Chapter 103
Things happened just like that, suddenly.
With Richardson's team completely unprepared, Amon showed up.
Not only did he come alone, but he also brought a red-clothed zombie with him!
"Sure enough, this damn world never lets me be comfortable." With a light sigh, Richardson looked at Amon, who was willing to escape the school area even if he was seriously injured, and he understood the seriousness of the situation.
What they might have been facing was not just a simple sixth-stage mutant zombie.
It might have been a zombie on the brink of undergoing its seventh mutation!
Most importantly, the special ability of the red-clothed zombie was that it could control humans!
This caused Richardson's team, who were always skilled at winning against the odds, to lose their greatest competitive advantage.
When the opponent could control you without reason, what was the point of talking about winning against the odds?
"What should we do, run away?" Although Iris was fierce before, she was not stupid.
After hearing Helen's analysis, she instantly understood the current situation.
It was fine for her to face the followers sent by Lord Dragon alone.
It was also fine for her to fight for her life with Amon!
But now, facing a zombie about to complete its seventh mutation, all Iris could think of was to escape.
Just like in a boxing match, when a high-level ordinary boxer was downgraded to fight a low-level boxing champion, in general, the boxing champion could only choose to escape!
The faster you ran, the slower you died!
"I don't think we can escape." Richardson shook his head helplessly.
He also knew the current situation, and leaving the Golden Karen Hotel as soon as possible was the best choice.
But since Amon had arrived, would the red-clothed zombie stay far away?
Unless he had activated the old pocket watch, like he did last time, to take Amon out and transfer the destination of the red-clothed zombie.
But Tower City was only so big. Once the red-clothed zombie completed its seventh mutation, how could it possibly have stayed calmly in the school area? Meeting again was just a matter of time.
And the key point was, since it knew to keep Amon captive and control him after completing the seventh mutation, it would definitely remember Richardson's team. As prey, they would sooner or later be hunted by this hunter, the red-clothed zombie.
After thinking for a few seconds, Richardson immediately made a decision, declaring, "Running away is not a solution; we will have to face it sooner or later. Everyone, get ready. Anna, start by treating Amon."
Treating Amon, despite him being their enemy, was a strategic choice.
Facing the formidable red-clothed zombie, they urgently needed Amon's combat prowess. Even if he had other intentions, as the red-clothed zombie's primary target, Amon was under the greatest pressure. Thus, treating him was highly advantageous for the team.
"Okay." Without hesitation, Anna followed the orders, adhering to the team's fundamental code of conduct after battle. She approached Amon without a trace of fear and commenced healing him directly.
"Thanks, but after this is over, I will still find a chance to kill you all and take away... Two Dragon Clan?" Amon attempted to continue his harsh words, but he was stunned when he saw the little black dragon and Candle Dragon next to Karen!
The Dragon Clan that Lord Dragon had pursued for so many years actually appeared so blatantly, and there were two of them!
Amon took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the restlessness in his heart.
Amon understood that, regardless of how many Dragon Clan members Richardson's team currently possessed, his primary concern was to first eliminate the red-clothed zombie in order to survive. Only then could he proceed with completing Lord Dragon's mission.
"Yes, two Dragon Clan. But they have nothing to do with you, they are all mine." Richardson sneered.
Although forced to stand on the same side as Amon, he would not forget the harm the Creator Organization had done to this world.
As Anna's treatment was still ongoing, the wall was breached once more.
Lambleg, Dognose, and the Horse-Face Masked Followers rushed into the hotel's first-floor lobby one after another.
Shortly after, the red-clothed zombie also arrived!
Seeing Richardson's team here, the red-clothed zombie seemed to show no surprise.
Its murky eyes looked at Amon, shaking its finger with disdain.
The implication was clear, you were not enough!
"Sure enough, this guy is about to undergo the seventh mutation!" Richardson's telepathy picked up on the fear emanating from Number Zero, confirming his suspicions.
No wonder Amon risked death and escaped from the school to here.
