Full Activation

"Zombie?" Many people are pondering this new term.

"Zombie are infected beings, and also creatures of the Undead Species," Bai Xiaowen said. "These infected beings are extremely sensitive to all moving targets, including sounds. Moreover, their teeth and claws carry the ' Ultimate Plague Bane ' virus, and anyone scratched or bitten by them will turn into Zombie after a certain period of time."

As if confirming Bai Xiaowen's explanation, the first batch of Plague Undead, who had just been pounced on by the Zombie, soon stood up unsteadily, uttering meaningless roars, and joined the counterattack.

"So, are these Zombie... under your control?" Lord Julien looked at Bai Xiaowen with a strange expression and asked cautiously.

"Unfortunately, they only act on their instincts." Bai Xiaowen sighed. If he could control the Zombie, would he need to be so restrained? He could simply raise an army of Zombie and sweep through the two major camps in the Northern Frontier without any problem, and he would definitely be scrambling to get all the treasure chests.

"In that case, the Plague Lord hiding behind the scenes won't be able to control these Zombie anymore?" Lord Julien suddenly laughed. "That's not bad. Let the Zombie kill the Plague Undead, the Remnants, and the wild beasts. We have the protection of the city walls, so we'll be safe."

Archbishop Arlo suddenly spoke up, "But what about the other humans in the Northern Frontier, especially those living in villages without city walls? I remember that Baron Dio's plan mentioned that your ' Ultimate Plague Bane ' is highly contagious and can spread through the air. Before long, those humans in the Northern Frontier who haven't been bitten by Zombie will also turn into Zombie!"

The room fell silent for a moment.

Bai Xiaowen calmly stated, "Archbishop Arlo, I reiterate: only humans infected with the Necrotic Plague virus will be affected by the Ultimate Plague Bane. Those who are not infected with this virus will not be transformed."

"That doesn't prove anything. Aren't those infected people also God's children? They could have been cured!" Arlo said.

"Cure? How can we cure them?" Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "Does the Archbishop think we have enough time and manpower to administer medicine to all the infected people in the entire Northern Frontier? Especially with the Allied Forces of the Remnant Allied Army pressing in!"

Archbishop Arlo was speechless and could only watch helplessly as the White Stone Army soldiers busily poured "Ultimate Plague Bane"—which was actually a solution of the Zombie virus—down onto the Plague Undead army below.

The front line began to push back.

Although the Plague Undead army has a numerical advantage, Zombie can continuously convert enemies into their own kind. Moreover, these Zombie, unless attacked in the head, will remain at 1 health point even if their Life Value is depleted, temporarily losing their ability to move. After a few minutes, their Life Value will automatically recover, and they will be back to normal.

The trebuchets fired large barrels of solution, which blossomed in the rear of the Plague Undead army, causing the Zombie virus to spread rapidly.

In any case, the pressure on the city walls has lessened considerably.

As Bai Xiaowen descended from the city wall, people made way for him wherever he went, and their gazes toward him were somewhat strange.

Bai Xiaowen also received a notification that his reputation among the human faction was declining. It had not yet fallen below Revered, but as the Umbrella Plan progressed, his reputation was steadily declining and would soon fall below Revered.

This is under the condition that the prince takes the blame. If Bai Xiaowen had acted rashly on his own, his reputation would have collapsed, and he might not have gained any credit at all in the end.

Li Shuyi also received a notification that her reputation had dropped, and said with some concern, "What should we do now? Let's go buy some return items now, otherwise we won't be able to buy them if our reputation drops below Revered."

The [Return Scroll] from the Blackrock Fortress Quartermaster requires Revered reputation to purchase.

"Don't worry, these temporary reputation losses are just fleeting," Bai Xiaowen said calmly. "I've prepared for so long and put so much effort into pushing the Umbrella Plan; I'm not just going to be satisfied with completing an S-Tier main quest."

Back at his residence, Bai Xiaowen took out another Communication Rune Stone that he had specifically requested from Prince Nicholas.

He placed the Communication Rune Stone that Prince Nicholas had left him in Redleaf Fief.

These two runestones communicate using the magical network of the Kane Plane. The transmission distance depends on the grade of the Communication Rune Stone. These two runestones can support communication from Blackrock City to Redleaf City, so they are considered relatively high-grade.

