Chapter 61: Fish-Fish Fruit, Ancient Species

On the high platform, the young girl who had been making funny faces at the zombies was startled when she saw Ao Xin and his companion charging toward them through the zombie horde.

It was simply because they killed zombies with such effortless ease.

She hurriedly shouted to the burly man with the serrated saber below, "Uncle Luo! Two people are fighting their way through the zombie wave!"

The burly man below, who was concentrating fiercely on the battle while wielding his massive serrated saber, was clearly stunned.

What did it mean to fight their way through the zombie wave?

Although the stiff-corpses and hairy-corpses had been lured away to a more distant street by Yingying, leaving only standard zombies and flesh-corpses here, even as an Ancient Zoan ability user, he would never dare to mingle inside a zombie wave of this magnitude!

Before the girl could explain further, he noticed the abnormal movement within the zombie horde.

The massive army of zombies drawn by Yingying suddenly became chaotic.

Instead of charging toward his position, they suddenly halted their advance.

It seemed as though something within their midst was cutting through the zombie pack with frantic slaughter.

Bang!

A flesh-corpse was kicked into mid-air, flying directly and landing right in front of the dumbfounded man.

Gazing at the deep footprint imprinted upon the chest of the flesh-corpse, his expression shifted drastically in horror.

That unknown entity's single kick had actually shattered the zombie's ribcage!

Even its spine had been twisted out of shape by the sheer force of the impact!

What manner of strength was required to achieve such a feat?

With a grave expression, he shouted loudly, "Everyone be careful! A powerhouse has arrived!"

He did not know whether this powerhouse was human or not, nor what attitude they held toward them.

Soon, a refined-looking young man with muscles bulging all over his body emerged from the corpse tide.

He appeared to be carrying an iron-rod-like weapon on his back, but he did not use it, relying instead on his bare fists to slaughter the zombies.

His ten fingers were like ten sharp spears, and the defenses of the zombies were as fragile as toilet paper before him!

Pierced through at the mere touch!

Accompanying this young man was a slender woman.

Or rather, she should be a woman.

The burly man was not entirely certain.

Judging by the protrusions on her chest, however, the odds were high that she was indeed a woman.

The woman's arms and fists were wrapped in an unknown crystal.

The crystal gleamed brightly in the sunlight, yet its hardness was astonishingly extreme.

Ordinary zombies had their skulls instantly crushed beneath her fists.

The sharp claws and teeth of elite zombies, when biting into her, were completely blocked by the crystal.

"Is that a Devil Fruit ability? The Spark-Spark Fruit?"

The only thing he could think of was Diamond Jozu’s Spark-Spark Fruit.

No one had yet discovered the existence of crystal-humans, so the crystallization on Han Shuang’s body was mistaken by him for a Fruit ability.

"Are they really human? Especially that youth—relying purely on physical martial arts, he has slaughtered countless zombies!"

Abruptly, he recalled a video he had seen not long ago.

"That Azure Dragon big shot? Rumor has it that he was heading toward the provincial capital. Judging by the previous videos, if he kept traveling west, it is indeed possible for him to reach this place!"

"The hairy-corpses that Yingying lured over that way... were they also killed by him?"

On the high platform, the young girl was also watching in a daze. She had always thought that Uncle Luo was the strongest person she had ever seen, but today's sights and sounds left her utterly shocked.

Ao Xin had already spotted the group hiding behind the massive obstacles, but he did not halt his pace of slaughter.

Together with Han Shuang, they thoroughly massacred the side of the zombies that had been lured over.

Slowly walking up to the burly man, he could already tell that this man was their leader.

"Allow me to introduce myself, Ao Xin!"

Ao Xin shook his arms to cast off some of the blood stains, and extended a blood-soiled hand. After a momentary hesitation, the burly man reached out his own hand, covered in grayish-green scales and claws, to shake it.

Having witnessed Ao Xin's combat prowess firsthand, he did not dare to release his Fruit ability, fearing that this man might suddenly turn hostile.

Seeing his caution, Ao Xin smiled, gave a light handshake, and withdrew his hand.

He recognized this appearance.

This man was named Luo Yi, and his Fruit was the Fish-Fish Fruit, Ancient Zoan, Boar-Crocodile Form!

In terms of strength among the various factions in the apocalypse, he could be considered a fierce warrior.

However, what made him famous was not himself, but a young girl under his command.

Tang Yingying.

Namely, the girl standing on the high platform making funny faces at the zombie horde.

Because of this girl, Luo Yi's faction grew rapidly, and they had even once confronted the powerful figure from the divine capital.

Of course, he was ultimately defeated and recruited into that person's command.

Yet, even after his faction was absorbed under that person, Tang Yingying's status remained higher than his own!

For Tang Yingying possessed the ability to lure zombies!

Her Fruit was the Paramecia-type Aroma-Aroma Fruit!

The Aroma-Aroma Fruit was also an ability that had never appeared in the anime.

It could release various kinds of fragrances.

Though called fragrances, they were essentially various scents.

For instance, a mesmerizing incense that induces deep sleep.

Aphrodisiac scents that stir up others' carnal desires, and so on.

She could even emit fragrances that specifically attracted zombies, which was the very reason why these zombies had kept being drawn here.

Not only that, but she had conducted deep explorations into the scents that attracted zombies.

She could release fragrances capable of attracting zombies of various tiers.

For instance, a fragrance that attracted only hairy-corpses.

That hairy-corpse originally in the vicinity had been forcefully lured by her far into the distance.

The stiff-corpses were also beyond what Luo Yi could easily combat for the time being, so she had lured them away as well.

She herself could also emit the scent of a zombie, making the zombies believe she was one of them, allowing her to walk among them without being attacked.

Only standard zombies and flesh-corpses were left here, and with the multiple obstacles set up by Luo Yi, they gathered a large group of people to hide behind them and hunt zombies to earn points.

These points were then turned over to Luo Yi for unified distribution.

That was how Luo Yi had managed to exchange for a weapon at the Great Grade level.

One could say that Tang Yingying's ability was of strategic-level significance in the apocalypse!

As for making funny faces, that was purely out of her own boredom...

When Ao Xin saw Tang Yingying on the high platform, he immediately recognized this famous girl, which gave him some additional ideas.

"Luo Yi!"

Luo Yi also stated his own name: "Are you the Azure Dragon Fruit ability user from the internet rumors?"

Ao Xin nodded: "Indeed."

Hiss!

Hearing his direct confirmation, Luo Yi was still struck with awe.

So, not only was his Fruit powerful, but his personal combat strength was also outrageously formidable!

This compelled him to be even more cautious.

If such a powerhouse harbored malicious intentions toward them, how should they respond?

Thoughts raced through his mind, turning over numerous possibilities, only to arrive at the despairing conclusion: there was no way!

He could only pray for this powerhouse's good character.

Tang Yingying on the high platform also jumped down, standing behind Luo Yi in a defensive posture while sizing up the legendary powerhouse before her.

She looked to be around the same age as herself, so how could he be this strong?

"Tang Yingying, the Aroma-Aroma Fruit ability user?"

Ao Xin looked toward the young girl. She wore twin ponytails, had fair and tender skin, and her clothes were relatively clean—a sight exceedingly rare in the apocalypse.

"How do you know?"

Tang Yingying blinked her large eyes and asked.

Ao Xin smiled and said, "Not only do I know you, but I also know that Luo Yi possesses the Fish-Fish Fruit, Ancient Zoan, Boar-Crocodile Form!"