180: Your information is wrong.

"Boss, we have a new situation." The person who arrived was Qiu Qian, carrying her Nano-Alloy Forged Blade and wearing high-strength protective gear.

Tian Ming helped manufacture this clothing; its protective capabilities were top-notch. Coupled with Qiu Qian's already formidable strength, this set of equipment made her even more unstoppable.

"What's the situation?" Tian Ming turned around and asked Qiu Qian.

"I just returned from the West District, and I feel something is off. There seems to be a new Corpse King there."

Tian Ming frowned, "You went alone?"

"Ah, yes, what's wrong?"

Tian Ming said with some displeasure, "Didn't I tell you to assist your brother in securing the transport team?"

"I was just bored and wanted to get some exercise... Besides, my brother and his team have already returned, there's no one left to protect," Qiu Qian said, feeling a bit wronged.

Tian Ming pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's go, take me there to see. These Corpse Kings are really smart; they don't dare to confront me head-on anymore."

Qiu Qian smiled and said, "They're not brainless, you know. It's not easy for a Corpse King to grow stronger. All those who came out to provoke you were blown to bits, weren't they?"

As they spoke, one after the other, they directly jumped off the building. Just before landing, Tian Ming condensed an invisible air cushion to provide a buffer for Qiu Qian.

This girl's courage was growing by the day. Although that building wasn't a skyscraper, it was at least seventy or eighty meters tall. Qiu Qian jumped without the slightest hesitation.

However, Tian Ming's action of providing her with an air cushion warmed her heart, and a smile involuntarily appeared on her lips.

"What are you grinning about? Take me there!"

"Oh, oh, okay, Boss, follow me."

The two moved at extreme speed and quickly arrived at their destination. This place was originally a Commercial Street, but now, the street was a mess. Amidst the ruins, inside the Commercial Street, some sounds echoed.

Bang!

Bang, bang!

Several gunshots in a row reached Tian Ming's ears, followed by the roars of zombies, mixed with the terrified screams of a woman.

"Looks like there are survivors!" Tian Ming said.

When the Special Operations Group was scouting the entire city, they did discover some survivors. Each time survivors were found, people would be sent to rescue them. In just a few days, one or two hundred survivors had been rescued.

Those who could survive this long after the zombie outbreak were all extremely cautious, only those who were extremely good at hiding could do it. Or they were some Apocalypse eccentrics who usually liked to hoard supplies.

"Should we save them?" Qiu Qian looked at Tian Ming, waiting for his decision.

Tian Ming, however, felt something was off and said, "Let's observe the situation first. If there's a Corpse King here, it's impossible for survivors to be alive."

Corpse Kings have the ability to make ordinary zombies and zombies that have evolved to a certain extent submit to them. From the initial Metal Zombies to the later two great Corpse Kings attacking the city, it's clear that there's a hierarchy among zombies, and this hierarchy is like that of social insects, with strong obedience.

"Follow me." Tian Ming pulled Qiu Qian, flying directly over the Commercial Street and landing on a building on the opposite side. This position offered a clear view of the Commercial Street's interior.

They saw a man holding a fire axe, facing a completely black evolved zombie, while that evolved zombie was tightly gripping a woman's neck, using her as a shield.

Qiu Qian also frowned and said, "That's not right. When I came to scout earlier, I clearly saw a zombie surrounded by many other zombies. How could it have changed like this in such a short time?"

Tian Ming's expression was grim as he asked, "Did you find any survivors here?"

"No, Boss, I have the ability to sense danger. If there were surviving humans, I wouldn't have felt nothing at all."

"Don't rush, let's observe a bit more." Tian Ming did not rush down.

The man couldn't make a move, and as he hesitated, several zombies suddenly pounced. The man was knocked down, and in less than a minute, he was torn apart by the zombies.

The woman screamed, but she was held tightly by the zombie, unable to move at all.

With a ripping sound, the woman's clothes were torn. These zombies surprisingly didn't choose to eat the woman, and their behavior left Tian Ming utterly perplexed.

Qiu Qian moved with extreme speed, like Spider-Man, seemingly defying gravity. As a fellow woman, she had already realized that those zombies intended to engage in a cross-species interaction with that woman.

The woman screamed desperately. In an instant, Qiu Qian crashed through the window, her Alloy Forged Blade unsheathed.

Qiu Qian's Alloy Forged Blade had already swung, directly severing the heads of two zombies. Then, she pulled the woman over, and the remaining three zombies also rushed forward.

"Get lost!" Qiu Qian shouted, turning and kicking a zombie, forcefully sending it flying. A flash of blade, and the remaining two zombies were decapitated.

"Thank you, thank you!" The woman was still in shock, her face filled with terror. The dangerous scene she had just witnessed made her body tremble uncontrollably.

Qiu Qian rescued the woman with extreme efficiency, and Tian Ming also arrived. Nano-Blades generated according to his will were instantly accelerated to extremely high speeds, swiftly slaughtering all other zombies within the Commercial Street.

"It seems your information was incorrect. There's no so-called Corpse King here."

Qiu Qian was also very puzzled; she even began to doubt her own senses. Logically, it shouldn't be wrong; that level of sensation definitely indicated a Corpse King.

However, facts speak louder than words. Qiu Qian nodded slightly and said, "Maybe I was mistaken. There are only mutated zombies here."

The woman had calmed down by now, and when she saw Tian Ming, her eyes became a bit evasive. Fortunately, Tian Ming didn't pay it any mind.

Tian Ming glanced at the woman; her clothes were tattered. Although winter had passed, the temperature was still below freezing. Tian Ming waved his hand, and a down jacket instantly appeared on the woman's body.

"Thank you, thank you!" The woman spoke with a slight stammer, unsure if it was from fright or the cold weather.

"What's your name?" Tian Ming asked.

The woman quickly replied, "Ma... Ma Xiaoling!"

Tian Ming frowned. This name felt so familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before. Tian Ming looked at the man who had been bitten to death by the zombies.

"Is this your companion?" Tian Ming asked.

"No, no, he just heard my cry for help and came to save me." The woman had calmed down by this point, and her complexion had become rosier.

Tian Ming didn't ask any further questions. He turned to Qiu Qian and said, "Take her back to the Shelter. I'll wander around nearby and clear out the zombies in this area while I'm at it."

"Okay, Boss!"