Finding a secluded spot, Li Xuan transformed into the Giant Beast and began absorbing the three Supernatural Characteristics.

Team Leader Yun was a decent person, quite generous. Aside from being unwilling to part with the Nest Characteristic, he was fine with Li Xuan picking any of the other Supernatural Characteristics.

Li Xuan didn't go to see Team Leader Yun in person;

Yun Xiuzhi went to collect the Supernatural Characteristics on his behalf. Knowing what characteristics Li Xuan already had and what he currently lacked, Yun Xiuzhi specifically chose three Supernatural Characteristics he hadn't absorbed yet.

After the Giant Beast finished absorbing the Organ Enhancement Characteristic, its physique improved further. Merging with several other physique-type enhancement characteristics, it gradually pieced together into a brand new type of characteristic enhancement.

Li Xuan named it the Perfect Body Enhancement Characteristic. Currently, he already had six puzzle pieces: Strength, Speed, Physique, Outer Skin, Expansion, and Organ Enhancement.

He was getting very close to assembling the complete Perfect Body Enhancement Characteristic.

Furthermore, the Self-Healing Enhancement and Hardening characteristics also brought Li Xuan quite a pleasant surprise. The Self-Healing Enhancement accelerated wound recovery and created a chain reaction with the Adaptation Characteristic. Li Xuan felt his resistance to the zombie virus had greatly increased.

If his previous resistance to the zombie virus was at one point, now it was at three points. If an ordinary zombie bit through his outer skin, as long as he didn't let it keep biting, he wouldn't get infected.

A small amount of zombie virus would at most make him feel uncomfortable.

The Hardening ability allowed him to arbitrarily harden any part of the Giant Beast's body at will, or harden the entire body at once. When hardened, his defense increased significantly, boosting his self-preservation capability once more.

"Let's go," Li Xuan said to the two girls.

......

"Eww~ What a terrible smell. Even wearing a mask can't block this stench," Huo Lingling complained, fanning the air with her hand in disgust.

Yun Xiuzhi hid within Huo Lingling's embrace. In her pigeon form, she couldn't wear a mask and could only hide.

Fortunately, Huo Lingling had a good figure, otherwise, Yun Xiuzhi would have had trouble finding a place to hide.

"Bear with it. Let's move quickly and leave this place as soon as possible," Li Xuan said.

"Let's split up and search. I'll search in that direction, you search in this direction," Huo Lingling suggested.

Li Xuan initially wanted to refuse, but then he reconsidered. Huo Lingling had already absorbed Supernatural Characteristics;

ordinary people were truly no match for her.

The Strength Enhancement Characteristic wasn't just a simple increase in punching power;

it also enhanced leg strength. Huo Lingling's physique and speed had both improved to some extent, though not as much as her strength.

He had tested Huo Lingling's strength before;

even adult men were far weaker than her.

"Alright."

Li Xuan transformed into the Giant Beast and began searching through the rubble.

Traces left by the fire were everywhere, charcoal covered the ground. Finding hidden Supernatural Characteristics within this endless expanse of black charcoal was not an easy task.

The ground, the walls – Li Xuan checked them all one by one. He also checked inside the buildings. His inspection method was simple and brutal: violent destruction. He smashed through walls to see the situation inside the buildings.

Nothing.

Li Xuan searched patiently for a long time but found nothing.

He was already near the edge of the area previously covered by the Prison of Corpses Forest. Just ahead was territory the Prison of Corpses Forest had never reached.

"Strange," Li Xuan muttered. He believed the intelligence wouldn't lie to him.

So, were the remaining Supernatural Characteristics from the Prison of Corpses Forest in the direction Huo Lingling was searching?

Suddenly, Li Xuan noticed something odd about the movement patterns of the zombies up ahead.

They had clearly spotted him, but instead of charging at him like other ordinary zombies, they were loitering around a small three-story building.

Slowly, a zombie 'accidentally' stumbled into the three-story building.

An idea formed in Li Xuan's mind: 'A mutated zombie is controlling the ordinary zombies!'

