That night in Zhongshan, Xu San was sent away. Lu Yin returned to the tree outside his tent and looked up at the sky.
The apocalypse had cleansed the earth's air, allowing him to see more stars.
He had been practicing the Cosmic Art for the past few days, but it wasn't easy to imitate the movements of the stars. He hadn't had the slightest clue before, but today, he had touched Zhou Shan's slash mark and faintly sensed the strength of his battle with Orton. His heart was stirred, and he stared intently at the night sky.
As time passed, the noise in his ears gradually faded away, and the stars in his vision disappeared as well, leaving only the moon shining brightly.
This beam of light illuminated the night sky as well as Lu Yin, making it so that nothing else could be seen.
Lu Yin subconsciously raised his hand, causing ripples in the air as energy was absorbed into his body at a speed visible to the naked eye. A hazy star twinkled in his palm; it was the moon, and it revolved around his palm. This was the Sirius Palm.
Lu Yin's body swayed as he came to his senses. He stared at the star in his palm in shock. At that moment, he could feel how terrifying the power of this star was. Even though there was no comparison, Lu Yin had a feeling that this palm strike of his could shock even Zhou Shan.
Lu Yin dispersed the star and felt the vigorous star energy in his body. This was the energy he'd absorbed, and it wasn't limited by energy crystals. He could absorb it anytime, anywhere, and twice as fast as Vesta and the others. This was the Sirius Art; he'd finally mastered it.
The moment Lu Yin dispersed the star in his palm, Zhou Shan suddenly opened his eyes. He felt his heart palpitate for a moment, but then he couldn't feel anything. 'Was it an illusion?
Today's battle was too tiring. '
The next day, Lu Yin received news that the Executioner had personally ordered him to reinforce the northern frontlines.
The northern frontlines were the battlefield that led from Nanjing to the capital. Zhou Shan had always wanted to connect Nanjing to the capital, then connect with the other Sages to reclaim China. It was a good idea, but it was too difficult. Just a small path had taken several months, and not even a tenth of the journey had been completed.
The frontlines were very important to Zhou Shan, and no matter how difficult it was, his focus was always on them. Nearly half of the fourteen captains were there, showing his determination to connect to the capital.
This time, Lu Yin, Kang Dafeng, and Luo Yi were heading to the frontlines. Luo Yi was the charming major, and she had always been curious about Lu Yin.
Lu Yin led 10,000 soldiers out of Jinlin and headed north.
"Rather than saying that we're supporting the frontlines, it's more accurate to say that we're repairing the roads," Luo Yi said tiredly.
Tens of thousands of troops had already walked for a day and rarely rested. No wonder Luo Yun complained.
The journey was bumpy, and the car had to be repaired from time to time. Plus, the road was paved, so the speed was not fast.
In another armored vehicle, Lu Yin was resting with his eyes closed, occasionally looking up at the blinding sunlight. He wondered if he could simulate the sun's orbit; if he succeeded, his star energy absorption rate would double, and he felt like he wasn't far from the Sentinel realm.
However, it wasn't easy to simulate the sun. Perhaps he should start from Earth. He didn't have to look at the starry sky. He could also look for pictures of the galaxy in peacetime.
Simulating the movements of the stars was to find a way to conform to the movements of the universe, and Lu Yin wanted to continuously experiment.
They passed by a city with flames burning on both sides of the road. Zombies roamed the streets and attacked the convoy from time to time, but they were wiped out by the army's firearms.
"Restrain yourselves, we only have so many bullets," Kang Dafeng scolded, and the frequency of gunfire decreased significantly.
Xu San sneered in the armored vehicle, "The longer the apocalypse, the less effective firearms will be. If we don't use them now, when will we?
After a while, they'll be nothing more than scrap metal. "
Lu Yin looked out the window and saw more and more zombies gathering. He frowned, "Tell the others to speed up. Don't waste time getting surrounded by zombies in the city."
"Yes, Boss," Xu San replied and walked out of the armored vehicle.
The convoy quickly picked up speed.
Lu Yin had defeated Zhao Yu, and his status was high among the majors. Kang Dafeng and Luo Yi didn't dare to refute him.
Speaking of Zhao Yu, Lu Yin admired her from the bottom of his heart. She had actually dared to cross the Hell Domain alone and arrive at Nanjing safely.
Not long after, the convoy stopped. The road ahead had been destroyed and was being repaired.
Lu Yin closed his eyes and tapped the void with his fingers, occasionally rotating them to imitate the orbits of the stars.
