Chapter 6: Ink Lines

Gu Zheng then understood that the fishing net was merely an auxiliary tool; what Sun Yan truly utilized was this ink line. For the immobile zombies, the ink line soaked in vermilion and a secret ink formula was their nemesis. Once bound by this, even the lower-level zombies found it difficult to break free.

With a crack, the fishing net shattered under the furious wrath of Mao Jiang. However, Mao Jiang's arms were quickly bound by the combined efforts of Sun Yan and Gu Zheng, rendering him immobile. Gu Zheng, being particularly malicious, tightly bound Mao Jiang's legs as well, securing him completely. At this point, Mao Jiang resembled a mummy, thoroughly restrained. Unable to move any further, he let out a mournful cry and collapsed to the ground, unable to stir even a fraction.

At this moment, Sun Yan quietly approached the corpse puppet. He did not dare to get too close, as the corpse aura emanating from the puppet was continuously leaking out; inhaling even a little would be a significant problem. He needed to subdue this corpse puppet and seize the corpse pill from its mouth to save Chen Fu, who had been poisoned by the corpse toxin. In his hand, he held a fishing net, waiting for the distance to close a bit more before casting it. As long as he could cover the corpse puppet with the net, it would be impossible for it to escape.

"Goodness, he actually chose this moment to expel his inner elixir to heal himself!" Gu Zheng thought to himself. He did not dare to be negligent, knowing that if he did not launch an attack quickly, it would be quite troublesome once this hairy zombie recovered. He moved the hilt of his knife, but his brow soon furrowed, and he stopped.

It was only after Sun Yan's actions that Gu Zheng refrained from acting rashly; otherwise, he would have already lunged forward to engage in another round of combat with this hairy zombie. However, Gu Zheng understood that attempting to capture this hairy zombie with just a fishing net was indeed somewhat farcical

At this moment, Lin Hai, wearing reading glasses, held a silver needle in his hand. With his hands, marked by age spots, he trembled as he prepared to perform acupuncture on Chen Fu. However, at the instant the silver needle pierced the flesh, the tremor in Lin Hai's hand suddenly vanished, accurately and swiftly targeting the acupoint with remarkable speed

This young man is quite fierce! Sun Yan looked up and saw Gu Zheng being knocked away, yet he was able to quickly stand up and continue to confront Mao Jiang. Sun Yan felt a deep admiration; Gu Zheng truly had the demeanor of his younger self. He immediately stood up and said to the nearby Professor Lin Hai, "Professor Lin, I will leave this patient in your care for now; I am going to assist Gu Zheng." Professor Lin nodded and succinctly replied, "Go ahead, remember to bring back the Corpse Pill, or else this young man's life will be very difficult to save."

The ink on the ink line corroded the stiff flesh of the creature, "Aow..." it let out a chilling howl from its mouth. It struggled desperately, its mouth wide open, revealing a set of fangs that appeared particularly sinister under the moonlight. However, all its efforts were in vain. The strength of the two individuals was simply too great; it wanted to lunge forward to bite Gu Zheng, but was firmly held back by Sun Yan at the other end, unable to move even an inch.

At the moment it took a step, a fishing net descended from above. Sun Yan cast the fishing net while shouting loudly at Gu Zheng: "Gu Zheng, catch my ink line and tie up this zombie!" He twisted his hand, wrapping his fingers around one end of the ink line, and then with a flick, the ink line flew towards Gu Zheng.

At this moment, the zombie slowly opened its mouth, and a dark red inner elixir was expelled. Holding it in its stiff palm, after expelling the inner elixir, the zombie's spirit noticeably diminished. The inner elixir is indeed a treasure of the zombie, as the spiritual energy absorbed from the heavens and the earth is primarily stored within it. Ancient emperors and nobles sought to obtain such an inner elixir in hopes of consuming it for longevity. In reality, the inner elixir of this zombie contains an excessive amount of impure energy, which an ordinary person would absolutely be unable to endure.

Feng Yu grabbed a handful of glutinous rice and, after a while, stuffed it into Chen Fu's mouth to extract the corpse poison from within Chen Fu's body. Otherwise, Chen Fu would soon have his brain eroded by the corpse poison, resulting in the formation of a new zombie

Standing beside Lin Hai was his student, Feng Yu. Feng Yu was fair-skinned and delicate, resembling a woman, with somewhat feminine features. However, the team members all knew that this delicate man was not to be underestimated. Yesterday, in the dense forest, a wild boar weighing nearly 200 pounds charged towards the team without warning, unexpectedly getting close to Professor Lin Hai. Without a moment's hesitation, Feng Yu raised his foot and kicked the wild boar, sending it flying five meters away. By the time it landed, the wild boar could only grunt in pain and was no longer able to move. Feng Yu's action astonished even Sun Yan, not to mention the other team members.

The furry zombie extended its pitch-black tongue and gently licked the inner elixir. With each lick, the corpse energy leaking from its body diminished slightly.

With a deep breath, Mao Jiang quickly placed the inner elixir back into its mouth and took a step forward. Under the ancient gaze, it felt quite uncomfortable while healing, but after feeling slightly better, it decisively lunged forward once again

Gu Zheng was also quite surprised. Logically speaking, the power of this ink line should be far from sufficient to bind the immensely strong Mao Jiang. However, this Mao Jiang simply could not break free, which can only indicate one thing: this ink line is not an ordinary item, and the material of the ink line must have some peculiarities.

Chen Fu Chi | Within his bare body, countless vertical and horizontal lines have been marked by Sun Yan using a chalk line, forming small squares on his body. Although Chen Fu, marked with squares, still wore a face full of dark energy, he had quieted down.

Gu Zheng slowly took a step towards the Mao Jiang. Although the Mao Jiang had just knocked Gu Zheng several meters away, it did not feel any advantage; instead, it sensed that the danger posed by this person in front of it had intensified. Having already endured several jujube nails from behind, the corpse energy within the Mao Jiang had diminished significantly, and its movements were no longer as agile as before. Under Gu Zheng's piercing gaze, the Mao Jiang actually trembled and took a step back.

Although Professor Lin Hai rarely speaks and does not show much concern for the team's situation, the team members all know that the leader, Sun Yan, holds great respect for the old professor. Therefore, the team members do not dare to show any signs of neglect towards this old professor. They simply do not understand why Sun Yan is so courteous to this old man

After the fishing net fell, the hairy zombie seemed momentarily stunned, unsure of where this object had come from. The net was large, and it tripped over it, nearly falling down. This hairy zombie was indeed immensely strong, with exceptionally sharp nails; tearing apart a fishing net was an exceedingly simple task for it. As it steadied itself and paused to rip the net apart, it felt a tightness in its body. At that moment, Gu Zheng had already reached out to catch the ink line and quickly swam towards the hairy zombie. As the two moved, the ink line tightly bound the fishing net around the hairy zombie's body.