ISWTDB Ch167

Chapter 167: The End of the World (33, 34)

However, Ying Zhao really hadn’t considered that the Zombie King would actually be a woman.

After the woman in red entered, her gaze fixed firmly on Ying Zhao.

Clearly, her target was himself.

The aura of the Zombie King was extraordinary; even the female protagonist, Situ Shuyao, who didn’t know him, was aware that the other party was a formidable character.

Seeing that the other person’s eyes were always on Ying Zhao, she surprisingly had some other thoughts for the sake of survival.

Situ Shuyao then stood up and pushed Ying Zhao forward.

She said to the Zombie King, “Do you want him? Take him! I beg you to let us go!”

Who knew that when the woman in red heard Situ Shuyao’s words, she actually revealed an enchanting smile.

Then she extended her palm, and with her fingers spread, Situ Shuyao was instantly pulled in front of her, her neck falling into the other party’s hands.

In just a breath’s time, the Zombie King had already twisted Situ Shuyao’s neck.

Everyone was stunned, looking at the scene before them, seemingly unable to believe that Situ Shuyao would die so easily.

Ying Zhao had actually noticed Situ Shuyao’s actions just now, but he hadn’t stopped her.

He wanted to see how the situation would unfold, but the result was beyond his expectations.

Soon after, he saw streams of white energy madly rushing towards the woman in red, quickly being absorbed by her.

Ying Zhao knew that the others couldn’t see this energy flow.

However, he could see it because that energy was the fortune of this small world.

It seemed he wasn’t mistaken; the woman in front of him was indeed the person he was looking for.

So he remained composed, standing in front of the woman, smiling at her, and said, “You are looking for me.”

Ying Zhao’s tone was certain, and the woman nodded at him.

Seemingly casually shaking her hand, the Zombie King threw Situ Shuyao’s corpse aside.

Bored, she said, “Such a commodity is indeed not suitable to be my vessel.”

As she spoke, she walked gracefully towards Ying Zhao.

However, before she got close, the woman suddenly attacked.

Her movements were swift and clever, clearly intending to kill Ying Zhao.

Deng Wendong, witnessing the scene before him, quietly retreated to the back.

Although he had initially thought to use Ying Zhao to obtain the antidote for the zombie virus, now, seeing the current situation, he logically believed that the Zombie King had already realized that the antidote was in Ying Zhao’s hands, hence the intention to kill him.

Clearly, none of them were a match for the Zombie King, so he didn’t want to struggle in vain.

Moreover, they originally had mutual interests.

To put it bluntly, he didn’t care what the apocalypse would turn into.

What mattered now was to save himself; as for Ying Zhao’s life or death, he wouldn’t bother about it.

Regarding his inaction today, Deng Wendong wasn’t worried either.

After all, Situ Shuyao was already dead, and the other people from the Northern Base would be silenced later.

By then, no one would know about his connection with the Zombie King.

While Deng Wendong thought things through, he didn’t expect that Ying Zhao could actually evade the Zombie King’s attack.

In his mind, Ying Zhao should be killed by her just like Situ Shuyao.

But then he considered that it might be because Ying Zhao had wind-type abilities, making his speed naturally different from ordinary people, which allowed him to narrowly escape once.

However, soon, Ying Zhao’s situation completely surprised him.

Although Ying Zhao seemed to be struggling, he was still able to withstand the Zombie King’s killing moves.

This made Deng Wendong’s heart tighten, thinking that perhaps the person with the highest ability level in the Northern Base was actually Ying Zhao.

In fact, Ying Zhao could indeed barely block the Zombie King’s attacks.

But he also discovered that the other party, being of the same origin as the Heavenly Dao, could harness the source power.

As for himself, even though he was a flying zombie, the source power was suppressed by the small world, making it impossible to surpass her.

To ensure that the small world didn’t collapse, he found it difficult to unleash his full strength.

Ying Zhao fought with the Zombie King, advancing and retreating, and he was gradually starting to feel overwhelmed.

He was thinking that he didn’t expect the enemy to be so powerful, and this situation was not a solution.

But just then, he saw Deng Wendong suddenly rush out and engage the Zombie King in combat.

Moreover, the other party’s combat power was clearly not inferior to his own, which really helped him a lot at that moment.

Ying Zhao looked over, somewhat puzzled, but he sensed that the energy on Deng Wendong did not belong to him.

He understood in his heart that the Heavenly Dao had taken the opportunity to possess Deng Wendong.

Being possessed by the Heavenly Dao would consume a lot of his energy, especially when facing such a tricky opponent.

It was likely that by the time the Heavenly Dao really left Deng Wendong’s body, the other party would be in a precarious situation.

However, Ying Zhao didn’t care about Deng Wendong’s life; to put it bluntly, every cause had an effect.

He had been complicit for a long time, leading the Zombie King to absorb other bases while secretly harming many lives.

