Zombies are fundamentally different from humans in that they have an inherent beast-like greed and an uncontrollable desire for blood.
For a brief moment, Yang Li hesitated. Although she knew that the girl in front of her could very well be the woman the Zombie Emperor was looking for, there was still a part of her that wanted to kill the other person.
Bai Qingqing saw through the zombie’s thoughts, and a coldness flashed in her eyes. A zombie was a zombie, even if it regained human intelligence, it still lacked rationality.
She was no longer the girl from a year ago who was being preyed upon by both the supernatural abilities and the zombies in Wudu. It wouldn’t be so easy to kill her now.
The intimidation of two seventh-order zombie kings was immense. The supernatural abilities retreated far away, wary of getting too close. Moreover, for ordinary humans, rushing over would basically be suicide, so they were all shouting and trying to avoid them.
Zombies and humans have different physical constitutions. Even if injured, zombies would quickly regenerate, so Zhou Hang managed to hold back Xiao Yang and Fu Chen without them noticing what was happening here.
Yang Li stared at Bai Qingqing, swallowing her saliva, and in a flash, she assumed an attacking posture like a wild beast, as if she was about to strike in the next second.
There was no need for words between humans and zombies. Bai Qingqing immediately waved her hand, sending a beam of light-based supernatural ability towards Yang Li. Yang Li had never seen such a strange ability before, but her intuition told her that it was dangerous, so she immediately dodged.
Bai Qingqing transformed the light-based supernatural ability into a whip, like an animal tamer, continuously lashing out. Every place that was hit exploded with a loud bang, leaving behind sizable craters.
Yang Li let out a roar from her throat, glaring at Bai Qingqing. This human female supernatural ability user was not as weak as she appeared on the surface. After several minutes of confrontation, she couldn’t even get close.
“Roar!” She tilted her head back and let out an angry roar.
The zombie’s roar was as deafening as a lion’s roar, and the sound waves radiated out, causing ordinary people to fall to the ground, clutching their ears and groaning in pain.
Bai Qingqing’s eyes turned cold as she released several intertwined light-based supernatural abilities from all directions, attempting to ensnare the female zombie king like a net would catch fish.
The female zombie underwent a transformation, her legs pushing off the ground like a wild beast, and she dodged with the speed of a rocket, disappearing before everyone’s eyes.
Bai Qingqing immediately retrieved a dark red Tang sword from her spatial storage. With a clanging sound, the claws and the sharp blade collided, sparking splattered in all directions. The female zombie that avoided the attack flipped over, evading the silver arc of light.
The female zombie cautiously stared at the Tang sword in Bai Qingqing’s hand. If she had been a little slower in dodging, her arm would have definitely been sliced open by that sharp blade.
Unable to take down a human supernatural ability user for such a long time, Yang Li’s expression grew anxious and sinister as she attacked once again in a frenzy.
Bai Qingqing’s combat experience had improved significantly, and she was adept at dealing with mutated plant and animal creatures, as well as sea beasts. However, those were all lower-level supernatural beasts compared to a zombie king, so she was somewhat struggling to face one alone.
Zombies had formidable constitutions, while humans would feel tired after prolonged combat.
Several supernatural ability users came to help her, but they were easily pierced through the head by the female zombie, leaving behind corpses. The tide of zombies outside only grew stronger.
“Crack!” A crisp sound rang out, and Bai Qingqing was sent flying, crashing into the wall. She forcefully spat out a mouthful of blood.
The female zombie let out a sinister smile as her five claws transformed into blades, aiming for Bai Qingqing’s heart.
“Qingqing!” Xiao Yang’s horrified voice resounded.
Bai Qingqing endured the pain and tried to dodge, but her body felt as heavy as a thousand catties, restrained by something and unable to evade that deadly strike.
A heart-stopping scene magnified in the pupils of onlookers. Time seemed to slow down tenfold, slow and heavy, and a suffocating feeling gripped their hearts.
“Bang!” A thunderous sound shook everyone’s hearts.
Bai Qingqing only felt her waist being hugged, and she was flung to another location. Meanwhile, the female zombie, in her beast-like form, who was about to attack her, fell from mid-air and created a large pit upon impact. It was as if an invisible giant hand had ruthlessly pressed her down into the pit, crushing her mercilessly.
This eerie scene shocked everyone.
Bai Qingqing suddenly turned her head to look at Fu Chen, but she saw an expression on his face that she had never seen before—cold and stern. The hand holding her waist tightened fiercely.
Everyone, including Bai Qingqing, thought it was Fu Chen’s doing, but his expression told a different story.
Zhou Hang leaped up and flew to Yang Li’s side, his expression tinged with fear as he looked at a certain direction, pleading, “Leader, please spare us.”
Following his gaze, everyone looked over there. Standing there was a man, dressed in white, with a delicate and handsome face. His silver-grey eyes had a cold expression as he appeared silently in front of everyone.
On the man’s shoulder crouched a black cat, towering above everyone else. He was the existence that even the Zombie Emperor feared. So… he was the new Zombie Emperor rumoured to have taken the throne.
People felt as if a dark cloud had descended upon them, their blood running cold. They felt that the greatest disaster for humanity had arrived.
Xiao Yang’s pupils contracted, and he couldn’t believe his own voice as he exclaimed, “Shen Mingxuan.”
How was it possible? How could the cruel and ruthless Zombie Emperor be Shen Mingxuan? It was as if fate was playing a cruel joke on them.
Their once loyal teammate had suddenly become the Zombie Emperor. How could anyone accept this news in an instant?
Bai Qingqing, leaning in Fu Chen’s embrace, clenched her hand tightly, her pupils trembling. She hadn’t expected that the newly appointed Zombie Emperor, who struck fear into the hearts of everyone, would turn out to be Shen Mingxuan.
