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Cloud Raising Little Zombies: Chapter 23
ZOMBIE EMPEROR CULTIVATION
23. Flashy Zai Zai is so handsome my legs go weak.
【This little brother is getting bold, even daring to joke with his big brother.】
【Tsk, a low-quality power bank that can’t even fully charge once—it still needs some training.】
【Oh, little brother, what kind of big truth are speaking~】
【Let me lick lick You Zai’s stunning beauty first.】
Ye You glanced at Su Zi’an indifferently and explained, “I mean that person has his eye on either your or Lin Yinyin’s abilities.”
“Abilities?” Su Zi’an was surprised.
He hadn’t used his ability at all on this journey, so could it be someone from the base?
He and Lin Yinyin had just filled out a registration form to enter the city, and now a high-level ability user was targeting them. This base clearly doesn’t respect residents’ privacy or do a good job of keeping abilities confidential.
Luckily, his brother didn’t fill out the form back then.
“Who could that person be…?” Su Zi’an wondered aloud.
Whoever made his brother expend so much of his ability in just ten seconds must be at least a B-level ability user, right?
But the wind-element enforcer said that all the B-level ability user teams were busy with their own tasks, so how would they have time to target them?
Ye You: “The base leader.”
Su Zi’an sat up in shock.
He had complete trust in Ye You, so if Ye You said it was the base leader, he didn’t doubt it for a second.
“The base leader who’s rumored to have abilities in all elements?”
Su Zi’an had heard plenty of rumors about the base leader during his time at the base.
“Not all elements; he only has one crystal nucleus,” Ye You replied. “His ability is related to ‘transfer’.”
Su Zi’an vividly remembered the transfer-type abilities. As soon as Ye You mentioned “transfer,” he recalled the experience in the school dormitory.
When his roommate was scratched by a zombie, Su Zi’an pulled him, and the fatal wound appeared on his own waist.
“Nothing good ever happens when that ability shows up.” Su Zi’an scratched his head in frustration.
As he continued scratching, his hand gradually slowed down.
“…The rumors say that the base leader is an all-element ability user. Does that mean for every ability he has, there’s an ability user who loses their power?” Su Zi’an hesitated as he spoke.
If that’s true, do the people whose abilities were transferred lose their powers entirely? Or just part of them?
Either way, it’s pretty cruel.
Su Zi’an looked at Ye You, seeking confirmation or denial of his suspicion.
“On our first day at the base, we went to the central tower…” Ye You skipped over the part about the light screen and recounted what he had “seen” that day.
The car fell into silence.
Even Director Lin, who was driving, had a noticeably heavier breath.
After a long pause, Su Zi’an asked, “Ge, do we still need to go back to A City Base?”
His brother mentioned bringing the mutated animals there, but with such a person in charge, how could they ever feel safe settling down at A City Base?
Ye You replied, “I didn’t get a clear look at his face.”
Su Zi’an: “?”
Ye You: “He’ll think we don’t know his identity. Even if we return to the base, he won’t act against us right away. I still have a chance to get his crystal nucleus.”
Su Zi’an: “…”
Su Zi’an rubbed his face and tried to compose himself.
While everyone else thought the base leader was terrifying, controlling the entire base with his schemes, and concluded they should leave as soon as possible and never return, his brother was thinking about how to go back and snatch the base leader’s crystal nucleus?
They really had completely different perspectives.
“I’ll follow your lead, Ge,” Su Zi’an said.
Lin Yinyin also poked her head out from the front seat, “Yinyin will help Ge Ye You fight the bad guy.”
Director Lin showed his support, “We can’t let that beast ruin the southern base!”
The white lion roared: “Roar—”
Ye You covered his ears, which were buzzing from the loud roar.
Somehow, the whole car was filled with a surge of morale.
The white lion’s roar scared off the creatures within a ten-mile radius.
Although the base leader was now on the squad’s must-kill list, they still had tasks to complete during this outing.
Half an hour later, the tour bus stopped in front of a black mountain.
At dusk, crows flapped their wings, their incessant “caw caw” sounds filling the air.
The entire mountain forest was teeming with crows.
The black crows, either perched on branches or circling in the air, cast the entire mountain in a dark hue.
