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Chapter 201: Zombie No. 1’s Adventure (1)
The three of them stared at the scene before them in utter disbelief.
“Oh my god, Boss Xiao, look! That Frost Giant took the three of us everything we had to kill—we nearly lost our lives fighting it after several brutal battles. But this player actually wiped it out with ease! If we could work together with him, it’d be like adding wings to a tiger. With an expert like this around, we’ll definitely clear this dungeon mission smoothly!”
Su Hao was overjoyed. He could hardly wait to finish this mission already. This instance dungeon had made him feel worse than dead.
Su Wanting deeply agreed. In her opinion, with Boss Xiao’s charisma, nobody would be able to refuse his invitation.
“Boss Xiao, Xiao Hao’s right. We should invite him to move together with us.”
Naturally, Xiao Heng also hoped the other party could lend him a hand in completing the mission.
But he understood very clearly that even if they wanted to cooperate, the other side still had to agree first.
And after observing for a while, Xiao Heng had already figured out the man’s ability.
“This guy’s talent actually gives his weapon unlimited ammunition. It’s an incredibly powerful ability. Against monsters, it’s practically overwhelming… and against people… hm, it’s also quite intimidating.”
Xiao Heng knew full well that a few simple words probably wouldn’t be enough to make the other party willingly help them, so he had to rack his brains for a way to persuade him.
Threats? Or perhaps more ruthless methods?
However, before he could come up with a plan, an accident occurred.
The three people who had originally been hiding in the shadows suddenly saw the pale young man holding the Gatling gun raise his weapon and aim in their direction.
Xiao Heng’s heart sank.
“We’ve been discovered!”
He immediately stood up instead of continuing to hide and shouted,
“Brother, don’t attack! We mean no harm! Please don’t mistake us for monsters!”
Seeing this, Sun Hao and Sun Wanting hurriedly came out as well.
At this moment, No. 1’s mind was rather confused.
As a zombie, his intelligence really wasn’t very high. If not for the facial paralysis caused by the virus, his expression right now would definitely look silly and blank, completely clueless about what he should do next.
Before, Su Ning had always been the one controlling them—wherever she pointed, they attacked. But now that he suddenly had to act freely and had encountered fellow beings similar to his master, he didn’t know what he was supposed to do.
Actually, Zombie No. 1 was now capable of controlling his own actions to some extent. This was also the effect of the [Zombie Fruit].
Not only did the fruit increase the zombies’ strength, but the virus contained within the [Zombie Fruit] also enhanced the zombie brain domain.
To put it simply, it slightly raised No. 1’s intelligence.
But only slightly.
The increase was nowhere near enough to make them smart. At most, they could understand some basic meanings when others spoke. Anything more complicated was beyond them, completely incomparable to Su Ning’s direct mental control.
When he saw the three players, No. 1 remembered Su Ning’s instructions:
Unless necessary, do not casually kill players. Unless the other side showed hostility or attacked first, do not take the initiative to attack.
Thinking of Su Ning’s orders, No. 1 lowered the machine gun in his hands and stored it away into space.
Did No. 1 possess a spatial ability?
Obviously impossible.
After several dungeon trials and repeated upgrades, Su Ning’s talent, [Scavenger], had finally gained a small additional ability.
[Scavenger Pocket]: Allows pets or subordinates to possess several inventory slots. Any stored items are directly transmitted into Su Ning’s scavenger backpack.
That was why Su Ning had sent No. 1 and the others out to hunt monsters. The corpses would all be transferred through the Scavenger Pocket into her main storage space.
And when they saw No. 1 possessing spatial storage, Xiao Heng and the others’ eyes lit up again.
Su Hao lowered his voice and whispered to his sister,
“Storage space? This guy actually has spatial storage. Looks like he really is insanely strong.”
Su Wanting nodded. Boss Xiao also possessed a spatial ring—an extremely rare spatial item the three of them had obtained after narrowly surviving countless dangers.
At first, Xiao Heng wasn’t particularly surprised that the other party possessed a spatial item. At their level of strength, wasn’t it normal to have one?
However, in the very next second, Xiao Heng found himself speechless.
Because the enormous corpse of the four-meter-tall Frost Giant, shattered into pieces, disappeared instantly as No. 1 stored it away.
The sight made Xiao Heng suck in a cold breath.
Even though his own spatial space could grow plants, it still couldn’t store something as gigantic as that Frost Giant corpse.
Clearly, the other party’s storage space was far larger than his own.
