The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#602 - Harvesting wheat

Yu Zhen took the flying sword Lu Jing tossed to her and, mimicking his actions, thrust it into the head of the person on the ground.

The skull is arguably the hardest part of the human body, and Yu Zhen had expected some difficulty in piercing it, so she put a lot of force into the stab.

However, she didn't expect it to go so smoothly; she felt almost no resistance as the small sword easily penetrated the person's skull.

Because she had used too much force, Yu Zhen couldn't stop her momentum and ended up face-to-face with the terrifying visage.

The person, seeing her lunge, opened his mouth wide to bite her, but after the flying sword pierced his brain, he finally fell silent.

Yu Zhen stood up, still somewhat shaken.

"This… what exactly is going on with this person?!"

"Looks like some kind of zombie transformation," Lu Jing said.

"Have you seen anything like this before? How did you know their weakness was the head?"

"Just a guess."

Judging from the look on Yu Zhen's face, she clearly didn't believe Lu Jing's words. Recalling how Lu Jing had taken off his clothes to let her wrap her hands and feet before entering the woods, she paused and asked.

"Did he turn into this because he was bitten by that wild dog earlier? Right, the sika deer seemed to be the same way, but why didn't the sika deer seem so manic, and didn't actively attack us?"

"Golden Light Daoist should be able to answer these questions for us, except…"

"Except what?"

"Nothing, let's go. We should be able to figure these things out once we see him."

"Okay." Hearing this, Yu Zhen didn't stand on ceremony and held the Mountain Fire in her hand. With the help of this divine sword, she indeed felt much more at ease.

But just as she was thinking this, figures appeared ahead of them, and this time there was more than one.

Those people also spotted them, and before Yu Zhen could say anything, they charged forward in unison as if they had agreed beforehand.

There were four of them in total, old and young, the youngest appearing to be only thirteen or fourteen years old.

Their faces were relatively intact, but other parts of their bodies were missing or damaged.

The worst off was an old man, who was missing a leg. He hopped towards Lu Jing and Yu Zhen on his remaining leg, but halfway there he seemed to think hopping was too slow, so he simply dropped to the ground and started using his hands and feet, running surprisingly fast.

Yu Zhen's expression changed slightly. Although she had just killed a similar creature, facing four of them at once put a lot of pressure on her.

Fortunately, Lu Jing finally stopped watching.

Just as Yu Zhen was contemplating which one to deal with first, Lu Jing had already drawn Lake Light, taken a big step forward, and met them head-on.

Then, without assuming any particular stance, he simply swung his sword a few times, and the four heads flew off one after another.

Lu Jing didn't stop, continuing to move forward.

Looking at his back, Yu Zhen couldn't help but feel a sense of illusion, as if nothing in this world could stop him.

Having guessed some things, Lu Jing then quickened his pace, no longer searching around.

After crossing a small hillside, he finally saw the destination of this trip.

It was a small courtyard.

The two hundred missing people were now inside that small courtyard, standing shoulder to shoulder and foot to foot. Because it was so crowded, some people had even climbed onto the bodies of others, looking like a human pyramid, even more lively than a temple fair.

Yu Zhen, who had caught up from behind, also saw the group of people and asked in surprise, "What are they doing?"

She was just asking casually, but she didn't expect someone to actually answer her.

"They're… waiting for dinner."

"Dinner? What kind of dinner?" Yu Zhen stopped halfway through, realizing some terrible possibility. Her whole body felt like she had fallen into an ice cellar, and her teeth couldn't help but chatter. "You… you mean they're also…"

As a result, this time Lu Jing didn't even need to answer, Yu Zhen had already gotten the answer.

Because she saw that some people on the small courtyard side had already turned their heads and were looking towards them. More and more people looked over, their eyes full of violence and greed.

As if ants had seen honey, the next moment, those people all rushed out of the courtyard, the people above even stepping on the heads of the people below, jumping to the ground like dumplings being thrown into a pot.

Then they all started running and jumping on the hillside!

Yu Zhen felt her heartbeat accelerating, her mouth was dry, and her whole body was shrouded in a huge fear!

Not long ago, she had just dealt with a similar creature, and had also seen Lu Jing kill the four people in the blink of an eye, but compared to the scene in front of her, those previous battles were nothing.

This was a charge launched by nearly two hundred people, spread out on the hillside. Looking out, it was a vast expanse of black. Just as Yu Zhen thought she was doomed this time, and even regretted why she hadn't chosen to wait for Lu Jing at the altar.

She saw a flash of cold light in front of her!

Then the people on the hillside fell down like wheat being harvested.

Because the speed was too fast, Yu Zhen couldn't see clearly what the flying object was, only that the people who fell had a bloody hole in their foreheads.

In just that short moment, more than a dozen figures had fallen.

Then Yu Zhen heard Lu Jing say, "Protect yourself."

After saying that, he jumped down the hillside.

Lu Jing landed right in the middle of the crowd. As soon as he landed, he waved his flying sword and cut off a head.

But this didn't scare off the others around him. Instead, those guys scrambled to surround him.

Lu Jing wasn't in a hurry to draw his sword until they formed a circle. Then, he stylishly turned around and performed a 360-degree windmill spin.

He only used one sword strike to chop off seven heads!

After that, he was too lazy to change places, so he stood there, waiting for those guys to come to him one by one.

Courage and fearlessness are quite useful qualities when dealing with opponents of the same level, because the brave win when paths cross, but when facing opponents who are clearly stronger, and much stronger, it's purely just making it easier to reincarnate.

Lu Jing hadn't done anything, but he was like he had taunted them, firmly holding the hatred of the opposite side, and then the things he needed to do became very simple.

Just need to swing the sword, swing the sword, and swing the sword again, blasting everything in front of him!