Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

"Oh?"

"You actually have such good intentions... or rather, such idle thoughts?"

Yes, that's what the Nephalem were thinking. It's hard to imagine that someone like Eddard, who is reckless and lawless, would do something that can barely be considered a legitimate or good thing.

Ed lowered his gaze and said calmly, "Because I think it's a pity."

The Nephalem asked, "What do you mean?"

"Nephalem, whether you believe it or not, some people come into this world with a mission, like the God of War, the nameless swordsman of Southern Qin, and me, and... that guy."

Ed's smile faded, and he said, "Whether he can ignite an alchemical revolution is uncertain. But he will inevitably achieve a historic and groundbreaking breakthrough in some area of ​​alchemy. Otherwise, his abilities are insufficient to defeat me. My talent in alchemy is no less than my talent in martial arts."

"However, he gets bogged down in that trivial and meaningless truth, wasting all his time on it... I don't quite understand what he's thinking, but if possible, I'd like to give him a push so he can find that trivial truth more quickly and then complete the historical mission he's supposed to accomplish."

"Some people's talents are destined to belong to the world."

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Bird Zombie, Who's the Killer?

The following day, the top-tier martial artists set off again.

After a morning of searching, Ying Qin Pass's group had not obtained any useful intelligence and had no choice but to head to Bird Square to meet up and jointly fight the giant zombie.

"Guess what that thing is?"

The palace wasn't far from Bird Square, and Ying Qin Guan's group had been waiting nearby for some time. But just waiting wasn't going to do, so Ying Qin Guan casually started a conversation about the Undead Worm. He had been listening to a bit of what they were saying, so now he had something to talk about. And what he had just said was naturally referring to the giant zombie in the square.

"Could it be that the giant zombie is the mother of the Undead Worm?"

The Nephalem shrugged and said, "Who knows... but we'll have the answer soon enough."

They stared into the mist in Byrd Place... Occasionally, zombies would wander towards them, but once they reached a certain distance around Byrd Place, they would seem to find a target, their aimless wandering turning into a purposeful advance into the mist... But clearly, the living Ying Qin Guan and his group held a greater attraction for them.

Ying Qin Guan raised his hand, and divine light exploded, blasting several groups of zombies to pieces from a distance. He then said, "Over the past few days, I don't know how many zombies have gone in... Why does it feel like this place is never filled?"

Nephalem said, "So the giant zombie we're going to face later might be bigger than we thought."

Ying Qin Guan frowned and asked, "You mean that giant zombie can absorb other zombies to grow stronger?"

"At present, this seems very likely."

"Um.."

The group waited patiently for a while longer, and Miss Shadow arrived soon after, but Darius's group still hadn't arrived.

After communicating via walkie-talkie, the group received some interesting news.

Darius's team repaired a new computer, recovered the data inside, and obtained some intelligence from it.

The agent who went to the Black Dragon Ruins is suspected to be a top-tier expert.

This intelligence, to say it's unimportant, really isn't. At this point, who cares if it's first-rate or second-rate? What difference does it make? Even if he's a first-rate expert secretly trained by Ang, so what? Super-first-rate are rare, but first-rate are plentiful. But to say it's unimportant...

Before him, all the top-tier experts registered in the Ang Empire had fled this dead city, and there were no signs of infection.

So many top-tier students have made it out, why can't you?

"Could it be..." Nephalem turned his gaze back to Bird Square, "that one inside, is him?"

The only one left behind, the first to come into contact with the Undead, is suspected to be the original outbreak point of the virus, so it's no wonder the Nephalem have such suspicions.

"Who knows, but we'll have the answer soon."

Ying Qin Guan used the same trick against him, leaving Nefertari speechless.

Soon, all the top-tier martial artists arrived.

Yesterday, Piez warned everyone of the uncertain dangers of this mission and allowed them to withdraw. However, no one left. It wasn't about contributing to humanity or anything; it was just that at this point, leaving would be too undignified.

A martial artist who has lived this long life can no longer live in the barbaric era where everything could be obtained through violence. So all he can do now is seek fame. If he runs away, he will probably be repeatedly whipped on the spot.

—I wonder if, after word gets out that Eddard was instantly killed, he and Darius will be repeatedly ridiculed and relegated to the bottom tier, or if Darius's reputation will be restored...

