Chapter 157: Unknown Awakening, Dungeon Collapse!
Kurohit, who had just been injected with the zombie virus, widened his eyes in shock as he stared at Su Ning.
He had never expected that Su Ning also possessed a bloodline ability—and judging from the nature of her power, it seemed to be the extremely rare [Petrifying Medusa] bloodline.
What shocked him even more was the fact that the toxin Su Ning had injected into him was the [Zombie Virus].
As black markings rapidly spread across his arm, Kurohit’s expression changed dramatically, and his body began to tremble violently. He immediately tried to use his damage transfer curse to rid himself of the poison—but the spell didn’t work!
Even though his curse magic was immensely powerful, it couldn’t transfer the damage Su Ning had inflicted.
This was the fatal flaw of his damage transfer ability:
It could only redirect external energy-based attacks—not things like poison that had already entered the body.
Seeing Kurohit seriously wounded, the hunched old man beside him grew visibly alarmed.
“Young Master, are you alright?!”
He wanted to rush forward and help, but he didn’t possess the same curse ability that Kurohit did—and thanks to Su Ning’s [Super Misfortune], he couldn’t move freely either.
All he could do was watch helplessly as Kurohit suffered.
Su Ning’s lips curled into a subtle smile.
She knew very well that the virus she’d injected wasn’t some ordinary toxin.
Once the Zombie Virus fully invaded Kurohit’s body, it would ruthlessly turn him into a zombie.
And once the transformation was complete, Su Ning would gain a new numbered zombie: [No. 7].
“Once he’s a zombie, I’ll automatically gain his [Damage Transfer] ability.”
This was, in essence, another clever way for Su Ning to claim the ability she wanted.
But fate—perhaps influenced by her own [Super Misfortune]—was never so simple.
“Zombie virus…”
Kurohit stared at the black lines spreading across his arm, and an unpleasant memory surged in his mind.
He recalled a terrifying figure also known for poison—someone nicknamed [X], a master of toxins.
As he looked at Su Ning, a trace of complicated emotion flickered in his eyes.
“She’s just like her… A ruthless woman who’ll do anything to win.”
He muttered bitterly.
“This is troublesome… She not only has the disaster talent [Super Misfortune], but also the rare [Petrifying Medusa] bloodline… and now, she can even control poisons.”
At this point, Kurohit began to suspect she might be one of them—someone like him.
Otherwise, how could he be completely unable to defeat her?
Kurohit frowned deeply, trying to think of a countermeasure.
“Forget it. I don’t have the ability to purge the Zombie Virus right now. I’ll have to go back and ask X, the so-called Virus Queen, to remove it for me…”
The thought gave him a headache.
He really didn’t want to see X again.
She was notoriously hard to deal with—and asking her for help always came with a painful cost.
But he had no choice now.
Standing next to the old man, Kurohit said coldly, “Retreat.”
His voice was filled with reluctance and frustration.
The old man had already wanted to retreat, so when he saw the Young Master finally give up, he sighed in relief.
Still, his gaze lingered on Su Ning, filled with deep dread.
Su Ning sensed something was off and tried to stop them.
But the hunched old man suddenly pulled out a compass-like artifact.
The next moment, the compass activated, and a dimensional gate opened behind them.
Without hesitation, the two stepped through the gate—disappearing without a trace.
Su Ning stared at the fading portal, confused.
“What kind of item was that?”
She had never seen such a powerful teleportation tool before.
It reminded her of a Dungeon Key, but this clearly wasn’t the same thing.
She was sure it wasn’t ordinary—likely tied to some deeper, more hidden secret.
She cursed under her breath:
“Damn it!”
Watching Kurohit escape right under her nose left her feeling regretful.
Of course, she had considered summoning No. 1 and using the Annihilation Cannon to finish him off…
But she remained cautious of the players around her.
Though her poison-control ability had already been exposed back when she was wanted by the Xi family, the Zombie Virus was on a whole other level.
If people found out she could control such a deadly virus, even if she were a saint, they’d still view her as a global threat.
She had to be careful.
Letting the world know about the Zombie Virus would spell disaster.
The apocalypse scenario was already terrifying enough.
If a real-world outbreak of the zombie virus occurred…
It would be unimaginable.
Su Ning understood what would happen if her secret got out.
Not only would she face relentless pursuit from every faction…
She would also become the enemy of all mankind.
So—she would never reveal No. 1 and the others in front of players.
If she ever did…
It would only be to eliminate those players.
She then turned to look at Ji Fengyan and the others, who were still battling the Storm Mermaids.
Thanks to Honghong, who could control lightning, the battle was finally turning in their favor.
Su Ning checked her kill count.
“Over 100 sea monsters defeated already?”
The mission reward [Deep Sea Mud] was now ready for collection.
She tossed it into her Scavenger Backpack, not bothering to check the item’s details—there was no time.
With Kurohit gone, she’d finally resolved the biggest threat at hand.
But just as she thought everything was calming down…
A terrifying roar shook the entire island!
The roar was so loud it felt like thunder, and the ground trembled violently.
“What’s going on?!”
Su Ning’s eyes darted around—an overwhelming sense of dread rising in her chest.
The Island Turtle, which had been asleep until now—
was waking up!
And it wasn’t just the Island Turtle—
The entire dungeon began to shake violently!
The Island Turtle’s massive body began to move, stirring up tsunami-sized waves.
And that wasn’t all.
The Endless Sea dungeon began to react to some kind of unknown power.
The whole dungeon world was starting to collapse!
The next moment, a system alert echoed in every player’s ears:
Ding!
An unknown force has been detected awakening within the [Endless Sea] dungeon.
The instance cannot withstand this power. The dungeon is beginning to collapse.
All players, prepare for return!
The system repeated this warning several times.
