Chapter 168: Pressure

Xiao Bei collapsed…
The moment he beheaded the first zombie with such ease, he felt like he was about to break down. Yet he kept telling himself it was just a coincidence—how could a zombie with a body as hard as iron be decapitated so effortlessly?
But one after another, the heads of three zombies fell to the ground. Suddenly, Xiao Bei realized that the zombie “treasures” he had spent over two months cultivating were trembling in fear.
“…”
Kai Xin acted as if he had done something trivial, calmly and instinctively searching for loot on the zombie corpses—it was somewhat disgusting.
After a while, Kai Xin stood up, slightly frustrated.
Top-tier martial arts skills really weren’t easy to obtain. Out of the three-headed zombies, not a single book was found, though three copies of the lower-tier “Thousand Corpse Hands” were obtained, along with an iron corpse robe, some gold and silver, and a potion used by zombies to soak their bodies and heal themselves.
“Here.”
Kai Xin naturally tossed the potion to Xiao Bei.
It landed near Xiao Bei, making a clear ringing sound as it rolled on the ground.
Hm?
Only then did Kai Xin notice Xiao Bei’s expression—stiff, mouth agape, eyes vacant, as if his soul had left his body.
“Damn, I overdid it a bit!” Xiao Bei’s reaction made Kai Xin’s heart sink; he rubbed his temples in slight pain.
Actually, it wasn’t entirely his fault.
Xuanmiao-level zombies, with their perfectly rigid bodies, deadly poisons, and combat skills from their lifetimes, were extremely dangerous and hard to deal with. In his past life, they were not popular among players—no one wanted to use them for training.
It wasn’t until later that someone accidentally discovered a fatal weakness in zombies… namely, when their heads were struck hard, their body strength would weaken to some extent, making them akin to martial artists without protective skills. However, only their necks were fragile; the rest of their bodies remained as hard as steel.
Later on, people began to exploit this weakness, slaughtering zombies in large numbers. For a time, “Ten Thousand Poisons Palm” became wildly popular in the market. This secret was soon exposed and spread. Later still, antidote pills and various pills to reduce the toxicity of zombie poisons also appeared on the market. That’s when Kai Xin entered the Mass Graveyard.
Just now, it was purely an instinctive action.
Kai Xin hadn’t considered using ordinary methods to kill Xuanmiao-level zombies, as that would take too much time. Besides, the Thousand-Year Zombie King was right in front of him, and his excitement made him forget some things.
But thankfully…

He had mentioned before that he had fought zombies elsewhere, and Happy quickly regained his composure:
“Hey! How much longer are you planning to stand there like an idiot?”
“…”
Xiao Bei finally moved, turning his face with an injured look, his tone bitter and helpless: “You said that once zombies reach the Mysterious Realm, they become extremely difficult to destroy!”
“Have I ever told you that the weapon in my hand can easily cut through any legendary weapon?”
Happy blurted out a harmless lie, as he didn’t want the secret of the zombies revealed too soon. That would surely disrupt the game’s operation to some extent and weaken his resource advantage.
“Ah!”
Xiao Bei rushed over, full of enthusiasm.
“Really? Let me see!”
He bent down to examine the Battle-Tested Sword in Happy’s hand. Though it appeared dull and ordinary, after witnessing those three miraculous slashes earlier, Xiao Bei regarded it with the same reverence one would show a national treasure.
“Move aside. Don’t waste my time.”
Happy wasn’t about to let him keep looking and said impatiently, “Hurry up and draw the remaining zombies over for me.”
As he spoke, he became more vigilant, determined not to let him see too clearly. If someone recorded it and uploaded it to a website, the secret would inevitably be discovered by those with ulterior motives.
Besides…
It would be a minor issue if the secret of the zombies was revealed;
But if the Dragon-Seizing Hand was uncovered, that would be a huge problem!
The Dragon-Seizing Hand didn’t have lethal power, but its control ability was extremely strong. If discovered and made public, it would reduce the element of surprise in future battles, leaving him without a trump card.
He immediately gave Xiao Bei a few instructions before continuing…
Each time, Happy deliberately made Xiao Bei run away before taking action—using the Dragon-Seizing Hand, delivering a heavy strike, and then swiftly beheading the zombie in one smooth motion.
By the time there were only a few zombies left, the Thousand-Year Corpse King finally realized something was wrong. A glint appeared in his dark eyes, and suddenly he disappeared behind several zombies.
Due to his incredible speed, Xiao Bei didn’t notice this at first. By the time he realized it, the Thousand-Year Corpse King’s rib-like, deformed body had eerily appeared in front of the Creation Realm zombie… It was impossible to see his movements as he grabbed the little zombie’s neck and lifted it off the ground effortlessly.
That’s when Xiao Bei realized the situation was critical!
He covered his mouth and gasped in shock.
Though terrified, he didn’t dare make a sound.
The little zombie was only fifty meters away, and with the Thousand-Year Corpse King so close, any noise would attract the attention of this peak Mysterious Realm puppet assassin.
“Thud!”

The Thousand-Year Corpse King suddenly swung his right arm, and with a crisp clashing of metals, the flying knife was deflected from its path and plunged deep into a nearby grave mound.
Creak!
He tilted his head, his dark pupils moving. The image of a blue-haired young man appeared in the corpse king’s pitch-black pupils. His gaze sharpened slightly, and a startling blue glow flashed suddenly within them.
The Thousand-Year Corpse King flung the small zombie in his hand aside and vanished once again from his spot.
Bang!!
The deep blue blade suddenly changed direction mid-air and slashed to the side. With a thunderous impact, the corpse king reappeared in front of Happy.
However, the corpse king was stopped in time by an unexpected attack, thwarting his ambush plan; yet Happy was in trouble. The recoil force from the corpse king’s arm nearly shattered Happy’s weapon, causing severe pain in his hand. He was sent flying far away, stumbling back three steps before managing to steady himself.
Happy didn’t have time to marvel at the terrifying power hidden within the corpse king’s deformed body—after a slight tremor, the corpse king vanished again.
If not for Happy having mastered in his past life the ability to detect enemies through air currents and sound rather than visual observation, it would have been difficult to track the corpse king’s movements. This time, Happy dared not engage him head-on.
Whoosh!
Bending his knees, Happy shot forward almost in line with the claw-like wind.
By a narrow margin! The icy coldness left five claw marks on Happy’s blue shirt! If he had been slower even by a fraction of a second, he would likely have perished there.
Another flash!
Not daring to delay, Happy leaped onto a nearby grave mound. Before he could stabilize himself, he shot off in another direction. “Boom!!” The grave mound was torn apart by the corpse king’s thunderous palm strike, creating five huge grooves. With a fierce glint, the corpse king vanished once more!
One man, one corpse—chase and escape, in rapid succession!
Xiao Bei trembled with excitement from afar. Someone could actually keep up with the corpse king’s ghostly speed! Yet on the other hand, he was also worried:
Just fleeing wouldn’t be enough to defeat the Thousand-Year Corpse King…
As this thought arose, a deep blue blade streaked out like lightning from Happy’s hand, striking the spot where the corpse king had just been.
The corpse king reappeared just then, his completely black pupils instantly filled with blue light!