The system is very abstract, fortunately I am also.

Chapter 507 A Must-Experience in Fantasy Novels: Beating the Younger Ones Leads to the Older Ones [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

In mythology, the one who assassinated the sun is generally referred to as Hou Yi or Kuafu.

The one who successfully assassinated the enemy was Hou Yi, and the one who failed and ate the purple egg was Kuafu.

Unexpectedly, this guy was neither Hou Yi nor Kuafu, but actually a peach.

Deserter! Scoundrel!
Lin Li, who had already adjusted himself to the best possible stance and prepared all his available abilities, and was ready for battle, shook his head with a hint of disdain.

He then looked in the direction where the zombie had disappeared, muttered to himself, and gave his assessment: "Looks like it's a mutated species."

It's obvious that the fact that the other party can resist the "Voice of All Things" means that it no longer falls into the category of low intelligence as defined by ability, and there is no other explanation other than a mutant.

"And it's a mature mutant."

Lin Li did encounter mutated species at node 1; he also had a "kernel" that he had personally extracted from his gourd.

However, Shi Dongchen had told him that the mutated species in Yunguang City usually "leave" after they appear. As for where they go, Shi Dongchen didn't know; they seemed to have their own destination.

That's not important for now. What's important is that, for this reason, almost all the mutated species you encounter there have only recently mutated.

Because of its recent mutation, it cannot suppress its desire to kill humans. When it encounters a person, it only thinks of killing them. At least it will never be like this one, which chooses to leave without doing anything.

This is the argument from which a sound conclusion is drawn.

Lin Li currently has no way to deal with this kind of fast-moving guy who chooses to run away.

His ability to bind is probably the "Green Vine Solidification Array" that he obtained in the all-female world.

One of the considerations for exchanging this formation at the time was that it could be used in daily life afterwards.

But there was no chance to use it just now, the distance was too far, and by the time the formation was completed, this guy had already run two miles away.

However, Lin Li did do something, though.

He could now clearly "see" that the mutated creature was still moving away from him, but not as fast as before.

--"mark".

The "marking" ability is limited to "a target visible to the naked eye within 100 meters," and the mutant just now fits the requirements.

Because the marking is applied to living beings, the marking ability lasts for 3 hours. The limit of the perception range is currently unknown, as it fluctuates with one's strength; the ability description only states that the minimum range is 3,000 meters.

Since Lin Li is currently in this world and doesn't know what to do after the effect of "Voice of All Things" ends, using that time to track this mutant species is an interesting direction.

His gaze fell upon the three zombies standing beside him.

"Number 4, you stand still for the rest of the day. Number 5, bang your head against the wall until you commit suicide. Number 67, go and drag out the zombies that are already dead from the Lin family army."

After the command was given, time gradually passed, and the effect of "Voice of All Things" came to an end.

The moment their abilities vanished, all the zombies still alive in front of them froze for a moment, stopping what they were doing.

Number Four, who was standing, began to move. Number Five, who had nearly killed himself by crashing into the mud, mechanically twisted his distorted, rotten head. As Number Sixty-Seven released the mud from his hands, he simply stepped on it and walked forward.

Whether it's the simplest command to stop or the slightly more complex command to kill each other, all commands have become ineffective and can no longer have any effect on these zombies who have returned to chaos.

They reverted to being pure, instinct-driven apocalyptic creations, left with only primal instincts.

It seems that long-term orders issued during the period of an ability are invalid once the ability disappears.

There were still zombies with mobility in front of them, and as usual, they rushed up after realizing that Lin Li was the former sun.

Having acquired a new purpose and no longer intending to raise the pink zombies, Lin Li decisively disposed of the zombies still active at the scene.

Zombies under the 【Breath of Demons】aura will still fight back after being attacked, but for Lin Li, having an extra opportunity to strike first is enough to easily and effortlessly wipe out these basic zombies without a scratch.

After finishing his immediate business, Lin Li casually went to a building.

Although the mutants are slower, they are still much faster than regular zombies.

Following on foot was obviously not an option; it would take forever to catch up. Therefore, Lin Li directly materialized his vehicle—a mech.

After taking off to a certain altitude, Lin Li piloted the mecha and began a steady cruise.

Maintaining a speed of thirty to forty kilometers per hour, they tracked the target moving among the ruins on the ground as much as possible without disturbing the zombies on the ground.

