Zombie Tide

"These two..."

If he hadn't seen Sun Xiaoqiang's post, Lin Dong might have believed it.

On this shelter's official website,

there was not only information about rescue teams.

There were also sections for pleas for help, mutual aid, and exchanges.

Many people from shelters vented their frustrations there.

"I'm starving to death. Can anyone give me something to eat? I can repay you with my body. I'm a professional model..."

"Fuck! I'd like to give you some, but I don't have any either."

"If you're really that hungry, I can produce some milk for you to drink..."

"Is that the proper kind of milk, person upstairs?"

"Hehe, yesterday I dug foundations, and the shelter rewarded me with a quarter of an instant noodle block. It was too much—I couldn't finish it at all. I didn't even add water to the noodle soup, just chugged it down in one gulp. That's what I call wasteful..."

"..."

It was clear that supplies in the shelters were extremely scarce, but population was productive power, which was why they were rescuing survivors everywhere.

Someone had also reposted a research report from Tech Company.

"According to our company's research, Brain Cores can form inside the heads of high-level zombies. Human Awakened can absorb them to rapidly increase their strength. Therefore, our company is currently capturing Zombie Kings, an initiative designated the 'King Hunt Operation'!"

This Tech Company had previously launched a "Zombie Elimination Plan," and now they had come up with a "King Hunt Operation." They had been extremely arrogant lately.

Lin Dong was pondering this

when he suddenly heard a rough, sobbing howl from outside the door.

"Why is he crying now?"

Judging by the sound, it was not Little Eight, the Female Zombie, but the tall and mighty Tank.

Lin Dong walked to the door and opened it.

Sure enough.

A burly figure came into view. Tank's entire body was packed with knotted muscles, but there was a charred black mark on his broad face, as if he had been burned by fire.

There were also wounds on his body from bullet impacts, but his physique was powerful, and they had all healed. He was not seriously hurt.

"Woowooowoo~~~"

Due to evolution, Tank had developed basic emotions as well. He was crying miserably now, like a two-hundred-pound child.

His cries conveyed only one meaning.

"Humans bullied me..."

"What happened?"

Lin Dong asked.

"Woowoo, woowoo, woowoo."

Tank gestured wildly, like a child complaining to a parent, but with his current intelligence, he could not explain himself clearly.

At that moment, the Doctor Zombie stepped out from behind him.

"My King... humans. They occupied the prison and want to hunt us. One of them has formed a Crystal Core and can control flames."

"Oh..."

Lin Dong nodded, already understanding what had happened.

Once an Awakened human's "Brain Core" evolved into a "Crystal Core," they would awaken an ability. Clearly, that person was a Fire Type ability user.

What does a Crystal Core taste like?

Lin Dong had eaten mutated beast meat and Brain Cores before. They tasted quite good. Crystal Cores were the only thing he had yet to try.

But presumably, Crystal Cores were definitely better than Brain Cores.

Lin Dong had been lying low at home for half a month. He felt it was time to go out and take a look, so he sent his underlings a signal to "hunt."

Roar—

Tank immediately stopped crying and let out a roar.

That roar seemed to trigger a chain reaction. Thousands of zombies near the building became excited, their roars rising without end.

Lin Dong stepped onto the wrecked street, followed by his three underlings: Tank, Little Eight, and the Doctor Zombie.

Behind the three underlings

were thousands of vicious zombies.

They had already formed a sizable Zombie Tide. With the strength of this zombie horde, they could certainly rampage through this terrifying apocalypse without restraint.

Mutated rats, mutated snakes, and other creatures by the roadside shrieked and fled at the sight of the savage Zombie Tide.

"All forces, attack."

Roar—

At Lin Dong's command, the Zombie Tide unleashed earth-shaking roars, then sprinted forward with savage fury, racing straight toward the prison.

At that moment, more than a hundred people guarded the prison. They were fully armed and wore uniform combat uniforms. They were from Tech Company.

With the prison's high walls and watchtowers, ordinary zombies could not get in at all.

Thus, they were rather relaxed.

In one room, a young man sat on a sofa while two curvaceous women served him in front of him.

The young man was the Fire Type ability user, Zhang Xiaoyuan.

To him, getting women in the apocalypse was far too easy. He only needed to give them two pieces of bread.

Before the apocalypse descended, Zhang Xiaoyuan had been a 996 overtime worker.

Now that he had become an Awakened, Tech Company had recruited him and provided him with good food and drink.

"Feels good~~"

Zhang Xiaoyuan could not help but sigh.

At this stage, there were not many Awakened capable of forming Crystal Cores.

Zhang Xiaoyuan had killed high-level zombies and absorbed their Brain Cores. Among humans, he absolutely counted as a powerhouse.

I need to hunt more Zombie Kings and keep evolving. In an apocalypse novel... doesn't that make me the protagonist?

He pondered this inwardly.

In the apocalypse, he had food and drink. The goddesses who once would not even spare him a glance now submitted at his feet, serving him obediently in every way.

He was practically the textbook example of a loser making a comeback...

But just then, someone hurried into the room.

"Brother Zhang, the drones we sent out filmed a Zombie Tide heading this way."

"A Zombie Tide?"

Zhang Xiaoyuan's expression did not change. He was not particularly afraid.

Instead, another thought came to mind. If it was a Zombie Tide, there had to be a Zombie King leading it. He could hunt it and obtain its Brain Core.

"Come on, let's go take a look."

Zhang Xiaoyuan immediately went up to a watchtower on the high wall. Looking into the distance, he indeed saw a vast black mass filling the street.

Countless zombies ran wildly, their roars unceasing.

"They're pretty fierce... Once they enter range, open fire."

"Yes."

The person beside him agreed.

When the zombie army drew close, an order rang out, and the firing points atop the high wall began shooting. Bullets rained down, forming a metal storm.

But many of Lin Dong's underlings' underlings had already evolved. Their physiques were extraordinarily strong, and they possessed healing abilities.

Taking a few shots was no big deal.

They climbed up from the ground and continued charging forward.

Before long, the Zombie Tide reached the base of the high wall and began forming a human wall.

"Hehehehe~~"

Little Eight laughed strangely. Her jumping ability was now extremely powerful. She stepped on a zombie and leaped into the air, actually jumping directly onto the high wall.

With a swipe of her claws, she disemboweled a guard.

Tank picked up a huge boulder. Like he was throwing a discus, he spun around several times before hurling it upward.

Rumble!

The boulder smashed the watchtower apart, causing the people inside to fall from the wall.

"Something's wrong..."

Zhang Xiaoyuan vaguely sensed that something was off. He realized these zombies were far from ordinary.

Then a crossbow bolt flew over.

It pierced through the head of a guard beside him.

"Fuck???"

Only then did Zhang Xiaoyuan realize the problem...