I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 1396 - 1391: Siphon Tower

Chapter 1396: Chapter 1391: Siphon Tower

Who would be willing to accept becoming disabled, worse off than even an ordinary person, with both their power and rights vanishing?

Would that Level 8 New Human be willing?

Thus, those Level 8 New Humans would rush to destroy a purifier that could end the apocalypse!

Su Sigui silently watched Nakama Hidehito’s face, stricken with the despair of imminent death, and after a long while, finally said, "Get up."

"Huh?"

"I said, get up. Stand properly."

"You... You’re not going to kill me?"

"Did I ever say I was going to kill you?"

"Well, just now you... Oh, okay." Nakama Hidehito’s expression became somewhat embarrassed, and he quickly got up from the ground, realizing that the Level 8 New Human before him seemed rather amiable.

He got up from the ground, stood straight as Su Sigui had instructed, and then heard her ask, "Is everything you said true?"

"This..."

"Don’t worry, I won’t kill you. I just want to know the answer."

"Yes... Yes, it is."

"If the fully developed reagent can truly end the apocalypse, what should be done?"

"It’s simple, we just need some devices, like a siphon tower. You... Follow me, I’ll show you something."

Nakama Hidehito steadied his nerves and led Su Sigui towards an exit.

Su Sigui followed him to a warehouse that seemed to have been abandoned. Under Nakama Hidehito’s lead, they opened the door and went inside. There was a pile of clutter within, and Nakama Hidehito walked up to the highest heap of refuse, cleared away the objects on top, exposing a massive piece of equipment covered in dust.

"This is the siphon tower, a weapon of war that many are familiar with; it’s a weather weapon capable of temporarily altering the climate of a region about the size of Tokyo City. It could disseminate five milliliters of purifier throughout the clouds, then artificially induce rainfall. Afterward, every zombie touched by the rain would dissolve in the precipitation laced with the purifier, turning completely into a mere corpse!"

Nakama Hidehito’s tone once again became fervent, but his words made Su Sigui shudder.

His words echoed in Su Sigui’s mind, eventually forming four characters.

The Divine Rain Project!

"What’s... What’s wrong with you?" Seeing Su Sigui suddenly zone out, Nakama Hidehito had a very bad feeling inside, a vague sixth sense telling him that when a person far more powerful than himself appeared absent-minded like this in front of him, something unfavorable might be awaiting him.

"Who is 1161?" After a while, Su Sigui suddenly asked a question that took Nakama Hidehito a moment to process.

"Huh? Nani... Huh~ soto~"

Muttering in his own language subconsciously, he quickly switched back to Chinese, pressing down his internal doubts to reply, "I don’t know who 1161 is. Us on the second floor are different from the people on the first; we don’t have names, because once our real names are known, we wouldn’t live past the next day. We normally use numerical codes as our names. I’m 1171, and 1161 is a colleague of mine."

"The reagent was discovered by him, right?"

"Yes? Didn’t I say so? What... What’s wrong with you?"

"Nothing much. Where is he now? Take me to him," Su Sigui remarked, her eyes displaying a strange look.

However, Nakama Hidehito shook his head and said, "You won’t be able to find him."

"Why not?"

"He is already dead."

"Hmm?"

"The reagent was discovered by him, and originally we both began researching it together, performing experiments on numerous Omega Order Guards. But two years ago, during an inventory check, the numbers of the Omega Order Guards didn’t add up, and that led back to us. They also found out we were working on the reagent, and since that day, I’ve never seen him again. I didn’t dare inquire further, but I know he is dead because many who suddenly disappear from this research facility are never heard of again on the surface. A few months ago, someone found a morgue filled with corpses, but later it was sealed off. Possibly, 1161’s body is in that morgue."

As he spoke, Nakama Hidehito looked towards a glass container not far away, zoned out for a moment, and then continued, "There were originally just me and 1161 here, but now it’s only me. The comrades you killed outside were brought in by me through connections to cover for me. By the way, you know what this research facility is for, right?"

"Creating Omega Order Guards. Is there an Omega Order Guard here that’s in a semi-finished state?"

"That’s one of the genetic sequences of the Omega Order Guards. There are five genetic sequences to unlock, starting from the lowest Alpha to the highest Epsilon. I don’t even know if Omega exists. But that so-called Omega Order Guard unlocking the Omega sequence is just a facade. It’s not any Order Guard, but a stroke of luck – supposedly an Omega Order Guard is merely a Level 8 New Human on the verge of entering Level 9, found unconscious."

"What?" Su Sigui’s eyes narrowed. Another Level 9 New Human?

"Some people have already evolved to Level 9?"

"Yes, but it’s inappropriate to call them New Humans. It’s a Rester, a Level 9 Rester just evolved from Level 8 and currently in a comatose state. There are only five suitable gene sequences that can be found in the human body. Of course, there’s more than five gene sequences in a human body, tens of thousands, millions, even more, but most can’t be touched. Only five are suitable. The sixth Omega sequence has never been identified, and even if discovered, how to unlock it is the hardest part. That Omega Order Guard is just someone working on a Level 9 Rester, attempting to ensure this Rester follows the orders of the higher-ups obediently."

"Do you know who the Rester is?"

"I... I don’t know. I never saw them. That Rester is contained in an embryo incubator, cannot come into contact with air, for if it does, there’s a chance of awakening."

"Comes into contact with air to awaken..."

"Yes, right, uh... don’t scare me, please, what... what is that expression for?"

"It’s too late."

After Nakama Hidehito spoke these words, Su Sigui immediately thought of Tang Ye and the others on the other end; they had no clue and were likely to release the so-called Omega Order Guard directly...

"What? There’s more of you?"

"You guessed it. Aside from me, there are many Level 8 New Humans. You’ve heard of the City of Bright Moon, haven’t you?"

"I’ve heard of it... wait, you are... you brought so many Level 8 New Humans with you? They don’t know about this, are you all seeking death? That’s a Level 9 Rester! If you release that, we’re all finished!"