The vehicle slowed, and Zuo Feng's words pulled Yue Jiaxue, who was lost in thought, back to reality. She carefully scanned her surroundings, and her gaze sharpened—a Black Fire Mutant zombie!
Yue Jiaxue, pressed against Zuo Feng, could feel the muscles in Da Hundan's back instantly tense, clearly indicating that Da Hundan had also spotted the Black Fire Mutant zombie.
"Da Mi Tao, he's locked onto us!"
Zuo Feng's voice was grave. The Black Fire Mutant zombie's eyes, burning with black flames, stared directly at them. The roar of the motorcycle engine sounded particularly piercing on the empty street.
It was slightly different from what the young married woman had described. Initially, the Black Fire Mutant zombie's eyebrows, eyes, hair, nails, and fangs all seemed to be made of crystals enveloped in black flames. It was only when the Black Fire Mutant zombie locked onto Zuo Feng and Da Mi Tao that these parts suddenly became wreathed in black flames, and black flames rose from its entire body.
More accurately, the rising black flames protected the Black Fire Mutant zombie. Clearly, like Kong Ling, the Black Fire Mutant also had a safe mode and a combat mode. The young married woman had described the Black Fire Mutant's combat mode.
When Zuo Feng saw the black flames rising from the Black Fire Mutant zombie's body, he knew that he and Da Mi Tao had been targeted. The Black Fire Mutant zombie charged towards them, its sprinting speed considerably faster than Zuo Feng's own 100-meter sprint. Zuo Feng had measured his pre-apocalypse 100-meter sprint at 11.2 seconds. After mutation, his physical fitness increased by 100%, making it around 10 seconds. But the Black Fire Mutant zombie's speed was approximately 9 seconds per 100 meters! The pre-apocalypse men's 100-meter world record was only 9.58 seconds!
Zuo Feng stomped on the accelerator, and the motorcycle shot forward like an arrow released from a bow. The Black Fire Mutant's speed was beyond imagination; they had to create distance.
"1000 meters, stop!"
Yue Jiaxue's voice rang in Zuo Feng's ears, and his heart jolted. He quickly estimated the distance. Zuo Feng understood that Da Mi Tao still wanted to try shooting an arrow. 1000 meters was her maximum range. At the Black Fire Mutant's speed, 1000 meters would take about a minute and a half to cover, which was enough time for Yue Jiaxue to shoot many arrows.
Zuo Feng gripped the handlebars tightly, his eyes firm. He quickly adjusted the speed and steadily stopped the motorcycle on the roadside, a thousand meters from the Black Fire Mutant.
Getting off, taking the bow, nocking an arrow, aiming—Da Mi Tao's actions were seamless.
"Swish, swish, swish"
Three arrows in one second. Zuo Feng saw clearly that this time, the arrows were not just tips covered in golden light, but the entire arrows were enveloped in golden light. The golden light shimmered, and the arrows cut through the air like meteors, heading straight for the Black Fire Mutant zombie. Each arrow brought with it a sound of tearing air, clearly indicating that the power of these three arrows from Da Mi Tao was far beyond the arrows she had shot when attacking Hai Huzi!
After shooting the three arrows, Da Mi Tao's body swayed, on the verge of collapsing. Zuo Feng immediately stepped forward to support Da Mi Tao. Her delicate body trembled slightly as he held her, letting Zuo Feng know that Da Mi Tao had put all her strength into these three arrows. He wrapped one arm around Da Mi Tao's waist, allowing the tottering Da Mi Tao to lean against him.
Zuo Feng's gaze was fixed on the arrows he had shot. The arrows, shot in quick succession, transformed into three golden lights, almost connected end to end, and their trajectories were identical. Da Mi Tao's archery skill was simply terrifying!
When the golden light was less than fifty meters from the Black Fire Mutant zombie, Zuo Feng's eyes narrowed. He saw clearly that the Black Fire Mutant zombie flung a fist-sized black fireball. The first arrow, upon contact with the fireball, had its golden light and the black flames cancel each other out, and it penetrated the flames, piercing a thumb-sized hole in the black fireball. The first arrow, having lost its golden light, instantly burned to ashes.
The second and third arrows, following closely, passed through the hole in the black fireball and shot towards the Black Fire Mutant zombie. Zuo Feng saw the Black Fire Mutant zombie open its mouth and spray a black flame several tens of meters long. The second and third arrows only penetrated less than a fifth of the black flame before their golden light dissipated, and the arrows instantly burned to ashes.
"Run!"
Zuo Feng scooped up Da Mi Tao, turned, and leaped onto the motorcycle. He twisted the throttle, the engine roared, and the vehicle sped away like lightning. The Black Fire Mutant zombie's enraged roar faded behind them, but Zuo Feng dared not slacken in the slightest. He stared intently at the rearview mirror. The Black Fire Mutant zombie's figure rapidly shrank until it disappeared from sight, and Zuo Feng's heart eased slightly.
