Long Tai

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Long Tai (隆泰)
Alias(es)	Brother Tai 5
Species/Race	Human; explicitly described as an ordinary man rather than a Gene Warrior 17
Gender	Male 4
Affiliation	His own armed gang in the White City area 4
Occupation/Role	Gang leader, extortionist, and former ruler of five residential camps 12 17
Status	Deceased; consumed by Liu Feng’s Iron-toothed Insects 17
First Appearance	Mentioned in Chapter 2; appears directly in Chapter 4 2 4

Background / History

According to Han Bing, Long Tai was previously a murderer who acquired a batch of weapons from an armory and began terrorizing the White City area. His influence also depended on his aunt’s husband, a high-ranking White City official whose backing enabled him to become the boss of five residential camps 4 17.

Long Tai operated from a fortified residential complex and collected tribute from nearby camps. He generally took 80 percent of their goods, leaving poorer-quality supplies behind. He ordered Han Bing’s group to gather a month’s survival supplies for forty people within one week, threatening to kill them if they failed 3 8 12.

His authority did not guarantee military success. White City Camp No. 28 was placed under his jurisdiction after receiving an official address plaque, but its stone walls, river, and drawbridge defeated his repeated attempts to seize the site 13.

Appearance

Long Tai is a burly, tattooed man with a bald head and an acne-covered or acne-scarred face 4 15 16.

• Bald head: He rubs it while confronting Han Bing’s settlement 4.
• Facial scarring: His acne-scarred face is specifically noted when he confronts Liu Feng from the camp platform 16.
• Calf wound: Liu Feng shoots him in the lower leg; the lingering pain later becomes the decisive weakness in their duel 6 17.

Personality

Long Tai treats weaker survivors as sources of supplies rather than people he must protect. When Han Bing asks how his group can survive after surrendering everything, Long Tai dismisses their survival as irrelevant. He also demands the settlement’s two women alongside its supplies 4.

His claims of friendship and brotherhood are tools of control. He offers Han Bing conditional mercy to restore their former exploitative relationship, then persuades a loyal subordinate to draw enemy fire by promising a joint escape. Instead, he drives away alone 6.

Long Tai fiercely resists losing his possessions and authority. He refuses surrender rather than relinquish what he has built, but turns to flight when the battle becomes hopeless. Public humiliation later drives him to draw a concealed pistol during an agreed fistfight 5 6 17.

Abilities & Skills

Hand-to-Hand Combat

Long Tai is a veteran of numerous fights and initially outclasses Liu Feng’s inexperienced close-combat technique 16 17.

• Easily dodges Liu Feng’s punches and lands a counterblow that sends him flying 16.
• Han Bing warns that his legs are powerful enough to kick down a tree, though the claim is not demonstrated 16.
• His painful calf wound undermines his advantage when Liu Feng deliberately strikes it 17.

Armed Combat

Long Tai relies on firearms and heavy weapons to intimidate survivors and resist stronger opponents 4 5.

• Threatens Liu Feng at pistol-point and fires a rocket directly at him 5.
• Prepares another rocket attack against Han Bing after mistakenly believing Liu Feng has died 6.
• His weaponry fails to overcome Liu Feng’s insect shield, parasitic control, and suppressing fire 5 6.

Zombie Captivity and Sabotage

Long Tai keeps a Big-Headed Zombie restrained with iron chains around its wrists and ankles. The creature’s origin is unknown 11.

• Threatens to chop up Uncle Ge and feed him to the zombie if he betrays him 11.
• Admits to starting a fire and releasing the creature after losing the residential camp 16.
• Uses physical restraint and deliberate release; no supernatural zombie-control ability is established 11 16.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Pistols: Uses one to threaten Liu Feng and later draws a concealed pistol during their duel 5 17.
• Rocket launcher: Fires at Liu Feng, then hands a loaded launcher to a subordinate as part of his escape deception 5 6.
• Modified off-road vehicle: Can withstand zombies and bullets, but Long Tai recognizes that a rocket could destroy it 5.
• Partially modified jeep: Uses it to flee through the residential complex’s rear gate 6 7.
• Binoculars: Identifies his captured vehicles beneath Liu Feng’s approaching swarm 5.
• Iron chains: Restrain the captive Big-Headed Zombie 11.

Relationships

• Liu Feng — Enemy and successor. Liu Feng destroys his forces, occupies his base, and ultimately kills him after he draws a pistol during their duel 5 7 17.
• Han Bing — Extorted survivor who rejects his authority after joining Liu Feng. Long Tai attempts to force him back into submission through threats and an offer of mercy 3 6.
• Uncle Ge — Former camp doctor whom Long Tai values but threatens. On returning to the camp, Long Tai accuses him of siding with Liu Feng and mistreats him while wounded 11 15.
• Aunt’s husband — Unnamed high-ranking White City official whose backing supports Long Tai’s rule. Long Tai claims to have informed him about Liu Feng; Han Bing warns that Long Tai’s death may provoke retaliation 15 17.
• Yu Guangqi — Leader of White City Camp No. 28, whose defenses repeatedly prevent Long Tai from seizing the camp 13.
• Ma Hou and Fatty — Former subordinates who later follow Liu Feng without question 19.
• Unnamed favorite mistress — Former companion who begs Liu Feng for protection after Long Tai’s death 17.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Loss of the Residential Camp

Long Tai’s demands drive Han Bing’s group to attempt to rob Liu Feng. After Liu Feng joins the group, Long Tai’s gang arrives at their abandoned factory, having blasted through a wall and attracted zombies. His demands for supplies and women bring him into direct conflict with the new leader 2 3 4.

Liu Feng secretly infests Long Tai’s men with Parasitic Insects and turns their guns against him. Long Tai escapes to his residential complex, refuses an ultimatum to surrender, and fires a rocket at Liu Feng. When the insect shield stops the attack, Liu Feng wounds his calf and pins him down. Long Tai abandons his defenders and flees; Liu Feng declines to pursue him and captures the compound 5 6 7.

Sabotage and Return

Uncle Ge’s account of Long Tai’s captive zombie leads Liu Feng to suspect him of arranging the camp’s fire and subsequent attack. Long Tai later returns while Liu Feng is away, and Uncle Ge is shot by his returning group 11 15.

When Liu Feng comes back, Long Tai publicly admits responsibility for the fire and zombie release. His attempt to turn his former followers against Liu Feng fails: they condemn him for abandoning them and praise their new leader for saving them 16.

Final Duel and Death

Long Tai challenges Liu Feng to a fistfight, arguing that killing him outright would damage Liu Feng’s reputation. Although he wins the opening exchange, Liu Feng reverses the fight by targeting his injured leg and continuing with humiliating attacks 16 17.

Enraged by the crowd’s mockery, Long Tai draws a concealed pistol and aims at Liu Feng’s back. Nearly 100,000 Iron-toothed Insects immediately engulf and consume him. His death removes the former ruler but leaves Liu Feng facing the possibility of retaliation from his influential uncle 17.

Notable Quotes

“What does your survival have to do with me?” 4

“I started that fire a few days ago. And I was the one who let that Big-Headed Zombie out!” 16

Trivia

• The duel with Long Tai prompts Liu Feng to take physical fitness seriously rather than rely entirely on his summoning system. His later exercise routine includes fifty push-ups and one hundred squats 26.