Chapter 488: Chapter 488: The Zombie’s Instincts

He was a zombie.

Zombies are meant to eat humans.

If they don’t eat humans, what else would they eat?

Carrots and cabbages?

Impossible!

Bloodthirst is ingrained in their bones, unchangeable.

Is there a zombie that doesn’t devour flesh and blood?

Zombie King Li Mucheng believed there was none.

His slender fingers moved slightly, and an ordinary zombie shuffled towards Zombie King Li Mucheng with heavy footsteps.

This grotesque zombie was once a simple villager in the village.

With thick calluses on seemingly sharp fingers, he never stole or committed petty theft, as honest as one could be.

Now, its face no longer bore the honest look of the past; its eyes were devoid of innocence, filled only with bloodlust and decay.

Every day, like all the zombies in the village, it obediently stood in front of its own window, staring at the food inside, waiting for mealtime.

Waiting for the survivors locked inside to draw blood for it to drink.

It never resisted and showed no pity for humans when drinking blood.

If not for the existence of Zombie King Li Mucheng, it would not have kept humans and would have devoured everything in sight.

Not just it, all the zombie villagers were like this.

Zombie King Li Mucheng slightly curled his lips, as if a long-standing issue had been resolved, dispersing much of his inner frustration.

The heavy footsteps of zombies sounded, and Old Li’s face was full of sorrow, not yet realizing what he was about to face.

The zombie villager walked straight up to Mr. Li and then slowly crouched down.

The stiff body creaked.

"...Xiao Cheng?"

Mr. Li looked at the grotesque zombie in front of him, his voice trembling slightly.

He seemed to understand something but couldn’t believe that the son he had raised for over twenty years would really harm him.

"Right now, you’re not quite my father, but don’t worry, soon you will be."

Zombie King Li Mucheng said coldly, without looking at Mr. Li.

It’s unclear if he was disdainful or afraid to look.

"What are you talking about? I have always been your father!"

Mr. Li widened his eyes.

Because he saw the familiar zombie villager in front of him open its bloody mouth and pounce on him.

"No, not yet."

Zombie King Li Mucheng did not look at Mr. Li, standing quietly in place.

His father would never stifle his likes or force him to do things he disliked.

Only when his father shared the same thoughts and interests could he truly be considered his father!

"Ah—"

Mr. Li’s scream was particularly piercing in the quiet village.

Zombie King Li Mucheng did not look at Mr. Li, his expression calm as he gazed ahead.

A few minutes later, the suppressed growls of a zombie came from beside him.

At this moment, Zombie King Li Mucheng finally looked at his father.

There was a gaping wound on his neck, oozing black blood.

The zombie virus was overwhelmingly aggressive, turning human red blood into black in just a few minutes, transforming humans into zombies.

"Hoho—"

Mr. Li’s throat moved, emitting the hoarse sound of a zombie.

His face had not yet begun to rot but had become grotesque, his body twisting and standing up bizarrely.

Creak—creak—

A creaking sound came from his body, as if his skeleton could no longer support his frame and would collapse.

Zombie King Li Mucheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and his brainwaves instantly acted on Mr. Li’s body.

Mr. Li immediately quieted, his head slightly lowered, and shivering uncontrollably.

Fear, bloodthirst, and manic emotions were evident in Zombie Mr. Li.

Zombie King Li Mucheng nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, now you really can be considered my father."

He felt the bloodthirsty impulse from his father, a deeply ingrained instinct identical to his own.

Now his father wouldn’t be able to say foolish things about not eating people anymore!

Zombie King Li Mucheng chuckled softly, seeming either in a great mood or as if he had solved a problem.

"Five minutes are up."

Zombie King Li Mucheng’s thin lips parted, his slender fingers adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

When he lowered his hand, the zombies in the Zombie Village surged madly.

They pounced on the nearest flesh, the slower survivors were torn to shreds by the zombies, not even having the chance to become one themselves.

The ones trying to cut open zombie heads and collect crystal cores didn’t even have time to scream before their throats were bitten through.

Zombie King Li Mucheng did not send zombies after the Bai Family, because they had a bus and couldn’t be caught.

Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai were also very fast, Zombie King Li Mucheng couldn’t even find them through the zombies’ brainwaves.

No matter, if they can’t be found, they can’t be found.

He’s in a good mood today, he’ll let them go this time. Next time he encounters them, he’ll definitely want to taste their family’s flesh.

Such a delicacy it must be.

"Hoho..."

A grotesque zombie slowly walked toward Zombie King Li Mucheng, holding a bloody piece in its decaying hand.

The grotesque zombie stared fixedly at the flesh in its hand, its mind consumed by bloodlust, yet it did not tear into the flesh.

Step by step, it walked to Zombie Mr. Li, then extended its arm, presenting it to him.

"Roar—"

Zombie Mr. Li let out a low growl, and without hesitation, lunged forward, tearing into the flesh with large bites.

Red blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, his sorrowful face becoming much fiercer.

Devouring ravenously.

Zombie King Li Mucheng leisurely admired the scene, nodding slightly.

Indeed, he felt that this version of Mr. Li was more like his father.

Under the moonlight, an elderly man who was human ten minutes ago was now viciously tearing flesh.

What transpired with Zombie King Li Mucheng did not concern Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai, though they heard the zombie growls far behind them.

But their speed was too fast. Knowing that the Zombie King could track them through regular zombies, they purposely avoided areas with zombies.

Hence, no zombies pursued them.

After a while, seeing no one else around, they took out a bicycle from their space.

Leng Yebai’s eyes lit up, he decisively mounted the bike, letting Bai Xiqin sit at the back, pedaling furiously.

Not until midnight did Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai catch up to the bus.

The weak Superpower Users on the bus hadn’t gotten off yet; even though the vehicle had stopped for a while, they remained on the roof, clutching the solar panel tightly.

Fearful of accidentally falling and being left behind.

Having narrowly escaped Sheep Village, they truly didn’t want to be captured again.

Returning would be certain death; no one would come to Sheep Village to rescue them again!

"Sis!"

Bai Yifan immediately spotted Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai, breathing a sigh of relief.