"In this vast world, there is no shortage of wonders. The evolutionary path of zombies is originally very diverse, so the appearance of these strange and peculiar ones seems not to be a rare occurrence."
"But to evolve into this appearance, is it really okay?"
Lam Pham couldn't wait to pick up the camera.
Click!
Click!
He pressed the shutter.
He permanently preserved the scene before him.
When he returned to the Sunshine Shelter, he could use this photo as a basis to describe the situation of this type of zombie in detail later. Although he didn't know much about this zombie either, the thing humans were best at was imagination.
He felt that he should be able to use the other party's appearance and abilities as a basis to slowly deduce, and maybe he could deduce some useful information.
"Hey, excuse me, how did you evolve into this appearance?" Lam Pham stood on the rooftop and shouted at the other party.
The other party should be able to hear him.
In his cognition, a zombie that could evolve to this level had already shed its ordinary zombie form and had a high probability of having become a Creator.
Any Creator had the function of language.
They could talk normally like humans. Although their thoughts might be a bit problematic, as long as they could communicate, they could obtain useful information.
"Ngao..."
The mutant zombie was still roaring, its voice spreading in all directions, and the impact it formed was damaging to the human eardrums, making the ears very uncomfortable.
Lam Pham waited, not knowing what the zombie in front of him was thinking. Why did it only know how to roar? It had clearly heard him speak, yet it paid no attention. This was the place where he was relatively puzzled.
"Ugh, ugh..."
"Ugh, ugh..."
"Ugh, ugh..."
At this time, a large number of zombies swarmed over, and the ground trembled incessantly as they trampled on it. This group of zombies came from very far away, their speed was very fast, and their tempers were violent. A fierce light emanated from their grayish-white eyes.
"Hmm? Under the roar of the other party, will the ferocity of this group of zombies be enhanced?"
Lam Pham observed the situation in front of him.
The group of zombies that appeared might have received the signal from the mutant zombie. Their gazes were fixed on Lam Pham standing on the rooftop, and then they swarmed over like locusts.
A large number of zombies poured into the building, and there were also zombies piling up on top of each other, constantly climbing up the building.
The human-stacking method was the most terrifying.
No matter how high the building was, it could not stop the zombies' footsteps. If there was no resistance, the final result would be that the zombies were taller than the building, and then they would tear the humans waiting there to pieces.
"Sigh, you want to crush me with numbers? I'm very sorry. For others, your move might be useful. But you have met me. I have never worried about the number of zombies."
Lam Pham looked at the situation below and shook his head.
The Frostmourne in his hand was flickering with a dazzling light under the sunlight. The former divine weapon, after being blessed with crystals, no... or it could be said that after being contaminated with Lam Pham's positive energy, it had undergone a qualitative transformation.
This was the real reason for Frostmourne's transformation. As for what crystal blessing, this kind of thing that was not conducive to positive energy, there was no need to mention it.
In an instant,
with a swing of Lam Pham's sword,
a cold light enveloped the area.
The human-stacking zombie tide in front had just piled up when the frost quickly spread down, instantly turning the gathered zombie tide into an ice pillar. With a crack, the ice pillar shattered, and ice shards flew into the air, glittering and colorful under the sunlight, beautiful beyond words.
Such a beautiful scene made Lam Pham unable to resist picking up his camera to take a picture.
He wanted to show such a beautiful photo to the people of the Sunshine Shelter. In the disastrous apocalypse, there were still beautiful images.
The glittering ice shards danced in the air like elves, which made Lam Pham, who had not paid much attention to this kind of situation, involuntarily watch in a daze.
"So beautiful."
The ice shards flew very fast, and under the burning sun, they gradually disappeared from sight.
"Ugh, ugh..."
"Ugh, ugh..."
After the first wave of the zombie tide was destroyed, another large number of zombies swarmed over.
Lam Pham waited quietly. He still wanted to see the beautiful scenery just now, letting the zombies pile up on top of each other.