A trace of jealousy flashed through Xiao Heng’s eyes, and a certain thought quietly emerged in his mind.
If this person refused to cooperate with him…
The three walked up to No. 1.
Xiao Heng introduced himself first.
“My name is Xiao Heng. These two are my companions, Sun Hao and Sun Wanting, brother and sister.”
Sun Hao and Sun Wanting also greeted him at the same time.
“Hello!”
However, their self-introduction earned no reaction from No. 1 whatsoever.
With his pale face expressionless, after collecting the things his master wanted, No. 1 prepared to head toward the location of the next target.
The smile on Xiao Heng’s face froze awkwardly when his introduction received absolutely no response.
“Hey, are you mute or something?”
Sun Wanting became somewhat annoyed seeing the other party ignore her boss entirely.
But No. 1 still paid them no attention.
Sun Hao quickly tried to ease the atmosphere.
“Damn, you’re way too cold. In a freezing dungeon like this, aren’t you afraid you’ll freeze yourself to death being this cold?”
He cracked a cold joke on purpose, but it had absolutely no effect.
No. 1 simply continued doing his own thing.
Xiao Heng forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart.
Ever since the natural disasters and apocalypse descended upon the world, he had never suffered such cold treatment.
Ever since gaining the ability to enter survival dungeons, he had contributed greatly—building a base and earning everyone’s respect. Never had he been ignored like this.
Xiao Heng’s expression turned solemn as he slowly spoke:
“Friend, this dungeon is extremely dangerous. I believe working together is the best option. What do you think? I noticed you’re collecting monster corpses. If we cooperate, then every monster corpse we obtain can all belong to you.”
Only then did No. 1’s sluggish brain react.
Upon hearing that he could obtain monster corpses, his originally hollow eyes finally turned toward the three of them.
Xiao Heng maintained a smile on his face, doing his best to preserve his positive image.
Meanwhile, observing No. 1 up close, Sun Hao couldn’t help but feel a chill run down his spine.
Pale skin.
Bloodless lips.
Due to his beastification talent, he possessed a trace of animal instinct as well. The moment No. 1 looked at him, his scalp went numb, and he immediately realized—
This person was extremely dangerous.
Yet at the same time, No. 1’s gaze also gave him an oddly strange feeling.
How should he describe it?
Dumb.
The collision between terrifying and dumb together really left Sun Hao unable to understand him.
Meanwhile, after Xiao Heng finished expressing his proposal, he suddenly discovered that No. 1 had stopped walking and was looking at him.
Xiao Heng: ??
No. 1: Let’s go then. Aren’t we supposed to kill monsters?
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 202: Zombie No. 1’s Adventure (2)
Xiao Heng had also noticed that No. 1 was different from ordinary people.
Although extremely powerful, his intelligence was obviously lacking.
“How did someone like this even survive until now?” Xiao Heng couldn’t quite understand, but people like this were clearly much easier to deceive.
Sure enough, the moment he mentioned giving him all the monster corpses they killed, this guy immediately followed along happily, eager to cooperate.
“Sir, how should we address you?”
Sun Hao tried to fish out his name.
No. 1 remained silent.
“Sir, you’re really amazing. Your ability feels incredibly strong!”
Sun Wanting wanted to figure out what his power actually was.
No. 1 continued to say nothing.
Xiao Heng sighed helplessly. The guy in front of him seemed to have no thoughts whatsoever beyond killing monsters, making No. 1 feel more like a weapon than a person.
But that only excited him more.
Such a powerful ability, plus a spatial item with obviously enormous storage…
Once the mission was complete, they could simply…
Thinking this way, Xiao Heng brought No. 1 along to continue hunting monsters. As for everything else, they could deal with it later.
Following behind Boss Xiao, Sun Hao quietly pondered.
“Boss Xiao, is it really okay to cooperate with him? Even though he looks kind of dumb, what if he’s pretending?”
Sun Wanting glanced at him.
“Pretending? With that wise-looking expression on his face, can you fake that for me?”
Sun Hao: …
Alright then.
He absolutely couldn’t imitate it.
Even if he tried copying it, he wouldn’t manage. But his beast-like instincts kept warning him that this person was incredibly strong—and extremely dangerous. The longer he stayed near No. 1, the stronger that feeling became.
After noticing No. 1’s peculiar nature, Xiao Heng no longer bothered lowering his voice and openly discussed things right in front of him.
