I Contracted Myself

Liu Sishan contacted Situ Shibai once again, making it the third time tonight.

However, Situ Shibai's attitude remained unchanged, stating that tonight they should primarily observe the situation and take specific actions after dawn.

Zhang Ping speculated that Situ Shibai might know something or was perhaps waiting for the right moment.

He yawned.

Although he was exhausted and sleepy, he was still worried about Qiu Qiang's safety. He gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and tried to contact the Blood Snake again.

When he focused his attention on the Blood Snake, he saw that the Corrosive Water Bullet Rabbit was hiding in a pit. It was in terrible condition, with several broken ribs, lying on the ground barely alive.

He quickly treated the Corrosive Water Bullet Rabbit while observing the surroundings.

Not far from the pit was the city wall. Several telekinesis Awakeners were using their abilities to lift the corpses of other Corrosive Water Bullet Rabbits onto the wall, where many Awakeners were having a midnight snack.

This might be a good opportunity to enter Mingzhu City.

In fact, whether it was the wolves or the Corrosive Water Bullet Rabbits, they were obviously driven here by the horde of living corpses behind them. They had no intention of entering the city; they just couldn't make it in time before reaching the city wall.

Zhang Ping signaled the Corrosive Water Bullet Rabbit to move forward. Perhaps because Zhang Ping had been helping it, the rabbit obediently moved forward cautiously after its injuries improved. It ran along the city wall, looking for an entrance.

Actually, there were many waterways leading to the outside of Mingzhu City, but the waterways under the city wall were blocked by iron bars. However, this was not a problem for the Corrosive Water Bullet Rabbit.

When the Corrosive Water Bullet Rabbit reached a waterway, it sprayed corrosive water at the iron bars with its ears. The bars quickly corroded, and the rabbit slipped through the waterway into Mingzhu City.

It stealthily emerged from the water and climbed onto the ground beside the waterway.

The Corrosive Water Bullet Rabbit shook off the water from its body and then, under Zhang Ping's guidance, cautiously moved forward.

...

In a residential house not far from Iron Soul, Qiu Qiang clenched his fists, staring intently at the ruins of Iron Soul.

From the state of the collapse, he could imagine the terrifying attack that Iron Soul had suffered in an instant.

He smelled the scent of blood but found no bodies.

What on earth happened here?

Qiu Qiang was furious and worried about the safety of Liu Tiefeng and Zhang Ping.

Suddenly, he saw a rabbit. This rabbit was circling near Iron Soul, seemingly looking for something.

When the rabbit approached the house he was in, his pupils contracted instantly because a line of bloody words appeared beside the rabbit: "Uncle Qiang, Grandpa Liu and I are in a safe place."

Then the words changed: "The city is very unsafe tonight."

Qiu Qiang looked around, quickly went downstairs, picked up the rabbit, and swiftly turned back upstairs. Once he was sure no one was watching, he asked, "Are you Zhang Ping?"

"Yes!"

The bloody words quickly changed on the rabbit's snow-white fur.

Qiu Qiang's eyes widened, and he whispered in surprise, "How did you turn into a rabbit?"

"No, I'm temporarily residing in this rabbit using my ability. My real body and Grandpa Liu are in a safe place. Mingzhu City is very dangerous now, with a large number of living corpses approaching." Zhang Ping displayed the message in segments.

Because there were too many words, the message appeared in several parts.

After reading it, Qiu Qiang frowned and asked, "What happened to Iron Soul? Who did it?"

"Uncle Qiang, I'm not sure if I can tell you. Mingzhu City is not safe." Zhang Ping displayed, mainly fearing that the Moon Prince might see the message.

Qiu Qiang took a deep breath and decisively said, "Then I'll come to you now."

"Don't come. The living corpses are moving towards Mingzhu City from our side. Uncle Qiang, go to the southern city wall and check the situation. I need to understand the specifics of the living corpses." Zhang Ping decisively refused.

Qiu Qiang thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay."

He carried the Corrosive Water Bullet Rabbit and headed towards the southern city wall. Soon, he saw lights on the distant city wall, indicating that many people were there.

As he got closer, he began to smell the scent of blood, making him trust the information provided by the bloody words a bit more.

Ten minutes later, he proved his identity through several familiar adventurers and then climbed the city wall. Looking out, he saw corpses everywhere outside the wall.

Corpses of wolves, Corrosive Water Bullet Rabbits, and many other creatures.

"Uncle Qiang, tell everyone that a large number of living corpses are approaching. Some of these living corpses are the bodies of Awakeners and can still use their abilities from when they were alive. They also carry corpse poison, so don't get scratched, or you'll be infected and turn into a new living corpse." Zhang Ping quickly displayed line after line of text.

Qiu Qiang frowned and asked, "How many living corpses are there?"

"Hard to estimate, but at least fifty thousand." Zhang Ping thought for a moment and gave a rough number.

