Apocalypse: I'm Bound to a Mobile Lottery Shop

Chapter 160: Chapter 160: Snatching the Bells

After some more twists and turns, Lily Hart found the path ahead increasingly familiar. ’Isn’t this the way to Spring-Watch Base?’

She had taken this road in the morning because it was wide.

’Are they going to command the zombies to attack Spring-Watch Base? Hot damn, is the show about to start?’

A flicker of excitement appeared in Lily Hart’s eyes. She had no love for a place like Spring-Watch Base, where ninety-nine percent of the people were scum; it would be best if they were all wiped out.

But why was the zombie army’s trajectory straying further and further off course?

’Son of a bitch! They’re heading for the RV!’

Lily Hart suddenly sped up, startling The Zombie King. She said frantically, "Quick, head back! They’re going to attack the RV!"

After just a few steps, she stopped. ’Wait, that’s not right. We can just snatch the bells.’ With that, she grabbed The Zombie King and started running toward the rear of the horde.

The Zombie King was dragged along, but he didn’t voice any complaints, obediently following behind her.

When they were a few dozen meters from the zombie army, Lily Hart slowed down and said to The Zombie King, "Go, subdue those people, and then snatch the bells from their hands!"

The Zombie King’s face scrunched up. Question marks practically appeared over his head as he looked at her in confusion, as if to say: ’Me?’

Lily Hart said affirmatively, "Yes, you! You can do it, go on now!" She offered a round of encouragement.

It was hard to say if it helped, but The Zombie King’s expression did relax. He nodded helplessly. "Just snatch the bells? Should I kill the people?"

Lily Hart waved a dismissive hand. "Eat them if you’re hungry, but you must get the bells."

’These aren’t good people anyway. Being eaten by The Zombie King would be an honor for them.’

"Alright," The Zombie King agreed, then added, "You stay hidden here."

Lily Hart felt a gust of wind flash past her. The Zombie King’s figure floated out like a phantom, moving so fast it was impossible to follow with the naked eye.

She had just been thinking of finding a place to sit and rest her feet when she looked up and saw The Zombie King was already back.

Lily Hart patted the spot beside her, gesturing for him to come over. The Zombie King walked up, sat down cross-legged, and handed her the dozen or so bells he was holding.

She casually picked one up, stood, and leaned over a low wall that was slightly shorter than her to look toward the zombie army.

The humans who had lost their bells were like headless flies, looking around in confusion. In the time it took for a gust of wind to blow past, the bells in their hands had vanished.

’It’s like they’ve seen a ghost!’

Meanwhile, the zombies at the rear of the horde, having not heard the bells for a while, grew restless like untethered wild horses, but they only paced and circled within a small area.

The humans guarding the rear gathered together, discussing in low voices.

"What do we do now?"

"Who snatched the bells?"

"They won’t attack us without the bells, right?"

"Not for now, but that will only last five minutes at most."

"And after five minutes?" someone asked impatiently.

"We run! What do you mean ’after’?"

A single ringing of the bells could only control the zombies for five minutes. Once that time was up, the zombies would return to normal, wanting to eat people just like any regular zombie.

They couldn’t come to a decision, so they had no choice but to send a Speed Superpower User to the front of the line to find their squad leader—the burly man.

The burly man immediately decided to give half the bells from the front to the rear and went with them to guard the back.

Just as the five minutes were about to pass, the zombies’ scarlet pupils began to clear, as if they were about to return to normal.

The burly man immediately ordered everyone to ring their bells. As soon as the sound rang out, the zombies’ eyes became dull and vacant once more.

Afterward, the zombie army continued its advance toward the RV, while the burly man cautiously scanned their surroundings.

Hiding behind the low wall with The Zombie King, she said again, "Let’s go snatch the bells again. I refuse to believe they have that many!"

The Zombie King was silent for a good while before saying, "Not ’let’s.’ Just me..."

With that, his figure moved again, like a gust of wind. Within a few breaths, he was back, a handful of bells in his hand.

The burly man only felt his vision blur and a gust of wind blow past. By the time he realized what had happened, the bell in his hand was gone.

"Who? Who is it? Show yourself if you have the guts! Stop using these shady tricks!"

He roared at the empty air, his hands trembling imperceptibly. He was a Fourth-rank Superpower User, after all. For someone to do this right under his nose...

’They must be at least Fifth and Sixth Rank, or maybe even higher. When did such an expert arrive in Gilden City?’

He signaled for the Speed Superpower User from before to go get more bells from the front. They absolutely could not let the zombies return to normal.

There was no response from the surroundings. It was pitch-black and deathly silent, as if he had really seen a ghost. Only the whistling night wind answered him.

"HAHAHAHA—" Seeing him talk to the air, Lily Hart couldn’t help but laugh. She covered her mouth, but the laughter was irrepressible. In her excitement, she slapped The Zombie King’s back.

The Zombie King: HISSS...

This happened three times in a row. The burly man stared at his empty hands.

Finally, he couldn’t take it anymore. He stomped his left foot, and a faint halo of light slowly spread out from it.

The Zombie King said, "Why don’t I just kill them all and let these zombies return to nature?"

Lily Hart remained silent. ’Do you think I’m stupid? These people aren’t good, but does that make the zombies good?’

"Killing them is fine..." Before she could finish her sentence, The Zombie King was already moving, rushing toward the rear of the line at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

It was as if he was afraid she would change her mind if he delayed for even a second...

Lily Hart: ...

In less than a minute, the dozen or so people at the rear had all breathed their last. The Zombie King returned empty-handed and looking completely unfazed.

Lily Hart once again gained a more concrete understanding of The Zombie King’s power.

It was like the saying, "To pass through a field of flowers without a single petal clinging to you." He had just gone through the motions and come right back.

She quickly gathered the bells from the ground. She couldn’t let The Zombie King take them.

There were so many bells she couldn’t hold them all in her two hands. She once again cursed the system. ’Why don’t I have a storage space!’

[Ta-da!~ Detected Host’s strong desire and excellent mission completion. Specially awarding one storage space~ Please accept!]

Lily Hart’s eyes lit up. In her mind, she had already gone over how to use a storage space countless times.

She looked at the nearly twenty bells in her hands, and with a thought, she willed, ’Into the space, get into the space!’

The next second, the bells vanished. In her hand, a transparent cube with glowing edges appeared.

She could clearly see a dozen or so small black dots floating inside the cube. Using two fingers, she tried to enlarge it.

It could actually be zoomed in and out. The black dots inside were the very bells she had just put away.

With another thought, Lily Hart retrieved a bell. She could store and retrieve things at will, with absolute freedom.

The Zombie King couldn’t see the storage space. From his perspective, the big idiot Lily Hart was just playing with the air.

’She’s so engrossed in her playing that she didn’t even hear me speak!’

He asked again, impatiently, "What’s the next step?"

Lily Hart snapped back to reality. After a moment of thought, she said, "How about we take these zombies as our underlings?"