Chapter 25 As the Zombie King, it makes sense for me to become the savior, right?
When a scream sounded.
A terrible doomsday has arrived.
People don’t know where the zombie virus came from, they only know that those who were bitten turned into zombies who were not afraid of pain or fatigue and had a strong desire for human flesh and blood.
If you want to kill a zombie, you can only shoot its head.
But the zombies evolved too quickly, and the human army was defeated. Fortunately, they spent a lot of resources and manpower and successfully established the first base in a remote city.
Some ordinary people were trapped in the city, waiting for rescue.
Quarrels, looting, murders, all kinds of dramas are constantly being played out.
Some people who are infected with the virus and accidentally awaken superpowers are called superpowers. In order to survive, most people choose to rely on these superpowers.
Some people with special abilities choose to cooperate with ordinary people, forming temporary small teams to go to the nearest base to seek shelter.
There are also some people with special abilities who completely release their inner malice and bottom line, and oppress and harm their own kind.
The third month of the end of the world.
The once prosperous and bustling city has become dirty and chaotic, with all kinds of vehicles blocking the streets, and most of the shops on both sides have broken windows and scattered goods on the ground.
Dense swarms of zombies were wandering around aimlessly.
People at this time have experienced the first round of test of humanity and will no longer lend a helping hand to any weak or ordinary people in danger.
The food is slowly dwindling.
If you want to survive, you must risk your life to search for supplies.
Linhe City is a city with rich culture and history. Ancient buildings can be seen everywhere, and you can vaguely see its prosperity before the end of the world.
Suddenly.
In a corner outside the community, a thin teenage zombie raised his head, his grey pupils stiff and lifeless.
He slowly turned his head, making a clicking sound.
then.
He raised his hand in confusion, and his stiff joints made a crackling sound again. "What's wrong with this body?"
The system voice sounded soon.
[Host, you are a zombie now. I will first transmit the plot and mission to you. ]
Bai Yuan tried to open his mouth, but his tongue seemed to have lost control and could only make meaningless humming sounds.
This feeling is new and strange.
Bai Yuan had no choice but to nod and communicate with the system with his consciousness: "Transmit it."
…
His original name was Lu Yuan.
My mother’s name is Liu Wan. Her parents died in an accident when she was eight years old. She was sent to an orphanage to grow up. After graduating from university, she went to work in a small company and would go to a nearby restaurant for lunch every day.
The boss is Lu Tianyu, and he continues to run this old shop following in his father's footsteps.
He fell in love with Liu Wan at first sight, and would secretly give her more soup and dessert every time. Both of them had a good impression of each other, and it was natural for them to be together.
Both Lu Tianyu's parents like Liu Wan very much and treat her very well.
Second year.
The two got married and had a child, who was the original self.
The original person grew up under the care of both parents and grandparents. He was filial and polite. In addition, he had an exceptionally handsome face, so he had never encountered any setbacks since he was a child.
When the end comes.
The neighbors, who had always been extremely friendly and enthusiastic, suddenly changed their attitude. Relying on their years of neighborly relationship, they forced the Lu family to take out the ingredients and rice they had stored when they opened the restaurant.
The Lu family was kindhearted and thought that the zombie crisis would be brought under control soon. Besides, they were neighbors, so how could they watch others starve to death?
Once there is a first time, there will be a second time.
The food and water that were lent out with good intentions gradually began to be taken for granted by the neighbors. When the Lu family realized that the doomsday crisis was becoming serious, they immediately closed the door and ignored their neighbors.
The neighbors could not accept this situation.
They had no food or water and had to go out to search for food. One of the old ladies was forced out by her son and daughter-in-law. Because her legs and feet were not flexible, she was heard by the zombies and her arm was scratched directly.
The old lady did not hate her son and daughter-in-law. Instead, she developed a strong hatred for the Lu family. She yelled at the door of the Lu family restaurant and smashed the shop.
The zombies were attracted and started biting the old lady.
Blood splattered on the shop door curtain, attracting more zombies to hit the iron door curtain. The surrounding neighbors heard the noise and felt extremely happy.
inside the house.
The Lu family members looked pale.
No matter how strong the iron door curtain was, it couldn't withstand the impact of so many zombies.
After a brief discussion.
Lu Tianyu and his father decided to take the risk and crawl out to lead the zombies away.
Afterwards, Liu Wan, her mother-in-law, and Lu Yuan quickly wiped the blood with a wet rag and dragged the mutilated body away.
All plans were implemented smoothly.
When the dead old lady's family saw this, they suddenly started shouting from the second floor while the Lu family was dragging the body away.
Another group of zombies was attracted.