Because if he didn't leave now, he probably wouldn't be able to leave at all.
"Prepare for battle!" Richardson commanded, sensing the urgency. "Karen, Lily, Jasmine, Monroe, you four quickly kill those three masked guys! Amon, you go first; we'll support you from behind!" At the first sight of the red-clothed zombie, he wasted no time in arranging the battle plan.
The team's average combat power had reached the level of the fifth evolution.
Even Monroe and Iris were on the verge of a fifth evolution, needing only to kill one or two more zombies to complete it. With the addition of their magic power, they currently possessed the combat prowess of the fifth rank.
Especially Iris, after this period of acquiring abilities, clearly felt stronger. She now even had the qualification to fight against a sixth-rank opponent!
However, the main issue was the lack of suitable weapons. If she could currently use the bow that Karen had forged for her, she would be entirely confident in fighting a sixth-rank opponent!
"Good!" Upon hearing Richardson's command, Amon hesitated slightly.
But thinking that he was the primary target of the red-clothed zombie, he immediately put aside all distractions, disregarding the fact that his injuries had not fully healed, and charged forward!
Now was his last chance to fight for his life.
If he hesitated again, once the red-clothed zombie completed its seventh mutation, he would lose the qualification to resist completely.
Amon charged!
And as he acted, Lily entered stealth mode.
Karen and Jasmine sprinted in unison, each targeting the Horse-Face Masked Follower and Lambleg respectively.
While Monroe, a bit slower, found Dognose.
The three girls fought against the enemies.
Lily sought a chance for a fatal blow in the shadows.
In just a few days, they had already acquired the strength to confront a fifth-rank opponent head-on.
This explosive growth left Amon dumbfounded.
"So quickly gaining the combat power of a fifth-rank Sorcerer, it was indeed the right choice to come find you! Iris, do you now understand the greatness of our Creator Organization? In the Battlefield World, we often had to fight to the death with Demon Beasts for cultivation, but the gains and growth were not even one percent of these evolvers! Indeed, genetic evolution is the future of humanity, and the decisions of the Lords are the most correct!"
Amon threw a punch at the red-clothed zombie, but the opponent perfectly avoided it.
However, he did not panic. After seeing the changes in Richardson's team, a hint of fanaticism appeared in Amon's eyes!
The correctness of his faith filled him with conviction for the upcoming battle!
Even if he were to die like this, he seemed willing.
"Madman! I hate these crazy fanatics the most," Richardson cursed. "The Creators are right? They destroyed the entire Earth, killed billions of innocent humans! Do you think they are right? Before the Demon Beast civilization could even successfully invade, humans destroyed themselves. What does that have to do with being right? They are just a bunch of damn crazy lunatics!" Richardson cursed angrily.
He truly despised these self-proclaimed great lunatics.
Not only him, but Iris also had a disdainful attitude towards Amon's fanaticism.
Watching Amon fight the red-clothed zombie, she even felt an impulse to kill Amon first.
"There's no need to dwell on right or wrong. The truth will be judged by future generations! Richardson, let's survive first!"
Iris swiftly shot out a dozen elemental arrows, attempting to block the red-clothed zombie's movements with her attacks.
Number One and Number Zero appeared behind the red-clothed zombie at some point.
Coordinating with Iris's arrows, they both attacked the vital points of the red-clothed zombie!
The continuous attacks made the red-clothed zombie lose its composure.
If facing Amon alone, it had an overwhelming advantage.
But now with Richardson's team, it instantly felt the situation becoming tricky!
Even its rationality told it that continuing the fight could be very dangerous.
However, wisdom was a double-edged sword. While it gave the red-clothed zombie thoughts, it also brought greed and unwillingness.
It coveted Amon as the perfect subordinate, yet it was unwilling to give up its long-standing plan.
To leave now, abandoning Amon and the other three followers, was clearly impossible.
So the red-clothed zombie roared and suddenly focused its gaze on Iris.
If it couldn't control Amon, then how about this fifth-rank human?
Its special ability was activated.
