Chapter 22：Domain unfold

"Whoa, what's up with this dude?" Everyone spun around as a chill voice cut through the tension. There stood a chill guy, just casually leaning against the frame like he owned the place.

"Another player? Seriously?" The stout dude squinted, totally thrown off his game.

The zoo crew and the old watchman were freaking out, eyes bugging out. No one knew this Zane cat; he just popped up like a ghost!

Everyone's spine tingled. Was this guy for real or some kind of phantom?

But the neat guy? He was all about that action. Didn't matter who was in front of him. "Time to check out, buddy," he growled and threw a punch meant to end things.

But Zane? Cool as ever, didn't even flinch. His eyes flashed red, and dude's fist just... whoosh, right through him.

"Uh, what?" The neat guy stumbled back, mind blown.

This Zane was like a ghost, untouchable and all mysterious-like.

Scared the heck out of everyone.

Then, quick as a flash, Zane whipped out a dagger and bam! Right in the neat guy's chest. No blood, but the dude's face just froze, eyes wide, and down he went.

Turns out, Zane's got this freaky [Dead Zone] power. His dagger didn't just hit; it went for the heart, ghost-style.

He twisted that dagger, pulled out the dude's heart, and it's steaming and dripping. Gross!

Everyone else was losing their minds. "It's a monster!" Even the big tough guy was shaking like a leaf!

Zane checked out the heart, all unimpressed. "Awakened folks ain't nothing special," he muttered.

Then he got to thinking about the real power source, the Brain Nexus, right in their skulls.

So, he just tossed the heart, went for the head, and yanked out this glowing brain thing. Looked kinda tasty, actually.

Zane popped it in his mouth. "Hmm, cherry-flavored," he noted, but still not enough kick.

He then eyed the stout dude, who was already a mess.

The stout guy tried to bolt. "Momma! It's a monster!"

But Zane was too quick, snagged him, and pulled out his Brain Nexus too. Just like that, two down.

The rest were pleading, "Don't do us like that, man!"

"Chill, don't off us, bro!"

The few folks left, totally freaked out by Zane, were all huddled up, begging non-stop.

Zane just scoped them out, unimpressed.

To him, regular humans were just snack material.

"Chill, I ain't gonna off you guys."

"For real?"

They looked totally shocked, couldn't believe their ears.

Zane just nodded.

"I ain't no demon, folks."

"Uh..."

They were all kinds of skeptical, having pegged Zane as scarier than any old demon!

Right then, a creepy wind kicked up outside, and a nasty vibe filled the air.

"Awooo~~~"

A wolf's howl cut through the night, all eerie and wild, sending shivers down everyone's spine.

Like they say, when a monster howls, you better listen.

The night watchman's eyes popped, scared out of his wits.

"Dang, we've been too loud, that freak's back! It's on us now."

"Oh?"

Zane looked outside.

Peeking through the steel-barred gaps, he spotted a crimson eye, big as a baseball, all hungry and mean.

The survivors turned pale.

"That's the freaky beast, the one that chowed down all the zoo critters! It's here for us now..."

Boom!

Mid-sentence, the wall took a massive hit.

Dust rained down.

This beast was no joke, and after a few more slams, the bars started to twist, screeching loud.

'Boom!'

Finally, the wall gave way, opening up wide.

Two gnarly heads poked through, belonging to a huge wolf, towering over two meters, bulkier than a buffalo.

And get this, the wolf had two heads.

Four big, bulbous eyes stared them down, and its dagger-like fangs were on full display.

No doubt, this was one mutated nightmare!

'Roar—'

The two-headed wolf let out a roar, all fierce and kinda proud.

The night watchman whipped out his tranquilizer gun and fired.

"If you can book it, do it. I'm old, let it munch on me first!"

But the wolf's fur was like steel spikes, and its hide was super tough; the darts just bounced off.

"This is bad..."

Facing this beast, they were sitting ducks.

That last move just ticked off the giant wolf even more.

It was squeezing through the busted wall.

Zane stood there, eyeing the wolf, kinda curious about its hefty, streamlined body that looked kinda tasty...

As a Corpse King, his main thing was chowing down!

"I wonder what wolf steak tastes like?"

"Ah?"

The survivors were gobsmacked.

He was actually thinking about eating the wolf?

By now, the giant wolf was fully in, towering over two meters tall in front of Zane.

Its two heads loomed over him, its massive body throwing shade.

But Zane just stared it down, cool as ever.

"Domain unfold..."

Suddenly, the red light in his eyes blazed up, and a blood-red aura spread around him...