Discovered.
We've been discovered.
A panicked and uneasy mood enveloped their hearts.
"Someone save us!" the male driver cried out, his legs, wrapped around the tree, trembling. His crotch was a little wet; he had already been scared to the point of peeing himself in this situation.
Although he had survived in the apocalypse for a long time and had seen many zombies, those zombies had not had much contact with him. He had seen them from afar and had already run away, disappearing without a trace long ago.
But now, the zombie was right below them. They had no way out. How could it not be terrifying?
The other two survivors were not much better off. Their hearts were beating very fast, and they were very scared. They had seen the scene of zombies biting people. It was very cruel. They would open their mouths, and with one bite, fresh blood would spurt out. That scene made people's hearts turn cold.
At this time, the fat man, being carried on Officer Hoang's shoulder, heard his companion's panicked and miserable cry and secretly laughed in his heart. He knew that this group of people had been scared silly.
He thought about whether he should continue to play dead. Would that make them even more scared? But then he thought, forget it. There was no need to tease them. They had already climbed so high. If they were not careful and fell from the tree, it would definitely be very dangerous.
"It's me, it's me! Don't be afraid! This is an officer! He won't hurt us!" the fat man hurriedly shouted.
The three people climbing the tree heard the fat man's voice and were obviously stunned, their expressions very unbelievable.
Who was talking just now?
Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
The three people's gazes simultaneously fell on the fat man.
They saw the fat man get down from the zombie's shoulder and wave at them on the tree.
"It's okay, come down! Things are not what you think! This officer is indeed a zombie, but he is a good zombie."
The fat man saw that they were all climbing the tree and felt very helpless in his heart. They were really imaginative companions. Wasn't climbing a tree like a fish in a barrel? Even if he were to be beaten to death, it would be impossible for him to do such a thing. He would definitely have to find the safest mountain cave to hide in.
The three companions looked at each other, not knowing whether to believe what the fat man said.
But looking at the current situation, it seemed to be worth believing.
Sigh!
Without thinking much, the three of them couldn't take it anymore and could only slowly retreat from the tree to the ground. After landing, they did not dare to get close, nor did they dare to speak. They could only observe cautiously. What they were most afraid of was that the zombie in front of them would suddenly become enraged and pounce on them to eat them. They didn't dare to imagine that scene.
Officer Hoang looked at the three of them. "I will not harm you."
Hearing the zombie actually speak, the three of them were dumbfounded. They had never seen a zombie that would take the initiative to speak. This had a great impact on their cognition.
At the same time, they believed what the fat man said. It seemed that the zombie in front of them was really different from other zombies.
"You peed your pants?" The fat man saw that the male driver's crotch was wet and couldn't help but exclaim, "You're not really scared to the point of peeing your pants, are you?"
The male driver hurriedly covered it up and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I just fell into a puddle when I was running away just now and didn't pay attention."
Could he say that he was really scared to the point of peeing his pants?
That was definitely impossible. Even if others didn't have pride, he still did. If this were to spread, wouldn't he lose all face?
"Oh, so that's how it is."
The fat man revealed a look of "I understand." To explain is to cover up, and to cover up is the truth. I understand your thoughts. I won't dwell on this matter.
The male driver saw the fat man's disbelieving expression and immediately felt very pained. He was already such a big person, yet he didn't even understand the ways of the world.
"Fatty, what on earth is going on?" the male driver asked curiously.
The fat man then told him the situation just now, one by one.
It was a very magical thing.
If one hadn't seen it with their own eyes, it would be a bit hard to believe.
"So that's how it is. We really hit the jackpot."
"I didn't expect there to be such a zombie. Why were all the zombies we met before so cruel?"
They sighed with emotion.
Their guard against the zombie in front of them had dropped to the extreme. If the zombie wanted to eat them, there was absolutely no need to dawdle until now. It could have just spoken directly. It was not as if they could endure it.
At this time, the scene was a bit quiet.
Mainly because they didn't know how to communicate with the zombie. Officer Hoang was also silent, which made the four survivors feel a bit pained. They kept thinking, what to do, what to do next?
"Have you guys seen the 'Zombie Illustrated Guide'?" Officer Hoang spoke. He was speaking very fluently now. Without looking at his face, just listening to his voice, who would have thought that this was said by a zombie?
They looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.
"We haven't seen it."
"The Hoang City Sunshine Shelter is a safe place," Officer Hoang said.
They didn't know what the Sunshine Shelter was, but they knew Hoang City. It was a beautiful and huge city. It was just a bit far. They had even traveled there before. The things were too expensive, and the girls on the street were very beautiful.
