I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 888 - 884: The Retreat of the Zombies?

Chapter 888: Chapter 884: The Retreat of the Zombies?

"What’s going on here, why is the door closed?"

Upon entering, Tang Ye immediately asked the officer, who seemed to have anticipated the question and calmly replied, "Marshal, during your absence these past few days, an incident occurred. The zombies from Longyang City suddenly gathered to form a horde and attacked the United District at nine o’clock this morning."

"A zombie horde?" The officer’s words only deepened Tang Ye’s confusion. Even after he left, the United District still had Ah Fu and Xu Haishui, two Level 6 zombies, holding the fort. High-level zombies only need to envelop their presence over a certain area to scare off any nearby low-level zombies from approaching. How could there be a zombie horde attacking the United District?

Even if all the world’s survivor bases fell, it wouldn’t be possible for the United District to be attacked by a zombie horde!

"How could there be an attack by a zombie horde? What exactly happened?"

"We also don’t know, we were almost about to sound the zombie horde alarm. Even Vice-President Tang said there was no way to handle it, and everyone was getting ready to hold off the horde!"

"Ah Fu? How could he have no way to deal with it?" Tang Ye frowned, finding the situation exceedingly strange. Even Ah Fu said there was no way to handle it, and he was a Level 6 zombie at that, no ordinary Level 6 zombie!

"This... we don’t know either, but we also found it strange, so Vice-President Xu asked us to close the main gate for these couple of days to see if there’s any abnormality in Longyang City."

"Where is Xu Haishui?" Tang Ye thought for a moment before asking. The fact that Ah Fu couldn’t stop or drive away the horde was definitely bizarre, but it wasn’t impossible. What if there were other Level 6 zombies within the horde? In a horde controlled by a Level 6 zombie, other zombies of the same rank can’t influence all of them. Only this possibility could explain why even Ah Fu had no solution.

But if Ah Fu had no way to deal with it, then Xu Haishui surely could not be in the same situation. That guy was a Level 6 psychic-type evolutionary zombie. His ability to influence his own kind was significant, and he could even control zombies one level higher than himself. With such ability, Xu Haishui couldn’t possibly be helpless against the horde like Ah Fu.

"Vice-President Xu has gone out. He said there seemed to be a Level 6 intelligent zombie in the horde, and he went to look for it..." The officer revealed, clearly showing that Xu Haishui hadn’t explained in detail to the soldiers about the intelligent zombie, which led to many of them letting their imaginations run wild about the term.

"An intelligent zombie? Another one?"

Tang Ye was stunned, and then glanced at Song Muyuan, who was also bewilderedly looking back at him.

He had previously encountered Song Muyuan, an intelligent zombie, and now there was another one, likely also an intelligent zombie.

If that were the case, it could be explained; after all, only an intelligent zombie of the same level as Xu Haishui could prevent him from influencing a Level 6 zombie that had already been affected by it.

The exchange of looks between the two drew the officer’s attention to Song Muyuan.

It was strange, the "person" beside Tang Ye was wrapped up tight in clothing, just like Xu Haishui, as if he were trying desperately to conceal a secret within his body. The skin on his face and arms exposed by the sleeves appeared extraordinarily pale, which might indicate he frequently lived in dark environments or possibly had poor health.

Overall, it seemed very odd. Whether it was Vice-President Tang Fu or Vice-President Xu, Gong Xiao, and other high-ranking members of the Peace Party, including President Li Henian, they all seemed to give off a non-human vibe.

"Just as expected of the President, the people who follow him are all a bunch of freaks," thought the officer to himself.

"Never mind Xu Haishui leaving. Since the incident happened the day before yesterday, what’s the situation now?" Tang Ye looked around. If the zombie horde that erupted the day before yesterday was too much for Xu Haishui and Ah Fu to drive away, then they were either still holding off the horde or it had already ended, but the latter seemed more likely.

Because Tang Ye had not seen any traces of an attack by the zombie horde in the United District, the only difference was that the guards on the zombie defense walls had become more vigilant.

The officer thought for a while, then organized his thoughts before answering, "Oh, it’s strange, the horde was still two kilometers away from the western gate when they suddenly retreated. That’s what’s puzzling us, too."

"They retreated?"

Tang Ye’s eyes flashed. If Xu Haishui and Tang Ye were both out of options, how could the zombie horde just retreat? Could there be another reason?

"Did the Vice-President say anything?" Tang Ye asked again.

"Not just us, but even the Vice-Presidents are clueless, Vice President Xu went out to investigate precisely because of this."

"Alright, as long as there hasn’t been any damage, that’s fine."

"Yes!" The officer nodded and then asked, "Marshal, should we let the people inside know you’ve arrived?"

"No need."

Tang Ye waved his hand, then proceeded inside with Song Muyuan. Before leaving, he glanced at the pile of corpses on either side.

After entering the United District and passing through the agricultural production area, they arrived on the streets, where they could gradually see the lively comings and goings of the residents. There was no sign on their faces that they had just experienced an attack by a zombie horde.

"Why did the zombie horde suddenly retreat?"

From what the officer had told him, many places were filled with confusion. But at this time, Tang Ye had no idea. He sensed for a moment and Xu Haishui seemed to be in Longyang City, apparently really looking for something.

However, from the direction he was moving, it looked more like he was wandering aimlessly.

"Hey, buddy, what are you looking for?"

"Oh, this is some good stuff. This is scale armor taken from a Level 5 zombie. Here, feel it, isn’t it tough? If you make armor out of it, the defense is top-notch. Seeing how you look, you must be a Bounty Hunter, right? You can’t get good stuff from the military, but this scale armor is enough to rival those mobile armors. Since you’re a fellow Bounty Hunter, I’ll give you a discount. It’s supposed to be forty-five Yajin, but for you, I’ll let it go for thirty. How’s that?"

Before Tang Ye, at the stall of a survivor, a person approached, clad in colorful clothes as if painted, wearing a cap with the visor down, only revealing the lower half of the face. Without a word, the newcomer looked briefly at a piece of armor plating the size of a tabletop on display.

Seeing this, the stall owner quickly started his enthusiastic pitch. Although he claimed the scale armor was plucked from a Level 5 zombie, Tang Ye could tell at a glance that this was not from a Level 5 zombie but clearly the scales from a Level 3 zombie.

It was unknown whether the newcomer had recognized this, as it’s difficult for the average person to distinguish with the naked eye parts taken from a zombie and determine their level, but he also didn’t speak. He reached into his pocket and took out a small pouch, which likely contained Yajin.

Seeing this, the stall owner immediately knew the deal was sealed and eagerly accepted it, while the newcomer let go and walked away with the piece of scale armor.