Chapter 121: Time Traveler

Along the way to Section B, Liu Yun always felt a cold, eerie sensation on her back. It felt like something was staring at her from somewhere she couldn’t see.

Rubbing the goosebumps on her arms, she clenched her wooden stick tightly as she vigilantly scanned her surroundings.

Swallowing nervously, she thought, ’This is very strange. Not only are there no zombies in sight, but I don’t think I’ve heard any sounds or zombie roars.’

Taking a deep breath to calm herself, she reached toward Ye Xuan and grabbed the hem of his sleeve.

Sensing the light tug, Ye Xuan turned around and asked in a low voice, "What’s wrong?"

Walking closer to him, Liu Yun whispered, "Elder Brother Ye, I don’t think I’ve heard any zombie roars since we came here."

When Ye Xuan heard this, he frowned slightly.

When they were two kilometers away from the central delivery hub, he remembered that he could still hear the zombies’ roars from a distance. However, he didn’t know when the zombie roars had disappeared.

If not for Liu Yun’s reminder, he wouldn’t have noticed this obvious clue. For someone who had lived for decades in the Apocalypse World, Ye Xuan was sure he wouldn’t have made such a low-level mistake.

Noticing his tense expression, Liu Yun’s heart sank.

’For the Zombie Emperor to show this kind of expression, it seems that we won’t be able to smoothly complete our mission today.’

Just when she thought this, Gu Lingjian and his team suddenly stopped in their tracks and raised their weapons.

"Who’s there?! Come out!"

Startled by Gu Lingjian’s cold voice, Liu Yun subconsciously grabbed Ye Xuan’s left arm. Following Gu Lingjian’s line of sight, she stared into the distance but saw nothing.

Before she could react, Liu Yun heard slow footsteps approaching from in front of her.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

In this eerie silence, the slow footsteps made the hair on the back of her neck stand on end. As the footsteps got closer, Liu Yun could see a faint silhouette forming in the air, like a ghost emerging from the shadows.

Liu Yun shuddered at this sight, but she didn’t dare to look away from the faint silhouette, afraid that it would suddenly attack them.

While Liu Yun was staring at the approaching silhouette, Ye Xuan and the others had already raised their weapons and were ready for battle.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

As the seconds passed, the faint silhouette became clearer. After one minute that felt like an eternity, they finally saw the silhouette clearly.

Looking at the tall, handsome man in black clothes, Gu Lingjian vigilantly said, "Stop right there and state your name."

The man slowly raised his eyes when he heard this.

The moment Gu Lingjian and the others saw his red eyes, their expressions changed.

Frozen in place, Liu Yun couldn’t help but scream inwardly, ’Grass! I thought he was a human. Turns out, he’s a zombie!’

While she was staring at the handsome zombie in shock, Ye Xuan, who was standing in front of her, clenched his fists.

’It’s him. I remember he should be in the capital right now. Why is he here?’

As if he could hear Ye Xuan’s question, the handsome zombie looked at him. When their gazes met, the handsome zombie’s pair of red eyes flickered for a second.

Blinking twice, Liu Yun doubtfully thought, ’He... Why does he look excited when he sees Elder Brother Ye? Do they know each other?’

While Liu Yun was guessing about the relationship between the handsome zombie and Ye Xuan, Gu Lingjian also noticed the excitement in the handsome zombie’s eyes.

Frowning slightly, he glanced at Ye Xuan and asked, "Young Master Ye, do you know him?"

Ye Xuan fell silent when he heard this.

In the current timeline, the two of them should be strangers. However, two years later, the two of them would meet in the capital city.

After a brief moment of silence, Ye Xuan shook his head. "No. I don’t know him."

When the handsome zombie heard this, the excitement in his red eyes disappeared, and the light in them dimmed.

Nudging Ye Xuan’s arm, Gu Zhenwei whispered, "Brother Xuan, based on his reaction, he seems to know you. Are you sure you don’t know him? Even before he turned into a zombie?"

Ye Xuan nodded. "Mhm. I don’t know him."

Hearing the same words from Ye Xuan, the handsome zombie lowered his eyes. After a long moment of silence, he raised his foot and took a step.

The moment he did, Gu Lingjian warned, "Don’t move! Otherwise, we will attack you!"

Pausing in his tracks, the handsome zombie looked at him coldly. He stared at them in silence, as if he were contemplating whether to kill them or not.

Half-hidden behind Ye Xuan, Liu Yun carefully observed the handsome zombie.

Noticing the change in his expression, she thought for a moment, then asked, ’System, if I use Heaven’s Eyes right now, will it alert the one who attacked us before?’

As she asked, the System’s mechanical voice rang in her mind.

[The Player can use Heaven’s Eyes at ease. This System has upgraded the security wall, so the same thing won’t happen again in the future.]

Listening to the System’s answer, Liu Yun replied, ’Got it.’

Staring at the handsome zombie, she focused her mind, then activated the Heaven’s Eyes skill.

Ding!

[Heaven’s Eyes successfully activated. Scanning in progress.]

Ding!

[Heaven’s Eyes proficiency +1]

A few seconds later, a transparent blue screen appeared in front of Liu Yun.

[Name: He Lin]

[Soul Origin: Apocalypse World]

[Special Condition: Time Traveler]

[Cause of Death: Pushed by his family and turned into a zombie]

[Primary Objective: Find the Zombie Emperor]

[Hidden Objective: Unknown]

[Hidden Identity: One of the Four Disasters of the Apocalypse World]

[Causal Distortion: VERY HIGH]

The moment Liu Yun read the short information displayed on the transparent blue screen, she was stunned.

Before she could come back to her senses, Liu Yun heard Qiu Sixun shout, "Brother Xuan, be careful!"