Awakened Ability

Before long, the ground by the entrance was dug through.

"Roar!"

Tank let out a furious roar and was the first to crawl inside. He scooped up a chunk of granite and hurled it straight at the crowd.

The stone carried tremendous force, instantly smashing two people to the ground.

"Hehehehe~~~"

After the Female Zombie entered, one thug seized the moment and swung the machete in his hand straight at her head.

But the Female Zombie was incredibly fast.

With a flick of her hand, her sharp nails tore open his forearm.

"Aah—"

The thug screamed in agony, and the machete slipped from his hand.

But the Female Zombie snatched at the air.

She actually caught the machete.

With a strange smile on her face, she swung it at the thug's neck.

"Holy shit!"

The thug's expression changed dramatically. It was the first time he had ever seen a zombie use a blade to chop someone!

The Female Zombie had received professional training. With one slash, she severed his neck as easily as cutting tofu.

The people around them were equally dumbfounded.

"That zombie knows how to use a knife!"

"Fuck, this is insane!"

"What do we do?"

But something even more outrageous happened.

As they discussed it, a crossbow bolt flew over and pierced straight through one man's head.

They glanced over.

Doctor Zombie was holding a crossbow and loading a second bolt.

"What the fuck!"

The people who had just been prepared to fight for their lives immediately lost their nerve.

They were completely outmatched.

This was going to be a massacre!

They threw away their weapons and fled deeper inside.

By the time Lin Dong entered,

the battle was basically over. Corpses littered the fortress, and the place was drenched in blood, like a slaughterhouse.

Lin Dong walked farther inside.

The three Zombie Underlings stopped killing and followed behind him obediently.

They could still sense the presence of living humans inside.

They arrived at a room.

On the floor was an extinguished fire pit. Beside it lay a pile of stark white bones, covered in bite marks.

But those had not been made by zombies. They were human bite marks!

There was no need to think further.

Lin Dong knew what had happened here...

And from the corner of the room came the faint sound of someone breathing weakly.

"Roar!"

Tank immediately roared viciously in that direction.

But when Lin Dong walked over, he found a woman lying naked on the floor. Her legs had already been sawed off.

The stumps had been tied with rubber bands and crudely wrapped in strips of cloth to keep her from bleeding to death too quickly.

Because once a person died, Prion Virus would form inside their body.

So...

The woman's face was pale, and her breathing was faint. She hovered on the brink of death, as though she could die at any moment. Hearing the commotion, she slowly opened her eyes.

She saw Lin Dong and the other zombies.

There was not the slightest fear in her eyes.

Instead, a glimmer flashed through them, and her expression became one of relief.

Lin Dong understood what she meant.

She wanted him to kill her.

Because in the woman's eyes, Zhao Peng's group was even more cruel than the zombies before her!

Then,

Tank became a "warm-hearted man" and personally granted her wish.

Because the fortress had only one entrance and exit,

Zhao Peng, Xing Tianlong, and the others had hidden in the final room.

There was nowhere left for them to run.

"President Zhao, what do we do? The zombies will be here soon!" Xing Tianlong had run out of ideas.

Zhao Peng remained fairly calm.

"Those zombies can use weapons and drive excavators. They must have human intelligence. Maybe... we can talk to them!"

"Right, right, right!"

Xing Tianlong nodded repeatedly, finding it very reasonable. If they could reach an agreement, they could survive.

Hope reignited in his heart.

Zhao Peng continued.

"Besides, Lin Dong and I had some history before the apocalypse. He might let us go."

"That would be great!"

Xing Tianlong was immediately filled with admiration.

As expected of President Zhao.

His connections were extensive.

Even after the end of the world, they could still come in handy.

Just then,

Lin Dong and his group emerged from the corridor. Their footsteps slowly drew closer, bringing an overwhelming sense of pressure.

"Gulp!"

Zhao Peng's lips were dry as he instinctively swallowed.

His nerves had tightened to the extreme.

"Wait, Brother Lin! Don't kill me! You still recognize me, right? I'm Zhao Peng!"

He hurriedly shouted from more than ten meters away.

After Lin Dong approached,

he looked Zhao Peng over. Of course he recognized that face.

"Oh."

Lin Dong merely nodded.

The three underlings behind him did not attack immediately either.

Zhao Peng immediately felt a little delighted.

Looks like there's a chance.

So he continued trying to appeal to their past relationship.

"Brother Lin, remember? I bought your farm back then, and I even lent you quite a bit of money..."

Lin Dong thought for a moment and quickly realized something. "So you're my creditor... Then I should kill you even more."

"Pfft!"

Zhao Peng nearly coughed up blood. At the same time, he realized he seemed to have said the wrong thing.

Xing Tianlong, beside him, was anxiously frustrated as well. At a time like this, why bring that up?

Zhao Peng had just wanted to explain himself.

Unfortunately, he no longer had the chance.

The three underlings behind Lin Dong swarmed forward and devoured them.

Throughout the entire fortress,

there were no survivors left!

Lin Dong gathered up everything useful and led the three underlings outside.

Su Xiaorou was still waiting in the box truck.

She had heard it earlier.

The screams from that building had been constant and hysterical. One could imagine that what had happened inside was even more horrifying than the scene at the school!

At that moment, Lin Dong walked over. His white shirt remained spotless, creating the illusion that nothing had happened at all.

"B-Boss, where are we going now?"

"Home."

Lin Dong answered simply.

As the box truck slowly started up, it sped back to Lin Dong's residence.

With Su Xiaorou joining them,

she was assigned to the house next door to Lin Dong.

Every day, she washed his clothes, cleaned, did the dishes, and so on. She worked diligently and conscientiously. After all, if she was not serious enough, she might lose her life...

Lin Dong did not mistreat her either.

Every day, he gave her human food: rice, flour, and sometimes, when he was in a good mood, frozen steak or fish so she could have some meat.

After several days, Su Xiaorou gradually got used to it.

Compared to the survivors outside,

she had food and water every day. Hiding in this building without having to endure the elements was already a great blessing.

During this time,

Lin Dong ate a massive amount of meat. As he continued evolving, the amount of meat he could digest kept increasing. Conservatively speaking, he had eaten a hundred tons of beef alone, not counting chicken blood and the rest.

Lin Dong could clearly feel himself growing stronger every day.

As for how strong he had become,

even he was not entirely sure...

Until ten days later, Lin Dong evolved again and underwent a qualitative leap. A Crystal Core condensed inside his skull.

At the same time, a flash of scarlet passed through Lin Dong's eyes.

"My head is so itchy. I'm about to awaken an ability..."