In order to protect his son and family, Lu Tianyu's father used himself as bait to attract all the zombies, then rushed to the door of the old lady's family and screamed: "You deserve to die. If you don't let our family live, you won't live either."
He endured the pain of being bitten by the zombies and smashed the shop again and again. The old lady and her family on the second floor screamed and angrily cursed the Lu family for being heartless.
In the past, they would go to the store every now and then to support the Zhao family's business. However, after the apocalypse, the Lu family still had a lot of food, but were unwilling to share it with them.
The Lu family deserves death!
The Lu family also killed his mother, who was eaten alive by zombies.
Lu Tianyu's eyes were red, and he rushed over like crazy to attack the zombies. The middle-aged man who was bitten turned his head, and there was no good meat on his face. He shouted at him: "Go, go quickly - go save them."
"dad--"
Lu Tianyu had to stop and looked at his father in despair and pain. After the other party roared and walked away again, he turned his head suddenly and ran towards another street without looking back.
Mothers, wives and children are in danger.
They need themselves.
The world before his eyes was shadowed by tears. He didn't even dare to wipe it off. His clothes were stained with the blood of zombies. If it got into his eyes, there would be a risk of infection.
He remembered these neighbors deeply, and hatred almost filled his chest.
When he finally met up with his family and hurried back to the store, he discovered that a zombie had suddenly appeared at the corner, and was faster than the other zombies.
Lu Tianyu and others didn't react at all.
Only the young original body with the fastest reaction noticed this scene and hurriedly attacked the zombies with an iron rod.
The zombie only staggered a bit, then turned around and grabbed its original body.
The original body turned around and ran out, followed closely by the zombies. The Lu family members were furious and shouted anxiously: "Don't chase my child, don't you want to eat people? Eat my flesh, come on!"
The whole family was almost going crazy, wishing they could die rather than let the original body get hurt.
But an old man, a woman, and Lu Tianyu, who had just run a lot and was already exhausted, could not catch up with the man and the zombie in front of them.
They looked around in confusion and despair, a huge panic overwhelmed their minds.
Liu Wan could hardly stand and cried, "Xiao Yuan, Xiao Yuan, please come back soon and don't scare us."
Lu Tianyu endured great grief and panic, and said to his wife and mother: "You go back to the store first to guard it. Don't let the neighbors go in and steal the food. I will go find Xiao Yuan. He will be fine."
Lu Tianyu's mother Zhou Lijun beat her chest, heartbroken: "It's all my fault and the old man's. We had to kindly share the food with the neighbors. They killed the old man. If Xiao Yuan had been in trouble, what would be the point of me living?"
Lu Tianyu said in a hoarse voice: "Stop crying, you guys, if you attract more zombies, go back quickly. When Xiao Yuan comes back and sees what happened to you, he will definitely be sad."
He couldn't let anything happen to his family again.
But both of them were unwilling to go back. After discussion, Zhou Lijun was asked to go back to look after the food in the store. After all, she had the worst physical strength and reaction, and she would surely die if she went out.
Liu Wan and Lu Tianyu searched carefully around and were almost discovered by zombies several times. However, there were more and more zombies on the road ahead.
They couldn't get through.
The two had no choice but to return the same way and had to get back to the store before dark.
The family sat in the shop until dawn.
The child still didn't come back.
Thinking of the extremely fast zombie, the family realized that the child was most likely dead.
But they don't want to believe this fact.
Liu Wan wiped away her tears and said with a determined look: "I must find the child, even if... he turns into a zombie."
The family almost lost the will to live.
Zhou Lijun even wanted to imitate what the old lady did last night and kill the family next door.
The family ran a hardware store, and there was an iron door inside the store leading to the second floor, which just blocked the zombies.
It's so unfair.
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The original body risked his life to attract a level one mutant zombie, but was soon discovered and bitten by other zombies. He tried his best to hide, hoping that he could evolve into a mutant.
Unfortunately, he failed.
After the original body died, a group of psychics happened to pass by here and directly targeted the original body's shop, stole the food and water, and threw the original body's family who tried to resist into the pile of zombies.
In order to survive, the neighbors on the street had to rely on this team of psychics. They killed each other for a little food and water, and soon died.
The boy witnessed all of this after he turned into a zombie.
He had only one wish: to save his parents and family, and to stop anyone in the world from hurting them again.
Bai Yuan's eyes turned cold.
These neighbors and that superpower team deserve to die.
He could understand that humans chose to protect themselves in this crisis-ridden world, but he could not accept that others would deliberately harm others just because the other party did not continue to help them.
After the previous world.
