Qin Dynasty: They've all turned into zombies, what's there to fear about a rebellion?

"666..."

Xiang Yu stared intently at the graceful figure on the city wall, hopping and gesturing wildly, mechanically repeating the strange number. Each syllable he uttered felt like a mouthful of chewed-up glass shards, stinging him until his mouth bled and his heart ached.

That's Yu Ji!

That was Yu Ji, the gentle and graceful woman who once played the zither for him in the main tent, and who would frown even if she stepped on an ant!

At this moment, she was wearing a shameful short skirt that exposed her thighs, waving an unknown glowing demon weapon in her hand, and wearing a stiff yet fanatical smile on her face, shouting incomprehensible strange words at herself.

"This can't be...this can't be real..."

In an instant, a thousand terrifying images flashed through Xiang Yu's mind.

The dark and damp dungeon, the red-hot branding iron, the potion filled with hallucinogenic poison, and Su Ming, that evil Taoist priest, forcing Yu Ji to wear such indecent clothes and train her day and night in this evil dance called "cheerleading".

"She's crying for help! That gesture... that '6' gesture, she must be asking me for help!"

Xiang Yu's pupils trembled violently; the last line of defense of reason was completely overwhelmed by a torrent of "brainstorming" at this moment.

What hegemony? What do you mean by conquering the world? What do you mean by reviving the Chu state?

Fuck it!

All my women have been ruined, what use is this empire to me?!

"Su Ming—!!!"

A furious roar, as mournful as a cuckoo's cry of blood, exploded from the depths of Xiang Yu's chest.

"boom!"

A tangible, dark red aura emanated from Xiang Yu, spreading wildly in all directions. The mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood beneath his feet were instantly blasted away, and even his magnificent black horse was shaken by this force, letting out a mournful neigh and kneeling on the ground.

Xiang Yu ignored the horses.

He even threw away his helmet, his hair disheveled, his eyes bloodshot, and two streams of bloody tears slid down his cheeks, leaving two hideous marks on his resolute face.

"Old devil! You deserve to die! You really deserve to die!"

He grabbed the Heavenly Dragon City-Breaking Halberd from the ground; the divine weapon, weighing a hundred pounds, felt as light as a straw in his hand. At this moment, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu had completely gone mad. He was no longer the commander leading thousands of troops, but a wounded beast whose sore spot had been touched, wanting only to destroy everything.

"Those who stand in my way—die!!!"

Xiang Yu stomped his foot hard on the ground.

"Snap!"

The hard permafrost layer instantly cracked, collapsing into a crater three meters in diameter. Using this terrifying recoil, Xiang Yu, like a cannonball fired from its barrel, hurtled straight towards the gates of Hangu Pass with a piercing whistle that tore through the air!

He didn't wait for the army, nor did he need the siege ladders.

He wanted to fight his way through the horde of corpses, storm the city walls, and tear that wicked Taoist priest who had desecrated Yu Ji to pieces!

"roar!"

Several low-level zombies, oblivious to their own mortality, sensed the presence of living beings and pounced forward, baring their fangs and claws.

"roll!"

Xiang Yu didn't even glance at it, and swept his halberd across the room.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

There was no clang of metal on metal, only a dull thud. Before the zombies could even get within three feet of him, they were blasted into a shower of minced meat by the terrifying force attached to the halberd, leaving not even a trace of bone.

"Stop him! Stop him now!"

The Corpse General (who possessed rudimentary intelligence) in charge of frontline command sensed the threat and immediately roared out an order.

"Splash—"

A squad of heavily armored, black-armored warriors, wielding massive shields, strode forward and quickly formed an impenetrable fortress in front of the city gate.

These Black Iron Warriors were Su Ming's masterpieces. Each one had been mechanically modified by Gongshu Chou, with black iron plates embedded all over its body and precise hydraulic devices at its joints. Their defensive capabilities were comparable to a city wall, and even a battering ram could not break through them.

"That lump of iron? Crush it!"

At this moment, Xiang Yu only had eyes for killing, and he didn't care what was in front of him at all.

