[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apocalypse-king-of-zombies":3,"chapter-apocalypse-king-of-zombies-apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-365":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},696283,930,"Chapter 365: Harvest","apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-365",365,"\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone just stood there, speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were deep in the pitch-black forest now, nerves stretched tight. Eyes darted around, scanning every shadow. The underbrush was a mess, and some of the leaves were stained with dark, dried blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the trail left behind by the Zombie Horde.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever the Horde passed, no mutated beasts dared linger. The area was eerily quiet—aside from the soft rustling of leaves, there wasn't a single sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like there aren't any monsters around here,\" Travis said, eyes narrowed as he scanned the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They'd already ventured deep into the woods, but still hadn't run into any real danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it was because Ethan's presence was just that overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd scared Bighead so badly the guy probably pissed himself and ran back to the corpse nest with whatever was left of his crew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, that means we've got a pretty good shot at making it out alive,\" the big guy with the strength-type ability said with a goofy grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. We had a one percent chance before. Now it's up to two. Definitely an improvement,\" Brian chimed in dryly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big guy rolled his eyes. He figured if he didn't say anything, no one would mistake him for mute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Lena, the girl in the group, sniffed the air and tilted her head, a curious look on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's that smell? It's... really nice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I smell it too,\" another teammate nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's flowers,\" Travis said, eyes locking onto something ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle of the tangled grass, a small pink flower swayed gently in the wind. Even in the darkness, it stood out—tiny specks of pollen drifting lazily through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this brutal, blood-soaked apocalypse, a single flower felt like a whisper of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's beautiful...\" Lena murmured, almost entranced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ethan's gaze had gone cold. He stared at the flower, eyes devoid of emotion. Quietly, he activated the Domain of the Dead, sealing off all surrounding scents and energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're here...\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the whole reason they came—to wipe out the Zombie Cultivation Grounds around San Diego. And that pink flower? It was the core of one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Travis and the others had no idea. Danger was already creeping in, silent and invisible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were still chatting among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan didn't warn them. Instead, he took a few steps back, putting some distance between himself and the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a human inhaled enough of that pollen, they'd start hallucinating. Then they'd walk straight into the Cultivation Ground and start killing each other—feeding the Daisy Zombie King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few moments later, the others had clearly breathed in too much. Their eyes started to glaze over, their expressions turning hazy and unfocused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the truly disturbing part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six of them, wandering through the dark forest, suddenly started talking to thin air—like they were having full-on conversations with invisible people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They thought their teammates were right there beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this is where it starts,\" Ethan mused, watching with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, he'd only seen the Japanese Awakeners talking to nothing before walking into the flower field and tearing each other apart. He hadn't seen what led up to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, this was his experiment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't take long for the hallucinations to intensify. Lena's face suddenly twisted in terror, like she'd just seen something horrifying. She screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't kill me! Please, don't! I—I'll fight you if I have to!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression turned savage. She yanked out her kukri and, without hesitation, lunged at one of her teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poor guy didn't even have time to react. She slashed him down in one blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn't stop. She kept hacking at him like a woman possessed. After several brutal strikes, the body beneath her was a mangled mess of blood and flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face, smeared with blood, slowly relaxed. She let out a long breath, like a weight had been lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phew... A Zombie King, trying to threaten us? Serves you right, bastard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Huh?\" Ethan tilted his head, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell did she just see?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Lena turned and started talking to the air again. \"Thank God, backup's finally here. Let's get out of here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked up the pace, changing direction like she was heading home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Travis and the others immediately followed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan knew this was the final stage of the hallucination. They were almost at the \"end of the line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group moved with purpose now, like something was pulling them forward. Their steps quickened, their expressions desperate—like they were chasing salvation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About ten minutes later—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They reached the edge of the forest. The air ahead was thick with pollen, almost suffocating. Just beyond the trees… stretched a vast ocean of pink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless delicate flowers bloomed in full, swaying gently like a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But beneath that beautiful surface lay a mountain of corpses and a pit of bones—home to countless vicious monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still lost in their hallucinations, the humans stared at the flower field with wide, ecstatic eyes, as if they were seeing paradise. Without hesitation, they were about to rush in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ethan raised a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Domain of the Dead expanded outward, sweeping over the group and cutting off the pollen around them like a curtain of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they'd arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he let them charge into the flower field now, they'd start tearing each other apart. That would be a waste of manpower. Better to let them help thin out the zombies first—then die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan calculated calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was how you got the most out of your disposable assets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Travis was the first to snap out of it. His eyes slowly refocused, and as expected, confusion hit him like a truck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where… are we?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to him, Lena shook her head, blinking as clarity returned. But when her gaze landed on Ethan, her face twisted in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You… you're alive again?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm? What did you see just now?\" Ethan asked, genuinely curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lena's expression flickered. She quickly caught herself, shrank her neck like a turtle, and shook her head furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"N-Nothing! I didn't see anything!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was all a hallucination. We were caught in a Zombie King's illusion,\" Travis said, piecing it together faster than the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right,\" Ethan nodded. \"This is the work of the Daisy Zombie King—one of the Four War Generals of San Diego. She uses pollen to trap people in hallucinations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled faintly. \"And just now, you guys killed one of your own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\" Travis and the others froze, eyes wide. They quickly looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had been six of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now there were only five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who did it?\" Lena asked, her voice low, eyes narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then she noticed something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone else was staring straight at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She instinctively looked down—and saw her kukri, still slick with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Shit.\" Lena's face twisted with regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Travis quickly stepped in. \"It's not your fault. Don't blame yourself. The real problem now is—where's the Daisy Zombie King?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She's in the flower field,\" Ethan said, eyes fixed ahead. He muttered under his breath, \"Let's hope you guys are actually useful this time…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that they'd found the Zombie Cultivation Ground, it was time to see what kind of \"harvest\" it had to offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of his wrist, Ethan summoned a Tachi. A fire-element crystal core pulsed at its hilt, and flames roared to life along the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark forest lit up in an instant, bathed in searing firelight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung the Tachi in a wide arc—flames exploded outward like a dragon unleashed. Trees, underbrush, and the flower field ahead all ignited in a blazing inferno.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fueled by the howling night wind, the fire spread like madness—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>devouring everything in its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1294,"2026-06-02T09:29:06.388Z",1,"novelbin.me","a90e3a18729b19afb0d50398d6cc53e9b9473405dc1c5b7dd5903b22d9dbe5b8","apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-366","apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-364",1329,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-king-of-zombies-cover.jpg"]