Bai Yuan already has a general understanding of cannon fodder, supporting roles, and the son of luck. If the original family is cannon fodder, their role is to provide supplies such as food and water.
The one who snatched these things must be a supporting character.
Or the son of luck.
He looked down at his purple skin, his grey pupils were lifeless and dull, with a dead look to them.
After a zombie dies, its body becomes stiff and gradually decays.
Including the brain.
Bai Yuan was somewhat thankful that his thoughts were not affected in any way, except that his tongue was still extremely stiff, which prevented him from speaking normally.
It's time to find a way to absorb the energy.
Bai Yuan looked around and felt a little disgusted with the zombies around him. It didn't matter if they were ugly in appearance, but they couldn't be too disgusting and make people lose their appetite.
Although he can absorb various energies, he has significant limitations on emotions. He can only perceive emotions related to himself.
This is also the reason why he made such a big fuss in the previous world.
but……
Bai Yuan glanced at the zombies opposite him and thought.
——What causes humans to turn into zombies?
The original body's memory contains news reports about the appearance of zombies. At the beginning, there were only a few zombies, until the zombies began to spread on a large scale by biting people.
Then, the network was disconnected.
Fortunately, the radio was still able to receive the latest signals from outside, and learned that some people were not bitten that day, but inexplicably developed a high fever and became awakened.
Of course, there are also some people who became superpowers after being bitten.
But no one dares to become a superpower through the second way. What if you are unlucky enough to become a zombie?
This is further evidence that there are viruses in the air that can infect humans.
Experts also speculate this.
They believed that the virus in the air was thin, and some people could not resist the virus for some reason and turned into zombies, and naturally some people awakened their special powers as a result.
But most are still ordinary people.
Zombies can infect ordinary people through their teeth, nails, and even blood, but the chance of infection for those with special powers is extremely low. They can even obtain crystal cores by killing zombies to enhance their special powers.
From then on, a huge gap between ordinary people and those with special powers was created.
Bai Yuan looked at the dilapidated and dirty city again and sighed with some regret.
He originally thought that the first world was already very special. The scenery, the food, and the books all made him feel novel and happy.
But I never expected...
The universe is so vast, yet it can also house a world dominated by technology, with electronic products, mobile phones, computers, and airplanes. Flying and hiding are no longer difficult tasks.
Human beings are indeed very amazing creatures.
While thinking, Bai Yuan began to carefully absorb the energy in the air, repelling the energy of the sunlight and retaining only the second strange energy.
soon.
He discovered that this body did not need to convert energy to change, but it had strange changes for no apparent reason.
The body seemed to become more flexible and the purple spots on the skin faded a lot.
The most important thing is that there seems to be something extra in the brain, with a pale white texture and smooth edges like a cut diamond, very beautiful.
This made him think of the crystal core in an instant.
Could it be... that he has evolved into a level one zombie?
Bai Yuan moved his hands and feet. His flexibility was no different from that of an ordinary human, but not as fast as the zombie he had encountered before.
He tried to speak again, "Woo woo—"
My tongue is still stiff and I can't speak normally.
Bai Yuan was not discouraged and continued to experiment to see in which direction this body was evolving.
Upon seeing this, the system immediately searched the database: [Host, the crystal core abilities in the zombie world are mostly closely related to color. Red is fire, blue is water, cyan is wind, and brown is earth.]
After listening to the system listing several colors, I finally found the answer.
White, mostly spiritual.
【Try to concentrate.】
Bai Yuan did as he was told and focused his consciousness on the crystal core in his mind. Within just a few seconds, he instinctively understood how to use his supernatural powers.
After about a few seconds.
The zombie walking aimlessly opposite trembled, and suddenly knelt down and trembled, as if it had encountered a higher-level existence.
Can't refuse, can't resist.
A few small red dots of light also appeared in Bai Yuan's consciousness.
It’s exactly the same number as the zombies on the opposite side.
Bai Yuan tried to touch these small spots of light and found that they were empty, with only a deep desire for human flesh and blood, and fear of advanced zombies.
He understood instantly.
Most ordinary zombies have no self-awareness, and everything is just instinct.
Bai Yuan controlled the zombie to take a few steps forward, and the crystal core energy in his mind was slightly consumed.
It seems...the level of the crystal core is linked to strength.
Bai Yuan seemed to be thinking about something, and then gave them orders.
"Go find where there is food for humans"
Several zombies stood in place, their bodies shaking and making hoarse sounds, and the little red dots of light in their sea of consciousness seemed extremely chaotic.
This means that ordinary zombies are unable to handle complex commands. If you want the zombies to do something, you either have to find more advanced zombies or use your spiritual consciousness to control the actions of these zombies.
