257: Chapter 257 Gong Zhizhuan Dies!

Gong Zhizhuan's voice was very soft, barely audible even to himself.

His condition was now at its absolute worst.

He tried to struggle to his feet, wasting most of his strength just to stand up slowly. From a distance, he looked like a charred corpse.

The explosion just now had almost killed him.

At the most critical moment, he had used his most precious life-saving trump card to finally preserve his life; his heart was bleeding.

At this moment, if he were to encounter even a slightly powerful Evolved Beast, he would have no strength to escape from its jaws. A flicker of anxiety flashed in his eyes.

He needed to leave this place as soon as possible, or blend in as much as he could so he wouldn't be discovered.

The most important thing right now was to nurse his injuries and recover his strength, then go look for Lu Zheng.

However, thinking of Lu Zheng, a trace of confusion flashed in Gong Zhizhuan's eyes. Previously, in that space, Lu Zheng had suddenly vanished before his eyes, and then a small tower appeared in front of him.

"It's a spirit tool."

"That small tower..."

"It feels somewhat familiar. In the previous era, that small tower might have appeared before, but it was too long ago, and I can't recall it."

Gong Zhizhuan muttered to himself, wondering if the small tower spirit tool had remained in the Void Realm when the space shattered, though he doubted it.

Just these thoughts were enough to make Gong Zhizhuan almost lose consciousness.

However, after such a long time, no one had appeared around him. What was going on?

Gong Zhizhuan looked around blankly. There were clearly many buildings around, yet not a single soul was in sight. He couldn't help but feel anxious, staggering a step or two toward the distance.

But when Gong Zhizhuan staggered past a street corner, he froze in place.

A look of astonishment flashed across his charred face, and then he quietly retreated from the street corner, hiding in a nook, not daring to breathe.

He was terrified of being seen by the terrifying creature he had just caught sight of.

A moment later, Gong Zhizhuan carefully poked his head out to look again. This time, there was nothing in his line of sight, so he breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that creature had already left.

At this moment, Gong Zhizhuan finally understood why there wasn't a single soul in this vast city. With something like that around, it would be strange if there were!

If it were before, he would have easily suppressed such a thing upon encountering it, but now he could only avoid it.

Emerging from the street corner, Gong Zhizhuan headed in a certain direction, wanting to find a place with water to wipe the filth from his body and then fill his stomach.

But suddenly, Gong Zhizhuan felt the sky darken.

No! It wasn't the sky darkening.

Gong Zhizhuan turned his head in terror to look behind him. He saw the giant snake that had previously vanished now appearing behind him. The aura exuded by the hundred-meter-long black snake had undoubtedly reached the level of a Fourth-Order Beast King.

Gong Zhizhuan couldn't figure out why his luck was so bad. He had barely managed to survive, only to encounter another Beast King.

Looking at the terrifying figure before him, Gong Zhizhuan struggled to open his mouth: "We can cooperate..."

Gong Zhizhuan repeated the words Lu Zheng had said to him earlier. How ironic it all was.

"I know you have developed intelligence. I am from the previous era, and I know many things you don't."

"Cooperating with me will only benefit you, not harm you."

"How about it?"

Gong Zhizhuan asked nervously. With his strength greatly depleted, he could only say this; otherwise, he would have no chance of survival. There was a glimmer of expectation in his eyes, as if waiting for the giant snake's response.

The giant snake was actually Lu Zheng's Clone. It slowly opened its massive mouth, and a voice slowly sounded.

"Gong Zhizhuan, are you sure you want to cooperate with me?"

The giant snake's voice reached Gong Zhizhuan's ears, instantly causing him to freeze in place. His mind went blank, and he couldn't react for a long time.

Why did the giant snake in front of him know his name? Why?

Why did the voice of this Snake King feel so familiar?

Gong Zhizhuan had too many unanswered questions, but the Clone didn't give him a chance to explain. It opened its massive mouth, tore him to shreds, and then swallowed him.

At this moment, the one controlling the Clone was none other than Lu Zheng.

He hadn't expected that the explosion of five hydrogen nuclear bombs wouldn't take his life and that he had managed to survive.

Lu Zheng had considered whether to spare this person's life, but after thinking about it, he realized that once a powerhouse of this level was given time to recover, it would certainly lead to endless trouble. He directly controlled the Clone to devour and kill him. He was dead as dead could be.

Gong Zhizhuan would never have thought before he died that he still hadn't escaped Lu Zheng's grasp.

Having done this, Lu Zheng felt slightly relieved, having eliminated a major hidden danger, and controlled the Clone to search around Jianghai City.

Currently, Lu Zheng's main body was still inside the time tower.

Because the time tower had broken through space, wasting most of its power, Lu Zheng was temporarily trapped inside and unable to get out.

However, the connection between the main body and the Clone was not restricted by the time tower; Lu Zheng could fully utilize the Clone to operate in the outside world.

To get the main body out of the time tower was also simple: wait until the time tower's energy was sufficiently replenished, and he could break free.

But if he relied on the time tower to replenish its own energy, it would likely take about ten days, which meant Lu Zheng would have to remain trapped in the time tower for ten days.

There was another method, which was to find the time tower and manually replenish its energy. But the most crucial issue now was that he didn't know where the time tower had gone.

In the Clone's Perception, there was no sign of the time tower in the entire Jianghai City.

Lu Zheng controlled the Clone and looked outside Jianghai City; had the time tower been blown outside Jianghai City by the shockwave?

At this moment, the Clone's Perception detected several powerful auras heading toward Jianghai City, and he immediately realized they might be people coming to provide support.

But the situation was complex, and it was impossible to explain.

Therefore, Lu Zheng directly controlled the Clone to leave Jianghai City and head toward the mountains. There was no need to worry about the safety of his main body, which was now inside the time tower; if he truly couldn't find it, he would just have to wait ten days.

The powerhouses rushing toward Jianghai City had not yet realized that a terrifying Beast King was approaching. Currently, they were adjusting their states inside a helicopter.

They had already anticipated the miserable state of Jianghai City, devastated and reduced to ruins after being swept by a nuclear bomb, but suddenly, a cry of exclamation rang out.

"Look quickly, what exactly is going on with Jianghai City?"

The helicopter pilot exclaimed, looking at the city that showed no signs of having experienced a nuclear explosion, voicing his puzzled question, and the surrounding powerhouses immediately looked down.

For a moment, their eyes were filled with confusion.