The Black Fire Mutant's power was beyond expectation. Da Mi Tao's three full-power arrows couldn't even get close to the Black Fire Mutant. Moreover, Zuo Feng didn't believe the flames surrounding the Black Fire Mutant's body were just for show; they should be a powerful defensive mechanism.
Yue Jiaxue, held horizontally in Zuo Feng's arms, had a flushed face. She was actually being held by Da Hundan! This scoundrel! He was taking advantage of her too much!
"Da Mi Tao, are you alright?"
Seeing through the rearview mirror that the Black Fire Mutant zombie hadn't caught up, Zuo Feng breathed a sigh of relief. The power of those black flames was terrifying. Zuo Feng had no doubt about the power of Da Mi Tao's three full-power arrows. Just looking at the speed, seven or eight hundred meters was reached in an instant, comparable to the speed of a sniper rifle bullet. What more needed to be said about its power?
"I'm fine, just depleted of mutated energy. I'll be fine after a short rest. You can call me Xiaoxue..."
To prevent Zuo Feng from calling her Da Mi Tao again, Yue Jiaxue had thought all night. She couldn't go back on her word, but she could guide Da Hundan to change his name! Although the name Xiaoxue was a bit intimate, it didn't matter as long as Da Hundan didn't call her Da Mi Tao!
"Okay, Da Mi Tao, how about we go back and rest first? Can you still go to the archery range like this?"
Unfortunately, Zuo Feng misunderstood. He thought Da Mi Tao meant: call her Xiaoxue when there are outsiders. Zuo Feng deeply agreed with this; calling her by her full name, Yue Jiaxue, when outsiders were present would seem too distant. This woman was quite thoughtful. But there were no outsiders now! Of course, Da Mi Tao still sounded better!
"If you drive slowly, it'll take about forty minutes to get to the archery range. I should be mostly recovered by then."
After saying this, Yue Jiaxue closed her eyes and leaned on Zuo Feng's shoulder. At this moment, Yue Jiaxue's heart was crumbling. She didn't want to say another word to Da Hundan! He had clearly agreed, yet he was still calling her Da Mi Tao! A dishonest Da Hundan!
Fifty minutes later, Zuo Feng and Da Mi Tao, having slowed down, arrived at the archery range.
The archery range was located in the suburbs, flat and empty all around, with only a few withered trees swaying in the wind. A high wall separated the archery range from the outside world. Outside the wall, two or three zombies roamed around. The main gate was open, and faint shadows of zombies could be seen inside. Zuo Feng was not in a hurry to enter. The buzzing sound of the motorcycle had already attracted the attention of the surrounding zombies. Zuo Feng slowed down again. He wanted to circle the archery range first to lure the zombies outside the wall further away.
At this moment, Da Mi Tao, with her arms around Zuo Feng's waist and her head resting on his shoulder, had actually fallen asleep.
Her warm breath made Zuo Feng's neck constantly tickle, especially with a trace of crystal-clear drool hanging from Da Mi Tao's lips. Zuo Feng really wished he had a phone right now to capture this scene, to see how Da Mi Tao could still be so cold in the future.
"Da Mi Tao, wake up, we're here."
Stopping the motorcycle, most of the wandering zombies had already been lured away by Zuo Feng. He gently patted Yue Jiaxue's shoulder. Seeing her open her eyes groggily, with that trace of crystal-clear drool still on her lips, Zuo Feng couldn't help but smile.
Yue Jiaxue rubbed her eyes, still a bit dazed. Catching sight of Zuo Feng's smile, she immediately reacted, and her pretty face flushed instantly.
She had actually fallen asleep in Da Hundan's arms! Yue Jiaxue, Yue Jiaxue, had a donkey kicked your head? It was too embarrassing, she wanted to crawl into a crack in the ground!
"Get off!"
Yue Jiaxue tried to keep a cold face, but the blush on her cheeks greatly undermined the effect.
"Where should I park the motorcycle? Oh, by the way, remember to wipe your drool clean."
Zuo Feng got off and stretched his limbs. Looking at the almost frantic Da Mi Tao, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. A different Da Mi Tao was more interesting, wasn't she?
Yue Jiaxue was truly frantic; she had actually drooled! She quickly wiped away the wetness from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand, glaring fiercely at Zuo Feng. Da Hundan was probably laughing at her in his heart right now!
Yue Jiaxue took a deep breath, placed her wrist on the motorcycle, and with a whoosh, the motorcycle was collected into the kongling crystal. Then, Yue Jiaxue, with a cold face, didn't even look at Zuo Feng.
She held her head high, proudly striding towards the archery range gate, leaving Zuo Feng standing there dumbfounded. The kongling crystal could actually be used like that! Why hadn't he thought of it?
If this were before the apocalypse, Zuo Feng declared he would never have to worry about finding a parking spot again! And he would never be afraid of traffic police issuing tickets again! Uh... it seemed he didn't even have a car before the apocalypse.
Zuo Feng snapped out of it and quickly caught up with Yue Jiaxue, secretly marveling at the wondrous uses of the kongling crystal.