Chapter 45 : C45
Professor Yu shook his head, “There are too few samples, so I can’t be 100% sure. This is just a guess based on my experience in studying zombies for several years.”
“From the previous data, the crystal core of zombies is like the human brain neurons that help zombies control their bodies and act accordingly. Of course, this is just an analogy.”
“Although Zhang Bin’s crystal core was more structured than ordinary crystal cores. It is more complicated, so he could control some organs of his body to maintain normal operation, and therefore, his skin was not as eroded as ordinary zombies. But his crystal core is still not perfect.”
Gu Chi’s eyes darkened, “You mean that if we meet a leader with a more complex crystal core and a higher degree of evolution, it is very likely that he would be able to control his own body, right?”
Professor Yu sighed, “That’s right.”
“If there really is a zombie that can perfectly control its own body and has human resourcefulness, then even if the zombie was in the headquarters of the alliance where experts gather, it would never be discovered by anyone. If there is such a being, then the probability of human beings winning is zero.”
Early the next day, Chi Ying had space, and there was nothing to pack, except for the big radish that Gu Chi asked Mu Yu to put in the space the day before.
Outside the headquarters, many people were sending them off outside. Apart from Gu Chi’s status as a senior captain, there was also the reason they brought back the zombie leader.
For the Human Alliance, it was very precious to be able to grasp any evolutionary information about zombies in advance, even for a few seconds.
Yun Ling was also among them, seeing her off with teary eyes, no matter how dark Ye Wuhan’s face got beside her.
Seeing that everyone was in position, Gu Chi said, “Everyone is in the car, let’s go.”
…
The off-road vehicle slowly drove away from the headquarters, and Chi Ying glanced back at the 100-meter-high iron wall. She obviously only stayed there for three days, but that was indeed the place where she had the best atmosphere after coming to this end-apocalyptic world…
Perhaps before the apocalypse, most human beings were so cute, but in the face of extreme fear and hunger, their warmth just slowly faded away.
[Host, you should get ready.]
Chi Ying regained consciousness, “What?”
[A real war between humans and zombies is about to begin.] The sound of the system was a bit heavy.
[In the original book, from the day when the first zombie leader appeared, the Human Alliance discovered that the number of zombie leaders has gradually increased, and the evolution rate has become faster.]
[Until now, most of the difficulties faced by human beings have been caused by the shortage of materials. But when zombie leaders start to appear everywhere, it would be more than that.]
Chi Ying was silent.
The system changed the subject: [So in order to solve the human predicament, the host should save enough Virgin Mary value! The unrestrained squandering like the past few days must never happen again in the future.]
Chi Ying: “…”
It talked for a long time, just for that?
[Cough, I’m also saying that so you can save the world as soon as possible… Thereafter, you can return to the original world and live a good life.]
Chi Ying was stunned. She said in a daze, “You said return?”
[Yes, after you complete the task, the main world will provide you with a new body, and you don’t have to stay in the game that has been closed. Of course, you can also choose to stay here in the future, but compared to the apocalypse, the original world is better, right?]
Chi Ying didn’t speak for a long time.
She never thought about what the system would give her, so she didn’t ask at first.
Going back…
It seemed to be very good, she also missed those players who chatted with her.
“What’s wrong?” Seeing that she seemed to be distracted, Gu Chi asked with his head tilted.
“Ah…” Chi Ying smiled at him, “It’s nothing.”
Gu Chi didn’t think too much, and reminded her, “I told you before that the supply and the exploration teams encountered a group of abnormal zombies. The place we will reach the day after tomorrow is the location where one of the supply teams detected the abnormality.”
“But don’t worry, we will first observe the situation in a safe area nearby, and we will not take reckless risks.”
…
When the night of the next day approached, they finally arrived at their destination – a B-level safe area in the West End.
Speaking of a safe zone, compared to a gathering place without any source of life like the C-level safe zone, B-level was more like a different kind of village.
Chi Ying took a look at that so-called safe zone, and found that it didn’t seem as safe as she imagined.
Nearby was an open open-air farmland, where crops and some relatively easy-to-grow fruits and vegetables were planted, and it was obvious that someone was taking care of it on a daily basis.
In that way, there was a source of food, but there was no way to guarantee its safety.
There were more than a dozen large buildings that resembled several-storey villas surrounded by scattered country houses, most of which were also gathered together.
As she was observing, she heard a voice from a villa in the center, “Hey, were you sent by the headquarters?”
Chi Ying looked up, and found that a window was open, and a loudspeaker protruded from it.
Lu Yunfei was obviously used to that way of shouting, took a deep breath, and said loudly, “Yes— the Alliance Exploration Team—”
After speaking, he took out a dark blue card from his pocket, opened it and held it up.
After a while, the door of the villa opened. A fat man came out from inside, he looked no more than thirty years old.
Chi Ying took a look.
That person was also an ability holder, and his ability level was about four.
After he approached, he looked at everyone and said, “You came here after being informed by the supply team that was here before?”
Gu Chi nodded.
The man introduced himself, “My name is Li Quan, I am a fourth-level ability holder, and I am also the general manager of the No. 237 safety zone in the West District.”
It was only then that Chi Ying discovered that there were a lot of people in the villa, and at least forty people lived in the three quite large floors. Counting the rest of the dozen or so villas of the same size and the surrounding huts, it was conservatively estimated that there were about a thousand people.