Chapter 72 We are the real kind
The zombie's words made Li Xingye, who was originally a little careless, suddenly look serious.
He subconsciously wanted to close the space, but in the end he let Chi Wan witness it all.
The zombie looked at Li Xingye's expression, but was delighted in his heart: "No one knows how the zombies appeared, just like it is impossible to verify where the abilities of the superpowers come from. But as you said before, there must be a connection between the two.
"Most importantly, you are also very curious about your own superpowers, right? I have never seen a superpower user like you who can directly absorb the power from zombies. I guess... not only zombies, but also superpower users' energy, you can absorb it, right?
"Don't you want to figure out what your powers are? In fact, compared to people with powers, the way you get energy is more like us...
"As long as you stay with me, I can provide you with more information, including the Imperial Capital. I can also help you cover up a little. As long as...as long as you tell me what revelation you got when you broke through the ninth level."
The zombie was still chattering, but Li Xingye's gaze involuntarily lingered on the crystal core on its forehead.
"Have you ever absorbed sequences from other superpowers? Or, only those who have lost their sequences will become like you?" He suddenly asked, "If you get my sequence, can you become a human?"
The zombie imprisoned on the ground was stunned at first, then ecstatic. He tried to suppress his excitement and said, "Not too much, just a little bit... I can feel that the sequence in your body is completely different from that of others, and it suits me better.
"Whether it's a zombie or a mutant, maybe they are just different forms of sequences. Li Xingye, have you ever thought that maybe we are the real same kind? If you want to know the truth, just give me some sequences and let me advance again, and I can..."
“Chi——”
The zombies widened their eyes in disbelief, as if they had not expected that Li Xingye, who had just been communicating in a friendly manner, would suddenly attack.
However, the only thing his eyes were focused on was the vine that suddenly sprouted from the center of his forehead.
The zombie stared blankly at the green at the top of the vine that was out of tune with the end of the world. The gray-black vines took root in it, and one after another, they bloomed into a bunch of flowers that were larger than before, completely blocking its view.
However, faint light flashed across the vine from time to time, as if it had become some kind of medium for energy transfer, constantly extracting something from the zombies.
The zombie's joy froze on his face. He felt the energy draining from his body and cursed viciously, "You and I...are no different...sooner or later...you will also..."
But as the crystal core in the center of its forehead was dug out by the vines, it never had the chance to speak again.
Li Xingye looked at the crystal core in his hand, which was so black that it seemed to absorb all light, and whispered, "No grudges or hatred? How did the people in the imperial capital know about us?"
Including the previous zombie tide outside the base, and the constant attempts by high-level zombies. It’s not so much that this zombie wants to coexist peacefully with him, but rather that it hasn’t found a way to defeat him for sure.
From the beginning to the end, what it wanted was the so-called sequence in Li Xingye.
But what it didn't know was that Li Xingye had never felt such a thing before. Even the existence of the "sequence" was just fabricated.
Because he has never had the so-called "upgrade" experience of superpowers, his abilities are only steadily increasing with the energy he absorbs.
The zombie opened his eyes in vain and could only watch his body gradually collapse.
Although he killed the enemy who had been lurking in the dark, Li Xingye's face did not show much joy.
He closed his eyes, feeling the energy that was always filling his body, and suddenly whispered, "Wanwan, actually it's right. Sometimes I can't tell what I am. I'm obviously a human, but my methods are no different from those of a zombie..."
Chi Wan came back to his senses from their conversation and subconsciously said, "Brother Xingye, what are you talking about? Of course you are a human! You won't chase after people and bite them!"
Li Xingye smiled bitterly, and with the help of the eighth-level zombie energy he had just absorbed, he cleared all the zombies around him in one breath.
But there was always a hint of world-weariness on his face.
Looking at Li Xingye like this, Chi Wan felt inexplicably uneasy.
Although she didn't know what Li Xingye's situation was, and why the zombie said that Li Xingye was the same as them.
But it was obvious that Li Xingye had heard it, which was why he looked so self-loathing.
Thinking about the scenes just now that were too suggestive, perhaps Li Xingye showed them to her on purpose. He did not intend to hide his "abnormality" in front of her.
After hesitating for a while, Chi Wan still tried to speak: "Brother Xingye, in fact, your ability is not only wood-related, but also devouring... right?"
Chi Wan's words made Li Xingye silent for a long time.
Just when Chi Wan thought that Li Xingye didn't want to talk about this and was about to change the subject, he finally said slowly: "In fact, the ability I first awakened was devouring, and even the wood ability was devoured by accident.
"Those who died in my hands, whether they were zombies or superpowers... I could clearly feel the energy in their bodies gradually flowing into me. What the zombie said was right. No superpower would become stronger by absorbing the power of their own kind like I did."
As long as he continues to use vines to kill zombies or mutants, he will have a steady supply of energy.
Sometimes he himself is not clear where his supernatural powers come from and what their nature is.
But at that time, he could tell himself that the stronger his ability was, the better he could protect the people in the base.
But the eighth-level zombie he encountered today suddenly made him wake up - if he could not become stronger through the zombie crystal core, he could absorb the energy of the psychics like a zombie.
So is he a human or a high-level zombie?
Li Xingye took the initiative to find this eighth-level zombie because he hoped to verify his speculation about superpowers and crystal core energy from a higher-level zombie.
Perhaps whether it is the crystal core, the zombies, or the energy in the body of a mutant, they all come from the same source, he just gets the energy in a different way.
Unfortunately, the zombie's words shattered his long-held luck.
Chi Wan listened to Li Xingye's gloomy tone and wanted to say something, but his thoughts were a little confused. She didn't understand Li Xingye's situation and didn't even know how to comfort him.
Li Xingye laughed softly and said sarcastically, "Wanwan, I obviously hate those who eat their own kind. But what's the difference between me and them?
"If I don't control it deliberately, the blood and flesh of the mutants who died in my hands will be completely sucked away. Sometimes, I feel terrified at the speed at which my superpowers grow.
"If one day, my ability gets out of control, what kind of monster will I become? Will I suck all the people and zombies around me dry?"
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