Chapter 57 - Chapter 57: Tyrant and the Military!
Chapter 57: Tyrant and the Military!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Just at the moment when Zhang Chengchcng was promoted to Level 3, there seemed to be an invisible and intangible magnetic field that originated from within her that rapidly spread in all directions with her as the center.
Ordinary people, and even conventional awakeners, couldn’t perceive this magnetic field no matter what.
But zombies could.
And certain special individuals could as well.
Pingnan Street, Nanxiang City.
Before the apocalypse, this was one of the busiest commercial streets in Nanxiang City.
The apocalypse struck around six o’clock in the evening, precisely when the commercial street had the highest foot traffic.
The consequences of the disaster in this place at that time could be imagined.
Now, it has been 44 days since the apocalypse arrived.
There are no survivors left on Pingnan Street.
The zombies had become the rulers here.
And at the moment when Zhang Chengcheng successfully advanced, a loud angry roar echoed from a certain shopping mall.
Accompanied by increasingly heavy gasps and the sound of even heavier footsteps.
Until there was a loud “bang”.
The glass door of the mall was violently smashed open, and a terrifying and ferocious reanimated corpse walked out from within.
It was over three meters tall, with developed and twisted muscles all over its body.
The muscles were like armor, with a sickening pinkish flesh color.
This creature had no skin, and its pair of copper bell-like eyes were blood red. Its expanded forehead was exposed, while the upper part of its head was covered in white bone armor.
A Level 3 zombie, a tyrant!
The tyrant sensed the presence of a Level 3 Awakened and activated its hunting instinct.
Accompanied by even more furious roars, a large number of zombies emerged from the high-rise buildings on Pingnan Street.
There were ordinary zombies, Level 1 giant zombies, and even dozens of Level 2 hunters!
The tyrant was the king of a horde of zombies.
It commanded a large army, brought nightmares to the living, and was an absolute nightmare for the Awakened ones no matter what!
And it wasn’t alone.
From another direction.
The same angry roar echoed.
Another smaller horde of zombies advanced towards Good Hope Village.
At the outskirts of Nanxiang City.
The third Tyrant also sensed Zhang Chengcheng’s advancement.
But strangely, this tyrant remained completely unaffected and even voluntarily restrained its subordinates as it advanced towards a location farther from the center of Nanxiang City and closer to the black mist.
Because its name was Simba.
The former hunter Simba, now the tyrant Simba.
Nanxiang City, city center.
In an underground building.
Accompanied by the sound of “ding ding ding,” a piercing alarm sounded within the underground base.
A middle-aged man named Huo Sheng, upon hearing the alarm, quickly made his way to its source.
It was a crude but enormous instrument.
At this moment, the lights on the instrument lit up, and the operator beside it stared at the connected display screen, speaking at the same time.
“Dr. Huo, we have detected a Level 3 Awakened individual in the vicinity.”
Huo Sheng nodded upon hearing the report.
He remained silent and waited for a moment until familiar heavy footsteps came from behind.
“Doctor, you called for me.”
A deep voice sounded, causing Huo Sheng to turn and look at the speaker.
The person was dressed in military uniform, but the largest size of the uniform seemed a bit small.
This person was around two meters tall, and the military uniform outlined his figure, resembling a smaller version of a tyrant – the kind of physique that would make everyone in the gym call him ‘big brother.’
Standing next to the man in military uniform, Huo Sheng appeared somewhat miniature.
But his presence was not weaker than that of the man in military uniform.
Huo Sheng looked into the eyes of the man in military uniform and spoke calmly.
“A Level 3 Awakened individual has appeared in Good Hope Village. Colonel Bai, I want you to go out and help that Awakened survive the zombie wave.”
The military man, Bai Tianyu, nodded heavily. “No problem.”
After saying that, he turned to leave, but then he heard Huo Sheng say again, “Tianyu, the number of survivors is decreasing, and the number of Awakened ones is also decreasing. Each high-level awakener is an indispensable force for us.”
Bai Tianyu responded, “I understand.”
“But you’re the hope of all survivors. Saving lives is important, but you’re more important.”
Huo Sheng’s words made Bai Tianyu turn around.
Looking at Huo Sheng’s bald head and his eyes reddened from fatigue, Bai Tianyu suddenly grinned widely, “That’s nonsense!
“Dr. Huo, you must not underestimate yourself. Because I, Bai Tianyu, firmly believe that power is not the solution to everything. Human wisdom is the only antidote to the apocalypse!
“You are a hundred times, a thousand times more important than me!”
Huo Sheng remained silent for a long time and then smiled bitterly, shaking his head. Seeing this, Bai Tianyu didn’t say anything else, he just saluted Huo Sheng and said, “I’ll go, Dr. Huo. Please take care and get some rest.”
The massive horde of zombies surged towards Haowang Village.
Along the way, the Tyrant recruited even more underlings.
As a result, the horde of corpses grew on an even larger scale.
Thousands, tens of thousands, and then an immeasurable number!
So far, neither the Guangping Street gathering place nor Zhao Honglei had encountered a Level 3 Awakened, so they had no idea that the advancement of a Level 3 Awakened could trigger such a large-scale horde of corpses.
Standing on the wall and gazing into the distance, Zhao Honglei was at a loss…
Looking at the dust raised by the horde of corpses on the horizon, Zhao Honglei’s lips trembled. After a long silence, he murmured.
“Do you call this the advancement zombie horde?!”
Zhang Lixin, puzzled, asked in response, “What else would you call it?”
Zhao Honglei was stunned for a long time before asking, “What level of Awakening did he advance to?”
Wang Xiong didn’t mention this topic before, and Zhao Honglei didn’t ask either. But in Zhao Honglei’s speculation, the promoted individual could only advance from Level 1 to Level 2.
Zhang Lixin said, “From Level 2 to Level 3…”
Zhao Honglei felt like leaving. He turned around and ran far away.
But when he thought about the miserable condition of the survivors outside and the fact that his daughter and disciple were still here, Zhao Honglei fell silent for a long time before exhaling heavily.
He didn’t say anything, he just drew out his long spear and held it with both hands, assuming a defensive stance with his feet apart.
Desperate situations aroused the heroism of martial arts practitioners.
Zhao Honglei loudly declared, “Today, I, Zhao, will live or die together with you all!”
After experiencing so much, Zhao Honglei had seen through it all.
We would all die sooner or later, so we might as well die with some dignity.
Zhang Lixin said awkwardly, “We won’t necessarily die…
“In any case, the scale of this horde is indeed not small. Here’s what we’ll do: you come with me first.”
After saying that, Zhang Lixin led Zhao Honglei away from the city wall.
In fact, Lu Ming didn’t anticipate that Zhang Chengcheng’s promotion would cause such a massive horde of zombies.
He stood on the observation deck and looked into the distance.
Standing on the observation deck and looking into the distance, one could see two hordes of zombies approaching Good Hope Village from the front and the rear.
Wang Xiong, standing beside Lu Ming, couldn’t help but gasp and turned to look at Lu Ming, only to find that Lu Ming had a serious expression.
“Brother, do you have confidence?” Wang Xiong asked.
Lu Ming wanted to say no.
After all, there were so many zombies, which was overwhelming even for him.
But considering that there were enough zombies to demolish his home, Lu Ming felt that he had to fight and give it a try.
After all, what’s the difference between demolishing my home and trying to kill me? Zombies won’t even pay compensation for the demolition…
After taking a deep breath, Lu Ming spoke, “Bring me all of my ammunition bags, all of them!”