TL: Moonlit
Wen Qingling had been hiding in the base for two days, hoping that the Undead would fall into the trap on their own. Unfortunately, as long as he stayed in the base, the Undead wouldnt take any action. Wen Qingling started to suspect if there were eyes watching him, otherwise, how did the other party know his whereabouts?
This couldnt go on. Wen Qingling decided to try the lure the snake out of its hole strategy once again.
Before leaving, he repeatedly instructed, Try to keep them alive. I need clues.
If the source of the infection wasnt eliminated, it would be like cutting endless weeds without patience.
His parents had experience dealing with the Undead and imdiately assured him, patting their chests, Dont worry, we can handle those low-level evolved zombies. Leave it to us.
Wen Qingling arranged everything in the base and left with peace of mind. He decided to visit Rong City, have a conversation with the little zombie girl about ideals and developnt, and let the zombie people have a sense of security so that they would co and cause trouble without worry.
The current clue he had was that the Undead wanted to steal blood anemones. Since their goal hadnt been achieved, they would surely co back to create chaos.
Wen Qingling guessed it right. Just after he left Ling City in the morning, the elusive Undead appeared once again. This ti, their numbers were larger, rushing into Ling City from four directions, converging toward the civilized base.
Jiang Lan, Wen Zheng, the sisters, and the blood corpse were all lurking near the base, ready to execute Wen Qinglings command: capture them alive.
However, they waited and waited, and it had already been an hour since they received the report, but there was still no sign of the Undead. They were said to be fast and agile, even if they had short legs and jumped low, they should have arrived here after such a long ti, right?
Jiang Lan was perplexed. Could they have gotten lost?
They had been lurking for the entire morning, waiting for their prey to take the bait. But where was the prey?
Wen Zheng said firmly, Its impossible for them to be so useless that they cant even find their way. How can they carry out an ambush?
Without saying a word, the blood corpse had already left the hiding place. Ill go check.
Jiang Lan lowered his voice and shouted at him, Co back, dont alert the enemy!
Of course, the blood corpse wouldnt co back. He wasnt a zombie that followed orders, except for Wen Qingling, no one could suppress him. However, not long after the blood corpse left, he ca running back hastily. Its over, its over! All the Undead are dead.
Everyone was shocked. They stopped hiding and gathered around. What happened?
The blood corpse gestured. Theyre all dead.
The sisters looked at him suspiciously. Did you kill them all?
The blood corpse:
Was he really worth suspecting like that?
Wen Zheng said, He doesnt have the ability to wipe them all out in one strike.
The blood corpse:
Thank you for speaking up and proving my innocence.
The group hurriedly rushed to the place where they found the bodies of the Undead. The scene was chaotic, with bodies scattered everywhere. It seed like there had been a fierce fight, with many of the Undead bodies incomplete, as if they had been eaten by sothing.
Everyone looked at each other, completely unaware of what had happened.
The blood corpse held his head in his hands. The civilized zombies were eaten by so creature, and now theres sothing eating the Undead. Is this the so-called civilized base that Wen Qingling ntioned? I think this is not a civilized base, but a monster base!
Ever since he beca more human-like, the blood corpse had been forbidden from eating humans. He hadnt tasted the flavor of human flesh for a long ti, and the result of these restraints was watching so unknown monsters continuously devouring civilized zombies in front of him. The blood corpse was extrely irritable; he also wanted to eat civilized zombies and beco stronger. Being suppressed by Wen Qinglings level felt terrible!
The group returned the sa way they ca, intending to wait for Wen Qingling to co back and handle the situation.
They prepared for so long, but couldnt even catch a single hair, only leaving behind a pile of corpses. Their luck couldnt get any worse.
In the evening, Wen Qingling finally left Rong City and returned to Ling City, with all the zombies and survivors in Rong City breathing a sigh of relief, hoping that the Demon King wouldnt co for another inspection in the future. It was too frightening.
When Wen Qingling arrived back at the base, he saw his parents and the sisters waiting for him at the clinic, but the blood corpse was nowhere to be found.
Before Wen Qingling could ask, Jiang Lan said, Sothing big has happened, there might be a new monster in Ling City that specifically preys on the Undead.
Wen Qingling: ???
After they explained the situation, Wen Qingling found it absurd. Was his father not going to show his power and be like a sick cat? How could all kinds of monsters co and wreak havoc in Ling City?
Wen Qingling scanned with his ntal power and personally went to the scene of the battle. As he looked at the chaotic scene with bodies scattered everywhere, he remained silent. The bodies of the Undead were even more tattered than before, as if they had been gnawed by zombies.
