When fate stands against ordinary people, it crushes them without mercy.
But when fate stands against monsters wearing human skin…
It hesitates.
And when fate stands against cheats like the Gu family—
It breaks first.
The GuoSan Base had been peaceful for nearly two weeks.
Peaceful, in the way a volcano was peaceful before eruption.
People trained.
People traded.
People laughed nervously.
People pretended the world wasn't ending.
But outside the walls, evolution never slept.
It devoured.
It adapted.
It grew.
And on that day—
It came knocking.
The alarm rang.
A sharp, metallic scream that cut through the base like a knife.
WEEEEEEEEEEEE—
WEEEEEEEEEEEE—
WEEEEEEEEEEEE—
The sound froze everyone in place.
Then chaos erupted.
"Zombie tide!"
"North gate!"
"Thousands!"
"Level three zombies spotted!"
"Defensive teams, move!"
People dropped bowls, tools, weapons—everything—and ran.
Parents shoved children into bunkers.
Ability users sprinted toward the walls.
Soldiers grabbed rifles with shaking hands.
Even veterans felt fear clawing at their throats.
Because they knew.
This alarm didn't ring for small problems.
It rang for extinction.
Outside the walls…
They saw it.
And their blood ran cold.
A sea.
An endless, writhing sea of corpses.
Thousands of zombies.
Level one.
Level two.
Level three.
And at the center—
It stood.
Tall.
Massive.
Terrifying.
A Level Four zombie.
Its body was grotesquely muscular, skin stretched tight over bulging veins. Its eyes glowed with a sickening crimson intelligence. Its claws were long and black, dripping with dried blood.
It wasn't mindless.
It was commanding.
It roared.
A deep, thunderous roar.
And the zombie army surged forward like a tsunami.
Inside the base…
The Gu family were eating.
"…pass the braised meat," Gu Tian said calmly.
Gu Xing handed it over.
Gu Mian sipped her juice.
Gu Ruisheng leaned back in his chair lazily.
Outside, people screamed.
Inside, someone yawned.
Qi Chu blinked. "Uh… are we not going?"
Gu Yunchen chewed thoughtfully.
"Finish eating first."
The others nodded in agreement.
Priorities mattered.
Starving heroes died faster than full ones.
Fifteen minutes later.
They stepped outside.
And mounted their horses.
Hoof.
Hoof.
Hoof.
The sound echoed like war drums.
Every head on the battlefield turned.
And hope exploded in their chests.
"The Gu family!"
"They're here!"
"We're saved!"
Because they had seen it before.
When the Gu family appeared—
Victory followed.
The Gu family rode forward slowly.
Not rushing.
Not panicking.
Just… arriving.
Like emperors entering their domain.
Their horses towered above normal ones, their presence alone suppressing fear.
Gu Mian's fiery red horse snorted, space rippling faintly around its hooves.
Gu Ruisheng's black flame horse released sparks with every step.
Gu Yunchen's white horse shone like moonlight.
Behind them—
The entire Gu family.
A horizontal line.
Calm.
Silent.
Unshakable.
"Don't panic," Gu Yunchen said gently to the exhausted fighters retreating behind them.
Xu Qian and the other healers moved immediately.
Golden light.
Green light.
White light.
Wounds closed.
Bones reset.
Energy returned.
People stared in disbelief.
Such powerful healers…
Just how many monsters did this family have?
Gu Ruisheng glanced at the battlefield.
Still over 2,000 zombies remaining.
He rolled his shoulders lazily.
"Warm-up?"
Gu Mian smirked.
"Warm-up."
But instead of attacking immediately—
They demonstrated.
Gu Bai stepped forward.
His eyes glowed faintly silver.
Time ability activated.
The world slowed.
Zombies moved like insects trapped in amber.
Gasps erupted behind them.
"T-time manipulation…"
"Impossible…"
Then—
The Gu family moved.
They raised their hands.
Balls of light formed.
Fire.
Water.
Wind.
Metal.
Plant.
Darkness.
Lightning.
Space.
