As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

"etc!"

Shen Qing interrupted Xie Chong with a sharp shout, his eyes fixed on the number displayed on the Karma Severance Value screen.

"57 + 5 + 10, still 30 short, hopefully it will go as expected."

A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes, and he once again rolled away in a sorry state to dodge the zombie's attack. With a "whoosh," a gash appeared on his shoulder.

Ignoring the pain in his shoulder, Shen Qing shouted, "Help me dig out all the other coffins!"

"?"

Xie Chong was stunned. He stared at Shen Qing with wide eyes. One wasn't enough? Did he think they weren't dying fast enough?

"If you don't want to die, trust me!"

Shen Qing roared, his voice filled with a resolute determination to go all out.

He refused to believe that each of these zombies was stronger than the last. Since he was going to die anyway, he might as well take a gamble; one zombie or several made no difference.

Before he could finish speaking, he was brushed aside by a zombie and sent flying backward, his back slamming heavily against the cement mixer truck, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He landed on his own and lost his balance, falling to his knees on one knee.

Shen Qing wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, panting heavily. He knew very well that if he took two more hits, he would really die here.

"Damn it."

Xie Chong was so anxious that he cursed, but he didn't have time to think. He put his hands on the ground, manipulated the soil to roll, and smashed it hard against a coffin that had just been dug out.

The coffin shattered into pieces instantly, but inside there was nothing but a stench of black mud.

"Empty?"

He paused for a moment, then continued to manipulate the soil to create another coffin, which he then smashed down.

The first three coffins were empty, but when the fourth one came in, a similarly rotting corpse suddenly opened its eyes and lunged at it.

Xie Chong instinctively made a move, easily knocking the zombie away, which rolled several times on the ground before stopping.

"Class F?"

He turned to Shen Qing and shouted, "And then?"

Shen Qing glanced over out of the corner of his eye, a look of delight flashing in his eyes. Sure enough, these zombies couldn't all be that powerful.

"Not enough, continue! And—don't solve them!"

The last coffin was also smashed open, and two zombies chased after Xie Chong.

"Help me hold it back for a bit!"

Shen Qing, leading the ferocious zombie, turned and approached Xie Chong. Using Yan Yufei's ability, she instantly created distance and ran towards the other two zombies.

"I can't hold out for more than a few seconds!"

Seeing this, Xie Chong had no choice but to bite the bullet and step up. Several magic talismans flew out and instantly transformed into cages to trap the walking corpses.

The zombie roared and smashed the cage with a punch. Just as it was about to escape, a new cage was formed.

Just a few seconds later, Shen Qing had already grabbed the heads of the two ninth-grade walking corpses, and with a "bang," he slammed the two highly decomposed heads together.

Black blood and bone fragments were splattered everywhere.

72+5+10+5+10

As the karma value increased, the "Power of Stone Lock" entry in front of me finally changed.

[Entry]: The Power of Stone Locks (White/Mortal+)

"Got it!"

Shen Qing's heart skipped a beat, and with a thought, his karma points decreased by one hundred.

[The Power of Stone Locks (White - Mortal) → Carrying a Thousand Pounds (Green - Strange Tale)]

[Bearing a Thousand Pounds: With a thousand pounds on your back, you walk as usual. Strength +50%, you can carry heavy objects without feeling burdened, your endurance is greatly increased, and your arms are incredibly strong. Hint: Bond achieved...]

An indescribable feeling welled up inside me.

Before Shen Qing could study the entries, he glanced at the trapped zombie and saw it swing its arms, causing the stone wall to collapse instantly.

A piece of gravel about 30 centimeters in size hit Xie Chong, knocking him over and making him wince in pain.

"Holy crap, that hurts so much!"

Xie Chong struggled to get up, but the walking corpse pounced on him, seemingly wanting to deal with this troublesome fellow first.

"It's all over!"