According to the battle plan, they brought some weapons such as guns and rocket launchers. Of course, a top-notch martial artist would not need these. These items were used to lure the giant zombies away from the fog.

The incredibly thick fog shrouded most of Bird Square, making it impossible to analyze what substances were contained within. Furthermore, its obstruction of vision made it impossible to engage in battle within this fog. Therefore, they brought some weapons, hoping to force the giant zombies out.

—The vast majority of martial artists are short-ranged, even top-tier ones. Even Ying Qin Guan, in terms of attack range alone, is not as good as Darius, unless it is the kind of "ineffective attack range of the same level".

As the name suggests, this attack is ineffective against opponents of the same level at this distance. For example, if Ying Qin Guan throws a javelin, it's hard to say how far it would go, but it would certainly travel much farther than Darius's magic. But would it be useful? No, it wouldn't, so this attack distance doesn't count.

Generally speaking, size and defense are closely related. Considering the size of the giant zombie, these weapons were brought in to ensure that martial artists and mages had sufficient internal energy and magic power in actual combat.

"If everyone is ready."

Several top-tier individuals with experience in using firearms received their weapons, and some equipment was placed around them for broadcasting to the outside world to prevent any unforeseen circumstances. Everything was ready.

The Nephalem gave a final warning: "Then, I'm going to fire."

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud gunshot rang out. Ed had already fired, spraying bullets directly into the fog!

Ed's firing of his gun drew everyone's attention, and all eyes were on him. He grinned, completely unconcerned.

"What are you waiting for? Are you going to count to three before starting the group buy? Let's finish this quickly so I can fly back and have afternoon tea!"

Darius's face darkened, as if he had a lot to say. But unfortunately, now was not the time. A tremendous, muffled roar suddenly erupted, making everyone's ears ache and dust fall from the ceilings of the surrounding houses.

Amidst the enormous roar, the Nephalem shouted, "Shadow! Did this thing roar that loudly last time too?!"

Miss Shadow blushed, and it was clear that she had exerted a lot of effort to suppress the giant zombie's voice.

"without!"

A giant, grayish-white hand covered in fleshy growths burst out of the mist and slammed down on Ed, who remained unfazed and even fired his gun after hearing the roar.

The information brought back by the shadow earlier indicated that the entire arm was about five meters long. However, at Ying Qin Guan's current glance, this arm... is at least eight meters long.

This giant hand arrived very suddenly, possessing a speed and agility disproportionate to its size. However, it wouldn't be enough to catch even a top-tier expert off guard.

Ed threw away the machine gun in his hand and dodged the amazing attack with a sidestep.

The giant hand slammed heavily onto the ground with tremendous force, as if the entire earth was trembling slightly.

Ying Qin Guan, who had never seen anything like this before, exclaimed "Wow!" and turned around with some curiosity to ask Kui, "This strength is a bit scary. How does it compare to yours?"

Kui glanced at Ying Qin Guan indifferently, stepped forward, grabbed a gun from the side, and fired several shots at the giant zombie, successfully attracting its hatred. The giant hand rose high and then fell heavily, casting a shadow that enveloped both Ying Qin Guan and Kui!

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Recovery

In the four thousand years of human history, only fourteen people have been deified. Although Time and Space Kill is just a game, there is no dispute about these fourteen people being deified. Even highly controversial figures like Wang Qiushui, or purely negative figures like the Black Dragon Emperor, are not widely opposed to the question of whether they are "qualified" to be deified.

Of these fourteen beings, eight achieved godhood through martial prowess: the God of War, Ye Jiaofang, the nameless swordsman of Southern Qin, the Ring of Truth, the Burning Demon, Wang Qiushui, Hongyan, and Kui.

Wherever there are people, there will be infighting, and among all the infighting, the most intense are the battles over fighting strength and the battles between factions.

Among these eight people, who is the strongest and who is the weakest?

The most widely accepted ranking is as follows.

The Red Beauty is not specifically recorded; her ancestor was of a different race with unpredictable abilities, so she is not ranked.

Fighting God ≥ Nameless Swordsman of Southern Qin > Kui ≥ Ye Jiaofang > Ring of Truth ≥ Wang Qiushui > Burning Demon

As for rankings like "Nameless Swordsman of Southern Qin ≥ God of War," only highly educated people who understand the power of the Black Dragon Empire's armor would think that way, and these are, of course, a minority.