The only things they remembered were these two points.
The fat man said, "We are willing to go there."
The fat man was clever. When he heard Officer Hoang say this place, he knew it was the safest place. Without thinking, he had to go there.
"There is a satellite phone to contact them, but it was damaged in my fight with the zombies and can no longer be contacted," Officer Hoang said.
The fat man and the others blinked. Sure enough, those who could survive until now were all the protagonists of the apocalypse. The things they experienced were all the same. It was definitely not possible to have smooth sailing. There had to be some setbacks.
Look... he was originally able to be contacted, but the satellite phone was broken. Isn't this just a basic technique?
"Officer, then what should we do?" the fat man asked hurriedly. He really didn't want to suffer in the apocalypse. If there was a truly safe and harmonious place, even if he had to dig a manure pit there, he dared to guarantee that his digging would be better than anyone else's.
"Find a new satellite phone," Officer Hoang said.
At this time, the other three survivors looked troubled, as if they had thought of something bad.
"Excuse me, is there no oppression in such a shelter? Or is there no forcing others to do things they don't want to do?"
They had fled from another shelter.
The shelter there was a tyrannical place, very scary and terrifying. If they weren't forced to, who would be willing to run around like this?
"No, the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter is very safe."
This time, Officer Hoang said a lot of words, which was beyond imagination. If Lam Pham saw this situation, he would definitely be shocked and dumbfounded, his jealousy overflowing everywhere.
They believed what Officer Hoang said and were full of expectations for the Sunshine Shelter.
They were just ordinary people. They felt that they had nothing that would make a zombie deceive them. What zombies wanted was flesh and blood, not money. There was nothing to deceive. If they really wanted to eat meat, they could just start eating on the spot. Why would they need to go through so much trouble?
The fat man said, "Officer Hoang, if you want a satellite phone, you can only go to the city to find one. I think with Officer Hoang's identity, there should be no problem, right?"
After all, he was a zombie. Walking around in his own territory, as long as he didn't take the initiative to cause trouble, there would definitely be no problem.
"You are very smart," Officer Hoang said, looking at the fat man.
The fat man smiled foolishly. This was the first time he had been praised by a zombie. It was a bit different from being praised by a person.
Officer Hoang said, "Where was the shelter you were staying in before? Take me to see it."
"Alright, no problem. But the shelter we were staying in before is very dangerous. The person occupying that place, for some reason, can actually control zombies and make them very obedient. So..." As he said this, the fat man looked at Officer Hoang with some worry. After all, Officer Hoang was also a zombie.
If they really met, would he also be manipulated?
If that was really the case, it would be really messed up.
"Take me there."
Officer Hoang's tone had no fluctuations, and he spoke very calmly.
"Oh."
Faced with such a request, where would the fat man and the others have any other ideas? Of course, they would agree without thinking.
...
Two days had passed since the zombie tide was wiped out.
Tan Group.
Professor Kim was Tan Linh's eyes. External matters were usually reported by Professor Kim.
"How is it? Have you figured out the situation? Where did that zombie tide go?" Tan Linh was very eager to know the movements of the zombie tide. A huge movement often meant that something big was about to happen.
Professor Kim shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"What?" Tan Linh suddenly raised his voice. "I told you to investigate, and this is the result you give me? Or do you think I can't do anything to you?"
"No, no, Boss, that's absolutely not what I mean. It's just that I really don't know. The direction of the zombie tide before, in my eyes, was definitely heading towards Hoang City. Later, I deliberately arranged for zombies to go and investigate, and I didn't find any zombie corpses there. With so many zombies, it would take a long time to clean up the corpses even if they were cleaned."
Professor Kim hurriedly explained. He knew the boss's temper. Since he had become like this, he had become more and more irritable. Although he hadn't reached the point of being bloodthirsty,
if he thought the boss wouldn't act,
that would be a big mistake.
Tan Linh pondered. Only his heavy breathing could be heard in the base.
"Boss, that zombie tide probably isn't going to Hoang City. Maybe something we don't know about happened," Professor Kim said cautiously.
"Then what do you think happened?" Tan Linh asked.
Professor Kim felt that the boss's brain was a bit dull. Didn't I just say it? There's a situation we don't know about. What's the point of asking me now? How would I know what's going on?
"Hmm, why aren't you answering me?" Tan Linh pressed.
Professor Kim said, "Boss, I was thinking about the base's affairs. The base's cultivated food has been completed and has been sent here. I was wondering when to let the boss enjoy it."
