[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apocalypse-king-of-zombies":3,"chapter-apocalypse-king-of-zombies-apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-825":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},696757,930,"Chapter 825: Divine Judgment… it’s really coming","apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-825",825,"\u003Cp>Bloodveil’s face was dark as a storm cloud, practically dripping with rage. The more he thought about it, the more something felt off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he been played again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The already-shaky Bulk Freighter shuddered violently, nearly tearing itself apart midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss... I think this time our ride’s really done for!\" one of the zombie underlings shouted, panic in his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Land it! Now! Get us down!\" Bloodveil barked, pushing aside his suspicions for the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under relentless assault from the mutant bird swarm, the Bulk Freighter crash-landed, slamming into the ground nose-first and skidding a long distance before finally grinding to a halt, half-buried in the dirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zombies poured out of the wreckage, claws bared, swiping at the sky to drive off the screeching birds overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bloodveil’s fury boiled over. The Zombie King’s wrath erupted like a storm—two blood-forged chains lashed out from his hands, whipping through the air with deadly force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They spun into a whirlwind, slicing through the dense flock like a meat grinder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dead birds rained from the sky in a grotesque downpour of corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Ethan had already landed safely on the ground. He looked up at the chaos above, calm and collected. \"Not a bad ally, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hell yeah! Dude’s a beast!\" the Lizardfolk Chieftain behind him gave a big thumbs-up, eyes wide with admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the bird swarm was just the opening act—the real show was about to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From deep within the jungle, a chorus of monstrous roars erupted, shaking the trees to their roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground trembled. Trees toppled like dominoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bloodveil scanned the forest, his eyes narrowing. Shadows moved between the trunks—hulking Direwolves, sleek one-horned leopards, and massive rhino-like beasts, each more terrifying than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every one of them had mutated—bigger, stronger, meaner. Blood-red eyes glowed in the underbrush, and many had tusks or fangs jutting from their jaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the mutant rhinos was the size of an elephant, its horn over twenty feet long and gleaming like forged steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its mouth was a nightmare of jagged teeth, grinding together with a sound like bones snapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, shit...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Zombie Kings—those who had evolved intelligence—looked shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then came the vines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They slithered across the ground like giant snakes, thick and pulsing, creeping toward them with eerie purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fall back! Everyone, move!\" Bloodveil ordered without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Voidborn Undying, he wasn’t afraid of these Xenobeasts—but getting surrounded by a full-blown mutant beast horde? That was a death trap even he didn’t want to test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and his zombie crew retreated fast, sending out a signal flare—calling in reinforcements from the distant Zombie Horde.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of thousands of zombies received the call. They froze mid-step, their eyes flashing with awareness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss is under attack by a mutant beast horde?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way we’re letting that slide!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go, boys! Time to wreck some shit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These weren’t your average shambling corpses. These were elite zombies—battle-hardened, smart, and fast. Some had been resting beneath tree roots, others wandering the jungle aimlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they roared to life like a switch had been flipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They howled, snarled, and sprinted through the forest, converging like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some ran on all fours, others leapt from tree to tree like apes, their movements swift and feral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zombie Horde was on the warpath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a bird’s-eye view, the battlefield was massive—two monstrous forces charging toward each other across the jungle, like twin tsunamis about to collide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right in the middle of it all—was Ethan and his crew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could feel the tremors from both sides, the air thick with tension, the ground vibrating beneath their feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lizardfolk Chieftain stood frozen, his face a mix of awe and dread. \"Divine Judgment... it’s really coming, isn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s there to be scared of? We’ve got the boss with us,\" Ricky said with a grin, resting his massive blue blade on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked way too excited for someone staring down the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, the more things died, the happier he seemed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aria, still tied up, looked pale. She’d just been a student before all this—eager to get out and see the world. Well, she got her wish. Now she was front-row for a full-blown war between monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ricky, things are getting out of hand. Can you please untie me now?\" she asked, trying to keep her voice calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nope!\" Ricky shot her down without hesitation. \"What if you bolt the second I do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aria: \"...Seriously?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the mutant beast horde surged forward like a tidal wave of muscle and fury, and the zombie horde met them head-on with equal madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—they collided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact was chaos incarnate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zombies, crazed and fearless, hurled themselves onto the Xenobeasts, claws digging into flesh, jaws snapping down with savage hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Xenobeasts were just as brutal. One bite from a Direwolf could tear a zombie clean in half. A single stomp from a rhino-like behemoth flattened the undead into bloody paste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air filled with roars, shrieks, and the sickening crunch of bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bloodveil, now backed by his reinforcements, pulled back from the front lines. From a distance, he spotted Ethan—still in his pristine white coat—standing with Ricky and the others, just watching the carnage unfold like it was a damn fireworks show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuming, Bloodveil stormed over. \"Hey! What the hell is going on here?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wanted fresh meat, didn’t you?\" Ethan said casually. \"Well, there’s plenty now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bloodveil’s eye twitched. He was speechless for a second, then seething.This bastard set me up again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You stirred something up, didn’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nope. It came after me first,\" Ethan replied, then gave him a quick rundown of the whole \"Divine Judgment\" situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bloodveil’s face darkened even more.So I’m the scapegoat now? Great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you’re just standing here watching? Shouldn’t we be doing something?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax,\" Ethan said, eyes still on the battlefield. \"This is just the vanguard. The real mutant beast horde hasn’t even shown up yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\" Bloodveil’s voice cracked. If this was just thevanguard, then they were already in deep shit. His elite zombies were already starting to falter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced back at the battlefield—and his stomach dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the ground, massive beetles were crawling out of the dirt, each the size of a tank. Their shells were thick as alloy plating, and even his best zombies couldn’t scratch them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the S-class Zombie Kings had any hope of taking them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that wasn’t all—mutant plants were joining the fight. They looked harmless at first glance, but they struck like assassins, launching sneak attacks from the underbrush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was their turf. Their battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jungle belonged to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each Xenobeast faction had its own leader, comparable in power to a Zombie King. But unlike zombies, even the low-tier Xenobeasts had intelligence. Killing their leader didn’t break their ranks—they just kept fighting, kept killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words... taking out a mutant beast overlord wouldn’t stop the horde.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can’t win in the jungle,\" Bloodveil said, his voice tight with urgency. \"This is their home turf. We’re outmatched.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan nodded. \"Intelligent creatures have one big weakness—they can feel fear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bloodveil frowned. \"And?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s tone dropped, calm and deadly. \"My Dreadnought-class Starcruiser is almost here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bloodveil blinked. \"Oh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, that changed things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Dreadnought-class Starcruiser wasn’t just a ship—it was a floating apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he got it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All they had to do was hold the line. Stall long enough for the big guns to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it,\" Bloodveil said, nodding sharply. He turned and barked orders to his troops. \"Don’t engage head-on! Stall them! Buy time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The zombies immediately shifted tactics. Their bloodlust cooled, and they stopped charging recklessly. Instead, they began dodging, weaving, pulling back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even retreated far from the front lines, regrouping in the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1293,"2026-06-02T09:29:28.785Z",1,"novelbin.me","54b4eb6eb50d15763f613918e097fd50f8194a5b93299e1b311359a9cbc92a4b","apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-826","apocalypse-king-of-zombies-chapter-914",1329,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-king-of-zombies-cover.jpg"]