Unfortunately, the Communication Rune Stone cannot be taken out of the Kane Plane. Even if it were taken out, it would not work without the support of the magical network of the Kane Plane.

After being infused with Divine Might, the Communication Rune Stone began to glow.

Before long, a figure appeared in the illusory light, with a large head, a small body, and goldfish eyes—it was Zombie Doctor.

"Hey, boss! Let me guess what you want from me... Hmm, a paid vacation?"

"... After this job, I'll give you a long vacation," Bai Xiaowen said calmly. "Now, get your act together... How's everything going on your end?"

"Under my diligent supervision, the factory's production is going very smoothly. Moreover, as per the BOSS's arrangements, everything has been arranged in all twenty-one territories in the Northern Frontier... With just one order from you, the entire Northern Frontier will 'boom' within 48 hours! You understand, BOSS! Hahahaha!"

"Is Cecilia here?" Bai Xiaowen asked.

Cecilia appeared next to the Zombie Doctor.

"Dio, all those with mild infection in my territory have been gathered in Redleaf City and given the Plague Bane medicine you researched. Their Necrotic Plague symptoms have been significantly alleviated," Cecilia said, looking somewhat tired. "They are expected to fully recover in another five or six days. How is the situation on your end?"

Zombie Doctor was a little annoyed. "Hey, ma'am, the Plague Bane is my patented invention."

"Very good, you don't need to worry," Bai Xiaowen ignored the Zombie Doctor's protest and nodded to Cecilia, "Cecilia, in a while, all the humans in the entire Northern Frontier, except for those in Blackrock City and Redleaf City, will turn into mindless Zombie, which is quite dangerous. However, Redleaf City also has very high walls, so don't worry too much. You need to maintain the stability of Redleaf City, and once someone is found to have turned into Zombie, immediately isolate and eliminate them."

Although Bai Xiaowen had thoroughly cleaned up Redleaf City before leaving, and all the people Cecilia brought with her had taken the necessary medication, it couldn't be ruled out that some infected with the Necrotic Plague might have slipped through the net.

The Ultimate Plague Bane (Zombie virus) is characterized by not affecting healthy people, but only forcibly converting Plague Undead and plague infected individuals.

Back then, Zombie Doctor accidentally created WD-01 substance using his Zombie body, causing a group of plague-infected people to turn into Zombie. Bai Xiaowen then realized that this might be a shortcut to completing the S-Tier Hero Quest: Anti-Plague.

After the antidote was developed, Bai Xiaowen used up his command quota for the following month in advance, allowing the Zombie Doctor to continue his research based on the Zombie material. This mad scientist indeed possessed extraordinary talent in the field of research on destroying humanity, and soon his technology was upgraded, yielding new results.

The first technological upgrade yielded substance WD-02, which can Zombie Plague Undead and their infected individuals through diet and injection.

However, Bai Xiaowen was not satisfied with this, and then there was a second technological upgrade. The newly obtained substance WD-03, also known as the "Ultimate Plague Bane," can be transmitted through the air!

Thus, the "Umbrella Plan" had the technological foundation to be realized.

"Don't worry, I will recruit people, train them in archery, and build Redleaf City into a fortified city, making it an important stronghold for the people of the Northern Frontier," Cecilia said.

Bai Xiaowen hummed in agreement. "Job, Ferdinand, and those Black Edge Knights, were they cooperating fairly well?" Bai Xiaowen asked.

Mentioning this, Zombie Doctor grimaced and said, "Boss, those five Black Edge Knights were extremely fierce. They wanted to kill me the moment they saw me. After I explained your requirements, they almost wiped me out! Fortunately, they had the prince's warrant brought by Kitz, and only then did they reluctantly agree to cooperate..."

Of the seven Black Edge Knights were originally scattered to the Northern Frontier, Ian and Jericho were killed by Bai Xiaowen, leaving five remaining.

Of these five people, Job and Ferdinand might be a little better off, but the other three who haven't met Bai Xiaowen Bai Xiaowen don't have a good impression of him, not to mention that the Zombie Doctor is an Undead Species creature...

Moreover, Bai Xiaowen's request, brought by the Zombie Doctor, was for these Black Edge Knights to fully cooperate with the Umbrella Plan and turn the plague-infected people in the Northern Frontier into Zombie. The fact that these knights didn't kill the Zombie Doctor on the spot was definitely due to the prince's warrant.

