Apocalypse: King of Zombies

Chapter 106 - 106: We’re lucky

The night descended, blanketing the earth in darkness. The entire city seemed to be submerged in ink, pitch black and silent.

But when night fell, Los Angeles transformed into a predator's playground. The streets outside were alive with chaos—howls echoed through the air, and the cycle of bloodshed continued unabated.

Ethan was trying to track down someone from Genesis Biotech, but it wasn't exactly an easy task. In a city this massive, it was like

Despite the oddity of his technique, Big Ears moved surprisingly fast, gliding along the ground until he disappeared into the darkness ahead.

Ethan quickly followed, keeping pace with him.

About twenty minutes later, a deafening roar shattered the stillness of the night. The sound was so powerful that it rattled the surrounding buildings, shattering windows in its wake.

Ahead, a massive Bengal tiger emerged onto the street. Its muscular frame was enormous, easily weighing over 2,000 pounds. What made it even more striking was its pure white coat, marked with bold black stripes. The creature exuded an aura of raw power and majesty.

But the tiger wasn't in good shape. It looked battered and bloodied, its pristine fur stained with crimson. Deep gashes from blades and swords marred its body, and it was clearly on the run.

The tiger barreled through the street, leaping and dodging with incredible agility, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Cars were smashed and overturned as it charged forward, desperate to escape.

Chasing after it was Genesis Biotech's Beast Hunter Squad—a team of four humans accompanied by a second-generation cyborg.

The cyborg, roughly the same size as a human, had pale gray skin and a bald head. Its eyes lacked any spark of life, betraying its true nature as an AI-controlled machine.

"Boss, look over there. Aren't those humans?" Big Ears whispered, crouching behind the wreckage of a car.

"Yeah, I see them," Ethan replied with a nod, his eyes narrowing.

The Beast Hunter Squad didn't seem particularly rushed. They were laughing and chatting as they pursued the tiger, confident that their prey had no chance of escape.

The cyborg's cold, mechanical voice broke through the chatter. "Scanning... calculating escape trajectory. Initiating Ice Prison."

It raised its hand, its movements precise and calculated. A series of massive ice spikes, each five to six meters long, began to form in midair.

"Shhhk! Shhhk! Shhhk!"

The ice spikes shot downward in rapid succession, piercing the tiger's body and pinning it to the ground. The spikes formed a cage-like structure, trapping the beast in place.

"Rooooar!" The tiger let out a pained howl, blood pooling beneath it as its struggles grew weaker. It was completely immobilized.

"Ha! Got it!" the squad leader, a young man, exclaimed triumphantly.

"Man, we're lucky," one of the female team members said, grinning. "A mutated tiger like this? What a find."

The young man glanced at the cyborg beside him, a hint of admiration in his eyes. "This second-gen Doom Hunter is seriously impressive. Its computational power, combined with its Awakening abilities, makes every move it makes absolutely flawless. It's way better than us."

"Thank you for the compliment. You're not bad yourself," the cyborg replied in its monotone, mechanical voice. Its AI programming allowed it to hold conversations with humans seamlessly.

The Doom Hunter was a new experimental model, and this was the squad's first time taking it out into the field. Watching it in action, they couldn't help but marvel at its capabilities.

"Man, this thing is just... so cool."

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