User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 592 - Marching Out the ZOMBIES 3/@comment-493809-20140808193716

I read the chapter as "I gave him some blood and took control of his wonderful, still-living cells, and then killed him." I suppose he could still be alive, but to me, the references to "before death" just reinforced the fact that he's dead. Also, since the zombie blood seems to be black (not sure of this), the darkened skin may just represent the saturation level - perhaps stronger zombies need more blood?