Cody looked at the pile of zombie corpses between the trees. They were Jane’s reward after Cody beat Valerie.
Cody barely managed to level up two levels, and he chose two skills.
[Zombie awakener Lv2: You can restore the consciousness of a zombie. Can only be done twice per day]
[Zombie torturer: You can inflict extreme pain on one zombie]
Will just one level of torturer skill be enough? Does he need to raise it once more? Maybe Cody won’t know until rebels emerge in his community he would build.
He couldn’t bear to try it on the reawakened zombies. To him, they had returned to being human.
If he used it on Jane’s special zombies, Cody wasn’t sure it would be effective as an experiment. They were never ordinary people, after all.
In fact, Cody is still not sure whether his decision to build a community was the right one.
But that was all he could think about for now. He hasn’t found another s
Cody headed in the direction pointed by the zombie, then hid behind a tree and used binoculars to check the camp in question.He found a few tents with several zombies surrounding them to guard. Five people doing activities around the tent.“Why didn’t your mother do something about them and instead tell us?” Cody asked the special zombie who was accompanying him.“Mother wants you to assess the situation because you are the one who is closer.” The zombie explained. “Maybe you want to collaborate with them or do something else.”Maybe Jane still wants to maintain Cody’s mood in their collaboration, even though the zombie tree has much greater power.“I will talk to them.” Cody said. “But I wouldn’t do it directly. Can you inform your mother? Ask if I can possess your body? I can’t do that to my zombies. I need them.”“Are you able to possess the zombies controlled
“Can’t we just persuade them to join?” Gwen held back her tears after hearing Cody’s story about Eddy’s group.Meanwhile, Helena closed her eyes. “No comment.”“I don’t know if we can survive if they attack.” Cody’s lips trembled. “They have a lot of troops and I don’t know their strategy yet. I won’t take the chance. We must attack first, or we will die.”Even though he hates it, Cody admits that over time, he has become similar to Akira. He will do everything he can to defend his home and protect those closest to him.“I always say that your guts are always right, Cody.” A single tear fell from Gwen’s eye. “I guess I just haven’t gotten used to the killings yet.”“I know that.” A long sigh escaped Cody’s mouth. “This time I will not justify my actions any more. If you think it’s wrong, so be i
“Our mother said she agreed not to send her child here for a while.” The zombie who accompanied Cody raided Eddy’s camp explained in the morning. “She understands your mind may be exhausted.”Cody sighed. “Thanks, I appreciate it.”Helena, having just left the house, approached the zombies tied up outside the room. “So many zombies.”“There are thirty-nine in total. Some of them died because of the fighting. Their friends’ fire burned some of them, and then there are some other incidents.” Cody approached that woman.“You will return all of their consciousnesses?” Helena noticed they had no legs.“I do not know yet.”Helena narrowed her eyes at the three zombies with many legs attached. “You kept their legs alive even though they were separated from their bodies?”Cody shrugged. “Yeah, it’s ridiculous, but I think it’s the m
On their journey, they occasionally stop at shops to pick up various items, from clothes, toys, musical instruments, to wall hangings.“You are all in great spirits.” Cody chuckled at Helena, nearly buried by those stuffs in the back seat.Helena answered. “Well, I don’t know why I’m like this either. Maybe because of our experience with Stella, we are passionate about teaching them to be human.”Gwen, who was sitting in the front seat, grimaced. “But I think we went too far.”“That’s not a problem. Mother appreciates what you are doing.” One of Cody’s zombies replies.They proceeded to Jane’s place.“But I got curious. Jane says they are very far from behaving like normal humans.” Helena mutters as Cody drives. “Aren’t they connected to Jane’s mind? Why doesn’t Jane provide adequate information to their brains?”Cod
“Let them stay at your place until they become like humans.” Jane continued. “It seems like you guys are more skilled at teaching that.”Cody continued his activities of extracting the face and scalp. “Well, Stella is living proof, of course.”“I will certainly provide compensation for that.” Jane shrugged.“I want you to keep sending your children to fight against me.” Cody remains focused on his work. “But apart from that, I hope you also send some special ones to increase my level. However, I ask that you send them regularly.”Cody’s uncertain about the zombies-turned-humans staying duration in his home. That could take a long time. It’s preferable for him to request periodic payments instead of a lump sum.Jane nodded. “Well, let me think about that first.”“And don’t forget, you need to protect your children, right?” A wide smile formed
After the Jane’s children arrived at the farm, they immediately received teaching from Cody, Helena, and Gwen. During their journey, they collected various other DVDs, so they got suitable material for reference on being human.Apart from that, they also carry out various activities such as playing games, taking care of livestock and gardens, and so on. That’s way, they would have developed the habit of behaving like humans.Cody didn’t think he would enjoy it so much.He also did not have to patrol. Jane’s other children did that job, so Cody could focus on teaching.Despite that, he still had to fight the fighters that Jane sent occasionally and kill other zombies to increase levels.That’s the part that Cody hates.While walking, Cody checked his system menu. Just a little more and he will level up. Even though over two weeks had passed since he returned there, his progress was not promising.But he had expected tha
Cody saw something descend after the flying figure had disappeared in the distance. In the beginning, he mistook it for an orange ball.However, over time, he noticed it was a small parachute with something tied to the bottom.“I’ll take that.” Cody said. “Don’t let anyone get close, especially Gwen, Helena, and their students.”Instead of running to catch that thing, Cody possesses one of his zombies, then runs in the direction the thing is likely to land.He didn’t know what was in that thing. It could be dangerous. It might be something explosive or poisonous.Cody catches the object attached to a parachute - a biscuit box. After untying it, Cody opened it.A piece of paper inside the biscuit box. Cody took it and then unfolded it.“Invitation to meet us at Blue Fox Stadium in three days, at noon. We’ll give you an offer that’s too worth passing up. This is for your safety, as well as a
Cody drives his car towards the stadium with several special zombies. Meanwhile, Gwen and Helena are on guard at the farm as usual.In the parking lot of the place, he found Jane’s other children. It was something he already knew beforehand. Jane wanted to send her other children as messengers, apart from those guarding Cody.Yet, Cody encountered a surprise. An electric truck also parked at that location. Several people around the vehicle flinched in surprise when they saw Jane’s children. Some have even taken up arms.“Hold on, hold on.” Cody tried to intervene. “These zombies come in peace, guys.”“Cody?” Emily, who was also standing near the truck, gasped. “You are their friend?”“I know they attacked your colony once, but that doesn’t happen anymore, right?” Cody spoke to his friend. “It’s okay. There’s no need to worry. I’ve asked them not to attack yo