Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 428 Zombie Graduation
After saying that, the werewolf suddenly exerted its strength and leaped high into the air.

Ouch——!
The melodious howl of wolves echoed throughout the Zhoulan Mountains. The pale wolf and the full moon reflected each other, its arms outstretched and its claws slightly open.

The Ghost King gathered away all the remaining snow and wind, and in an instant, the sky was cloudless and clear. As a result, the only things that stood out in the night sky were the bright moon and the werewolf under it.

The corpses were still in a daze when suddenly a white halo flashed around them, completely enveloping each one.

"King!?" One of the corpses immediately realized what was happening.

Wang finally made his move.

But the first time the king made a move in this battle was to protect them?
Even the king is personally protecting them, so what will happen next...?

Jiang Si looked up at the werewolf's figure.

Wolf Song.

The werewolf froze in mid-air for a moment, then plummeted down like a meteorite crashing into the earth. The remaining mountainside turned to dust under the white light, and the sky and earth trembled violently together at that moment.

The earth was instantly reshaped by an overwhelming force, rendering long-term geological changes meaningless. Shockwaves spread outwards in all directions, uprooting trees, battering cities around the mountains, and causing buildings to collapse in the massive tremor.

Even without a clear consciousness, the wandering zombies felt an invisible terror. The zombie horde they formed as they fled was not to hunt prey but to escape.

A massive white wolf head slowly rose from the center of the impact, roaring with its head held high.

The Zhoulan Mountains are not a very large mountain range; the highest peak is nothing special.

Even so, probably no one would have thought it would disappear so easily.

From a mountain range, it has transformed into a vast basin.

For the first time, the soil and rocks buried deep underground came into contact with fresh air and saw what a vast blue sky looked like.

The towering werewolf stood in the center of the basin, staring blankly at his chest, where a huge hole ran from front to back.

Jiang Si stood unharmed before it, the spiraling threads slowly dispersing and exiting from the werewolf's chest.

"Do you have children in Dadu?" Jiang Si casually withdrew her hand, offering no comment on her previous attack.

After all, at a time like this, anything you say will sound like you're mocking the other person.

This werewolf illusion is quite interesting; Zheng Fan still showed some respect for it.

Of course, this neglect might be an insult to the werewolf, but it doesn't make it angry at all.

The gap is too big.

It only possesses brute strength, but Zheng Fan not only surpasses it in brute strength, but also has various other kinds of power.

“Yes… but I rarely go to Dadu. It’s too chaotic and dangerous there. Are you from there?” The werewolf didn’t hide anything as his body began to crumble.

“I guess so,” Jiang Si replied.

"Thank you for showing me the difference... Do you have a name?"

"Zheng Fan".

“A name… I see. My children call me ‘Wolf Mother’.” The werewolf introduced himself.

"Wait, what the hell?" Jiang Si's attention suddenly wandered.

"Based on the influence of many children in the past, that's certainly true." The werewolf didn't find this surprising at all.

Because its voice was so deep, Zheng Fan couldn't tell at all!
The werewolf looked at "Jiang Si's" surprised expression, not understanding.

Since they are all of the same kind, is gender, something that is determined by the host, really that important? There are countless others of the same kind who don't even have a gender.

The body of the Wolf Mother, which originated from the Ghost King, completely disappeared, and the Wolf Mother herself vanished as well, presumably returning directly to another host.

As for the aftermath of the Battle of Zhoulanshan, it seems unnecessary to elaborate further.

……

With the loss of the Ghost King, almost all the spirits immediately lost the will to continue fighting the Undead City army, and the main battlefield collapsed and fled.

The rest of the time was spent dealing with some trapped and desperate spirits.

This crucial battle, which the spirits considered extremely important, even a decisive battle, was one that even the Undead King, whom they originally thought was the greatest threat, did not see.

Their strongest Ghost King was killed by an unknown little corpse on the other side. What's the point of them playing now?
From beginning to end, the Undead King did not show his face at all, except when he protected his army from the attack that shattered the mountain by the Wolf Mother.