One had to say that this time, the Heavenly Dao had indeed chosen a suitable host.

Seeing that the other party really thought of a way to help him, Ying Zhao quickly cooperated with the Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Dao and the woman opposite were originally born from the same source. At this moment, even if it couldn’t suppress the other party, it could prevent the woman from gaining any advantage.

Moreover, at the moment Ying Zhao counterattacked, the Heavenly Dao suddenly released a powerful surge of energy, rushing towards the opponent.

This forced the woman to defend herself with all her might.

Two streams of nearly identical white energy collided with each other, and the aftermath caused all the awakened ability users in the room to faint.

At this time, the Heavenly Dao took the opportunity to divide its consciousness, attempting to absorb the energy from the woman.

Clearly, the Zombie King also sensed the Heavenly Dao’s intentions.

She had never thought that the Heavenly Dao would also intervene.

If it were just Ying Zhao alone, she could still manage to deal with him, finding ways to devour him within the small world.

But now, with the addition of the Heavenly Dao, she was completely outmatched.

It seemed that in the previous world, the Heavenly Dao had truly turned against her.

She didn’t know what methods the people opposite had used to make this hateful figure stand on their side.

Realizing this, the Zombie King bit her lip tightly, knowing that she had still underestimated her opponent this time.

With a flick of her gaze, she coldly snorted and suddenly retreated several feet.

An energy burst forth from the body of the woman in red and shot out.

The Heavenly Dao and Xiao Bai closely followed, and three streams of energy simultaneously disappeared in front of Ying Zhao.

Ying Zhao’s tracking ability was not as good as that of the Heavenly Dao and Xiao Bai, so he could only quietly wait here.

After a while, Xiao Bai returned to Ying Zhao’s consciousness.

Apologetically, he said, “Host, I’m sorry; I still couldn’t destroy the opponent!”

“It turns out that thing had already prepared a backup plan; we didn’t expect it to have the ability to interfere with time and space.”

“It created a time-space turbulence, and the Heavenly Dao and I were afraid of being pulled in like last time, so we didn’t continue the chase and ended up letting it escape.”

Ying Zhao nodded upon hearing this, not blaming Xiao Bai.

He understood that even though they had made preparations, they were helpless against a greater power.

Xiao Bai informed Ying Zhao that, in fact, the Heavenly Dao also had some control over the time and space outside the small world.

However, such actions would distort the space, affecting the surrounding small worlds, even causing them to collapse.

For the Heavenly Dao, regarded as a deity within the planes, this would be counterproductive, so unless necessary, it would not do so.

Moreover, even if it did, it would definitely not be as adept as the opponent.

Upon hearing Xiao Bai’s words, Ying Zhao realized that the other thing appeared to be very reckless.

It seemed to be a speculator, traversing various small worlds and stealing fortune.

Watching the other party’s impatient demeanor, it was clear that they were about to gather the fragments soon.

He would not have such a good opportunity again.

By the next world, the opponent would surely take action quickly once more.

Although there were still worries about the future, he still needed to focus on living well in the present world.

Thinking of this, Ying Zhao lowered his head and glanced at the group of ability users who had fainted due to the impact of the two energies.

They were sprawled all over the ground.

Due to being possessed by the Heavenly Dao, Deng Wendong had now completely fainted.

However, his condition was better than Ying Zhao had imagined.

Since the possession by the Heavenly Dao was brief and Deng Wendong had a robust ability user’s physique, he still had half a life left.

In contrast, the body of the Zombie King had evidently been possessed for too long.

After that consciousness left, she collapsed to the ground, becoming a lifeless body.

The zombies outside began to show a state of being headless with the death of the Zombie King.

Eerie, fragmented sounds began to emerge around them.

Seeing that there were no more awakened humans around, Ying Zhao no longer needed to conceal his identity.

He closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose, then reopened his eyes, his pupils having turned bright red.

Ying Zhao scanned the zombies around, his canine teeth elongating into fangs.

Then he lifted his neck and let out a thunderous roar.

Just one roar silenced all the zombies.

Clearly, they could sense that the pressure brought by Ying Zhao as a flying zombie was several times stronger than that of the Zombie King.

However, he did not intend to meddle too much with the zombies, so he transformed only to drive them away.

Once the surroundings finally quieted down, Ying Zhao bent down to pick up the materials he had previously found on the ground to make an arm, intending to leave here alone.

Who knew that as soon as he grabbed the materials, before he could get up, his arm was pulled.

Immediately, Ying Zhao was drawn into a wide embrace.

The familiar scent reassured him, so he did not resist at all.

He could feel that his lover was trembling all over, clearly filled with lingering fear.

Situ Ran tightly held Ying Zhao, his heart still trembling uncontrollably.

On the way here, he had seen a large number of departing zombies, swarming out densely.

