The Demon Lords

Chapter 969 - 219: Yellow Weasel Brings a Chicken for New Year’s Greetings

"How is he now?"

Zheng Fan stood by the coffin and asked Liang Cheng beside him.

Earlier, Liang Cheng was outside commanding soldiers to ambush, to prevent any unexpected incidents. It was only after everything ended that he dismissed the soldiers and came over.

Zombies are most likely best understood by other zombies.

Liang Cheng carefully checked, then stood there for a long time, organizing his emotions, pondering for a long time. Finally, rather laboriously, a smile emerged on his face, because he rarely smiled, so he had no muscle memory, and moreover, his muscles were not the same as ordinary people’s.

This smile made Zheng Fan feel quite relieved, although he thought Liang Cheng could have just spoken directly, there was no need to convey things through expression if the latter was much more cumbersome than the former.

"My lord, he has awakened."

"Awakened? But there’s no movement."

"It’s like this, my lord. The existence of zombies is a process of life from death. It’s like how humans are quite ignorant during infancy. However, humans naturally grow up, and unless there’s a congenital intellectual impairment, they will develop rational thinking and self-awareness as they mature from infancy to adulthood.

But zombies are different. More than nine out of ten zombies are born from accidents. Even those created by deliberately setting a feng shui layout to artificially induce them, it’s the same. The difference might be in the strength of the zombie after its appearance, but basically, they lack intelligence.

A baby will cry when hungry and need milk. Zombies need to consume blood, especially that of close kin, which is more enticing to them, like a tastier formula.

The difference is that babies are too weak to make milk formula for themselves, but zombies are physically strong enough to cause great harm to the local populace on instinct.

Shatuo Queshi became a zombie because the shamans of the barbarian Royal Court forcibly summoned him, which must have been at great cost to them.

But after turning into a zombie, he actually retained a certain degree of restraint, more so than ordinary zombies, a suppression of instinct. This is probably because he was a hero in life. To be a hero in life and a powerful spirit after death, this sort of describes people like him. Even in death, having been refined into a zombie, he disdains to be a muddleheaded fool."

"So, A Cheng, your meaning is, he’s now out of that zombie ignorance?"

"Yes, because I’ve sensed very little resentment on him now. In fact, the princess’ arrival this time, being so close, has provided him an opportunity.

In his heart, there’s always been hatred for the princess, which is the cause of his death and his obsession. During these two or three years since Shatuo Queshi became a zombie, he has actually been suppressing his hatred and instinct, but it’s better to release than to block. The situation last night was essentially him releasing the obsession within him.

Of course, such a method is dangerous. Not even considering the probability of success, if it weren’t for you stepping in last night, Shatuo Queshi might have become a puppet under the princess’s control."

"That would have been too tragic a fate."

Extinguished by that woman,

Died seeking an explanation from that woman,

Finally, to be controlled and become a puppet by that woman,

Sigh,

Alas.

"It’s fortunate it succeeded. This is like a kind of self..." Liang Cheng hesitated, said, "evolution."

"Evolution?"

Sometimes, Zheng Fan felt fortunate that after awakening in this world, he had this group of demons accompanying him, allowing him to explore the outside world while living in a familiar circle, for example, some modern terms.

"To what extent has the evolution reached? Can he become like a normal person?"

"Yes, my lord, it shouldn’t be much of a problem. Perhaps not fully adept, and not completely the same as in life, but at least he can speak and communicate now.

In the future, there’s also a chance to continue improving, continue to integrate, and in the end..."

Liang Cheng pointed at himself.

"To become like you?"

Aside from being a bit cold, Liang Cheng’s speech was actually no different from that of a normal person.

"It’s possible."

"When will he be able to wake up?"

The previous awakening referred to Shatuo Queshi coming out of ignorance.

The current awakening was about when Shatuo Queshi could stand up.

"I don’t know."

"You don’t know?"

"Because this time, he’s consumed too much. He needs to sleep, perhaps for one or two years, perhaps ten or twenty years, or even..."

Actually, Liang Cheng deliberately chose his words because for zombies, sleeping for a hundred years is not something out of the ordinary.

"Damn."

Lord Zheng instinctively cursed.

Originally thought old Sha could just wake up after a nap and then sit face-to-face with him, have a drink, and enjoy the scenery,

Who would have thought,

It would turn from occasional awakening to a long-term reset.

"Is there a way to wake him up sooner?" Zheng Fan asked.

This feeling was not good at all because it was too unprofitable. Old Sha used to at least be a bodyguard at home, now even that role is gone.

Lord Zheng suddenly felt a loss of security.

"There is a way to accelerate the process, for example, bringing him along when we go to war in the future, and after the war ends, placing him in the center of the battlefield to absorb the blood and resentment."