Looking at the ferocious expressions of the zombies,
he knew that he didn't put the zombies in his eyes because his own strength was very strong. For other survivors, the ferocious zombies were a nightmare that they could never get over.
As the zombie human-stacking piled up,
Lam Pham looked down and gently swung his sword. Cold frost covered them, crystal clear. He could clearly see the appearance of the frozen zombies.
Crack!
The ice pillar shattered, and the ice shards once again flew in the world.
Lam Pham enjoyed it with a relaxed mind. Everything was so indifferent and calm. In a city full of zombies, to see the beautiful scenery created by zombies was truly an indescribable experience.
While enjoying it, he was also observing the situation of the mutant zombie.
It was just roaring and roaring here.
He didn't know what on earth was going on with it.
A moment later,
the number of zombies that appeared gradually decreased, and they could no longer pile up on top of each other.
After casually eliminating the remaining zombies, Lam Pham focused his attention on the huge zombie in front of him.
"Although I don't know if you are a Creator, it is no longer important."
"Your existence is a real burden to this city."
"Look at you, a perfectly good city was destroyed by you like this. Don't you feel a little guilty?"
Lam Pham told the huge and strange zombie all kinds of situations.
He slowly raised Frostmourne,
thinking of completely dealing with the guy in front of him with one sword.
But at this moment,
a human shout came from a distance.
"Son... don't cause destruction!"
"Son!"
Hearing the voice, Lam Pham was extremely surprised.
What's going on?
Who on earth is shouting?
This city is already full of zombies. How can there be a surviving human? Could it be that some kind of zombie is speaking human language and is trying to lure something?
What surprised Lam Pham even more was that when this voice came, even that mutant zombie seemed to have calmed down a lot.
This kind of situation was truly rare.
"That is..."
Lam Pham's pupils shrank slightly. In the distant street, a human was running over.
Looking closely,
the other party was not running, but limping, obviously having great difficulty walking, yet he was speeding up. This situation made Lam Pham very confused.
He didn't know what the situation was.
And the son that the other party was shouting, could it be this terrifying zombie?
Unbelievable, it was very hard for people to believe.
He held Frostmourne, wanting to know if it was as he thought. If that old man encountered a dangerous situation, he would rescue him at the fastest speed.
Under his gaze, the old man who was walking with difficulty got closer and closer to the zombie, and the zombie also saw the old man.
According to the normal situation,
the zombie would definitely act and tear the approaching old man to pieces.
But the zombie did not do so. Instead, it let out a low "Ngao" sound, which was much gentler than before. Such a change really made Lam Pham feel extremely unbelievable.
The old man came to the zombie, not disgusted by its ugliness, but patted its tentacles, and while patting, he complained.
"Why are you so disobedient? I told you not to cause destruction. Why did you cause destruction? Are you trying to piss me off?"
"Ngao..."
The mutant zombie roared, as if it was a little aggrieved.
This scene, no matter who saw it, would be dumbfounded and speechless.
Was he having a hallucination?
Or had the world suddenly changed?
Why did it feel so fake and surreal?
Lam Pham looked at the situation in front of him and stroked his chin. If he couldn't figure it out, then he would just ask directly.
He jumped down from the building, landed slowly, and walked forward. As he walked, he could hear the old man's complaints.
These words were all for the zombie to hear.
And this zombie did not show any violent behavior. Instead, it was very calm, just like a child who had done something wrong and was being lectured by his parents, not daring to have any dissatisfaction.
"Hello, please don't be afraid. I am Lam Pham from the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter. I came here specifically to clean up the zombies."
When Lam Pham appeared, the old man's face was obviously very surprised, as if he didn't expect someone to appear here. Then the first thing he thought of was that his son had become like this, and it would definitely scare the other party.
Therefore, he wanted to take the initiative to tell the other party that his son was very obedient. But who would have thought that before he could speak, the other party would tell him not to be afraid...
Although he was a bit old, he was not a fool. He felt that there seemed to be a small problem with what the other party said.
"You're not afraid?" the old man asked.