“Don’t worry. Against monsters, maybe my abilities aren’t that useful. But against people…” Xiao Heng said with a sinister grin.
The moment they saw their boss’s expression, the other two immediately understood.
Sun Hao and Sun Wanting said nothing more. In this apocalyptic age of disasters, this sort of thing was hardly unfamiliar to them.
The three brought No. 1 to the location where the avalanche had previously buried the Ice Scorpions.
“This is the place. Those scorpions shouldn’t have gone far!”
Sun Hao immediately picked up the scent of the Ice Scorpions.
As if responding to his words, one emerald-colored scorpion after another burst out from beneath the snow.
“They’re here!”
As he spoke, Xiao Heng’s group put on a show of attacking.
Actually, they had no choice but to attack. If they let No. 1 kill all the scorpions alone, their mission objectives wouldn’t count as completed.
No. 1 pulled out his heavy Gatling gun from storage, and terrifying firepower erupted once again, instantly overshadowing the attacks of Xiao Heng’s group.
Although the Ice Scorpions possessed powerful freezing abilities, before the storm of bullets they could only stare helplessly.
One scorpion after another was blasted into pieces.
With an expressionless face, No. 1 held the Gatling gun like a crazed beast, madly unleashing its horrifying destructive power.
Even though Xiao Heng’s group had already witnessed No. 1 defeating the Frost Giant earlier, they were still shocked by the scene before them.
“Holy crap! Are firearms really this powerful? Shouldn’t we get some too when we get back?!”
Sun Hao exclaimed with his mouth hanging open.
“What’s powerful isn’t the firearm—it’s his ability. Even if we had his weapon, we couldn’t make a Gatling gun fire infinite bullets. No matter how amazing the weapon is, in our hands it could only be used briefly. Unlike him, who can just keep firing endlessly.”
At this moment, Sun Wanting began to worry.
She understood Boss Xiao very well and knew he had already set his sights on the other party’s storage space. But this man was so dangerous—could they really defeat him?
“No matter what, if Boss Xiao wants it, I’ll help him get it.”
Sun Wanting looked at No. 1, already thinking about how to deal with him later.
Xiao Heng was also deep in thought.
“This person is far too strong. A direct confrontation definitely won’t work. And since his intelligence isn’t high, our only opportunity lies in daily life situations—when his guard is most relaxed. We need a one-hit kill.”
Of course, all of this would have to wait until he helped them complete the dungeon kill requirements first.
What followed afterward became entirely No. 1’s personal performance show.
Even though the Ice Scorpions appeared in swarms, under No. 1’s [Bullet Hell] ability, they had absolutely no way to withstand the terrifying assault of the Gatling gun’s infinite ammunition.
“DADADADADA!”
The terrifying gunfire echoed continuously for a long time.
Only after every last Ice Scorpion in front of them had been exterminated did the barrage finally stop.
Xiao Heng checked his mission progress. The objective requiring 100 Ice Scorpions had already been completed.
Although No. 1 had killed far more than 100, Xiao Heng still managed to freeload his way into mission completion.
“Many thanks to this brother here!”
Xiao Heng laughed heartily as he patted No. 1 on the body.
But the moment he did, he noticed something strange.
No. 1’s body was ice-cold.
And despite being inside an absolute-zero dungeon, No. 1 was dressed extremely lightly.
“Could this be another one of his abilities? Immunity to cold? Or perhaps lowering his own body temperature so the freezing air can’t affect him?”
No. 1: Should corpses even be afraid of cold?
No. 1 still had no intention of responding to Xiao Heng. He walked over to the Ice Scorpion corpses.
Looking at the mangled remains scattered everywhere, he didn’t hesitate in the slightest before collecting every single Ice Scorpion into the scavenger backpack.
His storage space really was larger than Xiao Heng’s.
The sight only strengthened Xiao Heng’s resolve even further.
Afterward, Xiao Heng led No. 1 around to eliminate all the monsters they previously couldn’t handle.
Frost Giants, Extreme Ice Snowmen—under No. 1’s terrifying attacks, every monster was slaughtered one after another.
Thanks to No. 1’s appearance, Xiao Heng’s team completed all their missions with ease.
“Awesome! As long as we survive here for another two days, we can finally leave this damned S-rank dungeon!”
Sun Hao was ecstatic.
And all of this was thanks to the somewhat intellectually challenged man before them.
At this moment, Xiao Heng also began putting his plan into motion.
With the kill missions completed, they prepared to rest inside a cave.
