Chapter 69 (1/2)

The footage was clearly captured using a drone. It was taken from the top of a mountain range at a time near the end of summer, right before spring began. The plants at the perimeter were still growing vibrantly without any signs of wilting. Yet, huge dark spots were seen spreading out from the center of the mountains. The affected land was stained with a dark brown color, indicating its infertility. Plants there appeared black as if they had been scorched.

That was not the end of it. The movements spotted on the mountain top were far more unsettling.

It was swarm after swarm of zombies.

The drone flew in deeper. Right at the center of the mountain peak, a dark knight riding a skeleton horse stood out from the legion around it. The flaming soul burning within its skeleton rose and stared directly into the camera.

In the next moment, the javelin in its hand was tossed into the air. Inch by inch, the crowd could see the spearhead closing in on the screen until finally, the video blacked out and there was dead silence.

“Gasp!” Those with a weak mind were unable to refrain from crying out in horror. They felt like the javelin was going to break through the screen and reach them.

Though it was just footage, many students were actually relieved that they were still alive.

‘What is that surreal creature? How can it be so powerful?’

Qin Feng was equally restless. He realized that the location of the video was exactly where the h.e.l.l Stone had crashed.

No wonder the kids from the orphanage were infected by the dark rune again.

Though he had gotten rid of the dark stone, the colony was still in great peril just like in his past life. Only this time, the menace was not from the corrupted beasts but a legion of well-organized zombies!

‘The skeleton knight must be at least an F-tier beast king.’ Qin Feng thought to himself.

Deng Nian’s voice rose again. “Currently, we need to unite all available forces inside Chengbei to defend against the powerful beast. All G-tier apt.i.tude users in the second and third years, as well as the supporting apt.i.tude users, will be deployed to the field.”

“This marks the end of the 69th grand a.s.sembly of the university. Dismiss!”

The initial joy in the jubilant students at the beginning of the a.s.sembly had now been replaced by deep thought and fear.

Cheng Chao shook his head and murmured, “Looks like the freshmen are truly frightened. As far as I can remember, they would usually show milder content like a doc.u.mentary in the past years.”

Those doc.u.mentaries were equally daunting but it was less traumatizing than this one.

The university was not going to cut the students any slack. It was not like they were able to stay protected inside the colony after they had entered the school. They would not be able to step out of their comfort zone this way.

On the contrary, the principle of the university was to let the students battle as much and as early as possible. The teachers would encourage the students to explore the wild, either through direct influence or indirect persuasion.

Otherwise, things like Li Yaoyao forming an expedition team would never have happened.

While Cheng Chao was in his own train of thought, Qin Feng approached him quietly.

“Sir, I wish to join this operation.” Qin Feng volunteered himself.

Cheng Chao thought that he had heard him wrongly. “Qin Feng, you should not act out of impulse. Focus on your studies and training first. You can join when you are truly ready. Besides, you won’t be allowed to join since you are not a support member.”

Qin Feng thought about it and asked, “What if I have earned the G-tier apt.i.tude user badge? Will I be qualified then?”

Cheng Chao was unable to rebut. “Theoretically, yes. But practically, it would be impossible with your current skill set.”

Qin Feng did not insist and took his leave. His cla.s.smates looked at him like he was a madman.

‘You want to join the operation fighting those scary zombies? Dream on with that useless talent of yours!’

Qin Feng operated his communicator and called Zhou Hao. “Do you want to join the zombie-cleansing operation?”

“Sh*t! As much as you do!” Zhou Hao answered without any hesitation. He had trained painstakingly for this day. He wished to fight!