The curly-haired boy behind him looked at the open door and continued to push it back.
The atmosphere suddenly became slightly awkward.
Yu An looked at the scene inside the door, and before he could react, Ba Zai jumped down. He stood in front of his older brother and waved his little tentacles.
"We've got a job."
Dr. Ruan said that once you come to the city and see any zombies, you should fight them. Once you've fought them all, the mission is over.
Perhaps because A08's characteristics were too obvious, the zombies inside didn't reach the level of a zombie king like Sun Mo. Upon realizing that it was A08, these intelligent but not yet fully evolved zombies' first reaction was to run!
Yu An effortlessly dealt with the zombies, leveraging Zai Zai's influence. Everything went smoothly for them; the more intelligent the zombies were, the more timid they became when they saw A08 and A10.
Curly was completely unprepared for this situation. He followed Yu An in a daze, his mind blank.
Since the zombies fled rather than attacked when they saw A08, Yu An was unable to capture him.
This situation lasted for a while.
Then, from a black communicator—whose installation was unknown—came a dense cacophony of zombie howls.
The roars began, and all the zombies started to stir.
Yu An hadn't mastered the zombie language yet. He frowned, unable to understand what the zombies were saying.
Chirp perked up its ears and listened intently.
Just as Yu An was completely confused, Qiu Qiu tugged at his sleeve: "Big brother, Qiu Qiu can understand."
With her little face tilted up, Chiu Chiu, who was especially favored by the Zombie King, had actually learned a little bit of zombie language without her older brother even knowing it.
He said, "A zombie king has appeared, and the zombie king is gathering them."
Yu An asked, puzzled, "Why are you gathering them?"
Chiu Chiu shook his head; he didn't know either.
Given that there aren't many zombie kings these days—you could count them on one hand—it's highly likely that the zombie king who's summoning zombies is Sun Mo.
Qiuqiu hadn't seen Sun Mo for a while. He pinched the little whistle on his chest and looked at his older brother longingly: "Big brother, let's go see him."
Yu An picked him up: "Okay."
The zombies in the city were all leaving; there was no need for Yu An to gather them all or chase them away. They were able to leave on their own.
The zombies were leaving, and the curly-haired guy from before was trying to escape in the chaos as well.
But to his surprise, one of his regular customers spotted him: "Roar!"
The food delivered this time is inedible.
Even for intelligent zombies, eating is an instinct.
Curly was terrified and tried to beg for mercy. He turned his head, wanting to ask Yu An for help. But Qiuqiu stopped her older brother: "Big brother, these are bad guys!"
Chiu Chiu won't let her older brother save the bad guy!
Curly, who cooperated with the zombies, ultimately ended up in their mouths.
Yu An is not a saint. After hearing that Curly Hair was cooperating with zombies, he pretended to be blind.
The zombie horde was long and impressive, with three burdens trailing behind at the very back.
At the destination in the direction the zombies were heading, Xie Chiyuan pressed his temples and wrote down a record: "Eighth test passed."
The eighth test is also a trial.
To cooperate with humans, they need to repeatedly confirm whether the zombie king truly accepts humans and whether he can overcome his instinct to treat humans as food.
He has passed all the tests so far.
Xie Chiyuan breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from the current progress, the official announcement of the human-zombie cooperation plan is not far off.
The Zombie King proved he could overcome his instincts; now, it's time for him to show sincerity.
He controlled the zombies in a nearby city, and then, in front of Xie Chiyuan, he was going to make these zombies self-destruct.
If this can be achieved, his value will become immeasurable.
The distance wasn't exactly close, but it wasn't far either. The zombies walked for more than three hours before finally arriving at their destination.
A long string of howls rose and fell.
Yu An, holding Qiu Qiu, was at the very back and barked twice in an attempt to fit in.
Not long after he shouted, something seemed off about his surroundings.
Some zombies started self-harming—no, they committed suicide!
Yu An, the little zombie hanging from the back of the car, took two steps back in terror: "What's going on? What happened to them?"
