Doomsday Reboot: My Superpowers Absorb Everything

The Iron Hoof Alliance's armory was hidden in an abandoned military warehouse. The heavy iron door was half-hidden by vines, and the verdigris on the door knocker gleamed coldly in the sunlight. Lin Ye stood outside the door and used his senses to probe. Deep inside the warehouse, wooden crates were neatly stacked, their energy reactions stable and pure—unopened ammunition, along with several heavy machine guns covered with tarpaulins.

"Alliance Leader Zhao is quite generous." Li Hu weighed the rifle in his hand, the barrel still bearing the original bluish-black color. "This thing is ten times stronger than the bullets we grind with bones."

Zhao Feng leaned against the door of the military jeep, toying with his military knife. "You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. Chief Lin is guarding the gold nugget (referring to the rice paddies), so I have to show some sincerity." He gestured towards the warehouse. "There are fifty rifles, three heavy machine guns, and a box of grenades in there. In exchange, you can have your new rice next month."

Lin Ye didn't move, his gaze falling on several metal barrels in the corner of the warehouse. The energy reaction there emitted a faint radiation, like... napalm.

"What are those?" Lin Ye asked, pointing to the metal buckets.

Zhao Feng raised an eyebrow: "It seems Chief Lin is an expert. Thirty barrels of napalm, specifically for dealing with zombie hordes, plus ten bags of rice, all for you."

The transaction went more smoothly than expected. The Iron Hoof Alliance soldiers loaded their weapons onto the carts, while the stronghold's men moved the pre-loaded rice stalks to the jeeps. Old Zheng checked the quantities in the ledger, the pen nib scratching across the rough paper.

Suya squatted on the grass outside the warehouse, her fingertips brushing against a mutated dandelion. The white fluff, propelled by her energy, transformed into tiny seeds that drifted into the distance—a new skill she had learned, allowing her to use seeds to detect the movements around her.

"Something's approaching." Su Ya suddenly stood up, her face grave. "A lot of it, coming from the valley to the west."

Lin Ye's senses spread instantly, and his heart clenched. The energy reactions in the western valley were dense and numerous, like surging tides, spreading towards the military warehouse at an astonishing speed.

"It's a horde of zombies!" Lin Jianjun raised his rifle, aiming at the western horizon. "At least five hundred! And there are high-level mutants too!"

Zhao Feng's expression changed, and his military knife was instantly drawn: "How could it be so fast? We just cleared out that corpse nest over there the day before yesterday!"

Before the words were even finished, the western sky was already covered by a dark, oppressive shadow. It wasn't dark clouds, but mutated bats disturbed by the horde of corpses. Their wingspans were two meters wide, and they swooped down with piercing screams, as if to tear apart all living things on the ground.

"Heavy machine gun! Set it up!" Zhao Feng roared. The Iron Hoof Alliance soldiers acted quickly, pushing the heavy machine gun covered with tarpaulin to the warehouse entrance, pointing the muzzle at the sky.

"Li Hu! Take half the men and retreat with the weapons!" Lin Ye shouted to Li Hu. "Dad, you cover me! Su Ya, use vines to seal off the back door of the warehouse!"

The men at the stronghold immediately split into two groups. Li Hu led his men in a cart to break through to the east, where the terrain was open and it would be easier to shake off the horde of zombies. Lin Ye, along with Lin Jianjun, Zhao Feng, and others, guarded the warehouse entrance, firing rifles and heavy machine guns simultaneously, bullets raining down on the swooping swarm of bats.

There were simply too many mutated bats, charging forward relentlessly, their wings ripped apart yet still fluttering forward, splattering blood and entrails everywhere. Zhao Feng unleashed his metal superpower at full power, his military knife shattering into countless fragments, turning the approaching bats into a bloody pulp, but new bats quickly filled the gaps.

"Napalm bomb!" Lin Ye shouted, pointing to the approaching horde of zombies in the distance. Among the zombies were many high-level mutants, including shadow zombies that moved as fast as lightning, stone zombies with skin as hard as iron, and rotting zombies that could spew acid. They advanced towards the warehouse like a well-trained army.