Suddenly, there was a shout as Kang Dafeng attacked, cursing and killing zombies.
Lu Yin glanced at him impatiently, but didn't pay him any attention.
Xu San praised, "As expected of a major, those zombies were scared away."
"Tell Kang Dafeng to come back and continue forward. There are too many zombies to kill," Lu Yin said coldly.
Xu San nodded and was about to get out again when he helplessly turned back, "Boss, Kang Dafeng chased the zombies into that abandoned building."
Lu Yin looked up and stared for a while before getting out of the car with a solemn expression.
"What's wrong, Boss?" Xu San asked.
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes, "There's no sound."
Xu San thought about it, "Yeah, there's no sound of fighting."
"Brother Lu, where did Kang Dafeng go?" Luo Yi asked.
"You guys stay here, I'll go take a look," Lu Yin said in a low voice, pulling out his iron rod and walking towards the building.
Vesta's knife was still in Nanjing, and Lu Yin didn't expect the camp to return it to him. He rejected Zhou Shan's offer of a steel knife in favor of an iron rod.
Flames burned outside the building, making it look eerie even under the sun.
Lu Yin slowly entered the building and saw Kang Dafeng's knife, but the man himself was nowhere to be seen.
Lu Yin stepped into the building and took out Vesta's gadget from his cosmic ring, tapping it a few times to calculate his power level. An arrow pointed to the right and a number appeared: 900.
Lu Yin dodged to the side, the white thread piercing through the air and slamming into the wall, creating a huge crack.
Lu Yin looked over and saw a giant mutant spider with six pairs of terrifying crimson eyes and a bloodstained piece of cloth at the corner of its mouth.
Lu Yin sighed; Kang Dafeng was dead, eaten by this mutant spider. He had come too late.
The mutant spider had a power level of 900, equivalent to a peak Earth Realm being. Kang Dafeng had only just reached Earth Realm, so he naturally wasn't its match.
Lu Yin gripped his iron rod tightly and rushed forward, sweeping it horizontally. The mutant spider tried to jump up on all eight legs to dodge, but the next moment he disappeared and reappeared behind it. He swung his rod downwards, slicing through the mutant spider's body and causing Kang Dafeng's undigested body to fall out of its stomach.
Lu Yin frowned at the disgusting scene and turned to leave.
When he returned to the convoy, Lu Yin had Xu San announce that no one was allowed to leave without permission.
"Kang Dafeng is really dead?" Luo Yi was shocked.
"You can go take a look at the building, the body hasn't been digested yet," Lu Yin replied calmly.
Luo Yi's face paled; a mighty captain had died just like that, without even a sound. If not for Lu Yin, Kang Dafeng would have been digested by the spider. This was the cruel end of the world; even captains wouldn't have been able to protect themselves.
Xu San paled as well and immediately boarded his car, determined not to leave Lu Yin's side even if he died.
Luo Yi also boarded Lu Yin's car, not intending to leave.
Lu Yin was speechless, "It'll be fine as long as you don't leave the convoy."
Luo Yi rolled her eyes, "Easy for you to say. Who knows what other mutant creatures are out there? It's safer here with you."
Lu Yin ignored her and ordered the convoy to continue forward.
"Boss, should we report this to Nanjing?
A captain's death is no small matter, "Xu San asked.
"No rush, we'll wait until we reach the frontlines. We might not even make it there alive."
Xu San's face paled even further when he heard this.
Luo Yi licked her lips and subconsciously moved closer to Lu Yin.
"It's not that bad, we should be able to reach the frontlines safely," Xu San consoled himself.
Lu Yin looked out the window and watched the convoy slowly move forward.
"But then again, Kang Dafeng was really unlucky. He actually chased the spider all the way to that building, or else he wouldn't have died," Xu San muttered to himself, feeling safer only by talking more.
His words caused Lu Yin's head to jerk up. "What did you say?
Say it again? "
Xu San was stunned, "I said that Kang Dafeng was really unlucky. He actually chased the spider all the way to that building, or else he wouldn't have died."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. Chasing, zombies, building … No, zombies didn't have consciousness, but they had instincts to avoid danger. That spider was clearly very dangerous, and zombies shouldn't have gotten close to it, but it had still fled into that building. Why?
Lu Yin had experienced many dangers in the past six months of the apocalypse and understood zombies well. Even if they were afraid of Kang Dafeng, they wouldn't have fled to a more dangerous creature.