Cody controlled his zombies towards Akira’s community. This time, he joined them on the battlefield.They were all soldiers with great skills, power, and speed. But they didn’t have hearts like humans. All they had in mind was following Cody’s orders.Cody couldn’t get used to it. He felt like he was different among them, even though he claimed to be their father.Would he ever get used to this strange feeling of loneliness?Cody received a long-range signal that the front of his troops had clashed with the King’s army. He then prepared anti-air zombies to expect the flying bombers.As soon as they heard the roar from the air, the zombies fired many projectiles upwards. Some hit those flying bombers and blow them up. However, some bombers landed and destroyed some of Cody’s troops.Even so, Cody wasn’t worried. This time, he brought more troops than Jane did that time.So far, Cody had the impression that Jane was holding back from using her full abilities. She always deployed troops
Cody walked into Akira’s room and found the leader sitting on a chair guarded by two special zombies. Cody signaled the walking corpses to go out, and they obeyed.Since his mind was connected to them, Cody didn’t need to do that. He still did it to maintain the illusion that he was still working with Jane and not taking her power.“What do you want?” Akira looked at Cody with a sharp gaze. “Isn’t it enough for you to destroy this place and kidnap my daughter?”Not answering right away, Cody sat in front of Akira. “Jane has ordered her children to rebuild and protect this place.”“What?” Akira frowned.Cody’s smile widened. “This is a rescue mission, Akira. I get you guys out of King’s grasp.”Akira fell silent, continuing to stare at Cody for a few seconds. “If what you say is true, what do you want from us?”“Nothing.” Cody’s smile widened. “As long as you guys don’t bother us, then we won’t do anything to you.”Akira leaned back in his chair. “So, this is your kindness, huh? Honest
Cody returned to his farm to pick up Emily, Shawn, and Gwen. Meanwhile, Helena took care of that place while Cody was away.As promised, Cody returned Shawn and Emily to that community. Emily and her father had an emotional reunion, while Shawn went straight to his place, saying nothing.Then, a small concert held that night made the residents of the place rejoice. They enjoyed Gwen singing while playing the guitar. Some of the audience even shed tears after finally being able to see the singer’s performance.“Ah, I’m so tired.” Gwen sighed as she finally sat on a sofa in a room. “I ended up singing more songs than I planned. They were so enthusiastic.”Cody put a cup of warm tea in front of the blonde-haired woman. “So, it feels good, right? After all this time”“Yeah, this place also feels more peaceful. Well, it doesn’t mean our place isn’t peaceful...” Gwen looked at Cody, who was sitting beside her.“What’s wrong, Gwen?” Cody felt something strange in his friend’s expression.Gwe
“So, you’re saying that my performance as Stella isn’t perfect?” Fake Stella, sitting next to Cody who was driving the truck, asked. “Can you explain more about my shortcomings?”They were traveling to King’s base with thousands of other special zombies. Cody had brought Stella along so that she could be further away from Helena for a while. That way, Cody would have time to dissect what was wrong with her.Luckily, the real Stella had a grudge against the King’s army. So, it wasn’t strange that she went with Cody.“That’s it, Stella.” Cody sighed, keeping his focus on the road in front of him. “To me, you’re very similar to Stella. From the way you talk to your gestures, but Helena felt that there was something a little different about you. It surprised me when I heard that.”Fake Stella shrugged. “Well, I’ll try to remember the things I did that might have made her suspicious.”“Please, Stella.” Cody continued. “I don’t want the others to know what really happened, that I have locke
Gwen walked towards the gigantic tree escorted by several special children. She looked around with stiff movements like a robot. She had never been used to such a terrifying environment.When she finally arrived at that weird structure, the singer approached the cage filled with Jane and Stella.“Gwen?” Stella gasped hard. “Why are you here?”Gwen flashed a wide smile. “I just wanted to meet you.”Stella glared at the special zombies accompanying Gwen.“Cody promised not to eavesdrop on our conversation using these zombies.” Gwen assured her best friend, then glanced at Jane, who was sitting in the cage's corner with her back to her. “Is she okay?”“Definitely not.” Stella massaged her forehead. “But we don’t need to discuss her for the time being. I want to ask you instead. Do you believe Cody’s words that he won’t listen to us?”“I’ve been with him for a long time.” Cody widened his smile. “I know he won’t lie to me about this.”Stella sighed again and massaged her forehead. “He’s c
From the top of a tall building, Cody peered down at a sizable indoor stadium. The building was unremarkable. It resembled a regular indoor stadium.He observed figures in black robes constructing royal decorations on the building.It was King’s base.Cody abruptly pulled his eyes away from the binoculars and took a deep breath. He got news that the Fake Stella was trying to escape from the guard of the other special zombies.Although annoyed, Cody asked his minions to release the woman. The Fake Stella finally ran to the top of the building, while Cody returned to observing the King’s base through the binoculars.“What do you want?” Cody asked when the fake Stella arrived, but she didn’t take her eyes off her binoculars.“I intended to not follow you anymore, but I can’t, Cody.” Her eyes filled with tears. “I want to always be near you. Take responsibility. You’re the one who made me like this.”Taking a deep breath, Cody stared at that woman, then changed her physical appearance. Sl
Cody then used his special zombies more to attack the King, even though he occasionally joined in.“You’re so small-minded and cunning! King’s frustration grew as he had to keep fend off the special zombies that approached him. He continued to use his elemental powers to do so.Cody remained silent and continued to attack. For him, at a time like this, honor was not important. No other human would witness him and be inspired. His opponent would also die, not remembering the noble things he did.So, he would do anything to win.Cody was about to slash King’s body, but his opponent smiled. Then Cody widened his eyes and chose to retreat rather than continue the attack.The young man also stopped the special zombies’ attacks on the King. But it wasn’t because the King smiled.It was more than that.“Ah, you can tell what happened, huh?” King laughed. “I don’t know how you know that. But at least I don’t have to tell you.”Some of Cody’s special zombies provided information that several m
“Now that I think about it.” Cody stopped walking. “Why would I fight alone? You have a lot of troops.”Some of Cody’s troops pushed their way in through the stadium doors. King was shocked, not expecting them to enter that fast.Yesterday’s fight was not only Cody’s attempt to defeat the King, but he also collected all the data he got from the special zombies.With the battle data, Cody could make an effective plan to be able to finish King’s minions. Yes, that was one trait he got from Jane’s ability. Basically, he created a giant brain in that tree to process large amounts of data.Cody’s troops overwhelmed King. They could read all of King’s attacks, so in a short time, they could hold King.They even broke both of King’s arms so that he couldn’t throw elemental attacks.“This can’t happen!” King shouted with a loud cry. “I’m already on top of the world! I shouldn’t be like this!”“I’m disappointed in you, King.” Cody sighed. “So you’re just an ordinary human with extra power, Adr