Lam Pham smiled and said, "Not afraid. I often come into contact with zombies. If you hadn't appeared, I think I would have cleaned it up. But looking at your situation, it seems that your relationship is very unusual. Can you tell me what's going on?"
As Lam Pham asked, the old man's cloudy eyes became even dimmer. He let out a sigh, feeling sad for what had happened.
"This is my son."
"Yes, I know he is your son. But as far as I know, a zombie that has evolved to this physique will not normally have any memories of its relatives. What on earth happened?"
Now Lam Pham could be said to be a zombie expert.
He was very familiar with all kinds of zombie types.
This was all experience accumulated in cleaning up zombies. Only by seeing it with his own eyes could the memory be fresh and unforgettable.
The old man gently touched the zombie's flesh and blood tentacles and slowly opened his mouth, as if laying out a painting. "Before, only my son and I lived together. When I first had my son, he was very normal. But when he was three years old, his weight underwent an unimaginable change. He was clearly only three years old, but his weight was the same as a ten-year-old child's.
My wife and I took him to the hospital for examination. We looked for all kinds of experts and went to many hospitals, but we couldn't find the cause of the disease. They just told us to go back and continue to observe."
Lam Pham did not interrupt the old man's narration. This content might not be very important, but it contained a father's hardship and love for his child.
The old man continued, "Later, as the child grew older, his weight became heavier and heavier. The doctor said that the child's life was in danger. This weight put a great pressure on his organs. His mother couldn't stand this kind of life and ran away.
I couldn't give up this child. By chance, I met a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. He told me that this child might still be saved. He prescribed me a set of medicines and left me a medical book, asking me to learn it myself, which could effectively deal with all kinds of problems.
Relying on this medicine and self-taught medical skills, my son's weight did not decrease, but his life was saved. Until the apocalypse broke out, my son lay on the bed and trembled, and then he turned into a monster."
Lam Pham frowned and pondered. From what the other party said, what could affect the evolution might be that set of medicines, or the content of the medical book that the old man had taught himself, and the medicines he had prescribed later, which caused some mixed medicinal properties to accumulate in his body.
"Then after becoming a zombie, were there any manifestations?" Lam Pham was very eager to know the other party's evolution situation. After all, the apocalypse had just broken out. It was impossible to immediately become like this. It would definitely take a certain amount of time.
The old man said, "Yes. After becoming a zombie, his body grew uncontrollably. It was growing rapidly every day. Then a bag started to appear on his back, and there were also long and thin tentacles. But he never hurt me and could still listen to my words. In the end, he became like this."
Unbelievable.
Truly unbelievable.
Lam Pham couldn't quite believe this situation. He had evolved on his own. As time went by, his body gradually grew rapidly, and he eventually became like this.
He didn't dare to say much about other things, but with the situation of the zombie in front of him, a normal Creator might not be his opponent.
"But he is a zombie after all. Zombies have a natural craving for human flesh," Lam Pham said.
The old man hurriedly said, "No, no! My son has never eaten human flesh. I can guarantee all this!"
Lam Pham said, "But when I was cleaning up the zombies, it was hiding in the dark, ready to attack me at any time. If it were any other survivor, they might have met with an accident."
"No, it must be a misunderstanding! My son must have felt that you were relatively dangerous and was worried that I would be hurt, so he would be like this! He is very obedient, very obedient!" The old man heard what Lam Pham said and was very anxious. As a father, no matter what his son became, he always wanted to stand in front of him and protect him.
He was a very obedient child. When the city was full of zombies, he had also encountered danger, but it was always his son who protected her, allowing him to avoid being hurt by the zombies.
Lam Pham looked at the old man, then raised his head to look at the huge and strange zombie on the side.
To be honest,
no one would believe that such a zombie would not harm others. Even if they were to beat the other party to death, they probably wouldn't dare to believe it.
Just as Lam Pham was thinking about what to do,
the old man said, "Really, you must believe me! He really didn't intentionally want to hurt you! He is very good, just a little frightened."
Hearing what the old man said,
Lam Pham found that the other party did not seem to be pleading for his son, but was more like stating that his son was very good and would not do things that hurt others.