Of course, this algorithm is indeed a bit unfair. Take Kui and Wang Qiushui as examples. In reality, if humans really wanted to fight the eight gods mentioned above, Kui would be the easiest to kill, even easier than Fenmo. To be precise, it's not that he's easy to kill, but that the cost is small. As for Wang Qiushui, even if you used all the power of humanity, you might not be able to kill her. But if you have to compare combat power, that's how it is calculated.

The God of War has been missing for many years, so the strongest... naturally, are the nameless swordsman from Southern Qin and Kui.

Now, a hand slams down from above, enveloping these two strongest individuals of our time, threatening to pulverize them.

Ying Qin Guan remained calm and waited for Kui's reaction. Kui casually threw away the gun in his hand, then stretched out his hand, palm facing the sky.

His hands were indeed quite large, probably around 27 or 28 centimeters. But compared to the giant zombie's hands, they were far inferior. Those grayish-white palms were almost 1.8 meters long... Even if Shen Xin grew two more heads, he still wouldn't be 1.8 meters long!

And now, Kui actually wants to use his bare hands to block the giant zombie's attack...

What utter arrogance!

An anxious voice came from headquarters, hoping that Kui would dodge the attack and that there was no need to take it head-on. However, the top-tier individuals who were actually there did not show any change in expression.

One palm strikes down, the two palms collide!

Even with his immense strength, Kui couldn't change the material of the road beneath his feet. He was shoved more than ten centimeters into the ground by the blow. Fortunately, he was much taller than Ying Qin Guan, so the blow failed to hit Ying Qin Guan.

"This is truly perplexing," Kui said calmly. "If you want me to compete with it in strength, I don't think I'd lose. But how? In this state, even if it wanted to arm wrestle with me, I couldn't..."

As Kui spoke, he suddenly exerted force, and the enormous reaction force caused his body to sink into the ground by more than ten centimeters.

Why is he exerting so much force?

Without a doubt...

That giant, grayish-white hand... was overturned by Kui.

A massive, irresistible, and unstoppable force erupted, flipping the giant hand and sending it hurtling back in the opposite direction at an even faster speed. It twisted to a degree that would make any normal person frown, followed by a sickeningly loud grinding sound of bones grinding together.

If the giant zombie were to appear in full view of everyone at this moment, the martial artists would see that the joints of its hand had been broken by the immense force, and it was now hanging limply.

But no one had a chance to see it.

The next moment, the giant zombie let out another earth-shattering roar. It grabbed the injured arm tightly and with a forceful tug, a tearing sound like fabric being ripped was heard. A gray, viscous liquid, which did not resemble blood at all, slowly flowed out.

The next moment, flesh and blood churned, and granulation tissue sprouted wildly. In the blink of an eye, a brand new arm appeared!

All of this happened shrouded in mist. Those outside only heard a series of strange noises and had no idea what was happening inside. But they soon found out, for the giant zombie roared and hurled its severed arm like a cannonball!

—It seems to hold a grudge very much; this time, it still hit the enemy.

Ying Qin Guan raised his hand, his inner energy surging, and slapped the arm away—he was afraid that Kui would smash the arm to pieces, and then all sorts of disgusting liquids would splatter all over the ground.

As the giant zombie swung its arms, two enormous arms pierced through the mist and were seen by everyone.

Nephalem's lips twitched, and he muttered to himself with a bittersweet air, "Good news, bad news. The good news is that the other zombies don't have self-healing abilities, and the mutated undead worm mother is probably really inside him, which simplifies things considerably. The bad news is..."

"Its regenerative ability is a hundred times stronger than that of a true immortal worm!"

Although the Undying Worm can regenerate its host's body at an extremely fast speed, it still takes time, and its regenerative ability is limited. A battle involving the Undying Worm was recorded where the host of the Undying Worm had his hand cut off and could only flee in a sorry state while waiting for the Undying Worm to repair his hand. This process took about five or six minutes. And that was just the hand of a normal adult. Putting aside everything else, in terms of mass and volume alone, it was hundreds or thousands of times smaller than this giant hand.

And now, this enormous arm has been restored in the blink of an eye?

This recovery ability is more than a hundred times stronger...

"Lure it out, then attack its spine and brain!"