The entire city was indeed a boundless wasteland, with no proper shelters, at least not any shelters built on the surface.

The tracking lasted for several minutes.

As they went deeper, the scenery below became increasingly treacherous.

Inside the streets, squares, and ruins of buildings, the number of zombies surged at a visible rate, like a rotting tide. The density far exceeded any area he had ever seen in Yunguang City, and was even several times denser than the training ground where the Lin family army had just been trained.

If you don't zoom in, the red dots marked as hostile creatures on the mech's map almost form a continuous line.

Have we stumbled upon a zombie abode?

Lin Li continued to increase the altitude and chose to slightly increase the tracking distance between himself and the mutant, no longer getting too close.

A few more minutes passed, and the point of light remained stationary ahead, as if it had reached its destination.

The mech looked out and saw that the post-apocalyptic world was still in darkness. All it could see in the distance was a cluster of buildings, which seemed to be no different from other areas.

It stayed there for about a minute, during which time it did not move much.

Just as Lin Li was considering whether to risk lowering his altitude to scout out the exact location, the light spot acted again.

And then, at extremely high speed, it retraced its path from where it came, heading straight back towards the direction from which Lin Li had been pursuing it.

"Hmm?" Lin Li raised an eyebrow and immediately manipulated the mecha to rise to a higher altitude. He then activated the pulse cannon preheating program on the mecha's shoulder and installed "Death Sigh".

Could this really be their hideout, and this guy went back to call for reinforcements?

Collaborators?
As the saying goes, what you fear most is what will happen.

Just as he sensed the mutated creatures approaching, Lin Li, aided by the mecha's configuration, saw an even more astonishing change below.

Behind the mutated creature's resting point, a large area seemed to be stirred up by an invisible giant hand and came to life. Countless zombies surged out from hidden places such as building ruins and underground passages, and began to advance along the path the mutated creature had taken when it turned back.

It was no longer the chaotic and crowded ordinary horde of zombies; instead, there were an astonishing number of "mutants" at the head and in the middle.

Although their movements still retained the stiffness characteristic of zombies, they were significantly more purposeful and faster than ordinary zombies. Furthermore, an area that ordinary zombies dared not approach seemed to automatically form around them, which was quite noticeable from above.

Adjusting the mech's eyepiece, these must be bizarre and varied "mutated" zombies.

There were exceptionally large individuals, probably several meters tall. If ordinary zombies in the field of vision were ants, they would be cockroaches. Their muscles were bulging like piled-up rocks, and they moved forward like mobile fortresses.

Some crawl on all fours with twisted and deformed limbs, some have arms that have evolved into sharp bone blades, some have tentacles that extend from their backs, and some have bodies covered in hard keratin or with metal fragments stuck to them...

There are also some indescribable beings, whose body parts seem to have melted and then solidified, emitting a foul stench of smoke, or twisted creations with extremely disproportionate limbs and an extremely long attack range.

The number is extremely large.

At a glance, one could see that there were hundreds of them that were different from ordinary zombies.

Why didn't you announce beforehand that Resident Evil was being filmed?

Among this army of mutants of various shapes and sizes, Lin Li could clearly see that the peach that had previously escaped was rapidly integrating into the group and was subtly moving towards the core mutants in the center of the formation, which were larger, more complex in structure, and had a more terrifying aura.

Some of those core mutants seemed to be forcibly fused together from multiple individuals, their limbs intertwined.

Rather than saying they are being swept up by ordinary zombie hordes, it would be more accurate to say they are leading a zombie horde at this moment.

If the "Lin Family Army" just now was a puppet army, then the current zombie horde is clearly the real army.

Their momentum and coordination were clearly far superior to those of the Lin family army, whose entire force had been wiped out.

To be honest, the sense of oppression from seeing a zombie horde in person is much stronger than what you see in movies and TV shows. Especially from a higher vantage point, you can see further. Lin Li's field of vision is now filled with zombies, and since it's nighttime, the sense of oppression is even stronger.

Lin Li stroked the mecha's chin, deep in thought.

With so many zombies, could they all be looking for me alone?

Lin Li: "..."

Not sure, check again.

Maybe they were just planning to invade the shelter, and I just happened to be there.

Lin Li maneuvered the mecha to rise again, hovering in the higher night sky.

Several more minutes later.

The zombie horde has arrived at the battlefield where the Lin family army was born and destroyed.

