Fearing being killed for his overwhelming merits, the empress decided to marry him.

"Weakness: When the head is injured, it turns into pus."

"A characteristic that, if not eliminated in time, will cause the wound to heal on its own?"

"It has extremely high infectivity and can assimilate injured or dead living things..."

After taking the case file from Li Shunlong and noticing the characteristics of the zombies, Yue Fei immediately devised a new tactic.

"All troops, listen up! Rifles and crossbows, aim for the head!"

"Machine gunners, slow down the monster's movement!"

"Find cover, protect yourself, and absolutely do not let the monster hurt you!"

At the command, the machine gunner was the first to pull back the safety and aim his gun at the horde of zombies ahead.

The remaining archers and infantrymen all aimed at the zombies' heads.

"Ouch——"

Strange screams erupted as a large number of zombies swarmed toward the second line of defense.

Yue Fei took a deep breath and slowly raised his left hand.

"shooting!"

Da da da--

Light and heavy machine guns roared, and amidst the dense barrage of fire, the approaching horde of zombies fell in droves.

boom--

The Chu soldiers, armed with Garand rifles, calmly engaged the zombies, striving to aim at their heads.

The moment the trigger was pulled, hundreds of bullets were fired almost simultaneously, immediately creating puddles of pus on the chaotic battlefield.

However, the zombies continued to rush toward the second line of defense at a visible speed.

Wang Xuance was terrified. He immediately said to Yue Fei, "Commander, go and oversee things from the rear. Leave this to me."

Yue Fei shook his head: "Since the commander has entrusted this place to me, I cannot let him down. I must defend this small area until he returns."

After saying that, he raised a rifle, straightened it, and pulled the trigger in an instant.

A gunshot rang out, instantly turning a zombie into pus.

While the battle at the front was at a stalemate, the Goryeo soldiers, Unsang soldiers, and Goguryeo people in the third line of defense of Rangju City in the rear were rushing to produce military supplies.

"Keep up the good work and make sure to get 10,000 arrows out before nightfall!"

"And you guys, how's the kerosene refining going?"

Cui Mingji, who was in charge of supervision, constantly shuttled back and forth in the rear area and sent the first batch of completed military supplies to the second line of defense.

Since it was a matter of life and death, no one dared to take it lightly, and everyone did their utmost to provide all possible assistance to the soldiers fighting on the front lines.

At this moment, everyone seems to have united, no longer divided by ethnicity or nationality.

Because the enemy they are facing now is a group of inhuman monsters.

……

Behind the horde of corpses, Murong Ke twisted his neck and gazed silently at the battle in Rangzhou City in the distance.

At this moment, everything in his vision was distorted.

A sense of distance and time seemed to gradually peel away from his mind, and his cognition and consciousness were also corrupted.

Only one belief remained constant throughout.

"Great Yan, everything for Great Yan!"

As he muttered to himself, he suddenly let out a low growl.

"Roar--"

The sound waves seemed to possess some kind of magic, piercing through the heavens in an instant and directly covering the mass graves of Anshi City, hundreds of miles away.

The next moment, something strange happened around Anshi.

The 60,000 Goguryeo soldiers who were ordered to be massacred by Murong Ke all came back to life.

Also resurrected were the 80,000 Northern Yan soldiers who had been burned to death.

"Roar--"

Painful screams echoed across the wilderness.

After a brief moment of confusion, all the zombies suddenly rushed towards Rangzhou.

Sensing the approaching arrival of an even larger horde of zombies, a strange smile appeared on Murong Ke's pale face, and even the demonic markings on his face began to emit a faint green light.

"Great Yan, my Great Yan, roar—"

The suppressed roars echoed through the universe, driving the zombies, whose advance was restricted by the barrage of fire, even more frenzied.

……

Meanwhile, not far away, Shen Lang was intently watching the mutated Murong Ke, a resolute glint in his eyes.

"I never imagined that these inextinguishable flames could be so evil. No, I absolutely cannot let them exist in this world; I must eradicate them completely!"

For the first time since the Beacon Tower incident, Shen Lang's gaze became unusually sharp.

Having always taken materialism as my standard, I feel a sense of responsibility growing in my heart from this moment on.

"The new civilized era no longer needs these things that should not exist. Let me end all of this with this body as the price."

With an unprecedented determination, Shen Lang picked up his weapon and rushed towards Murong Ke's location.

"roar~"

Seemingly sensing approaching danger, Murong Ke slowly turned his head towards Shen Lang.

"Hahaha, you've come at the perfect time! The last hope of Great Yan rests on you!"

Once his longing was set in motion, he leaped a hundred meters away and headed towards Shen Lang.

“If you eat him, the Great Yan will prosper; if you eat him, you will become a god.”

The ancient gods whispered in his ear, dragging Murong Ke into an even deeper, unfathomable abyss.

Meanwhile, Shen Lang's face was filled with determination, and a blue flame began to emanate from the weapon in his hand.

Compared to the blue flames on Murong Ke's body, the inextinguishable fire behind Shen Lang was not strange at all; it only showed the determination to break through the darkness.

"Roar!"

bang——

The two were a hundred paces apart when Murong Ke let out a roar and crashed directly into Shen Lang's weapon.

With a series of resounding clangs, Shen Lang was forced back more than ten steps.

Just as he gained his footing, Murong Ke's sharp claws attacked again.

Shen Lang gritted his teeth and swung his knife backhand.

But Murong Ke held the blade firmly.

“Shen Lang, I never expected that I would only find out that the Southern Ming Fire was originally divided into eight parts when I obtained the seventh Unextinguishable Flame. And you are the last Unextinguishable Flame.”

"As long as I devour you again, I can..."

puff-

Before Murong Ke could finish speaking, Shen Lang had already discarded his sword, taken out a dagger from his waist, and plunged it directly into Murong Ke's eyeball.

"Tai Xu - Ultimate Kill".

The next moment, Shen Lang moved like lightning, darting back and forth around Murong Ke.

In just a few breaths, Murong Ke's hands and feet had all been severed.

But Shen Lang did not stop. Just as the weapon was about to hit the ground, he lifted his foot and gently lifted it into his hand.

"Tai Xu Jun Yao!"

puff-

With a single slash piercing his opponent's heart, Shen Lang was already drenched in sweat.

Murong Ke finally fell silent, lowered his frenzied head, and the blue flames on his body slowly died out under the cold wind.

"ended."

"call--"

This series of attacks almost exhausted Shen Lang's strength. Seeing that Murong Ke had been completely defeated, he sat down alone, panting heavily.

"A king's ambition and hegemony depend on ability, not on such evil forces that harm both himself and others. Murong Ke, you have been corrupted far too deeply."

After leaving a message and regaining some strength, Shen Lang got up and drew his weapon.

Looking back at the distant battlefield, he decided to deal with these last remaining troubles.

But at this moment...

Roar--

Suddenly, the inextinguishable flame within the body of the already dead Murong Ke began to burn again, instantly transforming into a gaping maw that devoured Shen Lang.

"a ha ha ha--"

Murong Ke's maniacal laughter rang out. His body gradually became ethereal and towering.

"By devouring you, Great Yan can rise to power! Hahahaha..."