Apocalypse King: Recruiting S-Tier Beauties With My Ruler System
Chapter 205: Death QI

Chapter 205: Death QI

Shen Yifei’s body twisted as she threw her front leg forward, spinning faster with both hands gripping her glaive as it revolved, creating a whirlwind slash.

Woosh!

The Brute lunged at her with both arms before the long blade sliced cleanly through both limbs, cleaving them from its body.

’She’s really good with that thing...’

I watched her body lift into the air, avoiding the monster’s bite using a pole vault. Her body curled in the air and landed almost two metres away from the Brute. My eyes focused on every movement she made, the way her hips lowered, twisted and snapped forward with her next attack.

"I want to fight too..." The words left my lips before I could stop them.

A rush of bloodlust filled me as I stepped closer to the edge, and tried to locate something, someone I could fight.

"Scan the area."

[Scanning area for threats]

Yifei’s body danced like a sword dancer, twisting and sweeping under the desperate attacks of the weak zombies and the Brute without arms.

Searching: Southern Longwan City

Status: Red ZONE CONFIRMED

Last Updated: 03:22 AM, March 23rd

Estimated Survivors: 5,000-10,000

Military Presence: Moderate

Known Threats: Stage 1 Hordes, Stage 2 Clusters, and Stage 3 Groups.

Infrastructure Status: Collapsing

[Remark: Human activity is often in small strongholds... Military and survivors have created several base camps.]

"Well, the same story as the rest of the city. I need to build more forces."

"Let’s go, guide me to a group of Stage Two zombies, so I can give Yifei a gift."

The last moment I saw her, the glaive cut off the head of the huge Brute, and she just flicked the blood away and dashed towards the next zombie, like a killing machine.

’Keep an eye on her for me. If Yifei is in danger or about to be overwhelmed tell me.’

[Understood, John, but don’t be too reckless.]

’I won’t.’

Tap!

"Yifei, I am going to hunt some zombies too. I won’t be far away, so do your best."

Bzzzt!

The instant the communication device silenced, I leapt from the building. The feeling of falling through the air felt strange... my stomach danced, and the pull on my muscles felt comfortable before I hit the ground with a thunderous noise.

Bang!

With a roll, I regained my balance, both arms wrapped in metal.

I broke the fall using my gauntlets, and a low whirring echoed within each chamber, loaded with buckshot shells.

Two arrows appeared in my vision, a green arrow dotted the ground, leading towards the east. This marker led to where Shen Yifei rushed off, and then a red marker headed deeper into the city.

"Phew..."

Although there was a part of me wished to remain and watch her fight.

I also understood that the women around me also needed space to grow, to improve and have a sense of self. They weren’t waifus for me to protect and keep locked away while I enjoy everything.

After the first step, my regret and desire to turn back faded more with each step, and the crunch of gravel and distant groans built my desire to kill and fight.

Fire Qi searing inside my veins poured through my arms and legs, boosting my speed and explosive power.

Earth Qi flooded my muscles, enhancing my stamina and endurance, while the cooling Ice Qi from Qinglan surged through my bones and skin, one last defensive and offensive boost.

’I lack wind Qi...’

A mixed aura of red and blue swirled around me as I dashed towards the target.

[Estimated danger: Extreme]

[Enemies: 10 Stage Two, 3 Stage Three, 50 Stage One]

[No human signals detected]

Vwoom~

The steel blades slid from my wrists, one wrapped in a faint icy layer, the other with a fiery aura that crackled every few seconds.

[Be careful, John, I will notify you of any danger.]

’Keep an eye on Yifei as well, and guide her towards this location if possible.’

My ears strained to detect the zombies in the area, and the first few that appeared near the horizon made me stop moving.

Ba-Dump!

Ba-Dump!

My heartbeat increased, and a smile spread across my lips, stretching from ear to ear. I scanned the surroundings and the path behind me before kneeling and placing both gauntlets against the ground.

’Push the Qi to the soles of your feet...’

The techniques I bought gave guidelines and ways to use Qi.

My feet felt almost swollen as I filled them with burning Qi that was just shy of causing me pain.

My palms rested beside me, and I drew another deep breath, just like the instructions said.

