Chapter 1104: Let's join forces

He nodded approvingly.

The woman smiled faintly and spoke calmly:

"You really know what you are."

"If you don't want that scene to happen, all you need to do is completely abandon the Savior System from now on."

"It's not here to help you at all; it's merely bait, a poison that accelerates destruction."

Lin An paused after hearing, silently lowered the sword in his hand, as if persuaded, and spoke bitterly:

"So what?"

"I give up killing you, I give up becoming Fourth Stage—what would you do then?"

The Zombie Emperor's smile widened, a soft glint in his eyes, and he spoke gently, as if soothing:

"Of course not."

"Even without the system, I can help you reach Fourth Stage. All you need to do is join us, and together we'll fight this Apocalypse."

"You've seen the Alien Species, right?"

"The relationship between humans, zombies, and mutants is like twins; if one side perishes, the other follows. Our true enemy isn't each other—it's the Alien Species!"

"That true monster horde belongs neither to humanity nor to this world! If zombies under my control can still coexist with humans, the Alien Species will seize every body, using them as incubators! In the end, they will completely 'devour' this world!"

After his words fell, Lin An suddenly lifted his head, a flicker of doubt flashing in his eyes:

"You know a lot about the Alien Species?"

"You've come into contact with them?"

His expression unchanged, the Zombie Emperor nodded:

"That's right."

"I know more than you do; in fact, as long as you're willing to join us, I can tell you all the answers you seek. Don't forget, after all I am the Zombie Emperor—the information I see is closer to the truth than yours."

Mysterious and unfathomable, the woman gently reached out while speaking and lightly grasped Lin An's hand:

"I see you as if you were my own child.."

"I've said it—I love humanity. After all, I was once human myself.."

"Lin An, you must be exhausted, right?"

"Once we join forces, I can help you protect everyone you love and care for. We'll step into the new world together and live forever..."

"You won't need to fight mutants anymore, and people will no longer fear zombies."

"We are like one entity, mutually symbiotic and coexisting..."

Gazing dazedly at the hand resting on his own, Lin An lifted his head somewhat absentmindedly and asked hesitantly:

"Symbiosis... help me become Fourth Stage... how do we do it?"

After his words fell, the Zombie Emperor explained softly:

"It's simple. Just drink a drop of my blood to become a mutant; once I reach Fourth Stage, I'll quickly help you reach it too. You know, a Fourth Stage mutant can recover sanity, and this process is brief—you needn't worry about failing to recover."

"As for your family and friends, we can all become mutants together. The benefits of being a mutant are many, such as immortality.."

"And symbiosis is simple too—we don't need to eat humans; just a little blood suffices to maintain our sanity."

Gripping Lin An's hand, the Zombie Emperor's tone grew even gentler:

"First, don't feel that this is wrong."

"Lin An, think about it—before the Apocalypse, didn't humans also donate blood? We mutants protect humanity; the excellent among them we let join us. Isn't that great? Among zombies there's no fighting, no scheming. The future new world will be wonderfully beautiful... and all it takes is for humans to contribute a tiny, insignificant amount of blood..."

"A little blood? That blood is clearly obtained by torturing children!"

"Lin Dui, don't agree to her!"

Snapping back to his senses, Zhang Tie, who had almost been brainwashed, shouted angrily and hurriedly spoke up.

The next second, the Zombie Emperor furrowed his brows and gave Zhang Tie a cold glance:

"That kind of blood doesn't necessarily require torture; it's just that my subordinates are too useless—there are actually many ways to obtain it."

"In the future, our method of obtaining it will be merciful."

Seemingly undisturbed by Zhang Tie's interference, Lin An struggled for a moment, then silently asked:

"And what about your child?"

"I saw many toys on the ground... he... did he become a zombie?"

The Zombie Emperor blinked at the sound, then reacted instinctively:

"Are you worried that I'm deceiving you, afraid that becoming a zombie would leave you unable to recover your sanity? You want to know whether my own child has returned to normal?"

Reacting swiftly, the Zombie Emperor sighed:

"Lin An, I am the best example. Do you see any difference between me and humans?"

"As for my child, he died on the day the Apocalypse broke out... if he were still alive, I would certainly restore his sanity and have him stay by my side. After all, I love him so much.."

Having said that, the woman's expression grew somewhat sorrowful.

After her eyes rimmed slightly with moisture, she turned and continued speaking:

"Lin An, do you have any other questions?"

"If not, I suggest you now merge with this drop of my blood..."

