TSIAGBICATMWI Chapter 209

Chapter 209: Extra 1 – Zombie Emperor

Chapter 209: Extra 1 – Zombie Emperor

Three years later, Xie YunChuan came to Li City again. He finally had the chance to ask the question he had been pursuing for so long: “I want to know, Shuyou, why is he so… ‘special’?”

Su Qingshan had long known he would ask this question, and she had been preparing for it all these years: “Based on your journey as you described it, I have roughly pieced together how Luo Shuyou, this first-generation Zombie Emperor, came to be:

He must have been infected with the zombie virus at the same time that his ability awakened. Because it was the beginning of his ability awakening, the virus resistance specific to ability users had not yet formed. However, he awakened a healing ability. You know that healing abilities have a certain ability to purify zombie toxins within oneself.

The healing ability in his body and the zombie virus counteracted each other. When the end of the world was just beginning, both the infectivity of the zombie virus and his scarce healing power were still relatively weak. Neither side could completely overwhelm the other.

Therefore, he did not quickly turn into a zombie like other people who were bitten. To be precise, he was in a state of being half-human and half-zombie for a long time, even afterwards.

Because the zombie bit him on the shoulder near the neck, the virus quickly entered the brain. The two forces fought in the brain, causing severe damage to the brain nerves. Therefore, even though his appearance looked no different from ordinary people most of the time, he was dull and muddled, like a real zombie. Some even thought he was undoubtedly a zombie.”

“Then… the occasional appearance of zombie characteristics?” Xie YunChuan had some guesses and needed further confirmation.

Su Qingshan continued unhurriedly, “During this time, the influence of the external environment became a crucial factor. You should have thought of this too – each of his transformations was induced by certain external causes.”

“You also said that he could eat normal food at the beginning because he was half-human and half-zombie. Moreover, due to the initial protection and long-term repair of his healing ability, his physical functions even became more human-like for a while. During that time, you were more inclined to believe that he was a zombie.

The reason for this was still the same: because the brain was more eroded by the virus, the brain, which dominates the nerves, was most severely eroded, and brain nerves are sensitive and difficult to repair. Simply put, his physical functions were more inclined towards humans at that time, but his consciousness and behavior were controlled by the brain virus, making him more like a zombie.”

Xie YunChuan thought that he might know when Su Qingshan was referring to. Images flashed back in his mind, blurry and elusive, only feeling heart-wrenching. “Why didn’t he hurt me at that time?”

Su Qingshan carefully looked at Xie YunChuan. Being older, she did not quite understand the power of love, but perhaps that was it.

Hadn’t she herself done all sorts of incomprehensible things in the past?

“The struggle between self-awareness and the virus. You are his lover, and you must have been very loving before, right?”

Xie YunChuan’s eyes softened, and he did not answer. Su Qingshan knew the answer. “This is like potential being stimulated. In Xie YunChuan’s case, his self-awareness took the upper hand.”

Su Qingshan continued, “The growth and spread speed of the virus is far beyond what the ability can match. As one grows and the other declines, a new force broke into his body when the virus was about to take the upper hand – the wood spirit Crystal Soul.

Luo Shuyou was infected with the zombie virus at the same time as he awakened his ability, which is equivalent to two special forces simultaneously entering a nourishing body. The two sides fought and stalemated, neither able to destroy the other. Crystal Cores themselves can devour each other’s power to strengthen themselves, while healing energy is not aggressive and can only passively resist. Over time, the zombie Crystal Core has been eroding the healing Crystal Core, thus leading to Luo Shuyou’s mutation in the forest.

At this time, the wood spirit Crystal Soul joined in. The wood spirit Crystal Soul is full of vitality, can purify filth, and nourish all things. It is both the nemesis of the virus and the nutrient of the virus.

It will supplement the defects of the healing Crystal Core. The two forces in Luo Shuyou’s body prevent the zombie virus from continuing to erode Luo Shuyou’s body every day. However, Luo Shuyou’s body is a huge culture medium for the zombie virus, most suitable for survival and reproduction. The zombie Crystal Core constantly draws power from the wood spirit Crystal Soul and the healing Crystal Core during the confrontation, and with your blood as nourishment, the zombie blood crystal can be formed.