In the moment the red-clothed zombie locked eyes with Iris, it directly took away Iris's control over her body.
"Oh no!" Realizing she was the target, Iris tried to resist, but it was too late.
For a human weaker than it, the red-clothed zombie's special ability was almost insurmountable.
Otherwise, why would Amon risk his life to escape from the school?
If she continued to stay in the cafeteria, Iris would now become like him.
"Bad! Anna, treat Iris, put her in an overflow state, don't let her disrupt us. Number One, Number Zero, keep it busy, don't give it a chance to use its abilities again!" Richardson sounded a bit anxious.
Iris was being controlled!
Unexpectedly, just with a glance, Iris lost control of her body.
Seeing the red-clothed zombie's outrageous special ability, Richardson decisively had Anna control Iris first.
Then he planned to end the battle quickly, kill the red-clothed zombie, and save Iris.
Shapeshifting!
After hatching the little Candle Dragon, Richardson gained a new Shapeshifting ability, the Silver Dragon!
The Silver Dragon's characteristics were very useful, straightforward, doubling physical attacks!
Anna's healing energy directly pushed Iris, who was in her prime state, into an overflow state, causing her to experience a brief dizziness and nausea, rendering her unable to fight.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Richardson, along with Number One and Number Zero, attacked the red-clothed zombie from different directions.
Amon also cooperated vigorously, turning himself into bait and charging forward to cover Richardson.
The red-clothed zombie realized the danger and tried to call its controlled subordinates.
But when it turned around, it found that Iris had lost her fighting spirit and abilities.
Lambleg had his throat cut by Lily at some point.
Dognose and the Horse-Face Masked Follower were surrounded by several girls and could die before the red-clothed zombie.
The situation, which was originally in the bag, suddenly turned into such a disadvantage, making the red-clothed zombie somewhat unwilling.
Amon was supposed to become its most loyal subordinate according to the plan!
Why, as it was about to complete the seventh mutation, did everything go wrong?
The red-clothed zombie didn't understand, but it didn't need to.
Because from the moment Amon saw Richardson's team, it had already lost.
Indeed, Richardson's team was not fully prepared and was suddenly thrown into this battle.
But with Amon's cooperation, the team had the strength to directly confront the red-clothed zombie.
So victory was inevitable.
It merely depended on how long the red-clothed zombie could endure, or whether it had any chance of escape.
"Don't give it a chance to escape, Number One, keep it busy! If this guy doesn't die, Iris will be in trouble."
Richardson would not be careless, nor would he give the red-clothed zombie any chance to escape.
After all, Iris was already under control. If he let the red-clothed zombie go now, Iris would be lost forever!
"Rest assured, Master!"
The bone whip directly bound the red-clothed zombie's ankle, and Number One simply gave up the fight, maintaining a tug-of-war with the red-clothed zombie to make it uncomfortable.
Number Zero suddenly pierced the red-clothed zombie's abdomen with a claw!
However, the cost of this attack was that it was directly knocked away by the red-clothed zombie, slamming hard into the wall.
Amon continuously attacked the red-clothed zombie head-on with his finger claws. To deal with Amon, the red-clothed zombie had no time to care about Number One and Richardson. If it wanted to survive, the best way was to kill Amon.
But the red-clothed zombie was unwilling once again. This perfect subordinate it had coveted for so long.
Now, as it was about to complete the seventh mutation, it had to kill him with its own hands, which the red-clothed zombie found hard to accept.
"Regardless of your intelligence, your greedy appearance is so much like a human! Wake up, you can't complete the seventh mutation, nor can you subdue Amon as your subordinate. Because, I will kill you here!"
With Number One's assistance in restraining the red-clothed zombie, Richardson's Shapeshifting allowed him to appear directly above it while it battled Amon.
In the form of the Dragon Clan, his razor-sharp claws plunged directly into the red-clothed zombie's brain!
It almost achieved the feat of unifying Tower City, becoming the first red-clothed zombie to complete the seventh mutation, only to fall at this moment!