When Wei Xuan finally realized what had “come,” he looked around, and the various buildings and rooftops in the vicinity were filled with humanoid figures of all shapes and sizes.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that these weren’t “humanoid figures” at all; they all appeared to be zombies, with no significant differences from humans in appearance.
Wei Xuan’s face twitched. Fortunately, he had his two hundred zombie minions and Du Hang with him at the moment. That’s right, when his zombie minions had emitted the “they’re here” sound, even the zombie minions that were patrolling in their neighborhood had rushed over. At this moment, they had surrounded Wei Xuan and Du Hang, eyeing the approaching zombies with suspicion.
Now, the foreign zombies had encircled Wei Xuan’s group from all sides, and the zombies that had previously roamed the nearby streets had all mysteriously disappeared. Wei Xuan wasn’t sure if they had run away or hidden upon sensing the arrival of more powerful zombies.
Yes, that’s right, these zombies gave Wei Xuan a sense of “familiarity.” It was the same feeling he had when he encountered the girl zombie and the zombies chasing their caravan during his previous life.
However, perhaps due to his long sleep, Wei Xuan no longer felt the fear that he had felt when faced with these zombies before. The absence of fear allowed him to remain calm, even in the face of great danger, and he didn’t panic as he used to. It was similar to how he used to react when encountering the girl zombie; he would instinctively turn and run.
Just as he thought about the girl zombie, Wei Xuan spotted her on the rooftop of a building! The girl zombie was dressed in a yellow dress, still sitting astride the neck of another zombie. This time, the zombie carrying her was not the middle-aged fat zombie he had seen before but a young, agile-looking zombie.
While Wei Xuan was observing it, the young zombie and all the others suddenly looked down at him. In fact, all the zombies that had gathered around were now focused on Wei Xuan’s location. Wei Xuan wasn’t sure why these zombies had come here or why they were surrounding him, so he could only speculate: were they trying to take over this territory?
Fortunately, Wei Xuan felt no fear towards them now, and he had also become a zombie, so he wasn’t worried about getting injured easily. He stood there pretending to be calm, looking up at the group of zombies.
After a while, the nearby zombies didn’t make any more noise, and Wei Xuan didn’t initiate a conversation with them either. He wasn’t sure if these zombies could understand human language. After all, he had never spoken to zombies other than his own zombie minions.
He stayed still, but the zombies above started to take action. The young zombie carrying the girl zombie leaped to a lower rooftop, and then zombies from various directions began to jump over as well. That’s when Wei Xuan realized that these zombies had their own form of communication.
Yes, the zombies that had gathered together suddenly started speaking to him using their “brainwaves”: “Come, come, come…”
Well, he could confirm now that Chinese zombies still spoke Chinese.
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They had come, and if they wanted to fight, there were so many of them. Wei Xuan couldn’t easily avoid it, and besides, he had a group of zombie minions to protect. He couldn’t afford to be cowardly. Moreover, judging by their current appearance, it seemed more like they had come to negotiate. Wei Xuan wouldn’t back down that easily!
Du Hang carried Wei Xuan horizontally, and with a few leaps, they jumped to the rooftop. Once on the rooftop, Wei Xuan immediately expressed his intention to get down. He was the only one who had been carried up like this. Everyone else had jumped up by themselves, and for the sake of maintaining his tall and imposing appearance, he had to come down and speak to them.
A group of zombies were eyeing him with suspicion. Even though Wei Xuan was also a newly transformed zombie, he couldn’t help but feel awkward. So, he cleared his throat and asked the zombies, “What brings you here?” Yes, even though those brainwaves had been vague and not addressed to anyone specifically, Wei Xuan could sense that they were directed at him.
The group of zombies looked him over and nodded one by one.
“What do you want from me?” Wei Xuan asked, bewildered. He had just come out with his followers to dispose of some trash. Did he accidentally throw something into their territory?
The little girl zombie suddenly raised her hand and pointed in a certain direction, repeatedly emitting an unstoppable string of “mine, mine, mine…”
“Huh?” Wei Xuan looked at her and then in the direction she was pointing. It was a half-collapsed building. Did she want that?
Wei Xuan couldn’t help but marvel at how easy it was to please the little girl zombie. Did she like that particular style of building? What an interesting taste in aesthetics…
Another zombie raised its hand and pointed in a different direction, launching the same repeated chant of “mine, mine, mine…”
Wei Xuan stared blankly at the direction it was pointing – a scorched patch of land from a fire. Did that mean he couldn’t throw trash there anymore?
Yet another zombie pointed to a different direction, repeating the same chant of “mine.”
Wei Xuan looked in that direction and realized it was his own neighborhood! Did they want his neighborhood?
