I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 844 - 841: More Like a Cage

Chapter 844: Chapter 841: More Like a Cage

"Hey, big brother, could you help me with the door? This matter is serious. Your Marshal is playing with your lives as a joke,"

Dura pleaded, but the soldier seemed to pick up on something from Tang Ye’s conversation with her and shook his head, "You better leave. Otherwise, the chief will really kill you."

At that, Dura despaired, but soon she regained her composure. It was true that there were no human rights inside Jiuge, but after all, she had been mixing there for so many years, and she also had quite an ambiguous relationship with the leader Amuka. She knew she would suffer upon her return, but it didn’t necessarily mean death.

As long as she didn’t die, everything else could be discussed.

She dusted off her collar, regaining her dignified appearance at the start, and looked at the two Level 4 New Humans beside her.

"You heard what Li Henian just said, didn’t you? What does he mean?"

The two men were both clueless, shaking their heads. As for Tang Ye’s inexplicable words, who knew what they meant.

"There must be something we don’t know about. Now that it’s cut off, we need to go back and explain clearly. If possible, those above might have done something that none of us knows about and then it was noticed by Li Henian. No wonder he spoke in that tone just now."

"If that’s true, then the situation is troublesome."

"What’s there to be afraid of? The people of the United District are all spineless. They can’t beat us."

"Li Henian is too arrogant. When we go back, we’ll tell the leader to declare war!"

The group chattered away in a foreign language. Watching the two Level 4 New Humans looking indignant, she gave a wry smile. During the era of the Seven Commissioners, Jiuge had mostly won against the United District in wars, and over time, Jiuge’s soldiers had developed some pride and confidence, always believing their army was the most powerful.

But now the United District was different. The biggest change was from collective rule to the rule of a dictator, with the Peace Party becoming the leading force. As for the Peace Party, they knew nothing about it, including Li Henian and the high-ranking officials within the Peace Party.

Although they had conducted some investigations and knew about the Peace Party’s shockingly formidable Dead Knight Corps, this understanding was merely recognition. When it really came to fighting, they had no idea which side would have the advantage. What was more troublesome was that the Peace Party had also driven zombies to attack opposing forces in the past.

This man-made zombie tide was even more peculiar. When there were not enough soldiers, they would fall back on zombies, the most disgusting skill in war, and it seemed the Peace Party had found a way to prevent the zombies from attacking themselves.

Moreover, Li Henian was a decisively unyielding person who would never submit to external forces. Faced with provocation, he would always accept it directly and fight until his home was destroyed, and the leader of Jiuge’s first faction, Amuka, was of the same disposition.

Knowing the arrogant words spoken by Li Henian, the outbreak of war was inevitable.

"Forget it, I won’t jinx myself. What do I care if war breaks out or how many people die? As long as I’m alive, that’s fine."

After much thought, Dura decided to report Tang Ye’s words to Amuka without any alteration.

Dura had left the United District, and in the days that followed, the incidents of Peace Party soldiers being attacked and killed while on patrol continued; there were incessant deaths. As a result, many soldiers were unwilling to go on patrols without the escort of high-level New Humans. However, Tang Ye did not force them, and simply ordered the soldiers to temporarily stop patrolling.

During this time, he sent out countless Level 4 and above New Humans to accompany the patrols. Although some of the patrol teams did not encounter any incidents, others suffered severe casualties even under the protection of the high-level New Humans.

There were even six Level 4 New Humans from the Peace Party who died at the hands of the attackers. Once again, Bai Huipeng followed Tang Ye’s instructions to accompany the troops. But this visit turned out worse than not going at all. Those assailants targeted not only the Level 3 and Level 4 New Humans but also Level 5 New Humans!

Upon returning, Bai Huipeng was severely wounded and almost lost his life. For this, Tang Ye was furious. He directly ordered Ah Fu, Hatred, or Xu Haishui to accompany the patrols or even went into the field himself to lure out the attackers. However, unfortunately, the assailants were very familiar with the most powerful members of the Peace Party. Every time Tang Ye and others followed, nothing would happen to the patrol teams they accompanied.

However, on one occasion, Xu Haishui inadvertently witnessed an attack unfolding while he was outside and immediately intervened. Though those assailants were highly vigilant, Xu Haishui instantly killed three upon appearing, but the rest, seeing the situation turn dire, immediately fled. Although Xu captured one of them alive, soon after, the captured person’s comrades risked death to kill him.

It seemed they were very afraid of the Peace Party learning about their origins. To ensure their secrets remained uncovered and that the captive would not divulge everything under the Peace Party’s severe interrogation, they had no choice but to act this way.

Nonetheless, as Tang Ye discontinued the daily patrols, the frequency of these attacks decreased significantly. Furthermore, with more and more matters arising in the United District, Tang Ye could only set this issue aside for the time being.

With the end of summer, the fourth year before the Apocalypse officially entered autumn. After Tang Ye refused Jiuge’s request, he knew that war was inevitable. As the Marshal of the entire United District, the war with Jiuge was most directly related to him.

Never fight an uncertain battle. One night, Tang Ye and Ah Fu, accompanied by a corpse wolf and a corpse vulture, left the United District and entered the corpse tide engulfed by darkness on the wasteland.

After several battles, the numbers of the Peace Party’s Dead Knight Corps dwindled. Before the war broke out, he needed more Death Knights to face the imminent war.

Inside the United District, where the early lights were lit, the entire city displayed the prosperity from before the Apocalypse. Although there were a few dirty "black spots," which were ruins left after the war, they did not affect people’s lives here. From a bird’s-eye view of the entire United District, the colossal wall to keep out zombies created a tight cocoon around the city, keeping everything outside at bay.

The majestic wall seemed to protect humanity, but for some, it felt more like a cage. The beings within were imprisoned, like birds caged by humans. While they lost their freedom, they did not have to face the cruel laws of nature.

At the East-3 gate on the edge of the United District, the night watch soldiers quietly watched the survivors and Bounty Hunters coming and going. Those emerging from the darkness in front were hunters who left during the day to hunt high-level zombies and returned at night, their sole means of livelihood.

However, keeping night watch was dull, and it wasn’t long before a few soldiers began to chat amongst themselves.

"Hey, do you think an assassin might come to kill us?"

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