Chapter 96
Yu An was completely baffled by the behavior of his fellow zombies. He hugged Qiu Qiu tightly and murmured, "They're not normal. Let's get out of here."
Chiu Chiu buried her face in his neck and nuzzled against him, saying, "Okay."
Yu An hugged Qiu Qiu and octopus, then turned and ran.
After running only a couple of steps, Qiuqiu couldn't help but remind her, "Big brother, isn't Brother Sun here?"
Yu An thought for a moment: "I'll look for it later."
Chiu Chiu nodded, having no objection. The octopus in his pocket poked its head out, constantly looking out.
Just as Yu An was about to lead Zai Zai away, not far away, Xie Chiyuan was standing behind the zombie old man, lazily watching the scene in front of him.
"not bad."
He said casually, "You've summoned quite a few zombies. Are you confident you can handle them?"
The old zombie man who was brought back before was old and listless. But the old zombie man now, while not exactly transformed, looks very different from before.
His aging seemed to have reversed a bit, and he looked much more energetic than before.
Don't worry.
The old zombie was confident: "I can call them here and then I can take care of them."
Xie Chiyuan had his hands in his pockets, not even drawing his bone blade.
He didn't participate in what the old zombie was going to do; he just watched from behind, like an examiner.
I don't know how much time has passed.
Of the summoned zombies, the lowest-level ones had obediently chosen to die. However, the slightly evolved, higher-level zombies began to doubt the orders from the Zombie King.
The scent of death spread, enveloping the entire land.
The low-level zombies fell one by one, and Xie Chiyuan squinted as he observed the remaining zombies.
As he looked around, Xie Chiyuan's expression suddenly froze. His gaze caught sight of someone, someone who shouldn't be there.
"An'an!"
Xie Chiyuan stared intently at the person running away in the distance; just a glimpse of their back was enough for him to recognize them.
The zombie king was still ordering the high-level zombies to self-destruct, while Xie Chiyuan had already descended the steps and was striding towards the end of the zombie horde.
"An'an, stop!"
Xie Chiyuan called out several times, but couldn't stop Yu An. He had no choice but to run after him.
And behind him.
The zombie king, who had been standing still, was no longer looking at the zombies as before. His gaze was now fixed on Xie Chiyuan.
His eyes were deep and unfathomable, making it impossible to guess his emotions.
"Big brother, slow down."
Chiu Chiu pricked up his ears, thinking he might hear Xie Chiyuan's voice. He wanted to warn his older brother, but then wondered how Xie Chiyuan could be here.
One ran, the other chased.
After Yu An completely shook off the horde of zombies, he leaned against a tree and began to rest.
The little octopus crawled out of the pocket, and Chiu Chiu jumped down from her older brother's arms. The two little ones didn't have time to coax their older brother; they both turned to look behind them.
really.
Standing a few hundred meters away was Xie Chiyuan!
The kids looked at each other. Finally, Chiu Chiu honestly called out to her eldest brother, "Big brother, it really is Xie Chiyuan!"
Yu An leaned against the wall, staring blankly in the direction Qiu Qiu's gaze was directed.
"Big Head".
It's the big head!
Yu An never expected to see Xie Chiyuan here. He didn't even care about his baby and rushed towards Xie Chiyuan like a gust of wind.
Their eyes met in mid-air, and Xie Chiyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yu An running over.
The little idiot was carrying his baby and running quite fast.
A distance of several hundred meters is not short.
Yu An finally threw herself into Xie Chiyuan's arms, burying her tired, flushed face in his neck.
"Big Head, you're here."
"They're here."
Countless days had passed since they last met, and Yu An's eyes welled up with tears from missing Xie Chiyuan so much. He held Xie Chiyuan tightly, all his longing pouring out in that moment.
I miss you so much.
Yu An nuzzled against him, her voice filled with longing.
Xie Chiyuan rubbed the back of his head, making him look up. The next second, their lips pressed heavily together. Yu An had always been a bit clumsy when it came to kissing.
But this time, he stood on tiptoe and opened his mouth.