I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 998 - 995: Evolution in Madness

Chapter 998: Chapter 995: Evolution in Madness

"Uh~ah!"

Chen Zhou’an let out a cry of extreme grief and anger, and his legs began to twist under the force of his rampant emotions, ultimately transforming into a pair of inhuman limbs. His fingers also changed, shortening and bending, his nails burst forth as his skin sprouted strands of yellow hair, and his spine hunched as his height quickly soared to three meters and was nearing four!

Roar!

He let out a roar like that of a wild beast, Chen Zhou’an dropped to all fours, now completely devoid of any human appearance!

He had completely turned into a ferocious beast!

The transformation had taken only five or six seconds, but for a Level 7 New Human, this was far too long. In that time, Paint Man could have killed Chen Zhou’an three times!

Yet he didn’t make a move, his curiosity piqued, he wanted to see Chen Zhou’an’s transformation unfold.

An intrigued expression spread across his face until Chen Zhou’an, on all fours, opened his fanged mouth and continuously roared at him, then he finally realized.

"So he is a genetically modified human, I thought those creatures had gone extinct by now, I didn’t expect to encounter one here,"

In the Apocalypse, Paint Man, driven by vengeance, had traveled to many places and seen many things others hadn’t, including genetically modified humans.

In the early Apocalypse, New Humans had barely appeared, and even if they had, they were very rare, to the point that many survivor bases weren’t aware of their existence. Back then, no one thought that humans would evolve into New Humans, but neither could they let the zombies keep evolving, right?

That would only continue to shrink the living space of humans. So a genetic modification plan was conceived to help humans combat zombies. However, this plan varied from one region to another, and the approaches to modification were also different.

Thus, the genetic modification plan was just a general term.

Take Huachen Jiangtian for example, inside the Red Guards were one type, those red-muscled individuals were part of the genetic modification plan to directly change the genetic sequence, making people more powerful. In contrast, other places incorporated animal genes into humans, granting people some of the animals’ abilities. Judging by the mutated appearance of Chen Zhou’an, it was clear he had been infused with parts of a cheetah’s genetics.

However, after New Humans began to appear in the public eye, these genetically-modified humans gradually faded from public attention.

"I... I will make you pay for his life!"

In his intense rage, Chen Zhou’an didn’t heed a word that Paint Man had said. His massive calf muscles tensed, and with a roar, he transformed into a golden blur charging at Paint Man.

"Another one unafraid of death. What of it if he’s a genetically modified human? He is still a Level 5 New Human."

As he spoke, Paint Man casually grabbed the claw that Chen Zhou’an swung at him, and with a tug, he forcibly tore off one of his arms.

"Do you know how powerful I am?"

Paint Man’s voice echoed again as he slammed Chen Zhou’an into the ground with a "bang," with each of Chen Zhou’an’s claws effortlessly caught by Paint Man, not advancing even a millimeter. Facing such an absolute disparity in strength, he felt utterly powerless.

"I am a Level 7 New Human! Do you think you can defeat me?"

He walked toward Chen Zhou’an, talking as he did.

"However, I admire you for having the courage to challenge me, knowing well the gap between us. With such guts, you deserve to be a part of my face."

Paint Man pointed to the mask he wore on his head, which was woven from skin patches of different skin colors.

His words fueled Chen Zhou’an’s anger even more. The bloody corpse of Chen Zhouquan kept assaulting his nerves, making him increasingly furious. The cells in his body trembled with emotion, and a murderous intent surged out from within.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! I will kill you! I will kill you! Ahhhh! Zhou Quan, I will avenge you, I will kill you!"

Chen Zhou’an roared heartrendingly, blood streaming from his severed arm. Yet, he seemed immune to the pain, pushed his legs forcefully, and struck again!

Bang!

The moment he charged at Paint Man, he was flung back the next second, but quickly, Chen Zhou’an turned into a bolt of lightning and charged again. This sequence continued, and with each round, horrifying injuries appeared on his body. Paint Man seemed to be just toying with him, always holding back, never killing him outright. To him, torturing someone until their life was worse than death was more amusing than a direct kill.

Making his opponent’s will crumble was his favorite game, just like he himself had transformed amid endless despair, and he was well aware of the agony of the process.

Each injury only intensified Chen Zhou’an’s rage. He charged again and again, thrown back each time, but seemingly immune to fatigue, he managed to launch another attack in the shortest possible time!

Just to leave a mark that he had inflicted on his opponent!

This repetition dawned on Paint Man that something was amiss. With each charge, Chen Zhou’an’s burst of power seemed to increase from the last.

"Are you evolving?"

Paint Man narrowed his eyes, a familiar feeling. During his series of evolutions, several were driven by intense emotions, and now Chen Zhou’an seemed to be in such a state.

Chen Zhou’an did not respond, only grunted before charging at him again. But the next second, with no fancy moves, Paint Man slapped him away effortlessly, sending him flying over a hundred meters.

"We can’t keep playing this game; Tang Fu will arrive soon." At this moment, Mo Jun and one of his severely injured subordinates approached. Under a massacre by a Level 6 New Human, the scene was littered with dismembered bodies and rivers of blood. Mo Jun had sustained minor injuries, and of his dozen subordinates, most were dead, leaving only one severely wounded but lucky Level 5 New Human subordinate.

This battle had reduced Shen Luo Group’s combat power by over ninety percent. Even staying in Jiuge, they wouldn’t recover, was there still a need to linger here?

"That’s true."

Paint Man nodded, looking back at Chen Zhou’an with a horrifying intent to kill in his eyes. As the opponent came at him again, he clenched his fist and slammed it into Chen Zhou’an’s head!

"Seems this skin is not meant for me." He shook his head regretfully as his iron fist blew a cloud of blood mist from Chen Zhou’an’s head, and the man instantly fell flat on the ground.

Upon hearing that Tang Fu was on his way, Paint Man felt it was time to leave, not out of fear, but to avoid more trouble for himself.