Bai Xiaowen was not worried about the knights' obedience. They were not naive little girls like Bonita who knew the principle that where there is light, there is always shadow.

If the plague-infected are not turned into Zombie, after a period of time they will become Plague Undead, driven by the Plague Lord, and join the plague army besieging Blackrock City.

Since that's the case, it's better to turn them into Zombie in advance. Zombie act on instinct, so at least they won't be controlled by the Plague Lord.

As for saving them? They can't be saved. The production capacity of the common Plague Bane made from the materials recently collected by Redleaf City is only enough to cure a portion of the mildly infected people in Cecilia's territory.

"Zombie Doctor, besides overseeing production, have you made any other research findings lately?" Bai Xiaowen asked. "Is it even possible to manipulate Zombie?"

Zombie Doctor shrank back. "... Boss, please allow me to remind you, the number of orders you've given me this month has seriously exceeded the limit..."

"So that's it?" Bai Xiaowen stroked his chin. "Your paid leave... I need to reconsider."

"Boss! This is a violation of labor laws!" Zombie Doctor declared righteously.

"Is there a labor law that stipulates that you can only do three things a month?" Bai Xiaowen retorted to the Zombie Doctor, her face cold. "That's it, next month's vacation is canceled..."

"Stop, wait a minute!" Zombie Doctor waved his hands repeatedly. "Although I can't control Zombie, I did have some new ideas and made something new during this time supervising... You might like it, BOSS. I've given it to Kitz to take on his return trip, and I've also included an instruction manual..."

"Not bad, not bad." Bai Xiaowen didn't expect the Zombie Doctor to be so cooperative.

"However, since this was a rather rushed work, there might be some minor flaws. Please don't mind, Boss."

"I don't mind. If anything goes wrong, you can go find Delifa and get the whip yourself."

Ignoring the Zombie Doctor's sour face, Bai Xiaowen concluded, "Umbrella Plan is officially launched. Within 48 hours, the Ultimate Plague Bane must cover the entire Northern Frontier!"

Given the highly infectious nature of the Ultimate Plague Bane, which spreads through the air, as long as infection sources are set up in the major villages and towns of the Northern Frontier border territories, it won't be long before the goal of covering the Northern Frontier, as Bai Xiaowen described, is achieved.

Back on the city wall, the battle outside had gradually turned around. At least, there were no longer Plague Undead beneath the city wall.

Waves of Plague Undead rushed forward, and the Zombie met them.

On the contact front, the Plague Undead were transformed into new Zombie, which then turned around and attacked other Plague Undead.

Moreover, even if Zombie's Life Value is depleted, as long as its head is still intact, it will not truly die; it will simply fall to the ground and wait for its Life Value to be fully restored before regaining its mobility.

The Zombie ' weak point is their heads, which the controllers of the Plague Undead must have discovered. However, the controllers cannot control the Plague Undead army to focus their attacks on the Zombie ' heads; such precise, long-range commands are beyond their capabilities.

Therefore, although the number of Zombie may seem small, the front line is slowly pushing towards the enemy.

Moreover, there are catapults on the city walls, constantly hurling out large wooden barrels loaded with the Ultimate Plague Bane. These cannonballs are far more effective than stones; wherever they land, they turn a horde of Plague Undead into Zombie.

Among the Remnants tribes, Remnants, like Kaerhan, have undergone undead transformation and carry the Necrotic Plague virus within them. These undead-transformed Remnants will also turn into Zombie upon contact with the Ultimate Plague Bane! The Elite Tier individuals among them, after turning into Zombie, possess combat power far exceeding that of ordinary humans; they can be seen as prototypes of Kane's version of the Licker or Tyrant...

Flap flap...

In the chaos, a swarm of bats swept past the Zombie, transforming into human form and landing—it was Kitz. His movements attracted the attention of several Zombie, but before they could turn and pounce, Kitz Bat Transformation and fluttered up the city wall.

"A dark creature?" Archbishop Arlo's eyes widened.

Bai Xiaowen quickly stopped him. "This is one of my knights." He was genuinely afraid that Arlo would unleash a holy light that would wipe out Kitz.