Chapter 522 - 434: Death is the Starting Point (2)
Chapter 522: Chapter 434: Death is the Starting Point (2)
"Since you’re here, you might as well come in. Your Captain Cross is just too inflexible. It’s a good thing you came!"
BOOM! A loud crash echoed, sounding like the cave was collapsing. "Hey, hey, hey! We’re all acquaintances here. No hard feelings if the deal’s off, right? Why are you being so aggressive?"
The communicator cut off. Flora Bloom hesitated for a moment, then patted the Golden Crow’s back and decided to head into the cave.
The outside of the cave looked no different from any other mountain. But upon entering, it was pitch black at first. After walking for just a few minutes, the view suddenly opened up.
"Lex!" Flora Bloom called out to Lex Cross, who was in a standoff with the man in white, and quickly ran over to him.
"Didn’t I tell you to go back?" Lex Cross’s face darkened when he saw Flora Bloom appear. He threw the net of lightning in his hand toward the man in white, then quickly moved to Flora Bloom’s side.
Even if the man in white couldn’t defeat Lex Cross, he wasn’t about to be hit by his superpower that easily.
With his level of power, so what if he was hit? The lightning net’s attack was explosive and had a binding effect, but it wouldn’t do much to him.
The man in white moved as if teleporting. His body suddenly dissolved into black Death Energy, reappearing on Flora Bloom’s other side the next second.
"Little darling, I’ve missed you so much!"
Flora Bloom frowned and ducked behind Lex Cross.
"Is there something wrong with your head?" Polly Cross, nestled in the baby carrier on her chest, saw the man in white. Her little mouth suddenly puckered, and she started to cry, indistinctly calling for her daddy.
"Waaah! Pa-pa!"
The man in white glanced at Polly. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. This child is quite something. If only..."
A dagger materialized in Flora Bloom’s hand, and she swung it toward the man in white. "Don’t you dare get any ideas about my child!"
"Fine, I won’t. Why so aggressive? You know, because of you, I took a huge hit!"
What Flora Bloom didn’t know at that moment was that the black ant that had been lying dormant in her space was actually the Force of this man in white’s very essence.
She had used the black ant to replenish the Death Energy Isla Preston had expended during childbirth. Because the man in white’s Divine Soul was connected to the ant, this act had indeed severely weakened him.
"You psycho! By the way, Lex, Old Lynch said this guy won’t let us touch that group of Middle Level zombies? Why is that?"
The man in white’s expression suddenly turned serious, a rare look of gravity on his face. "I’m doing this for your own good."
Although Lex Cross didn’t speak, he didn’t refute the man’s words either.
On the other side of the cave, Five and the others kept a vigilant watch on the movements of the Middle Level zombies outside while also keeping an eye on the man in white.
"Hmph. Aren’t you just afraid your clan’s influence here will be damaged? You think we don’t know? It’s only a thousand Middle Level zombies. We could wipe them out in an instant."
The man in white sighed. The look he gave Flora Bloom was enough to drive Lex Cross insane. "Don’t look at me like that. I like my little darling, but that doesn’t have to interfere with you two being all lovey-dovey, does it?
"Besides, if I weren’t here holding them in check, do you really think the High-level zombies from the other eight regions would have done nothing after three of their own were killed? They would have rioted and started attacking other nearby human bases long ago!"
Flora Bloom looked at Lex Cross with a puzzled expression, and he nodded in agreement.
"I’m very curious. Why are you helping us? You’re one of the Deathless. The zombies share the same origin as you, am I right?
"You’re not helping your own kind. Instead, you’re helping us humans. It just doesn’t add up!"
The man in white suddenly looked at Flora Bloom and gave her a brilliant smile. "If I told you it’s because of you, would you believe me?"
Before Flora Bloom could speak, Lex Cross’s black devouring power coiled around the man’s neck, immobilizing him.
"Ahem, ahem, General Cross, Captain Cross, why so aggressive? We have an agreement, you know. If you keep being this rough, I might not be able to stick to our deal!"
Lex Cross’s expression was terrifyingly grim. Flora Bloom knew he was on the brink of exploding. ’Just what kind of agreement could make him hold back like this?’
Flora Bloom didn’t ask him right away. Instead, she turned to the man in white and asked, "So, could you please tell us exactly why we can’t touch these Middle Level zombies?"
The man in white gave Flora Bloom what he clearly thought was a playful wink. "There’s no harm in telling you some things ahead of time. I’m not the only one from the Deathless race. If my other clansmen find out the zombie population on Earth has fallen too drastically, they’ll probably send others here.
"And alas, as you know, people as reasonable, friendly, and charming as me are few and far between. If my other clansmen were to come, do you really think things would remain this peaceful?"
The man in white’s gaze shifted to Lex Cross. "I can help you hide her secret because it’s mutually beneficial for us. But as for the others... heh, you get the picture!"
Lex Cross took a deep breath and finally relented. "How can you guarantee your other clansmen won’t come?"
"Don’t worry. My aura is similar to a High-level zombie’s. It’s not a big deal if a few High-level zombies die.
"But there are a lot of Middle Level zombies. While I can control and suppress them, if too many of them die, our ancestral grounds will sense it."
Hearing this, Flora Bloom’s brow furrowed even deeper. "So you’re saying it’s impossible for us to completely wipe out these few zombie hotspots?"
The man in white suddenly looked at Flora Bloom as if she were some strange curiosity. "I must say, little darling, how can you be so naive? We, the Deathless, can never be destroyed!
"The end for humanity is death, but human death is the beginning for our race! Hasn’t your dear Captain Cross told you that?"
At these words, a sudden chill ran through Flora Bloom. "What do you mean?"
"Did you really think the zombie hordes on Earth appeared because of some apocalyptic virus? Let me tell you, whenever a planet is about to evolve, some of its lifeforms are bound to transform.
"You all just happened to be here for this era of change. Isn’t that right, Captain Cross?"
Flora Bloom turned to look into Lex Cross’s eyes, seeking confirmation. In response, he nodded.
"So, does that mean that whether a human is infected or simply dies, they will become a zombie?"