I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 564 - 561: Can’t Enter the City_1

Chapter 564: Chapter 561: Can’t Enter the City_1

"Auntie, I’m cold~"

"Who has a blanket? Hand one over."

The truck sped along the frost-covered road. The sky was as if obscured by a thick grey cloth. As they passed a pile of bones as large as the vehicle, Ma Zhen handed a blanket to Bai Xinran.

Despite being covered by the thick blanket, there was no sign that her body was generating any warmth. Her face deathly pale, she trembled as she slowly ate.

"Auntie~ I’m still cold."

Helplessly, Qiongli saw her runny nose and intermittent coughs, dried bloodstains dotting the discarded tissues nearby.

Since getting injured last time, Bai Xinran had been in a state of constant weakness. She spent most of her days searching for food in the lingering confines of the truck.

"There, there, auntie will hold you. You won’t be cold..."

Qiongli embraced Bai Xinran compassionately. The girl lay motionless in her arms like a corpse. As the vehicle moved, Qiongli caressed Bai Xinran’s cold hands helplessly and said to Tang Ye, "Maybe we should go find some medicine."

"Into the city center?" Tang Ye asked indifferently.

"Yes."

Whirring...

Tang Ye brought the vehicle to a halt. They had reached a city, less than 400 kilometers away from Yunchuan City. From Jinhe City, there were instances of massive road collapses and areas overrun by evolved plants. Trying to avoid these unpredictable factors had cost them a considerable amount of time.

No one knew what they would encounter in the remaining 300 kilometers.

"We should scout the area first."

Tang Ye alighted from the vehicle and beckoned the others to join him at the bridge’s edge, looking down at the city.

They were shaken by the sight. The city streets were flooded by a teeming mass of zombies, their heads packed tightly together like jars of black caviar. It was enough to make anyone’s scalp tingle!

Two figures stood out from the crowd, over ten meters tall with bodies of iron-colored muscle, undeniable Level 5 zombies!

"Why are there so many zombies here?"

The man who had saved Qiongli, Lin Junhong, exclaimed in bewilderment. But no one could answer him. While there were many zombies, they had never seen them congregate in such numbers before.

"These zombies are being controlled by something..."

Tang Ye murmured, his eyes narrowing to dangerous slits. He had begun to feel an odd sensation - he had previously been able to control his craving for flesh, but three days ago, he found himself salivating at the sight of Qiongli, and even little Nannan.

This unbidden hunger for flesh had emerged suddenly, much like the time he encountered a woman in a supermarket shortly after becoming a zombie. The craving kindled a voracious hunger, almost compelling him to abandon all humanity!

He hadn’t experienced such a feeling in a very long time, and now it had suddenly reappeared, overriding his body’s stored energy and stirring an insatiable desire for flesh!

In addition to this, he found something else utterly perplexing – the hunger was so potent that it allowed him to sense where living organisms were!

For instance, now, a large group of humans was due east, probably the survivors’ base in this city. The direction of the forthcoming zombie tide was also towards the east!

In other words, his zombie instincts were not drawn out by his doing but something else or someone controlling not only him but the multitudes of zombies down below!

"Hey, look, some of those zombies noticed us!"

Ma Zhen pointed to a small group of zombies below. Tang Ye noticed a few zombies suddenly lifting their heads towards their direction and growling louder. Being unable to find a path upwards, they could only roar from directly below them.

"So you want to get some medication for the girl?"

Tang Ye asked Qiongli unexpectedly. She didn’t understand why Tang Ye asked; hadn’t she just mentioned it?

"Yes...why?"

Tang Ye’s gaze became serious, "Medicines are mostly found in hospitals, pharmacies, or clinics, which are usually in the city center. Right now, the zombies down there are somehow sensing living beings. Essentially, they know we are here, but there is bigger prey waiting for them."

"That’s impossible, right?" Qiongli was skeptical.

"Go look from the other side."

Tang Ye gestured towards the other side of the bridge. Qiongli and the others walked over to look and were shocked to find a zombie looking in their direction before they even showed their faces!

"What...what’s going on?!" Ma Zhen screamed in terror!

Nothing was more terrifying than zombies knowing their location. In this situation, they couldn’t venture into the city; otherwise, they might provoke an overwhelming attack from the zombie hordes.

That terrifying scenario could send cold shivers down anyone’s spine!

But if they didn’t go to the city, how could they get medication for Bai Xinran? She was barely hanging on; her body, already weakened by malnutrition, couldn’t sustain her injury for much longer!

"What do we do?" Lin Junhong asked with a bitter expression.

But Tang Ye didn’t answer; instead, he turned his gaze to the road ahead, where the distant moans of the undead answered for him. It was time to run!

A massive, dark horde filled the road ahead, with a few substantial figures standing prominently amidst them.

"We need to leave, now!"

Qiongli yelled, but in the next second, a giant, meaty crown came flying towards them, cutting through the air. Tang Ye unsheathed his flesh blade and cut the incoming projectile into half with a drawn-out swoosh and thud. Immediately, tens of crowns came flying at them, each aimed at their bodies!

"Run!"

Tang Ye called out, wielding his blade and advancing forward. His powerful strike cracked the ground under him and AJ!

His horizontal sweep boiled the surrounding air, causing a hurricane to whip around them. The besieging zombies’ crowns were mostly knocked down, but no one could clearly see how Tang Ye had executed the move.

"That...that’s incredible!" Lin Junhong and Ma Zhen were stunned. They couldn’t believe that a man could possess such formidable combat power. It was too much to absorb in a moment.

However, even with Tang Ye’s fast speed, it was impossible to stop tens of those flying crowns within moments. One of the crowns headed towards Qiongli.

She raised her blade to block, but the thrower was clearly more powerful than her. Despite successfully blocking the attack, the force sent her flying like a cut-stringed kite!