""I'm about to ascend to Fourth Stage right away; once I reach Fourth Stage, my blood will be too harmful to you, possibly delaying your recovery of sanity.""

As she spoke, a dark red bead of blood welled up between her brows. She looked at Lin An with eyes full of affection, her expression sincere.

"Lin Dui! Don't accept it!"

Having never seen Lin An persuaded by anyone—no, being persuaded by a monster—and with his thoughts in turmoil, Zhang Tie instinctively wanted to stop him. Who knows why the plot unfolded like this! Had he known earlier, he should have punched the Zombie Emperor before he even spoke!

"Bang!"

Seeing Zhang Tie interfering with Lin An, a flicker of coldness flashed in the woman's eyes; she directly waved her hand, releasing a tremendous force that instantly swept Zhang Tie aside.

"Zhang Tie, you should respect your captain's opinion!"

"You can't make sense of any of this, and you don't even realize what the right path is!"

At the same time, Lin An also suddenly turned his head to look at Zhang Tie.

"Get out!"

"It's not up to you to tell me what to do! You have no idea what I'm going through!"

!?

Zhang Tie, who had been blasted away, trembled all over and stared blankly at Lin Dui, who was scolding him; in an instant, he felt a surge of injustice and sorrow spreading in his chest.

Lin Dui, he really believed the words of the Zombie Emperor..

Lin Dui, he really intends to become a zombie!?

Consumed by grief and indignation, after climbing up from the ground, Zhang Tie, overcome with sorrow and rage, no longer cared about anything else; he let out a roar and charged at the Zombie Emperor.

"You monster! Give back my Lin Dui!"

"Bang!"

Just as he rushed forward, a familiar arcane power suddenly burst from Lin An's body; in an instant, the defenseless Zhang Tie was sent flying like a cannonball.

"If I tell you to get lost, you get lost!"

"You intend to defy me?"

A fierce shout.

Zhang Tie, blasted out of the city, crawled up from the ground in disbelief, trembling all over like an abandoned puppy. Lin Dui, he actually laid a hand on him!?

The next second, a greater arcane impact struck him.

Dazed and dejected, he was like a soulless shell, and was knocked flying again.

Lowering his hand, Lin An gave a bitter laugh and looked at the Zombie Emperor.

"Sorry, my companion might not understand me.."

"He has no idea what exactly is inside my body..."

The Zombie Emperor smiled gently, showing understanding.

The next second, as she was about to continue persuading Lin An to quickly accept the blood, she saw Lin An hesitate slightly and ask her:

"The last question."

"I want to ask, can you see what's inside my ring? Are you a psychic-type? After I become a mutant, will I also regain the means of psychic detection?"

Hmm?

The woman blinked slightly, hearing Lin An's question she found it a bit strange. Just looking at Lin An, as if he were contemplating what he would become after turning into a mutant, the Zombie Emperor instead felt certain, and without hesitation explained the past:

"I can't see what's inside the ring."

"I am actually considered a half-psychic mutant, but my detection range is only the size of a castle."

"You have lost the means of psychic power detection; this likely cannot be restored even after becoming a mutant."

Glancing at the top of Lin An's head, the Zombie Emperor showed a thoughtful expression.

"The cause is the skill; unless you learn a higher-level ability to cover it... that might work?"

Before the Zombie Emperor could finish, Lin An nodded thoughtfully.

0.1 seconds later, he seriously looked at the Zombie Emperor and spoke softly:

"Thank you."

"Since you can't see it, I want to give you a gift as thanks."

Hmm!?

Hearing the sound, the Zombie Emperor was startled; in an instant, her pupils contracted sharply, as if she had thought of something and nearly rose to her feet.

"What are you going to do...!!!!???"

Lin An gave a light laugh, and instantly a series of metal-feeling nuclear warheads appeared beside the Zombie Emperor.

"Not doing anything..."

"Just... want to send you to heaven!!!"

"Blow it up!!"

"Boom boom boom boom boom!! Boom!"

"Boom boom boom boom! Boom boom boom boom! Boom!"

Outside the castle, Zhang Tie, who was about to rush in again, only felt wave after wave of terrifying shockwaves repeatedly hurling him; under a massive nuclear explosion, huge fireballs like grim reapers kept surging out of the castle.

The sky, originally dusky, now seemed to return to daylight.

Constantly rolling, vomiting blood.

Flames surged, as if endless nuclear explosions had silenced the entire world.

In the extreme light and heat, Zhang Tie, blown away like in a tsunami, dazedly covered his eyes; he felt his eyes were about to be blinded by brightness.

Sky..

Goddamn, it's bright..