There weren't many Corpse Fiends in the northwest direction, so Zhang Hao and the others quickly escaped their attacks.
Indeed, led by Little Black, they found a dirt slope. The slope was surrounded by strange, jagged rocks, and the terrain was very treacherous. However, the bottom of the slope was enveloped in fiendish energy, a deep, bottomless pit. It was clearly a dead end. However, it was possible to temporarily hide there. Moreover, the entrance to this slope was very narrow; as long as they got onto this slope ridge, they wouldn't be surrounded by Corpse Fiends, at least.
"Let's go, up!" Zhang Hao quickly said.
"Zhang Hao, have you thought it through? If we go up, we won't be able to come down," Liu Jie said, looking at Zhang Hao with some hesitation.
Zhang Hao looked at Liu Jie and said with a wry smile, "Liu Ge, are you confident you can break through the encirclement of those Corpse Fiends?"
Liu Jie looked at the dense, swarming Corpse Fiends in the distance, his heart trembling, and shook his head, saying, "No..."
"Then which do you choose, dying now or dying later?" Zhang Hao asked Liu Jie.
Liu Jie quickly said, "Of course, dying later."
Zhang Hao patted Liu Jie on the shoulder and said, "Then that's it, let's go up!"
Liu Jie was speechless, and finally nodded helplessly.
Nearly a hundred people rushed up onto the slope ridge.
Zhang Hao said to Mo Qing, "Sister Mo, you take ten students from Tianwu Academy to guard the entrance. You absolutely cannot let the Corpse Fiends rush up."
Mo Qing nodded and strode away.
At this moment, Zhang Hao needed time to think of a way to defeat these Corpse Fiends. What he needed now was time.
The Corpse Fiends quickly pursued them. Zhang Hao guessed that there must be a Fiend Corpse King here, otherwise, the speed at which these Corpse Fiends gathered would never be so fast.
Should he try capturing the leader first? Zhang Hao immediately rejected this idea. He still didn't know the specific situation of the Fiend Corpse King, and he didn't want Little Black to take risks. Moreover, the Fiend Corpse King's defense was definitely more abnormal than that of ordinary Corpse Fiends.
Besides this method, another method was to leave from the air. It wasn't that Zhang Hao had no way to leave from the air; he still had his apaches helicopter.
However, Zhang Hao quickly rejected this method as well; it wouldn't work either. This was because the air was where the fiendish energy was most concentrated, absolutely ten or even a hundred times more than on the ground. On the ground, they could still resist the fiendish energy. But in the air, even Zhang Hao wasn't confident he could withstand it.
Thinking of this, Zhang Hao immediately rejected this method. As a result, they could only look for a Breakthrough from the Corpse Fiends themselves.
Fiendish energy is condensed from all negative, evil, and impure energies.
The source of the Corpse Fiends' power is fiendish energy. Only by dispelling the fiendish energy can the Corpse Fiends lose their combat ability. The reason why Corpse Fiends become Corpse Fiends is that their residual consciousness is polluted by fierce fiendish energy. If they can start from this aspect, there is much that can be done.
"Right, doesn't the fuxi qin (fuxi zither) manipulate people's minds? Since it can manipulate people's minds, can't it dispel the fiendish energy that has invaded the consciousness of these Corpse Fiends?" Zhang Hao muttered to himself.
Thinking of this, Zhang Hao took out the fuxi qin (fuxi zither).
After arranging the defensive measures, Mo Qing returned, but upon seeing Zhang Hao still playing the zither at this time, she approached him somewhat angrily and said, "Zhang Hao, what time is it now? How can you still have this leisure and elegance?"
Zhang Hao glanced at Mo Qing and said, "I am currently looking for a way to break through these Corpse Fiends."
"I'd be a fool to believe you!" Mo Qing snorted.
"I believe him!"
The one who said this was Shi Lei, who had been silent all along.
"What do you know, you rock!" Mo Qing was a little unhappy.
Shi Lei shook his head and said indifferently, "I don't know anything, but I know that this zither is absolutely not ordinary. It has the power to destroy heaven and earth."
Zhang Hao looked at Shi Lei with a slight surprise, seemingly not expecting this guy who was always cold to have such insight. He nodded and said, "Shi Lei, since you believe me, help me buy some time so I can think of a way to break through the Corpse Fiends."
Shi Lei nodded to Zhang Hao and said, "Don't worry, as long as I'm still alive, those Corpse Fiends won't be able to kill their way up."
Fu Qingchen thought for a moment and said to Chu Wei, "Let's go together! It's a good chance to kill to our heart's content."
Chu Wei smiled and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking."
After Fu Qingchen and Chu Wei left together, Zhang Hao felt a little more at ease. These three were almost the strongest three people in Tianwu Academy besides himself, with their help. For now, they didn't need to worry about the threat of the Corpse Fiends.
Looking at the fuxi qin (fuxi zither) in front of him, Zhang Hao knew that although the fuxi qin (fuxi zither) was strong, it wasn't enough to repel the enemy just by playing it. It needed matching zither scores.
Fortunately, on the day Zhang Hao transmigrated, he had unlocked all the secondary professions. Zither Master was naturally one of them, otherwise, he would have been in trouble.
When Zhang Hao's hand was placed on the zither strings.
"Ding dong! Congratulations to Player Zhang Hao, you have discovered the Fuxi Zither Score, Heart Cleansing Melody. Do you wish to learn it?" The System's prompt sounded.
Zhang Hao was overjoyed and silently chanted 'Cultivate'.
"Ding dong! Congratulations to Player Zhang Hao for learning the Heart Cleansing Melody," the System prompted.
However, Zhang Hao had to raise his Zither Master level at this moment. Otherwise, relying solely on a first-tier Zither Master, he believed that even with the Heart Cleansing Melody, it would be difficult to deal with the Corpse Fiends. He needed to raise the Zither Master's Rank to at least the second tier.
Therefore, Zhang Hao began to increase his proficiency. With both hands on the zither, he plucked the strings.
Mo Qing was extremely anxious. Seeing Zhang Hao leisurely playing the zither, she felt a little annoyed. She cursed inwardly: If I couldn't beat you, I would definitely teach you a good lesson.
At this moment, the Corpse Fiends' attack was in full swing. The students of Tianwu Academy were rotating in groups of ten, and they had rotated more than ten times already. Several people had died in battle. Although they were all students at the Initial Stage Martial King level. It caused a hint of gloom to appear in the team.
Another half an incense stick of time passed. Several more students from Tianwu Academy died, and this time there was even a Middle Stage Martial King. Everyone else was also injured. Even Shi Lei's face was a little pale. Although they had rotated more than ten times, Shi Lei had not been replaced. If it weren't for him, this defensive line would have been broken long ago.
Fu Qingchen and Chu Wei were both a little resentful at this time.
Fu Qingchen snorted, "That kid Zhang Hao, we are fighting for our lives here, and he's having a good time playing the zither."
"Yeah, it's a bit much," Chu Wei said.
Chu Wei noticed that Shi Lei seemed to have no reaction, and asked, "Shi Lei, aren't you angry? Although you lost the bet to him, he shouldn't be like this, right?"
"I believe him!" Shi Lei coldly spat out these four words.
These four words immediately rendered Chu Wei speechless. He could only vent his full resentment on the Corpse Fiends in front of him.
Suddenly, there was a final commotion in the Corpse Fiend group ahead. A terrifying aura emanated from the Corpse Fiend group. Soon, that group of Corpse Fiends split apart.
After knocking down a few Corpse Fiends, Chu Wei's expression changed slightly, and he murmured, "What dense fiendish energy, could it be... the Fiend Corpse King?"