I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 1348 - 1343: At Most 3 Days

Chapter 1348: Chapter 1343: At Most 3 Days

The sound in the room came to an abrupt halt, and indeed, there were two figures inside, a man with glasses, and an abnormally shaped non-human creature. This creature had five eyes on its face, one set in the center of its forehead, two where humans normally have them, and two more on its cheeks. Its mouth was composed of countless tiny hands the size of bottle caps, all of which would twist and lift whenever it spoke. The sight of these densely packed fingers moving together would be enough to make anyone with trypophobia feel nauseous.

Apart from that, the non-human being’s body was trailed by a multitude of tentacles that moved unconsciously.

This non-human creature was the Level 8 zombie that accompanied them, Xiang Shan!

When the man caught sight of Xu Mengyun, he let out a sigh of relief and couldn’t help saying, "You’re finally back. In the days you’ve been gone, Xiang Shan almost went mad."

"You’re the one who’s gone mad!"

Just as the man finished speaking, the aforementioned zombie roared in anger, its five eyes brimming with rage and impatience.

"Uncle Li, could you step outside for a bit? I’d like to have a word alone with Xiang Shan."

"Okay." The man, addressed as Uncle Li, didn’t object. He nodded, walked out the door, and closed it behind him.

Xu Mengyun surveyed the chaotic room. The items that had been stored neatly inside the cabinets had all been tossed about by the zombie. There were also many bundles in the bathroom area—the zombie had collected who knows how many things.

She sat down by the bed, and when she appeared, Xiang Shan calmed down. For a moment, the atmosphere in the room grew somber.

"Sister Mengyun... I..." Xiang Shan began with uncertainty.

"It’s okay." Xu Mengyun waved her hand dismissively and observed Xiang Shan carefully before asking, "You just mentioned, who came in?"

Upon hearing Xu Mengyun’s words, Xiang Shan became agitated, shouting urgently, "Yes, yes, yes, we must leave! We must leave at once! It’s something terrifying; It has entered Cloud Gorge Base, bringing Its own believers, countless believers, to Cloud Gorge Base! It... It’s in that direction; I dare not look, I cannot look! We must hurry and leave this place, or else we’ll all die! This place will become Its kingdom!"

As he spoke, the tentacles trailing behind Xiang Shan began to thrash about, indicating his highly agitated state!

"Who is he? And what are these believers you’re talking about?" Xiang Shan’s words left Xu Mengyun more confused instead of clearing her doubts.

"I can’t say, I fear It knows I’m here. I dare not glance outside, or else Its believers will find this place and kill everyone here, take me away. My kind has its own language, and by believers... I mean subordinates..."

"Don’t get worked up. Just explain who this ’he’ actually is, all right?" Xu Mengyun said patiently, but her heart was far from as calm as she appeared outwardly. Xiang Shan’s words were vague, yet the expression of terror on his face made her heartbeat accelerate significantly.

She wasn’t foolish; she guessed who the "It" Xiang Shan was referring to might be, but she found it hard to believe. How could such a being, which had vanished from the Chinese Continent for so long, appear in Cloud Gorge Base?

"I... I can’t tell you, It might hear us. It’s quite possible that It has the entire Cloud Gorge Base under surveillance!" Xiang Shan’s growing terror made his voice tremble.

Clenching her fists tightly, Xu Mengyun’s thoughts raced. She didn’t doubt Xiang Shan’s words—for a psychically evolved zombie, his perception of other zombies was incredibly sharp. Before entering Cloud Gorge Base, when they were in the wasteland cities, Xiang Shan had become like a radar, capable of informing them of all the zombies’ whereabouts.

After he evolved to Level 8, his perceptive abilities became even more terrifying, to the extent that he could detect a single ordinary zombie infiltrating the Cloud Gorge Base with ease. Now, Xiang Shan had sensed a presence so horrifying that he shut down his own senses!

"It’s okay, just calm down. Let me guess—that ’he’—no, It, It with the radical for ’demonstration’ next to it, is that correct?"

"Yes!"

"Is that It, the Zombie King?"

"I... you’re right. I... please, let’s not talk about this. It will hear us! We really must leave soon. We have to hurry!"

"What abilities does It have that scare you so much?"

"I don’t know, but at Level 9, I imagine It must possess god-like powers. I dare not test It. What if It is observing the entire Cloud Gorge Base?"

"Hmm." Xu Mengyun nodded, a chill running down her spine. A Zombie King had infiltrated Cloud Gorge Base. Not knowing was one thing, but now, awareness made her feel nowhere was safe.

She could sympathize with Xiang Shan’s desire to flee Cloud Gorge Base. A sanctuary with a Zombie King lurking within it was far less safe than the wasteland cities.

She, too, wanted to leave quickly, but there was an essential task at hand—a turning point for humanity in this apocalypse. Even with the Zombie King hiding in Cloud Gorge Base, she dared not abandon the mission.

"When do we leave?"

"We’ll leave as soon as possible. There’s one thing I need first. Once I get the purification agent, we’ll leave right away! I’ll notify Uncle Li afterward to have everyone pack their things; we can go once this task is done."

"Then you must hurry, a week—no! A maximum of three days! I don’t know what It plans to do, but if we stay here too long, I fear something disastrous will happen!"

"This..."

Xu Mengyun was momentarily at a loss for words, unsure of what to say. Three days was far too brief; she had intended to stay for a while before finding Lin Jie, to fool everyone’s eyes and seamlessly obtain the purification agent from him.

Clearly, three days would not suffice. The deadline wasn’t set by Xiang Shan but by the "It" he spoke of!

This left her feeling frustrated and at an impasse, as this was not a situation open to bargaining. She could ask Xiang Shan for more time, and maybe he would comply, but what good would that do? It wasn’t Xiang Shan’s decision to make, as a Level 8 zombie had no bargaining power against a Level 9 Zombie King!

"I’ll do my best..."

After saying this, Xu Mengyun left Xiang Shan’s room and passed instructions to Uncle Li to notify the older children and adults to pack their belongings and prepare for departure.

Then, standing on the fourth stair of the staircase, she watched the children’s laughing faces and the surroundings and felt a wave of sadness mixed with a tinge of guilt.

"Qingbai, I’m sorry..."