I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 886 - 882: Song Muyuan Evolves

Chapter 886: Chapter 882: Song Muyuan Evolves

As Level 5 zombies in Xin City were being continuously killed by the horde, Tang Ye found a quiet place to silently wait.

A little over two hours passed, and in Tang Ye’s perception, the Level 5 zombies in Xin City one by one vanished from his senses. In the end, all Level 5 zombies in Xin City were extinguished, and a large number of other zombies had disappeared as well. However, for all the zombies in Xin City, this was merely a drop in the ocean.

But after the death of thirteen zombies, more than ten minutes passed, and Tang Ye still hadn’t sensed the birth of a Level 6 zombie. It was at this time that he knew the outcome: Song Muyuan had not evolved to Level 6.

The evolutionary energy needed to progress from a Level 5 zombie to Level 6 was simply too much.

Half an hour later, Song Muyuan finally found Tang Ye. Just as Tang Ye had speculated, Song Muyuan was still a Level 5 zombie. Other than having a bit more abundant energy inside his body, there was basically no change.

"Marshal, I’ve eaten all the zombies above Level 5, but..."

Seeing Tang Ye, Song Muyuan appeared somewhat ashamed. However, before he could finish his sentence, Tang Ye raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Enough, let’s move to the next city."

Without any unnecessary talk, Tang Ye took Song Muyuan towards the next city. There wasn’t much pressing business in the United District, and he wasn’t in a hurry to return. After all, having another Level 6 zombie could earn him a lot, which was better than anything else.

With Song Muyuan, Tang Ye deviated from the direction of the United District. However, to avoid walking all the time, Tang Ye and Song Muyuan robbed a gang of motorcycle bandits along the way. Under the threat of tens of thousands of zombies, the bandits, who had been thoroughly wicked, trembled as they brought out their best car, and practically begged the two to take a seat as if they were hosting great lords.

With a car to ride in, Tang Ye also got to appreciate the scenery along the way.

Arriving at Hongyou City, next to Xin City, the tragedy that unfolded in Xin began to play out in this city as well.

All zombies of Level 4 and below, including Level 4, were drawn by an unknown force, gathering from all directions.

All the Level 5 zombies in the city were suddenly assaulted by the horde, and in an instant, the silent wasteland city boiled over, with the zombie horde rushing towards the Level 5 zombies ahead like a burst dam’s floodwaters!

This bizarre scene delighted the survivors living on the tops of buildings.

"My goodness, is this some kind of lantern festival?"

"What’s gotten into this swarm of zombies?"

"We better not go out today, it’s weird."

As Song Muyuan began his hunting operation, Tang Ye, just like in Xin City, found a place to silently wait. At the same time, he was sensing how many Level 5 zombies were in this city. In Hongyou City, there were a few more Level 5 zombies than in Xin City, totaling fifteen, but still, no Level 6 zombie had appeared in this city.

Among these Level 5 zombies suddenly under siege by the tide of corpses, some had no idea what was happening here. Faced with attacks from numerous of their own kind, they could only passively retaliate, but a few special Level 5 zombies seemed to sense something. While fighting back, they collectively roared in anger toward one particular direction.

While resisting the assault of the "tide" composed of their own kind, they pushed forward in the direction the zombie horde was eyeing, and the direction they faced was precisely where Song Muyuan was located!

This time, the Level 5 zombies of Hongyou City were somewhat more troublesome than those in Xin City. Three hours later, Tang Ye sensed that the aura of the ninth Level 5 zombie in Hongyou City had vanished without a trace. After another ten minutes or so, all the zombies ceased their attacks.

The aura from where Song Muyuan was located began to change within Tang Ye’s perception, and a glint of light flashed in Tang Ye’s eyes.

Something was off! This could only mean that Song Muyuan was now able to evolve to Level 6!

Thinking this, Tang Ye no longer waited and rushed toward Song Muyuan’s location.

Taking only two minutes, Tang Ye arrived near where Song Muyuan was. Before him was a scene of carcasses; rotting blood covered the square, and the air was filled with the stench of decay.

The dead zombie bodies piled up to half a person’s height, and black-yellow or black-red viscous pus and blood merged into a pond where bubbles gurgled. Tang Ye saw several zombie heads floating in the pus-bloody pond, not dead but severely injured. Some bodies had parts missing, unable to move; they were like duckweed floating in a lake.

In the distance, the body of a versatile mutant zombie, over two meters tall, lay silently there, its body covered in bite marks, with large chunks of flesh missing in some places, revealing gray muscle tissue. And its head had rolled three meters away from its body.

The head had been violently cracked open, the dry and darkened brain tissue offered no sign of an Evolution Crystal, and inside the building nearby, Song Muyuan was there. As an intelligent zombie, he was clearly aware that the evolution process was the most fatal moment for zombies. Zombies undergoing evolution would be unconscious throughout the process, and should anything or anyone with ill intent approach during this time, they wouldn’t even know how they died.

Thus, he had found a safe place to complete his evolution.

Tang Ye walked into the building, which was a shopping mall, and entered a shop on the third floor. There, Song Muyuan lay still. The black "roots" that had emerged on his skin during his Level 5 evolution were now moving like liquid, further encasing his body.

The huge triangular scales on the back of his head extended towards his shoulders and then crazily grew toward Song Muyuan’s face until they covered his entire head.

Song Muyuan’s head was no longer recognizable in human form. After being covered and curved by the triangular scales, he seemed to be wearing a helmet; his head took the shape of a triangle, and the feelers on the back sides of his skull became sturdier. As they waved with the muscles attached, each spine looked frightfully menacing.

"Well, I have to wait for him again," Tang Ye couldn’t help saying. Zombie evolution was indeed good, but the waiting time was far too long; just sitting around for seven or eight hours—this kind of dull and boring wait was something zombies found loathsome.

At the same time, Tang Ye was alarmed by the energy required for a zombie to evolve to Level 6. In the small town, Song Muyuan had devoured two Level 5 Evolution Crystals, and despite swallowing thirteen in Xin City, he had not evolved until he came here and killed nine Level 5 zombies to evolve to Level 6.

All these numbers added up to a total of twenty-four Level 5 Evolution Crystals, meaning that to make one Level 5 zombie directly evolve to Level 6, it would require the sacrifice of twenty-four other Level 5 zombies!

This was undoubtedly terrifying, as it took as many as twenty-four Level 5 zombies to give rise to a single Level 6 zombie. No, actually, it should be twenty-five!

If that’s the case, then how many Level 6 zombies would be needed to give birth to a single Level 7 zombie?

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