Chapter 15

Amidst the shrill alarm, Li Mu slowly moved his steps, treading over blood and bodies, his cold, silver eyes merciless. He walked slowly to Dr. Kahn, extended his hand, picked up the pendant, and held it in his palm.

"You are the king of blood and fire... let's bury it together." Dr. Kahn, coughing blood, looked at Li Mu with a dazed expression, his gaze gradually losing its luster.

Li Mu's cold eyes swept over the fallen bodies, the blood stimulating his nerves, making his eyes take on a bloody hue. The more he desired, the more Li Mu resisted, his eyes icy, resisting his own instincts.

Stepping over the slippery blood, he walked out of the laboratory, his cold eyes scanning the surroundings, his steps not stopping. Charlie followed behind Li Mu, occasionally looking back at the fallen bodies, his eyes turning blood red, his muscles twisting, but unable to break free from Li Mu's control.

"Going to die. Going to die! Help! Help!"

A sharp scream echoed, the red mutant parrot, which had been feigning death, flew around the room, screaming incessantly.

Li Mu's steps stopped, and he looked at the red mutant parrot. Under Li Mu's cold, silver gaze, the parrot quickly covered its mouth with its wings, shrinking its head and pretending to be dead.

Li Mu slowly pushed open the door, and with a bone knife in his hand, he cut the parrot's feathers, severing the chain on its body. Freed, the red mutant parrot became even more terrified, curling into a ball, "Don't eat me. Don't eat me."

Li Mu's silver eyes coldly looked at the red mutant parrot, and the parrot's body gradually stiffened, slowly raising its head, landing on Li Mu's shoulder, standing stiffly.

Li Mu turned and continued forward. Along the way, he released all the zombies he saw. Soon, when Li Mu reached the laboratory's main door, over a dozen zombies, with blood-red eyes, were following him, emitting fierce roars.

Boom!

The main door burst open, and Li Mu stood in front of the elevator. His silver eyes quietly stared at the elevator button for a moment, as if thinking or recalling. When the countdown reached the last 180 seconds, Li Mu slowly extended his hand and pressed the elevator button.

If Kahn had seen this, he would have gone mad. The ability to use the elevator meant that Li Mu's human memories were gradually returning, and that despite activating the self-destruct program, he could not bury Li Mu.

No matter how many plans Kahn had, he never expected Li Mu to use the elevator. After all, without the elevator, Li Mu could not leave the underground third floor, and would have to be buried here with him.

But now, Li Mu's actions had foiled Kahn's plans.

Even if Li Mu could not remember who he was or fully recall his past, the ability to recall some human instincts was enough to overturn all current conclusions about zombies.

The elevator door opened, and Li Mu walked in. The zombies behind him roared, their blood-red eyes following Li Mu into the elevator, extremely fearful.

As the elevator ascended, Raul stumbled to the rooftop.

"Raul, you came just in time. What happened! Why did the lab suddenly activate the self-destruct..." A group of people had gathered in front of the helicopter on the rooftop, having run there after hearing the self-destruct warning.

Instead of fleeing in panic, they wanted to take the helicopter.

"Get out of my way!" Raul screamed in terror, even here, he could still feel the presence of the terrifying zombie, his expression manic.

"Hey! Hey! Don't get excited, we..."

"Bang!"

Raul fired his gun, the bloody scene stunning the others. Raul's eyes were blood red, the gun pointed at the people, "Stay away from my helicopter, get out! Get out!"

The others dared not speak, slowly leaving the helicopter, not understanding Raul's madness. Raul ignored their resentful gazes, quickly jumping into the helicopter, starting it up. With a hum, the helicopter began to rise.

When the helicopter was airborne, Raul finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a great weight lifted, "I escaped, I escaped. Ha ha!"

Raul laughed maniacally, tears streaming down his face. He never expected things to turn out this way, in the blink of an eye, everyone was dead.

Ding!

The elevator door opened on the first underground floor. After the lab's self-destruct, all survivors had fled, leaving the empty corridor. Only the sound of Li Mu's slow steps could be heard. Behind him, the zombies' eyes were even more blood red, the remaining human scent driving them to madness.

Li Mu's silver eyes gradually turned gray, the prolonged mental control a great burden.

Without Li Mu's control, the zombies immediately scattered, following the scent of humans. Li Mu, expressionless, suddenly swung his bone knife, decapitating a zombie.

