Li Qi appeared out of nowhere and suddenly launched himself at Zhao Ze. His face was covered in green-purple blotches, and his facial muscles were already in a state of rapid decay. Little wonder, then, that the smell coming off Li Qi was rancid. One of his eyeballs fell out of its socket and promptly rolled into Zhao Ze's mouth.
"Urgh…" Even the men were nauseated by the stomach-churning sight.
Undeterred by the loss of his eye, Li Qi proceeded to open his bloody jaws. He chomped down hard on Zhao Ze's neck. There was a loud "pshhh" as the blood gushed out from Zhao Ze's neck like a fountain.
The ladies were scared out of their wits and started screaming hysterically. Unsurprisingly, Li Qi was oblivious to it all; he merely continued to bite huge chunks out of Zhao Ze amidst the bloodcurdling screams.
With his wrists and ankles broken, Zhao Ze was rendered completely immobile. He could only stare helplessly at the man he had gotten killed as he ate him alive!
Li Qi had cadaverized within five minutes of his death! In an instant, the living room was filled with piercing screams and cries! This was terrifying! Way too terrifying!
Guo Yuan and some of the men raised their axes immediately, while observing Li Qi and Zhao Ze cautiously.
After calmly watching the scene unfold before him, Shen Chen said to the terrified Zhang Hongtao, "There is no need to feel guilty! Zhao Ze was bitten to death by a zombie. Go ahead, kill them both. Remember to aim for the brain!"
But how could Zhang Hongtao bring himself to do so!? Li Qi was devouring Zhao Ze's flesh with a fervor, as if Zhao Ze were one of the most delicious things he had ever eaten. His hands dug into Zhao Ze's abdominal cavity and pulled out his organs!
Zhang Hongtao had already lost his wits at the gory sight, but Shen Chen had a smile on his face as he stood up. Everyone was momentarily silenced by his powerful aura; they watched with bated breath as he walked over to Li Qi and Zhao Ze. Shen Chen then slowly unsheathed the Black Blade!
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
Following the loud sounds, Li Qi and Zhao Ze's heads hit the ceiling, then landed on the ground with a bounce, accompanied by a spray of foul-smelling blood that not only splattered on the white ceiling, but on everyone's faces!
Zhao Ze and Li Qi's headless corpses continued spasming for a few seconds before finally collapsing to the ground like a pile of mush.
There was a deadly silence in the room. Nobody said anything! Truth be told, the overwhelming fear had paralyzed their brains and limbs.
Zhao Ze's head made a spin around the living room before finally coming to a stop. He would never have expected to die in such a manner—being bitten by a revived Li Qi and eventually getting decapitated…
Shen Chen glanced at the people, who were paralyzed in fear, then steadily picked up the Black Blade and walked back into the room.
Everyone was staring blankly at the two headless corpses before them, which were now seemingly stuck to each other in an eternal embrace. They were at a loss as to what to do next...
Perhaps what goes around does come around? That was how Li Qi got his revenge on Zhao Ze for causing him to lose his life!
Staring at Shen Chen's retreating figure, everyone had mixed feelings. Zhao Ze's death left too much of an impact on everyone. They were well aware that, from the moment Li Qi was rescued, to the moment he cadaverized and killed Zhao Ze, Shen Chen had made sure that both Zhao Ze's body and soul would be ravaged. Everything had been meticulously planned by Shen Chen. He had intended for Li Qi to avenge his own death!
This man was indeed awe-inspiring—scarily so. His intellect and abilities seemed to know no bounds!
...
Before the men threw the body down the stairs, Shen Chen retrieved Li Qi's wallet. Ye Xiaoyu asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
Shen Chen removed Li Qi's ID card before throwing away the wallet, replying, "Holding on to his ID card so that we can pass it on to his family members if we come across them."
Ye Xiaoyu was moved by Shen Chen's thoughtfulness and suddenly had an urge to smooth his brows. She raised her hand but stopped herself from going any further. Her hand froze in the air for a second before landing on her head awkwardly. "Mm… you're right."
Ye Xiaoyu then looked away as she said, "Hold on to Zhao Ze's ID as well. He was bitten by Li Qi… I'm sure they'll understand."
Everyone nodded, but Zhang Hongtao couldn't help but peek at Shen Chen. Everything had obviously been planned by Shen Chen in advance—letting Li Qi attack Zhao Ze so that there wouldn't be any issues, even if Zhao Ze's family asked about his death. This man was indeed meticulous!
Li Jing pushed everyone out of the way as she went up to Zhao Ze. After searching his body, she found his wallet and a red ring box.
She was somewhat taken aback at the sight of the ring box but soon regained her composure as she passed the ID card to Shen Chen nonchalantly. As for the ring box, she prepared to put it back into Zhao Ze's pocket.
"Hey! Wait a minute. That's the latest design from Tiffany! It's worth tens of thousands! Don't put it back just like that!" Lin Qianqian exclaimed when she realized that Li Jing was about to put the ring box back on Zhao Ze's body.
"How would you know, Qianqian?" asked Zhang Xiaoya in surprise.
Li Qianqian stuttered. "Erm… I…"
Pan Di's brows also furrowed. Li Jing got up slowly and stroked the ring box as she sighed, "Zhao Ze told me a few days ago that he had met a young lass. That young lass was you? And you went with him to get this ring?"
"Qianqian? You were already acquainted with Zhao Ze before all this?" Pan Di's eyes widened. It sounded fishy to him.
Lin Qianqian was at a loss for words and bit on her lower lip nervously. 'Sh*t. I should have kept my mouth shut...'
Li Jing smirked. She had already suspected that there was something between the two of them, especially when Lin Qianqian had appeared to be protective of Zhao Ze…
A tinge of envy flashed across Li Jing's face. This girl was really lucky. Meeting a rich man like Zhao Ze in peaceful times and having the tough Pan Di as her boyfriend during the apocalypse. She had nothing to worry about!
Rolling her eyes, Li Jing tossed the ring box to Lin Qianqian, saying, "You may have it since you like it so much." She then turned around and headed back into her room.
Lin Qianqian didn't know what to do. She simply stared at the ring box uneasily.
As for Pan Di, there was a shift in his expression as he threw Zhao Ze's body harshly onto the ground. He then left in a fit of anger.
Guo Yuan and Zhao Zhen looked at him worriedly. This Zhao Ze managed to stir sh*t even when dead! He was indeed a troublemaker, like Zhang Hongtao said!
Having dealt with the bodies, the day was finally over. Today had been a wake-up call for everyone, especially for girls like Lin Qianqian and Zhang Xiaoya. After what happened, they finally realized how dangerous the situation was, as well as recognized the fact that anyone who died would become a terrifying zombie.
At mealtime, the absence of the two men was glaringly obvious. Everyone was solemn as they ate. This included Shen Chen, who was in no mood to care about how everyone else felt. After finishing his meal hastily, he immediately retreated into his own room where, in the shower, he let the water wash over him repeatedly. There was an extremely serious expression on his face, one of unprecedented fear and anxiety!