Chapter Sixty-Six: Wrongly Accused!

“Hmph! Just a bunch of special zombies. Fighting above your level only means greater speed and attack, but in exchange, you’re condemned to a lifetime of stagnation. A swarm of maggots!”
Li Changhe’s figure hovered in midair, black shadows darting endlessly between his hands.
Where those shadows passed, the bodies of zombies were sliced apart.
If one slowed down to observe, it would be clear they were blades, each manipulated by Li Changhe as easily as breathing.
With a mere flick of his hand, the scene resembled an execution by a thousand cuts.
The ground was scored with countless marks.
He advanced, his form rising steadily.
The silver zombies along his path couldn’t stop him at all.
In just two minutes, he had reached the fifth stage.
“Is the platinum princess up on the mountain? They say she’s platinum, but platinum isn’t achieved so easily—likely just a half-step. Even if she’s genuine, I’m not afraid. All I want is to capture Gu Lang.”
He laughed softly, continuing his ascent.
But at that moment, their pupils constricted.
A blue figure was rapidly descending from the mountain.
“That’s the zombie princess! Not good!”
Li Changhe instantly judged by the speed: this was a true platinum.
He retreated at once, his figure wrapped in blades forming a steel shield.
“How dare you kill my guards! Are you seeking your own death?”
Luo Xue pointed from afar, and countless cold currents formed an ice pillar that crashed against the steel shield.
Li Changhe was seized by the shield and slammed heavily to the ground.
He groaned, his face ashen; blood soaked his chest, but before it could flow, it froze into ice.
“Damn, what terrifying power! This truly is a platinum!”
“But it’s just killing a few guards—why such a reaction?”
He hurriedly raised his head, gathering his blades and forcing an explanation.
“Princess, you are platinum; I am half-step platinum. I can’t defeat you, but I could injure you. Let’s not fight—I only came to capture someone, not to harm you!”
“These zombie guards are mindless beasts. If necessary, I’ll compensate you in the future!”
As a member of SPC headquarters,
Li Changhe had met many powerful figures, even glimpsed a diamond.
He knew that whether human or zombie, after reaching platinum, intelligence equaled or surpassed humanity.
Such beings wouldn’t casually resort to violence.
If fighting could be avoided, it would be.
“Heh! Still spouting nonsense, aren’t you? Isn’t your goal to capture the zombie princess and refine medicine from her?”

Gu Lang seized the opportunity to fan the flames.
Only then did Li Changhe notice another figure standing beside the princess.
He hadn’t seen Gu Lang before, but those words betrayed Gu Lang’s identity.
Li Changhe sneered, his face full of mockery.
“Ridiculous! Do you think the princess is a fool? She’s platinum, her intelligence matches or even exceeds humans. Do you think a few words could deceive her?”
Gu Lang chuckled. True, he couldn’t—but now he had a favorability boost!
Sure enough, the zombie princess, Luo Xue, glanced at Gu Lang.
“I understand. I’m not foolish. The pharmaceutical factory’s medicine strengthens people—it must require materials. Powerful zombies might be ingredients!”
“You sneaked up the mountain to slaughter zombies and capture me, didn’t you? Did you really think I wouldn’t know?”
Finishing her words, Luo Xue dropped all pretense, her hand reaching down to seize him fiercely.
Li Changhe hadn’t expected Luo Xue to be so gullible, tricked by Gu Lang’s few words.
She retreated instantly, but it was too late.
In midair, frost gathered into ice, a giant hand grasping Li Changhe tightly.
It was as if his bones were crushed by iron.
Even as a half-step platinum, the gap with true platinum was vast.
“Damn it! Do you really think I fear you?”
Li Changhe raged, his blades extending and spinning rapidly into a cutting machine.
They expanded outward, shredding the icy hand to pieces.
“Both platinum, but there’s a difference in strength. Platinum isn’t invincible—I can fight above my level!”
His blades whirled, forming black shadows in midair,
like a flock of dark ravens.
“Is that so? But do you really believe I’m an ordinary platinum?”
Luo Xue sneered, pride gleaming in her eyes. As a princess who had survived for over a thousand years, her abilities were far more than this.
Moments later, the entire snowy mountain trembled. Countless snowflakes converged in midair, forming balls of snow.
Their speed was tremendous, accumulating into snowy peaks in an instant.
Soon, dozens of snow mountains floated overhead, each tens of meters tall.
They plummeted furiously; even a sheet of paper, under such weight and speed,
would be pulverized to dust.
Li Changhe’s blades slowed,
so many peaks—what chance did he have?
The two were simply not on the same level!
“Injustice! I truly am innocent! I only came seeking Gu Lang, I never intended to capture you!”
At the critical moment, Li Changhe screamed.

He wanted to beg for mercy, but the snow mountains crashed down.
With successive impacts, Li Changhe’s body was torn like paper,
shredded into pieces.
Gu Lang watched from afar, his heart pounding with fear.
“Damn, truly worthy of platinum—what terrifying combat power!”
Gu Lang was glad he hadn’t confronted platinum head-on.
Clearly, the gap between gold and platinum was vast.
Soon, Li Changhe’s figure was swallowed by the snow mountains,
vanishing without a trace.
Gu Lang took a deep breath.
He did not pause, but continued to communicate mentally.
“Li Muwan, you all come up first; we’ll discuss things once we’re on the mountain!”
Luo Xue frowned as she looked at the submerged Li Changhe.
“Wait, that fellow seems to have escaped.”
“What?”
Gu Lang was startled, immediately looking into the distance.
Beneath the snow mountains, a rapidly spiraling blade
formed dense shields around Li Changhe.
By sheer force, he broke through the snowy encirclement,
fleeing down the mountain at a speed surpassing anything in his life.
“Damn, since when did Gu Lang get involved with the thousand-year princess? What does it mean to capture zombies? Clearly, it’s just an excuse to kill me.”
“But Gu Lang, just you wait. At headquarters, there are diamond-level bosses. Mere platinum—if you offend SPC, the entire snowy mountain will face destruction!”
Li Changhe was running when he suddenly froze.
Not far ahead, hundreds of figures were rapidly approaching.
On closer inspection, they weren’t human.
“Wait… so many zombies, and the leaders aren’t right—silver peak, and even gold!”
Li Changhe’s jaw dropped. Ahead, it was Li Muwan and Gu Lang’s group of wives!
“Heh! Li Changhe, did you think you could escape?”
From afar, Gu Lang chuckled.
He had always known that someone nearing platinum wouldn’t be easy to kill.
Now, the severely injured Li Changhe was surrounded!