Upon reaching the edge of the scene, the massive zombie horde did not immediately disperse or engage in aimless biting. On the contrary, the various mutants displayed a high degree of organization.

Some of them stood guard on the perimeter, driving away the occasional ordinary zombies that approached, while others quickly dispersed and began to carefully search and examine the mountains of corpses piled up at the scene.

Lin Li clicked his tongue.

He really was looking for himself.

Lin Li discovered that this person, Pan Tao, was particularly meticulous.

I didn't even lay a hand on him, I just exchanged a couple of words with him, and this guy called all his relatives over, ready to cause me trouble. Isn't that pure African behavior?

By the way, let me translate: Africa = organized crime.

Luckily I slipped away early, otherwise if we had been surrounded and discovered, it would have been a real problem.

At this moment, Lin Li was very dissatisfied with the peach mutant. He hadn't even bothered it yet, but it had already started bothering him. If he could, he really wanted to punch its head off.

Unfortunately, the current situation does not allow it.

But it doesn't matter, Lin Li considers himself a very patient person.

No kidding, Lin Li was at the mercy of others for four months, but after enduring hardship and persevering for four months, he finally succeeded in turning his life around on his own.

As for asking specifically which one it was in the past...

Nascent Soul stage.

Okay, to put it simply, it's infancy.

Just as Lin Li was pondering these random thoughts, observing the movements of the mutants below and trying to analyze their intentions, a mutation occurred:
A zombie that was sucking the corpses of the Lin family army with its tentacles suddenly raised its pointed, cone-shaped head without warning after "sucking" a corpse, and locked onto the mech floating in the dark night with perfect precision!

Looking at the zombie on the screen that was practically staring right at him, Lin Li thought, "Oo?"

Are you cheating?

The gaze wasn't as murky as that of an ordinary zombie, but it wasn't particularly sharp either. It was as if the person wasn't seeing the mecha, but rather sensing their own existence through some more direct sense.

Just like your own "mark"?
Immediately afterwards, the zombie opened its mouth in my field of vision. It was too far away, but it must have been hissing.

The hiss was not an attack, but more like a signal, or a coordinate indicator.

Lin Li saw that, with that hiss, as if receiving a silent command, all the mutants below who were surveying the scene, regardless of their size or shape, suddenly stopped moving. The next second, they all stopped what they were doing. Dozens or even hundreds of heads of different shapes, as if pulled by invisible threads, raised themselves upwards in perfect unison, their movements stiff but their goal clear.

To be honest, it's still a bit creepy.

Lin Li raised his middle finger, not knowing if they could see it.

Just as Lin Li was pondering whether to run away immediately or probe the situation of the mutated creatures below before fleeing, the mecha issued a notification.

"Unknown low-frequency energy field interference detected! Power system stalled!"

"Unknown mid-frequency energy field interference detected! Sensor system response delayed!"

"Unknown energy field interference detected! Energy shield generator efficiency reduced!"

"..."

The mech transmitted numerous notifications.

However, unlike back in Silent Canyon, where there were a screen full of red warning pop-ups, this time it was just a brief notification, with the final sentence "It is recommended to leave the current area".

Clearly, the impact was far less severe than in the canyon, as evidenced by the fact that the mechs were still hovering in the sky.

"It even has an area-of-effect debuff aura?" Lin Li raised an eyebrow.

I never expected that a distance of at least several hundred meters could still affect my mech.

The massive horde of corpses below began to boil, surging towards the direction where his mech was located.

Lin Li's gaze was fixed on the "abnormality"—in the center of the zombie horde, there were several mutated creatures that were different from the ones before.

They weren't moving on their own; they were being carried by the ordinary zombies around them.

Dozens of ordinary zombies, like ants carrying a giant object, used their own bodies as a base and bridge to lift these mutants and move them towards the center point below them.

These creatures were able to act on their own just now, but now they can't?

Looking at the notification on the mech in front of him—which showed that the interference was gradually increasing—Lin Li felt that the culprits must be these few mechs.

At the same time, several dark figures suddenly shot into the sky from the horde of zombies—and hidden among them were several mutated species capable of flight.

Their wings were either tattered bat wings, or bone membranes covered with a metallic sheen, or even one that looked like the thrust generated by countless tiny tentacles churning the air at a high frequency.

Most of them flew towards you, while a few flew back in the direction they came from. Depending on the situation of each zombie, their speed and altitude varied.