Old Zheng quickly pried open the metal barrel and threw the napalm bomb at the horde of zombies. A shard of Zhao Feng's military knife grazed the barrel, and a spark instantly ignited the gasoline. A raging fire spread through the horde of zombies, accompanied by screams of agony. But this was only temporary. More zombies charged forward, stepping over the corpses of their companions. The flames burned on their bodies, but did nothing to slow their advance.

"Something's wrong." In Lin Ye's perception, there was an unusually powerful energy reaction at the center of the zombie horde, carrying a cold will, directing the entire horde. "A zombie king is controlling them!"

Zhao Feng also noticed the anomaly: "It's the Bone Corpse King! That beast can control corpses. I chased it away last month, but I didn't expect it to be hiding in the valley, recuperating!"

The Bone King's energy reactions became increasingly clear, and Lin Ye could even "see" its appearance—nearly five meters tall, its entire body covered in white bone armor, wielding a giant axe pieced together from zombie bones, and the ground trembling slightly with every step it took. Hundreds of skeletons floated around it like loyal guards, acting according to its will.

"This beast has evolved!" Zhao Feng's face was ashen. "Its bone armor can withstand heavy machine gun fire!"

The machine gun bullets struck the Bone King, leaving only shallow white marks, unable to penetrate. The Bone King let out a deep roar, and with a swing of its giant axe, floating skeletons rained down like arrows. One of the Iron Hoof Alliance soldiers was unable to dodge in time and was impaled in the throat by a skeleton, dying instantly.

"Suya!" Lin Ye shouted, "Wrap the vines around its legs!"

Suya's green energy exploded to its limit, and the vines around the warehouse grew wildly, coiling around the Bone Corpse King's legs like giant pythons. But the bone armor was exceptionally sharp, and the vines were quickly cut to pieces, with green sap splattering all over the ground.

"Use the 'Devouring' seal!" Zhao Feng suddenly shouted, "Your energy can purify its bones!"

Without hesitation, Lin Ye condensed dark purple energy into a spear and hurled it at the Bone Corpse King. The energy spear pierced through the skeleton's defenses and struck the Bone Corpse King precisely in the chest. A crack instantly appeared in the bone armor, and dark purple energy spread along the crack, emitting a sizzling corrosive sound.

"Roar!" The Bone Corpse King roared angrily, and swung its giant axe at Lin Ye. Zhao Feng's military knife transformed into a shield, blocking Lin Ye's path. With a loud "clang," both of them were shaken back several steps, their hands numb.

Just then, Li Hu's shout came from the east: "Brother Ye! The weapons are safe! You guys retreat!"

Lin Ye looked towards the warehouse entrance. Nearly half of the Iron Hoof Alliance soldiers had already perished, and the rest were all wounded. Continuing to hold out would only result in total annihilation. He shouted to Zhao Feng, "Retreat! Retreat to the high ground to the east!"

Zhao Feng nodded, brandishing fragments of his military knife to cover the retreat of the group. Lin Ye brought up the rear, his dark purple energy erupting continuously, temporarily blocking the Bone Corpse King's pursuit. Su Ya's vines wove a green wall behind them, which was quickly broken through by the horde of corpses, but it bought them precious time.

By the time they retreated to the high ground to the east, everyone was exhausted. Lin Ye leaned against a rock, looking at the military warehouse in the distance, now overrun by the horde of zombies. Flames were still burning, illuminating half the sky. The Bone Corpse King stood atop the warehouse, his white bone armor gleaming eerily in the firelight, like a grim reaper proclaiming victory.

"The losses are heavy." Zhao Feng counted the number of people, his voice hoarse. "Only thirty out of fifty rifles were transported out, and all the heavy machine guns were lost."

Lin Ye remained silent. In his perception, the Bone Corpse King hadn't pursued them; it seemed to be guarding the military warehouse, which was highly unusual. The Corpse King usually only chased living creatures and would never stay in one place.

"What is it looking for?" Lin Ye suddenly said. "It has what it wants in the warehouse."

Zhao Feng was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed drastically: "It's a virus sample! The military warehouse contains virus samples from before the apocalypse, which are said to make mutants evolve faster!"

This news was like a bombshell, plunging everyone into silence. If the Bone King obtained the virus sample and evolved into an even more terrifying monster, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"We must get it back." Lin Ye gripped his military dagger tightly. "Even if we can't get it back, we can't let it fall into the hands of the Corpse King."

