Black Scorpion

People online were offering all kinds of opinions.

At that moment, inside Tech Company, Ye Jian, the person in charge, was furious and cursed inwardly.

"Lü Hao and those people are such useless trash! They actually got wiped out by zombies. It would've been fine if even one or two had survived..."

But he also knew that there was a powerful Zombie King near the building. Even the company's strongest Awakened might not have been its match.

It seemed...

Zombies were still stronger. To kill a Wraith Zombie, it would take an even larger Zombie King!

"The zombie cultivation plan must continue. It'd be best if we could create controllable Wraith Zombies..."

Ye Jian pondered to himself.

In truth, he knew very well that feeding zombies was the equivalent of "playing with fire." But for that kind of immense power, he was willing to take the risk.

"Or... if there's an opportunity, we can cooperate with the Zombie King. We only need to provide them with some flesh and blood. I need to notify the rescue teams to step up their search for survivors..."

Lin Dong was still staying at home, unaware of Tech Company's plans.

Of course, he did not care either.

By now, everyone knew there was a powerful Zombie King in the building district. It was extremely dangerous, and the area had already been designated a forbidden zone.

Therefore, no one dared disturb Lin Dong during this period. In the past, helicopters would occasionally fly overhead, but now, not even airplanes could be seen.

This district had become a paradise for zombies.

Lin Dong lived a very comfortable life. He had plenty to eat and drink, absorbed energy every day, and evolved continuously. When bored, he watched television or played games.

In this terrifying apocalypse, he was living as though he were on vacation, with nothing to worry about at all.

"Shelter Headlines: Our researchers have improved Guanyin Earth. Eating small amounts will no longer cause death by bloating, and it can temporarily stave off hunger."

"The water purification system has been fully restored. Please drink with confidence. There will no longer be widespread parasitic or viral infections."

"Bad news: Personnel searching for supplies were robbed by an unknown force. Anyone with information, please provide us with leads immediately..."

"..."

The television was broadcasting news from the official shelter.

It was obvious that their supplies were critically scarce.

They had reached the point of eating dirt, and their water situation was terrible as well.

Most importantly...

They had finally found a batch of supplies, only for them to be robbed by an unknown force...

They were truly miserable...

After pitying them for one second, Lin Dong turned around and went back to gaming.

At the edge of Lin Dong's territory, a group of people was hiding inside a building.

This had originally been a KTV, a three-story building. Its doors and windows had now been sealed shut, leaving only a few cracks through which they could observe the outside.

"Shh... Zombies are coming. Don't make a sound."

A man lay by the window, peering outside through a crack.

Two others stood behind him, barely daring to breathe.

On the street outside,

A massive figure swayed with every step, followed by quite a few zombies. It was Tank, who was patrolling everywhere.

Unfortunately, Tank's perception was not particularly sharp, and he did not discover the humans inside the building.

He gradually led his group of underlings away.

"Phew—"

The people inside let out long breaths of relief and immediately relaxed a little.

"Good thing this power-type zombie is pretty dumb..."

Several more people were sitting on the sofas in the private room. Thanks to the KTV's soundproofing, they were not afraid of alerting the zombies outside.

"We're hiding here. The people from the official shelter definitely won't find us," said a bald, burly man.

"Yeah, Boss is wise. Even if they know we're here, they probably won't dare come looking for us, because this is the territory of a powerful Zombie King!"

Another person chimed in.

This group was the force that had robbed the official shelter's supplies. They were called Black Scorpion.

Before the apocalypse, the Black Scorpion organization had already existed. They often operated on the dark web and were much like a cult. They worshipped absolute freedom, rejected all restraints, and did whatever they wanted.

But because social order had suppressed them at the time, they had never caused much trouble.

Until the apocalypse arrived.

Their wishes had finally come true.

Those among them who had awakened abilities gathered together, robbing supplies everywhere, murdering and looting, committing every kind of evil.

"Hehehe, the apocalypse is the era that belongs to us!"

The bald man's eyes gleamed.

In the center of the KTV private room, three people knelt on the floor. Their hands and feet were tied together, and rags had been stuffed into their mouths, leaving them able to make only muffled "Mmph, mmph" sounds.

These three were Awakened from the shelter, responsible for transporting supplies. Yet while walking along, they had been robbed by Black Scorpion.

"Boss, how should we deal with these three?" a lean man asked.

The bald man thought for a moment.

"Keep them alive for now. As long as they're alive... they're our hostages. If they die, we can absorb their Brain Cores, and their flesh can be used as food..."

On the other side of Lin Dong's territory, another group appeared. Walking at the front was a girl with large eyes, blunt bangs, and long, straight black hair. She was extremely beautiful, but her delicate face always carried an air of disgust toward the world.

She was the official shelter's No. 001 Awakened: Cheng Luoyi!

Cheng Luoyi truly hated this world. She had grown up in an orphanage, then been locked in a psychiatric hospital. After finally getting out... she discovered that the outside world had become the apocalypse!

With such experiences, it would have been strange if she liked this world...

The only memories worth cherishing were the few warm moments she had experienced in the orphanage.

Beside Cheng Luoyi

was her partner, Sun Xiaoqiang, whose eyes carried an "intelligent" look.

Grrr!

Sun Xiaoqiang clutched his stomach. The intense hunger was tormenting him. If not for an Awakened's robust physique, he probably would have already fainted from hunger.

"When are we going to find supplies? I haven't eaten anything for ten days since coming out."

"Uh... Xiaoqiang, we've only been out for three days in total."

Behind them followed four Awakened at the Brain Core stage. Their main role was to assist the two of them and carry supplies or whatever else was needed.

Sun Xiaoqiang scratched his head, and his "cross-eyed" eye rolled around.

"Only three days? Hunger's made me so muddled that I can't even count anymore..."

"You say that like you ever could..."

Cheng Luoyi said without turning her head.

The street ahead was desolate. Wrecked vehicles had crashed into one another, covered in rust, while moss had already grown beneath some of them.

The surrounding buildings were equally dilapidated. Zombie roars faintly echoed from behind shattered glass.

One of the Brain Core Awakened reminded them,

"Up ahead is where the Tech Company team was wiped out. They say there's a strange Zombie King with powerful abilities there!"

"Oh, Brother Chen, are the people who robbed our supplies hiding in that area?" Sun Xiaoqiang asked.

Chen Ming nodded.

"Judging by the direction they retreated in at the time, there's a high chance they're in the area ahead."

"Then let's go look for them."

Sun Xiaoqiang was foolish but bold, completely unafraid.

Chen Ming nodded and cautioned them,

"Remember, our main objective is to find the supplies. Whatever happens, don't alert the zombies here..."