With a quick thought, the mech's posture was slightly adjusted, and its hovering height increased again. The "Death Sigh," a weapon brimming with futuristic and violent aesthetics, was held firmly by a mechanical arm, its dark energy gun barrel gleaming eerily in the moonlight.

Lin Li's gaze was deep and unfathomable.

Ignore the flying minions.

The mech's auxiliary aiming system was activated, and the optical scope in the center of the field of view magnified instantly, clearly capturing the ugly head of a mutant being lifted up.

The onboard computer rapidly calculated the ballistic wind speed and the target's trajectory before pulling the trigger.

Death sighs, let's join forces and deliver a spectacular blow!

Om-!
After a sigh, a beam of extremely concentrated purple energy shot towards the head of the mutant.

Wherever the energy beam passed, the air was ionized, leaving a brief, distorted trail, but the expected carnage did not occur immediately.

Without warning, visible ripples appeared in the space around the mutant. A semi-transparent energy shield instantly formed as if in response to a stress reaction, enveloping it and the key zombies supporting it. The energy beams emitted above created undulating ripples.

This shield was not a solid entity, but rather more like a kind of distorting force field. As soon as it appeared, it caused the beam of light it emitted to be significantly deflected and scattered.

puff!

But they just didn't appear immediately.

Because the stalemate lasted less than half a second, the energy shield shattered before Lin Li's eyes, and the energy beam was pierced through.

Although it seemed that some mutants belatedly put on several more layers of protection, it was too late. In the scope's field of view, the purplish-black blood mist suddenly exploded.

It seems this weapon is still a bit over the mark.

His gaze swept over the mech's built-in notifications.

Among the numerous negative notifications, the red dot representing one of them gradually began to fade.

However, Lin Li didn't have time to admire his brilliant attack. He skillfully maneuvered his mecha through the air, dodging a jet of dark green acid.

The acid grazed the shoulder armor of the mech and landed on the zombie horde below a few seconds later, immediately sending up a pungent white smoke. The zombies that were drenched in the acid instantly rotted and disintegrated.

—At that moment, several fast-flying mutants approached.

"Spitting on the ground is uncivilized behavior. Honestly, Uncle Yan hates people who spit the most."

As he casually remarked, the machine gun beneath the mech's right arm spat out a brief burst of fire, the precise short bursts tearing through the fragile wing membrane of the mutant that was spraying binding fluid.

It was not dead, but it let out a sharp screech and spun as it plummeted into the surging tide of corpses below.

Another one attacked from the side and rear. The miniature thrusters on the back of the mech suddenly deflected their nozzles, and the mech moved sideways at an angle that defied common sense. At the same time, the pulse cannons on its shoulders had already been pre-aimed.

The next second, the mutant's head exploded like a watermelon stuffed with explosives, and the headless remains were propelled forward by the enormous inertia before falling helplessly to the ground.

Lin Li swiftly grabbed the mutant's head and used his fingers to pull out its "core".

There was no pressure at the moment, but the mech was being interfered with more and more, and looking into the distance, Lin Li "saw" that more zombies were starting to appear, including more flying ones.

Tsk, this is even more outrageous than fantasy novels.

In fantasy novels, at the very least, the younger generation is killed to bring forth the older generation, and the older generation is killed to bring forth the elders.

But now, even though I haven't killed anyone, how come all the little ones, medium ones, big ones, old ones, and those who deserve to die have come?

Lin Li began to assess the situation.

The mutants below exhibit a wide variety of mutations, making it impossible to predict their strength.

Unlike last time, Lin Li could definitely run away this time.

However, Lin Li didn't know how long their marking-like abilities would last.

The system notification color was still slowly changing, indicating that the impact on the mecha was increasing.

It's estimated that after another few tens of minutes or even a few hours, the mech will be unusable.

Lin Li made a decision.

If this mark lasts for a long time, he will probably have to keep running around for the rest of his time, wasting the mech's energy. Although he has a few "batteries" now, Lin Li has no sense of responsibility or mission towards the post-apocalyptic world and doesn't want to do such a meaningless thing.

Most importantly, there are no system tasks, and no incentive to fight them.

Moreover, if they were actually led to a place inhabited by humans, it would be a disservice to the people there.

Therefore, very easily—

Let's leave the area ahead for later.
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(End of this chapter)