Into the Zombie World

When Nile thinks of it, the zombie eating people seems logical. His reasoning was that if they did not eat, where could the energy they are using could be borrowed from? What if the zombie could also die in starvation?

After a while, Nile cross that idea, although it may seem plausible, it was far from the truth. Because if that was the case, the infant zombie should not be able to live for two months without eating.

'Alright, its time to ask the System.' Nile decided to rely on the System again to preserve his brainpower for the 'basic' things.

The System answered Nile in its usual lengthy explanation.

[Host, the body of the low-levelled zombies are still mortal. But with the 'Apocalypse Virus' which is also a tonic, inside them, eating is no longer a necessity. They could..]

The Nile read the System's explanation while he rode on Maximo. Their destination was the Village Center of Kahoy Village.

Base on the System, the zombie can live with or without eating. They could use some of their own Apocalypse Virus to distribute it as the nutrition for the body. But with that method, they will need to sacrifice their own Apocalypse Virus, which implies that they will be weakened after each consumption.

If the zombies could, or rather if the Apocalypse Virus could, they will prefer eating instead of consuming their own strength.

Using their own Apocalypse Virus to sustain the body only meant one thing.

Self-preservation.

Level Zero° zombies don't need to eat. The hibernating Apocalypse Virus inside them will automatically send some spare Apocalypse Virus to sustain the body. Zombies that are Level Zero° only have one job, it is to further infect the remaining survivors.

Level One° zombies could also infect others, but for them, it will be a waste of time. Infecting human survivors will mean that they will enter a hibernation period. Rather than wasting time for the infected to finish hibernating, it will be better to eat them instead so that they will not have to worry about their strength waning because of their self-preservation tactic.

At the end of the explanation, the System offered Nile the same thing. Which is, if Nile comes to a point where he no longer has any food and no Apocalypse Points left to exchange for one, he can exchange some of his stats to convert it into nutrients for his body.

Nile rejected that offer immediately, as long as he did not slack off, the food and Apocalypse Points are the least of his worries. Of course, Nile took note of this function offered by the System. He needs to be prepared if something like that really happens.

A hundred or so meters away from Nile and his two mounts is the Village Center of the Kahoy Village.

In front of Nile and the others are five persons, their hands are holding a weapon each. The five of them pointed their sharp weapons towards Nile's group.

If not for this five blocking their way, Nile together with his mount should have already arrived at the Village Center of Village Kahoy.

Nile was reading the System's explanation inside his head. He informed Maximo to run steadily in order to concentrate on reading the System's explanation. And because of that, these five people have the opportunity to block their way.

The five people are all wearing a black ski mask. The kind that is usually worn by those bank robbers in the news in his previous world.

The five people lined up as they pointed their weapon on Nile's group.

The person at the middle seems to be the leader as he is the most composed between all of them. Yes, even though they are wearing a ski mask, they could still not hide their gender traits. Just like the woman who has massive boobs just beside their leader.  Or the man who has bulging muscles at the side.

The Nile could tell that they are inexperienced in this kind of stuff. Aside from their leader, which is in the middle, the remaining four people are rather nervous. Nile had also noticed that their leader is also uneasy, although compared to the rest, his condition can be considered as composed.

The leader spoke with a heavy voice, "Leave the Carabao and the Crocodile behind. That's all we need, cooperate with us and you can leave safely. "

Nile did not answer him immediately. Instead, he scrutinised them one by one, starting from left to right.

Starting from the left is a man with thin built, he is wearing a loose violet t-shirt paired with black tight pants. In his right hand was a rusty machete that already has a few cracks in it. He has a wound below his left elbow.

'Let's call him, violet man.' Nile remarked inside his head.

Beside the violet man was the woman with enormous boobs, she wore a black tight t-shirt that further enhanced her front papaya. She is wearing dirty blue skinny jeans, the skinny jeans enhanced her thick and long legs. She is a perfect example of a woman who has a voluptuous body. She is holding a long pointy stick with both of her hands. The stick was trembling lightly due to the woman's tension.

Nile nodded inwardly and said inside his head, 'Alright, you will be the Papaya Lady.'

Next to the Papaya Lady was their leader. He is the tallest of the bunch, with a moderate build. He wore a white sleeveless shirt and brown shorts. He is holding a sharp dagger in his right hand.

'Browny seems to be okay.' Nile thought.

Next to browny is a man, or rather a boy, or is it a girl? Anyway, he/she is wearing a grey long-sleeved t-shirt along with black skinny jeans. He/she is holding a whip that has a sharp and pointed tip. The reason Nile is confused by the person's gender is mainly because of the way the person is holding the whip. He/she is holding the whip in a very feminine way. Nile took a glance on her chest and he concluded that there is no mountain in there, implying that he/she is not a female.

'A trap?' Nile thought. Anyway, Nile decided to name him/her 'The Trap' for now.

Besides the Trap, the rightmost person was the man who has bulging muscles comparable to Arnold Schwarzenegger. If he added a little more muscle on his arms, Nile imagined that the dark green t-shirt will definitely burst. His thigh muscles are accentuated by his tight and thin leggings. In contrast with his Arnold Schwarzenegger-like build was his kid-like height. He has a club that has almost the same height as himself; he holds the handle with his right hand and pressed the club's head to the ground for support.

'Okay... You're shorty.' Nile said.

Nike noticed that the pointy stick of Papaya Lady, the dagger of Browny, and the whip of Trap are all animal parts. Nile did not know what kind of animal they have slain to obtain those weapons. With the three weapons in their possession, one could already guess how strong this team is.

At first, Nile thought that their reason for stopping him was so that they could have Maximo and Croco's meat. But it seems that their primary target was the animal's mutated part. The meat is only secondary, it was only a bonus.

Nile was confused by their ski mask though, they seemed prepared but it really looks like it was their first time doing this kind of thing. Is he the first customer then?

'Damn how unfortunate.' Nile thought.

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The five of them are also confused and bewildered by man's action.

After their leader mentioned their request, it seems that the man was frightened to the bone and can no longer speak. From the beginning, the man had not spoken any word and only stared at them dazedly.

'It seems that he really is frightened to the bone.' The Papaya Lady thought.

'Only those words and he is already frightened? What a sissy' Thought the 'Trap'.

'Grunt*' Shorty grunted inside his head.

The leader seems to be annoyed by Nile's stillness.

"Hey, did you hear what I said just now? Leave the Carabao and the Crocodile behind and you can escape safely." The leader said in an impatient tone.

The leader knew that the man is definitely strong. He has two mutated animals accompanying him, as well as those two swords hanging on his back. The man may seem to be frightened, but he knew that it was not the case. The man was collected and composed. There is no trace of panic to his exposed brown eyes.

The leader knew that the man is observing them. He knew that the man is also an evolved just like them. But so what? There are five of them and it was only him. Even if the two mutated animals joined in, he is still confident that his team of five will still be able to hold them off. Besides, they are only interested in the mutated animals.

Nile still did not speak. The leader was enraged and said slowly, "I said, leave the Carabao and the Crocodile behind and then flee, or else..."

The leader was unable to finish his words as he was interrupted by a sudden and suffocating pressure.

"Or else what?"

The leader heard the man speak slowly. The man then reaches for the sword in his back.

The words the man has spoken seem to have contained a formless pressure as the leader felt it was getting harder to breathe every second.

"Or else what?"

Nile repeated his words, but this time, it was more forceful and had a trace of authority in his voice.