I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 592 - 589 - the Devil in the World 2_1

Chapter 592: 589 Chapter the Devil in the World 2_1

"Zhou Quan!"

Among the collapsed houses, Chen Zhou’an finally recovered from the force of Tang Ye’s kick. The physical quality of a Level 4 New Human was truly extraordinary. As long as Tang Ye didn’t really want to kill him, it would be easy for Chen Zhou’an to survive.

The moment he could stand, he rushed over to Chen Zhouquan, feeling his pulse. Once he confirmed his brother was still alive, a breath of relief escaped him.

Only after ensuring the safety of his family did he start to take in his surroundings. As he caught sight of a large-scale black fog towards the horizon, his expression changed immediately.

"Damn it! Those are zombie birds!"

Having glanced at Tang Ye, Chen Zhou’an hoisted Chen Zhouquan onto his back and headed into the house. Niu Xiaosan, at a loss for what to do, followed him. It was clear that the massive black fog in the sky was nothing but trouble, and he decided it was best to stick with Chen Zhou’an, as he wasn’t the powerful Lord Zombie King himself.

The consciousness in the air was hovering, refusing to leave, as if it wanted to see Tang Ye’s embarrassing state. However, Tang Ye wasn’t one to back down. As a Zombie King, how could he possibly be afraid of a swarm of zombies?

"Things aren’t as simple as you think, just wait and see!"

Tang Ye sneered at the consciousness, then turned his gaze to the black fog that was spreading from the horizon - a swarm of zombie birds, exactly as Chen Zhou’an had said.

Controlling such a swarm should be straightforward for a mentally evolved zombie.

The reason it didn’t leave was because it feared that Tang Ye would take control of the swarm of zombies in its absence. It had encountered some mental control zombies before, some of which had the ability to read the memory of other zombies. Therefore, it feared Tang Ye may possess this ability.

If Tang Ye were to know its whereabouts through a zombie’s memory, that would be the end of it.

The countless zombie birds, like dark thunderclouds collapsing from the sky, brought a great gust of wind. The stench of decaying corpses enveloped the entire village in an instant, their bodies blocking out the sky and turning day into night.

Zombies on the ground let out furious roars, emitting aggressive signals towards Tang Ye. Zombie birds swarmed in the sky, like waves crashing on the shore, relentlessly charging towards Tang Ye.

His vision gradually filled with zombie bodies, but not a shred of fear could be seen on his face. Tang Ye wasn’t sure how to describe his feelings at the moment - somewhat excited maybe.

Ever since his transformation into a zombie, this was the first time he felt threatened by a swarm of zombies. Being a zombie himself, the unconventional threat was stirring his heart!

With time, there was only a tiny bit left of Tang Ye’s perspective that the swarm hadn’t occupied. At this moment, right before the swarm was about to submerge Tang Ye, a cloud of black fog seeped out from his body and hovered in mid-air.

"A bunch of trash dares to come at me?"

Roar!

The deafening roar echoed through the wilderness, piercing the ears of every zombie. More and more black fog emitted from Tang Ye’s body, forming a huge shadow above his head that slowly changed shape.

Woo~ beep! Woo~ woo woo!

"Bro, what’s happening?"

"No idle talk, hold on. That damn thing has attracted all the zombies from the mountain."

"Why are we running?"

"It’s trying to kill us."

"What got into it? We, ..." Chen Zhouquan didn’t quite get it. But seeing the serious look on his brother’s face, he firmly grabbed onto the handrail of the motorcycle.

Chen Zhou’an stepped on the engine several times. Soon after, the modified motorcycle roared to life. The motorcycle rushed forward with a "roar" carrying both Chen Zhou’an and Chen Zhouquan, smashing through a wall and flying out. Niu Xiaosan followed on another motorcycle.

However, just as they rushed outside, Chen Zhou’an, seeming to have considered something, paused to think for a moment. He decided he couldn’t just give up all his options, and so, he hit the brakes and stopped.

"What’s up?" Chen Zhouquan was slightly surprised when he saw the vast swarm of zombies outside. He wouldn’t stand a chance against them.

"Get off."

"What? Aren’t we leaving?"

"Damn it; I’m your brother! Go ride the other bike."

"Why?"

"There’s another guy over there. If he wants to come with us later, he won’t care who he happens to throw off."

"Afraid..."

"Just get going!"

Chen Zhou’an started cursing, forcing Chen Zhouquan off the bike. Taking advantage of the time they still had, he hurried to deal with Tang Ye. What he feared the most was Tang Ye surviving and deciding to follow them. If they ran into Niu Xiaosan, it would be okay. However, if they were to run into him, the motorcycle could only accommodate two people...

Having survived till now in this apocalyptic world, he was the leader of his own faction and fully understood the mentality of the other strong ones in this world. Now he found himself in a reversed role. He was the weak one, with a stronger being beside him. To protect himself and his family, he knew he needed to satisfy the stronger being, as much as he could.

Even though he might not need to, there was an essential principle in this post-apocalyptic world: if you needed it and didn’t have it, what you lost wasn’t just money, it was your life!

Don’t think that Tang Ye, preoccupied with the swarm of zombies, would necessarily lose. If he tired of the fight or wanted to take off, and he ran into him by chance, there were only him and Chen Zhouquan on the motorbike, Tang Ye couldn’t possibly walk, could he?

The relationship between Chen Zhou’an, his brother, and Tang Ye was that between the weak and the strong. In this post-apocalyptic world, the strong ones wouldn’t care if you were a friend or enemy. If they were the strong ones, you had to serve them!

When the time comes, to get on the bike, Tang Ye might throw Chen Zhouquan off. If he was upset, he might even kill Chen Zhou’an.

Don’t ask why Chen Zhou’an thought this way. Because this is something he’s done before.

Indeed, the speed of a Level 4 New Human was very fast. Whether they could outrun the zombie swarm depended on if there were any zombies faster than a Level 4 New Human. However, Level 4 New Humans expended physical strength with their activities, and replenishing this strength required food! With a modified motorcycle, there would be no need for this unnecessary expenditure of physical strength.

Under the terror of the zombie swarm and the threat of his brother, Chen Zhouquan quickly got on a motorbike as well and followed them outside.

"Let’s go."

Mumbling unhappily, he had barely finished speaking when the three of them were simultaneously taken aback.

In the midst of the dense flock of zombie birds, a thick black fog rose, rapidly forming into a colossal shadow of nearly forty meters high. This figure - only an upper body, with red glowing eyes - was shrouded in black fog.

The giant figure swung its burly arms. Wisps of black fog slowly evaporated from around its body. With its white hair draping over its shoulders like a demonic god standing aloft, it gazed down on the countless zombies below.

"Die!"

With a roaring curse from the demonic god, a ray of black light shot from its palm, creating a small mushroom cloud among the zombies. Amid the flying rotten flesh, all of the zombies seemed to be stupefied by this god-like figure, halting in their steps.

"What the hell is that thing? It feels like anything can evolve in this world. This is bloody ridiculous!"

PS: I know I’ve spent a lot of time explaining things for the sake of the plot, and I apologize for this. It gets tiring, and it takes up a word count. From now on I’m not going to do this anymore. Too much emphasis on logic and details gives the impression of writing a grocery list. I will avoid these things in the future. If there are parts which you might not get right away, think about it; or ask me privately in the book group, I will provide an explanation.