Randy looked up, as if he was looking for the source of the voice. “Did you hear that, Cody?”“Yeah.” Cody then spoke to Zeno. “What do you mean, Zeno? You want to pit us against each other?”Zeno replied. “You two are the candidates I think are the best among the others, but I feel like your powers have developed little.”“So, what do you want?” Randy chimed in.Cody could already figure out where Zeno was going with this conversation, and it made his heart beat faster.Zeno chuckled. “Great power alone isn’t enough. I need strong-willed characters like you guys as my opponents.”“Cut the crap off!” Randy snapped. “Just say what you want!”“In short, I’ll give one of you more power.” Zeno continued. “But it might differ from what you think.”Cody closed his eyes and hissed. “Whoever wins this fight will get that power, right?”“Yeah, and that power will really help you guys become the strongest.”“Wait, wait, wait…” Randy massaged his forehead. “We can’t do this.”“Why?” Zeno asked
“Sorry.” With tears still flowing and trembling hands, Cody pressed the bomber skill.In just a few seconds, the zombie shell that wrapped Randy’s body exploded into pieces.Cody couldn’t even see the remains of Randy’s body because it was so destroyed.“Oh, I’m glad this is it.” Zeno said again. “You did it without hesitation.”Cody kneeled down with his breath becoming wild. Then he screamed. “Argh!”He kept screaming until his voice became hoarse. Randy was not only innocent, but he was a good person who this world needed.And Cody had finished him to gain greater power, to erase that feeling of helplessness.Questions came back into his head. Was this really worth it? What if Randy could make this world a better place?Had he become evil now?Cody’s screams ended with a violent cough. He still shed tears. “Are you satisfied, Zeno?”“Honestly, I’m very satisfied with your performance. You were very ruthless. I didn’t even think you could finish Randy that quickly.”“So, when are yo
As usual, Cody left Helena and Gwen at the farm. However, this time, Stella sat next to him in the truck. From the beginning of the journey until they almost reached Jane’s base, Stella remained silent.“I’m sorry.” Jane sighed. “Maybe I’ve been too hard on you. Now that I think about it, you just want to save your friends. If Gwen and Helena were in the same position as Shawn and Emily, maybe I would do the same thing as you.”Cody kept his focus on the road. “It’s okay. I also apologize to you for making you angry.”“The longer I learn to behave as a human, the more I realize. Being a human is difficult. There are many decisions that are not easy to make. This differs from our mother’s other children. They just have to follow mother’s orders.”A smirk formed on Cody’s mouth. “But being a human is much more fun, right?”“Of course.” Stella laughed. “I really like it. Well, I have to part with my siblings, though.”Stella took on the role of Jane’s ambassador at Cody’s place, and her
Cody then used his liquify skill and made the zombie he possessed identical to him, even producing hair and skin like a normal human. He looked in the mirror and realized that his form matched his actual body.Cody’s zombie liquifier ability shouldn’t be able to change color and form small things like hair. He guessed that the potential of the skill had increased many times over because he stole Jane’s role.“So you’re a bad person.” Stella hissed in the cage, glaring at Cody. “I should have killed you when you brought two of King’s men to the farm.”Still not dressed, Cody walked towards Stella. “I can’t take you home because you’ll tell the others. I was just going to leave you here.”Cody then glanced at Jane, who was still kneeling.“What are you going to do?” Stella asked in a firmer tone.“It turns out your mother can copy zombie minds, but she hasn’t unlocked it yet. I’ll unlock it.” Cody explained. “But this ability is very limited, and it cannot copy all parts of a zombie’s m
One day after returning from Jane’s place, Cody sat on the bench while watching Stella and Helena, who were teaching some new members. So far, the fake Stella had done her job well and showed nothing suspicious.Cody hoped it would continue as long as possible.Not long after, Gwen came to Cody while carrying a white ice cream cone.“This...” That took aback Cody. Because there were so many things he had to take care of, he couldn’t always monitor the activities of his members.Gwen smiled, then sat down near Cody. “Well, one of the new guys used to be an ice cream maker.”Cody looked at Gwen, enjoying that thing, then he enjoyed it himself. He could still taste the sweet, cold, and vanilla flavors on his tongue. However, he still detected a difference, even though he didn’t know what it was exactly.“So, when are you going to King’s place, Cody?” Gwen’s expression became more bitter. Since returning home, Cody had not discussed that.“We’ll raid Akira’s Community first.” Cody explain
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