Chapter 55: A Fate Worse Than Death

"You dog, controlled by the Zombie King, you deserve a miserable death!"

He Yongsheng was pinned firmly under Chen Yusheng's foot, his entire face twisted and ferocious, roaring viciously.

"Heh, you don't need to worry about that; it's clear at a glance who is going to have a miserable death now." Chen Yusheng sneered, his face full of disdain, not taking He Yongsheng's curses to heart at all.

"Brother, why did he say you were controlled by me?" Xiao Jiu, standing to the side, tilted her head and asked in a low voice.

She heard it clearly; the Zombie King in He Yongsheng's mouth was referring to her. But he actually said Chen Yusheng was controlled by her? Xiao Jiu muttered to herself, it was clearly she who was controlled by Chen Yusheng!

Chen Yusheng shook his head upon hearing this and softly comforted her: "He probably assumes that because I'm with you. Don't pay him any mind."

No sooner had he finished speaking than He Yongsheng's manic laughter exploded: "Haha! You don't even recognize who I am, you've even lost your own memories—if you aren't controlled by the Zombie King, then what are you?"

Once these words were out, Chen Yusheng understood instantly.

Judging by He Yongsheng's meaning, the original owner of this body must have known him before.

But since he had transmigrated here, he didn't know He Yongsheng at all, and had even been toyed with by him earlier; it was no wonder He Yongsheng would think he had become a puppet of the Zombie King.

Perhaps he thought every word he said was being manipulated by Xiao Jiu.

"He Yongsheng, you have sent people to kill me time and time again; today, I will let you taste what it is like to wish for death!"

Chen Yusheng's eyes turned cold, and his fingers tapped rapidly on He Yongsheng's body several times.

At the same time, strands of pure True Qi surged violently into He Yongsheng's body through his fingertips.

In just one minute, Chen Yusheng formed seals rapidly with both hands and let out a low shout: "Command!"

The next second.

"Ah—!"

"Ahhhhhhh!"

A heart-wrenching scream instantly echoed across the entire rooftop; He Yongsheng rolled wildly on the ground in pain, his body twisting into a ball.

"Ah! Kill me, if you have the guts, then kill me!"

"Want to die? It's not that easy." Chen Yusheng's tone was icy.

"Ah! You bastard, you dog, kill me quickly!"

Just as Chen Yusheng was torturing He Yongsheng on the rooftop, in a conference room at the Base, several Ability Users were sitting around, holding a meeting with grave expressions.

"Everyone, Chen Hai has brought the Zombie King to our Base to seek revenge on He Yongsheng. What should we do next?" A young man frowned and looked at the others as he asked.

"This Chen Hai is too strong. More than thirty Ability Users besieged him together, yet he didn't suffer a single injury; instead, he killed over a dozen in a short time, and even He Yongsheng was captured by him. We had best not cross a person like this," a white-haired elder said in a deep voice.

"But the question is, is this Chen Hai actually controlled by the Zombie King?" The young man threw out another question.

"I don't think so. If the Zombie King really controlled him, he couldn't have come to the Base for revenge." Someone immediately retorted.

"Then what is his relationship with the Zombie King?"

"Unclear, but we discovered that the Zombie King seems to be able to speak. Perhaps we could try to communicate with her."

Just as everyone was discussing, a middle-aged man suddenly rushed in, his face full of surprise.

"Everyone, good news! The higher-ups know that the Zombie King can fly, so they have agreed to use a nuclear bomb from Lantian Jidi to help us eliminate the threat of the Zombie King!" the middle-aged man said excitedly.

But as soon as these words were out, the conference room went instantly quiet, and everyone fell silent.

"Why is no one talking?" The middle-aged man looked puzzled.

"Talk about what? Letting Lantian Jidi launch a nuclear bomb to blow up our own base?" Someone retorted irritably.

"What do you mean? Explain yourself clearly!" The middle-aged man's brows were locked tight.

"What else could it mean? The Zombie King has already entered our Base. If you want to nuke the Zombie King to death, you have to level our Base first!" the young man explained.

"What? The Zombie King is in the Base? When did she arrive? Is she alone? Did she bring a Zombie Group?" The middle-aged man was full of shock.

