570 Retreat! An Unexpected Consequence After the Infected King was Harmed (1/2)

Day 131 - 1:46 PM - Logan Square, Franklintown, Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

With his mandibles opened wide and looking up at the sky, the Infected King released his ferocious, furious, and painful howl.

The howl that sounded like a deep-voiced screech, it caused the surroundings to rattle.

For the first time since he gained consciousness, the Infected King was wounded. As someone that had not felt this kind of pain before, the sensation was several times more painful. Furthermore, the bullet tore through his legs before piercing a hole on the broken fountain that blocked its path.

”NOT GOOD!”

Mark exclaimed, not expecting this to happen.

His ear was ringing as the howl went on. Then, his sight started to blur.

It seemed that the painful and furious howl of the Infected King was releasing vibrations capable of affecting the cognitive capabilities of anyone that would hear it.

Thus, not only Mark. Everyone in the vicinity was affected except for the infected.

The howl caused Arnold and the others to freeze on the spot, clenching their heads and ears in pain. Even Mariella lost balance and started to plummet to the ground.

And of course, their opponents took advantage of it.

SWOOSH!!!

Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew, blasting the remaining away from Arnold and the others while a small whirlwind cushioned Mariella's fall.

Mark wanted was to kill the Infected Generals immediately with this attack. However, with the effect of the howl, his concentration was weakened. The blades of wind he wanted to create failed to manifest.

”Retreat!”

Mark shouted as he blasted away the howling Infected King with another gust of wind.

The Infected King was caught off guard and was thrown away by Mark's attack.

”Tch!”

Mark clicked his tongue at the lost opportunity.

Since the Infected King was not moving, Mark might have been able to catch him. However, because of the insanely loud howl and its effects, he was not able to properly control the crystals or make a proper attack. The only thing he could do was to send a strong blast of wind to blow the Infected King away.

The Infected King rolled on the ground and finally stopped its howl. However, Mark and the others that were affected by it were yet to recover. Even Mark's vision was a bit blurry, not to mention the others that were weaker than him.

Mark told everyone to retreat. However, only Roan was able to react properly. Of course, what Roan did first was to help his sister and retrieve Mariella. The others were still in danger.

There were no other options. Mark could only frown as he mustered as much concentration he could in his current state. With his will, the [Wind Manipulation Crystal] glowed brightly.

SWOOSH!

This time, Mark's control was poor. The three were also not in the condition to react properly. Thus, Arnold, Ernst, and Sandie landed by the vehicle in an unsightly manner. The most clumsy Ernst even rolled several times on the concrete. They all received bruises from the unsightly landing. Still, it was better than facing the dangerous situation they were in just now.

The Infected Generals that were blasted away by Mark recovered quickly. As they were suddenly free of any opponent, they turned towards the nearest person to them. Of course, it was no other than Mark.

”Damn it...”

Mark cursed because of how painful his head was. It was as if he had woken up after drinking liquor for the whole night. And now, four [Level 3] Mutated Infected were rushing towards him.

Still, there was no need to keep these ones anymore. Mark only wanted to train Felicia and the others a bit. The only one he was interested in the Infected Generals was the Blade Girl because her movements were similar to a trained fighter. As for the Infected Generals, they were nothing but instinctual battlers. They only fought while being driven by their instinct and mutated abilities.

For Mark, aside for their high mutation level and the possible Mutagen Stone inside their heads, they were worthless.

Mark's eyes turned sharp as he glared at the incoming Infected Generals. The crystal floating in front of his hand switched to the one with the white orb inside.

SHOOOOM!!! SHOOOOM!!! SHOOOOM!!! SHOOOOM!!!

With all the focus he could muster, Mark shot dozens of beams of light, burning holes through the Infected General's bodies. One by one, their lifeless bodies fell as several beams shot through their heads and burned holes on their brains.

The Infected Kind stood up, recovering from the surprise attack. Furthermore, like a real locust, it seemed that his body had fluids similar to hemolymph and was able to close the deep would he received, preventing him from bleeding out.

His ferocious face was surely furious. Even though the wound had closed already, the pain still remained. That was when suddenly, his connection to his some of his Generals was cut off in an instant. He also realized that the Blade Girl was the only one remaining from those that fought the humans.

The others were all dead, and on his side, only the Bull-sized Baby remained.

This situation made the Infected King's blood boil to the brim. He was a King of the infected. Yet, he had no Queen. All he had was his Generals. However, these puny humans killed them.

The Infected King stared at Mark. His killing intent was intensifying.

He admitted that Mark's group was different from the humans he encountered before. This was the first time he faced a setback after claiming this the Center City as his territory.

Since he gained consciousness and intelligence, he killed all the humans in his territory. None of them, even the so-called soldiers, were able to encounter him and live. Yet, this small group of humans pushed him to this point, especially the man in black clothes that led the group.

In terms of speed and strength, he was superior to Mark. However, the Infected King could not hit him at all, aside from the first kick that threw Mark towards the hotel.

And as the Infected King wanted the Queen inside the vehicle, he could not attack it rashly. He feared that something might accidentally happen to the Queen, making everything for naught.

The Infected King had no choice now. Using his uninjured leg, he jumped towards the side of his trump card. He learned it from the humans he encountered before. It was to reserve the best for last.

”KRYAAA!!!”

The Bull-Sized Baby that was sitting and watching cried out as the Infected King tapped its shoulder.

Its cry was not any less than the ferocious howl of the Infected King. The only difference was that it had no other effects on anyone that hear it.

Instead, as it cried, its body started to swell.

And there, everyone witnessed as the Bull-sized Baby's skin tore, followed by its muscles. Then, it pulsated and regenerated before it began tearing again.

Continuous swelling and tearing, one would think that the Bull-sized Baby would turn into a bloated creature. But that was not the case.

Mark, Mei, Roan, and Feng Zhiruo had better eyes than the others. As they watched the scene, they also saw that under the tearing skin and muscles, the bones of the Bull-sized Baby also grew.

Even though the start was slow, it started to hasten its pace.