[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apocalypse-king-of-zombies":3,"chapter-apocalypse-king-of-zombies-apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-1164":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Apocalypse: King of Zombies",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},697261,930,"Chapter 1164: It’s totally possible","apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-1164",1164,"\u003Cp>Void Realm, down in the mountain hollow...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tastes good, huh?\" Ethan asked, watching the white-furred apes hug their roasted wolf meat and chow down like their lives depended on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar roar...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the white-furred apes had zero time to pay him any attention. Every one of them looked like they wished they’d been born with a few extra mouths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan chuckled, then sliced off a Bloodfang Wolf leg and started gnawing on it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And damn—this roast wolf wasgood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just his grilling skill. The real key was the Bloodfang Wolf’s meat itself. The texture and fat were practically made for barbecue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan took one bite and couldn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So there they were—eight white-furred apes and one human—sitting on the ground in bizarre harmony, tearing into roasted meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the ten-plus roasted wolves Ethan had cooked were completely wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a bone left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-furred apes patted their bellies. This time, they were truly satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Stage C white-furred ape leader reached out and patted Ethan on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar roar roar...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Your meat is insanely good! From now on, you roll with us. As long as you keep grilling for us, no beast in this region will dare mess with you!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ghk—\" Ethan grabbed his shoulder, his face twisting. In his head, he couldn’t help complaining:Do you have any idea how strong your hand is? Could you not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily Ethan wasn’t weak. Otherwise, that single \"friendly pat\" might’ve ruined his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed the spot, not fully understanding what the ape had said—but he could guess. It wanted him to keep cooking in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant... he was halfway there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can grill,\" Ethan said, looking at the leader, \"but you’ve gotta do me a favor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ape stared blankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan sighed and went back to charades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at a Titan Ape corpse on the ground, then pointed at his own head and mimed getting smacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me... got bullied by... Titan Apes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That did it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-furred apes instantly flew into a rage. They’d understood perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ROAR ROAR ROAR—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(They dared bully our good buddy?! Those black-furred freaks are tired of living! Come on—bro, we’ll go wreck them for you!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader thumped its chest, then pointed forward, signaling Ethan to lead the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that hard work grilling hadn’t been wasted. These white-furred apes were loyal—way more loyal than he expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan lifted his chin and strode toward the exit like he owned the place. In his whole life, he’d never gone into a fight with this much confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-furred apes hurried after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, one man and eight white-furred apes arrived at the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan stared at the empty passage, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Titan Apes still hadn’t come back to block it after all this time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on the way over, he hadn’t seen a single Titan Ape shadow. Had they been scared off by the white-furred apes and gone into hiding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan activatedTrue Sightand swept his gaze around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing. Not a single Titan Ape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys wait here. I’m going to check the area,\" Ethan said out of habit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and started walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the second he moved, several white-furred apes immediately followed, like they were afraid he’d run off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan facepalmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah. They were officially attached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, fine.\" He pointed at them, then pointed around the area. \"You—split up. Search.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader nodded, then barked orders at the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the white-furred apes shot off in different directions, while the leader stayed glued to Ethan’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan couldn’t do much about that. He sighed. \"Come on, then. We’ll search too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One human and one white-furred ape moved quickly through the forest, searching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even after they traveled from the exit all the way to Ironback Rat territory, they still didn’t find a single Titan Ape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan couldn’t make sense of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had been so many Titan Apes. They couldn’t have just... vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of a sudden, something clicked in Ethan’s head. His expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell me...\" His voice went tight. \"Those guys went to Earth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit.\" The thought hit him like a hammer. \"It’s totally possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move. Back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan spun and sprinted for the exit. The white-furred ape leader immediately followed, pounding after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In no time, the man and ape were back at the Void Realm exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other white-furred apes had returned too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Same result—none of them had seen a single Titan Ape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, Ethan was basically certain the Titan Apes had gone out through here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And thinking about how strong that troop was, a cold worry crawled up his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With their strength, once they hit Earth... wouldn’t they just bulldoze everything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please don’t let Chris run into them,Ethan thought grimly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the white-furred apes beside him. His eyes sharpened, and he pointed at the exit as he spoke to their leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want more good food or not?\" He gestured emphatically. \"Come with me, and you’ll feast like kings!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mimed eating, then put on a blissed-out \"so delicious I’m ascending\" expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all this time, their communication had gotten smoother. Most of the time, if Ethan acted something out, the white-furred apes could get the gist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader looked up at the twisted space of the passage, hesitation in its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the Titan Apes, they’d grown up in this forest and never left it. The idea of walking into an unknown world made them uneasy on an instinctive level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the thought of even more food outside made the leader’s gaze waver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After tasting barbecue, its resistance to \"delicious\" had basically dropped to zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well?\" Ethan pressed. \"If you’re not coming, I’m going out alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader roared at the others, clearly asking for their opinions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, these white-furred apes were... more human than most mutant beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most mutant beasts ran on absolute authority from their leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the white-furred apes actually consulted each other. Even earlier, when there’d only been one roasted wolf, the leader had still shared it instead of hogging everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been another species, the leader would’ve kept it all. In the mutant beast world, the boss eats first—everyone else gets scraps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that alone, Ethan could tell their intelligence was higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking it over, the other apes nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Boss, we’re curious about the outside. Let’s go see it!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Outside has more tasty stuff. I want it!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader nodded, then roared at Ethan and pointed outward—agreeing to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s lips curled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t surprised. After barbecue, how could they possibly resist the lure of more food?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan turned serious and looked at all of them. \"But let’s be clear. Once we’re out there, you have to listen to me. If you don’t, no barbecue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-furred apes stared at him, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan pinched the bridge of his nose. \"Crap. Language barrier. How do I even mimeobey me or no meat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being with these apes, he felt like he’d invented a whole sign language from scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it still had massive holes—half the things he wanted to say were impossible to act out cleanly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever.\" Ethan exhaled. \"We’ll deal with it after we get out. I’ll have Goldie and the others see if they can communicate with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed toward the passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan jumped into the spatial tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-furred apes hesitated for a beat...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, one by one, they plunged in after him.\u003C\u002Fp>",1255,"2026-06-02T09:29:45.972Z",1,"novelbin.me","b2b8752022cad4b34e9cd5ec29b2540ed8b294004fa23e1ae601787c4a41d764","apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-1165","apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-1163",1329,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-king-of-zombies-cover.jpg"]