Don't mess with that necromancer; his summoned creatures level up on their own!

Large swaths of dark clouds appeared out of nowhere, blotting out the sun and shrouding the entire Awakening Hall in shadow.

Purple lightning surged within the clouds.

Thunder rumbled, growing louder and more frequent as it approached.

Suddenly, several bolts of lightning struck down from the sky, hitting the plaza outside the Awakening Hall, shattering rocks and sending sparks flying.

Where the lightning struck, the faint purple phantom of a thunder dragon could be seen churning and roaming in the clouds, its roar deep and long, sending chills down one's spine.

"What...what is this?"

"It looks like... a Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex?!"

"It's a Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex! Berserker class!"

"Lu...Lu Zaoxie! Commander of the City Defense Army!"

A figure descended from the sky, enveloped in a shower of lightning.

It was a middle-aged man, tall and with a resolute face. His whole body was wrapped in lightning, and every step he took caused tiny arcs of electricity to explode in the air.

He was dressed in casual clothes, but his aura and the sense of oppression he exuded were many levels stronger than Zhao Gang's.

The entire venue erupted in cheers.

Lu Zaoxie, Commander of the City Defense Force of Dachang City, an A-level Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex.

"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Lu Zaoxie?! It's Commander Lu?!"

"Is it really him?! Oh my god, I've seen him on TV!"

"How did he end up at our school?"

"Commander Lu! Commander Lu, look this way! I'm your fan! I have all your combat videos at home!"

"Please sign your name, Commander Lu!"

Some people had already taken out their phones and rushed forward, but when they were about five meters away from Lu Zaoxie, they suddenly stopped, as a pressure prevented them from getting any closer.

Zhao Gang turned 180 degrees, stood at attention, and saluted: "Commander Lu!"

Lu Zaoxie did not look at them.

His gaze swept across the room, first landing on the teacher leaning against the wall.

Then they saw the little zombie crawl up from the ground and finally land on Lu Zhixing, who was kneeling on one knee.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"What's going on?"

Zhao Gang quickly stepped forward, forcing a smile as he explained, "Reporting to the commander, this kid hit my son. If you hit the young one, of course the elder has to step in. I'm handling this matter right now."

"If the younger one gets beaten, should the older one step forward?" Lu Zaoxie repeated the question.

"Yes!" Zhao Gang replied in a loud voice.

Lu Zaoxie nodded and slowly took two steps.

He walked up to Zhao Gang and stood still, with less than a meter between them.

Zhao Gang's Adam's apple bobbed, but his body remained completely still.

"Your son was beaten. Shouldn't you first reflect on why you're so incompetent and raised such a useless person?"

Zhao Gang's expression changed.

"You, a city defense captain, a dignified B-level professional, dared to lay a hand on an eighteen-year-old child. You've utterly disgraced the city defense force!"

The moment the last sentence landed, Lu Zaoxie lifted his foot.

There was no fluctuation of magical power, no charging action; it was simply a matter of lifting the foot and kicking out.

"boom--!!!"

Zhao Gang flew a full twenty meters through the air, smashed through the iron fence of the playground, and finally embedded himself in the school wall.

The audience was silent.

He walked over to Lu Zhixing, squatted down, and looked at the boy sitting on the steps at eye level.

"Are you hurt?" he asked.

"You're not hurt, Dad. It's just a scrape."

Lu Zaoxie paused for a moment.

His expression didn't change, but everyone could sense it.

The air seems colder than before.

People on the playground began to whisper among themselves.

"Did I hear that right? He called him 'Dad'? He called Commander Lu 'Dad'?!"

"Oh no, oh no, oh no! Did I just laugh too? What if he cleaned it up for me while he was at it?"

"Hurry, hurry, before he notices us."

"Splash—"

Zhao Gang stood up from the pile of bricks and stones. His combat uniform was half torn, and there was blood at the corner of his mouth.

The first thing he did after standing up was to scan the crowd with his bloodshot eyes and accurately lock onto Zhao Tianci, who was crouching down, preparing to run away.

"You little rascal!!!"

This roar nearly made Zhao Tianci kneel down on the spot.

Zhao Gang strode over, grabbed Zhao Tianci by the back of the neck with one hand, pulled him out of the crowd, and walked up to Lu Zhixing in three quick steps, slapping Zhao Tianci on the head.

"boom--"

Zhao Tianci knelt down on both knees.

"You fucking do stupid things out there every day! I told you to behave yourself, and you just keep causing trouble! Did you start this today? Was it you?!"

