Chapter 772: The Cold Face

"Say what you want directly, don’t speak so sarcastically!"

Liu Jing was very displeased with Captain Zhu’s sneer.

With a raise of her hand, ice needles appeared out of thin air and flew straight towards Captain Zhu.

Captain Zhu’s face turned dark as he looked at the densely packed ice needles.

He came to cooperate, why was the Bai Family not playing by the rules?

Liu Jing was about to break through to the Fifth Rank of superpower user, and Captain Zhu was the Zombie King, a Fifth Rank zombie.

But Liu Jing had over a decade of survival experience in the apocalypse; although she couldn’t completely crush a Fifth Rank Zombie King, she could make him suffer for days.

"Is this how you treat your partners?"

Captain Zhu dodged most of the ice needles but some still cut through his skin.

Black blood oozed from his face and arms.

A rotten stench spread from his body.

"We’re all the same."

Liu Jing rolled her eyes at Captain Zhu and pointed to a pile of zombies on the ground.

Coming for negotiations but bringing zombies to attack them—was it a test of their strength, or did he really want to kill them? Captain Zhu knew the answer himself.

The Base Commander’s superpower was powerful. During the time of recuperation in the space, his abilities had greatly improved, reaching a level comparable to a Seventh Rank superpower user.

So many ordinary zombies would take the Bai Family about half an hour to deal with together, but the Base Commander could handle them in just a few minutes.

If the Zombie King were to launch a sneak attack, although the Bai Family wouldn’t be killed or injured, it would keep them busy for quite a while.

"Heh, just a joke."

Captain Zhu chuckled lowly, feeling no emotion towards the death of his zombie underlings scattered across the ground.

There was a hint of malice in Captain Zhu’s laughter, a viciousness, with none of the righteous aura he used to possess.

Apart from his face, his aura and actions were entirely different from his former self.

"What do you know about Ancient Kunlun Mountain?"

Bai Zhengxuan couldn’t hold back and asked again.

The secrets of Ancient Kunlun Mountain were immense. Based on Bai Zhengxuan’s over ten years of living in the apocalypse, plus the scenes he and his wife saw in Ancient Kunlun Mountain,

that place might very well be the cause of the apocalypse.

The mountain range inexplicably emitted a dense energy that allowed superpower users to absorb superpowers more quickly and allowed zombies to advance rapidly.

It seemed like a blessed land, but was it really?

The outbreak of the apocalypse was originally due to energy tides, where fauna and flora underwent mutations after being washed by energy.

Every mountain range on Earth had stronger energy fluctuations than the plains, and Ancient Kunlun Mountain was the most intense place.

It could be said that every strand of energy in the world that could be absorbed by mutant flora and fauna came from these famous mountains and great rivers.

If the energy waves from these famous mountains and rivers ceased, the energy that seeped out would vanish with time.

The apocalypse would naturally come to an end.

When it would end, no one knew.

What was imaginable was that there were mysterious and powerful mutant animals in Ancient Kunlun Mountain, as well as rare opportunities.

Bai Zhengxuan never sought opportunities but sought peace in the world.

He and his wife, even at the cost of self-detonation, could kill the mysterious organization stationed in Ancient Kunlun Mountain, but there was no way to stop the energy fluctuations of that blessed mountain.

It had existed for countless years. Although tourists might have enjoyed every blade and leaf on the mountain, some mysterious parts still remained unvisited.

"I know a lot, from that foolish father and son duo. If you want to know, you must bring me the Xiao Song Zombie. You must make this trade, otherwise..."

Captain Zhu’s face twisted slightly, and the superpower energy within him became unstable.

He drew a transparent glass bottle from his pocket, his face showing a sinister smile.

The bottle contained a transparent liquid, the product of the True God Research Institute.

Back at the place where the Ant Queen specialized, Bai Xiqin, Leng Yebai, and Bai Yifan had all fallen victim to it.

This substance could numb superpower users, making them unable to use their powers at all. Back then, when Leng Yebai and Bai Xiqin were trapped in the lab, it was because of this drug.

Captain Zhu was unaware that Bai Xiqin could detoxify with Spiritual Spring Water and thought he had the upper hand.

"Roar—"

Suddenly, zombies appeared around, their eyes agile and limbs coordinated.

They were all high-level zombies, Third Rank and above.

As long as the Bai Family and the Base Commander lost their ability to wield superpowers, Captain Zhu stood on the highest point.

The Bai Family had no choice but to agree with him.

Because they disrupted his plans, Captain Zhu had no fondness for the Bai Family.

But finding the Xiao Song Zombie was the most important thing.

"You, kid, are talking tough!"

The Base Commander used his only hand to pick his nose, his expression full of disdain.

Just a Fifth Rank Zombie King; he could exhaust him to death in minutes.

Aside from Zhang Yiming, any Zombie King who dared to be arrogant in front of him ended up dead, their crystal cores turned to dust.

The superpower within the Base Commander surged upwards, ready to deal death to this Zombie King at any moment.

In his eyes, a Zombie King was only slightly more formidable than ordinary zombies!

"The liquid in the bottle can cause superpower users to lose their powers and can’t use any strength. Don’t be rash."

Bai Xiqin softly reminded the Base Commander.

This toxin was potent. As soon as Captain Zhu smashed the bottle on the ground and it made contact with the air, it would quickly spread.

More terrifying than a tranquilizer gun by a hundredfold.

"Are you sure?"

The Base Commander glanced at the bottle in Captain Zhu’s hand, somewhat skeptical.

"Yes, back then, your son and I were both hit by it." Bai Xiqin replied with absolute certainty.

"Heh, then state your conditions first!... Just don’t overdo it."

The most fierce man in Yunhua Safety Base’s aura instantly softened, even showing Captain Zhu a relatively gentle expression.

A great man knows when to yield and when not to.

He could kill a Zombie King but also negotiate with one.

He wasn’t afraid to die; he just didn’t want to endanger the kids.

Bai Family: ...

Captain Zhu: ...

Leng Yebai’s lips twitched slightly, and at this moment, he wished to have plastic surgery.

Why did he have to look so much like the Base Commander?

He obviously had an aloof face, but once shared with the Base Commander, it wasn’t so aloof anymore.

Watching the Base Commander’s quick change in attitude, Leng Yebai felt his aloof image had vanished into thin air.

...Although the Bai Family never felt Leng Yebai matched the term "aloof."

"I have only one condition, which is to return Xiao Song to me, and I will tell you about Ancient Kunlun Mountain. Rest assured, I won’t harm you, nor will I be your enemy, I just want Xiao Song!"

Captain Zhu clutched the glass bottle, having no intention of engaging in a life-or-death struggle with the Bai Family.

He understood that if he killed the Bai Family, no matter where he and Xiao Song hid, Zhang Yiming would hunt them down.

There were so many zombies in this world, and every single one of them could be Zhang Yiming’s informant. Of all entities, Zhang Yiming was the last one he could afford to offend.

So, after trying to scheme against the Bai Family with Wang Ge numerous times without gaining results, and after many members of the True God Research Institute were destroyed by zombies under Zhang Yiming’s control,

Captain Zhu decided to target the Bai Family from this angle.