Among them were even high-level zombies, which instantly frightened him.

Without hesitation, he activated his fire-type abilities, burning a path of charred earth.

The man’s worry and urgency for Ying Zhao caused his abilities to surge rapidly.

He broke through the bottleneck and jumped to level ten, allowing him to arrive here at such a fast speed.

Finally holding the person in his arms, Situ Ran’s heart felt a little more at ease.

He was just glad that this person was okay; otherwise, he really would have gone mad.

At this moment, Situ Ran felt an immense sense of relief.

Once his emotions finally calmed down, he noticed the people on the ground who had fainted.

Worried about Ying Zhao’s injuries, Situ Ran quickly released his arms, bent down, and wanted to carefully check on the condition of the person in his arms.

Only then did he realize that Ying Zhao’s eyes had turned bright red, and he had sharp fangs.

Seeing this, Situ Ran’s pupils constricted sharply, and his eyes instantly turned red with tears.

In an instant, the man’s mind went blank, echoing in his head:

Is it too late? Did I arrive too late after all!

My precious has been bitten by a zombie; he is no longer human.

Thinking of this, Situ Ran was overwhelmed with sorrow. He trembled as he reached out to touch Ying Zhao’s pale face.

Struggling to show a smile, he gently said, “Don’t be afraid; my precious, don’t be afraid! Don’t worry, I’ll stay with you!”

“Even if you turn into a zombie, I’ll be with you! We will never part!”

Hearing Situ Ran’s words, Ying Zhao realized that he had frightened the group of zombies, and he had not yet returned to his human form.

Clearly, the man misunderstood, thinking he had already turned into a zombie.

Realizing this, Ying Zhao couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time.

But seeing the man’s determined look, who even opened his collar and leaned forward, waiting for him to bite him, made Ying Zhao’s heart soften completely.

This guy always called himself a little fool; clearly, he was the real fool.

He was foolish enough to not even value his life for him.

Sniffling, Ying Zhao held back the tears in the corners of his eyes and quickly returned his expression to normal.

Then he wrapped his arms around the man’s neck and pressed a loud kiss onto Situ Ran’s cheek.

Situ Ran was taken aback by Ying Zhao’s “smack” of a kiss. When he turned his head, he found that his lover had already transformed back into a human form.

No fangs, and his eyes were no longer discolored; at that moment, he was smiling at him with raised brows.

Seeing this, the man opened his mouth in astonishment.

He could be sure he had just seen the young man change form.

Why was he now perfectly fine?

Ying Zhao noticed the confused look on his lover’s face and didn’t plan to hide anymore, so he confessed to him about being a flying zombie.

Situ Ran found Ying Zhao’s explanation quite miraculous.

However, if it meant that his precious was not harmed, that would be great.

But then the man thought again about the anxiety and worry the young man had caused him.

Out of anger, he simply threw him over his shoulder and quickly left the place.

The breakthrough to level ten abilities was no longer limited to just the use of abilities.

It could be said that all of Situ Ran’s physical attributes were maxed out now.

Therefore, at this moment, Situ Ran’s speed was comparable to that of a wind-type ability user.

He brought Ying Zhao back to their residence in almost no time at all.

After throwing Ying Zhao onto the bed rather roughly for the first time, Ying Zhao, looking dazed, was left on the bed and hadn’t even had a chance to get up when a dull pain hit him from behind, accompanied by the sound of ‘smack.’

This left Ying Zhao shocked, his eyes widening.

He never expected that at his age, he would also experience being held down and spanked by someone.

“Tell me! Will you dare to do this again!”

“Will you dare to run out of the base without a word? Will you dare to do such dangerous things again!”

The man was clearly furious, his voice filled with menace.

However, he couldn’t bring himself to really hurt Ying Zhao, so he could only keep warning him, hoping he wouldn’t take such dangerous actions again.

Ying Zhao, feeling wronged, pouted and turned his head.

But he saw that although the man was spanking him, his eyes were reddening, making Ying Zhao feel an overwhelming sense of guilt.

His lover must have been frantic when he learned that he was surrounded by zombies outside the city.

He didn’t know that he was a flying zombie, nor did he know whether he would truly be in danger.

Putting himself in Situ Ran’s shoes, if he had known that his lover was in peril, he wouldn’t know how frantic he would have been.

Thinking of this, Ying Zhao quickly softened his tone and pleaded, “I won’t dare again! I won’t dare again!”

“I know I was wrong! I won’t do it again!”

After begging for a long time, the man finally stopped.

But then, Situ Ran turned away and ignored Ying Zhao.

This was the first time his lover had clearly entered a cold war with him. Ying Zhao quickly turned to sit up.

He saw the man with his back to him quickly raising his arm to wipe his eyes.

Was he wiping away tears?

Seeing his lover’s actions, Ying Zhao felt a pang in his chest, and his nose turned sour.

