What's wrong with being a little arrogant in the apocalypse just to support my wife?

Chapter 261 Voluntary

Xian Wenrui leaned back in his chair, looking utterly dejected. It was probably only at times like these that his mind was working exceptionally fast.

He suddenly turned to ask, "Brother Lu, that bug named Cecil, does he have the ability to control the undead?"

Like the bizarre woman who was resurrected before, the experimental subject created by spying on Mu Wan's memories and almost identical to Mu Wan, and the monster that Zhang Qian was strangled to death at birth, all of them should have died long ago, but they were resurrected again.

“Yes, he is a necromancer, capable of manipulating the souls of the dead,” Lu Yize replied to Xian Wenrui, but paused, “His abilities haven’t been fully revealed.”

Although Lu Yize and Morse joined forces to defeat Cecil, Lu Yize could sense that Cecil had never really fought seriously; the damage was only caused by the human body that Cecil had possessed.

He didn't even reveal his true Zerg form, and his abilities are most likely not primarily offensive.

Even so, it was extremely difficult for them to deal with it together.

Xian Wenrui, unaware of Lu Yize's thoughts, suddenly looked up with renewed energy. "Brother Lu, given their vengeful nature, do you think they might be controlling Sister Jing and Fan Jian like ghosts?"

With Zhang Wenjing and Fan Jian dead, they can be easily manipulated by them; the possibility Xian Wenrui mentioned is not unfounded.

"I don't know."

Lu Yize never liked to make definitive statements. He wasn't sure about these things. When Sheng Xue heard Xian Wenrui's words, she silently gripped the armrests of her wheelchair, her heart burning with anger.

The thought that Noah and his group might continue to manipulate Fan Jian's spirit, preventing him from finding peace even in death, fueled her growing anger.

Although Xian Wenrui wished they were still alive, he didn't want them to live in this inhuman way. He sighed and lay down again, "This kind of resurrection would probably come at a price. It's better to let them rest in peace."

The necromancy-type ability is too niche. Even though Lu Yize spent fifteen years in the apocalypse in his previous life, he had never heard of many necromancy-type ability users, and his understanding of the necromancy-type ability was even more limited.

Sheng Xue now understands Xie Hongyang's feelings: the anger of seeing her lover become neither human nor ghost, unable to find peace.

Sometimes she hates herself for being a healer, yet unable to save the people she cares about, and even more so for being unable to personally kill her enemies.

Jiang Yue remained silent throughout. Although she had regained all her memories as a human, her zombie instincts were deeply ingrained, leaving her somewhere between a human and a zombie.

Human reason controls the zombie's instincts, yet there is a greater sense of alienation towards humans than when it was human, coldly regarding humans as inedible food.

After giving them the information, Lu Yize stopped talking about the undead. Instead of thinking about these things, he decided to increase his strength so that he could kill the insect that could control the undead.

As Lu Yize got up to go back to cultivate, he turned to Xian Wenrui and reminded him, "You should be advancing soon. Take this opportunity to familiarize yourself with the path of supernatural ability cultivation."

Xian Wenrui has been focusing all his energy on the research and development of superpowered weapons these days, and he really didn't realize that his superpower was already at the critical point of advancement.

If Lu Yize hadn't reminded him, he might have passed by in a daze without even realizing it.

I almost missed a golden opportunity to investigate whether Noah's method of cultivating supernatural abilities was feasible.

Xian Wenrui wasn't ungrateful. After Lu Yize reminded him, he didn't delay and got up with Lu Yize. Before leaving, he thanked him.

Sheng Xue watched as they went back to their rooms to study their supernatural abilities, without moving. Instead, she looked up at the blinding light outside the base.

The unpredictable extreme weather has not ended, and they don't know how much longer their shelter can last, or how much longer they can eke out a living.

Lu Yize returned to his room and casually leaned back in his chair. Jiang Yue was still arranging the flowers she had taken from his space. Even in the apocalypse, the industrious zombies were trying their best to decorate their bedroom.

The sunflowers taken out from Lu Yize's space were already somewhat wilted. These flowers were unlikely to survive in extreme weather, even though they had tried their best to regulate the temperature in their base.

Lu Yize watched as Jiang Yue placed the less-than-perfect sunflower in the vase, not understanding why she was doing something so time-consuming and meaningless. Although he didn't understand, he didn't say anything to stop her.

Only after she had almost finished did Lu Yize speak, "Jiang Yue."

Jiang Yue turned her head at the sound. Lu Yize leaned forward, his arms resting on his legs, his hands hanging naturally at his sides. He looked at Jiang Yue with a serious expression and asked, "How much do you know about your father's experiments?"

Chen Mingzhang had previously mentioned Jiang Yue's family to him. Jiang Yue's father was engaged in genetic research, and he had known from the beginning that Jiang Yue's genetic classification would be categorized as a zombie.

Lu Yize clearly sensed that Jiang Yue stiffened for a moment after hearing these words, but she didn't intend to hide anything from Lu Yize.

"I only know a little bit," Jiang Yue said truthfully.

"Did your parents know in advance that a deadly disease would break out in Lincheng?" Lu Yize asked, his eyes half-closed as he looked down at Jiang Yue.

Jiang Yue nodded. "I know. My father had taken my blood before and knew that my genetic classification was such that I would become a zombie after infection. He also predicted in advance that the meteorite would fall on Lincheng."

Lu Yize looked up. Rather than figuring out why Jiang Yue's father knew so much in advance, he was more concerned about one thing: "You know that if you stay in Lincheng, you will most likely be infected and become a zombie."

He said this not as a question, but with certainty. Jiang Yue looked at Lu Yize, and after a moment, smiled with relief, "Yes, I know."

Knowing that if she stayed there, she would most likely turn into a zombie, lose her mind, and become neither human nor ghost, she knew this from the beginning and accepted this worst outcome.

This was the result of her arguing with her parents; she couldn't leave Lu Yize alone in this doomed city.

Even though he had already guessed it, Lu Yize's heart was still turbulent when he heard Jiang Yue admit it herself. Lu Yize's Adam's apple bobbed, and his eyes were fixed on Jiang Yue, who had given him this answer.

Unlike Jiang Yue, who could say anything without thinking, Lu Yize suppressed his inner turmoil and asked in a deep voice, "How did your father know the exact location of that meteorite's impact? Is he connected to the Zerg?"

Jiang Yue shook her head. "I don't know. I don't have a close relationship with my parents."

Lu Yize remained silent. They really didn't value Jiang Yue; otherwise, she wouldn't have been lost when she was young, and they certainly wouldn't have ignored her when she was in danger.

However, based on the information we have now, Chen Mingzhang's judgment is indeed correct; the Donggu Base is definitely not a good place.