Chapter 40

The wind over Melbourne darkened like ink, swirling and howling. The wind swept across the battlefield, carrying the lingering scent of blood, spreading for kilometers, instilling fear.

Li Mu's face was expressionless as he coldly watched the helicopter disappear into the darkness. He slowly turned around, his windbreaker already tattered and worn. His right bone knife, though not stained with blood, still seemed to have a lingering, indelible scent of blood.

The red mutant parrot had flown to Li Mu's side at some point. "Your Majesty, you're injured..."

Li Mu nodded slightly, extending his hand. The red mutant parrot immediately perched obediently on his shoulder. Li Mu raised his head, took a step, and leaped up, landing a few jumps later back in the luxury club of the Qing Shui River Apartments.

The battle had just destroyed the carefully prepared ball. Although this place had not become a battlefield, there were traces of explosions everywhere. Shattered glass, tables, wine glasses, and champagne were scattered on the ground.

There were even traces of blood on the ground where people had not had time to escape. Injured people moaned softly, their faces pale with fear, futilely covering their bleeding wounds to avoid the scent of blood from provoking Li Mu.

Li Mu's face was expressionless as his grayish-white eyes swept over the pale and terrified faces in the club. He could clearly sense the panic without needing an explanation.

This made Li Mu stop involuntarily, quietly watching the cowering survivors. He hesitated for a moment, then slowly extended his hand, trying to help a little girl who was hiding under a table.

Bang!

A gunshot rang out. Will, unable to suppress his fear, trembled and pulled the trigger.

The sudden gunshot made the survivors in the club even more panicked. Li Mu's face remained expressionless as he looked down at his chest, where a bullet was lodged in the black muscle, not causing much damage but making him involuntarily take a step back.

"Your Majesty!"

The red mutant parrot screamed, quickly flying from Li Mu's shoulder to hover beside him, glaring angrily at Will. "I knew it! I knew it! Your Majesty, no matter how you try to integrate with humans, protect them, and provide them with food, they will never accept you!"

Li Mu's face was expressionless as he extended his hand, signaling the red mutant parrot to be quiet. His grayish-white eyes fixed on Will as he took another step forward.

"Don't come any closer! Damn it, you zombie, don't come any closer!"

Will shouted, and the others began to cower and retreat in fear.

As Li Mu took a step forward, the survivors scrambled backward, rolling and crawling, too afraid to approach him. Li Mu slowly stopped, no longer advancing.

Annie stared at Li Mu, unobstructed by sunglasses, clearly seeing the expression in his grayish-white eyes. Unlike the red mutant parrot, she did not have the ability to read minds, but she could feel that Li Mu was deeply disappointed and sad.

He had tried to protect and save them, but in the end, they still saw him as an outsider. Annie had never experienced this feeling, but just thinking about it made her feel sad.

Annie's anger rose, and she suddenly stood up, glaring at the others. "I feel sorry for you. Is this how you treat someone who once saved you?"

"He's a zombie!"

Will shouted.

"When you ate the food he found, you didn't ask!"

"When you enjoyed the protection he provided, you didn't ask!"

"When you partied and lived in drunkenness, you didn't ask!"

...

Annie spoke each word with force, her voice cold and mocking. Each sentence left everyone speechless, unable to refute her, for it was the truth.

"Even if that's true, so what!"

Will's eyes turned red. "I don't care about these things, I don't care who provided the food, I don't care who provided the protection, even if he's a zombie, but don't let me know! Don't let me know! If he's a zombie, he should hide! If it's a lie, why show me the truth!"

"He's a zombie. How can I enjoy the food and protection with a clear conscience? To him, we are just food!"

"Just like we raise chickens and pigs, that's all!"

"Who knows when he will kill us like pigs? I can't accept it! Because I know the truth, I can't accept being protected and raised by a zombie!"

"If he's good, let him go, let him go, and don't let him come back!"

Will roared, and the others nodded, crying. Will's words resonated with their thoughts. If they didn't know the truth, even if some began to doubt, they would still delude themselves and enjoy the protection.

But people can live in lies, but they cannot continue to delude themselves once they know the truth, especially when the truth is so cruel, making everyone feel even more fear.

Li Mu's eyes flickered, a hint of blood rising, and a violent aura emerged, making everyone even more terrified. They remembered how Li Mu had controlled countless zombies, tearing apart thirty-five armored suits, and were even more shocked. Some couldn't help but scream and turn to run.

Some couldn't help but raise their guns and fire at Li Mu.

Black bone spines behind Li Mu whistled, blocking the bullets. His left hand moved suddenly, grabbing a table and throwing it forcefully, blocking the door and making those who wanted to escape collapse in fear.

"None of you are allowed to leave!"

The red mutant parrot roared angrily. "Your Majesty, these damned humans have betrayed your protection and trust, kill them!"

Li Mu's face was expressionless as his grayish-white eyes looked at Annie, then swept over the faces of the survivors, seeing fear, fear, and more fear.

Besides fear and despair, Li Mu could not find any other emotions on their faces, which made him even more enraged. The black bone spines behind him suddenly exploded, destroying a corner of the hall's cement pillar with a loud bang.

The terrifying force unleashed made everyone even more terrified.

"... He supports his supreme power through violence, luck, and fate. I witnessed this terrible event, mourned the tragic downfall, and the shameful defeat of such a great army..."

Someone was reciting the familiar verses from Paradise Lost, their voice filled with sorrow and fear.

Li Mu's face was expressionless as he looked up. He recognized the person, Bolton, a survivor he had personally saved.

It was he who had found the radio broadcast and put in great effort, singing praises, and naming the protected Qing Shui River Apartments as Paradise Lost.

But now, the praises were gone, and the same verses had become a mocking curse against Li Mu, making his eyes gradually turn blood red, a violent aura rising.

The red mutant parrot worriedly circled around Li Mu, having learned many human words, but now could not find any to comfort or persuade him.

Li Mu's emotions became even more violent, the blood color darkening his eyes, cruelty and violence rising in his blood-red eyes. Just as Li Mu's emotions were about to lose control, a hand suddenly reached out, without hesitation or fear, gently grabbing Li Mu's hand.

It was Annie.

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