[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apocalypse-king-of-zombies":3,"chapter-apocalypse-king-of-zombies-apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-713":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},696881,930,"Chapter 713: This is really bad…","apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-713",713,"\u003Cp>Chapter 713: This is really bad…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Ethan introduced human technology into his zombie nest, everything changed—top to bottom, inside and out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The zombies were practically buzzing with anticipation, itching for a fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And across Southvale, the tension was reaching a boiling point. Millions of zombies were sweeping across the land, surging straight toward Umbradrake’s stronghold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, the area around his nest was already swarming with the undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gravestone, the Overlord of Southvale, had arrived long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Umbradrake? He hadn’t shown his face once. He was holed up inside, clearly stalling for time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that Gravestone minded. In fact, it played right into his hands—gave him time for his own Zombie Horde to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m waiting for my horde,” Gravestone muttered, eyes gleaming. “And Umbradrake? He’s just waiting to die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss Gravestone, when are we making our move?” one of the nearby Zombie Kings asked, his voice low and eager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today,” Gravestone growled, his eyes flashing with menace. He’d done the math. The timing was perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hell yeah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Zombie Kings responded in unison, their voices full of bloodlust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They immediately began mobilizing their forces, summoning their undead legions. Between them, they commanded over two million zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gravestone was already strategizing in his head. He’d use their hordes as cannon fodder—launch a first wave to wear Umbradrake down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, once his own elite horde arrived, he’d swoop in and finish the job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take Umbradrake out without breaking a sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the perfect setup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, I’m a genius,” Gravestone thought smugly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the undead began to converge, forming a massive tide of rotting flesh and gnashing teeth. A sea of zombies stretched as far as the eye could see, flooding the hills and valleys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were elite zombies—fast, agile, deadly. Some sprinted on two legs, others galloped on all fours, all of them charging straight toward Umbradrake’s nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a distance, it looked like the land itself was moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leading Zombie Kings marched at the front, radiating a savage, violent aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today’s the day Umbradrake dies!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph! He brought this on himself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s see if he’s still got that cocky attitude now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Umbradrake and his crew were standing atop a massive boulder inside the nest, surveying the scene from a high vantage point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, the horizon was choked with dust and smoke—like an army of a thousand charging beasts. Through the haze, the silhouettes of monstrous zombies loomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shit… we’re so screwed,” Umbradrake muttered, his brow furrowed deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear this wasn’t a bluff. They were coming for real this time. No more stalling. No more waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss… you think that Voidborn Undying from Solaris Citadel is actually gonna show up?” Howler asked, his voice uncertain. “He’s not just stringing us along, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I mean, I hope not,” Umbradrake replied, but even he didn’t sound convinced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced toward the direction of Solaris Citadel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No movement. No sign of help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another one of his lieutenants spoke up. “Even if that Voidborn Undying does show up… can he really take on Gravestone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh… well…” Umbradrake hesitated. He didn’t have an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them were Voidborn Undying. Who was stronger? No one really knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And honestly, why would the Solaris Citadel’s Zombie King risk his neck for Umbradrake anyway? If he bailed now… Umbradrake would be left holding the bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whatever. We’ll hold out as long as we can. After that… it’s in fate’s hands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Howler and the others nodded, then rushed off to relay the battle orders to the rest of the nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire stronghold erupted into chaos. Zombies roared and shrieked, their bloodlust rising as they prepared for war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Umbradrake wasn’t exactly short on numbers either—he had over a million zombies under his command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been a long time since Southvale had seen a battle of this scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, Gravestone and his Zombie Kings arrived just outside Draconis Citadel, their endless horde behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a full-blown siege.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Umbradrake! Get your ass out here and face me like a real Voidborn Undying!” Gravestone’s voice was a guttural rasp, like boulders grinding against each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the massive gates of the zombie nest ahead stayed shut. Not a sound. Not a flicker of movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Zombie Kings exchanged looks, sneers spreading across their rotting faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guess Umbradrake finally pissed himself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah! Probably curled up in a corner somewhere, crying for his mommy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s all that tough talk now? Wasn’t he the one who said he’d wipe us out? Called himself the Voidborn Undying like it meant something…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, what a joke.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zombie Kings were loving every second of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gravestone, though, wasn’t here to talk. He was here to end this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Break it down. All of it. Go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“RAAAHHH!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horde roared in unison, a deafening wave of fury. Then they surged forward like a living tsunami, crashing toward the towering walls of Draconis Citadel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long-awaited battle had finally begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elite zombies sprinted ahead, scaling the walls like spiders, their claws digging into stone. Others, the lower-tier ones, piled on top of each other, forming grotesque ladders of flesh—living siege towers made of snarling, snapping corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From above, it looked like the earth itself was crawling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gravestone strode up to the wall himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his fist, his entire body radiating raw, violent energy. Then he slammed it forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone wall exploded like it was made of brittle clay. Chunks of rock flew in every direction, dust clouding the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the debris even settled, a flood of zombies poured through the breach, howling as they stormed into the heart of Draconis Citadel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were coming from every direction now, tearing into the nest like a pack of rabid wolves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Umbradrake had no choice. He had to fight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Move! Hit them hard!” he barked, sending his lieutenants to intercept the invaders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two zombie armies collided in a frenzy of claws and teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They tackled each other to the ground, rolling in the dirt, tearing and biting with savage fury. Some latched onto throats and ripped heads clean off, vertebrae snapping like twigs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed in arcs. Limbs flew. The battlefield was a hellish slaughterhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gravestone was a monster among monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the enemy horde rushed him, he didn’t flinch. He just planted one foot into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RUMBLE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth shook violently, like a quake had struck. A shockwave of raw Voidborn energy blasted outward, shattering the zombies closest to him into chunks of gore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the power of a Voidborn Undying?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gravestone’s on another level…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zombie Kings were in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure radiating off Gravestone was suffocating. It wasn’t just physical—it hit their very souls, made their instincts scream to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Umbradrake watched from the rear, his expression grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His forces were getting shredded. His lieutenants were dying by the dozens. Gravestone wasn’t just stronger—he was in a whole different league.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If this keeps up… I’ll be the only one left standing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve gotta slow him down. Even if it’s just for a little while…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Decision made, Umbradrake stepped forward and entered the fray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield was a maelstrom of chaos—screams, growls, the wet crunch of bone and flesh. The fight had reached its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly, a new wave of pressure swept across the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was cold. Heavy. Ancient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voidborn energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zombie Kings froze, their eyes snapping toward the source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Umbradrake was walking toward them, his aura growing with every step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around him shimmered with power. His presence was like a black hole—pulling everything in, suffocating, inescapable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is he… is he really stepping in himself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait… why does it feel like his energy’s stronger than Gravestone’s?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is bad. This is really bad…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zombie Kings instinctively backed away, unease crawling up their spines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had come here expecting an easy kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they weren’t so sure who the real monster was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>",1336,"2026-06-02T09:29:27.475Z",1,"novelbin.me","7e57d0053dbe98789d78e5bd7cfaacd528fda8ea0d888a1e4b5969a8acb08216","apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-714","apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-712",1329,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-king-of-zombies-cover.jpg"]