He had made his lover so upset; it was easy to imagine how anxious and despairing he had felt when he realized what had happened.

Recalling how the man had found him in that room, red-eyed and wanting to turn into a zombie together with him, Ying Zhao felt utterly despicable for making his partner so sad.

Thinking of this, Ying Zhao hurriedly moved closer, hugging Situ Ran’s shoulder from behind.

Softly apologizing, he said, “I’m really sorry, my love! I know I was wrong! I won’t dare again!”

“I’m a flying zombie; I won’t get hurt. I was just afraid you would worry, so I didn’t tell you!”

“I’ll tell you everything from now on, and I’ll let you know in advance before I do anything!”

“Please, my love! Forgive me!”

“My love, you love me the most, so you will definitely forgive me, right?”

As Ying Zhao spoke, he continuously kissed Situ Ran’s cheek.

Then he moved to the front, hugging the man, who still had red eyes, and gently kissed his slightly chapped lips.

He almost hung all over Situ Ran, acting spoiled. Even if it meant losing his dignity, he was begging the man to forgive him.

Seeing Ying Zhao like this, Situ Ran had no choice but to relent; he really couldn’t keep a straight face anymore. Finally, he could only sigh helplessly and hugged this little rascal, who had him wrapped around his finger.

Afterward, Ying Zhao made numerous promises and even proactively offered to serve his man. He almost used all his charm—bringing in things like oranges, sausages, eggs, and pancakes, essentially everything edible that he could think of. If it made his lover happy, he would deliberately offer it up a couple of times more.

Though it was a bit tiring, in the end, Ying Zhao’s good attitude in admitting his mistake finally earned Situ Ran’s forgiveness.

Situ Ran coldly stared at the blushing young man nestled in his arms, his frustration getting the better of him as he playfully bit Ying Zhao’s nose. Frowning, he complained, “You’re so sly!”

Upon hearing this, Ying Zhao laughed and began tickling the man until they ended up in a joyful mess of laughter.

Not long after Ying Zhao was brought back by Situ Ran, the mercenary team also arrived, bringing the others back as well. The news of Situ Shuyiao’s death naturally spread, causing panic within the Situ family.

However, in contrast, the ordinary citizens were not too concerned, as they had already learned that the real creator of the antidote was Ying Zhao.

When Deng Wendong woke up, he no longer remembered what had happened to him. All he knew was that his abilities had regressed significantly and his body had become extremely weak. Yet, he couldn’t find a reason for it and thought perhaps the Zombie King had done something to him.

Clenching his teeth in anger, he thought that since he had sacrificed so much, he should seize the Northern Base. Now that Situ Shuyiao was dead, the biggest obstacle had been cleared.

Deng Wendong urged the people from the Southern Base to act, constantly inciting the emotions of the ordinary people in the Northern Base. By the time the Situ family realized something was wrong, it was already too late; the Northern Base was bound to face a riot.

All the ordinary people gathered together to besiege their leaders. Without Situ Shuyiao, only a small portion of the supernatural beings were still willing to support the Situ family.

Deng Wendong was elated, believing that soon the Northern Base would belong to him.

But at that moment, Situ Ran suddenly appeared.

Everyone was shocked to see the man who had been rumored to have died in the research facility standing before them, and surprisingly, Situ Ran had two perfectly intact arms.

Even Ying Heng, who was said to be the creator of the zombie virus antidote, stood beside him.

To everyone in the Northern Base, Situ Ran was a living symbol. He had helped many people and had once been the spiritual leader of numerous supernatural beings.

Now, he stood on a high platform, exuding the pressure of a level ten supernatural being.

All the supernatural beings were deeply shocked; the legendary level ten supernatural being had actually appeared.

Clearly, no one was a match for this man.

Then, Situ Ran announced a major piece of news: the antidote for the zombie virus had been developed, all thanks to his lover—Ying Heng.

When Deng Wendong saw Situ Ran and heard him call Ying Heng his lover, he was utterly astonished.

If he still couldn’t see that he had been used by Ying Zhao, then he truly did not deserve to be the leader of the Southern Base.

He never expected that after being so cautious for so long, everything was for someone else’s gain.

Once Situ Ran spoke, naturally, everyone from the Northern Base stood by his side.

The Situ family was logically driven down from power.

Moreover, the supernatural beings from the Southern Base, who had already surrounded and invaded the Northern Base, clearly understood that they were no match for Situ Ran.

Especially under the intimidation of the antidote and the level ten powerhouse, many of the Southern Base’s supernatural beings temporarily defected, hoping to come under Situ Ran’s command.

Now, Deng Wendong was completely panicked; without the Zombie King’s assistance, his abilities had already dropped to level four.

He had thought that his greatest asset, Ying Heng, had been using him all along.

Now, he realized he had lost utterly and completely.