"I believe what you say." Lam Pham smiled. He did not want to see an old man anxiously explaining for his son.
The old man's heart was broad. He let out a sigh of relief, and then he patted his son's tentacles, as if to say, "It's okay. Dad has already explained it for you. You are still a good boy. People are not blaming you."
"Thank you, young man."
"You're welcome. To be honest, it's really my problem. All along, I have been cleaning up zombies in various places, just to clean up all the zombies and restore the country to its former state."
Lam Pham attributed the responsibility to himself.
His method of cleaning up zombies was a bit domineering. It would indeed make a conscious zombie feel scared.
Just now, the mutant zombie was roaring and calling. Could it be that it was not to attract zombies, but to call for its father, hoping that its father would come and protect it?
"Can it really be cleaned up? Zombies are very powerful." The old man still had some understanding of zombies. They were all very terrifying and brutal. He had seen with his own eyes that many fleeing people were pounced on by zombies. Even if they were driving, they would be overturned by the zombies.
That kind of power was really terrifying.
Lam Pham said confidently, "I am also very powerful. In fact, I am even stronger than the zombies. I came from Hoang City. I have cleaned up all the nearby cities once. Even if there are surviving zombies, the number is extremely small."
The old man was very shocked by what Lam Pham said. Was he really that powerful?
But he chose to believe.
If he wasn't powerful, how could he have appeared here? Otherwise, he would definitely have been killed by zombies on the way.
After knowing this situation,
the old man's cloudy eyes suddenly became much firmer.
It was as if he had confirmed something.
"Young man, can you do me a favor?"
"Please speak."
"I hope you can help me kill my son. It's not what I want to see him become like this. He definitely doesn't want to become like this himself. I have no way. If I had a way, I wouldn't have troubled you."
Lam Pham could feel that when the old man made this request, he had really made a great determination in his heart. No matter what, this was his son after all.
"Ngao..."
The strange zombie on the side made a sound. This sound was very weak, as if it was saying something.
Maybe it was agreeing with its father's explanation.
Maybe it was saying, "I'm living very well. I don't want to die yet."
"Can you do it?" the old man pressed.
Lam Pham pondered and did not give an answer immediately. He knew that these were the old man's sincere words. He wanted to prevent his child from suffering like this.
But Lam Pham knew the current situation.
After he killed the zombie, the old man in front of him would definitely not live on. He would definitely leave with his son.
"Old man, are you really sure your child wants to die?" Lam Pham asked.
"I... I'm not sure either."
The old man looked at his son, who was no longer human. Even if he wasn't sure, what could he do? One day in the future, when he was dead, there would be no one to look after this child. Who knew what kind of trouble he would cause?
For this reason, he did not want those future things to happen.
He thought it would be good to end it here.
After a lifetime of hardship, let it come to an end like this.
His life had been spent in difficulties. His son had never lived like a normal person. He had no normal human abilities when he was alive. After becoming a zombie, he became like this.
It really made it difficult for him to accept these things.
Lam Pham slowly walked to the front of the strange zombie. As he got closer, the strange zombie was very anxious. The tentacles supporting its body were a little at a loss and waved gently.
"Don't move."
the old man shouted.
Sure enough, a father's reprimand to his son was useful. The strange zombie didn't even dare to move, like a good baby.
The old man didn't know what Lam Pham wanted to do, but no matter what, he waited quietly and at the same time, he told his son, who had become a zombie, not to cause trouble for others.
This was the only thing he could do.
"Wait for me a moment. I want to see his real situation."
After speaking, Lam Pham jumped onto the strange zombie's body. This zombie had no legs or hands. In the process of evolution, it had changed, leaving only the upper body and head.
Because the other party's body was too large,
stepping on it was like stepping on the ground.
He came to the other party's face. "Sorry for stepping on your face. I just want to see more things. I hope you can forgive me."
This was a normal exchange.
After all, who would be willing to have their face stepped on by others?
Unless the other party was a beautiful young girl wearing black stockings and a short skirt.
