Chapter 1987: Chapter 1987

Xu Haishui fell silent and stopped speaking. At this moment, he couldn’t even understand the meaning of Yi Huangcheng’s last words, he just propped up his body and sat half-reclining against the box.

Yi Huangcheng became alert. For a moment, he couldn’t figure out what Xu Haishui intended to do. But soon, there was a commotion outside, and a wall was violently pushed open. In the dust, he saw several robust figures, and his heart, which was suspended, finally settled.

The newcomers were precisely Chu Zha and his group. Four silver-armored zombies, disguised as humans, came up silently behind Yi Huangcheng, looking with complicated expressions at the extremely weak Xu Haishui before them.

Upon seeing them, Xu Haishui’s face showed a smile that was hard to describe: "Haha, I bet wrong..."

"Let’s go, come back with us to see the boss." Chu Zha stepped forward and roughly picked Xu Haishui up. Xu Haishui didn’t resist. In his prime, he could still contend with Chu Zha, but in his current state, even an ordinary Level 7 zombie could possibly exhaust him.

After securing Xu Haishui, the four brothers had no intention of staying long. Their task was simply to capture Xu Haishui and take him to Tang Ye, nothing more.

"Orange, let’s go." Hu Ji waved to Yi Huangcheng behind him and followed, but after a few steps, he noticed Yi Huangcheng’s strange reaction. Turning back, he saw Yi Huangcheng standing dazedly in the same spot without moving.

Hu Ji understood what Yi Huangcheng was thinking, and with some helplessness said to Xu Haishui, "Brother Xu, Orange has practically combed through the Cloud Gorge Base searching for you. Just tell him what you know." Hearing this, Xu Haishui glanced at him. Perhaps feeling he’d reached the end of his path, even any secrets held no meaning anymore. He quickly looked at Yi Huangcheng and said indifferently, "You have a new colleague named Zhao Boning. Go find him, and you and Long Yingjia can reconcile."

This sentence, who knows if it was excitement or something else, caused Yi Huangcheng to shiver. He turned awkwardly, in a trembling voice thanked Xu Haishui, and immediately rushed off towards where Zhao Boning was.

Behind him, Heiya saw him practically bouncing and teased Saio beside him: "Hey, this kid."

"Kid? Based on age, he’s probably ten times older than you."

"Hey, by that logic, you’re even younger than I am!"

The four brothers bantered along the chaotic streets. Among them, only the silent Xu Haishui seemed out of place. Sometimes, he’d glance at the northwestern blood-red sky and sigh without reason, though his expression showed no changes. His steps were steady, as if he’d long been ready to face whatever different outcomes awaited him.

Would it be death, and how would he die?

These were all unknowns. The only certainty was that Xu Haishui felt no fear, only regret—regret he’d considered before "placing his bets."

Yet even so, when they ascended the cloud ladder with Chu Zha and the others to the Sky Continent and arrived at a well-preserved mansion, his previously calm steps grew heavy. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⟡𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚⟡𝘯𝘦𝘵

Xu Haishui instinctively held his breath but quickly corrected himself, lost in thought.

Perhaps at this moment, he felt the dread humans faced against the Zombie King!

Upon reaching the door, Chu Zha gave him a push and said, "Go in."

Xu Haishui didn’t say a word, extending his hand to slowly push the door open. Instantly, a suffocating sensation came over him, along with a visceral tremor from the depths of his soul! This caused the muscles on his face to contort and twist, but soon they returned to normal.

He understood very well this was an intimidation tactic from the Zombie King, exerting pressure on his subordinate zombies!

He hadn’t even seen where Tang Ye was yet! He also understood that Tang Ye hadn’t gone too far, saving him some face. If the pressure was a bit stronger, collapsing on the spot was a minor issue; being crushed to pieces was far more severe!

Compared to him, Chu Zha and the others seemed unaffected, walking in naturally.

Xu Haishui stood frozen at the door for a few seconds before he saw where Tang Ye was. He was sitting on the couch with his back to Xu Haishui. The television in front wasn’t on, so his facial expressions weren’t visible, nor were his hand movements.

"Come in." At some point, Tang Ye’s voice emerged, startling Xu Haishui. After a moment’s hesitation, he finally stepped inside. He didn’t get too close to Tang Ye, nor did he stay too far.

Besides Tang Ye himself, only Xu Haishui understood how terrifying a being at the level of a Zombie King was!

From the moment he appeared at the door and saw Tang Ye, Xu Haishui knew that if Tang Ye suddenly attacked, he wouldn’t survive more than a second!

So, whether the distance was close or far didn’t matter.

After walking about four to five paces behind Tang Ye, he stopped, lowered his head, making it impossible to discern his expression. Soon, Tang Ye chuckled lightly and asked, "So, do I have to ask you before you’ll answer, is that it?"

"I don’t know what to say."

"Don’t know what to say...haha..." Tang Ye let out a curious laugh tinged with anger, causing the air to thicken. Nearby, Chu Zha and the four zombies noticed this and curbed their usual antics—they could tell their boss was genuinely angry, and an angry Zombie King was terrifying!

Hu Ji wrinkled his facial features, seemingly wanting to signal something to Xu Haishui. But Xu Haishui didn’t even look his way, leaving Hu Ji helpless, thinking silently, "You’d better pray for yourself..."

Just when the zombies thought Tang Ye would immediately strike down Xu Haishui for his betrayal, his laughter abruptly stopped. He seemed to collect his emotions, and his tone returned to calm: "Tell me, what’s with your body, why didn’t you contact me, and... how did you manage it?"

Hearing this, Xu Haishui looked at the back of his hand, shaking his head: "My body... I don’t know. I just wanted to save myself. I couldn’t control the mutation; it wasn’t my intent."

"Maybe..." Xu Haishui’s eyes suddenly glazed over, lost as he said, "Having too many things makes you overly cautious..."

"Haha," Tang Ye chuckled coldly, "So, in essence, you still don’t trust me? You don’t even dare wager on my trust because you’re overly cautious about what you care about more than I imagined. But why are you willing to bet now?"

After asking this, before Xu Haishui could respond, Tang Ye nodded knowingly to himself, murmuring, "Yes, there are no options left, and all you can do is bet..."