Chapter 26

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

One of James’ men looked at Rhodes fearfully after witnessing his strength. “W-what… What do you want?”

James was their leader for a reason. He was a very skilled fighter. Many of his men had witnessed him battling a zombie alone. His muscular body was like a small mountain when he stood still.

It was beyond their expectations that someone as powerful as their leader would be killed by Rhodes with just a single strike. It was evident that Rhodes possessed strength beyond their imaginations.

As they watched Rhodes advancing slowly toward them, they trembled in fear. Could it be possible that he intended to kill all of them?

A faint smile could be seen on Rhodes’ lips, but his eyes were flashing with killing intent.

In the current world, the strong preyed on the weak, and the weak could only submit to their fates.

Swoosh!

In the next moment, Rhodes swung his fist and punched the side of one man’s head. A squelchy noise rang in the air immediately. Blood and brain matter splattered everywhere. It was a terrifying sight to behold.

One of the men was so frightened, he felt as though he was going to pee his pants. He fell to the ground as he cried out, “Don’t… Don’t kill me… Please… Please show mercy…”

There was even one man who really did pee his pants after discovering Rhodes intended to kill them.

Alas, their words and thoughts were useless. Death was coming for them.

Another four squelching sounds rang in the air.

The metallic smell of blood that lingered in the air and Rhodes’ hands that were covered in blood made him look like a demon who had crawled out of hell.

All of the men were killed by Rhodes in just a second.

Julie was shocked when she witnessed this scene. Rhodes was too powerful! Even Mike Tyson, who seemed like he possessed 1,000 Strength attribute points, did not seem so powerful!1

Although Julie had turned into a zombie, she still retained 30% of her soul. The display of Rhodes’ strength seemed to shock her back to her senses for a very fleeting moment. Soon enough, her zombie instincts took over. When she saw and smelled the blood, she started running toward the corpses before squatting down and beginning to eat them.

The sound of her tearing into the flesh and eating the corpses was extremely horrifying.

Since she had turned into a zombie, her teeth had changed as well. They were now stronger, and she could easily chew through bones. In her mouth, bones were like tofu.

Upon seeing the state Julie was in, Rhodes sighed as he thought to himself, “This won’t do. I can’t let Julie continue like this. I have to think of a way to make her regain her senses even if I can’t turn her back to a human!’

Rhodes and Julie’s relationship was a long and happy one. How could he bear to see her living like a zombie? He promised himself to save her so that they could continue being happy together in the future.

Earlier, Rhodes had speculated that when a zombie bit him at a specific spot, he would awaken a special ability. He had boldly deduced that if he guided Julie to bite specific parts of his body, he would be able to awaken many special abilities.

With this thought in mind, he called out, “Julie!” His voice was gentle and carried a hint of sorrow from seeing his girlfriend in this state.

At this moment, Rhodes softly called out, and a faint sense of sadness rose in his heart.

Unexpectedly, when Rhodes called out to Julie, she turned around and looked at him hesitantly. However, it seemed like James and his men’s meat was too tempting for her to resist.

Rhodes covered his face, feeling helpless. Julie was too gluttonous! In the end, he could only take the initiative to approach her. He stretched his arm out in front of her, placing it directly in her line of sight. “Julie, don’t eat that. You can bite me…”

Julie seemed to be listening to Rhodes’ words as she continued to chew on the human meat in her mouth.

Rhodes moved his arm closer to her when suddenly, Julie fiercely bit his arm.

Rhodes hissed as a searing pain spread through his body. Beads of sweat dripped down from his temples. He endured the pain and waited for the system’s reward.

As expected, he was not disappointed.

“Ding! Congratulations, host. A chunk of your flesh has been bitten off by a zombie. You are rewarded with a special ability, Body Regeneration. The ability is increased by 1,000%!’

‘Ding! Host is currently recovering.’

‘Ding! Congratulations, host! You have successfully recovered!’

After the system’s voice rang in his mind, Rhodes felt a comfortable sensation on his arm. The intense pain he had endured earlier had completely vanished. With that, his mood seemed to brighten.

‘This feels pretty good…’ The feeling of his body recovering was really comfortable. He felt as though he had been reborn. It was too bad this special ability only applied to him. Otherwise, he could use it to help Julie. It would be even better if he awakened an ability that could directly cure Julie.

With this thought in mind, coupled with the new special ability, Rhodes grew even more determined. He placed his other hand in front of Julie and said as though he was coaxing a child, “Julie, come… Be good, eat my finger…”

If anyone was around to hear his words, they would have been shocked and horrified. Let alone letting a zombie bite off a finger, even a slight scratch would turn one into a zombie.

Rhodes was different since he was fortunate enough to obtain the system that granted him many special abilities. He only wished Julie would eat more of his flesh.

Julie did not hesitate and bit Rhode’s finger off in one bite. Blood flowed down the corners of her lips as she chewed on his severed finger and bone. Then, Julie bit off Rhodes’s finger with one bite and then began to chew on it.

Rhodes had to admit that zombie Julie really had a good appetite. She ate as though she had not had anything to eat for a long time.

Soon enough, the system’s voice rang in his mind again.

‘Ding! Congratulations to the host for having his finger bitten off by a zombie. Reward: Strength +2!’

As the system’s voice kept ringing in his mind, Rhodes could feel himself rapidly growing stronger again!