I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 1423 - 1418: Seeds of Fear

Chapter 1423: Chapter 1418: Seeds of Fear

"Oh, it looks like the butterfly effect is quite severe; a perfectly fine Level 9 New Human was killed by you."

"Think what you want, he died quite early, about two or three years into the apocalypse."

"He died that early? So that’s why you called me humanity’s hope back then. Honestly, it feels weird, seems like I was quite famous before you."

"No, you too had a short life, at least that’s what others thought. If it weren’t for a restart, I wouldn’t have known you were hiding in the Northern Empire."

"Hahaha, I’m more of a laid-back guy, gearing up for retirement..."

"Anything else?"

Before Tang Ye could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Su Sigui. Tang Ye fell silent for a moment, looking at the large truck driving beyond the anti-zombie wall and asked, pointing at the four-meter-high machine on it, "What is that?"

"A siphon tower, it’s a type of weather weapon, its use... you should know about the ’Spirit Rain Plan’, so I don’t need to say anymore, right?"

"Found a way to create a purifier?"

"Yes, but it’s a bit troublesome."

"Troublesome or not, at least it can be completed."

"Yes."

"So the apocalypse is about to end."

"Mhm."

"As your life-saving benefactor, can you grant me a request?"

"Go ahead."

"You know those zombies, right?"

"I do."

"How about it?"

"Well, apart from being a bit insane, they’re pretty much like humans."

"Yeah, they have their own lives, their own ways of entertainment, they can learn like humans do, and can communicate. They’re not all crazy and bloodthirsty like everyone thinks, so my request is, those in the Royal Court deserve a right to live. To me, they are friends, family, and I hope you can understand."

"I can."

Tang Ye was somewhat surprised by Su Sigui’s immediate agreement. Ending the apocalypse is arguably crucial for both Su Sigui and all of humanity. With the apocalypse ending, the life of constant fear also finishes, and human civilization can continue without having to think about facing the ultimate extremity someday.

However, keeping the zombies in the Royal Court means the seeds of apocalypse are preserved, which may lead to its resurgence one day. Who would agree to let that happen? But Su Sigui agreed without any hesitation, leaving Tang Ye confused—did she anticipate this request from him all along?

But soon, she said: "I promise you, the zombies in the Royal Court can exist, and I will keep this secret for you. But you must also promise me to keep an eye on them. I don’t want the apocalypse to resurface after many years, often there’s only one chance."

"I can do that. If one day I die of old age, I will take them away with me."

"That puts my mind at ease...sigh"

For some reason, Su Sigui suddenly sighed.

"It’s about time for the end, and I feel like I haven’t been much help." Tang Ye mocked himself, but the next second, he felt Su Sigui’s gaze on him.

"No, you’re a backup plan, things won’t go that smoothly."

"Backup? Could it be... you had this ’Spirit Rain Plan’ in your past life too?"

"Yes."

"Did it succeed?"

"If it had succeeded, I wouldn’t have needed a restart."

"So it failed?"

"Mhm. That Level 9 New Human I mentioned, he had a much harder time, having to choose between the continuation of human civilization and the lives of his loved ones. This kind of choice is torture for anyone, but I don’t need it."

"So he gave up?"

"No, he chose to sacrifice his own family and initiated the ’Spirit Rain Plan’. Just like others, I used to worry that everything I had would be taken away one day. I hated him, yet admired him—that feeling is probably what the old saying refers to as ’serving the king is like living with a tiger.’ And no one really understood him."

"Until now that I’m doing what he once did, I realize that in terms of greatness, no one compares to him; at least he gave everything for everyone, which I didn’t."

"Why do I feel like you’re scolding me?"

"Maybe."

"Why did it fail in the end?"

"I understand that now, it probably ran into some difficulties or obstructions. But I’ll only find out after launching the ’Spirit Rain Plan’, so you’re a backup."

"I don’t know what kind of obstacles I’ll face, it’s entirely possible that the apocalypse won’t end, it will continue, and what needs to be faced will come one day."

"Did the Zombie King from your past life prevent the ’Spirit Rain Plan’ from succeeding?" Tang Ye, eyes flashing, quickly asked. Since he met Su Sigui, and based on everything from her past life, it seemed like he had done something terrible; if the ’Spirit Rain Plan’ Su Sigui mentioned was real, could his failure have been due to his own actions?

However, to his surprise, Su Sigui shook her head: "The Zombie King would definitely try to stop it, but no matter what, in a situation where everyone can predict the future, humans wouldn’t just sit back and wait to die, unless it’s impossible to complete. No matter how powerful the enemy attempting to stop it, humans would never give up."

"Could it be that it had no effect at all?"

"I don’t know, and I didn’t have the time to find out. The Zombie King appeared not long after the ’Spirit Rain Plan’ started."

"You shouldn’t worry about that." Tang Ye half-jokingly said, Su Sigui glanced over, smiled briefly, but her smile flashed by.

"The Chinese Zombie King is just the beginning. Whether it’s humans or animals, or even non-living things, anything that can move needs to eat. If starved for too long, they wouldn’t care too much, you should understand this better than me."

"Mhm... all I can say is... good luck."

"Thank you." Su Sigui said these two words before releasing her hands from the railing in front of her and walked back the way she came.

Tang Ye watched her departing figure for a long while until suddenly his phone vibrated twice. Initially, he thought Chu Zha and others might have run into an issue—they couldn’t send brainwave notifications like the zombies, so they used messages to inform him.