580: 9.50 Out For Flesh

9.50 Out For Flesh

Toward this passionate accusation, Zhao Bolin could only spread his hands with a helpless look. "I'm afraid I have no idea what Commander Yang is talking about. Are you implying that I am the one who leads the zombies here? Do I look like I have the ability to?"0

Yang Tengfei's face alternated between red and purple as he struggled to keep his emotions in check. His chest was suffocated with surging anger and irritation. He supported Li Zhu's waist with one arm while the other held a gun, shooting the zombies with a domineering precision. Each bullet was embedded between a zombie's forehead without a miss, blasting the head into red and white flowers filled with blood and brain matter. His marksmanship was simply remarkable. Alas, his current expression showed that he preferred to shoot Zhao Bolin instead! 

Despite his suspicion, he knew that Zhao Bolin's argument was reasonable. There was no evidence, but his instinct told him that the zombies' sudden change of behavior had something to do with the professor! He just did not have the proof to back his claim!

Yang Tengfei used the heel of his army boots to kick the zombie who had crawled to the edge of the rooftop. He sneered, "Actually, there is a very simple way to prove it. I will just throw this zombie to you and see if he is willing to bite you. How about it?"

Li Zhu snapped his head up and stared at Yang Tengfei in disbelief. "C–Commander…" 

Even the soldiers' jaws were gaping when they heard what Yang Tengfei said. Had their commander always been such a ruthless person? Nonetheless, they had been working under Yang Tengfei for years and the level of trust they had in him was absolute. There must be a reason why Commander Yang said something like this! As such, their gazes toward Zhao Bolin subtly changed. For them, Zhao Bolin was no different than any other citizen they had to protect, but if he turned out to be the zombie king…

At that moment, the tension in the air thickened. 

The zombies simply treated the rooftop of Biology Building as their rendezvous place and strived to climb up there, whereas the soldiers fired their guns ceaselessly with a ruthless expression on their faces. Nobody spoke as they were waiting for Yang Tengfei's command. As soon as he gave the signal, then one of the soldiers would immediately shoot Zhao Bolin. It didn't matter even if they got the wrong person, after all they had already secured the experiment data. They'd rather kill the wrong person than let the culprit run free…

Li Zhu grabbed Yang Tengfei's lapels in a tight grip, his face ghastly pale as he shook his head, "No! Teacher… Teacher is not someone like that!" 

Surprisingly, Li Zhu chose to stand by Zhao Bolin's side, even though his opinion might be completely unheeded and did not carry any weight whatsoever. Whether it was due to the sentiment as a student or the guilt of robbing his data… or perhaps, it was both. Even until this point, Li Zhu had never thought that Zhao Bolin would be killed for real. Yang Tengfei had always given him the impression that Zhao Bolin would only be put under house arrest at most and be stripped of his official title as a researcher. Li Zhu thought it was a reasonable punishment for his teacher's deceit. At least, he would still be alive. At least, the weight of someone's life would not fall into Li Zhu's hands. But now…

Yang Tengfei pursed his lips tight. His eyes glinted in cruel light. Just as he wanted to give the 'go ahead' signal, a loud crash sounded overhead, followed by an ear-piercing scream. 

Everyone subconsciously looked up only to find the front window of the helicopter, which was supposed to be on standby, was splattered with crimson. Faintly, they could see the shadow of a soldier struggling within as well as a tall silhouette who was currently bending over him. Then, the helicopter started to go out of control and tilted to the side.

"Z–Zombie…!" The soldiers were shell-shocked, caught off guard by the sudden development. "Our pilot has been taken down by a zombie!" 

But… how?!

