Zombie Apocalypse: I Have Safe Zone Superpower

Chapter 709: Benny’s Regret

Then her smile deepened slightly.

"To reward you properly, we have prepared a special party tonight."

The moment Benny heard that, his eyes instantly lit up.

"I am honored."

However, despite his excitement, a trace of caution still remained inside him.

After everything that had happened during the crystal awakening process, he no longer trusted things blindly.

Soon afterward, Benny followed them toward the party location.

The room itself looked strangely luxurious despite being hidden underground.

However, what truly caught Benny’s attention were the strange drawings covering the walls.

Numerous bizarre symbols and patterns spread across the surface like some ancient ritual site.

Benny carefully observed the surroundings for several moments.

Only after confirming that there were no visible formations or traps did he finally relax slightly.

Still, curiosity remained.

Unable to suppress it anymore, he pointed toward the strange markings before asking cautiously,

"What exactly are those drawings for?"

Once the superior beings calmly explained that the strange drawings were merely part of their culture, Benny finally relaxed slightly.

After all, even ancient humans during the stone age used to draw strange symbols and patterns on cave walls.

Compared to that, these superior beings making bizarre inscriptions around a room no longer sounded particularly suspicious.

Even so, Benny remained cautious.

Something about the atmosphere inside the room felt strange to him.

Because of that uneasy feeling, Benny deliberately made sure not to stay in one place for too long.

Meanwhile, Tammy quietly exchanged a glance with Jerry.

Jerry smiled faintly before slowly walking toward Benny with elegant steps.

He handed Benny a crystal glass filled with a pale silver drink. "You should try it."

Benny accepted the glass cautiously before giving a faint nod. "Thank you."

Jerry smiled politely before turning around and rejoining the others.

However, Benny did not drink the liquid immediately. Instead, he merely held the glass while secretly remaining alert.

Unfortunately for him... he had severely underestimated the superior beings.

They were far smarter than he realized. At first, nothing seemed unusual. But gradually... Benny began feeling dizzy.

Then, before he even understood what was happening, his consciousness started sinking into darkness.

Panic instantly exploded inside him. He tried forcing himself awake.

But no matter how desperately he struggled, he could not regain control over his body at all.

Soon, through the muffled sounds surrounding him, Benny slowly realized the horrifying truth.

The superior beings never intended to recruit him genuinely. They wanted his body. His soul was being replaced.

’No... impossible...’

His entire consciousness trembled violently.

Until now, humanity knew many things about the superior beings.

But one crucial piece of information remained unknown.

The government had never discovered that superior beings possessed the horrifying ability to replace human souls completely.

If Benny had known this earlier... he would never have agreed to meet them.

Meanwhile, the superior beings casually continued discussing the process around him.

"The symbols help destabilize the soul. The glass containing drink weakens the body’s resistance. Once permission is granted willingly, the transfer becomes much easier."

Those calm explanations caused Benny’s fear to deepen further.

Only then did he finally understand everything.

Earlier, when he first entered the gathering, the superior beings had asked him and the others to chant several strange phrases aloud.

At the time, Benny never suspected anything unusual.

But now he realized the horrifying truth. Those chants had actually been a form of consent.

By speaking those words willingly, he had unknowingly granted permission for them to occupy his body.

At that moment, only one thought remained inside Benny’s collapsing consciousness.

Complete regret. ’If I get another chance... I will never do this again...’

Unfortunately for him... it was already too late.

One by one, the superior beings forcibly stripped away the souls of the humans present.

Even the innocent subordinates Benny had brought alongside him were possessed completely.

The process was horrifyingly quiet.

Only the faint glow of the symbols on the walls growing brighter as human souls were erased silently.

Once the possession was completed, the superior beings calmly adjusted themselves inside their new human bodies.

Some flexed their fingers experimentally.

Others smiled faintly while testing their voices.

Now... it was finally time for chaos to begin.

Meanwhile, after Alice’s treatment was completed, Silas returned together with Ivy.

Although Silas still looked worried internally, Ivy repeatedly reassured him softly.

"Alice will be alright."

Even so, the uneasy feeling inside his chest refused to disappear completely.

Soon afterward, Silas returned toward the military base where the government forces currently stayed.

However, the moment he arrived nearby, his instincts immediately screamed that something was wrong.

The base was far too quiet.

Normally, even at night, there would still be movement, conversations, footsteps, guards changing shifts, or vehicles operating occasionally.

The cold night wind brushed against Silas’s face as his eyes narrowed sharply.

His instincts warned him immediately. ’The superior beings are already inside the base.’

Otherwise, such unnatural silence would never exist.

Without hesitation, Silas quickly spread out his senses while moving cautiously toward Lina’s residence.

The deeper Silas moved inside, the colder his expression became.

Soon, he finally reached Lina’s house and heard voices.

Immediately, Silas concealed his presence carefully before quietly approaching the source of faint voices coming from below.

The basement. Once he reached the door, he slowly attempted to open it slightly. Locked.

The door had been sealed from inside. Because of that, he could only listen carefully.

Soon, Benny’s familiar voice echoed faintly from the other side.

"This time we truly hit the jackpot with all this gold."

Another voice laughed softly.

"Once we absorb it properly, our cultivation will increase significantly."

Then Benny spoke again.

"And the plan to open the portal can finally accelerate."

The instant those words reached Silas’s ears, his entire expression turned ice cold.

At that moment, he fully realized the truth. Benny had already been replaced.

The superior beings had successfully occupied several human bodies.

And now they intended to steal the hidden gold while accelerating whatever terrifying portal plan they were preparing.

’Absolutely not.’

Silas’s eyes darkened dangerously.