Zombie Apocalypse: Reborn With A Farming Space Chapter 842: Negotiation ( 8 )

Jiang Ziyi grinned in response and said, "That’s the intention, but through all those lifetimes, I’ve learned one crucial fact. To halt the apocalypse, simply relying on a cure or vaccine will never suffice."

"Jiva, can you recall who it is that truly ends the apocalypse across every lifetime?" Jiang Ziyi inquired.

Jiang Ziyi shook his head and explained, "Although they contributed immensely to halting the apocalypse, they aren’t the actual ones responsible for it."

Jiang Ziyi offered no response to Jiva this time, instead murmuring under his breath, "It will end shortly."

Following a short silence, Jiva prompted him,

Before the System could complete its statement, Jiang Ziyi cut it off. "I won’t fail. No, I can’t fail."

One hour afterward, a vast assembly of mutants, commanded by an elderly man, reached the outskirts of the city center.

Upon spotting them, Jiang Ziyi smirked and eliminated the final cluster of zombies.

BOOM!

The blast reduced the city center to wreckage. With a casual gesture, a dark blaze ignited abruptly, consuming every zombie remains. Within under 30 seconds, the bodies had all been reduced to dark soot.

Pei Gan gazed at the dark blaze, his expression turning grim. Ever since launching his experiments years back, only one test subject had ever earned his admiration: Subject Zero.

With a light push from his feet, he soared forward and hovered 100 meters from Jiang Ziyi. Fixing his gaze on the masked figure, Pei Gan scoffed and declared, "Subject Zero, I never thought I’d encounter you in this place."

Hearing those words, Jiang Ziyi let out a laugh, his voice carrying a touch of mockery, "Fifth Elder, it’s been ages since our last meeting, yet you remain just as dim-witted as ever."

Pei Gan stayed calm despite the insult, studying him quietly. He had long believed Subject Zero to be Jin Xuyan, the leader of the Phantom Team. Clearly, that assumption was incorrect.

That individual might have simply been fortunate enough to gain the fabled dark blaze. The genuine Subject Zero had to be this masked individual. After all, as his finest achievement, he would undoubtedly be the mightiest.

In merely two days, this masked warrior had slain over 1 million zombies that he had unleashed. Aside from Subject Zero, Pei Gan couldn’t imagine anyone else capable of such a feat.

Even with the zombies confined below ground, the sheer demand on vitality and endurance to eradicate them nonstop for two full days defied reason.

Yet Subject Zero stood apart. His dark blaze could convert the zombies into vitality, restoring his own strength and endurance. Only he possessed the ability to battle endlessly without pause.

Noticing the elder’s prolonged quiet, Jiang Ziyi lifted his hand and remarked, "While confronting me, you still find moments to wander in thought. Fifth Elder, I’m unsure whether to commend your boldness or label you a fool."

At those words, one of Pei Gan’s nearby subordinates bellowed in fury, "How dare you!? I will..."

Before he could utter another syllable, an unseen grip seized his throat. Choked abruptly, the mutant fell silent, his face flushing from oxygen deprivation.

He scraped desperately at his neck, attempting to escape the intangible hold. But despite his efforts, he merely tore at his own skin and tissue.

Jiang Ziyi regarded him with icy disdain and uttered, "Noisy."

As soon as he spoke, he twisted his wrist, shattering the mutant’s neck.

CRACK!

The sharp crack of fracturing bone rang out for those close by. They watched as their ally’s body slackened and dropped to the ground, devoid of life.

Pei Gan’s eyes widened briefly at the sight. He stared at the masked man in shock and demanded, "You are not Subject Zero. Who are you?!"

"My identity is irrelevant to you. All you need to grasp is that today, you must restore what you took from me."

The instant those words left his mouth, Jiva’s voice resounded within his thoughts.

In under one second, a pale blue glow surrounded Jiang Ziyi’s form. With every attribute boosted, his velocity rivaled that of an instant relocation ability.

In one instant, he stood 100 meters distant. In the next, he faced Pei Gan directly. Donning armored gloves, he unleashed a fist straight toward Pei Gan’s visage.

Faced with the masked man so near, Pei Gan felt startled. Detecting the approaching strike, he swiftly lifted both arms to defend against it.

CRACK!

BOOM! BOOM!

Though he shielded his crucial areas, the impact fractured his arms, hurling him backward to smash through a barrier and bring down a whole structure.

The mutants stood stunned, witnessing how the Fifth Elder couldn’t endure a single blow from this masked assailant.

Jiang Ziyi refused to let him recover, vanishing from his spot to rematerialize airborne, 10 meters from Pei Gan.

With a quick motion of his wrist, his armored gloves transformed into firearms. Before reactions could form, he fired.

Zing! Zing! Zing! Zing!

"ARGH!"

Pei Gan’s agonized cry reverberated through the zone as laser shots riddled his body, creating multiple perforations.

Just as all believed his end had come, he clenched his jaw and launched himself upward.

DUAGH!

He directed his fist at Jiang Ziyi, yet it met resistance from a metallic barrier. Moments later, the barrier liquefied and ensnared Pei Gan’s limb.

Before he could respond, a blade stabbed into his torso. Sensing the agony, he glanced downward to see the dagger’s contact point causing his flesh to dissolve.