Is this what a zombie is?

85. Possession in Progress

Nine enormous dragon pillars support the entire space, the ground is paved with smooth blue bricks, and in the very center is a wide sacred path that leads straight to the high white marble platform at the end.

On the high platform, a dragon throne was prominently displayed.

If I'm not mistaken, that should be the dragon throne; the design is similar to those in movies and TV shows.

Jiang Chen couldn't tell the specific differences, since there was no throne to inherit in his family.

However, the dragon throne wasn't the main point; what mattered were the people standing on either side of the sacred path. Even though Jiang Chen had dissected many cadavers, seeing this scene still sent chills down his spine.

Because those standing there were all zombies, numbering in the hundreds.

They were neatly arranged into two camps, each dressed in Qing Dynasty official robes and wearing a hat with a peacock feather.

If I'm not mistaken, it should be "civilian on the left, military on the right".

Haha, it's still the civil and military officials, but why are all these civil and military officials silent?

The eyes, ears, mouths, and noses of these hundreds of zombies continuously emitted eerie glowing zombie bacteria.

Hundreds of eerie lights converged, illuminating the entire massive underground palace with an incredibly cold and sinister glow.

Clearly, this zombie version of the entire court was specially cultivated by Li Lianying, and it was also the culmination of his many years of experience.

Li Lianying, leaning on his dragon-headed cane, walked step by step up the white marble platform.

Ai Yi was tightly controlled and unable to make a sound, so Jiang Chen acted as his mouthpiece, asking questions on his behalf.

"What are you trying to do with all these zombies?"

"The enthronement ceremony naturally requires the witness of all officials to announce to the world and let all people know that the new emperor has ascended the throne. He lets them know that the world has changed."

"Heh, a bunch of zombie officials, how laughable."

Li Lianying, however, was unimpressed, or rather, he didn't care at all. What did it matter if Jiang Chen took advantage of his words? It was nothing more than the barking of a worthless dog.

Moreover, in Li Lianying's eyes, Jiang Chen was no different from a dead man, so there was no need to waste words on him.

"But before that, there is one more important thing to do."

He turned around, his gaze falling on Jiang Chen, a cold smile curling at the corner of his lips.

That gaze made Jiang Chen extremely uncomfortable, but he also knew what the other party meant by something important. He secretly activated his plasma heart, preparing to unleash his power.

"Welcome to the Holy Lord's Arrival!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a blinding crimson light suddenly erupted from the depths of the underground palace.

This red light was different from the ghastly green of the zombie fungus; it had a viscous texture. Then, the scene that glimpsed a corner of the future gradually emerged, with large amounts of blood-red flesh emerging from the cracks in the ground.

coming.

Not only in the ground fissures, but also above the dome, they flow slowly down the rock walls, or rather, wriggle down.

It has no fixed shape, resembling a puddle of mud, with a texture that is neither gold, stone, nor jade. Even though it looks like meat now, it is not actually meat.

If I had to describe it, a more vivid way to put it would be... a slime.

Hmm, they do look quite similar.

And this is the Blood Coral Tai Sui; what's here is only a part of it.

"Welcome, Holy Lord. This is the vessel prepared for you. Please enjoy it."

The Blood Coral Tai Sui boiled and surged, eagerly rushing in from all directions and quickly surrounding Jiang Chen.

It was exactly the same scene he had seen before, and what happened next was exactly the same.

The Faraday cage, made of deep-sea ice iron, has amazing physical strength and can perfectly isolate electromagnetic fields, but it is completely defenseless against the blood coral Tai Sui.

Flesh and blood easily poured into the cage through the gaps in the bars.

In the confined space, Jiang Chen had no way to escape; this was undoubtedly like catching a turtle in a jar.

To Li Lianying's surprise, the turtle did not react at all, not even struggling, and remained calm throughout.

Unlike Ai Yi, whose eyes were practically popping out of their sockets, no one paid any attention to him.

This calm made Li Lianying feel a little uneasy, but he quickly suppressed it.

Compared to him and the Blood Coral Grand Duke, Jiang Chen was nothing more than an ant; he had no ability or power to overturn the world.

In the blink of an eye, the blood-red chunks of flesh completely enveloped and submerged Jiang Chen.

The sticky, fishy-smelling flesh clung to Jiang Chen's skin, seeping into his eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and every tiny pore on his skin.

Flesh and blood transformed into tiny threads, which forcefully burrowed into Jiang Chen's body through every pore.

Those from the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose travel along the trachea into the lungs, along the esophagus into the stomach, and even penetrate muscle fibers directly, spreading towards the internal organs and the brain's nerve center.

This is true pervasiveness.

Unlike Li Lianying's infection, which was a slow erosion, the blood coral far surpasses Li Lianying's in both quantity and quality.

Even if Jiang Chen creates an internal circulation, he cannot purify and eliminate these invaders unless he perishes together with them and directly detonates the plasma heart.

Therefore, Jiang Chen did nothing and allowed the other party to invade, completing the possession in a very short time.

After the possession was completed, Jiang Chen did not appear to have changed at all on the surface.

The person is still the same person, but when he opens his tightly closed eyes, the obvious difference becomes apparent.

Black pupils, flashing with a violent and insane crimson light.

When he smiled, the smile reminded Ai Yi of a wicked smile, an adjective full of evil.

His entire demeanor was sinister and tyrannical; you could tell at a glance he wasn't a good person.

Jiang Chen began to move his body, first stretching his body, then moving to adapt and tame the body and limbs that had been taken over.

As he stretched, leaning back and bending like a bow, he suddenly stood up straight.

The Blood Coral Tai Sui has completely adapted to Jiang Chen's body and has taken complete control of it.

A bloody aura, like a tangible shockwave, erupted from Jiang Chen's body.

Impacted by this aura, the seemingly indestructible Faraday cage began to creak under the strain, and fine cracks appeared on the railings.

Then, Jiang Chen took a step forward, grabbed the railing and pried it to both sides, thus breaking the cage that had trapped him and left him helpless.

"Haha...hahaha...hahahaha!"

Jiang Chen twisted his neck, making a cracking sound as he slowly stood up and glanced down at Li Lianying on the white marble platform.

"Three hundred years...a full three hundred years!"

"You lackey, you did a good job this time."

The voice of the Blood Coral Tai Sui was emitted through Jiang Chen's vocal cords.

Despite being called a "dog slave," Li Lianying showed no anger whatsoever.

After all, the Blood Coral Grand Duke really had the right to call him that, and he had indeed been a lackey in the past, so he was used to it, used to being obsequious and swallowing his anger.