Chapter 56: Dividing the Spoils

“D*mn, how can this zombie be so strong? We’ve been besieging it for so long, but it’s been completely useless.” The Jackal-man looked at the large zombie with skin as hard as steel, retreat welling up in his heart.

This damned thing was too difficult to k*ll. If they continued like this, he would exhaust all his strength.

“If it was so easy to k*ll, this mission wouldn’t have a reward of 5,000 Comprehensive Network Coins.” The man stepping on a flying sword said, his face also full of fatigue.

This damned thing could even withstand his Sword Control Technique. Its defensive power was terrifyingly high.

“Then what should we do? If it really doesn’t work, we should retreat. My magic power is almost depleted, it’s not a good idea to keep fighting.” The mage wielding a magic staff and casting Freezing Technique said.

Their team had explored many worlds, but this was the first time they had encountered such a difficult opponent.

Where was this a zombie? It was basically an invulnerable monk. Who knows what this zombie had been through?

“If we’re going to run, let’s run now. This damned thing is too powerful, my blade is already dull from hacking at it.” The Swordsman said, rolling to his companions’ side.

He could even cut through steel, but the cuts on this b*stard were neither painful nor itchy, so what was the point of fighting?

“That’s right, it’s not shameful to run if you can’t win. If it really doesn’t work, we can find a place to wait for the time to run out.” The bare-chested giant bear said.

“Yes, if we could find other players, we might be able to take this guy down.” The red-haired man floating in the air nodded.

“In that case, let’s retreat!” The Sorcerer, releasing toxins, said, turning and running away.

Seeing this, the others immediately retreated as well.

The opponent was too tough, it was not advisable to fight head-on.

If they continued to fight, they wouldn’t be able to keep up with this tireless monster.

“Captain! Those strange guys ran away, should we continue fighting?” Shamuksibanu·Hamuzayeva asked, seeing the players escape. The Zombie King in front of them was not something they could handle.

Not to mention that the group of strange guys had run away.

“Retreat!” Hearing this, the man turned around without thinking.

Although there was Evolution Potion in the research institute, with this Zombie King guarding it, it was wishful thinking for them to get it.

“Yes.” After hearing this, the group immediately followed him and left.

“Roar~”

After seeing all those who had besieged him leave, the Zombie King let out an angry roar, but surprisingly did not chase after them.

Instead, it returned to the company building and walked towards the stairs leading underground.

Along the way, he threw the white-collar security guard zombies behind him like trash.

“Meow~ （Alright, alright, hurry up and take out the potion. In such a dangerous place, the stronger we become, the greater our chances of survival. ）” Returning to the underground warehouse, Li Li looked at Matthew and said. He was almost exhausted from the journey and had finally reached their destination.

“Gurgle~ （I know, Brother Cat, don’t be impatient. ）” Matthew replied, and released the Evolution Potion from his Spatial Backpack.

“Meow~ （Do you drink first or do I drink first?）” Looking at the large glass jar that appeared, Li Li asked Matthew.

“Gurgle~ （Let me go first. If Brother Cat drinks it, then I’ll only be able to l*ck the residue on the glass wall. ）” Matthew said, taking out a small cup and stepping on Li Li’s back to climb towards the surface of the glass jar.

However, because the height difference was too great, no matter how he jumped, he couldn’t scoop any.

“Meow~ （Why are you so clumsy? There are so many snacks here, just use them as a ladder and you can easily scoop it up. ）” Li Li said, speechless at the sight.

“Gurgle~ （Oh, right. ）” Matthew said, suddenly realizing, and used magic to stack the piles of cola next to him into a platform leading directly to the top.

Then, he walked up, took the cup, scooped a cup from the green liquid, and brought it to his mouth: “Gurgle~ （I’m drinking it. ）”

“Meow~ （Drink it, drink it. ）” Li Li replied, seeing this scene, and watched Matthew drink the Evolution Potion.

Then, Matthew’s entire body turned red, like a steamed shrimp. Before Li Li could ask what was wrong, Matthew rolled down the cola stairs, curled up, and kept shouting in pain.

“Meow~ （Is it that painful?）” Li Li panicked a little, worried that this green thing was not Evolution Potion but the zombie virus.

But seeing Matthew in pain for a while, but not turning into a zombie, he felt something was wrong.

As he was thinking this, he saw Matthew’s fair and smooth arm begin to swell, the outline of muscles appearing.

The whole fairy became much stronger, and although he was still crying out in pain, it could be seen that the frequency of his writhing was not as frequent as before.

“Meow~ （This must be the Evolution Potion. ）” Seeing the changes in front of him, Li Li no longer hesitated.

He immediately jumped onto the cola stairs and began to gulp down the potion.

“Strange, why do I only feel a warm sensation in my body? It doesn’t hurt anywhere, why is the Forest Elf reacting so strongly?” Li Li, who drank one-tenth of the Evolution Potion in one breath, was a little puzzled. Could it be that each creature’s reaction to the Evolution Potion was different?

Otherwise, there was no way to explain why he was fine after drinking it, while the Forest Elf was in so much pain, right?

With doubts in his heart, Li Li only thought for a few seconds before continuing to drink the Evolution Potion. Anyway, there was a warm current in his body, which proved it was working.

“Gurgle~ （It hurts so much, I should have found a place to lie down and drink it if I knew it would hurt so much. ）”

Matthew, who climbed up, muttered, touching his sore body.

Looking up, he saw a tabby cat left in the glass jar containing the Evolution Liquid, its tail gripping the wall of the jar, its entire body submerged.

What made him most unbelievable was that so much Evolution Liquid had been drunk by the cat.

“Gurgle~ （My Forest Goddess, Brother Cat, you can drink so much?）” Matthew said in surprise. He had thought the cat could drink, but he hadn’t thought it could drink so much.

After all, he had only scooped a small cup and it had hurt him so much, while the cat had gone in entirely.

And if he wasn’t mistaken, Brother Cat’s belly hadn’t changed at all after drinking so much.