After crossing, I will open a shop in the end of the world

Chapter 534 Escape

As usual, all the zombies inside the house were driven out, leaving only food on the table. Even after they left, the zombies closed the door behind them.

Nuoxin leaned back on the sofa, gazing languidly at the distant night sky, letting her mind wander amidst weariness and confusion.

She couldn't understand.

After being taken away by the zombies, she thought she wouldn't survive.

However, in reality, she survived, and thrived, at least on the surface. She had no worries about supplies, no fear of zombies. It's hard to imagine that this is the standard of living a human should have in a zombie-infested city?

She was well aware that all of this was related to the zombie king.

Dark King?

“Qu An…” Nuoxin murmured with a low gaze.

Humans who become zombies are nothing but walking corpses. Upon becoming a zombie, their human consciousness is completely annihilated; the consciousness of a high-level zombie belongs to the newly born monster consciousness within that body. This new consciousness has no connection whatsoever to the original human consciousness.

This conclusion was reached by scientists six months after the apocalypse began, and it has been verified.

Therefore, they defined zombies as corpses that spontaneously take over by the virus after it kills humans.

Low-level zombies rely on instinct, while high-level zombies develop consciousness.

Do zombies remember their friends from their previous lives? At least since the apocalypse, not a single case has been found.

Noxin reviewed the common knowledge about zombies in the post-apocalyptic world. She looked at the food on the table that the zombies had somehow scavenged and that was still obviously very fresh, and she became more and more puzzled.

Dark King? Qu An...

Why was she still alive when she was captured, and even without any wounds on her body?
Because he still retains his memories as a human? Or... is she just a caged bird he kept on a whim?

Nosin's eyes flickered. She shook her slightly heavy head, clearing her mind of the jumbled thoughts. She returned to her seat at the table and began eating expressionlessly to replenish her energy. As she moved, a crumpled piece of paper peeked out from her side pocket. The words on it were faintly visible—Escape Plan (65th Time).

……

In the still of the night, outside this eerily normal villa in the zombie city, the area is now surrounded by zombies.

They were all driven out.

Their not-so-bright brains were slightly puzzled, but their king must have his reasons for treating such a delicious meal this way. They only needed to obey the king's commands, even if the king was currently telling them to obey the food, to a certain extent.

While they were puzzled and whispering amongst themselves, Nuoxin had already quietly stood at the back door of the villa. After her sixty-fifth escape, she had basically figured out the area around the villa.

Based on her previous 64 experiences, this was the place with the highest success rate for leaving the villa.

This location faces outwards from the city and is furthest from the territories of other zombie kings, so there are fewer zombies roaming here compared to other places. Furthermore, zombies are inflexible; even if they repeatedly traverse the same routes, they won't increase their defenses, which saves Noxin the trouble of extensively replanning the routes.

Therefore, this is her best route.

In fact, by the 64th time, she had escaped to the edge of the city without alerting any zombies, but she was unlucky and happened to run into the Dark King, who was returning from a stroll. So she was brought back again.

But today, she noticed unusual activity from the zombies. Sure enough, the Dark King disappeared in the afternoon, and by nightfall, thousands upon thousands of zombies had emerged, leaving very few zombies in the city.

Although she was somewhat worried that these zombies might be up to something big, she decided to wait until she escaped.

This is her best chance.

When the last wandering patrolling zombie disappeared around the corner, the opportunity that Noxin had been waiting for finally arrived.

During the 20-second window, take out the two zombies on guard duty.

Covered in rotting flesh and blood, concealing the fresh scent of humanity, Noxin silently approached the zombie on guard duty. Flames coalesced in her hand, drawing the heat to its extreme, instantly piercing the zombie's head and destroying its core. The zombie didn't even utter a sound before slowly collapsing.

Without coveting the zombie's level-three crystal core, it destroyed it with a single blow and then quietly disappeared.

When the other zombie turned around, it only found its companion crouching on the ground, leaning against the wall.

It barked at it, but received no response. Somewhat puzzled, it was just about to go over to check when it suddenly shuddered, lost its ability to move, and collapsed to the ground.

Great, less than 10 seconds.

Although she didn't know exactly what was going on with the Dark King, her current strength was largely thanks to his help.

Without pausing, Nuoxin turned and fled outside.

Fifteen seconds later, Nuoxin heard the roar of zombies behind her. She dared not relax for a moment and all that was left was to hide and escape.

As long as the Zombie King is gone, hope remains.

Suddenly, the surrounding plants came to life, and the vines grew wildly, crashing down on her like venomous snakes.

Noxin quickly bent down and rolled to the side, while simultaneously flinging a large ball of flame from her hand, which struck the pursuing vines and exploded, producing thick smoke and intense light.

Noxin felt her heart pounding, but her mind remained unusually calm. Assessing her location and following the terrain she remembered, she stealthily made her way through the thick smoke.

"As long as I get out of the range, that's fine," she thought to herself.

Then, the next second, her head felt like it had been hit by a heavy hammer, and she was in excruciating pain.

Zombie King! A psychic zombie king!

A thought flashed through Noxin's mind, and she was utterly horrified.

Just as she was about to fall to the ground, a pair of hands caught her.

Nuoxin was terrified and was about to struggle when she heard a familiar voice.

"It's me, Yunyou. Don't make a sound, come with me first."

A deep blue glint flashed in Yun You's eyes, and in the blink of an eye, the two disappeared from the spot.

In the next instant, the vine pierced through the smoke and crashed to the ground, only to miss its target.

The smoke cleared.

The Illusion King appeared where the vines had smashed open the ground, looking at the empty spot: "Interesting."

Just as it was about to search again, it received the Emperor's order.

"Alright, let's get moving and help the Dark King take over the base."

The Illusion King hesitated for a moment, then said, "Yes."

The Dark King brought back an ordinary human; he couldn't cause any trouble.

If something goes wrong... perfect, that'll give Dark King a run for his money.

The Illusion King stroked its vines. Fortunately, it had the Wood King's crystal core, which allowed it to recover so quickly. It had turned misfortune into blessing and gained new abilities.

It's time to seek revenge on humanity.

(End of this chapter)