The Zhoulan Mountains transformed into the Zhoulan Basin. The Undead City army continued its final advance, storming into the Undead City at dawn, capturing a large number of hidden spirits, and finally achieving the occupation of the Undead City.

As dawn broke, news of the Ghost King's defeat and death, and the fall and occupation of the City of the Undead, quickly spread to every corner of the world.

Some neutral or even secretly rebellious refugee settlements saw this news and silently made their decisions.

It's still very difficult to catch spirits if they want to escape.

Given the nature of spirits, the remaining remnants most loyal to the Ghost King are unlikely to remain peaceful, so the end of this war will probably take some time.

Although it lasted only a short time, the Undead City's ferocious expansion did indeed cause widespread devastation to this world... no, it should be called the undead.

However, since this world is already a post-apocalyptic scene, no matter how much destruction occurs, the impact will not be significant.

It was never as ferocious as that final punch that shattered the basin.

Jiang Si boarded a large airship and followed a troop back to the City of the Undead, heading straight for the tower.

The Immortal King remained seated in his golden office chair as usual, processing a vast amount of paperwork. The amount was especially large during the war, and even more so after it ended.

This super corpse, barely moved during the war, conquered the world from its office atop the tower.

As it has always proclaimed: this world has always belonged to it.

Now we're just having its minions help with the recycling.

She didn't disturb the Undying King while he was processing documents. Although Jiang Si wouldn't mind if she directly disturbed him, whatever she said at that moment would only elicit perfunctory responses, making it a complete waste of time.

So let's wait patiently.

A moment later, the review of the documents came to an end, and the Undying King raised his head: "You're back."

"I'm back. I guess I did my mission well. It's just that the last wolf was a bit too difficult," Jiang Si said, scratching her still messy hair.

The Undying King nodded: "What you seek is not eternal, but the ultimate path will still be eternal. Although time is short, there is not much I can teach you at this point."

Jiang Si tilted her head: "What do you mean?"

"You can graduate now, Jiang Si."

This was the first time the Undying King had directly addressed Jiang Si by her name.

No longer a junior, no longer a little corpse, but someone who can truly be addressed by name.

"...I still feel like there are some things I haven't fully understood." Recalling the boring and tedious study experience in the library, and the unpleasant lectures of the Undying King, Jiang Si felt a little reluctant to leave after just a few months when she was suddenly told that she could graduate.

The world of corpses is boring, and Jiang Si doesn't like it here, but perhaps this kind of boredom is a necessary experience in life.

In this boring world, Jiang Si has achieved a breakthrough in overcoming self-isolation and zombie-like behavior.

The Immortal King provided her with a great deal of help.

Originally, Zheng Fan wanted to mess with her as a joke, so he left her here to be taken care of by the Immortal King, but Mr. Wang took great care of Jiang Si.

Jiang Si did not dislike her original father, that rough, clumsy, illiterate old man.

But the Undying King's calm and wholehearted devotion evoked other feelings in her.

"There's no need to place too much emotion on me. Our paths are different, and we may only intersect briefly at the final destination. Emotional projections from those in lower positions are either toys or burdens to those in higher positions who are far away." The Undying King slowly rose and stood by the French windows, looking at his city.

Jiang Si was taken aback, then said, "I understand."

"The overlapping ceremony is already being prepared. Once it's completed, you can return. Whether you go to the Red World or Dadu is up to you," the Undying King said, turning his head.

Jiang Si nodded, then bowed deeply: "Thank you."

The Immortal King accepted this bow.

Jiang Si got up and took the elevator away.

Just as the elevator doors were about to close, the Immortal King suddenly spoke: "If there is an opportunity in the future, let me witness the eternity of love in your heart."

As soon as he finished speaking, the elevator doors closed.

The two, who should never have had any contact, returned to their respective paths after the door closed.

(End of this chapter)