Bai Yuan simply controlled all the zombies on this street in one breath, and the crystal core energy in his mind quickly dissipated by one third. Fortunately, as long as he didn't give any orders, the crystal core energy would be consumed very slowly.
Bai Yuan continued to absorb the viruses in the air and divided them into two parts. One part of the virus was used to upgrade the level of this body, and the other part was converted into energy.
About an hour later.
A small ball of energy appeared in Bai Yuan's palm. Without thinking, he used this energy to transform his tongue.
"Get out of the way."
Two words popped out instantly, with a mechanical texture.
Perhaps because only high-level zombies can speak, the small ball of energy he absorbed was not enough to allow him to communicate fluently.
But Bai Yuan was very satisfied with this.
The zombies on the street immediately made way, and Bai Yuan could easily walk through the zombie crowd and head towards the home in his memory.
en route.
He saw several supermarkets and shopping malls that had been smashed and looted. In the distance, tall buildings were still standing tall. Adults would undergo systematic learning, exams and interviews before they could become white-collar workers.
It's like a modern version of the imperial examination.
But the difference is that all human children in this world can read and study. Even those who don’t like studying can make money by learning technology.
This is a good era.
Bai Yuan thought of the abyss world where he lived, where there was fighting and devouring everywhere, and no civilization or technology had developed.
Out of the corner of my eye I caught a glimpse of a convenience store.
Bai Yuan felt a little regretful.
He is not a space zombie, and the only bit of energy he has already been used on his tongue. If he wants to use the energy to create a space, he will have to wait at least a day.
Bai Yuan remembered that although there was still a lot of rice and flour stored in his original home, vegetables and fruits were not easy to preserve and were eaten up in the first month.
He walked into a fruit shop.
I found some wilted apples and oranges. Fortunately, it is autumn and they won’t go bad as easily as in summer.
As for vegetables.
All kinds of machines had long been out of power, and the vegetables had rotted away in the past three months, and their original shapes were no longer recognizable.
but.
There were some carrots and potatoes in the corner, with green sprouts growing slightly on the roots, but it did not affect normal consumption.
He found a large bag, put these two items, as well as garlic, onions, and vacuum-packed cans of corn and beef, into it, and then walked towards home.
Inside the shop.
The family sat there in boredom until daytime. Liu Wan was almost on the verge of collapse. Her eyes were straight and paranoid, and she muttered to herself: "I want to go out and find Xiao Yuan."
Zhou Lijun beat her chest, and just when she had the thought of dying together with that family, there was a knock on the door.
The sound is not loud, but very regular.
The whole family fell silent in an instant, their bodies tense with tension.
Lu Tianyu slowly approached the store entrance, holding an iron rod tightly in his hand, with a bone-chopping knife tied to it with a rope. It was very useful for killing people or zombies.
Zhou Lijun is no longer afraid of death.
But she didn't want to die meaninglessly at this time, and she had to drag the old lady's family to be buried with her. She picked up the kitchen knife beside her and slowly approached the other side.
Suddenly.
There was another knock on the door, accompanied by some stiff footsteps.
The whole family looked extremely horrified.
——It’s a zombie.
And it is very likely a zombie of level one or above. Ordinary zombies will only use their bodies and heads to bang against the door, making a loud noise. How could they possibly knock on the door?
This iron gate definitely can't stop it!
Seeing that there was no movement inside, Bai Yuan made a soft sound: "Woo."
Inside the door.
The family's expressions suddenly froze, looking a little dazed.
The voice of this zombie sounds extremely similar to Xiao Yuan, as if Xiao Yuan had returned.
Zhao Wan suddenly went crazy, surprised and collapsed, "Get out of the way, I want to open the door and go out to see, it must be Xiao Yuan."
Lu Tianyu hurriedly covered Zhao Wan's mouth, his eyes uncontrollably reddened again, and he lowered his voice and said hoarsely: "Wife, there are zombies outside the door, not Xiao Yuan."
As soon as the words fell.
There was a sound outside the door again.
"I, Xiao Yuan, come back and open the door."
The words came out one by one, mechanically and with the stiffness of someone who had just learned to speak.
Liu Wan's struggle suddenly weakened, and she covered her mouth and kept crying.
If it was really Xiao Yuan, why would the voice and tone be like this, but if it wasn't Xiao Yuan, then what on earth was that thing outside the door?
Liu Wan couldn't help but shiver.
Bai Yuan had been continuously absorbing the viruses from all around him, and happened to sense the fear and sadness coming from inside the door.
They are afraid.