She recalled the time she spent with the zombie Shen, who was like an obedient and adorable little dog. If she asked him to crouch down, he would obediently do so without question.
Had he regained his memories from when he was human? Had Shen Mingxuan turned into the Zombie Emperor?
Shen Mingxuan glanced at Zhou Hang, who was pleading for his girlfriend’s life, then his gaze fell upon Fu Chen and Bai Qingqing.
While Yang Li and Bai Qingqing were battling, Bai Qingqing remained unharmed. However, when the Zombie Emperor exerted his pressure, she was severely injured and couldn’t move, coughing up blood. Zhou Hang helped her up silently and retreated back to the Zombie Emperor’s side.
Fu Chen’s black pupils were calm as he said, “Long time no see.”
Shen Mingxuan’s silver-grey eyes stared at Bai Qingqing without blinking, and a smile tugged at the corner of his lips, tinged with a hint of irony. “Indeed, it has been a long time.”
He had guessed it right. As long as he saw Fu Chen, he could see her.
If Fu Chen had died, he would have dug up his corpse, knowing that she would come to find him for the sake of her brother. And if Fu Chen hadn’t died, he would have launched a zombie wave to breach the human base, surely finding her whereabouts.
Indeed, in her eyes, Fu Chen was the most important.
Bai Qingqing realized that Shen Mingxuan had been watching her all along, and her heart tightened slightly with a hint of fear for this aberration.
When humans keep pets, are they really not afraid of those aggressive pets? Of course, they would be afraid deep down, but they could only tame them slowly with food, gradually molding them into docile pets.
But zombies weren’t pets, and only she was capable of such crazy actions. The Zombie Emperor standing before them, whom both humans and zombies feared, was shaped by her own hands.
He had human thoughts now and couldn’t be controlled by her with just food.
Bai Qingqing buried her head in Fu Chen’s shoulder, avoiding that dangerous gaze.
“Qingqing,” Shen Mingxuan raised his hand and gently touched the black cat on his shoulder, indifferently asking, “Don’t you want your belongings anymore?”
The black cat rubbed against his large hand and let out an obedient sound, but no one would find the Zombie Emperor’s pet cute. They anxiously looked in that direction.
Who could have imagined such a severe disaster scene, where the terrifying Zombie Emperor would actually ask Bai Qingqing, as if an old friend returning her lost belongings?
Bai Qingqing glanced at the black cat and recognized it as a high-level mutant creature, just as wild as its owner.
There were so many mutant plant people and small animals in the vicinity, and any of them looked cuter and more adorable than the black cat. She didn’t want to be bitten by it.
“No, thanks.” She had never intended to take that cat.
Shen Mingxuan’s expression remained indifferent, but his hand paused for a moment while stroking the black cat. Unnoticed by anyone, he coldly sneered, “Women are heartless. If they say they don’t want something, then they don’t.”
“Of course, she can reject things she doesn’t like,” Fu Chen spoke coldly.
Shen Mingxuan’s gaze finally landed on Fu Chen’s face. Emotions surged in his silver-grey pupils, alternating between killing intent and jealousy.
“Shen Mingxuan!” Xiao Yang questioned sharply, his expression cold. “Did you initiate the zombie wave?”
Shen Mingxuan glanced at him with indifference. He didn’t like Xiao Yang, who was always cheerful and full of sunshine. He couldn’t stand how Xiao Yang would act cute and spoiled in front of Qingqing.
He didn’t understand why before, but later he realized it was because he liked Qingqing. A long time ago, he resisted it. He didn’t want to fall in love with Qingqing, afraid of getting trapped in an irreversible situation.
Xiao Yang’s words had come true. He now loved Qingqing but couldn’t have her, causing immense pain.
He had once told Xiao Yang to pray that Qingqing wouldn’t remember anything. Now, it had become his own wish.
“Shen Mingxuan, answer me!” Xiao Yang glared at him angrily.
Shen Mingxuan ignored him and turned his gaze back to Bai Qingqing, saying, “Bai Qingqing, come with me.”
Xiao Yang and Fu Chen’s faces darkened. They stared intensely at Shen Mingxuan, finally understanding why the Zombie Emperor, who never appeared before humans, suddenly showed up in the survivors’ base.
– He came for Bai Qingqing.
Of course, Bai Qingqing would never go with Shen Mingxuan. Only a mad person would stay with a zombie.
“Shen Mingxuan, leave quickly.” She didn’t want the person she hadn’t successfully conquered yet to die here, causing her mission to fail.
Fu Chen’s gaze turned sinister, and he directly waved his hand, launching his supernatural power. A thunderbolt, imbued with tremendous force, descended from the sky, aiming at Shen Mingxuan.
Zhou Hang and Yang Li retreated to the top of the fence. Zhou Hang wasn’t worried about Shen Mingxuan. With his current strength at the eighth rank, it would be difficult for humans to kill him. However, human powerhouses were not to be trifled with, so he had to take Yang Li back to heal her injuries.
“Boom!” The thunderbolt collided with an ice shield, shattering into pieces.
Shen Mingxuan remained unscathed, his gaze coldly fixed on Fu Chen, his eyes filled with intense killing intent.
Fu Chen shielded Bai Qingqing behind him, his eyes also revealing a murderous intent. He hadn’t expected that after dealing with the Zombie Emperor, another one would appear, and it turned out to be Shen Mingxuan.
Life is unpredictable, and no one can predict many things. Now that things had come to this point, they both knew they couldn’t go back to the way things were. From now on, they would be each other’s enemies.
Qingqing was his sensitive spot, and Shen Mingxuan had to step over his dead body if he wanted her.
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