Following the bloodstains, Wen Qingling walked forward until he reached the largest battlefield and finally stopped his footsteps.
He murmured, Dont make take action, co out on your own.
The shadows that had been following him all along erged one by one, each wrapped in black robes, concealing their true faces, resembling a group of black bats.
Wen Qingling glanced at each of them. Im impressed that you managed to find so many black robes at once. Did you rob a clothing factory?
The black-robed figures:
Wasnt the focus of this leader a bit novel?
One of the black-robed figures stepped forward, their voice is hoarse like broken bellows. Are you the leader of the civilized base?
Wen Qingling looked at them. Im not the leader, Im the city lord.
Black-robed figure:
Wen Qingling stared at the black-robed figure, I advise you not to dress like this. I have a natural aversion to black robes. The leader of the Undead also had this appearance. If one of you got accidentally killed, dont bla it on not checking the almanac before going out.
Wen Qingling confird that these black-robed figures were not Undead. Their scent was off, but they werent human either. They slled more like zombies.
All the black-robed figures stiffened instantly. The leading figure remained silent for a mont before saying, Our appearance is a bit unsightly.
Wen Qingling pondered, More unsightly than decayed zombies?
The black-robed figure shook their head, Not that, we are definitely more presentable than decayed zombies.
Wen Qingling asked, Then why are you hiding your heads and exposing your tails?
The black-robed person hesitated for a mont, then extended a hand that looked withered like an old tree, with a dark greenish-black complexion. They seed afraid of shocking Wen Qingling and slowly took off the hood on their head, giving Wen Qingling enough ti to buffer the impact. The sa withered, dark greenish-black face was revealed.
Even though Wen Qingling had seen various kinds of ugly faces, he was still shocked by the appearance in front of him. The other black-robed figures thought it wasnt shocking enough and wanted to give Wen Qingling a full shock. One by one, they took off their hoods, revealing their own appearances.
Wen Qingling remained expressionless. I think you have an inaccurate perception of yourselves. You think too highly of yourselves.
The black-robed figures:
Did he have to be so straightforward? At least they had intact limbs and looked sowhat human. How were they overestimating themselves?
The leader of the black-robed figures looked at Wen Qingling with their gray-white eyes and hoarsely spoke, Long ti no see, Qingling.
Wen Qingling looked at him carefully but couldnt recognize any familiar traces beyond the face that resembled an old, dark tree.
Wen Qingling pondered, Who are you?
The black-robed figure:
The black-robed figure seed to suddenly lose their ability to speak and remained silent for a while before struggling to speak, I didnt expect that you really didnt die
Wen Qingling looked at him with a blank expression.
The black-robed figure paused and said with difficulty, I thought you would be that lucky person, immune to the zombie virus. Now it seems that luck doesnt co so easily.
No, luck is actually quite easy to co by. For example, you, and my good cousin Xu Shengfei. You are both very lucky. At this point, if Wen Qingling couldnt guess who he was, he would have to wash his brain.
Black-robed figure: Do you think Im lucky?
Wen Qingling: Of course. If it werent for your good luck, you wouldnt have ended up like this, nor would you have easily regained consciousness. It may not be the most appealing appearance, but at least you can communicate.
All the black-robed figures fell silent.
Wen Qingling looked at them and asked, May I ask, did you beco like this because you ate the corpses of the Undead?
The black-robed figures were startled, not expecting Wen Qingling to guess so accurately.
Indeed, they had mutated after consuming the corpses of the Undead, transforming into these ghost-like creatures that were neither fully human nor fully zombies.
The craving for flesh and blood was ingrained in zombies, but civilized zombies, with their restored consciousness and Wen Qinglings suppression, could restrain their desires. However, the decaying zombies had fewer restraints, and Wen Qingling wouldnt restrict them either. When they suddenly saw so many fresh corpses, the decaying zombies couldnt resist the temptation.
Jiang Lan and Wen Zheng probably didnt anticipate that the unhandled corpses of the Undead would give rise to a different type of zombie in Ling City.
The black-robed figures responded heavily, Yes.
Wen Qingling understood, The zombies that attacked the base today were also taken care of by you, right? Eating the Undead enhances your strength?
Black-robed figures: Yes.
Wen Qingling remarked, I must say, you and Xu Shengfei are truly fortunate.
Black-robed figures: Its not about fortune. She destroyed the bond between our three brothers, ruined the base we established, and left us in our current state. She deserves to die!
