Gradually, the strength was withdrawn from the body, causing the Zombie King’s visible shrinkage.
The pale skin lost its luster and quickly shriveled up, while the Zombie King’s cheeks drooped rapidly. Thick eyelids hung over his eyes, covering them with a thick curtain.
The Zombie King’s back slowly hunched down as he observed his dry and elongated joints, and his vision gradually blurred.
Lifting his heavy eyelids, the Zombie King vaguely saw Dr. Sang and Bai Lixin slowly approaching him in his blurred vision.
His pupils trembled slightly, and he staggered backwards subconsciously, pleading, “Don’t come here.”
The Zombie King’s voice had become hoarse and old, as ugly as dead branches scraping against rusty steel plates. He begged the two blurred shadows in front of him hysterically, “What did I do wrong?”
“I just don’t want to spend the rest of my life in the dark ice cave. I just want to be free.
“I was locked up and so scared. It was cold and dark in there, and I didn’t want to stay there at all.”
Dr. Sang poured himself a mouthful of nutrient solution, while Bai Lixin squatted down, observing the old man in front of him who appeared ancient. “I have a question I want to ask. I will turn and leave immediately after you answer.”
The Zombie King was stunned for two seconds, his face filled with joy. “Really? What do you want to ask?”
“Of course, I always keep my word.” Bai Lixin nodded solemnly. “How much do you know about the god that appeared in response to your inner desire?”
The Zombie King hesitated for a moment. “It only appeared twice.”
The muscles of the Zombie King’s whole body began to twitch. “I don’t know much about it. It appeared twice, but the image was different each time. The first time, it was a cloud of black mist that suddenly appeared in front of me.”
“When it appeared for the second time, I could already see a vague human figure, but the whole body seemed to be hidden in the black mist, so I couldn’t see the person’s appearance clearly.”
Bai Lixin asked, “What agreement did you make at the time? Don’t try to deceive us, or you will be truly sealed.”
The Zombie King waved his hands frantically. “I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you.”
“The first time, I desired freedom. The god said it could help me, but there was a condition. It wanted me to establish a contract connection with it, allowing it to draw power from this world. I thought it was a scam at first and didn’t believe it, but since I had nothing to lose, I casually agreed. It didn’t take long for me to be discovered by humans.”
“Until then, I didn’t believe it was a true god.”
“So, after I woke up from the ice the second time, I desperately called upon this god, and it truly appeared again.”
Bai Lixin inquired, “What agreement did you make that time?”
The Zombie King replied, “It rescued me, and in return, I had to build a powerful zombie empire within a hundred years.”
The old Zombie King gulped and said, “What I said is true. Originally, I just wanted to be free. At first, I turned people to zombies because of the agreement. I became like this all because of that god’s condition. I was not greedy in the beginning but gradually lost my way.”
“Do you believe me?”
“Yes, I believe what you said,” Bai Lixin said, looking down at the once invincible Zombie King. “About that god, is there anything else about it? Think about it carefully. Is there anything you missed?”
With a half-smile, he continued, “You need to think clearly because your answer determines whether we turn around and leave.”
The Zombie King’s dirty pupils trembled wildly in his eyes as he felt immense pressure from the kind smile of the young man in front of him. Despite being unable to sweat, he felt the illusion of perspiration on his back.
Swallowing hard, his swollen Adam’s apple moved, and he dryly smiled, “Then I’ll think about it.”
A few seconds later, he hesitantly looked at the young man and said, “Although a long time has passed, I vaguely remember something important.”
Glancing at Dr. Sang, the Zombie King whispered, “Dr. Sang is actually not my brother.”
“Fifty years ago, after I escaped from the laboratory for the first time, something fell from the sky and landed in the water.”
“To prevent anyone from approaching that area and to cover up the truth of the biological experiment, country R declared a nuclear leak and temporarily sealed off the area. Soon after, Dr. Sang suddenly appeared in front of me, covered in moisture, and took me away.”