Zhao Feng nodded, a resolute glint in his eyes: "I'll go with you. Old Zheng, you take the rest of the men back to the Iron Hoof Alliance and bring more reinforcements."

"Alliance Leader!" Old Zheng exclaimed urgently, "It's too dangerous!"

"Execute the order!" Zhao Feng's tone left no room for argument.

Lin Ye looked at Su Ya and Lin Jianjun: "You two go with Lao Zheng and take good care of the people at the stronghold."

"I'll go with you." Suya's attitude was firm. "My vines can help you block the horde of zombies."

Lin Jianjun also raised his rifle: "I crawled out of a pile of corpses with your mother. Wherever you go, I'll go."

Li Hu ran over carrying a rocket launcher, cursing, "Damn it, how could I miss out on this mess! I'll just die with that Bone Corpse King!"

Seeing the determined looks in everyone's eyes, Lin Ye felt a surge of warmth in his heart. He no longer refused and nodded, "Okay, let's go together."

As the sun set, the five took advantage of the temporary calm of the horde of corpses and quietly sneaked back to the vicinity of the military warehouse. The Bone King was still inside the warehouse, and there were even more skeleton guards around it than before, standing densely packed at the entrance like an insurmountable barrier.

Lin Ye's senses penetrated the warehouse wall and he saw the Bone Corpse King using a giant axe to cleave open a cold storage box labeled "High-Risk Virus." Inside, glass tubes contained a pale blue liquid that emitted dangerous energy fluctuations.

"Now!" Lin Ye shouted, his dark purple energy transforming into sharp blades that cleaved through the skeleton guards' defenses. Su Ya's vines followed closely behind, entangling the surrounding skeletons and creating a passage for them.

The Bone Corpse King sensed the danger and turned to pounce on them, its giant axe whistling through the air. Zhao Feng's military knife transformed into a shield to block the attack, and Lin Ye seized the opportunity to rush towards the refrigerated container and reach for the virus sample.

Just as his fingers were about to touch the glass tube, the Bone Corpse King's giant axe suddenly turned and swung towards the refrigerator. Lin Ye's pupils contracted sharply, and he shoved Su Ya away, but was himself struck by the axe's force and crashed heavily against the wall, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Lin Ye!" Su Ya exclaimed, trying to help him up.

"Don't worry about me! Get the samples!" Lin Ye shouted, enduring the excruciating pain.

Zhao Feng and Li Hu desperately held off the Bone Corpse King, firing their rifles and rocket launchers simultaneously to buy time for Su Ya. Su Ya gritted her teeth, grabbed a glass tube from the refrigerator, and injected green energy into it, attempting to destroy the virus sample.

But it was too late. The Bone Corpse King broke free from Zhao Feng's grasp, its giant axe piercing Su Ya's shoulder. The pale blue viral liquid splashed onto its bone armor, where it was instantly absorbed. The Bone Corpse King let out an excited roar, its body beginning to swell violently. Sharp bone spikes sprouted from its bone armor, and its energy reaction was several times stronger than before!

"Run!" Lin Ye struggled to his feet, unleashing a burst of dark purple energy as he pulled Su Ya to his side. "It's evolved!"

Zhao Feng and Li Hu also realized the danger and retreated while fighting. The Bone Corpse King became even faster. With a swing of its giant axe, Li Hu's rocket launcher was split in two, and Li Hu himself was thrown away, his fate unknown.

"Li Hu!" Lin Ye's eyes were about to burst.

"Don't worry about me! Take Su Ya away!" Li Hu's voice came from the ruins, stained with blood.

Lin Ye gritted his teeth, hoisted the injured Su Ya onto his back, and rushed out of the warehouse with Zhao Feng. The Bone Corpse King roared behind them, and the skeleton guards chased after them like a tide. In the darkness, the figure covered in bone spikes drew closer and closer, carrying an aura of annihilation.

Unbeknownst to them, this was just the beginning. The leak of the virus sample not only caused the Bone King to evolve but also triggered even more terrifying mutations in the surrounding horde of zombies, a catastrophe brewing to engulf the entire region. And they had to carry this bad news back to their base alive, ready to face an even greater storm.