The mutated zombie hiding inside was very clever;

it had actually learned to control ordinary zombies to put on an act!

Someone else might have been fooled, but not Li Xuan. That's because the Giant Beast Li Xuan transformed into was too massive. At this distance, it was impossible for ordinary zombies not to have noticed him!

This area was once the territory of the Prison of Corpses Forest. Most mutated zombies were either fused by the Prison of Corpses Forest or had fled far away. Would one hide right next to the Prison of Corpses Forest?

Thinking of this, Li Xuan moved.

Whether what was hiding in the three-story building was a remnant of the Prison of Corpses Forest or a mutated zombie, he was going to take action.

Boom! Boom!

As the Giant Beast moved, the ground trembled slightly. Even before getting close to the three-story building, the mutated zombie inside sensed something approaching. It controlled the ordinary zombies outside to emit roars and charge towards the Giant Beast.

Smack! Smack~

Li Xuan made a slight move, easily crushing the zombies to death.

Crack~

Li Xuan extended his enormous beast claw, its sharp talons piercing through the rooftop. He gripped it and then exerted force, ripping the entire roof off directly.

On the floor of the third-room room was a layer of rotten flesh, rooted into the floorboards. It was precisely the remaining body of the Prison of Corpses Forest.

There were also a few ordinary zombies nearby. Upon seeing Li Xuan, they let out roars.

"After losing the Nest Characteristic, you can no longer fuse with zombies, so you can't move anymore."

The key to the formation of the Prison of Corpses Forest lay in the Nest Characteristic, which allowed it to fuse with zombies indefinitely, strengthening its own body and expanding without limit.

After losing the Nest Characteristic, this remaining piece of flesh became an immobile living target. At best, it could control a few ordinary zombies. Any experienced soldier with a rifle could easily kill it.

The remnant of the Prison of Corpses Forest still possessed intelligence. It writhed, forming a flesh whip less than one meter long.

Li Xuan laughed. He reached out with his claw, directly grabbed the remnant of the Prison of Corpses Forest, and pulled it out by the roots.

A few ordinary zombies pounced onto the massive claw, biting it with their decayed teeth.

Li Xuan couldn't be bothered with these ordinary zombies. With a casual flick of his wrist, he sent them flying over a hundred meters away, smashing against a wall, their fate unknown.

Then, he tore open the remnant of the Prison of Corpses Forest. The Supernatural Characteristic inside was revealed.

"Only one?"

Grasping the Supernatural Characteristic, Li Xuan absorbed it on the spot.

It was the Feigned Death Characteristic!

Its effect was to instantly lower body temperature, slow the heart rate, and pause breathing, creating the appearance of feigned death.

Li Xuan felt slightly disappointed. He had thought the Feigned Death Characteristic would be on the same level as the Nest Characteristic, capable of giving him a second life.

Turns out, it was really just a play-dead ability. After activating the ability, the body temporarily becomes immobile, so it can't be used for ambushes or sneak attacks.

He lowered his head, looking at the building that now only had two stories left. "Did you think I would leave?"

It was very abnormal for a remnant of the Prison of Corpses Forest possessing the Feigned Death Characteristic to be hiding just outside the main body's coverage area. The only explanation was that the Splitting Characteristic was also hiding here.

Before dying, the will of the Prison of Corpses Forest must have activated its splitting ability, separating a portion of its remnant body to hide and take root inside this small building.

Li Xuan tore off the roof of the second floor. He scanned the area;

there was no rotten flesh from the Prison of Corpses Forest on the ground.

He extended his claw, crushing the bed and wardrobe in the room. Under the bed, he discovered another remnant of the Prison of Corpses Forest, now only the size of a human head.

He grabbed the remnant of the Prison of Corpses Forest, but mid-air, the remnant split again, separating into an even smaller piece that fell through the gaps between his claws, landing directly on Li Xuan's leg.

Three ordinary zombies, under control, pounced towards Li Xuan's thigh, attempting to snatch away the remnant of the Prison of Corpses Forest.

"Clever. You know how to control ordinary zombies to carry your body and move," Li Xuan praised.

Unfortunately, he was very strong.