This is a low-level zombie I found. His physical condition is very poor, and I brought him here hoping that the Zombie King would take him under his wing, otherwise, he would easily be killed by humans.
The Zombie King did not respond immediately.
“Indeed, he is very weak.”
This statement successfully irritated Song Jinshi and the meatball in his arms.
The meatball bared its teeth and snarled at the Zombie King.
Seeing this, Song Jinshi hurriedly covered the meatball’s mouth.
Fortunately, the Zombie King did not retaliate against the meatball; he simply cast a cold glance at it.
“Overestimating your capabilities.”
After that, he turned to Song Jinshi.
“You will stay here and take care of my daily needs.”
Song Jinshi absentmindedly agreed.
At that moment, he was frantically poking at his little assistant in his mind.
“Little Assistant! Why can the Zombie King speak human language?!”
This was so important to him; he had really wanted to speak like a human. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have talked to the meatball every night.
“Ah? Host, I didn’t tell you? High-level zombies and above can speak human language.”
Song Jinshi shot a frustrated glare at his little assistant, “Why didn’t you say so sooner! If I had known, I would have already leveled up to a high-level zombie by now!”
It seemed that leveling up had to be prioritized now.
But…
“Little Assistant, how do zombies level up?”
“Zombies can level up by eating human flesh, but you can’t use this method.”
“What should I do then?”
Song Jinshi began to panic. He couldn’t talk throughout the entire game instance; he was really going to lose his mind!
Fortunately, the little assistant suggested another method.
Absorbing the crystal cores of zombies or ability users could also lead to level-ups.
Although this method sounded harder than the first—he could eat corpses with the first, but this was just too disgusting; he couldn’t accept it.
Although obtaining a crystal core might be a bit difficult, it was still better than eating corpses.
That night, Song Jinshi had planned on going to sleep, but the reality was that he found himself staring face-to-face with the Zombie King in the bathroom.
The Zombie King sat in the bathtub, looking at Song Jinshi without a trace of human emotion.
Song Jinshi stood beside him, holding a towel, feeling as ready as boiling water.
“King, why don’t you wash yourself?”
He really hadn’t expected to take care of his personal hygiene too!
The Zombie King frowned slightly, “Why? This is clearly part of your duties.”
After a pause, he straightened his expression.
“Song, my name.”
“And if you don’t want to, then you don’t have to stay by my side. I do not keep useless zombies around me.”
These words completely shattered Song Jinshi’s thoughts.
As the tall zombie had said, he indeed needed the protection of the Zombie King now, otherwise he could easily be killed by humans or mutated plants and animals.
Ultimately, Song Jinshi blushed and managed to help the Zombie King wash this bath.
Just when he thought he would finally be freed and could return to sleep,
“You will sleep with me.”
At this moment, Song Jinshi was genuinely stunned.
Was this Zombie King really a proper zombie?
But upon seeing the Zombie King’s serious expression, he felt completely that this was a normal thing.
“If you don’t want to—”
Before the Zombie King could finish, Song Jinshi immediately spoke up.
“I do want to, I do.”
That night, with the Zombie King lying beside him, it felt like he was lying in an ice cellar.
Outside the door, scratching sounds could be heard; it was the protest of the abandoned meatball.
Days flew by in a flash.
During these days, Song Jinshi stayed by the Zombie King’s side in isolation from the outside world.
He currently had no idea about the players’ progress or the situation of other zombies.
He felt that the Zombie King was somewhat devoid of desires.
Finally, one afternoon, he decided it was time to venture out!
If it continued like this, even when the instance ended, he would still be a low-level zombie!
The escape process was easier than he had anticipated.
As long as he avoided the Zombie King’s line of sight, other zombies dared not stop him at all.
In the end, he found a place to hide with the meatball inside a school.
“Host, a mission has been issued.”
“You are to rescue a few students hiding in this school and bring them to the human base.”
Song Jinshi was shocked by this mission.
“I’m a zombie; how can I rescue them? Even if I do, are you sure they won’t think I’m taking them to a zombie den to eat them?”
“Mission reward: Host will level up to a high-level zombie.”
Song Jinshi: !!!
He suspected that this mission was deliberate!
“Don’t worry, Host. We can use disguising tools.”
After this reminder from the little assistant, he indeed remembered.
The system store had many useful items.
He had earned many points from the dating instance but hardly used them; now they finally came in handy.
After exchanging the items, Song Jinshi didn’t use them immediately; he feared that the other zombies would mistake him for a human.
At that time, he might die before achieving his goal.
After following the system’s prompts to locate where the students were hiding, Song Jinshi used the items.
“Is anyone there?”
He quietly inquired inside.
It was quiet for a moment, and ultimately a weak female voice came through.
“Who are you? What do you want?”
“I’m here to rescue you and take you to the base.”
After stating his intent, there was silence for a long time inside.
Finally, a crack appeared in the door.
An eye peeked through the gap, examining Song Jinshi outside.
Seeing this, Song Jinshi waved harmlessly at the inside.