Xu Haishui fell silent and stopped speaking. At this mont, he couldn’t even understand the aning of Yi Huangcheng’s last words, he just propped up his body and sat half-reclining against the box.
Yi Huangcheng beca alert. For a mont, he couldn’t figure out what Xu Haishui intended to do. But soon, there was a commotion outside, and a wall was violently pushed open. In the dust, he saw several robust figures, and his heart, which was suspended, finally settled.
The newcors were precisely Chu Zha and his group. Four silver-armored zombies, disguised as humans, ca up silently behind Yi Huangcheng, looking with complicated expressions at the extrely weak Xu Haishui before them.
Upon seeing them, Xu Haishui’s face showed a smile that was hard to describe: "Haha, I bet wrong..."
"Let’s go, co back with us to see the boss." Chu Zha stepped forward and roughly picked Xu Haishui up. Xu Haishui didn’t resist. In his pri, he could still contend with Chu Zha, but in his current state, even an ordinary Level 7 zombie could possibly exhaust him.
After securing Xu Haishui, the four brothers had no intention of staying long. Their task was simply to capture Xu Haishui and take him to Tang Ye, nothing more.
"Orange, let’s go." Hu Ji waved to Yi Huangcheng behind him and followed, but after a few steps, he noticed Yi Huangcheng’s strange reaction. Turning back, he saw Yi Huangcheng standing dazedly in the sa spot without moving.
Hu Ji understood what Yi Huangcheng was thinking, and with so helplessness said to Xu Haishui, "Brother Xu, Orange has practically combed through the Cloud Gorge Base searching for you. Just tell him what you know." Hearing this, Xu Haishui glanced at him. Perhaps feeling he’d reached the end of his path, even any secrets held no aning anymore. He quickly looked at Yi Huangcheng and said indifferently, "You have a new colleague nad Zhao Boning. Go find him, and you and Long Yingjia can reconcile."
This sentence, who knows if it was excitent or sothing else, caused Yi Huangcheng to shiver. He turned awkwardly, in a trembling voice thanked Xu Haishui, and imdiately rushed off towards where Zhao Boning was.
Behind him, Heiya saw him practically bouncing and teased Saio beside him: "Hey, this kid."
"Kid? Based on age, he’s probably ten tis older than you."
"Hey, by that logic, you’re even younger than I am!"
"Screw you!"
"..."
The four brothers bantered along the chaotic streets. Among them, only the silent Xu Haishui seed out of place. Sotis, he’d glance at the northwestern blood-red sky and sigh without reason, though his expression showed no changes. His steps were steady, as if he’d long been ready to face whatever different outcos awaited him.
Would it be death, and how would he die?
These were all unknowns. The only certainty was that Xu Haishui felt no fear, only regret—regret he’d considered before "placing his bets."
Yet even so, when they ascended the cloud ladder with Chu Zha and the others to the Sky Continent and arrived at a well-preserved mansion, his previously calm steps grew heavy.
Xu Haishui instinctively held his breath but quickly corrected himself, lost in thought.
Was this fear?
Perhaps at this mont, he felt the dread humans faced against the Zombie King!
Upon reaching the door, Chu Zha gave him a push and said, "Go in."
Xu Haishui didn’t say a word, extending his hand to slowly push the door open. Instantly, a suffocating sensation ca over him, along with a visceral tremor from the depths of his soul! This caused the muscles on his face to contort and twist, but soon they returned to normal.
He understood very well this was an intimidation tactic from the Zombie King, exerting pressure on his subordinate zombies!
He hadn’t even seen where Tang Ye was yet! He also understood that Tang Ye hadn’t gone too far, saving him so face. If the pressure was a bit stronger, collapsing on the spot was a minor issue; being crushed to pieces was far more severe!
Compared to him, Chu Zha and the others seed unaffected, walking in naturally.
Xu Haishui stood frozen at the door for a few seconds before he saw where Tang Ye was. He was sitting on the couch with his back to Xu Haishui. The television in front wasn’t on, so his facial expressions weren’t visible, nor were his hand movents.
"Co in." At so point, Tang Ye’s voice erged, startling Xu Haishui. After a mont’s hesitation, he finally stepped inside. He didn’t get too close to Tang Ye, nor did he stay too far.
Besides Tang Ye himself, only Xu Haishui understood how terrifying a being at the level of a Zombie King was!
From the mont he appeared at the door and saw Tang Ye, Xu Haishui knew that if Tang Ye suddenly attacked, he wouldn’t survive more than a second!
So, whether the distance was close or far didn’t matter.
After walking about four to five paces behind Tang Ye, he stopped, lowered his head, making it impossible to discern his expression. Soon, Tang Ye chuckled lightly and asked, "So, do I have to ask you before you’ll answer, is that it?"
"I don’t know what to say."
"Don’t know what to say...haha..." Tang Ye let out a curious laugh tinged with anger, causing the air to thicken. Nearby, Chu Zha and the four zombies noticed this and curbed their usual antics—they could tell their boss was genuinely angry, and an angry Zombie King was terrifying!
Hu Ji wrinkled his facial features, seemingly wanting to signal sothing to Xu Haishui. But Xu Haishui didn’t even look his way, leaving Hu Ji helpless, thinking silently, "You’d better pray for yourself..."
Just when the zombies thought Tang Ye would imdiately strike down Xu Haishui for his betrayal, his laughter abruptly stopped. He seed to collect his emotions, and his tone returned to calm: "Tell , what’s with your body, why didn’t you contact , and... how did you manage it?"
Hearing this, Xu Haishui looked at the back of his hand, shaking his head: "My body... I don’t know. I just wanted to save myself. I couldn’t control the mutation; it wasn’t my intent."
"And what else?"
"Maybe..." Xu Haishui’s eyes suddenly glazed over, lost as he said, "Having too many things makes you overly cautious..."
"Haha," Tang Ye chuckled coldly, "So, in essence, you still don’t trust ? You don’t even dare wager on my trust because you’re overly cautious about what you care about more than I imagined. But why are you willing to bet now?"
After asking this, before Xu Haishui could respond, Tang Ye nodded knowingly to himself, murmuring, "Yes, there are no options left, and all you can do is bet..."
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