[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apocalypse-king-of-zombies":3,"chapter-apocalypse-king-of-zombies-apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-1260":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},697357,930,"Chapter 1258: The Next Target: Fallen Star City","apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-1260",1260,"\u003Cp>Capítulo 1258: The Next Target: Fallen Star City\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Ethan and the others were focused on getting used to their new strength, the satellite phone on Ethan’s body suddenly started ringing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan frowned, puzzled, and picked up casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, his expression turned heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he hung up, he stood there in silence, thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Red-skinned. Humanoid. Tier 15 or above…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. That’s definitely something from the Void Realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected the Atlas Federation’s own Void Realm creatures to be the first to break out and cause trouble. Instead, the Yamato Empire had delivered a batch straight to their doorstep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re playing with fire,” Ethan muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ethan, what’s going on?” Chris and the others hurried over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General Kane just called. Nova City has a group of red-skinned monsters—absurdly strong. Minimum Tier 15.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tier 15?!” Everyone stared. “Nova City has a Void Realm too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.” Ethan shook his head. “Yamato Empire shipped them over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it—those Yamato bastards are trying to get us all killed!” Big Mike spat, furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah,” Ethan said. “That’s probably the idea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chris’s eyes lit up. “Then let’s hurry over and take a look. Perfect timing—we just got stronger and we’ve been dying to find an opponent. Tier 15 is perfect for practice!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Practice my ass,” Ethan said, rolling his eyes. “Keep talking and you’ll ‘practice’ yourself right into the grave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They used a Tier 9 sensing-type Enhanced to check them,” Ethan continued. “He couldn’t sense anything, so they’re guessing Tier 15 and up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In other words—Tier 15 is the floor. There’s no ceiling.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chris’s face went stiff. “So… they’re basically just guessing blind?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not exactly,” Ethan said. “The ‘Tier 15+’ part is solid. The gap’s just too big to measure beyond that. And honestly, this method was the only method.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big Mike scratched his head. “So are we going or not?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re going,” Ethan said. “We’ll check it out first. Those red-skins can’t fly. We’ve got Flint and the others—if we can’t win, we can run.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And worst case…” His gaze flicked sideways. “We’ve still got our secret weapon—Dopey. We’re not going to die that easily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright. Tell Miles,” Ethan said. “We leave tomorrow morning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed, half amused, half annoyed. “So much for staying home and resting. Guess I’m just built for hard labor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By that night, Miles and the “professors” he’d pulled together to study ancient language finally finished translating the Ritual Circle Compendium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miles had done it carefully. Anytime he hit a section he couldn’t fully understand, he copied it out separately and distributed pieces to different people to research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even after working all day, none of them had a complete picture of what they were studying—meaning there was no real risk of information leaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miles always operated like that: airtight. Even with people he trusted, he kept a hand hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this kind of thing, he was even more meticulous than Ethan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That evening, everyone ate together at a huge long table, and Ethan told them about what was happening in Nova City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Miles heard they were leaving again, he could only shake his head helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like building the new compound was going to be on him—again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was used to it at this point. And Nova City’s situation was urgent. He supported Ethan’s squad heading out as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early the next morning, the Fallen Star Squad mounted up and flew out of Fallen Star City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget Miles—even the ordinary people of Fallen Star City were speechless about their Commander, who never seemed to stick around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like the guy treated his own home like a roadside inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silverlake City compound…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The military-built major compound had already changed hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new force controlled Silverlake City now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Riverton City compound attacked, Silverlake’s people had laughed at them, convinced they were overreaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Riverton City suddenly produced a few towering, ugly brutes—things that barely looked human. They charged straight through artillery fire, crashed into the compound, and started slaughtering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who resisted was killed on the spot. That horrifying strength made everyone tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riverton’s fighters rode that momentum right through the gates. They stormed the command structure, butchered Silverlake City’s leadership, and forcibly seized control of the compound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It happened so fast that most of Silverlake City didn’t even have time to react before the flag changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking over, Riverton City’s leader, Garrett Knox, immediately declared himself Silverlake City compound’s new Commander. Any opposition was crushed with violence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the help of those terrifying powerhouses, he stabilized control quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, at the entrance of a massive mansion in the compound’s central area, Garrett and several Riverton City higher-ups arrived, each carrying a bowl of fresh blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garrett took a deep breath, then knocked carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come in!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A harsh, grating voice answered from inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garrett pushed the door open softly. He led the others in, then dropped to his knees at once, lifting the bowls above their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newly crowned Commander of Silverlake City compound looked like a groveling servant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, several tall, hideous “men” stepped out from deeper inside the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They took the bowls from Garrett’s hands and drank the blood in a single gulp, their faces twisting with intoxicated pleasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Monroe…” Garrett asked in a low voice. “Do we continue attacking other compounds next?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.” The leader—Monroe—spoke in a muffled, ear-grinding tone. “I’m going to make the people of this world… all become my slaves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned forward slightly, eyes gleaming. “You handle those things. As long as you stay loyal to us, you’ll be the head of these slaves in the future.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Lord Monroe!” Garrett’s face lit up with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Garrett and the others backed out and left the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monroe exchanged looks with his companions, all of them smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d never expected that stepping out from the place those weak little ants had entered would bring them to a world this beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They loved this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great view, abundant mysterious energy—and most importantly, the natives here were pathetically weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in their original world, they’d been low-tier creatures nobody respected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here they were living like kings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They spoke to each other in a harsh, guttural language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grrk… klak… vrash…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(I like this place. I’m not going back.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Vrak… krr.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Me neither.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Krrash… drak… vrash!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Then we seal the portal. This world will belong to us. We’ll have billions of slaves.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grr.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Yes.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere, the moment Garrett left the mansion, he immediately called a meeting and began drafting attack plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Lord Monroe backing him, Garrett’s strength had skyrocketed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crystal cores Monroe tossed out casually were the kind Garrett used to dream about. With barely any effort, Monroe had pushed him all the way up to Stage C.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank God he’d surrendered quickly back then. Otherwise, forget getting stronger—Riverton City compound would’ve been wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garrett didn’t think being a slave was shameful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a fool fights a losing battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Becoming a servant to these Void Realm creatures had let him casually rise into the seat of a major compound’s ruler—something he’d never dared to hope for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, he’d lost some dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out in the open, in front of everyone else? He had more dignity than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, right,” Garrett said, tapping the table. “I had you investigate where that so-called Fallen Star City is. Any results?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.” A subordinate nodded. “Fallen Star City is actually in Golden Valley State, in a remote city that used to be called Redmont City. It’s not that far from us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so?” Garrett’s eyes gleamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cancel the earlier plan,” he said immediately. “Next target—Fallen Star City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His people hurried out to make arrangements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garrett’s mouth curled into a cold smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph. Fallen Star Squad?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The humiliation you put on me…” His eyes narrowed. “I’ll pay you back a hundredfold.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1317,"2026-06-02T09:29:46.901Z",1,"novelbin.me","1b12ca1db041f80ea29722749a795cd4bc0958b95dc68734e9ef4f5abd05a55e","apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-1261","apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-1259",1329,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-king-of-zombies-cover.jpg"]