His eyes widened, and his heart pounded wildly, as if it were about to leap out of his chest.

At the critical moment, with a loud "bang!", a figure suddenly appeared—Shen Qing appeared in front of him and collided head-on with the walking corpse.

A powerful gust of wind spread out from the man and the corpse, stirring up some rubble.

But in just a moment, Shen Qing was still unable to withstand the power of the zombie and was sent flying backward again. Fortunately, this time she was not injured because she was gliding in the air.

Xie Chong also took the opportunity to roll away and create distance.

"It still doesn't work."

After landing, Shen Qing's expression was tense, and she moved her numb arms.

The gap between him and that zombie was too great. Even with the improvement of his talent and abilities, it was still not enough. However, there was still a chance.

Name: Shen Qing

[Cultivation Level]: Late Stage of Ninth Rank (Body Tempering)

[Entries]: Carrying a Thousand Pounds (Green), Soul Stabilizing (Green), Drawing Spiritual Roots (Green), Mysterious Armor (Green), Archery Technique: Nourishing Youji (White), Cinnabar Blood (Green)

[Karma Points]: 2

[Bond Composition]: [Mystic Armor] + [Bearing a Thousand Pounds] = [Bearing a Heavy Burden with Ease (Green Side Story)]

【Bearing a heavy burden with ease: Wearing black armor, one feels as if a thousand pounds are on their arm. Wearing armor, one's strength is temporarily increased based on the weight of the armor, up to a maximum of 1.5 times, but movement will be affected by the weight.

The heavier the armor, the greater the force; the greater the force, the lighter the armor.

Great generals of old, clad in heavy armor, maintained their composure; bearing a thousand pounds, they did not lose their might. The combination of these two qualities allowed them to cultivate strength through armor and to disregard armor through strength.

"Xie Chong, cover me with a layer of stone armor, the heavier the better!"

Xie Chong, who had just gotten up, looked bewildered, but he didn't ask any questions and immediately did as instructed.

"Fossils as soldiers!"

He exhausted most of his strength, and the soil surged and began to spread upwards from Shen Qing's legs.

A suit of stone armor weighing over 100 kilograms appeared on Shen Qing's body.

"good!"

His body suddenly sank, and Shen Qing could feel an increase in power of about 1.3 times, which was already his limit.

Even if it were heavier, he couldn't bear it; he's already moving rather slowly.

"boom!"

Facing the oncoming zombie, the fists of the man and the zombie collided again, like a muffled thunderclap. The zombie took two steps back, while Shen Qing took five.

Although they were still at a disadvantage, they were finally able to put up a fight.

In particular, when the zombie was struck by Shen Qing's blood-stained fist, white smoke immediately rose from the rotting flesh on the fist, but since the zombie felt no pain, the impact was minimal.

"The blood is still effective."

When the zombie pounced again, Shen Qing did not hesitate. He bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood, which splattered on its face.

Although the walking corpse could not feel pain, this mouthful of blood directly blinded its pair of cloudy eyes.

It suddenly went berserk, waving its arms wildly.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Qing finally gained a slight advantage, his fists stained with blood, and landed one after another on the walking corpses.

However, the stone armor would shatter, and even as it recovered, Shen Qing, who was unable to move easily, would get injured during each of these breaks.

Another mouthful of blood spurted out, white smoke continuously rose from the zombie's body, and its rotting flesh was pitted and uneven.

It seems to be a test of who can't hold on any longer.

"Get out of the way!"

Suddenly, a rumbling sound rang out.

"Holy crap!"

Shen Qing glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and saw that Xie Chong had somehow started the cement mixer truck and was driving recklessly.

He quickly dodged away.

Although most of the cement in the tank had already spilled out, and the car wasn't going very fast, it still exerted a force of tens of tons.

The zombie was restrained by Shen Qing and couldn't dodge in time. It flew backward like a cannonball and crashed into a pile of bricks, where it was buried in rubble.