Minecraft: I Am The Demon King

"That's right!! This way we can carry stuff!"

"We're zombies, and we can still wear gear!!!"

"Holy crap!!! Look at me!!! I can bend backward!!"

"Damn, brother, your waist is impressive…"

"New discovery!!!! Free combat mode still works on us!!!"

"So, you're telling me that after turning into zombies, aside from the inventory being slightly smaller, there are basically no drawbacks?!!"

After Pengpeng and the players accepted the fact that they had become monsters, they began studying the advantages and disadvantages of being monsters.

After all, this was an entirely new experience and role for them.

To grow quickly, they needed to thoroughly understand themselves.

Pengpeng and the players experimented for a long time and finally summarized some advantages and disadvantages of being monsters.

The advantages of being a monster were quite significant.

First, they no longer had to worry about hunger and automatically had 2 points of armor and night vision.

After all, they were zombies, so they inherited some zombie traits.

Second, external monsters wouldn't attack them.

Now they could walk freely wherever they wanted, as long as they avoided players.

Third, because they were zombies, they could still wear equipment.

They still had an inventory, albeit just a hotbar.

Having an inventory meant they could still use items and equipment, although they couldn't craft items.

But crafting wasn't much of a concern right now; the guild's resources were still available, and they could just grab whatever they needed.

Additionally, they could still use free combat mode.

And after becoming zombies, their limbs became much more flexible. They could now perform twisted movements they couldn't before.

Like bending backward… although, so far, it seemed pretty useless.

Most importantly, their perception had improved.

Previously, they had almost no sensory abilities, but after becoming zombies, they inherited the monsters' perception abilities.

These were the advantages that Pengpeng and the others had discovered so far. It had to be said—the advantages were indeed plentiful.

However, the disadvantages were also quite significant.

As undead creatures, they were naturally afraid of sunlight. But this issue was easy to solve—they just had to wear hats.

After all, Pengpeng and the others were definitely going to wear equipment.

The next important drawback was that they couldn't access the forums or speak in any channels.

This was understandable. After all, they had become zombies and were no longer on the same side as the players.

If they could still communicate and eavesdrop on player messages, it would be far too overpowered.

But this also meant they couldn't communicate with each other online.

The final, and most significant, drawback was that they only had one life.

If they died in their current state, they would revert to being players. In other words, the zombie identity was essentially a one-time experience card.

Beyond these points, Pengpeng and the others hadn't found any additional drawbacks yet.

One other critical issue was that they currently couldn't discern their growth path.

As players, their growth route involved acquiring better equipment and increasing their strength.

As zombies, they could still improve their strength through equipment.

But unlike players, they didn't have infinite respawns.

If they died, all their previous efforts would be wasted.

So, if they wanted to maintain their monster identity, they would have to be far more cautious than when they were players.

After summarizing these points, Pengpeng and the players now had a rough understanding of their new identities.

Their future development path would require further exploration.

"Everyone, equip yourselves properly. Take whatever resources you can carry. We can't stay here anymore."

After all, very few infected players had chosen to accept their monster identities.

Most players chose to respawn, while some had survived the explosion.

These players had witnessed the entire incident. They would undoubtedly spread the news.

Sooner or later, someone would come to the guild's former base again. Staying here wouldn't be safe.

Hearing Pengpeng's words, the players quickly began packing up.

While Pengpeng and the others were busy relocating, the game's forums were once again flooded with news about HIM.

[Shocking! HIM Reappears at the Eternal Guild Base Ruins!!]

[HIM Wasn't Removed!!! The Officials Lied to Us!!!]

[Has HIM Transformed into a Corpse King?! Players Killed by Him Are Infected and Turn into Zombies!!!]

[What It Feels Like to Witness Someone Resurrect as a Zombie After Being Killed by HIM…]

[Just Experienced What It Feels Like to Become a Zombie Myself…]

These posts were naturally made by players from Pengpeng's guild.

When players saw these various posts, they clicked on them one after another. The content of these posts was mostly the same.

Essentially, during a guild meeting, HIM suddenly appeared in the plaza. Then, with one explosion, he wiped out a large group of players.

After their deaths, those players' bodies slowly turned green and resurrected as zombies.

The difference between the posts was whether the author had turned into a zombie or just witnessed others transforming.

The forum players went wild after reading these posts.

"I knew it!! Even the GMs couldn't handle HIM. How could he possibly be removed?!!"

"The devs screwed us over! They lied!!!"

"HIM has gotten even stronger? He can infect players now?!!"

"Wait… didn't the update say zombies could also infect players? But the players still respawned normally."

"Yeah! Could it be that the monster upgrades were caused by HIM?!"

"It's possible… HIM's infection seems more advanced, directly affecting the main body, unlike ordinary zombies."

"So, what's it like to become a zombie? I heard you can still talk?"

"Is HIM recruiting underlings now? Can I sign up…?"

"That makes sense. Isn't Pengpeng HIM's loyal follower? HIM turned their entire guild into zombies as soon as he appeared!"

"For real?! I want in too!! I want to be a zombie!!"

Under these posts, while most players expressed fear about HIM's ability to turn players into zombies, quite a few were intrigued by the idea of becoming zombies themselves.

After all, becoming a zombie essentially meant having HIM as their backer.

At least HIM wouldn't harm them.

But the condition for becoming a zombie was too harsh. You had to be personally killed by HIM.

This caused many players to start forming groups.

"I want to be a zombie. Anyone want to team up to find HIM?"

"Me! Me! I'm already heading to Pengpeng's guild base!"

"I also want to try being a zombie! Take me with you!!"

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After dealing with some of Pengpeng's guild players, Xu Yuan returned to the beach.

He was just about to check his fear value in the system.

But then, he noticed a new interface had appeared in the MOD system.

"Huh? Infected Control Interface?!"

Xu Yuan remembered that the MOD interface didn't have this feature before.

But now, an "Infected Control Interface" had appeared.

"Infected?"

Seeing this interface, Xu Yuan was a bit puzzled.

When he opened the interface, he saw that it was divided into two sections.

One was the Infected Control Interface, and the other was the Semi-Infected Control Interface.

Below each interface, several player IDs were displayed.

As soon as he opened the interface, a system message popped up.

[Consume 100,000 Faith Points to Activate Control Mode]

[Control Mode: Allows control over infected individuals. Higher control levels grant longer control durations and deeper control.]

[Current Control Level: 0]

After seeing this message, Xu Yuan checked his faith points.

He had already accumulated over 120,000.

He had initially planned to save them to upgrade the invisible block.

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