Bai Yuan was no longer the little monster who knew nothing at the beginning. In just a few seconds, he guessed the reason.
The Lu family members inside the door did not believe that they were the original bodies.
Bai Yuan calmed down and did not use his energy to go in from the second floor. Instead, he stood at the door and knocked gently a few times, "Don't be afraid, I'll wait, you guys, open the door."
The original body grew up in the love of the Zhao family.
What he gave back to his family was also love and tenderness.
Inside the shop.
Lu Tianyu couldn't help but slowly loosen his hands, and the grief that had been suppressed for a day and a night surged up again.
Xiao Yuan has always been filial, sensible and considerate to them.
Even though the tone of the voice outside the door was different from Xiao Yuan's, the gentleness and thoughtfulness that was unintentionally displayed made them unable to help but waver.
What if?
What if Xiao Yuan really comes back?
Liu Wan burst into tears: "Just let me go out alone. If there really is a zombie outside and he can talk and imitate Xiao Yuan, it means he has already set his sights on us. There is no point in hiding in the door."
She just wanted to see who was outside the door.
Zhou Lijun wiped her tears and said, "Then open it. There's nothing to do these days anyway."
Lu Tianyu choked up and hummed.
Just as Liu Wan said, they have been targeted by this advanced zombie, and there is no point in hiding and keeping silent.
It has learned to think and to deceive.
“Crash——”
No matter how carefully he pulled up the iron gate, it still made a slight noise. Lu Tianyu was prepared to be attacked by zombies at any time.
Yu Guangzhong.
They saw the feet under the rolling door, slightly stained with blood.
But the expressions of the three of them suddenly froze.
The shoes and pants were clearly the same style that Xiao Yuan wore yesterday. Lu Tianyu's hands began to tremble violently. Liu Wan and Zhou Lijun on the side also hurriedly lent a hand and hurriedly pulled the rolling door up completely.
Because of this, they also saw the person standing outside the door.
His black hair hung down in a messy manner, covering his forehead and eyebrows, revealing a pair of gray pupils, stiff and lifeless, without any trace of humanity.
His skin was a light bluish purple, and his lips were dark black, as if he had been wearing black lipstick, making the once handsome and gentle boy look gloomy and cold.
The three people inside the door felt their brains buzzing and stared blankly at the familiar yet unfamiliar boy in front of them.
It’s Xiao Yuan.
He is back.
But he came back as a zombie.
After Liu Wan realized this very clearly, her mind went completely blank and a huge sadness surged over her.
The body and teeth were shaking uncontrollably.
She rushed forward like crazy and hugged the child, completely suppressing her human fear of zombies.
How could she be afraid of her own child?
Lu Tianyu also rushed forward and hugged the mother and child tightly in his arms.
The couple cried desperately and sadly.
Lu Tianyu cried and said, "Don't be afraid, mom and dad are here."
Liu Wan was crying so hard that she was out of breath. With trembling hands, she carefully touched the boy's cold face: "Xiao Yuan, are you in pain?"
She couldn't imagine what kind of despair the child must have gone through after running away, and then dragging his cold body back home step by step.
Liu Wan cried until she was deprived of oxygen and her brain suddenly shook.
wrong.
If Xiao Yuan turned into a zombie, how could he still have memories of his previous life, or even remember the route home?
And just now——Xiao Yuan was talking.
Although it just popped out two words at a time.
Liu Wan tightly grasped Bai Yuan's arm, trembling with hope, "Xiao Yuan, do you still remember us?"
Zhou Lijun did not stop the couple from approaching the child because she also wanted to be close to the child, even if she was bitten by the child and turned into a zombie.
But unfortunately, she was a step too late and there was no room for her.
When Liu Wan said this, Lu Tianyu stopped crying, and his thinking ability, which had been lost due to the shock to his mind, returned.
yes.
They previously thought that it was a zombie imitating Xiao Yuan's voice, but the one standing there now was clearly the zombie version of Xiao Yuan.
Does this mean... Xiao Yuan still has some memories of his previous life?
Bai Yuan nodded slowly in front of San Shuang's eyes that were full of hope, as if they would be shattered with just a slight poke. His face was expressionless, and his voice was still extremely stiff: "Yeah."
Then he raised the bag in his hand and said, "Look, there are carrots, radishes, garlic, apples, and oranges."
It was so full that it could hardly hold any more.
The three people with snot and tears on their faces looked dazed: "..."
Are they hallucinating because they miss each other too much?
Xiao Yuan turned into a zombie, but he not only had memories but could also speak, and he also remembered to bring food back home on his way back.
No matter how you look at it, this is unreasonable.
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