Chapter 1051: 1049: Chain of Suspicion
After the duel, Yi Chen’s doubts were finally resolved, understanding why the Ninth Disaster was given the na "Undead" and why William was so invested in the matter.
The zombies outwardly appeared as weak as ordinary people, yet they still reached the "Disaster Level" because of an infection that transcends rules.
To make a simple comparison,
The Fourth Disaster—Gap’s "Concept Rigid," evaluated as class A by the Lighthouse ntal Hospital, ensures that anyone who kills Gap, as long as they harbor the ’seam’ concept, even those elusive Thought slits or mory fragnts, would facilitate Gap’s perfect rebirth.
Only soone like Yi Chen, who can completely shut off Thought and rely entirely on the primordial instincts of an assassin, can deal with him.
Yet the conceptual rigidity of the zombie is one level higher, reaching the maximum detectable value of [S], or perhaps even equaling or surpassing the highest Rating threshold for this Attribute set by the Lighthouse ntal Hospital.
As long as there are ’individuals’—such as humans, monkeys, dogs, insects, etc., even those dead subjects ruled by Yi Chen, or possibly even plants—existing on this World or Plane,
Once the zombie’s physical body is entirely killed, along with the virus Cluster within it being wiped out completely, the "Infection Concept" would then drift away and randomly apply to one or a group of individuals, forcibly overwriting them with the "zombie" consciousness.
As long as individuals exist, this process will inevitably occur.
In other words, before the Great Annihilation concludes, it’s impossible for zombies to truly die.
This is the ultimate form of [Undeath], this is why they could beco a disaster. Yi Chen even suspected that zombies weren’t previously this strongly undead, but as they began restraining themselves, beca Vegetarian, and adopted a Buddhist-like deanor, this Undead Characteristic instead underwent a leap.
After this evening’s sparring, their relationship grew closer.
As they both walked out of the crew base, the zombie pointed to the damp alleyway beside the front door.
"Uh~ (I’ll sleep here, Mr. Yi, you can return to the Hotel)"
Unlike other disasters, the zombie had no establishnts, like a Theater, a barbershop, a dumpling shop, or an amusent park, not even a basic [ho].
He wandered aimlessly nearly every day, and when his consciousness cleared, he would eat so vegetables and fruits, or mix in a video store to watch old movies with the owner, and nap standing anywhere when he got sleepy.
After all, he had no money on him, and nobody dared ss with him anyway.
"Let
ask you sothing," Yi Chen saw their relationship now secure and duly inserted the question.
"Uh."
"As [Evil], your fundantal pursuit should be the ’Great Annihilation,’ even your Undead Characteristic is directly tied to the Great Annihilation. The destruction and resetting of entire Planes are your raison d’tre. ??????????????
Neither the approach of the First Disaster nor my Thought directly points to the Great Annihilation. What is your true thought? If my proposal is making you uncomfortable, feel free to say so."
"Uh~ (I was initially ant to welco the ’Great Annihilation,’ like the Manager, but as I began restraining my nature and turned vegetarian, my longing for the apocalypse faded, and I suddenly felt emptiness and aninglessness.
But that empty state didn’t last long because I stumbled into a Theater and discovered what they call an [interest].
The recent film ’Halloween Eve’ which Mr. Yi you starred in piqued my interest in cinema again;
it was the best murderer movie I’ve ever seen.
Being able to participate was like a dream, making
genuinely want to live and do things.
Mr. Yi, though your aspired future isn’t the Great Annihilation, it also won’t be a solitary autocracy like the First Disaster;
rather, it’s everyone developing together, allowing
to pursue my interest and participate, that’s my choice.
However... there’s sothing unexplained.
It’s not just , but the Manager.
Soone with a steadfast ’Annihilation Faction’ ntality, like him, why would they also agree with your plan? Mr. Yi, you must think this through.
The Manager is the one I fear most;
his Hotel can completely lock
down, hence I only dare discuss this quietly here with you, you mustn’t tell the Manager.
In my view, maybe he just wishes to piggyback your effort to kill off the First Disaster, then use his thods to obliterate everything.
Just be careful of the Manager)"
"Okay."
"Uh. (Goodnight, Mr. Yi)"
After this conversation, Yi Chen grew sowhat suspicious of the Hotel, as it has been offering backstage help the whole ti, serving as his outside evil person’s sanctuary in the City of Evil, saving him from considerable troubles.
The Manager provided assistance in crucial monts and even adopted personal suggestions from the Gym.
In Yi Chen’s eyes, the Manager’s Malice was limited to idleness, while himself being a true gentleman.
Yet, the tale from the zombie is entirely credible,
amidst slightly distracting Thoughts,
"Sir, need a balloon?"
The clown, holding colorful balloons, collided head-on with him;
Yi Chen hadn’t Sensed William’s arrival at all.
"You’ve been secretly watching, even interfering with
and the zombie’s contact. William, since you’re so uneasy, why not just play
instead."
"That zombie is rather smart, and even regards you as an idol. Though I am confident in performing as you, mimicking a murderer’s obsession would be hard to convincingly fake.
I would like to rest myself but must spare ti to monitor this zombie.
Even I can’t exactly determine what he thinks deep down since he’s completely deviated from the zombie prototype at present.
He might possess a ’Performance’ Talent like . His displayed simplicity, Vegetarianism, fondness for film, idolizing you Yi Chen, and the collaboration with us might all be faades.
Once the ti ripens, he might team up with the First Disaster to take us all out at once.
I’ll now take up the night watch, keeping a night-long watch on this zombie;
at the first sign of any misstep, I’ll figure out a way to ’remove’ him.
Disasters are the epito of Malice, superior to God, and the main force culminating in the Great Annihilation of the Plane;
does this zombie appear too naive in this regard?
Your approach with him is fine, Yi Chen, but keep your guard, just like how you intend to peel away my actor’s faade, our plan needs to be foolproof.
Ultimately, be wary of the zombie."
The balloon clown then gifted Yi Chen a white balloon, stepped away amusingly, and stationed himself at so Corner for overnight zombie surveillance.
With the balloon in hand, Yi Chen stepped through the Hotel’s entrance,
Bam!
The white balloon burst from the temperature difference and at the sa ti, dropped three tickets. .
On them, it read in balloon script ’Smiling Black Hole Amusent Park Ticket.’
"What’s William up to again..."
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