Zombie Apocalypse: Reborn With A Farming Space Chapter 894 894: Attacked From Both Sides ( 15 )

The workers froze in shock at the sight before their eyes. Spotting their motionless stance, Jiao Lizhi yelled, "If you want to get out alive, hold the rope!"

Her shout snapped everyone back to reality, and they hurriedly grabbed the rope lying on the ground.

Noticing over 500 people there, Jiao Lizhi activated her space portal, sending them near the 4th wall of Lin'an City Base. Once finished, she returned via teleport to Red Cliff Base.

As soon as she reappeared, another batch stood prepared. With Jin Xuyan's help, she transported two-thirds of all workers to Lin'an City Base.

The remaining workers clung to life's edge, too weak to budge. Jiao Lizhi yearned to save them but found herself powerless.

Just as she resigned to abandoning them, Jiang Ziyi's voice rang in her mind. "Fengyan, bring them in. There is still hope."

After a brief hesitation, she clenched her teeth and pulled every ill worker into her space. Should they pull through, they could remain inside, laboring for her.

Right after the final one entered her space, fireballs slammed into the structures.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The whole building trembled from the blasts, with one wall crumbling completely. Taken by surprise, Jiao Lizhi tumbled into the rubble.

"Ah Zhi!"

Jin Xuyan dashed forward the instant he witnessed it, snatching her from mid-fall. Leaping off tumbling debris, he bore his fiancée to safety 200 meters from the ruined building.

Upon touching ground, Jiao Lizhi caught Gaia's alert.

"Warning! An SS-rank dual-class is detected!"

Before the alert ended, daylight faded as dense black clouds amassed overhead. Winds howled stronger, lightning crackled, and moments later, a one-meter-thick bolt plunged down.

CRACK!

The bolt targeted Jin Xuyan and Jiao Lizhi's spot.

Before reaction was possible, a robotic voice sounded in Jiao Lizhi's head.

"Emergency defense protocol has been activated. System barrier activated. Energy level: 100%. System status: automatic assistance."

A blue shield shimmered into existence around them just as the lightning struck.

BOOM!

Jin Xuyan instinctively shielded his fiancée with his frame. Though the system barrier halted the bolt, shockwaves rippled outward, ravaging nearby zones.

"Sister!" Du Beiye gasped in horror at the strike.

Dust clouds blinded her, sparking panic. Only her system's notice of Gaia's emergency protocol kept her from believing her sister had died.

Now, Jiao Lizhi's ears buzzed, head spinning. Regaining composure, she gaped at the 500-meter radius around her—utterly obliterated.

Beyond the barrier's dome, everything formed a vast crater, like a bomb had detonated there.

Jin Xuyan scowled, channeling energy to mend his organ damage. He scanned his fiancée and inquired, "Ah Zhi, are you okay?"

Her dazed look told him her hearing faltered. Grasping her hands, he infused energy to steady her flow.

With energy coursing through, Jiao Lizhi's hearing returned. Seeing her fiancé's ashen face, she worried, "Brother Yan, are you injured?"

"I'm fine," he denied with a head shake.

"Zero, long time no see. I hope I didn't disturb you and your woman's sweet moment."

They whipped around at the voice, spotting a man hovering aloft in a black cape reminiscent of Dracula's from tales.

His smile masked icy blue eyes brimming with murder.

Jin Xuyan rose, voice frosty: "First Elder, it seems that you have gained a new body."

The First Elder grinned back, "It's all thanks to you. Without you, I wouldn't have been able to create this perfect body."

A realization struck Jiao Lizhi from those words. Intel showed the First Elder as an octogenarian, yet this figure appeared barely twenty-something.

Beyond age mismatch, his powers had shifted too.

Once a psychic mutant, he'd just unleashed lightning ability. Moreover, its might surpassed hers.

Suddenly, Gaia's warning clicked: SS-rank dual-class mutant.

Should this dual-class mutant turn out to be the man standing before them, he would likely command not just psychic and lightning abilities but also superior close-quarters combat strength.

Instantly upon drawing this conclusion, an unseen force clamped around her throat.

"UGH!" Jiao Lizhi's face turned crimson as the grasp squeezed harder.

Jin Xuyan's gaze grew shadowy, hurling a gigantic fireball straight at the First Elder. "Let her go!"

Noticing the rushing assault, the First Elder sneered mockingly. "Do you believe an attack like this can halt me?"

Right after his words ended, a lightning spear streaked toward the fireball. The instant they met, a massive explosion erupted.

BOOM!

With the blast clouding his vision, Jiao Lizhi whisked Jin Xuyan into her space.

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

She crumpled to the ground, hacking violently while fighting for breath.

The very next moment, Jiang Ziyi materialized at her side and declared, "Fengyang, Xuyan, neither of you can defeat him. Only I possess the power to take him on. Send me out."

In response, Jin Xuyan stated, "I'm a level 8 mutant, while he's just level 6. There's no way I'll lose to him."