Chapter 1085: Villains Never Keep Their Promises

After the vehicle entered the factory, Lin Yi stopped it; not that he didn't want to keep driving, but there were too many infected ahead for him to get through.

These infected seemed to have received orders to stop him from driving further.

Surrounded by the infected on all sides, they battered the outside of the vehicle with great violence, causing the entire vehicle to make noise and vibrate.

A roar came, and all the infected stopped moving; they retreated three steps in an orderly fashion, leaving a gap.

But all the infected still surrounded the RV.

Looking at the situation, Lin Yi asked in confusion, "What is going on? And where is that high-level infected?"

The woman looked outside, then explained, "Don't worry yet; he'll be out soon, really. The voice just now came from him."

Hearing the woman say this, Lin Yi said nothing more and stared fixedly ahead.

The infected parted, creating a path in the middle wide enough for one person to pass.

A high-level infected, dressed neatly, walked over.

Lin Yi looked at the other, his face full of surprise, for except for the gray-white color of the eyes, the long nails, and the wound at the neck, the other was exactly the same as an ordinary human.

Even the clothes were worn cleanly and very neatly.

That high-level zombie raised a hand, knocked on the RV's glass, then waved, signaling for the person to get out.

The woman took a deep breath, pulled Lin Yi toward the door, and said, "He's calling us down; we must hurry; we can't keep him waiting."

Passing the sofa, Lin Yi glanced at Ning Chen, who gave him a reassuring gesture.

Ning Chen, who had been pretending to be unconscious, had already activated his ability to scan the surroundings the moment they entered this place.

There were a total of 324 ordinary infected and one high-level infected in this factory; the number was not low.

However, based on what the woman had said earlier, this high-level infected seemed to have no special abilities other than controlling the ordinary infected.

As for the specific details, they would only know after Xiao Han scanned that high-level infected.

The reason Ning Chen felt safe letting Lin Yi get out was that, just as Lin Yi passed him, he had applied another protective shield to Lin Yi.

As long as an infected harmed him, this protective shield would activate.

And given the distance across the entire factory, no matter where they were, he and Xiao Han could arrive within twenty seconds.

The RV's windows were made of special material; from the outside, the situation inside was completely unclear. After Lin Yi closed the RV door properly, Ning Chen got up and went to the passenger seat to check the outside situation.

Xiao Han also opened his eyes, looking at the piles of infected outside, his expression unchanged.

"The number of ordinary infected is 324, plus one high-level infected. However, I need you to scan that high-level infected to check his abilities." Ning Chen told Xiao Han the contents of his own scan.

Xiao Han extended a hand; a wisp of green light slipped into the ground and shot straight toward the high-level infected.

The high-level infected walking ahead suddenly felt a chill; he turned sharply but found nothing.

Finding no abnormalities, the high-level infected continued walking forward.

At that moment, Xiao Han's ability entered the high-level infected's body, exploring his condition.

About two minutes later, Xiao Han withdrew his ability: "Indeed, as that woman said, that high-level infected has no special abilities. As for controlling the ordinary infected, it is likely just due to suppression by rank."

With Xiao Han's words, Ning Chen felt much more at ease.

He then activated his ability to check the situation on Lin Yi's side.

Lin Yi and that woman were being led deeper into the factory by the high-level infected; he immediately saw the seat placed very high at the far end.

It seemed this high-level infected had declared himself king here.

Lin Yi showed no expression on his face, but he watched the surroundings warily; the infected around them were drooling one by one, baring their teeth, clearly salivating over the two humans; they were probably restrained by that high-level infected from rushing up to tear them apart.

The woman stopped ten meters in front of that seat and didn't forget to hold Lin Yi's hand.

That high-level zombie walked step by step toward the platform built from tables and sat on the seat above.

He looked down, as if looking down on all beings.

Lin Yi wanted to laugh; an infected who was no longer human actually did such things, declaring himself emperor.

That high-level infected opened his mouth; whether because his voice was damaged or because he was no longer human, his voice was extremely hoarse.

"Are you the one helping her?"

The high-level infected looked at Lin Yi with interest, as if he had found some fun toy.

Lin Yi said nothing and just stared blankly at that high-level infected.

The woman seemed afraid the high-level infected would get angry; she hurriedly said, "Master, he isn't quite adapted yet; please don't be angry."

At this, the high-level infected stopped looking at Lin Yi and looked at the woman; he beckoned her with a wave of his hand.

The woman bit her lip and walked up.

That high-level infected wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her into his embrace; his voice was neither loud nor soft: "I remember I told you that you are my woman; don't have any other thoughts. Now it seems you care quite a bit about him?"

"Master, you said that once this is done, I could be freed."

The high-level infected sneered: "Of course you will be freed, but I never said what kind of freedom. It seems the freedom you mentioned to me is not the same thing."

At this, no matter how stupid the woman was, she understood that she had been deceived by this high-level infected; the other had never intended to let her go from the very beginning.

Watching this scene, Lin Yi made a "tsk" sound: "See? This is what happens when you make a deal with a villain. You actually expect a villain to treat you well; that is truly talking nonsense."

These words successfully enraged that high-level infected; he waved his large hand: "Too many words. I'll give him to you all."

The infected waiting around for a long time rushed forward.

Seeing this, the woman screamed: "No!!!"

Before she could react in any other way, she felt a pain in her neck; turning her head, she saw that high-level infected biting her neck.

"Since you are so disobedient, then become one of us."

"W-why?"

"Heh. Becoming one of us is your best way to survive."

As her eyes gradually blurred, in the last moment before turning into a zombie, the woman seemed to see the light beside Lin Yi and the two people jumping out of the RV.

In that moment, the woman suddenly understood everything; a faint smile appeared, and a sense of relief instantly swept through her brain.