193: The weakest corpse king in history

After listening to Director Han's account, Tian Ming fell into deep thought. The three missing individuals were all male, not important personnel of the Shelter, and were even unknown.

Secondly, the exact time of their disappearance was unclear; they were only discovered later.

Finally, Director Han checked the surveillance in key locations, interviewed people in the same dormitory and next door, and dispatched a search team.

But these three people seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace or clue.

After listening, Tian Ming glanced at Meng Xian and asked, "If someone wanted to make a person disappear into thin air, Ability Users could do it, right?"

As soon as Tian Ming spoke, Meng Xian quickly said, "Boss, are you suspecting me? I wouldn't be that stupid to do something like this to create trouble."

Evidently, Meng Xian misunderstood Tian Ming's meaning. Although Meng Xian's factional thinking was deeply ingrained, he disdained using such methods.

Tian Ming smiled, "Why are you panicking? I didn't say you did it."

Director Han, who was beside him, also said, "Boss, although we have many Ability Users in our Shelter, the missing persons did not have any grudges with anyone. So, it couldn't have been an Ability User. They had no motive, and such a malicious act, if discovered, would be punishable by death. I don't think any Ability User would challenge your authority in such a foolish way."

Tian Ming nodded, "Then there's only one possibility: a zombie has infiltrated."

Meng Xian took a deep breath and said, "Boss, how is that possible? Zombies and humans are still very easy to distinguish."

"When zombies first appeared, they were easy to distinguish. At first, they had no brains, but ever since their brains re-developed new consciousness, it's become very difficult to distinguish them. The strongest Corpse King I encountered had a body shape no different from a human, like a super Ability User. If it weren't for her blood-red eyes and insane killing intent, I would have even thought she was human."

Tian Ming's conjecture immediately plunged Director Han and Meng Xian into silence.

If what the Boss said was true, then the motive was very clear. If these three missing persons were indeed eaten, then this Corpse King who infiltrated the Shelter must be one of the survivors rescued half a month ago.

Moreover, it specifically targeted ordinary people to avoid attracting the Shelter's attention as much as possible. After all, in a Shelter of nearly nine thousand people, the disappearance of a few people would be hard to notice.

But this fellow clearly underestimated the Shelter's personnel management capabilities and wrongly estimated that the Shelter would not go to great lengths for some unimportant people.

Seeing the two in a daze, Tian Ming smiled indifferently, "Director Han, go and bring Ma Xiaoling here. Remember, a discreet arrest. Take Qiu Qian with you."

When Tian Ming first saw Ma Xiaoling, he had a strange feeling. Now that such an incident had occurred in the Shelter, Tian Ming naturally thought of this woman.

Director Han nodded and turned to leave. Half an hour later, Ma Xiaoling was brought into Tian Ming's office. Her expression was calm, without the slightest panic.

"Everyone else, leave!" Tian Ming said.

Meng Xian and Director Han left the office one after another, leaving only Ma Xiaoling and Tian Ming.

Looking at Ma Xiaoling, Tian Ming spoke, "Tell me, why didn't you escape?"

"Escape? Why should I escape?" Ma Xiaoling asked back with a confused look.

Tian Ming stood up and walked to Ma Xiaoling's side. Ma Xiaoling, however, remained unusually calm. A sharp blade appeared in Tian Ming's hand.

Swish, the sharp blade swung. Ma Xiaoling instinctively dodged, but her wrist was still scratched by the blade, and bright red blood immediately gushed out.

Her always composed face showed a hint of terror, and she retreated several steps, until she was cornered against the office wall, with nowhere left to go.

"Boss, what are you doing?"

Tian Ming slowly approached her step by step and said, "You give me a very strange feeling. Although you've disguised yourself very well, this time, I'm not entirely without Gains. Tell me, are the three missing people from the Shelter related to you?"

"I don't know what you're talking about?" Ma Xiaoling shook her head repeatedly in fear, but the wound on her wrist had stopped bleeding and was slowly healing.

"You're still arguing?"

Seeing this phenomenon, Tian Ming could already conclude that this Ma Xiaoling was a Corpse King disguised as a human.

At this moment, Ma Xiaoling, seeing that she could no longer maintain her disguise, quickly knelt down and said, "Boss, spare my life. I killed those three, but I was forced to. I couldn't control myself, I couldn't control it!"

The sharp blade in Tian Ming's hand disappeared. To be honest, Ma Xiaoling was no different from an ordinary human. Such a zombie was too rare, without any obvious zombie characteristics.

Tian Ming returned to his seat and sat down. He did not take any restrictive measures. His control radius had already reached twenty meters. Within that radius, Ma Xiaoling had no chance of escaping.

"Explain clearly. Although the missing people are just minor characters, if this matter creates suspicion, the resulting panic will not be a small thing. Tell me, what is your purpose for infiltrating the Shelter?"

Ma Xiaoling lowered her eyes and slowly said, "I'm pregnant, so I need to find a safe place."

Tian Ming's heart skipped a beat. That mysterious woman said she had given some Corpse Kings the ability to reproduce, and now he had encountered one?

"Then I can't keep you!" Tian Ming stood up and clenched his hand in the air. The air around Ma Xiaoling compressed like a steel wall, squeezing towards her.

"Boss, don't kill me! Although I am a Corpse King, I have no ill will towards humans. I am willing to serve humanity in future wars. I know a lot about Corpse Kings. I beg you, please don't kill me!" Ma Xiaoling pleaded repeatedly, but Tian Ming was unmoved. He could not leave this hidden danger.

But just then, Ma Xiaoling suddenly opened her mouth, and a white Red Crystal Core was spat out by her.

Tian Ming was stunned and quickly withdrew his hand. No Corpse King had ever been able to voluntarily spit out a Red Crystal Core. A Red Crystal Core, to be precise, was accumulated evolutionary energy. This energy could only be possessed once a certain level was reached.

Tian Ming waved his hand, and the Red Crystal Core flew directly into his hand. He did not rush to absorb it because the Corpse King was still alive, and the color of this Red Crystal Core was neither blue nor red, but white.

"Boss, please don't kill me. I am willing to offer my Red Crystal Core and sign a spiritual contract with you to become your servant," Ma Xiaoling said repeatedly.

Pfft, before she could finish speaking, her body exploded directly, turning into a cloud of red blood mist.

Tian Ming immediately became alert. He had not attacked Ma Xiaoling; someone else had.

"Who, come out!" Tian Ming roared, and the white Red Crystal Core in his hand actually began to slowly dissipate. Tian Ming couldn't care less and directly absorbed the white Red Crystal Core.

The moment the absorption was complete, his brain buzzed, and his vision immediately turned white.