Blood.
Time.
Essence.
Every ability.
Condensed.
Controlled.
Perfect.
The balls stretched.
Bent.
Shaped.
Formed.
Bows.
Exquisite bows.
Elegant.
Deadly.
Perfect.
Even useless abilities…
Became weapons.
The base fighters stared with wide eyes.
Ability…
Could be used like this?
Gu Yunchen spoke calmly.
"Watch carefully."
They raised their bows.
Pulled invisible strings.
Spiritual Qi condensed into arrows.
One.
Two.
Three.
Five.
Ten.
Release.
FWOOOOOSH—
The arrows flew.
And pierced everything.
One arrow pierced three zombies.
Another pierced four.
Another exploded on impact.
Another curved mid-air.
Another split into fragments.
Another froze targets solid.
Another burned them into ash.
It was art.
Death made beautiful.
The zombie army fell like harvested wheat.
Behind them, Tang Guo whispered hoarsely,
"…so this is their true strength…"
Xiao San clenched his fists.
"…we must learn."
They mimicked the motion.
Condensed power.
Shaped bows.
Their arrows were crude.
Ugly.
Unstable.
But they worked.
The others followed.
Soon—
The battlefield became a storm of color.
Arrows.
Needles.
Blades.
Power everywhere.
The Level Four zombie roared.
Angry.
Threatened.
It charged.
The ground shattered beneath its feet.
BOOM.
BOOM.
BOOM.
Each step like thunder.
Gu Ruisheng stepped forward.
Alone.
He raised his hand.
Space froze.
The Level Four zombie halted mid-stride.
Trapped.
It struggled.
Roared.
Failed.
Gu Ruisheng drew his sword.
Calm.
Unhurried.
Step.
Step.
Step.
He appeared before it.
First strike.
Slash.
Its arm fell.
Second strike.
Slash.
Its other arm fell.
Third strike.
Slash.
Its legs collapsed.
Fourth strike.
He pierced its skull.
Silence.
The Level Four zombie died.
Just like that.
Like cutting vegetables.
The battlefield froze.
Everyone stared.
That monster…
That unstoppable monster…
Died in four strikes.
Four.
Strikes.
Gu Ruisheng flicked his blade clean.
"Too weak."
The remaining zombies lost their commander.
Chaos spread among them.
Fear.
Confusion.
The Gu family attacked.
This time seriously.
They switched weapons.
Bows became swords.
Swords became spears.
Spears became sabers.
The children charged fearlessly.
Qi Chu screamed,
"I got one!"
His sound blade exploded a zombie's head.
Gu Luo laughed,
"I got two!"
His lava ability melted another.
Gu Xing created constructs.
Gu Ling controlled blood.
Gu Bai manipulated time.
Gu Mian teleported across the battlefield like a ghost.
Every strike—
A kill.
Every movement—
Perfect.
They weren't fighting.
They were erasing.
And the base learned.
Etching every move into memory.
Within twenty minutes—
It was over.
Silence returned.
The battlefield became a graveyard.
Mountains of corpses.
Rivers of blood.
And in the center—
The Gu family.
Untouched.
Unharmed.
Unbothered.
Gu Mian walked to the Level Four corpse.
She reached inside.
Pulled out the crystal core.
Deep purple.
Powerful.
She purified it with spring water instantly.
Its energy became pure.
Safe.
Perfect.
Gu Yunchen turned to Tang Guo and Xiao San.
He tossed them a lot of Level Three cores.
"Reward."
They froze.
"T-this…"
"These are too valuable…"
Gu Yunchen smiled.
"You fought well."
Tang Guo bowed deeply.
"…thank you."
Xiao San did the same.
Respect.
True respect.
The rest of the cores were collected.
Thousands of them.
A fortune.
The bodies were burned.
Fire roared.
Ash filled the sky.
Water washed the streets clean.
The nightmare ended.
That night—
The base held its breath.
Because everyone understood.
As long as the Gu family stood with them—
They would survive.
Even against fate itself.
But every party must come to an end.