At the base of the mountain, the ground was a stark contrast to the mountain’s dark color.
White bones were scattered all over.
There were human skeletons, as well as animal bones, all mixed together, making it impossible to distinguish one from the other.
“So many crows…”
Director Lin, still mindful of their mission, lowered the car window and picked up his camera, snapping shots of the “Black Mountain.”
“Not that many,” Ye You said calmly, his scarlet, pupil-less eyes fixed on the flock of crows.
“One A-level mutated crow, three C-level mutated crows, ten D-level mutated crows, and the rest are ordinary crows.”
“Ge is amazing, you saw through the entire flock at a glance.”
Su Zi’an instinctively praised first, then exclaimed, “Huh?! There’s really an A-level crow?”
“Yes, it has a black crystal nucleus about the size of a grape,” Ye You replied.
Su Zi’an had already grown accustomed to Ye You’s descriptions of crystal nuclei.
After all, Ye You viewed crystal nuclei as food, and grapes sounded far more appetizing than grains of rice, red beans, or peanuts.
Outside the touring car, there was a layer of metal protective railing.
Su Zi’an opened the car window and looked out at the flock through the protective barrier.
“All these crows look the same; it’s impossible to tell if they’re mutated or not.”
Ye You explained, “C-level and D-level mutated crows are about a size larger than ordinary crows.”
Everything else was easy to differentiate, but the A-level crow seemed to have reversed in growth, being even smaller than the ordinary ones.
But the A-level crow was his prey, so Su Zi’an and the others didn’t need to worry about distinguishing it.
Ye You stood up, glanced at the front seat, then looked at Su Zi’an, saying:
“You all stay in the car, don’t go out. Lin Yinyin, use your remote ability to control the ordinary crows, and Su Zi’an, also use your remote ability to hold back the C-level and D-level mutated crows. I’ll take care of the A-level mutated crow.”
Su Zi’an had no objections to the task Ye You assigned him.
After leveling up to B-level, his ability’s range had already reached several kilometers, so covering a small mountain like this wouldn’t be a problem.
However, Su Zi’an was a bit worried about his brother.
No matter how strong his brother was, he only had two peanut-sized crystal nuclei, while that crow was the size of a grape!
“Ge,” Su Zi’an tugged at Ye You’s sleeve, “That’s an A-level mutated creature. Maybe we should think of another plan?”
For example, setting the mountain on fire, consequences be damned.
“I’ll test its abilities and come back,” Ye You said, pulling Su Zi’an’s hand away and stepping out of the car.
As Ye You walked on the grass, he could feel numerous pairs of eyes on him.
The crows near the foot of the mountain all turned to look at him.
They flapped their wings and cawed, as if ready to swoop down at any moment.
A leaf from the rose vine in Ye You’s pocket flew out, quickly extending its branches in front of him.
Ye You stepped forward, and the rose vine lifted him into the air.
The intertwining green vines formed a massive phoenix.
The phoenix spread its wings, carrying Ye You as it swooped towards the flock of crows on the “Black Mountain.”
【Unfortunately I’m not cultured and from the whole world I can only say f*ck!’】
【Ah ah ah ah ah! Look! That’s my Zai!!!】
【Coach, I want to learn this!】
【Stinky brat, always wanting to learn flashy stuff—Coach hasn’t even mastered it yet!】
【Wuwuwu, flashy Zai Zai is so handsome it’s making my legs weak.】
In the car, Lin Yinyin covered her mouth in shock, her eyes sparkling.
Su Zi’an’s eyes were also wide with amazement.
A bird—a massive bird.
Who knew plants could be used like this? It’s just too cool!
The giant vine phoenix dove into the forest, scattering the flock of crows in panic.
Standing atop the phoenix, Ye You raised his right hand slightly, and a long whip formed from rose vine appeared in his hand.
With a flick of the whip, the vine stretched out like a serpent, darting towards an unremarkable-looking nest.
“Caw—”
A sharp screech echoed as a small crow burst out of the nest, its red eyes locked onto the human on the back of the giant green bird.
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Ye You: “Wait for me in the car; I’ll just go pick a grape and be right back.”
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