There will be no second wood spirit Crystal Soul in the world. Therefore, even if someone is in the same situation as Luo Shuyou, without the Crystal Soul, they will only turn into a zombie later.

So, there will be no more zombie blood crystals in this world, nor will there be another Zombie Emperor.”

“My blood?” Xie YunChuan didn’t understand why his blood was worth mentioning in this.

Su Qingshan patted Xie YunChuan’s shoulder, as if to comfort him in advance.

Xie YunChuan’s heart skipped a beat, and he listened intently.

“The zombie virus parasitizes the human body, feeding on human flesh and blood, while the wood spirit Crystal Soul and the healing Crystal Core themselves do not need to consume anything from the human body to survive. The wood spirit Crystal Soul is a natural pure body, and purifying and eliminating filthy things like viruses is its instinct. You mentioned that Luo Shuyou became increasingly weak and painful after his blood supply was cut off, which is also why. The Crystal Soul wanted to purify and eliminate the virus in one fell swoop. The three forces fought, and Luo Shuyou, the carrier, was naturally affected.”

In just a moment, Xie YunChuan understood, and a burst of pain gripped his chest. The intense pain spread from his chest to his whole body, as if millions of needles were piercing every inch of his skin from the inside out.

He put his left hand on his chest, clutching his heart. The indescribable pain gripped him, causing him to tremble slightly. His heart ached so much that he couldn’t breathe, until he finally couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of blood from deep in his throat.

Straightening his back, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth and his breath unsteady, he said word by word, “So… it was me… was it me who harmed him?”

At this moment, he couldn’t wait to kill himself, but his life was exchanged for by his Shuyou’s own life. He couldn’t ask to live, and couldn’t ask to die!

Knowing that this would be the result, “Ah—!” Su Qingshan sighed. “You don’t have to feel so guilty. Given the situation at that time, if you hadn’t fed him blood to strengthen the virus in his body and increase his physical strength, he might not have survived.”

She knew that this would not comfort Xie YunChuan. Xie YunChuan had personally felt the vitality of the wood spirit Crystal Soul, so how could he not know that as long as the wood spirit Crystal Soul was in Luo Shuyou’s body, he would be immortal forever.

But Su Qingshan still said this. She had long lost the ability to comfort people, but the person who was heartbroken at this time was the person she owed the most and should comfort the most!

“I know, don’t worry, I will take care of my body.” Xie YunChuan knew that it was all his fault, but he couldn’t do anything to harm the shell that his Shuyou had exchanged for his life.

Forget it, she never did well what she should do. Su Qingshan sighed lightly and continued, “However, the wood spirit Crystal Soul also has the ability to nourish all things, and it is inevitable that the zombie Crystal Core will form a blood crystal under its nourishment…”

Su Qingshan hesitated for a long time, seeing Xie YunChuan immersed in pain and unable to recover, she simply didn’t say it. “Forget it, forget it, I won’t say it anymore, it’s almost like that anyway.”

Xie YunChuan still did not give her any response. Su Qingshan didn’t know what to do. Years of abandoning everything and burying herself in research had made her lose many normal human emotions and unable to understand them.

Or… should she try to save him again?

“Destruction is often accompanied by rebirth. Perhaps his vitality is hidden in this ice seal. After all, the five elements Crystal Souls are world-saving treasures born with disasters. Under their nourishment, over time, who knows what will happen?

Don’t simply attribute those zombies who are dressed in human skin, can speak human words, and even imitate human emotions to the restored “humans.”

In fact, according to our research, zombified zombies can never return to humans. What awaits them is a lifetime of bloodthirsty and flesh-eating lives.

Perhaps one day, humans will completely eliminate those monsters, or perhaps, this land will eventually be completely reduced to the territory of zombies.

Your Luo Shuyou is special, you must believe that he will always be the special one!”