Chapter 51: Skill Fruit, Beast Taming Skill!
Wang Ke looked completely confused, but when he saw the zombies gathering around, a look of despair appeared on his face.
He knew clearly in his heart that once the zombies swarmed, there would be no escape for him.
But why did Su Ning in front of him not look worried at all?
“So what if you know my purpose? I don’t know what backup you have, but with this many zombies, you’re definitely in trouble. I want to see how you escape,” Wang Ke said with a bitter smile. He was already prepared to face death.
However, Su Ning didn’t show the slightest trace of panic or fear.
On the contrary, she calmly responded, “Escape? Why would I escape?”
Her tone was calm and firm, as if the current situation meant nothing at all.
Su Ning suddenly seemed to remember something, and smiled as she gestured toward the person beside her.
“It’s been so long. Haven’t you noticed this gentleman next to me?” Su Ning said with a hint of mockery.
Wang Ke was confused. What did her escape or not have to do with the man beside her?
Since meeting Su Ning, all of Wang Ke’s attention had been focused solely on her, completely ignoring the man at her side.
Earlier, Wang Ke had assumed his “obedient one” could easily deal with the man, so he hadn’t paid much attention.
Who would have thought this damn woman would have such precise shooting skills—it had caught him completely off guard, and he lost focus afterward.
Only now did Wang Ke finally look toward the man beside Su Ning.
The man looked very ordinary, with slightly pale skin—pale to the point of seeming sickly, like a lifeless corpse.
A corpse!
This thought flashed through Wang Ke’s mind like a lightning bolt striking his heart, causing his pupils to contract sharply.
Looking again at the zombies continuously approaching and comparing them to the man, a wild and absurd idea suddenly surged in his mind.
He turned to stare at the figure standing protectively beside Su Ning like a knight, his mind in complete chaos.
“No way… How is this possible…”
Su Ning looked at Wang Ke, the corners of her mouth slightly curled in a mocking smile. “Looks like you’ve already figured out the reason, haven’t you?” Her tone conveyed a sense of total control over the situation, as if everything had gone according to plan.
Wang Ke’s face turned pale in an instant, and he mumbled in disbelief, his lips trembling, “This… how could this be possible… you… who exactly are you? How can you control zombies? Are you human or a zombie?”
Su Ning sneered, “If I were a zombie, would I still be here talking nonsense with you?”
Why would Su Ning fear the threat of zombies? Why would she need to run?
Wang Ke’s eyes widened in fear and despair. “No! This is impossible! Why aren’t the zombies attacking you?! This can’t be real!”
His voice was filled with shock and confusion, bordering on hysteria.
But his shouting only attracted more zombies. They swarmed in from all directions, surrounding him.
Wang Ke realized things were turning bad. Terrified, he looked at Su Ning, pleading in his eyes. “My boss is really powerful. If you lay a finger on me, he definitely won’t let you off!”
Su Ning looked at him expressionlessly and replied calmly, “I don’t know your boss, nor have I had any dealings with him. What can he possibly do to me?”
Wang Ke was stunned. He hadn’t expected Su Ning to respond to his threat with such composure.
Then he stared at Su Ning in fear, as if seeing a terrifying enemy.
At that moment, the zombies had arrived. Strangely, they brushed right past Su Ning as if she were invisible and charged straight at Wang Ke.
Wang Ke screamed, “Don’t come any closer! No! Aaaahhh—!”
Su Ning stood calmly nearby, watching as Wang Ke was torn apart.
Since he refused to give her any useful information, she didn’t bother wasting time.
But from the small clues, Su Ning could deduce that the explosion had been deliberately caused by this group to complete a kill mission.
However, they had used despicable methods—what could attract so many zombies to gather?
The answer was, of course, people!
That final warning from Ning Wu confirmed it: the organization behind Wang Ke would stop at nothing to obtain the planting space.
“Using humans as bait to attract zombies… what a bunch of shameless scum.”
From Wang Ke’s earlier words, Su Ning could conclude that his team leader—or his “boss”—must be quite strong.
Although Su Ning had grown much stronger now and had zombies and Hua Hua, a unique creature, by her side, she wasn’t reckless.
Player talents varied widely—some had spatial powers, others elemental abilities. Who’s to say there wasn’t someone with a one-hit kill ability?
She couldn’t afford to provoke them—but she could still avoid them.
But letting scum like this walk free also left her uneasy.
Then a thought crossed her mind: “If I can connect to zombies, what’s there to fear?”
With that, Su Ning stopped the zombies from tearing Wang Ke apart completely, and recalled how Hua Hua could devour zombies to produce [Zombie Fruits].
What kind of strange fruit would it produce if it devoured a player?
“There’s only one way to find out.”
She summoned Hua Hua and threw the still somewhat intact Wang Ke into its mouth.
Hua Hua did not disappoint.
A flesh-colored fruit appeared in front of Su Ning.
[Beast Taming Skill Fruit]: Condensed from a player’s innate talent. Eating this fruit won’t give you the exact talent, but it will allow you to gain a similar skill.
Beast Taming: Can tame animals and ultimately command them.
“Skill fruit!” Su Ning’s eyes lit up.
She hadn’t expected that feeding a player to Hua Hua would produce such a miraculous item.
After storing the Beast Taming Skill Fruit, Su Ning prepared to connect with the Burrowing Zombie and head toward Wang Ke’s hideout.
Meanwhile, elsewhere—
A man with long, smooth black hair stood watching the chaos he had created, a faint smile on his lips revealing his excitement and pleasure.
He looked off into the distance and asked, “How long has Wang Ke been gone?”
The man behind him immediately answered respectfully, “Wang Ke has been gone for quite a while.”
Yan Liuming sneered and said sarcastically, “This dungeon isn’t safe. If he keeps fooling around like that, he’ll suffer big time sooner or later.”
Follower: “But it’s fine, Boss. With you around, we don’t have to worry about zombies at all.”
Yan Liuming didn’t linger on Wang Ke’s matters. He quickly changed the topic.
“How’s that person doing? Still hasn’t made a decision?”
“No. They’re all tough and stubborn. I think you should just suppress them, Boss. That way they’ll obey and won’t resist anymore.”
Yan Liuming said, “All that fighting and killing—I don’t like scenes like that.”
Then he added, “Prepare the second wave of zombie bombing. If these people won’t join us, then we’ll send them to be bait.”
“Yes, sir!”
(End of Chapter)