"Less than half an hour ago, just her and Chen Hai, the two of them."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go together and wipe out the Zombie King! She actually dared to break in single-handedly; this is the best chance to get rid of her!" The middle-aged man's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly.

But after hearing this, everyone fell into silence once again.

"What now? What is this attitude of yours?" The middle-aged man frowned again, his heart full of confusion.

The young man sighed and explained to him: "As soon as the Zombie King entered, He Yongsheng sent over thirty Ability Users to surround and kill them, but after less than ten seconds of fighting, over a dozen Ability Users were killed by Chen Hai, and in the end, even He Yongsheng was captured..."

"You mean, we can't beat the Zombie King?"

"It's not a matter of whether we can beat her or not; it's that once the fighting starts, all of us will die! That Zombie King can fly, and Chen Hai can fly too, and they fly extremely fast. If we are hunted by them, we won't even be able to run away!"

"Then what about using heavy weapons? Like large-caliber Armor-piercing Bullets, can they kill the Zombie King?" The middle-aged man asked, unwilling to give up.

At this moment, a young Ability User shook his head and said: "I don't know. I was in the besieging team at the time. Before we arrived, several Armored Vehicles and hundreds of fully armed soldiers had already attacked them, but Chen Hai and the Zombie King were completely fine, while those soldiers were beaten to a pulp and dozens were knocked unconscious..."

"Wait! You said Chen Hai and the Zombie King only knocked people out and didn't kill them?" The middle-aged man hurriedly interrupted him, looking surprised.

The young man next to him nodded: "That's right, Chen Hai didn't kill the ordinary soldiers, he just knocked them out; he didn't deal lethal blows."

"The Zombie King actually doesn't kill? This..." The middle-aged man was completely stunned.

"It's not that she doesn't kill, it's that she doesn't kill ordinary people. As for us Ability Users, she didn't hold back at all," the young Ability User said flatly.

"We are holding this meeting now to discuss how to deal with the Zombie King. I couldn't get through to you on the phone earlier, so now that you're here, tell us, what should we do?" The young man looked at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man thought for a moment and asked: "Our current situation is that the Zombie King and Chen Hai are too strong, and we can't beat them head-on, right?"

"Right!"

"They are in the Base now, so we can't use a nuclear bomb, right?"

"Right!"

"The Zombie King can fly, so even if we can't beat them, they can run, and we can't catch them, right?"

"Right!"

"Then there's no way, unless we lure the Zombie King outside the Base and then use a nuclear bomb on her, but how could she possibly listen to us?"

"Even if we could lure her, who would go? The person who goes definitely won't survive..."

As the middle-aged man spoke, he tapped his fingers unconsciously on the table, his brow furrowing tighter and tighter.

"I don't have any good ideas either," he finally said, shaking his head helplessly.

We can't beat them in a fight, we can't catch them, the opponent is still inside the Base, and we can't use nuclear weapons; this situation is simply unsolvable!

At this moment, the white-haired elder spoke slowly: "We previously discovered that the Zombie King can speak human language, so we were wondering, should we try to communicate with her?"

"Communicate? How do we communicate? Who should we send?" the middle-aged man asked immediately.

"I actually know the most suitable candidate!" the young man suddenly said.

"Who?" Everyone's gaze focused on him.

"Li Ruixi!"

"Li Ruixi?" The crowd looked puzzled.

"Yes, before the apocalypse she was Chen Hai's classmate, and after the apocalypse, the two of them almost became a couple. Back then, when He Yongsheng captured Chen Hai, it was Li Ruixi who found a way to help him escape."

"We can let Ruixi go see Chen Hai and the Zombie King; if Chen Hai hasn't been controlled, he certainly wouldn't lay a hand on his former little girlfriend and savior."

"Then what if Chen Hai kills Li Ruixi?" someone asked worriedly.

"Then that would mean Chen Hai has been completely controlled by the Zombie King, which also proves that this Zombie King is extremely dangerous, being able to control an Ability User. In that case, we must eliminate her no matter what, even if it means sacrificing our Base," the young man said with a firm tone.