Xiao Heng started preparing food for everyone.
While simmering soup stock, he quietly activated his ability and released poison into the soup when No. 1 wasn’t looking.
Sun Hao and Sun Wanting also deliberately distracted No. 1, making sure he didn’t notice Xiao Heng’s actions.
However, Sun Hao suddenly saw No. 1 pull out a small black fruit and start eating it.
“Huh? Brother, what kind of fruit is that? It actually looks delicious!”
Watching No. 1 eat so happily, Sun Hao unconsciously swallowed his saliva.
No. 1 noticed him staring.
Hearing Sun Hao’s words, Sun Wanting and Xiao Heng also looked toward the fruit in No. 1’s hand.
The black fruit emitted an enticing fragrance that made it difficult not to drool.
Seeing this, No. 1 directly pulled out several [Zombie Fruits] from his backpack and handed them over.
Su Ning had prepared these as emergency food supplies, worried that No. 1 and the other zombies might consume too much energy.
Sun Hao happily accepted the fruit. Sun Wanting did the same.
Xiao Heng carefully examined the fruit.
Since they had already seen No. 1 eat plenty of them right in front of them, they lowered their guard considerably. Besides, Xiao Heng still needed No. 1 to drink the poisoned soup.
So the three of them directly ate the black [Zombie Fruit] to lower No. 1’s suspicions.
Completely unaware that the moment they swallowed the fruit, the countdown to their deaths had officially begun.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 203: Zombie No. 1’s Adventure (3)
While the three of them were eating the Zombie Fruits, Xiao Heng brought over the specially prepared soup he had carefully concocted and placed it before No. 1.
Sun Hao and Sun Wanting happily munched on the Zombie Fruits while staring intently at No. 1 as he drank the soup.
The three secretly rejoiced, as though the spatial equipment was already within reach.
“Haha, that spatial equipment is practically ours now!” Xiao Heng laughed out loud, unable to hide his excitement.
However, after waiting and waiting, he realized that No. 1 showed absolutely no reaction whatsoever, causing Xiao Heng to grow suspicious.
Logically speaking, after drinking his specially made poisonous soup, even if the poison didn’t kill instantly, there should at least have been some symptoms by now.
Yet No. 1 sat there perfectly fine, showing no signs of being poisoned.
Just as Xiao Heng was beginning to wonder whether he had used too little poison, a miserable scream suddenly snapped him back to reality.
He abruptly turned around and discovered that the scream had come from Sun Hao.
At this moment, Sun Wanting looked nervously at her younger brother, completely confused about what was happening to him.
Sun Hao’s body had begun convulsing violently. Foam continuously spilled from his mouth, while black lines slowly appeared across his face.
The moment he saw this, Xiao Heng—well-versed in the art of poison—instantly realized:
Sun Hao had been poisoned!
Xiao Heng was utterly shocked.
“When was he poisoned?!”
Suddenly, a flash of realization struck his mind. He stared in disbelief at the half-eaten black fruit in his hand.
“Could it be this thing? That fruit was poisonous?!”
Xiao Heng could hardly believe it. Dumbfounded, he looked toward No. 1.
For the sake of poisoning them, this man had actually tested the poison on himself first and eaten the toxic fruit as well.
Xiao Heng’s heart raced anxiously as he tried to force himself to vomit, but Sun Hao’s condition was clearly far more critical.
Without hesitation, he scattered a handful of seeds.
The seeds instantly sprouted like sharp arrows, growing wildly and stabbing into No. 1’s body like spikes before tightly restraining him.
Since things had already been exposed, there was no point pretending anymore.
If his poison had no effect on No. 1, then he would at least trap him first.
Xiao Heng quickly rushed to Sun Hao’s side and tried to detoxify him.
“Boss Xiao, hurry and see what’s happening to Sun Hao!”
Sun Wanting was terrified.
Sun Hao’s appearance had become horrifying—foam spraying from his mouth, eyes rolling upward, his body twitching nonstop like someone having a seizure.
“He’s been poisoned. The black fruits we ate were obviously toxic. Sun Hao ate too many, so the poison has already fully erupted.”
The moment she heard the fruits were poisonous, Sun Wanting’s face instantly turned pale.
She knew better than anyone how terrifying poison was. Boss Xiao himself specialized in poison, and countless people had died from his schemes.
She was terrified.
“Don’t panic yet. Let me see if I can suppress the toxin.”