His ability to change the subject was very powerful.
He specifically chose things that the boss liked.
"Then why aren't you bringing it to me quickly?" Tan Linh shouted angrily. What he wanted was the perfect genes in it. The way he was now was not perfect. He could clearly feel that many of the genes in his body were broken and incomplete, and needed external genes to replace and repair them.
He absorbed excellent genes to replace his own incomplete genes,
thus making the direction of evolution more perfect.
"Yes, yes."
Professor Kim hurriedly left and went to another room in the base.
"Ah... let me go!"
A man with his four limbs cut off was tied there, letting out a miserable and furious roar.
Some time ago, the base was controlled by Quach Khai. He had endured it. After Luc Hao's death and Pang Vien and Quy Thu Nguyet's departure, he completely revealed the ambition in his heart, occupied the base, and became the king there.
But how could he have thought that everything was just smoke and clouds?
The original controller of the base, whom he regarded as an ordinary person, was so terrifying.
"Young people are good. Even with their four limbs cut off, they are still so full of vitality." Professor Kim stood in front of Quach Khai, sizing up the other party's situation. He looked really miserable, being chopped into a human stick.
"Ah..."
Quach Khai roared and struggled. Even though he was an Awakener and his ability had improved a lot, being tied up like this, he really had no way. "Why are you doing this? Let me go!"
Professor Kim smiled and said, "Lovely human, don't shout like that. You are the Gu we have cultivated. You are very good now, and it's time to be used as a material. Otherwise, do you think you can occupy the base so well?"
Quach Khai, lying down, stared wide-eyed, glaring at Professor Kim.
He understood.
He understood everything.
He originally thought he was the winner, but he didn't expect that everything was under the control of others.
Professor Kim smiled, untied the rope, and took Quach Khai away.
Along the way, Quach Khai was very scared. He didn't know what awaited him. But when he saw the writhing flesh and blood tentacles spreading in some of the corridors,
his heart was really very flustered.
An ominous premonition appeared in his heart.
Until he came to Tan Linh's location, he suddenly stared wide-eyed, looking at the scene in front of him in disbelief. The terrifying zombie appearance completely stunned him.
"Monster! What on earth is this monster?"
Quach Khai screamed in horror.
Tan Linh was obviously enraged. Being called a monster was the thing he hated most. He didn't want to become like this, but he had no choice.
Therefore, his gaze towards Quach Khai was already like looking at food.
Thump!
A long and thick tentacle, like a python, swam over. As it got closer, Quach Khai was completely flustered, his face ashen to the extreme.
The tentacle wrapped around Quach Khai's body and pulled him closer.
"Ah... no!"
Quach Khai struggled. But no matter how he struggled, the result was always the same, without any change.
He saw that the flesh and blood of Tan Linh's lower body suddenly split open, revealing a sucker full of sharp teeth. This scene had already made Quach Khai break out in a cold sweat, not knowing what to do.
"Ah..."
Splatter!
Splatter!
The tentacle sent Quach Khai into his mouth.
It closed.
The sound of chewing came from behind.
Tan Linh revealed a satisfied expression, slowly savoring the taste of this corpse.
Professor Kim on the side had a very indifferent expression.
What disgusting scene hadn't he seen before?
Even such a scene was just a small matter.
"Very good, wonderful genes." Tan Linh was very satisfied with this prey. His gaze towards Professor Kim was also much calmer. He thought that this guy had also done a pretty good job.
"Boss, are you satisfied?" Professor Kim asked.
"Very satisfied." Tan Linh gave a very recognized answer. "How is the base over there handled?"
Professor Kim said, "Boss, humans are social. The base losing him will have no effect at all. Soon, a new controller will appear. Only the strongest can stand out, and then with high-speed cultivation, there will be food like the one just now."
"Yes, very good. I can already feel the genes in my body boiling. I'm about to undergo a transformation."
Tan Linh felt the changes in his body.
Replacing genes was a major project and would cause a chain reaction.
Professor Kim slowly retreated. He knew that it was better not to watch the next scene. It might more or less have an impact on his sensory experience.
The base.
Quach Khai's disappearance threw the base into a brief silence.
Although zombies were rampant now, the base was still the safest place for some Awakeners. Here, strength spoke. As long as you were strong, you were the overlord of this place.
During this period of time,
survivors had come here one after another.
They knew many things. Many wanted to go to the Sunshine Shelter, but the Awakeners here had a really bad impression of Lam Pham, because Lam Pham threatened their interests.
And there were various other reasons that caused them to not say good things about the Sunshine Shelter.
