Over the next stretch of time, human harassment across the Southern Continent continued unabated. However, they had grown wiser, merely circling overhead a few times before immediately retreating, without any large-scale clashes breaking out.
Yet the situation was becoming increasingly tense.
It carried the air of an approaching storm...
As time slowly passed, more than half a month later, Lin Dong emerged from seclusion. He had completely absorbed the three Crystal Cores from his previous hunt.
His entire presence had undergone another subtle change.
Lin Dong left his room and entered the laboratory.
Everything was currently running in an orderly fashion, proceeding according to plan.
"Boss!"
Doctor and Hammerhead hurried forward to greet him when they saw him.
Over this period, Hammerhead had adapted to the laboratory environment and learned quite a few things, becoming a qualified little assistant.
"Mm..."
Lin Dong nodded and asked, "How are things now?"
"Nothing unusual so far. It's just that the Zombie King of Eastern Province keeps sending us signals, asking whether humans have appeared in Southern Province."
Doctor explained.
The moment Lin Dong heard that, he guessed what was going on.
It was clearly Blood Fiend, his ally in the "scheming against each other" alliance!
So much time had passed, yet Lin Dong had made no move. Blood Fiend was getting impatient.
"I'll send him a reply."
"Oh, alright."
Doctor agreed and led him to a machine capable of receiving radio signals. Only zombies could understand the meaning behind them.
Lin Dong looked toward the screen and found more than a dozen messages.
Blood Fiend had begun asking on the third day after Lin Dong returned to Southern Province, terrified that Lin Dong would fail to keep his promise.
The meanings of those dozen or so signals were all roughly the same.
"Have