However, while using his ability on Sun Hao, Xiao Heng suddenly noticed from the corner of his eye that faint black lines had also appeared on Sun Wanting’s face.
And Sun Hao’s condition had grown even more horrifying.
His eyes were no longer rolled white. Instead, his pupils had turned blood-red, staring fixedly at Xiao Heng.
The painful groans from his mouth had also transformed into beast-like growls.
Seeing Sun Hao in this state, Xiao Heng’s face turned deathly pale.
Because Sun Hao now reminded him of one kind of existence—
Zombies.
“That’s impossible! We only ate some black fruit! How could we possibly turn into zombies?!”
What Xiao Heng didn’t know was that the fruits they had eaten were condensed entirely from the toxins within zombie bodies.
Xiao Heng looked toward Sun Wanting.
At this moment, she also realized exactly what Sun Hao had become.
After all, they had once entered a zombie dungeon before. The zombies there looked exactly like Sun Hao now.
“How is this possible?! How could this happen?!”
Sun Wanting was filled with disbelief.
But while confusion overwhelmed her, her own body also began reacting.
Just like Sun Hao before her, her body started convulsing violently.
As consciousness slowly faded away, Sun Wanting looked toward her boss with desperate pleading in her eyes, hoping he could save her life once again.
But at this moment, Xiao Heng himself was on the verge of collapse from the current situation.
He discovered that his abilities could neither stop the poison from spreading through his body nor remove it.
Which meant that before long, he too would become a zombie just like Sun Hao.
Terrified, he looked toward No. 1, who was still restrained by the plants.
Only then did he realize that despite the vines piercing into No. 1’s body, there was no blood flowing out like with ordinary living creatures, nor was there any expression of pain on his face.
Instead, No. 1 simply stared at him calmly.
At last, Xiao Heng finally realized what had always felt strange about him.
Pale skin.
An ice-cold body.
Bloodless lips.
This was practically a corpse.
The other party was a zombie!
And he had foolishly cooperated with him!
“That’s impossible! How could a zombie enter a survival dungeon? And how could a zombie possess such terrifying intelligence? It actually disguised itself as a human just to kill us!”
At this moment, Xiao Heng believed No. 1’s previously “wise-looking” behavior had all been an act.
A deception designed specifically to kill them.
Xiao Heng was overwhelmed with fear.
Another growl sounded beside him.
Sun Wanting had also fully transformed into a zombie due to the Zombie Fruit.
After becoming zombies, the Sun siblings did not attack Xiao Heng directly. Instead, they walked over to No. 1’s side.
No. 1 broke free from the restraints.
With a flash in his hand, a small pistol appeared.
He immediately aimed it at Xiao Heng’s head and pulled the trigger.
Su Ning’s command restrictions had already been broken—No. 1 had been attacked by a player, which meant he was fully allowed to retaliate.
So without hesitation, he simply shot to kill.
At this point, Xiao Heng no longer had any strength left to resist.
The zombie virus inside his body had already begun taking effect. His body convulsed violently, leaving him incapable of blocking No. 1’s attack.
Bang!
After the gunshot rang out, Xiao Heng died.
Because his head had been completely blown apart, he did not transform into a zombie after death.
No. 1 then calmly walked out of the cave, preparing to return to his master’s side.
Only now, two figures followed behind him.
…
Meanwhile, Su Ning stared at the corpses of the other two monster species that No. 1 and the others had sent back after completing the kill missions.
[Monster: Extreme Ice Snowman]
Talent:
Ice Ball — Able to create ice balls at will, like an ice-element magician.
Skills:
Snowball Attack — roaring in like cannon shells
Frozen Punch — fists forged from ice itself
[Monster: Ice Scorpion]
Talent:
Frozen Skin — anyone attacking the Ice Scorpion in close combat will suffer frostbite from its icy skin.
Skills:
Frozen Fangs, Ice Venom
Each of the two monster corpses had their own unique uses.
The Snowman corpses resembled carefully sculpted snowmen. If placed in a hot environment, they would instantly melt away.
Like the Frost Giants, they were elemental ice creatures, yet their bodies differed greatly. Their bodies were made from soft snow, meaning they could absolutely be used to make ice cream!
At the thought of ice cream, Su Ning’s taste buds seemed to awaken. It had been a long time since she had eaten such sweet frozen desserts, and soon all kinds of icy treats surfaced in her mind.
“Sure enough, collecting monster corpses from these dungeons is just like digging up treasure. There are always unexpected surprises waiting.”
(End of Chapter)