This scene made the red mutant parrot on Li Mu's shoulder freeze, not daring to move.

Li Mu's steps quickened, almost breaking the sound barrier, his shadow leaving a trail in the air. His bone knife swung continuously, and in a blink, only a few of the original dozen zombies remained.

These few zombies, with their simple brains, finally understood: follow the king's will or die!

The remaining zombies roared sharply, following Li Mu out of the building.

Buzz!

The helicopter's roar faded into the sky. Li Mu lifted his head, and Raul, with bloodshot eyes, saw Li Mu, instantly going mad. He grabbed his gun and fired wildly at Li Mu.

"Ha ha! Come and kill me! Come on!"

Raul screamed maniacally, venting his nearly collapsing nerves. He saw his teammates, faces filled with terror, uncontrollably putting the gun to their mouths, the blood splattering, making Raul unable to continue thinking.

His mind had only one thought: escape, the farther the better.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Suddenly, an explosion, the building behind him began to collapse. The lab's self-destruct instantly caused the entire building to crumble. In the midst of the explosion, the helicopter gradually flew away, Li Mu's eyes cold, watching it. The red mutant parrot on his shoulder, eyes darting, was about to move.

Li Mu's right hand swung the bone knife, and a nearby street lamp broke. Li Mu's bone spines moved, locking the broken half of the lamp, lifting it over his head. Li Mu's pupils narrowed, and the bone spines suddenly moved, the lamp whistling through the air, creating a sonic boom.

Boom!

The helicopter, which had almost become a black dot, suddenly lost direction, swaying in the air for a moment, then plummeted, crashing in the city, the explosion echoing far away, making the red mutant parrot on Li Mu's shoulder lower its head, too frightened to move.

The broken street lamp, thrown by Li Mu, had crossed thousands of meters, striking the helicopter in mid-air, a terrifying display of power.

Compared to the day when the giant zombie had knocked Li Mu out of the air with a fire axe, this was even more terrifying. After consuming the giant zombie, Li Mu's strength had greatly increased, and his speed had also evolved. Most terrifyingly, Li Mu had stolen the mental control power from the king, evolving into a king himself.

Not just a king, but Li Mu's current strength and speed could rival M3. If humans knew this, they would be terrified. After all, in the known data about zombies, there was no such existence as Li Mu, who could evolve in two directions. A zombie with speed and strength comparable to M3, and the ability to mentally control other zombies, might be the true king, the only king.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The lab experienced a secondary explosion, the already collapsed building collapsing again, dust filling the air. Li Mu turned his head, his gray eyes looking at the red mutant parrot on his shoulder.

Feeling Li Mu's gaze, the red mutant parrot became even more terrified, wanting to feign death, but fearing that Li Mu would really kill it.

So, it trembled, raising its head, like an innocent quail, "Hi! Nice to meet you!"

Li Mu's eyes were cold, his bone knife slowly raised.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Xiaobu!"

"How are you?"

...

The red mutant parrot showed off its tongue, but seeing Li Mu's bone knife slowly pressing against its neck, it was completely terrified, "Great King, spare my life!"

Li Mu's gray eyes flickered, slowly lowering his bone knife.

"**! Bitch!"

The red mutant parrot, still shaken, didn't know where it had learned these curses. Seeing Li Mu's bone knife raised again, it screamed, "Grass! Bitch! What do you want?!"

Li Mu nodded, his gray eyes flickering, listening quietly to the red mutant parrot.

The red mutant parrot seemed to understand that speaking English would make Li Mu angry, but speaking Chinese would make him calm.

"You are a fool, you are all fools."

The red mutant parrot perked up, standing proudly on Li Mu's shoulder. After mutating, its intelligence had increased, and it knew how to interact with Li Mu. As long as it spoke Chinese, Li Mu would be calm, regardless of what it said, since zombies couldn't understand.

"Fool number one, my mouth is dry, I need water! Water, you understand?"

The red mutant parrot showed off its intelligence, standing proudly on Li Mu's shoulder, wings flapping, extremely pleased with itself.

PS: Yesterday, I went to send a contract, and the courier wouldn't accept it, realizing it's really the New Year. So, even though it's the New Year, you should still vote and collect. Yes, that's it. After the New Year, there will be an explosion.

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