Zhao Tianci's head slumped as he was hit, tears streaming down his face. He stammered, "Dad, Dad, I didn't..."

"Didn't you fucking say that?!" Zhao Gang slapped him again.

"Apologize to them right now!"

Zhao Tianci knelt on the ground, looking up at Lu Zhixing. His lips trembled for a long time before he finally managed to squeeze out, "I...I'm sorry, Brother Lu...I...I was wrong..."

Lu Zhixing looked down at him and chuckled softly:

"Now you know you were wrong? The baby died, then you started breastfeeding, snot dripping from your nose, and you knew to shake it off; your luck turned around, and you knew to abduct your child. Where were you before?"

He took a deep breath: "I'm sorry, Brother Lu... I drank too much."

"If you've had too much to drink, get out! Or are you waiting for the food to be served?" Lu Zhixing kicked him away.

Without saying a word, Zhao Gang pulled out Seven Wolves from his waist and whipped Zhao Tianci's buttocks.

"Ah! Father... please stop hitting me, it hurts!"

"Don't cry! If you cry, I'll slap you!" Zhao Gang slapped him several more times.

"Ah!! Haha! Waaah... Hahaha... Waaah." Zhao Tianci cried and laughed as he was whipped, getting whipped again with each cry.

More and more students gathered around to watch.

"Sigh! Do you think... Zhao Tianci can pull through?"

"With this kind of force, a normal person would probably be knocked unconscious in 30 seconds. Zhao Tianci is thick-skinned, so he should be able to withstand it for a minute."

"No, no, Zhao Tianci is my brother, and I know his profession best—his defense is extremely high."

"Oh? So you think Zhao Tianci can hold on?"

"I think he can last two minutes!"

the other side.

"You go home first, I have something to take care of." Lu Zaoxie glanced at Lu Zhixing beside her.

Lu Zhixing patted the little devil's head beside him: "Let's go."

He bent down, picked up the little zombie, and left the Awakening Hall without looking back.

---

A villa in Guanjiang Residential Area, Dachang City.

Lu Zhixing slumped on the sofa.

"Little thing, come here." Lu Zhixing beckoned to the little zombie.

The little zombie hopped over.

Lu Zhixing reached out and poked its head.

Do you have any special talents?

The little zombie didn't react.

"Look at your physical condition," Lu Zhixing said, counting on his fingers.

"1.5 meters tall, green-skinned, thin arms and legs."

The little zombie's lips twitched down slightly.

"How about this," Lu Zhixing leaned back on the sofa and crossed his legs.

"From now on, you'll help me with the laundry and carrying things. If I'm hungry, you can cook me a couple of dishes. Even though we have a cook and maid, we still need to learn to be independent, right?"

Little Zombie: "..."

The little zombie's body suddenly twitched.

Lu Zhixing was stunned for a moment, and an information panel popped up in front of him.

But this time, instead of his attribute panel, a message popped up from the summoned creature:

The little zombie was angry.

The little zombie strongly protests.

[Little Zombie: Fortune changes every thirty years, never underestimate a young person's potential!]

Lu Zhixing: "???"

"No... how are we poor?"

Wait, that's not the point.

"Aren't you a summoned creature? How can you send messages?"

It reached out and groped for something in its crotch.

First, she pulled out a palm-sized compass, then a stack of yellow paper talismans, and finally three copper coins.

Lu Zhixing watched as the little zombie pulled these things out of his crotch one by one and laid them out in a row on the floor by the door.

The crotch area didn't even look like it had a pocket.

How can it hold so much stuff?

The little zombie ignored Lu Zhixing's shocked gaze.

It crouched down, untied the three copper coins from the red rope, and placed them in the center of the compass.

The little zombie is telling fortunes.

[Divination Content: Today's Fortune.]

[Little Zombie: Don't disturb me.]

Lu Zhixing opened his mouth, then closed it again.

After about two minutes, the little zombie stopped moving.

[Little Zombie: Today is a good day to level up]

[The little zombie decides: to run away from home and go out to level up]

[Little Zombie's message: I must become stronger, I must evolve, I must become the legendary Death and Annihilation Saintly Corpse King!!]

"Huh? No... are you serious?"

"Wait, wait!" Lu Zhixing snapped out of his daze and rushed to the door, shouting.

"Are you still coming home for dinner? I'll cook for you, okay?"

The little zombie remained silent, only moving forward.

Lu Zhixing subconsciously opened the skill bar, then froze on the spot.

[Little Zombie, LV.1]

[Status: Runaway from home (Angry Mode)]

[Mood: Murderous (Damage +100%)]

Just then.