“Mine, mine, mine…”
“Mine, mine, mine…”
…
…
A group of foreign zombies pointed in various directions, sending Wei Xuan the same messages, making him feel like his head had split into two. He endured it for a while, trying to hold back, but the relentless repetition began to feel like his head was going to explode. Finally, he couldn’t take it anymore and shouted, “Stop! What do you want?”
They had been pointing at buildings, ruins, scorched land, and even exploded vehicles. Wei Xuan couldn’t make sense of what they wanted – was it those buildings, certain debris on the ground, or maybe the zombies they were pointing at?
The group of zombies exchanged glances and continued to send the message, “That one, that one, that one, we want that one…”
“…Which one is ‘that one’? What exactly do you want?” Wei Xuan couldn’t help but rub his forehead. His own group of zombies didn’t seem to understand, and now another group was using the same endless loop. Furthermore, he couldn’t fathom what they were after. What did these things have to do with him?
Yes, in every direction they pointed, everything was covered! After Wei Xuan spoke, he suddenly felt an ominous atmosphere, and then waves of a feeling of grievance overwhelmed his mind, causing him to instinctively step back. Subsequently, not only the zombies in front of him but all the zombies surrounding him began to emanate this sense of grievance!
Except for a few exceptions, like Du Hang, who was standing behind Wei Xuan, blocking his path backward to prevent him from falling off the building, and Wei Xuan’s group of zombie followers. They were all exuding a different emotion—not grievance, but rather a sense of schadenfreude.
Yes, it was unmistakably schadenfreude! It even made Wei Xuan feel like there were “2333” symbols floating in the sky.
Fortunately, Wei Xuan realized that the schadenfreude he sensed was not directed at him but at the group of zombies surrounding him. Otherwise, the irritated Wei Xuan would have likely given them a piece of his mind one by one!
“Stop!” Wei Xuan shouted once more, and this time, the surrounding zombies were quite considerate and collectively halted their chaotic brainwaves.
“What do you want? Can you please be clearer?” he implored.
Pointing in all directions… thankfully, not upwards, but did they want clouds from the sky? Moreover, he repeated, “If you want something, go get it! What’s the point in telling me? Am I supposed to fly up and fetch it for you?”
The area fell silent again, and then one of the zombies began sending a message, “Over there, mine, over there, mine…”
Listening to this, Wei Xuan looked around in all directions again and suddenly realized. He pointed around, “You want those places, right?”
“Swish, swish, swish,” the group of zombies all nodded.
Wei Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He roughly understood their intentions now—territorial disputes!
Even zombies had their own territories and habits of action. Among these zombies, many were evidently of higher rank, so it was normal for them not to like clustering together. Therefore, wanting to divide the territory and running to talk to him, who had so many advanced zombie followers, was quite normal.
With these realizations in mind, Wei Xuan felt a heavy burden lifted from his heart. He had no qualms about them dividing territory, but he had some conditions, “I don’t care how you divide your territories among yourselves, but you can’t occupy where we live. Also, we sometimes go out to find things, plant crops, and hunt mutated animals. We won’t compete with you for human prey, but don’t hinder our activities.”
He didn’t consume humans, and neither did his zombie followers. However, he couldn’t control the dietary preferences of other zombies. He just hoped that when he went out to search for supplies, they wouldn’t come out and cause trouble for him.
Although their comprehension abilities were questionable, it was apparent that the zombies understood Wei Xuan’s intentions. As a result, the atmosphere turned cheerful, and the group of foreign zombies nodded and happily left one by one.
“So, they just wanted to divide territory?” Wei Xuan couldn’t help but feel a surreal sense of disbelief after it was all over. When did a large group of zombies come to discuss territorial divisions with him? It was something he had never even dreamed of before.
Thinking about it, he patted Du Hang’s shoulder, “It’s a good thing we have you guys.” Perhaps that was why he had the qualifications to negotiate with so many powerful mutant zombies?
New neighbours woohoo !
Not the neighbors, I would borrow a cup of sugar from.
Too close to I want your arm for sugar…
Looks like Wei Xuan is, in fact, the zombie boss. Just like the humans think he is.
Strong fences make good zombie neighbors…unless your king…then you get to decide the boundaries… Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️❄️
I giggled through this whole chapter. Long live zombie boss Wei Xuan!
Who thought of the birds in finding nemo? Just me? I can only imagine if that one clip was stuck on repeat. “Mine. Mine. Mine…” 😆
Thanks for the chapter! He’s gonna be in zombie central, lol
So now he’s become an all-powerful semi-zombie or pseudo-zombie? Those neighboring zombie powerhouses came knocking to his door to ask for his opinion or preside as a judge of sorts?😂 What I really want to know is what happen to the Healing man and his three zombies companion. Did he also become a zombie or did the firestarter mommy evolved into a semi-zombie now?