Chapter 30: Tang Xueba's Worldview is Overturned

Chapter 30: Tang Xueba's Worldview is Overturned

Although the zombie was sliced into a human piñata by Tang Zichen's darts, it did not die. Such dark creatures possess an undead trait and require special methods to be killed.

"Experiment?" Hearing that Chen Ye wanted to conduct an experiment, Tang Zichen asked curiously, "What experiment are you going to do?"

"You just watch for now, I'll explain later," Chen Ye replied as he approached the zombie's corpse. He was a cautious man. He chose the corpse because it was the safest at the moment. Parts like the zombie's hands and head still possessed the ability to attack.

Under Tang Zichen's puzzled gaze, Chen Ye grabbed a handful of glutinous rice and threw it onto the zombie's torso. Then, a miraculous scene occurred. The ordinary glutinous rice, upon contact with the zombie's torso, caused a violent reaction, hissing like water droplets on hot oil. Simultaneously, a wisp of green smoke rose from the torso.

The zombie's head, already severed from the body, let out a painful howl. The separated limbs also trembled, as if sensing the pain in the body. This astonishing phenomenon left Tang Zichen dumbfounded.

"What... What's going on? Chen Ye, what did you throw on it?" she asked.

"Nothing much, just ordinary glutinous rice!" Chen Ye replied with a smile. He was pleased at the moment. The effectiveness of glutinous rice on zombies confirmed that the zombies in Secret Realm No.1, as he had deduced, indeed originated from earthly cinematic legends. This experiment was of great significance to him!

"Glutinous rice?" Tang Zichen was even more surprised. "Why does glutinous rice cause such a reaction when it comes into contact with the zombie?"

"Well..." Chen Ye hesitated before saying, "It's a bit complicated to explain."

"I'm not afraid of complications!" Tang Zichen immediately responded, her delicate face full of curiosity.

"Alright!" Chen Ye reluctantly agreed, cautioning, "I can tell you, but you must keep it a secret. No one else can know."

"Agreed!" Tang Zichen readily promised.

"Actually, regarding the... zombie, I have a special view," Chen Ye slowly said. "You see, they look very similar to humans, wearing ancient clothes, and those killed by them turn into one of them after death... These human-like traits make me suspect that zombies are actually transformed from dead humans."

Tang Zichen nodded in agreement. She also thought that zombies closely resembled humans. Not just her, many other classmates thought the same.

"But what does this have to do with glutinous rice? And how did you know that glutinous rice could harm them?" Tang Zichen asked.

Chen Ye explained, "I speculate that since zombies are transformed from the dead, they must belong to the category of evil spirits. In the realm of grains, glutinous rice is known for its strong yang energy. Traditional Chinese medicine also says that glutinous rice is yang in nature, able to strengthen the spleen and warm the stomach, and enhance qi. Even in some remote folklore, glutinous rice is believed to expel evil spirits."

"So, I brought some glutinous rice to test my theory, to see if I was correct."

"I didn't expect glutinous rice to actually be effective against zombies!" This explanation...

It still seemed a bit far-fetched.

Tang Zichen slightly furrowed her brows in thought. Then, recalling the peach wood sword Chen Ye had brought in, she asked, "Is the wooden sword you were holding earlier also brought based on this speculation?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ye took out the peach wood sword and nodded, "Exactly! The sword I brought is made of peach wood, which is also yang in nature and considered the wood of extreme yang. In many folk tales, peach wood is said to ward off evil spirits."

"Now that glutinous rice has been proven effective, the peach wood sword will definitely also harm the zombies."

After saying this, Chen Ye, holding the peach wood sword, was about to stab the zombie's torso but then changed his mind and said to Tang Zichen, "Class leader, why don't you give it a try?"

Hearing this, Tang Zichen briskly came over, took the peach wood sword from Chen Ye's hand, and stabbed it into the zombie's torso.

"Pu!"

The peach wood sword easily pierced the zombie's torso.

Tang Zichen was immediately startled. She had already experienced how hard the zombie's body was. Ordinary weapons couldn't harm it at all. Even the sharp alloy darts, under her telekinetic control, took a long time to cut the zombie into a human piñata, rendering it immobile.

Now, a peach wood sword, which seemed not very sharp and somewhat fragile, like a child's toy, could easily break through the zombie's defenses and pierce its body? What was the principle behind this?

"Ow!"

The zombie's head let out another painful howl, this time seeming even more agonized than when it contacted the glutinous rice, quickly turning into a wail.

Before long, the zombie stopped moving.

This scene once again greatly surprised Tang Zichen.

She felt that everything happening before her eyes was somewhat overturning her worldview.

"Is it dead?" Tang Zichen couldn't help asking.

Hearing this, Chen Ye looked at the zombie's head. At the moment, the zombie's face, with eyes tightly closed, showed no sign of life, indeed appearing as if it had died.

However, Chen Ye knew that zombies were not so easy to kill.

"Probably not yet. With our methods, to completely kill such an evil creature, we might only be able to do it with fire."

Saying this, Chen Ye added with a smile, "However, being able to confirm my conjecture, we have already gained a lot. Class leader, I brought several peach wood swords. From now on, you can retire your darts and use the peach wood swords. Combined with your telekinetic ability, killing zombies will be as easy as eating and drinking!"

"You won't have to work so hard anymore."

Tang Zichen looked deeply at Chen Ye. Initially, she thought Chen Ye might be a troublesome teammate. She was prepared for a minimal harvest in this secret realm, just to repay Chen's favor. Unexpectedly, Chen Ye brought her an unexpected surprise. At this moment, she felt that Chen Ye might not be as simple as he seemed.

"Two peach wood swords are enough for me," Tang Zichen said. "My telekinesis has just started and can't control too many objects at once."

Chen Ye took out another peach wood sword from the box and handed it to Tang Zichen. The swords he brought were not long, quite short and suitable for Tang Zichen to use as darts.

Then, Chen Ye suddenly said, "Class leader, why don't you persuade me to publish this discovery? If it gets out, it should benefit all of humanity, right? With the next batch of freshmen coming to Secret Realm No.1 with peach wood swords, they will definitely be more effective."

"This is your discovery, how to handle it is not for me to say," Tang Zichen said with a calm expression on her face. "Besides, I promised to keep it a secret."

(End of Chapter)

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