"Xiao Niu, are you alright?"

The face of Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming, filled with hostility, showed a hint of panic. He rushed to Bai Xiqin but abruptly stopped in his tracks.

His eyes scrutinized Bai Xiqin up and down.

A few drops of black zombie blood splattered on her fair face, appearing starkly contrasted against her pale skin.

Her clothes were also stained pitch black.

Her hair was slightly disheveled, with strands clumped together by the black blood.

Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming clenched his fist tightly, the hostility on his body growing even harsher.

In that moment, he was reminded of the time when he was most helpless.

He deceived himself that coming back to the present could save Xiao Niu, sparing her from the pain of self-detonation.

But in reality, these memories clung like maggots on a bone, impossible to forget.

Every moment, he thought about how desperate her frail form must have been while being dissected.

Now seeing her in danger again, for a moment, he wanted to wipe out all zombies and humans.

It seemed only then could she live peacefully in this world.

"I’m fine, thanks to your timely arrival."

Bai Xiqin smiled gently at Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming, her eyes curving in delight.

Seeing the smile on Bai Xiqin’s face, all the hostility rising in Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming’s heart instantly dissipated.

The smile was like a remedy that could heal him, no matter how violent his emotions raged, they could be instantly dissolved.

If post-apocalypse, he could see this sunny smile every day, he certainly wouldn’t have done so many intimidating things.

If she was always there, he wouldn’t even touch flesh and blood.

If she was in the safe base, the zombie horde would never attack the gates of the safety base.

If she were always there...

The future world became so terrible simply because that world was missing one person.

In Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming’s eyes, there was a hint of self-loathing, a disgust for himself.

He had done so many wrong things, and such a self was filthy beyond measure. If she knew, she would surely despise him, right?

Instinctively, Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming took a step back, wanting to approach that light, yet fearing he might dirty his sun.

"Xiao Niu, come here!"

Middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan reached out to grab Bai Xiqin’s wrist, intending to pull her behind him.

The Zombie Emperor is very dangerous. Only those who have experienced that brutal future can understand.

"Oh, you’re hurt! We need to leave here quickly and immediately bandage the wound!"

Bai Xiqin noticed middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan’s bloody arm at once and quickly went over to support him.

Middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan tightly grasped Bai Xiqin’s wrist but kept his eyes fixed on the Zombie Emperor.

Not relaxing his vigilance for a moment.

In the future world, base after base was annihilated by wave after wave of zombie hordes.

The Zombie Emperor could effortlessly command High Rank Zombies to form a zombie horde, humanity’s greatest enemy.

"Xiao Ming, could you help us get out of here?"

Bai Xiqin glanced down the long path from which Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming had come.

Those were all High Rank Zombies. Walking directly through should be fine, especially since her old classmate was here.

But seeing the cautious looks of middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan and middle-aged Liu Jing, she had to ask once more.

Bai Xiqin assumed they were afraid of the zombie horde, while in fact, they feared Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming the most.

"Sure, I’ll take you."

Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming nodded lightly, his face full of hostility instantly replaced by a warm smile.

It seemed the hostility just now was an illusion.

With just a glance, the zombie horde bowed their heads in fear, staggering back a step.

The zombie horde began turning slowly, then dashed in one direction.

"Brother Zhang, you’re amazing!" Bai Yifan watched the zombies flee in haste and quickly added, "By the way, where’s Wang Ge?"

Wang Ge was the enemy who commanded the zombie horde to attack them and must be captured.

At least dozens of punches were needed to relieve the anger in one’s heart.

"He ran away. Leave this matter to me."

Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming flashed a perfectly timed smile, his voice as gentle as ever.

In the apocalypse, he rarely had such sunny smiles; his face was always ruthless.

But after arriving in this world, he always thought he must not be too fierce, fearing he might frighten her.

Though it wasn’t a genuine warmth, it was made to look no different from before.

Just like before the distant apocalypse.

Only he knew, beneath this warm sunny demeanor, lay hidden violent emotions.

At this moment, he wished to tear apart the boy named Wang Ge.

Just like before he came to this world, anyone who saw him would be shredded and fed to the zombie horde.

"Brother Zhang, you keep getting more impressive. It’s as if you’re not the same Brother Zhang from a few days ago."

Bai Yifan, with a look of admiration, gave Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming a thumbs up.

Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming smiled without saying a word.

Leng Yebai quietly pushed Bai Yifan’s thumbs down, his lips twitching subtly.

If nothing unexpected happened, the Zhang Yiming in front of them was the Zhang Yiming from the future.

Leng Yebai stood expressionlessly in front of Bai Xiqin, blocking Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming’s gaze.

The zombie horde soon disappeared from the Bai Family’s sight, leaving a layer of pitch-black blood on the ground, dyeing the earth black.

Bai Xiqin needed to bandage middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan’s wounds, so she supported him towards a clean area.

The group walked slowly on the blackened ground, occasionally getting black blood on the soles of their shoes, and the dirt beneath them turned into black mud.

"Brother Zhang, where did you send all the zombies?" Bai Yifan, seeing the black mud, frowned.

If they stayed clustered together, it would be a disaster anywhere. If Wang Ge got them back, they’d be in trouble again.

"They won’t come back. That person can’t command them anymore." Zombie Emperor Zhang Yiming glanced at the sky, skillfully masking the shadow that flashed in his eyes.

"Oh."

Bai Yifan felt reassured hearing Brother Zhang say so.

He thought, Brother Zhang probably made all the zombies his underlings!

Inciting zombies shouldn’t happen again; it’s too troublesome.

In some sense, they are his kind; perhaps, maybe, likely serving as his underlings now!

Out of the Bai Family’s sight.

Tens of thousands of zombies frantically fled from the area where the Bai Family was located.

They ran with all their might, ran desperately.

The whole ground began to tremble due to their running, akin to a small earthquake.

They kept running, and after a significant distance from the Bai Family, they stopped.

All the zombies stared blankly at the ones nearest to them, their ghastly faces opening wide.

Without warning, all the zombies began madly attacking the nearest ones.

Teeth and claws were put to use.

For a moment, rotting flesh flew, and black blood splattered.

The zombies, interested only in flesh and blood, bit ferociously into their fellow zombies’ rotting flesh, mercilessly tearing off large chunks.

The dense stench quickly spread through the zombie horde, as black blood splattered into the air, creating a black mist.