Chapter 209: Chapter 209: She Has Arrived

He sat on the chair, his eyes slightly downcast, a melancholic aura surrounding him, his fingers tapping restlessly on the table.

His entire body was tense.

She had arrived.

Instinctively, he wanted to escape from there.

He didn’t want her to see him.

Even more, he didn’t want to see her fearful or disgusted eyes.

But, no.

He knew that some of his High Rank subordinates could suppress those ordinary zombies.

He knew that ordinary zombies were not a match for the Bai Family.

Yet, he still didn’t dare to leave.

What if those zombies lost control?

What if…

Zhang Yiming slowly closed his eyes, hoping they were just passing by and wouldn’t come in.

He didn’t want to face them.

If they didn’t know he was a zombie, he enjoyed being with them.

The Bai Family was very straightforward; being with them was comfortable and relaxing.

However, if they knew his identity.

He thought, he absolutely didn’t want to see them afraid of him.

He couldn’t accept it.

“Brother Zhang, I’ve finished my math problems, can I go out and play for an hour today?”

Fan Tangtang’s childish voice came through.

Zhang Yiming opened his eyes and saw Fan Tangtang cautiously peering at him from the doorway, holding onto the door frame.

“No going out today.”

An invisible pressure emanated from Zhang Yiming, his voice icy.

Fan Tangtang blinked, silently stepping back.

“Okay, Brother Zhang, Tangtang will go back and do two more math problems now!”

Fan Tangtang bowed obediently to Zhang Yiming and then turned and ran.

His childish face twitched a few times.

Today’s Brother Zhang was more terrifying than yesterday’s Brother Zhang.

Too scary.

Scared to death.

Zhang Yiming looked at Fan Tangtang’s young back, a trace of hope flashing in his eyes.

The Bai Family was quite kind to Fan Tangtang, even knowing he was a zombie, they still helped their family out of the safety base.

Could it be, could it be…

Zhang Yiming’s gaze softened for a moment, but soon dimmed again.

He didn’t dare to think further.

It was his only light, and he didn’t dare to gamble.

If they hadn’t met him as a zombie, he could still imagine harmonious times together.

If they saw her disgust for him.

He thought, he would rather destroy everything, destroy himself, than see her look at him with disgust.

Even if it was just a moment of disgust, he couldn’t accept it.

Zhang Yiming sat on the chair, the terrifying pressure belonging to the Zombie King permeating the entire village.

All the zombies were motionless; they had no thoughts, yet they still huddled together in fear.

Let alone fresh flesh outside, even if bloody meat was fed to their mouths, as long as Zhang Yiming’s pressure existed, they wouldn’t dare to open their mouths.

The higher the level of the zombie, the stronger the control over Low Level zombies.

Zhang Yiming began to pray inwardly.

Praying they were just passing by, praying they would leave soon.

His slender fingers clenched tightly together, nails almost embedding into the flesh.

Tightly clenched fingers suddenly relaxed.

If the nails embedded in the flesh, black blood would flow out.

No, no…

Since the apocalypse, Zhang Yiming hadn’t felt any pain.

Now, he only felt as if his heart was being tightly grasped by a hand.

He didn’t need to breathe, yet always felt out of breath.

The Bai Family approached the house step by step, Zhang Yiming rose abruptly, instinctively wanting to escape.

He did just that, striding towards the door, his slender fingers pressing on the door, but suddenly remembered Fan Tangtang’s family was still there.

If he left, and they saw Fan Tangtang’s family, he would still be exposed.

Even though he knew his identity was already exposed, he still didn’t want the Bai Family to see it with their own eyes.

The pressure emanating from Zhang Yiming became even more intense.

Fan Tangtang, working on math problems, suddenly rolled his eyes and fainted.

With a thud.

The old zombie with a rotting face standing beside Fan Tangtang also collapsed to the ground.

The old zombie wore clean clothes, with eyes seeing decaying flesh on his face and hands.

Apart from the clothes being cleaner than other zombies, the rest was identical to those cute little zombies outside.

Fan Liping and Hu Meiling, who were coaching their son in math, exchanged a glance, bent down to lift their son and the zombie father, and placed them on a bed.

They were used to it.

Yesterday was the same; Zhang Yiming’s bad mood and the pressure he emitted knocked all the zombies unconscious.

Zhang Yiming twisted the handle, ready to go out, but heard noises outside.

“Bang bang bang!”

He could visibly see the door move, someone was knocking outside.

“Brother Zhang, are you inside?”

Bai Yifan knocked on the door outside.

Zhang Yiming’s body tensed, he could even hear the Bai Family’s breathing.

He began to regret, after his identity was exposed, he should have left and returned to S City, where he belonged.

But, he always wanted to stay here.

Always felt, being here was closer to that light.

Even knowing it’s impossible, he still hoped, just being a little closer was enough.

He stood motionless inside the door, hand on the doorknob, like a statue.

He was a zombie, no breath, no heartbeat.

Standing still, even Bai Xiqin didn’t realize anyone was inside the door.

“Bang bang bang!”

Bai Yifan knocked a few more times.

Still, no one responded.

“Brother Zhang, are you inside? We’ve come to visit!”

Bai Yifan cupped his hands to his mouth, shouting loudly inside the door.

Also because his sister, mother, and grandmother were right behind him, not afraid of howling zombies charging out, Bai Yifan used all his strength.

Bai Yifan’s voice echoed throughout the village, quiet, without any movement.

However, Fan Liping and his wife exchanged a glance inside the house, hearing Bai Yifan’s voice.

They stood up to look from the window, a hint of joy on their faces, the joyful expression calming down upon seeing Zhang Yiming like a sculpture.

They saw Zhang Yiming standing by the door, hand on the handle, but not opening it.

The two were silent for a while, though regretful, they made no sound.

The Bai Family was good, they were willing to interact with them.

But now, having found their son and father, both identities were zombies.

For the sake of survival in the apocalypse, following Zhang Yiming was the best choice.

Zhang Yiming’s decision was their decision.

Not seeing the Bai Family today, though regrettable, there would be opportunities in the future.

As parents, they could only silently consider their son’s wellbeing.

Moreover, Zhang Yiming’s help was no less than the Bai Family’s.

At this moment, all they could do was apologize to the Bai Family.

“Sis, is Brother Zhang not inside?” Bai Yifan turned to look at Bai Xiqin.

Somewhat doubting if Qin Yuan had recognized the wrong person.

Bai Xiqin frowned; Qin Yuan surely wouldn’t mistake.

The village was so quiet, not a single wandering zombie, indicating there was definitely a High Rank Zombie in the village.

No movements, indicating Zhang Yiming didn’t want to come out.

“Maybe he doesn’t want to see us!” Bai Xiqin glanced at the two-story building before them.

Faintly, the partially open window on the second floor could be seen, with clothes drying on the balcony, the interior clean, clearly lived in regularly.

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