Therefore, they often told the survivors who came here, "Going to the Sunshine Shelter is the most foolish act." With everyone adding fuel to the fire,
many people were deceived.
After all, one person's words might not mean much, but if everyone said it, then the truth of the matter was no longer important. All the truth was decided by this group of people.
"Brother, Quach Khai hasn't shown up for several days. Do you think he's dead?"
Beside a tent not far away, five people were gathered together. They were dressed no differently from adventurers in a post-apocalyptic era.
They were the earliest group of Awakeners to stay here.
They had experienced the era of Luc Hao.
And also the era of Pang Vien.
They had also experienced the era of the Aberrant's appearance and hunting.
And the era of Quach Khai was even more dangerous than what they had experienced before. Quach Khai's way of doing things was very domineering and ruthless. It indeed forced everyone to not dare to have any thoughts of resistance.
The one called "brother" was a strong man with many scars on his face. The scars on his body were even more numerous. These were all left behind from fighting with zombies.
They were all Awakeners who had experienced life and death, and their mentality had long been different.
"It's hard to say. Don't be anxious. Continue to wait."
The strong man's eyes were like a fierce wolf or tiger, staring at the surrounding Awakeners. Before anyone else took the initiative to jump out,
he would definitely not jump out.
Even though his ability had already reached the fourth level, just like Luc Hao before, he was still not impulsive.
But at this moment,
a car slowly drove in from outside the base. As the car door opened, a person immediately got out and shouted in horror.
"Quach Khai is dead outside! I found his personal belongings outside! He's really dead!"
A brief few seconds of silence.
The scene instantly burst into an uproar.
All the Awakeners clenched their fists, with all kinds of thoughts in their hearts.
With Quach Khai gone, the base was an ownerless treasure.
If they could take it down,
then they could become the king of this place.
Any rules would be rewritten. As long as they could gain a foothold, they would have such an ability.
"Hahaha, Quach Khai is dead! I, To Mao, will be the master of this place! Who agrees, who opposes?"
Finally, an Awakener couldn't help but jump out.
His ability had reached the third stage. He thought he was already very strong and would have no problem suppressing everyone.
"I oppose."
"I also oppose."
"What's the use of talking nonsense? Let's just kill him."
...
There was a building that looked like it had been desolate for a long time. This building had a total of four floors, and the surrounding walls had all been repaired.
The fence was reinforced with metal plates, which could best prevent the fence from being broken through by the impact of zombies.
At the same time, there were also some scattered zombies wandering around.
"Officer, that's the shelter we were staying in before. The dictator there is called Chu Hoai," the fat man sat beside Officer Hoang and chattered about the situation over there.
Officer Hoang, who already knew the situation clearly, didn't want to say another word. He was very cold. Even though the fat man said dozens of sentences, Officer Hoang didn't answer a single word.
This Officer Hoang was the Officer Hoang that Lam Pham knew.
He had to have style.
The fat man looked at the building in front of him and recalled the past situation. He had stayed here for a period of time. When he first came here, he saw that so many companions had survived.
His thought at that time was... we have a future.
Unite and develop together, develop this shelter well. There were no other requirements, as long as they could be self-sufficient. At the beginning, everything went according to his ideas. Everyone was really helping each other.
Although there were occasional disputes, with the mediation of others, many things were resolved.
The change of events had to start with a downpour a long time ago. That downpour was very heavy, with thunder and lightning, which made them, who were in the apocalypse, very nervous and scared.
Nothing happened that night.
Until the third day, Chu Hoai, who had returned from outside, completely turned against them, saying that he wanted to become the king of this place. In this situation, everyone certainly did not agree, feeling that he had gone crazy.
But when he called out two zombies and bit to death a few relatively mighty and powerful companions, everyone was stunned.
They didn't expect Chu Hoai to be able to control zombies.
This had a great impact on their cognition.
In the end, the shelter became Chu Hoai's. People who wanted to live had to listen to his words, otherwise, what awaited them was the gnawing of zombies.
If he only wanted to be a dictator and ensure everyone's safety, then everything would be easy to say.
But who could have thought,
after having such an ability, Chu Hoai went completely crazy, not taking everyone's lives seriously, and at the same time, he also snatched other people's wives.
The man resisted, wanting to protect his wife, but he was bitten to death by the zombies commanded by Chu Hoai.
That scene deeply impacted their hearts.
Morality had collapsed, and there was no humanity at all.
In an unbearable situation, they left the shelter, wanting to go to the apocalypse, to find a reliable person, a reliable place.