When he saw the living corpses, he used the Appraisal Skill, but the information he got was very limited. He had already told Qiu Qiang everything he knew.

Qiu Qiang realized the seriousness of the situation. With fifty thousand living corpses attacking, they couldn't rely on just a few hundred adventurers to hold them off.

They needed to gather more adventurers!

"Everyone, listen to me."

Qiu Qiang thought for a moment and then stood on a high point of the city wall, speaking loudly.

The adventurers who were eating Corrosive Water Bullet Rabbit meat looked at Qiu Qiang. Someone recognized him and joked, "Stinky Qiang, are you going to tell us that rabbits are too cute to eat?"

"Hahaha."

The other adventurers burst into laughter.

Qiu Qiang said seriously, "Alright, let's get to business. This rabbit is my little brother's way of contacting me. He's outside the city investigating why these animals are approaching the city."

"Isn't it because the Patrol Guard has been slacking off lately?" a female adventurer asked doubtfully.

Qiu Qiang shook his head, "It's hard to say, but my little brother has confirmed that more than fifty thousand living corpses are approaching Mingzhu City. They will arrive soon."

"Really?" an adventurer asked in shock.

Qiu Qiang simply raised the rabbit and said, "Little Zhang, you tell them."

The rabbit's snow-white fur immediately displayed line after line of text, describing the situation of the living corpses again. This time, no adventurer doubted it.

Mainly because there was no need to doubt. The living corpses would appear soon, and if it was a lie, it would be exposed immediately.

"Fifty thousand living corpses, this is not normal. We need to go to the City Lord's mansion. We can't handle this with just us adventurers," an adventurer said in panic.

No one was in the mood to eat rabbit meat anymore. Their faces were filled with worry, panic, and fear.

"Listen to me, the people from the City Lord's mansion might not be reliable. We need to gather more Awakeners. This is a matter of life and death for Mingzhu City. If you don't want to become homeless, then come and defend our city." The bearded man who had shot the Corrosive Water Bullet Rabbit with an arrow stood up and said loudly.

Qiu Qiang nodded, "That's right. Besides us adventurers, there are many Awakeners in various industries. They are also combat power."

"I know the master of the Wolf Fang Martial Arts School, Zhou Shoucheng. I'll go get him," an adventurer said loudly.

"Yeah, I'll go get the master of the Dragon Slayer Knife School."

"I'll go get the master of the Beast King Boxing School!"

"I'll go get the master of the Flower Picking Martial Arts School!"

The adventurers spoke up one after another and quickly left.

Mingzhu City was large, but the adventurers were very fast. In just a few minutes, many Awakeners from other industries had arrived.

Through the eyes of the Corrosive Water Bullet Rabbit, Zhang Ping saw Instructor Bai De arriving at an incredible speed. He didn't climb the stairs to the city wall but jumped from the roof of a building directly onto the wall, showing amazing jumping ability.

"They're here!"

An adventurer said.

Because of the different levels of importance, the adventurers hadn't scouted the surroundings before.

But knowing that there were more than fifty thousand living corpses, the adventurers gave it their all. Some beast-taming Awakeners sent their Mutated Beasts outside the city to monitor.

At this time, they saw through their Mutated Beasts that a dense mass of living corpses was appearing, swaying as they moved.

An adventurer with eagle eyes sweated and gritted his teeth, "There are probably more than fifty thousand, maybe seventy or eighty thousand. Are there that many corpses near Mingzhu City?"

"Alright, don't be too nervous. Most of the living corpses are not strong. This might just be a test."

At this time, a burly man in white clothes walked out of the crowd. His hair was very thick, making him look like a Golden Lion King.

Since Bai De was following behind him, Zhang Ping guessed that this burly man in white was probably the master of the Beast King Boxing School.

"Master Feng, do you mean someone is behind this?" a man with a long knife asked.

The burly man in white smiled, "It's hard to say if it's a person, but the Patrol Guard has inexplicably shrunk back to the City Lord's mansion recently, and only three Investigation Teams are left in the city. Suddenly, so many living corpses are attacking the city. Do you think this is normal?"

"A conspiracy?"

Many Awakeners couldn't help but ponder.

"Look, something is coming from the east too!" an adventurer shouted.

Qiu Qiang and Zhang Ping looked towards the east of the city. A large number of black crows were flying quickly, emitting black gas, and their bodies seemed somewhat decayed.

"Not good, those crows are also living corpses!" the eagle-eyed adventurer exclaimed.

The burly man in white immediately said, "We can't be so disorganized. My Beast King Boxing School will take charge of the south. Awakeners willing to stay, sign up. We only need five thousand people. If the south falls, you can take my head, Feng Laixian!"

"Bold words. The east will be taken by my Dragon Slayer Knife School. We also need only five thousand people. If the east falls, you can take my head, Ao Donghai!" a swordsman laughed.

Then the masters of the other two boxing schools also spoke up, taking charge of defending the other two sides of the city wall.