Their helicopter had been flying overhead all this time. Moreover, they had always been keeping their eyes on the surrounding zombies. Not to mention how impossible it was to escape from 11 soldiers' radar, the zombies' jerky movements made it nearly impossible for them to climb into the helicopter in midair! Unless—

Yang Tengfei's expression sank. "The Zombie King is here!" This time, he flung Li Zhu aside and grabbed another gun from the holster. One gun was directed toward zombie minions while the other was targeting their King. He barked out an order, "Shoot him!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Gunshots rang out one after another, hitting the helicopter which was falling down. Alas, the figure within was simply too fast to be caught with human's eyes! In a blink of an eye, when the helicopter tilted almost 90% and became parallel with the rooftop, a dark shadow pounced out and rolled to where the soldiers were. His movement had been precisely calculated, exceedingly agile and fast, like the apex of the predator. He landed behind Zhao Bolin in a crouched position.

At the same time as the man lifted his head, the helicopter crashed to the hill behind the university and exploded in an instant. The ground beneath their feet trembled. Massive crimson flames and black fumes billowed in the air, highlighting the man's deadly figure.

Against the crimson backdrop, a tall figure with abnormally pale skin like a corpse was reflected in everyone's eyes. Pale blue veins crawled over his body and he had a pair of pitch-black eyes as deep as the abyss. Blood was splattered over the lower half of his face, drenching his collar crimson. The air seemed to be heated with bloodlust along with the deep growl which was rising from his throat.

This… This was the Zombie King…?

Li Zhu was so shocked that his knees buckled. He staggered and fell to the ground, a horrified scream tearing out of his throat. That face… He had been so familiar with that face for the past few months! Every single day, they always passed by each other in the corridor, exchanging smiles that were not a smile. Li Zhu had always been jealous of this person for stealing the position which was supposed to be his. And when he found out about this man and Zhao Bolin's secret relationship, he was utterly repulsed, thinking that he was merely a cheap filthy man who could only rely on sexual exchange to get what he wanted.

Who knew… Who knew that…

Not to mention Li Zhu, even Yang Tengfei was frozen in place in disbelief. He could not believe his eyes. So all along, the Zombie King he had been trying to find had always been right under his nose…? How… Every piece of distorted clues suddenly fell into place in Yang Tengfei's mind, making his head spin dizzily. The blurred figure in the drone's footage, the inexplicable pressure he always felt emanating from the other, his boldness, fearlessness, as well as many other little clues which were scattered in front of his eyes all along…

How could he be so stupid?! It had never been Zhao Bolin, but the mute and pale assistant by his side — Lu Yizhou!

The zombies became visibly restless at their King's arrival. They did not dare to climb up anymore, only hanging along the rim of the rooftop with a fearful look on their faces, unable to charge forward yet unwilling to retreat at the same time.

Twelve people were frozen in fear and shock at the sudden showdown with the mysterious Zombie King, and it was Zhao Bolin who snapped them out of their reverie. They saw the eccentric professor bent down, hooked his fingers below the zombie's chin and placed a kiss on his cheek, uncaring of the fresh blood still dripping down the other's mouth. The professor's voice was not loud yet at that moment, it was carried into everyone's ears loud and clear, filled with unmistakable glee and mischief,

"Thank you for picking me up, baby."

He seemed very satisfied with everyone's reaction. And when Professor Zhao was excited, he could not help but give his zombie a kiss as a reward.

Yang Tengfei snapped out of his trance, his expression twisted in the mixture of self-blame, anger, anticipation and incredulity. "Shoot him! No matter what, we have to take him down!" It was his negligence to let the Zombie King run free under his nose for months. No matter what, he had to rectify this mistake. Lu Yizhou had to be obliterated, period!

Alas, before the soldiers could react to Yang Tengfei's command, Lu Yizhou suddenly straightened up and pulled Zhao Bolin behind him, using his tall and broad frame to block Zhao Bolin from sight. An intense ominous premonition brewed in Yang Tengfei's heart and he hastily opened his mouth to order a retreat. 

However, it was too late.

Without any preamble, Lu Yizhou threw his head back and let out a thundering roar, so ear-piercing that the ground quaked fearfully along with it. Gloom spread over the sky and shielded the sun. Faint lightning could be seen amidst the rolling thick clouds. The roar traveled far and wide, signaling his bloodlust to every corner of the world. 

The King had blown the battle trumpet and this time, he was out for flesh and lives.

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