"It’s time."

BANG!

A cloud of dust, gravel and small rocks scattered as my body darted like a rocket. Both blades extended at my side, and I cut off the head of the closest zombie before twisting with a trail of icy aura following my blade, chilling the air around me.

Slash!

The next zombie lunged towards me, and I leaned sideways, slicing through its head, and its rotting claws just missed my face. However, the foul smell was disgusting.

’Their rotten flesh... is such a turnoff, damn it.’

Both arms whirred, and my eyes turned towards the clump of three zombies that seemed to share a similar deformed visage.

My hands held high, I unleashed a volley of buckshot, popping their faces like a shrimp shell.

BA-BANG!

Eight shots from both arms sent their heads flying.

The buckshot tore through their skulls, spraying their grey matter on the asphalt and dirt.

"Hahaha!"

This feeling was what I wanted: to be strong, to fight and kill these bastards. This sense of freedom and adrenaline pumping through me was what I craved. It boosted the movement and power of my Qi, leading to even more excitement.

A zombie on all fours lunged, leaping towards me with a snarl, and its razor-like teeth gleamed.

So I stomped on his head.

Crunch!

As the zombie’s body slumped, my blades cut open two other zombies, but the remaining undead rushed towards me from the alleyways and the surrounding streets.

BANG!

These stage one zombies were like warm-ups for me now. I didn’t need to use effort, but what surprised me was the notification that came after killing ten of them.

[You have Learned a New Skill: Blade Mastery]

[Blade Mastery: Increases the speed and accuracy with any blade. Defence and attack are both improved.]

The moment I gained this skill, I felt the change; the strange feeling of stabbing with my left arm or trying to deflect a blow no longer felt awkward. Instead, controlling each attack’s angle, speed, and power felt natural and easy.

With a quick inhale, icy Qi surged through my left arm, and a slash swept towards three incoming zombies.

A beautiful arc of frozen Qi cut through the air with a pale, icy hue. It tore through their flesh, sending their upper torsos across the street, while their legs stumbled before collapsing like marionettes without strings.

"This is good..."

[QI Reserves: 52%]

The only issue with using all elements of Qi is that it drained my reserves faster... enhancing my bones, muscles, and body took a toll, and the moment I used too much, I would be open to attacks by the stronger enemies, or even a horde.

[Stage 2 Zombies Detected: 300 Metres]

[Number of enemies: 12]

’I thought you said ten earlier...’

[System Note: Even a pretty sister can make mistakes!]

"..."

"Types?"

[Hunters: 4]

[Brutes: 2]

[Blades: 6]

’Hunters?’

[Hunter was the name given to the Speed Type by Mu Qinglan and Jiang Roulan.]

"Aren’t you my system?"

[Aren’t they Your Women?]

Fair enough...

I could see them at the corner of my sight, four hunters watching me.

Maybe because I’d evolved further than in the past, they targeted me with that hungry gaze instead of Mu Qinglan.

Having a higher stage made my meat look tasty to these dead bastards.

"System, load both barrels."

Both gauntlets whirred, and the click from the loading chambers sent a shiver down my spine. Ready to fight, I stepped forward. The moment I did, the Hunters leapt from the buildings, moving faster than a car, and the first one lunged at me.

"Fuck!"

BANG!

A Hunter’s face blew up, sending grey smoke, bone fragments, and rotten brains all over my clothes.

However, the other Hunters kept coming, darting from streetlight to building to the next streetlight, but they didn’t realise it... that I wasn’t the John Wang from two weeks ago.

Eyes focused, I could feel their movements... a faint trace of Qi came from their bodies, corrupted, but that was the source of their power.

Death Qi... the same energy that I used, but corrupted.

My blades cut through the air, flickering between each incoming Hunter, their razor-sharp claws trying to cut my throat, remove my head. I danced between their strikes, cutting their limbs and swaying to avoid their teeth. However, the last one hopped from a wall and onto my back and pushed me down to the ground while snapping at my neck.

Crack!

I slammed myself into a concrete wall, crushing the last Hunter. When I looked ahead, two Brutes were charging towards me like fools.

With a smile, I lifted my gauntlets and pulled the trigger. "Fall!"

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