He ran at full speed without slowing down, and just as he was about to crash into the shield wall, he suddenly leaped into the air, raised his halberd high with both hands, and slashed down fiercely like Mount Tai crashing down!

"Splitting Mount Hua in two!"

"when--!!!"

A deafening roar, loud enough to shatter eardrums, exploded in front of Hangu Pass.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

Then, a scene that everyone will never forget unfolded.

That massive shield of black iron, strong enough to withstand a barrage of crossbow bolts, crumbled instantly like a crisp biscuit under Xiang Yu's halberd!

The Black Iron Warrior hiding behind the shield didn't even have time to scream before he was cleaved in two, armor and all!

At the cut, gears flew off, oil splattered everywhere, and sparks flew wildly.

But it's not over yet.

The residual force of the halberd spread along the ground, the hard bluestone ground was turned up as if it had been plowed, and the seven or eight Black Iron Warriors behind him were actually blown away by this violent shock wave, falling apart in the air and turning into scrap metal all over the ground.

"This is... the Overlord?"

Li Si, who was watching the battle from the city wall, was so frightened that he dropped his binoculars. His jaw trembled uncontrollably. "Is...is this even human? Grand Preceptor, your Black Iron Warriors are as fragile as paper in front of him!"

"What's the panic?"

Su Ming stood at the very edge of the city wall, still holding the glass of tomato juice in his hand.

Contrary to Li Si's expectations, the Grand Preceptor's face was instead filled with a chilling excitement.

His modified eyes were frantically scanning various data streams, flashing green like neon lights.

[Beep! Ultra-high energy biological reaction detected!]

[Target: Xiang Yu.]

[Current Status: Extreme Anger (Adrenaline Levels 2000% Above Standard)]

[Energy Value: 9999+ (Exceeding the human threshold)]

[Special Skill: Conqueror's Haki (Combined with Armor Penetration, Intimidation, and Mental Pressure)]

"Perfect...absolutely perfect!"

Su Ming couldn't help but stick out his tongue and lick his slightly chapped lips. His eyes didn't look like he was looking at an enemy who wanted to kill him, but rather at a rare and exquisite piece of jade, a top-notch experimental report that had fallen from the sky.

"Is this what they call 'Demon/God Mode'?"

"Simply through anger and willpower, the body can unleash power surpassing that of machines... Isn't this the perfect fuel for the 'bioenergy reactor' I've been searching for?"

Xiang Yu had already reached the foot of the city wall.

He was covered in blood, whether it was his own or that of the zombies, his entire body stained with blood. He raised his head, his crimson double pupils fixed on Su Ming on the city wall. Even through the dozens of feet of city wall, the palpable killing intent emanating from him caused the air around Su Ming to drop sharply in temperature.

"Old Devil Su!"

Xiang Yu's voice was hoarse and broken, each word seeming to be squeezed out from between his teeth:

"What have you done to Yu Ji?! You've ruined her! You've destroyed my Yu Ji!"

"I'm going to grab you! I'm going to cut your flesh off piece by piece! I'm going to tear you to pieces and feed you to the dogs!!!"

Faced with this threat that would have stopped a child from crying, Su Ming was not afraid at all; instead, he happily snapped his fingers.

He turned around and shouted loudly at Shao Siming, who was behind him and had been recording data in a small notebook:

"Violet! Quick! Write this data down completely! Don't miss a single second!"

"Look at that raging hormone! Look at that soaring blood pressure! Look at that burning soul!"

Su Ming pointed at Xiang Yu below, who was frantically hacking at the city gate, his eyes flashing with fanatical green light, and laughed like a madman:

"This isn't human! This is clearly the perfect template for a born 'Wrathful Zombie King'!"

"If we just capture him, extract his 'rage factor,' and inject it into our tyrant... my god, wouldn't every member of our zombie army be able to tear apart Gundams with their bare hands?"

"Quick! Tell Han Xin to stop holding back and release all those newly manufactured 'Licker' enhanced versions! I want to see just how powerful this Overlord really is!"