My 100th Rebirth a day before the Apocalypse novel Chapter 186

Kisha and Duke fought the zombies relentlessly as if their lives depended on it. Their desperation was evident as they continued to kill, while Vulture joined the fray, using his awakened ability to turn the tide. This only excited the evolved zombie, making the horde more fierce and relentless in their attacks.

Despite their efforts, Kisha and the others struggled to make any headway and were gradually pushed back into a corner. Sensing their imminent downfall, the evolved zombie grew arrogant, its defense becoming lax as it anticipated their defeat.

The longer the evolved zombie watched Kisha and the others struggle, the more relentless the waves of zombies became. Growing impatient, it began sending its guards to the front lines to fight, confident in its protection behind the earth armor and earth wall.

The evolved zombie kept screeching, and with each screech, more of its guards left its side. As Kisha and the rest started to get overpowered, they switched to a defensive strategy. Vulture erected a thicker earth wall to halt the zombies’ advance, allowing Kisha and Duke brief moments to rest.

It was clear they were getting tired. Their attacks on the zombies were becoming less frequent, and they were retreating behind the earth wall more often. This led the evolved zombie to believe that Kisha and the rest were exhausted and just looking for a way to escape.

Thinking that Kisha and the rest would actually run away, the evolved zombie screeched again and began attacking on its own to dismantle Vulture’s protective wall. However, as it switched to offense, its own defenses crumbled. This was exactly what Kisha had been waiting for.

Lower-level evolved zombies lacked the intelligence to maintain both defense and offense simultaneously, relying solely on instinct to operate and fight. Unlike humans, who possess strong mental capacities to control their awakened abilities and manage both defense and attack simultaneously, these zombies could not strategize effectively.

However, it was true that evolved zombies were difficult to deal with and much stronger than awakened superhumans. Its earth wall was sturdier than Vulture’s, its earth spikes had a greater reach, and its attacks were more powerful. Coupled with its ability to control lower zombies, it was a formidable and a real pain in the ass.

As the earth armor surrounding its body slowly crumbled while it continued sending earth spikes towards Kisha and the others, Sparrow, who had been waiting in ambush atop a building, swiftly descended to a lamppost just above the rampaging evolved zombie. Two wind blades were already prepared in each of Sparrow’s hands.

Without giving the evolved zombie time to notice him, Sparrow, as soon as he landed on the lamppost, sent the wind blades simultaneously toward its neck, conjuring another as a backup. The first wind blade shattered the remaining earth armor and slightly cut its skin, while the second one sliced through its neck. Nervous that the two wind blades might not be enough, Sparrow quickly sent a third.

By then, the evolved zombie had already noticed him.

And Sparrow was correct; the two wind blades were insufficient to kill it. The blades only managed to slice halfway through its neck, leaving a gaping wound from which coagulated blood sporadically spurted, like a congested pipe. The evolved zombie’s head now leaned to one side, teetering as if about to fall.

Sparrow also noticed the evolved zombie’s neck slowly healing, its muscles regenerating while its hatred-filled eyes locked onto him. The zombie commanded the lesser zombies to smash down the lamp post, intent on bringing Sparrow within reach.

Sparrow’s third wind blade missed its mark as the evolved zombie had already sensed him after feeling the impact of the second wind blade. In a last-minute maneuver, the zombie shifted, narrowly avoiding the full force of the blade that could have decapitated it.

The evolved zombie shifted its focus to Sparrow, recognizing that Kisha and the others were now on their last stand against its zombie army. With its head wobbling precariously on its almost severed neck, it snapped off an earth spike and hurled it towards Sparrow like a javelin, pinpointing him as the greatest threat.

Instead of faltering, Sparrow persisted in provoking the evolved zombie with his wind blades, targeting its limbs to hinder its evasive maneuvers. However, this only further infuriated the creature, prompting it to unleash another ear-splitting screech that goaded its zombie horde into escalating their assault.