Apocalypse: Why did you provoke her? She's a cultivator.

Chapter 168 Flattening the Human Base
At this moment, Shi Xichen suppressed the fluctuations of his god-level superpowers and stood in the deathly silent zombie domain.

He glanced at the crawling zombies around him, exuding an indifferent and controlling aura unique to gods.

He looked down at his long, slender, fair hands, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

That smile carried an air of arrogance.

"First thing tomorrow morning, raze all human bases to the ground!"

The sound wasn't loud, but it clearly pierced the deathly silence of the zombie zone, startling a few rotting crows that had been perched on the withered bones.

They flapped their wings and flew away, their instinctive fear keeping them from getting too close to him.

Shi Xichen stood at the forefront of the horde of corpses, his dark robes fluttering in the decaying wind.

He looked down at the thousands of zombies crawling at his feet. Some had missing limbs, and some had festering skin, but they all let out low, hoarse growls of submission under his oppressive aura, like puppets waiting for orders.

His voice, carrying the penetrating power unique to god-level superhumans, struck the consciousness of every zombie clearly: "Turn them all into our kind!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the horde of corpses erupted into a frenzied frenzy, with the sound of severed limbs striking the ground echoing everywhere, as if cheering for the impending massacre.

Among the horde of zombies below, Nengming looked at Shi Xichen with admiration.

He felt incredibly lucky, even though he had initially used it as a mount.

But he's the Zombie King, so being his mount is an honor for him.

Not far away, a woman clutched the hem of her skirt.

Her long, curly hair was slightly disheveled by the wind. She had been beaming with joy because Shi Xichen had broken through to the God level, but his cold words had completely extinguished that joy.

If Ye Qiumian were here right now, she would recognize her at a glance.

She was Lin Yue, Ye Qiu Mian's only good friend during her school days.

Lin Yue staggered forward and stopped three steps away from Shi Xichen.

His voice trembled urgently, "Achen, we can't do this! Humanity doesn't have any god-level beings yet, but there are at least dozens of level nine ability users, and various heavy defensive weapons. We might not win; on the contrary..."

"We might not win?" Shi Xichen turned his head, his dark eyes devoid of any warmth, only surging ferocity.

Lin Yue's words were like a needle, piercing his carefully maintained calm and stirring up deeply buried memories.

At that time, he had just become a zombie, and his consciousness was in a daze. He only remembered that his bones felt like they had been dismantled and reassembled, and he trembled with pain with every step he took.

Several menacing humans surrounded it, guns raised, shouting, "Kill it and take the crystal core!"

The bullet grazed his arm, leaving a bloody wound.

On another occasion, he hid in a cabinet in an abandoned hospital, listening to humans outside using their fire powers to burn the corpses of their own kind.

The scorching heat and the pungent smell of burning are still etched into his instincts.

“They’ve never given me a way out.” Shi Xichen’s fingertips turned slightly white, his tone as cold as ice. “Why should I give them a way out now?”

He raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping over Lin Yue's pale face, and continued, "Once all humans have turned into zombies, there will be no more 'outcasts' on this Blue Star, and no one will hold weapons and treat us as prey to be slaughtered."

“But those are countless lives. Even though we’ve become zombies, it wasn’t them who did it…” Lin Yue’s voice grew weaker and weaker.

She looked at the unyielding hatred in Shi Xichen's eyes.

He suddenly realized that the pain of becoming a zombie over the years was etched into his very bones, and could not be erased by simply saying "there are good people among humans too."

Shi Xichen stopped looking at her and raised his hand to press down on the horde of zombies. The previously restless zombies instantly quieted down, leaving only heavy breathing.

An invisible force enveloped the entire zombie domain, and every zombie clearly received the order to attack tomorrow.

Target: All human bases!
"My decision is final." His voice was flat, yet carried an undeniable air of authority.

Lin Yue stood frozen in place, her long, curly hair fluttering in the wind, obscuring the despair in her eyes.

The wind whipped up pebbles from the ground, which hit her ankles; the icy touch mirrored her mood at that moment.

She knew that once Shi Xichen made up his mind, no one could stop him.

Tomorrow, the sky over Blue Star will change.

But why did she always feel uneasy, as if something was going to happen to Shi Xichen?

No, she couldn't let anything happen to Shi Xichen!
The next day.

The morning mist, carrying a putrid stench, pressed down on the zombie-infested area.

Just as a sliver of light peeked through the gray sky, a deafening commotion erupted from the ground.

Tens of millions of zombies are converging from all directions, the screech of severed limbs dragging on the ground and the low growls from murky throats intertwining, like a giant black net slowly spreading towards the human base.

Lin Yue hadn't slept a wink all night; her eyes were bloodshot, and she was still clutching the data she hadn't finished writing the night before.

The layout of the human base's defenses, as well as the number of level eight and nine ability users, were written on it in dense detail.

But looking at the horde of corpses before him, those words seemed to have been soaked in water, becoming utterly meaningless.

She rushed forward, grabbed Shi Xichen's sleeve, and said worriedly, "Xichen, please don't attack the human base, okay? There are elderly people and children in the human base, and they haven't hurt you."

Moreover, a combined attack from level nine ability users could destroy half of a zombie zone, and we…”

Shi Xichen didn't turn around, but simply raised his hand and gently brushed her hand away.

His gaze fell on the front of the horde of zombies, where several high-level zombies were banging their heads against the ground, making muffled sounds of submission.

"No need to say anything more, my mind is made up." His voice was shrouded in the morning mist, cold as ice. "Let's go."

As soon as the words were spoken, the zombies at the front took the lead and the dark mass of people started moving instantly, like a black torrent that devoured everything.

Lin Yue wanted to chase after her to persuade her, but her wrist was suddenly grabbed.

Neng Ming, dressed in the same black outfit as Shi Xichen, remained expressionless, but his knuckles were white: "Sister Lin Yue, don't try to persuade him. After Wang broke through to the God level, all he has left in his mind is revenge. You can't stop him; you'll only upset him."

"But those were millions of lives!" Lin Yue tried to break free, her eyes welling up with tears. "He knew perfectly well that only a few people had hurt him back then..."

“But what the King remembers is the cold stares of all humanity.” Nengming’s tone turned serious as he released her wrist. “If you keep causing trouble, he will only order you to go back. Are you really willing to leave the King behind and go back?”

Lin Yue stopped in her tracks, staring blankly at Shi Xichen's retreating figure.

He walked in the middle of the horde of zombies, his black hair billowing in the wind, and the pressure of his god-level superpowers emanating from him, preventing the surrounding zombies from getting any closer.

In the morning mist, his figure appeared particularly lonely and unfamiliar.

She clenched her fists so tightly that her nails almost dug into her flesh.

Behind her, more and more hordes of corpses passed by; ahead of her was Shi Xichen, determined to seek revenge. She had no choice.