While being stepped on, one could admire the fragrant valley. After all, beautiful scenery could make one's mind happy and relaxed.
He passed by the steaming mouth.
He saw the dark nostrils with long nose hairs.
He continued to walk forward.
He soon came to the other party's eyes. The other party's eye sockets were huge, and the pupils were constantly rotating in the eye sockets. Sensing Lam Pham's appearance, the pupils even moved down, wanting to see who had come.
"Hello, I was just scaring you. I'm very sorry for that. I want to see you now. Whether you are human or zombie, no matter what you become, your eyes will always be the window to your soul."
Lam Pham said softly.
Then he concentrated and stared into the other party's eyes.
At this moment,
Lam Pham's expression was calm, as if he had turned into a ray of light, soaring in the depths of the other party's soul, feeling the final thoughts in the depths of the other party's soul.
He saw a beach in the depths of the other party's heart.
He saw the sea.
The cool wind from the tide enveloped the shore, and the cool feeling made him, who had not become a zombie, very comfortable.
He held the sand in his hand, and the sand slowly flowed down from the cracks.
I really want to be able to run.
I really want to play with the little friends.
I really want to help Dad with work.
...
"Is that his inner thought?"
Lam Pham came back to his senses. Through the other party's eyes, he saw the real images. He knew that the zombie in front of him was not what he had thought.
"You are very good."
Lam Pham said to him, then jumped down from his face and came to the old man.
The old man was bewildered and very puzzled, not knowing what Lam Pham was doing.
"He is very good."
"Huh?"
The old man's mouth was wide open, very confused about what the other party had said and what it meant.
This made the old man feel very baffled.
"I saw his true appearance in the depths of his heart through his eyes. You are right. He is very good, very obedient. It is a situation I have never seen before. He attacked me with his tentacles. It was indeed my fault. My voice was too loud, and the scene I created frightened him and scared him."
What Lam Pham said made the old man overjoyed.
This was the first time he had heard someone praise his son. To be able to have his son recognized by others was his happiest and most joyous thing.
"Thank you, thank you so much." The old man was very moved, and tears slowly flowed from his cloudy eyes.
Lam Pham said, "I have a suggestion. I wonder what you think."
"What suggestion?"
"I said before that I came from Hoang City. The zombies in Hoang City have all been cleaned up by me. It is a safe area. I want to take you and him there, arrange a place for you, and make it more convenient for you to take care of him."
"But my son is a zombie. Will the people there agree?"
Lam Pham smiled and said, "Don't worry. Our place is not just your son as a zombie. There are other zombies. From beginning to end, I have never had any prejudice against zombies. It's just that those zombies have always been very cruel. They will hurt humans when they see them. This is something I cannot accept."
The old man really didn't expect that things would turn out like this in the end.
The other party was willing to take in him and his son.
"Is that really possible?"
"Yes, very possible." Lam Pham said very firmly.
"Thank you, thank you so much."
The feeling of being accepted made the old man's mood very complicated. Recalling the past, he often heard the people around him talking about his son behind his back. As it developed, it was no longer behind his back, but openly in front of him.
This made his heart suffer a lot. He had even had the thought of smothering his son and then taking poison himself.
But in the end, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
Lam Pham smiled. "It's okay. Then let's go."
"Wait a minute."
"What's wrong? Is there anything else to worry about?"
"No, but I still have some survivors here."
Lam Pham's eyes lit up. He didn't expect there to be other survivors. He hadn't thought of this. It seemed that the reason they could survive was because of the old man's son.
After all, he had evolved to this level. It was definitely no problem to ensure that some humans were not harmed by zombies.
The old man hurriedly left and soon brought a group of people over.
There were a total of twelve survivors.
There were men and women.
There were young and old.
The survivors living here were much healthier than the survivors he had met in other places. Their spirits were very full. It was obvious that they were well-protected and had no shortage of food. Their mental state was definitely very good.
"Lao Shen, aren't we living very well here? Why do we have to leave?"
"Yes, he is not reliable. There are many bad people outside now. With Xiao Shen here, we are not in danger."
