Corpse Domain

At a thought from Lin Dong, a domain spread outward from him in all directions.

This was Lin Dong's awakened ability: Corpse Domain!

With his current strength, the domain only extended around ten meters. As it spread, it inadvertently enveloped Su Xiaorou, who was mopping nearby.

Su Xiaorou's body immediately stiffened. As if struck by sleep paralysis, she stood rooted to the spot, unable to move. Her delicate body began to tremble as though she had been thrown into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, overwhelming terror spreading through her.

This showed just how greatly Corpse Domain suppressed humans!

"W-what... what's happening?"

Su Xiaorou had no idea what was going on. With a sweep of her peripheral vision, she discovered that Lin Dong, who had been sitting on the sofa watching television, had vanished strangely.

Where was her boss?

Another ability of Corpse Domain was concealment.

But that was not all.

At that moment, a red haze covered everything in Lin Dong's eyes. The formerly solid walls had turned illusory, rippling like the surface of water.

When he reached out to touch one, his palm actually passed through the wall.

Then he stepped forward.

Lin Dong's entire body passed through it. He had gone through the wall from the living room into the kitchen.

Naturally, no one else could see this bizarre sight at all!

Another ability of Corpse Domain was allowing Lin Dong to ignore terrain as he moved, passing through walls or objects, even burrowing underground.

Within this terrifying Corpse Domain, if Lin Dong wished, he could take someone's heart out through their flesh!

"What a powerful ability..."

Lin Dong silently marveled. It could kill, and it could keep him alive—it was practically perfect. Who could withstand a Zombie King that could turn invisible and pass through walls?

However, this ability counted as a Spatial Type power. It consumed mental energy and could not be used indefinitely.

As Lin Dong passed through the wall into the kitchen,

Su Xiaorou, in the living room, left the domain's range. She dropped to her knees, gasping for air, as though she had been completely drained.

"What exactly happened? Where did Boss go?"

Just then, Lin Dong pushed open the living room door and walked in from the kitchen.

"Th-this..."

Su Xiaorou's eyes widened.

Her boss had clearly been sitting on the sofa just moments ago. How had he walked in from the kitchen instead?

It was simply too bizarre!

A sense of unease spread through her heart.

"Boss, what... what happened just now?"

"Nothing."

Lin Dong answered casually. As he continued evolving, his language ability had fully recovered. He spoke smoothly, and his voice was rich with magnetism.

From the outside, he looked no different from an ordinary human.

"Oh..."

Su Xiaorou replied, not daring to ask further.

She continued mopping earnestly.

Over the past half month, Lin Dong's three Zombie Underlings had also grown much stronger.

Tank had become even bigger.

He had already surpassed two meters in height, with muscles bulging all over his body like small hills.

He looked exactly like a miniature Hulk!

The Female Zombie had become faster as well. Lin Dong had personally seen her spot a human who had gone out in search of food and pounce like a gust of wind.

Her two sharp bone claws left afterimages as they swung.

They ripped the person open, spilling their guts.

The Female Zombie's movements greatly resembled a character from the King of Fighters fighting game—Iori Yagami!

So Lin Dong gave her a name: Little Eight!

The only especially odd one was the Doctor Zombie. Not only did he enjoy dissecting humans and taking out their organs to eat one by one,

but lately, he had become so deranged that he even dissected zombies. He would often grab a zombie, cut open its stomach, or dismember it, leaving all kinds of "parts" scattered everywhere.

It was worth mentioning that

these three Zombie Underlings had taken in quite a few underlings of their own.

They already had the potential to become Zombie Kings and could command other zombies.

Whenever they had nothing to do, they gathered around the building.

During this time, Lin Dong had allowed them to roam freely, essentially raising them free-range and letting them grow savagely.

Lin Dong had also noticed something.

The zombies on the streets now ran much faster. Most of them had surpassed normal human speed and were no longer as stiff as they had been when the apocalypse first descended.

Clearly, they were all evolving.

The zombies had begun a wave of evolution and were becoming increasingly powerful.

"I wonder what's going on with the humans?"

Lin Dong sat on the sofa, took out his phone, and began gathering information.

Because the surviving humans

could still send out signals.

The moment he unlocked his phone, a push notification caught Lin Dong's attention.

"Tech Biotechnology Corporation has formulated the Zombie Elimination Plan."

"Eliminate zombies?"

Lin Dong had heard of this company. It specialized in researching viruses, genes, and the like. It was extremely powerful, at the forefront of global technology, and very well-known.

It was like the Umbrella Corporation from the movie Resident Evil.

Tech Company was multinational and had a branch in Jiangbei City.

Lin Dong was somewhat curious. What was this Zombie Elimination Plan?

He tapped into it and took a look.

"Our Tech Company has developed the biological weapon 'Pursuer One,' which can effectively eliminate zombies. It will soon enter mass production and be deployed across various regions."

There was also an image beneath the text.

The so-called "Pursuer" was actually an artificially created bioweapon nearly three meters tall, holding a Gatling Gun in its right hand, with ammunition belts wrapped all over its body.

It also carried an enormous iron hammer on its back.

Its huge head was covered in stitching marks, with centipede-like scars crisscrossing it. It looked savage and terrifying.

Lin Dong's assessment was: It wasn't even as good-looking as a zombie...

It had better not come looking for trouble with him.

He continued scrolling down, where Tech Company had another statement.

"At present, our major corporations have all established shelters. Survivors may head there, and our company will protect your safety."

There were many comments from survivors beneath this message.

"Tech Company is awesome! As expected of the world's technological leader—they're still alive even after the apocalypse."

"Don't go to Tech Company's shelter! They just want to use humans for live experiments. They won't protect us at all."

"Is it possible... that Pursuer One was modified from a living person?"

"Right. If you have the ability, everyone should still go to our Official Shelter!"

"..."

The comments came in all varieties, and Lin Dong stopped reading.

Seeking shelter had nothing to do with him...

However, the next message was extremely useful to him.

It had been issued by the Official Shelter.

"Testing has shown that some humans are evolving. They can run one hundred meters in six seconds and deliver a punch with one ton of force. According to expert analysis, the source of this strength comes from 'Brain Cores' growing inside their skulls."

"If someone's skull feels itchy, it is highly likely to be a sign that they are about to evolve."

Sure enough.

Humans had begun changing too, though for now, it seemed no one had awakened an ability yet.

The "Brain Cores" the experts mentioned would become Crystal Cores after growing to a certain point. Only then would supernatural abilities awaken.

Evolution happened bit by bit.

No one could suddenly obtain supernatural abilities.

That was unrealistic...

Lin Dong believed that with his abundant supply of flesh and blood and the countless energies he had absorbed, whether among humans or zombies, he should be the first to condense a Crystal Core and gain an awakened ability!