“But, why can zombies talk?”
Chen Fan was even more curious about this.
The Empress zombie actually spoke aloud, not transmitting her voice to him.
Logically, a zombie’s body should be stiff and unable to produce any sound.
“This Empress is asking you a question!”
“Why disturb this Empress!?”
Seeing that Chen Fan did not respond, the Empress zombie asked again, her voice carrying a cold, imposing tone.
“This Empress?”
“She’s aware of her own identity?”
“She retains her memories from her life? Or rather, has her soul returned? The Soul-Summoning Lamp truly did have an effect.”
Chen Fan thought to himself.
“Her soul has indeed returned!!”
“Moreover, when she was buried, she must have taken a Corpse-Preserving Pill. As a result, her body not only didn’t stiffen and decay, but it’s also preserved quite well.”
“This is a mutated zombie with immense potential.”
The system provided an explanation to Chen Fan.
“As expected of a nation’s Empress, she’s truly wealthy.”
Chen Fan thought to himself before replying to the Empress, “I didn’t come to disturb your slumber, but to save you.”
“Hmm?”
The Empress frowned. Chen Fan had indeed spoken, but she couldn’t understand what he was saying.
Because Chen Fan was speaking in Mandarin.
“A barbarian?”
“What are you saying?”
Soon, an incredibly imposing voice echoed in Chen Fan’s mind.
Clearly, the Empress had chosen to communicate with Chen Fan through mental energy.
“As expected of a mutated zombie with a returned soul, she’s powerful.”
“She’s actually taking the initiative to communicate with me using mental energy.”
Hearing the Empress zombie’s voice reverberating in his mind, Chen Fan was slightly surprised.
Generally speaking, zombies’ strength lies in their physical bodies, while mental energy is their weakness.
“You’re the barbarian!”
Realizing this, Chen Fan retorted.
“Audacious!”
The Empress zombie was enraged and rebuked. The bronze coffin trembled as her sha qi roiled.
“Alright, alright, stop flexing your Imperial authority.”
“I’m not your subject, your majesty doesn’t work on me.”
“Besides, to be frank, once I leave here, you’ll soon completely dissipate.”
Chen Fan replied calmly, “Do you think it’s only the light here that’s dissipating your sha qi?”
“Dissipate…”
Indeed, upon hearing Chen Fan’s words, the Empress’s expression slightly darkened.
She had long sensed the strangeness of this place.
Logically, such feeble light couldn’t possibly burn her sha qi.
However, her sha qi couldn’t leave the bronze coffin, otherwise it would be instantly purified.
“You haven’t realized that you’ve not only left your tomb, but you’ve also left your original world?”
Chen Fan asked.
“Where is this place?”
The Empress zombie asked.
“A junkyard. I’m responsible for cleaning and recycling junk.”
Chen Fan explained nonchalantly.
“You…”
The Empress zombie felt insulted and was furious.
“What you what!”
“Here, I’ve even picked up immortal corpses and divine beasts.”
“You’re just a lowly mortal Empress mutated into a zombie, what are you?”
“You’re just making a fool of yourself flexing your power here…”
Chen Fan directly interrupted the Empress zombie and coldly spoke.
“Immortal corpses, divine beasts…”
The Empress zombie instantly calmed down, her eyes shimmering with gray light.
“So, you intend to clean up this Empress?”
The Empress zombie asked.
“Clean up?”
“You don’t need me to clean up after you. As soon as I leave this place.”
“This space will devour you, purifying everything here.”
Chen Fan said calmly, then walked to the side of the coffin lid. He gently grasped it, recycling it and gaining fifty points.
Chen Fan’s actions made the Empress zombie extremely cautious and wary.
This young man could create things out of thin air. If he were to take her coffin, wouldn’t she be purified?
“So, it would be really easy for me to deal with you, wouldn’t it?”
Seeing the Empress zombie’s apprehension, Chen Fan asked with a smile.
“What do you want to do?”
Realizing that Chen Fan truly had the means to kill her instantly, the Empress zombie’s tone softened considerably.
“It’s fate that we’ve met.”
“For you to cultivate to this level, it’s been incredibly difficult.”
“I can help you.”
“I can take you out of here.”
Chen Fan smiled.
“You… can take me out of here?”
Chen Fan’s reaction completely caught her off guard.
In her opinion, she had already turned into a zombie and was a menace to the world. Everyone wanted to kill her.
“Of course I can!”
“But, the condition is that you need to be able to leave this coffin.”
Chen Fan said.
“You know I can’t!”
The Empress zombie’s expression darkened slightly, and she replied in a bad mood.
“I can help you!”
Chen Fan said calmly, then asked the system, “System, can you repair her?”
“Yes!”
“Deducting ten thousand points, I can repair her enough to give her a sliver of life.”
The system replied.
“Ten thousand points…”
“For just a sliver of life.”
Chen Fan was somewhat shocked.
However, he was truly curious why this space was restricting her from leaving the bronze coffin.
Was it to protect him?
“You… can help me?”
The Empress zombie was even more shocked, and her gaze towards Chen Fan softened considerably.
“Don’t move!”
“I bestow upon you life!”
Chen Fan returned to the front of the coffin and said, slightly domineering. Before the Empress zombie could react, he placed his palm on her forehead.
Was she being pinned against a wall?
The Empress zombie had this feeling, but unfortunately, she had no heartbeat, so her face wouldn’t blush.
She realized what was happening and was about to resist, but she discovered that she was enveloped in white light. Her icy body was suddenly filled with a warm, comforting sensation.
Instantly, she felt like she had truly returned to the human world, experiencing the warmth of humanity once again.
For a moment, she slowly closed her eyes, allowing Chen Fan’s palm to remain on her forehead.
This feeling was so good!