I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 1132 - 1128: High Position

Chapter 1132: Chapter 1128: High Position

"Vice President, four minutes and twenty-seven seconds!"

"Excellent!" Xu Haishui was delighted; this was a record duration. Ever since he began his experiments with the first zombie, none had lasted past three minutes, but this zombie rat had actually lasted over four minutes! How could this not be surprising?

"Four minutes and thirty-three seconds!"

"Four minutes and thirty-four seconds!"

"Four minutes and thirty-five seconds!"

The staff read the stopwatch second by second. Right at the five-minute and seventeen-second mark, the zombie rat suddenly stopped writhing. The staff member monitoring its internal data next to it instantly turned pale, "It’s not good, its internal pressure has already exceeded the estimate!"

"What?" Xu Haishui was shocked and yelled urgently, "Stop! Hurry, stop!"

"Yes!" The staff hurriedly manipulated the devices to halt the ongoing experiment on the zombie rat.

"Oh no!" Just as they had stopped the equipment, a staff member couldn’t help but exclaim. The next second, the zombie rat’s massive body began to swell, and before people could react, it exploded, sending its rotting innards flying everywhere. The air was filled with a foul smell that was hard to identify, placing everyone present as if they were on a battlefield filled with corpses. "Damn!" Watching the zombie rat explode, Xu Haishui couldn’t help but roar in anger.

Another failure!

His expression was somber, his eyes gleaming with the gambler’s obsession. He wanted to try again, and as time passed, this desire within him only grew stronger.

However, shortly after, a soldier approached Xu Haishui, and the words that came from his mouth directly quashed Xu Haishui’s current thoughts of trying another experiment.

"Vice President, the delegates from Dongsheng Co-management have been waiting outside for a long time."

Xu Haishui nodded, suppressing the turbulent emotions of excitement and reluctance, and asked, "Where are they now?"

"In the manor."

"Alright." Xu Haishui responded, but his mind was elsewhere. If Tang Ye hadn’t expressly tasked him with receiving the Dongsheng Co-management delegation, he would have never wanted to go.

"Let’s go." After saying these words, Xu Haishui glanced at the researchers donned in white lab coats in the workshop and instructed, "Clean this area up. I’ll go and return quickly. Meanwhile, have someone bring more test subjects."

"Yes!" All the researchers replied respectfully and then began busying themselves.

On the other side, Xu Haishui and a group of soldiers exited the underground laboratory, boarded a military vehicle, started the engine which roared to life, and drove toward where the Dongsheng Co-management delegation was waiting.

Shanshui Manor was the residence arranged by the United District for the arriving Dongsheng Co-management delegation. Outside the manor, a large crowd had gathered.

Most of these people were residents of the United District, who seemingly had found out from somewhere that important figures were holding a banquet here. Banquets, even before the Apocalypse, were not common, being popular only among upper-class society.

In this apocalyptic world, banquets were even rarer, and importantly, it was rumored that this banquet had many fine things. Once the influential figures inside dispersed, the residents outside might even get to sip a bit of the broth.

Soon, the crowd began to get noisy.

"Here they come, make way, everyone!"

People looked outside and saw a Peace Party military vehicle slowly driving into the manor. Seeing the vehicle, people quickly cleared a pathway.

"It’s the Vice President!"

"It’s the Peace Party’s Vice President."

Amidst the noise, they watched the vehicle enter the manor surrounded by people.

A large number of Peace Party soldiers appeared, keeping the crowd apart and watching everything sternly with serious faces.

The military vehicle stopped inside the manor, and Xu Haishui got out. He looked around; although he did not frequent this place, he was familiar with it. At the moment, aside from the Peace Party’s own soldiers, there were also a group of unfamiliar faces inside Shanshui Manor, wearing black exoskeleton battle armor with a diamond-shaped shield emblem—soldiers from Dongsheng Co-management.

Xu Haishui was somewhat familiar with the exoskeleton battle armor worn by these soldiers—the Predator Exoskeleton Battle Suits—though what was different was that upon closer inspection, these Predator Exoskeleton Battle Suits had slightly different details from those worn by the Pre-United District Mercenary Guild Rebels.

It was very likely that the Predator Exoskeleton Battle Suits worn by the Pre-United District Mercenary Guild Rebels were not officially sold by Dongsheng Co-management. It must be someone in a position of duty trying to make a little money by selling them externally. After all, in this apocalyptic world, the more advanced the equipment a power has, the more it needs to be kept a secret. Selling off one’s strengths for a little profit is something only a fool would do.

Not only were there these Dongsheng Co-management guards, but at the entrance of the manor stood several beautiful women dressed in cheongsams, flaunting their enticing figures.

This scene made one wish they were one of the influential figures in power, commanding broad authority and influence, but reality was harsh—such people always belonged to a small portion of the population.

"Quite the spectacle!" Observing his surroundings, Xu Haishui couldn’t help but express this sentiment before leading his group further inside.

Just as they entered a large building within the manor, a man, accompanied by a large group, came toward Xu Haishui. The man’s face bore a radiant smile, and Xu Haishui gazed at him, quickly piecing together information about the man in his mind. Soon, he knew this man was the ruler of Dongsheng Co-management!

The ruler of Dongsheng Co-management was named Miao Luo, now forty-one years old, though he appeared to just be in his early thirties, with a slightly round face and a double chin, smiling in a way that seemed very amiable.

But in this apocalyptic world, such people needed to be guarded against even more.

Miao Luo smiled silently, striding over to Xu Haishui, and as soon as they met, he grasped Xu Haishui’s hand familiarly, shaking it enthusiastically.

"Hello, hello, my surname is Miao, full name Miao Luo, and I’m the current Mayor of Dongsheng Co-management." As Miao Luo spoke, the people following him also wore bright smiles, though these smiles appeared rather fake, insincere!

It was as if facing a stranger, yet someone whose status was far above theirs, forcing them to nod and bow, hoping to gain that person’s initial favor.

Xu Haishui touched his nose, responding lightly, "The current Mayor, huh? That’s a high position indeed, for you to come personally, but unfortunately, you’ll be disappointed. I’m not the Chairman. The Chairman has more important matters to attend to and has no time to come here."

"Oh, is that so? No problem, but could you reveal your identity? It would be good for me to know."