If it werent for her attempt on Wen Qinglings life and the assassination of Luo Fengjue, even if a horde of zombies attacked the base, with the strength of the three of them, they could have safely evacuated the survivors with them. They had survived like this in the past. However, Xu Shengfeis appearance disrupted everything, leading them to their current state.
Wen Qingling gazed at him, his face twisted with rage, Do you hate her?
The black-robed figure gritted his teeth, Dont I have reasons to hate her?
Wen Qingling asked, Do you know that the Undead you ate was most likely created by her?
The black-robed figure scoffed, You should be more certain and say, not likely, but she is the mastermind.
Wen Qingling raised an eyebrow, Oh? Youre so sure?
The black-robed figure looked at his withered fingers, I can sense it. Although its vague, Im certain that she is the one controlling the Undead.
This was quite unexpected for Wen Qingling, Is this bloodline resonance?
The transformation from Mother Corpse to control, Ling City zombies consuming the Undead, established a bloodline connection akin to distant relatives? This line of thinking suggested a strong connection with Mother Corpses virus. Regardless of how Xu Shengfei ended up like this, Wen Qingling didnt believe she could suppress him. It was a confidence derived from their bloodline, making him fearless of any breed of zombies.
Wen Qinglings dark and bright eyes flickered, Since you know that she is the Mother Corpse, why werent you controlled by her?
The black-robed figure shook his head, Im not sure. I wandered aimlessly for a long ti, lost in confusion. It was only after accidentally consuming the corpses of the Undead that my consciousness gradually returned. With consciousness, every cell in my body reminded to attack the base and steal the blood anemone. This reminder is not coercive or perhaps, this reminder is the residual will left on the Undeads bodies. I consud it, so I obtained it, but I am not under the control of the Mother Corpse.
In the end, it was the weakening power of the mutated virus infection.
Wen Qinglings gaze grew solemn, Do you know what blood anemone is?
The black-robed figure replied, Through the conscious reminder, I know that blood anemone is a blood-red organism resembling a sea anemone. It can neutralize the zombie virus and leave behind antibodies. Moreover, blood anemone can also transform zombies into humans.
Transform into humans?
This seed like a beautiful misunderstanding.
No matter how powerful Wen Qingling was, he couldnt turn zombies into humans. The most he could do was to turn them into civilized zombies, wearing human skin and possessing rationality.
Wen Qinglings gaze turned cold and ruthless. He seed to have overlooked one thing all alongXu Shengfeis parents had turned into zombies in the South City.
No matter what kind of person Xu Shengfei was on the outside, her filial piety was genuine. It could be seen from the fact that as a woman in the apocalypse, she struggled to survive and managed to protect her ordinary parents.
Xu Shengfei, who had miraculously survived, would inevitably search for her parents. At that ti, her parents car had flipped over in the South City and were overwheld by a horde of zombies. Xu Shengfei should have witnessed that scene, and she would certainly co to the South City or Ling City to find them.
Even if they were zombies, they were still her parents.
To verify this speculation, Wen Qingling released his spiritual power on-site, focusing on screening the zombies in South City. He didnt find the target zombies. Then he extended his spiritual power to cover the other three sides, conducting a systematic search, trying to find his zombified aunt and uncle.
Wen Qingling frequently released his spiritual power to patrol his territory. He had seen his zombified aunt and uncle before, but Wen Qingling hadnt brainwashed them. He let them live or die among the horde of zombies, but he never expected such a hidden danger to exist.
Wen Qingling searched three tis but didnt find his zombified aunt and uncle. There were only two possibilities: either they were dead or Xu Shengfei had secretly taken them away. Wen Qingling leaned towards the latter option, which might also be the reason why Xu Shengfei was so desperate to obtain the blood anemone.
However, how did Xu Shengfei know the purpose of the blood anemone?
Xu Shengfei had seen that the blood anemone could heal the infected, which was not surprising. But she shouldnt know that the blood anemone could restore zombies to humans. This was a secret known only to the zombies in Ling City who had regained consciousness and the civilized zombies. Wen Qingling was certain that the civilized zombies couldnt have leaked this information, and it was impossible for any living person to co into his territory, inquire about the news, and survive. In that case, the only problematic ones were the zombies in Ling City.
With this speculation in mind, Wen Qingling began to pay attention and observe his zombie subordinates.
All along, Wen Qinglings trust in zombies was greater than in humans, especially these ordinary zombie subordinates. Wen Qingling had never been cautious against them. If there were any problems, they would undoubtedly arise here.
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