“After my second escape, I started gaining power day and night to prevent Dr. Sang from finding me. The zombies I sent out eventually located Dr. Sang beneath the glacier.”
“At the time, I thought… uh…” The Zombie King laughed dryly, “I’ll kill him while he’s weak and take advantage of the situation.”
“While searching for him, I discovered that he had regained consciousness.”
“Later, when I met him again, I realized he had lost his memory. He forgot who he was and that he had captured me. Worried he would repeat his actions, I lied and claimed to be his younger brother.”
Bai Lixin exchanged a curious glance with Dr. Sang, who shook his head calmly and said, “I don’t remember. No wonder the truth turned out like this. This explains why you’ve been hunting me for all these years, dear brother.”
The corner of the Zombie King’s mouth twitched stiffly. “Hehe.”
“I’ve said what I needed to. You…” A melodious and deep cry suddenly interrupted the Zombie King’s words. His pupils widened as it followed the sound, spotting the Zombie Queen standing on the roof of the armored vehicle, calling out to the surroundings.
In response to the Zombie Queen’s cry, countless zombies emerged from all directions, rushing toward the armored vehicle.
The clear sky began to release ice crystals and snowflakes, and the heavy snow, blown by the wind, covered all the zombies within it.
Under the siege of numerous zombies, the people inside the armored vehicle faced inevitable death. They were small and fragile, unable to resist the overwhelming forces.
Annoyance and surprise flickered across the Zombie King’s pupils.
The Ark previously used the Zombie Queen’s voice to incite low-level zombies, luring them to attack and obtain their crystal nuclei.
Just as the Zombie Queen could summon zombies, so could the Zombie King. However, his summoning ability had weakened after taking in the antidote.
He had planned to take advantage of Bai Lixin and Dr. Sang’s inattention to summon a frenzy of zombies and escape under their cover.
But now, the Zombie Queen had taken the lead in summoning all the zombies.
The Zombie King could no longer compete with the Zombie Queen.
This meant he had lost his last trick of summoning zombies.
The Zombie King quickly lowered his head, covering his fearful eyes with his thick eyelids.
Is this just a coincidence?
How could they have anticipated everything?
The cry of the Zombie Queen must be nothing more than a coincidence. Why is Lady Luck even against it?
But…
The Zombie King buried his head deeply in his chest. Although he didn’t know why the Zombie Queen summoned all the zombies, he knew that no human could withstand such a powerful zombie attack except for the Zombie Queen herself.
The god had said that as long as the outsiders became zombies, they could indirectly provide power to the Zombie King.
Once these outsiders have turned into zombies, his strength will definitely be restored.
The Zombie King’s eyes, covered by thick eyelids, suddenly gleamed with calculating light. He realized that Lady Luck was still on his side.
Hahaha.
The Zombie King was still lost in his fantasies when someone suddenly knocked his head hard. He froze, restraining his calculations, and innocently looked over with a pair of harmless eyes, tilting his head: “What’s wrong?”
Bai Lixin: “…”
Do you think you’re cute?
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In the live broadcast room.
[Emma, my skin is getting goosebumps.]
[Please, did the Zombie King just act coquettish?]
[I can’t stand it, it’s disgusting.]
[That’s right, those who like cute things and those who don’t like cute things are silent.]
[The Zombie King is useless, this is like a case of cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face.]
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Bai Lixin pointed to the scene in the distance, “Are you curious about what’s happening there?”
The Zombie King blinked, asking, “What’s happening?”
Bai Lixin replied, “Did you see those snowflakes? Before we arrived here, Xia Chi fired a bazooka into the sky. It wasn’t an ordinary bazooka. It quickly condensed chemical substances and water vapor in the sky, turning them into snowflakes that fell down.”
“Actually, rain would be more effective, but since we’re in an area of snow, snowflakes are quite fitting.”
The Zombie King asked, “What do you mean by chemical substances?”
Bai Lixin smiled and said, “It’s just the components of the antidote.”
