I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 1464 - 1459: Forced and Voluntary

Chapter 1464: Chapter 1459: Forced and Voluntary

"I feel like I’ve been talking to a wall, those people you see during the day, they are the ones who came in before. Did you get it? After some time, they forget lots of things, including themselves, and then they become those people. You can say they are still human yet not quite human, to be honest, I don’t even know how to define them now."

"I know. Where are the people you remember, who came in before me? What’s their condition now? ...Maybe you don’t quite understand me, should I repeat myself?"

"No need, I got what you said. The one before you also turned into a zombie, and now they’ve just become a regular person."

"What level were they?"

"Is there still a level system?" The woman questioned, seemingly hearing about levels among zombies for the first time.

"Uh..." Tang Ye was also stunned momentarily. Right, among zombies, there’s no discussion about levels; it all depends on who is stronger. But in the Royal Court, people like Ah Fu discuss levels just like humans do.

"Okay, so was the zombie before me strong?"

"Of course, strong. That guy could lift a mountain in one go."

"Lifting mountains..." Tang Ye started pondering. With such strength, it must be within the Level 8 category. Of course, it also depends on the size of this so-called mountain. If it’s just a small hill, perhaps a Level 6 zombie could just manage it.

"That guy’s also a zombie, didn’t he eat you?" it wasn’t long before Tang Ye asked again. If this woman is talking about a Level 8 zombie, although Level 8s can communicate, being communicative doesn’t mean all zombies are friendly. Tang Ye knew this very well; otherwise, his zombie nest wouldn’t have so many high-level zombies being used as calorie sources.

"Of course he ate me, the first time I met him I was eaten right there and then, I know you’re probably puzzled why I’m still standing here. You can try it yourself, eat someone randomly, and a few days later you’ll see them again, though usually, you won’t see them a second time. You can’t die here."

"Can’t die a second time, huh..." Tang Ye silently noted that down, but thinking about it... if what the woman said was true, not being able to die but eventually turning into one of them here seemingly wasn’t much different from dying?

"Hey hey hey, answer me, are you good at fighting?"

The woman in front of him asked again since Tang Ye hadn’t spoken for a while.

Tang Ye answered dismissively, "Not bad," then continued to ask, "How long had it been after that fellow before me turned into one of those people until you met me?"

"Ah, you newcomers just talk a lot. Alright, I see you’re not much of a tough guy. I’ll satisfy your curiosity then. First off, I’m not sure whether time here is directly parallel to reality, and I don’t make a habit of keeping track of time. After the zombie before you forgot everything, I don’t know how much time had passed, it could be several years in reality, or just a few days, that’s my answer. Now tell me, any other questions? Once I’ve answered, you’ll have to honestly answer mine, don’t play tricks."

"Fine, let’s assume that was our earlier deal."

"Are you doing business among zombies or something? All this talk about deals... Okay, fine, hurry up and ask."

"In the past couple of days, besides me, have you seen any other newcomers?"

"No, just you."

"How can you be sure, I’ve been here for two days now, surely you can’t know immediately if a newcomer arrives somewhere?"

"I don’t know, that guy’s appetite keeps growing, only picks the fattest to eat, doesn’t care for the skinny ones. So, usually those who can make it are some big demons, and every time they come, it’s a huge commotion. But you are an exception, so quiet. If I hadn’t seen you here, I wouldn’t even know someone new had come."

"That guy?" Tang Ye sharply sensed that this woman’s "that guy" wasn’t the fellow who came in before him but the creator of this world. Moreover, the woman’s words made sense, if it were Ah Fu and his group who entered, realizing that this place was just like the pre-apocalyptic world, they would definitely cause a huge fuss.

"The thing that pulled you in here, you must know what that thing is, right?"

"You don’t know?"

"I also don’t know how to refer to that thing, it’s quite weird."

"How weird?"

"You ask me, I also couldn’t tell you."

"So, is everyone here someone who came in before?"

"Mostly."

"Mostly?"

"A small part isn’t, just a very very tiny part."

"So, you’re saying they eventually become those ordinary people I met, then why haven’t you turned into one?"

"Me?..." The woman paused, seemingly organizing her words to explain, after a while, she said, "Actually... I also don’t know, maybe I have some kind of privilege. Have you seen Spirited Away?"

"I have."

"The longer you stay here, the more and more of your own memories you will forget, it’s unavoidable, but no matter what you forget, don’t forget your own name. If you ever find yourself unable to remember what your name is, the consequence will be just like those people you’ve met. When you arrived, you might recognize some people and know their names..."

Tang Ye immediately thought of Lu Xin, this guy was the only person whose name he knew since coming here, but then he critically thought about it: his own name seemed to become blurry, and he furrowed his brow, unsure from when his own name had become unrecallable, not since he came here, but from a much earlier time. Was his name not Li Henian?

"But I have to tell you, the real names of those people you know might not be those names, their identities change depending on who they are dealing with, kind of like extras; those who get face time will have different names depending on the show they act in."

"I see, when did you come in then?"

The woman thought for a moment and said, "Do you know about the global black rain that happened once in the real world? After that rain, many people turned into zombies."

Tang Ye nodded, she was referring to the time when the apocalypse began.

"I know."

"I came here a few months after the black rain, how long has it been outside?"

"It’s been over ten years now, wait... it has been only a few months and this place was already here?"

"Yeah, my situation might be different from yours."

"What’s different?"

"You guys were probably pulled in by force, unexpectedly and unwillingly, but I came here voluntarily."

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