playing for a while, Pudgy stopped its frolicking; it was time to go back and report the mission.
Pudgy couldn't sense Zuo Feng's location; it had already gotten lost during the pursuit.
Now, it couldn't find Zuo Feng's whereabouts.
However, it could sense Kong Ling's location; it could go straight home.
Pudgy remembered that Yun Qianqian had taught it before, something like: bringing friends home as guests can deepen friendship.
Pudgy hovered in mid-air, chattering at the two companion beasts again. No one knew what Pudgy said, but the two companion beasts understood. A hint of curiosity flashed in their eyes, and they slowly ascended with Pudgy, flying towards the distance.
Pudgy was going to take its new friends — home for a visit!
At this time, it was late at night. Firefly's girls were in the base bedroom, comfortably leaning on the sofa, wearing face masks, chatting idly from time to time, with occasional laughter. Outside the bedroom, in the living room, eleven small companion beasts were lying on their respective rocking beds, leisurely wagging their tails, occasionally playing and frolicking, looking exceptionally content.
These rocking beds were specially made for these small beasts by Firefly's girls; each one was meticulously decorated, soft, and comfortable.
As for the zombies, they were lying on their respective sofa beds, eyes closed, seemingly asleep.
No one knew if zombies actually needed to sleep, but the sense of ritual was still important.
Pudgy led its newly met companions flying towards the base. In the night, three figures cut through the sky.
In less than half an hour, Pudgy arrived at the base entrance with its two companions.
Once the base gate was closed, its sealing capability was extremely high.
Pudgy could traverse the void and usually entered the base by directly passing through. But today was different; its new companions couldn't traverse the void, so Pudgy rang the doorbell outside the alloy gate for the first time.
