I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 501 - 498 Killing the Burden_1

Chapter 501: Chapter 498 Killing the Burden_1

"Each stronghold could have a hundred or so people, do you really think you could kill them all? With just you guys? Really?"

Brother Zhang was full of mockery and disdain. Everyone was startled, looking at their own hands. Yes, did they really have the stomach for killing? The time they spent living in the shelter was like paradise to any outside survivors! But for the ones living in the shelter, it wasn’t a big deal, their exposure to the outside world and its survivors was less graphic.

At present, they found anyone who committed murder to be cruel and ruthless. If it wasn’t necessary, they wouldn’t want to kill for wealth or for life. The moral values established before the Apocalypse were still intact, their humanity still existed, their worldview wouldn’t allow it!

If it was just killing one or two, perhaps some of them would dare, or each one might have the guts to kill if they steeled their hearts, but to slaughter hundreds? Even thinking about it made their hearts tremble!

"Then what should we do?"

"I don’t have a problem with it, you guys just listen to what Qiongli says, after all, I’m not very sociable." Brother Zhang said nonchalantly, his words carrying a dangerous undertone. There was a high chance that Qiongli would be isolated, with him taking the lead.

People were silent for a moment, perhaps compared to their own lives, the lives of the hundred others were insignificant. Immediately, some of the younger ones raised their hands.

"Brother Zhang, we’ll follow you!"

Brother Zhang chuckled, a dangerous glint in his eyes. The steady middle-aged man sensed something was off, he opened his mouth as if to speak, but didn’t say a word. Meanwhile, Brother Zhang added fuel to the fire: "Ladies and gentlemen, we’re living in the apocalypse now. As the old saying goes, every man for himself or heaven and earth will destroy him! In this era, we cannot view it with the perception that we had before the apocalypse, it’s a dog eat dog world! If we don’t eat others, we’ll be eaten. I’m only thinking for you guys, Qiongli is very kind-hearted, certainly, I can’t deny that..."

Brother Zhang suddenly emphasized "But! Her kindness might threaten our lives! Would you allow that to happen? No one will pay for your kindness! The outsiders will merely take advantage of your kindness and then harm you, do you agree to that?"

"We disagree!"

"That’s right! This is the truth, this era lacks laws, everyone can do whatever they wish, for example, with women..." As he spoke, his eyes lewdly scanned the women present, putting a chill in their hearts!

The others were hesitant, but also yearning.

"Though there are downsides to being in this era, we are not obligated to bear them. Just look at those rider gangs, do they do as they wish? Before the apocalypse, how many of you could afford a wife? How many of you were wealthy? Hmm? The goddesses you couldn’t obtain, you can now steal! The wealth you couldn’t get, you can now steal! The people you dared not kill before, you can now murder! There is no law here! And we don’t need it! What those rider gangs dare to do, we can do too. You all saw what happened yesterday, didn’t you? That family of three... We might become like those rider gang members, but that’s only a possibility, in this world, the fate of that family of three is destined to be ours, it is inevitable. But why can’t we enjoy ourselves before death? That way, there’ll be no regrets when we die, right?"

Brother Zhang’s face was filled with madness, his words extremely piercing. Yes, living in this apocalyptic world, who could guarantee a safe and unharmed lifetime? Even though they had come from the shelter, under the protection of Level 3 New Human Qiongli, they hadn’t witnessed too much darkness, but the world was already like this.

They weren’t fools and could naturally see some things. They hadn’t witnessed much darkness, but simply understanding it was enough. This was human nature, others might act recklessly in a world without laws and one day they might die, but would staying kind-hearted and good prevent them from death?

Brother Zhang’s words had stirred up the base instincts of humanity. Plus, everyone wanted to perform actions they didn’t dare to do before the apocalypse. So this moment, they were tempted.

If someone developed a highly free-to-play game during peaceful times, similar to the game GTA but without missions, only living within the game, then at least 90% of people in the game would commit murder, do things they wouldn’t dare to do in real life!

It was inevitable! Why should we remain kind while others commit evil and enjoy themselves? Who will pay for our kindness? Would anyone step out when the kind-hearted are being hurt?

That was simply impossible!

The darkness within people was being aroused, they looked at the few women behind with strange eyes. However, their morals hadn’t been completely shattered by Brother Zhang, until his next words toppled the last straw of humanity in their hearts.

"This..."

"Actually, you guys don’t need to worry. I’ve encountered such situations many times, but I’m still alive. Also, I have ways to help you escape, but the prerequisite is that you guys have to listen to me!"

"Whether or not we can survive depends on you guys. Qiongli is right, most survivor bases won’t let you guys lead the lives you did before the Apocalypse, it’s just another Lin City, and the Chenyang base is one of the few resourceful survivor bases. Aside from there, wherever we go, we’ll still be starving, and the lives of common people will be toyed with by New Humans at will. It’s not a place we should go to. I suppose you guys wouldn’t want to go either. Chenyang base is where we should be headed, but the path ahead is filled with dangers. Carrying burdens, we’d be very tired...hehe."

Brother Zhang chuckled ominously. People understood what he was saying. But thinking about it, they concluded he was right. Currently, there were six elderly people within the group, they needed constant care. This not only consumed manpower but also wasted resources. Losing people to protect them during a crisis was a likelihood.

But who should die? No one wishes it’d be them. Might as well...kill off the old ones first. Comparatively, it felt more humane if their own people killed them than being thrown outside to be chewed on by zombies.

For a moment, many harbored resentment towards the elderly people who only ate and did no work. As soon as Brother Zhang finished speaking, several robust men grabbed the clubs and started walking towards the terrified elderly.

"What are you doing? Qiongli won’t let you get away with this!"

"What’s wrong with us?"

"Get lost! Murder! Help!"

The old people yelled in fear, but no one paid them any attention. Instead, they were annoyed that the old people dared to accuse them. Didn’t they deserve to die?

One person, a child of the old folk, stood up to try and stop the killing, but he was knocked unconscious by one of the killers.

"Kill these old geezers!"

"Brother Zhang, we’ll listen to you as long as you can lead us to survival!"

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