The Zombie King looked at the snowflakes falling all around, his pupils trembling. “This is impossible! How could you produce so many antidotes in such a short time?”
Bai Lixin replied, “It’s not impossible. As long as we take the antidote formula and rush back to the ark, mobilizing all the resources in the laboratory, we can achieve it. Since Dr. Sang can make an antidote that can be taken orally, he can also make one that can be taken through other means. The inspiration came from a veterinarian in our team. Liang Xi suggested that if pets can be dewormed externally, why can’t we use the antidote?”
“We analyzed the composition of the antidote long ago, but we wasted a lot of time trying to produce it externally. After making the antidote, we split into two groups. One group rushed here, and the others went to the ark.”
“So, there won’t be any new infected people.” Bai Lixin looked at the Zombie King who had a lost expression and smiled cruelly. “You weren’t thinking about using those ability users to gain power after getting infected, were you?”
The Zombie King suddenly exploded, his eyes darting left and right. “Of course not, how could that be possible!”
He cautiously glanced at the beautiful yet terrifying young man, feeling like crying. “I’ve already said everything I should. Can you let me go now?”
Bai Lixin smiled faintly. “Of course, I’ll turn around and leave. I didn’t deceive you.”
Amidst the zombie king’s surprised expression, Dr. Sang stretched out his hand expressionlessly.
With a gentle force, the Zombie King’s head was ripped off from his neck like a carrot. Without hesitation, Bai Lixin turned and left.
Everything happened so quickly that the Zombie King still had a miserable smile on his face.
Zombie King: “???”
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In the live broadcast room.
[They turned around and left for real.]
[“No deception between children and old men.”]
[“Turn your head and go.”]
[Zombie King: I couldn’t tell who was the dog and who was the villain boss for a while.]
[The scary thing about this copy isn’t the villain boss at all, but the constant compression of desperation and fear in the post-apocalyptic living environment.]
[It’s precarious—there’s not enough food and water, and the spiritual world is destroyed.]
[Humans can endure the harshness of nature with perseverance, but they can only watch themselves being consumed by the zombie virus. That’s the most terrifying thing.]
[This boss is more like a parasite that feeds off humans than the originator of zombies. He sustains himself by consuming humans, but ultimately fails in his attempt to rule the world.]
[In retrospect, this copy is quite ironic. If the first scientists hadn’t dreamt of those biological experiments, none of this would have happened.]
[It can only be said that if you don’t die, you won’t die.]
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The Zombie King didn’t die, even after his head was twisted off and his strength reached his weakest point.
Dr. Sang held the head randomly, causing it to shake with every step he took.
The scene in front of him kept swaying, and the angry Zombie King cursed in Dr. Sang’s hands, “You two bastards! You dare to play with me like this? Do you realize that both of you are finished?”
“I will find ways to take revenge on you!”
“I won’t die, I’ll never die! Hahahaha! From today onwards, seeking revenge on you two will be my lifelong belief!”
Dr. Sang frowned, picked up a lump of ice from the ground, and stuffed it into the Zombie King’s mouth, instantly silencing him.
The Zombie King’s eyes widened, and he whimpered, unable to believe how he was being treated.
Bai Lixin looked at Dr. Sang with concern. “How do you feel after taking the antidote? Are you feeling well?”
Dr. Sang hesitated for two seconds and then relaxed. He rubbed his forehead with his free hand and spoke with a tired voice, “I don’t feel good. I’m a little tired.”
There didn’t seem to be any significant changes, perhaps because he and the Zombie King weren’t brothers, and their physiques were different. But how could he would the comfort and support of his lover?
Seeing this, Bai Lixin immediately approached Dr. Sang and gently supported him, while still expressing gratitude. “Thank you. You should be the most powerful person in this world, but now you’re willing to break your own wings by helping us kill the Zombie King.”
Dr. Sang leaned on his wife contentedly and mischievously touched Bai Lixin’s shoulder. “You know my sacrifice. I didn’t do it for others.”