"That's right."
This group of survivors who followed Lao Shen were a little reluctant to leave. In their opinion, the outside was really dangerous, and there were many bad people. Xiao Shen was still more reliable.
With his protection, we would have no problems.
Lao Shen said, "Trust me. My eyes are not wrong. He will take us to a place more suitable for us to live."
With Lao Shen's approval, everyone didn't say anything more.
Here, they respected Lao Shen very much.
After all, Xiao Shen listened to Lao Shen.
Lao Shen brought the people to Lam Pham. "They are all here."
Lam Pham looked at them, a brilliant smile on his face. To be able to meet living survivors was really his most joyous thing. His greatest hope was that there could be more survivors.
"Hello everyone, my name is Lam Pham, and I'm from Hoang City..."
Lam Pham introduced himself to them. Only by taking the initiative to communicate could the relationship between the two parties be better shortened. And his attitude had to be sincere, and his smile had to be brilliant.
They were all people who had been harmed by the apocalypse, and they were very sensitive to everything outside.
So only sincere communication could open their hearts.
Everyone nodded at Lam Pham. They naturally didn't know Lam Pham, but Lao Shen was their trusted person, so of course they wouldn't show any displeasure.
Lam Pham looked at Lao Shen and said, "You see, your son is very good. If it weren't for his protection, everyone probably wouldn't be able to survive in this city."
Before Lao Shen could say anything, the surrounding survivors spoke.
"Yes, it's all thanks to Xiao Shen. If it weren't for his help, I would have died long ago."
"Although a long time has passed, I still want to say that at that time, I was surrounded by zombies. It was Xiao Shen's tentacles that brought me out. At that time, I thought I was going to be eaten by some monster. It wasn't until I saw Lao Shen that I felt at ease."
"Don't look at Xiao Shen's current appearance. But in my heart, he is the best, the absolute best."
Hearing what everyone said,
Lam Pham looked at the old Shen with red eyes with a smiling face.
This was everyone's recognition of his son.
Although his son had a strange disease before and was like a useless person, he could help everyone later. This was his only joyous thing.
At that time, he wanted Lam Pham to kill his son, and he would commit suicide, and then entrust the survivors to Lam Pham.
He didn't expect the other party's suggestion to completely change his mind.
"Let's go. I'll take you to Hoang City."
Everyone nodded.
They also thought in their hearts.
In the current situation, how should we act?
...
Hoang City.
They, who were experiencing flying for the first time, were completely dumbfounded.
There was only one thought in their minds.
A god! This guy is definitely a god!
Otherwise, who would have such an ability?
Even now that their feet were on the ground, they still couldn't come back to their senses for a long time and were still in a dazed state.
At this time,
Lam Pham brought back a super huge zombie, which completely shocked everyone. Although they had seen many zombies, they had never seen a zombie like this.
Co Hang, Vuong Khai, and Quan Hao raised their heads and looked at the zombie in front of them, their whole person confused.
Isn't this zombie a bit too rare?
The mutation is a bit serious.
Until they heard what Lam Pham had to say, their gaze towards Xiao Shen instantly changed. Was this the same kind of zombie as Officer Hoang and Dong Dong?
He was friendly and rational, had saved many people, and could become a member of Hoang City.
"Everyone, from now on, he will be a member of our Hoang City. His name is Xiao Shen. I hope everyone will not be afraid. He will not hurt you."
Lam Pham saw that everyone was gathered around and spoke.
The people of the Sunshine Shelter trusted Lam Pham very much. As long as Lam Pham said it, they would believe it unconditionally. Although Xiao Shen's appearance was a bit scary,
under Lam Pham's explanation, they were not afraid at all.
Lao Shen had been secretly observing everyone's expressions.
He originally thought he would see everyone's panicked and uneasy appearance.
But he didn't expect...
Everyone's face was full of a welcoming smile.
Some even waved at his son.
This made Lao Shen speechless for a moment. He could only secretly wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes.
His gaze towards Lam Pham was full of gratitude.
It was he who gave his son a different path.