chapter 58

“Do you know this one?”

“Let’s say he’s a tool that I used a long time ago . ” Lucius rested his hand on top of the Yamato blade’s hilt as if he was about to draw the sword .

“Tool? Don’t tell me he’s one of your poor test subjects?”

“Shh… Don’t say it out loud . ”

Of course, Lucius knew who the test subjects Hakein was referring to .

“Otherwise, it wouldn’t be interesting . ”

“That test subject is really pathetic, but I’ll leave first . ”

Hakein understood that the man inside the tank was nothing more than a tool for him to use and throw away . When they lost their value, they also lost their value to exist .

The same was true for himself .

Hakein wisely chose to leave, and there was nothing for Hakein could say to Lucius’s actions to destroy the container . There was nothing in the world that could kill this monster anyway . \nHakein’s figure disappeared behind Lucius .

Lucius looked at Yuri in the incubation tank . After turning into a Level 4 infected body, he really helped Lucius a lot . But now, his form was reverted back to human again . Although he didn’t know how that was possible, he was certain that an infected person like him could never blend in among humans again . As he was a creature that preyed on humans .

“Let me see what you’ve become . Once you were weak and being humiliated, you now possess the power to devour others indiscriminately… How many humans have you eaten? A monster-filled with hatred . ”

As the Yamato blade sliced through the air, the fragile glass tank was broken . At the moment, the glass shattered, a murderous aura swept up all over Lucius . Lucius instantly felt his body being violently struck and fell to the ground by a figure that even his own vision couldn’t capture its movement speed .

“Uaaaaaaahhhhh!!!”

A roar that belonged only to a monster was heard .

A hand heavily pressed down on Lucius’s shoulder, causing him to fall to the ground, disabling him . In the next second, a pair of berserk eyes met up with Lucius’s eyes . So he became a mindless monster, huh? But this monster stiffened once it locked eyes with Lucius . What happened? Lucius looked at the berserk expression on Yuri’s face that turned into shock .

‘Do it… kill everything in your way . That’s what you should do after being infected by the Black Light virus . Hunt down humans, swallow them whole, devour every living thing in sight, destroy everything…’

Why did you hesitate now?

“Lu…Lucius…” he mumbled the name Lucius on his lips .

Was there a shred of sanity still left? Lucius didn’t understand why Yuri stopped . Something unexpected happened . Yuri quickly let go of his grip and backed away . \n“A…aa… . ” he whimpered as if he was a weak man .

Lucius patted the debris off his body and stood up, looking at Yuri, who huddled in the corner . A bloody human arm appeared in his hand . Yuri’s frightened eyes suddenly became rabid as he gazed on the blood-soaked fresh meat . A desire to devour it suddenly emerged in Yuri’s brain .

‘Surely you want to eat it, right? As a human-devouring monster, you shouldn’t show off that pathetic expression . ’

“It’s okay if you’re hungry . ” Lucius smiled at Yuri, who was trying his best to restrain himself, “If you don’t eat, you won’t be able to survive . ”

This guy still had memories of when he was human .

“I…” Yuri clenched his teeth against the desire in his body . He was hungry…very hungry, he really wanted to eat…but…Lucius …… . .

Yuri looked at Lucius…

He knew he had become a monster and had eaten many people . But the only thing he wanted was for Lucius to not see him as a monster .

“It’s not like that… I…I’m not what you think I am . ” Yuri held his head with his hands and closed his eyes tightly .

He was abandoned as a human, humiliated by others, and now dominated by the desire to devour everything in sight . Yuri no longer knew what he had become, he didn’t want to hurt anyone, but the desire to eat compelled him to keep killing and eating . He had always been a lonely man, but Yuri had kept his sanity, his human memory . Why? It’s because he had someone he didn’t want to hurt .

“What did I think of you were?” Lucius unconsciously stood in front of Yuri, half crouching down to see the teary creature . He looked like a girl, a harmless little girl*, but he was indeed an infected being that fed on humans . \n“I didn’t turn into a monster . ” Yuri closed his eyes tightly, “No . Really… I’m just… hungry…”

But the hunger in his stomach drove Yuri to search for food, but if he did forage for it, he would be… hated . But he had seen his own ugly face that day . They must’ve hated him, those humans…

Did he still have it? Lucius looked at the Band-Aid tape on the back of his smooth nape . He had given it to Yuri that night to cover his wound . It’s still here… how was that even possible?

“It’s okay . ” Lucius reached out his hand and touched Yuri’s forehead .

“Eh?!” Yuri looked up at Lucius .

“I know . You’re not going to eat me . ” Lucius cracked his smile, showing his shark-like teeth, “Because I’m also a man-eating monster just like you . ”

Truly… Yuri had always thought Lucius had no destructive desire to devour humans .

“There’s nothing wrong with eating in order to survive . ” Lucius picked up the bloodied arm, “Eat it if you’re hungry . I’m just like you, so I won’t hate you . ”

“Master Lucius…” Yuri didn’t know why his eyes were overflowing with tears again . He was crying like a little girl .

Truly…

“That’s a good boy, good boy . ”

Lucius gently stroked Yuri’s forehead . This scene might look heartwarming . Except, of course, Yuri was gnawing on a human’s arm .

In any case, Lucius felt that he can make use of this level 4 infected person . After all, Yuri seemed to possess the talent to control the Black Light Virus . So it happened that Lucius lacked a way to control the zombies . This child would be an excellent pawn to unite the zombies together and form a zombie army that could actually fight .

“Put this on . ”

A blanket appeared in Lucius’s hand, he threw it over Yuri’s body, covering his naked body . Yuri’s appearance was clean and pretty . A little too pretty for a boy, with a blanket covering his body, he looked like a cute loli .

Lucius walked towards the door . He still had someone else to save . Yuri was still paralyzed on the floor, stunned, as if he was still afraid of Lucius .

“Ah… about that . You can follow me later if you don’t have anywhere to go . ”

Lucius looked at Yuri with a reluctant smile on his face as he walked to the door . Sure enough, upon his words, Yuri immediately stood up and followed Lucius .

An unexpected chess piece fell into his hand . Lucius smiled as he disappeared on the corner of the corridor . Obtaining one more piece would be the official start of a rebellion against the New Federation of China .

TL’s note:

*In case any of you were confused, I guess Yuri is a ‘trap’, aka a male/female that looked like the opposite sex .