A few of the humans were on the verge of tears.
Kindness from a stranger is always touching—but protection from a stranger who's the Zombie King? That hit even harder.
They'd thought they were just tools, used up and discarded. Worthless now. Probably about to be dumped in the Zombie Cultivation Ground like trash.
But instead… he was taking them with him.
Right then, Travis felt like—even if Ethan killed him the moment they got out—it would still be worth it.
"Let's go," Ethan said casually, then turned to Nightbane. "Guess we'll see each other next time…"
…
As Ethan walked away, Nightbane and his crew stood silently, watching his back disappear into the distance. Beside him, Daisy was fuming, cheeks puffed out in frustration. She clearly wasn't okay with how things had gone down.
Falseword looked just as confused.
"Boss, why'd you let him go?"
"Because I wasn't sure I could make him stay," Nightbane said, eyes still locked on the horizon.
