Zuo Feng looked towards the carriage and then asked, "The pathogens about to erupt are in the carriage, right? How exactly is Wan Youyu accelerating their outbreak?"
The captive swallowed, trembling, "Sir, I truly don't know that. I only heard that Wan Youyu has a way to accelerate the pathogens' outbreak. I just received loss crystals and was only responsible for transportation and deployment. I really don't know anything else."
Zuo Feng stared intently at the captive, not pressing further, but turned to Lu Zhuoyan: "Have your people take these captives away."
These captives were responsible for the deployment work at Huo Yao Base and were especially important to Lu Zhuoyan. Knowing the deployment points and quantities would allow for early clearance plans.
Lu Zhuoyan nodded, his expression solemn as he waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to take the captives away. He was already calculating how to deploy personnel to the various deployment points of Huo Yao Base to clear the deployed pathogens.
Zuo Feng slowly exhaled, a cold glint in his eyes: "Time is short, everyone. I won't beat around the bush. Next, we'll go to the Laboratory, and I'll let everyone see how terrifying the Six-Slash Zombie is."
This time, Zuo Feng led them directly to the isolation chamber where the Six-Slash Zombie was held, and even took them inside the isolation chamber.
Two Six-Slash Zombies were firmly bound by thick a-level metal chains. Their figures were not particularly burly, much like humans before they turned into zombies.
However, the six crimson slashes on their foreheads, freshly drawn as if with blood, flickered eerily under the cold light. Each faint flicker seemed to directly strike everyone's hearts.
Sensing the approaching humans, the two Six-Slash Zombies suddenly opened their eyes. They were a pair of blood-red eyes, swirling with horrifying brutality and frenzy.
But what shocked everyone even more was that these two Six-Slash Zombies, upon seeing them, did not immediately attack. Instead, they tilted their heads slightly, as if observing them, and did not even let out a roar. They just stared at everyone with those blood-red eyes, as if scrutinizing, or perhaps thinking.
Zuo Feng glanced at the astonishment and unease on everyone's faces and slowly said:
"All of you Leaders have seen it, right? The abnormal behavior of the Six-Slash Zombie is precisely what makes them terrifying."
They already possess a certain level of cognitive ability, capable of judging situations and reacting.
These are not ordinary zombies, but true evolutionary forms."
Zuo Feng's words made everyone present gasp. They had originally thought zombies were merely mindless walking corpses, but now hearing Zuo Feng say this, it was clear that the Six-Slash Zombie had exceeded the scope of traditional understanding.
Zuo Feng's gaze was stern as he continued:
"First, the Six-Slash Zombie possesses a high degree of forbearance and camouflage ability. They can control their desire to attack and even hide their true state in specific situations.
Second, their strength is undoubtedly at the level of an Eight-Horizontal-Bar Zombie, and even stronger in some aspects.
Third, I previously dismembered them, and the result was that their severed limbs and torso all transformed into independent entities with strength comparable to the main body, still retaining extremely high combat awareness and cooperative abilities. However, this splitting ability is not unlimited. I have not yet tested the upper limit of their splitting times, but the splitting time should be limited. I cannot determine the specific duration, but when the time is up, they can reassemble into a complete individual.
Fourth, and potentially the most terrifying point, or perhaps an irrelevant one, is that since they were bound by me, they have been continuously transmitting biological signals to the outside world. The content is unknown, impossible to block or intercept, and the range is one hundred kilometers in all directions."
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces became extremely grim. The transmission of biological signals within a hundred-kilometer radius meant something obvious—they might have been summoning companions all along, and humanity had no countermeasure for it.
Moreover, they can split, and after splitting, they form individual attacking entities. This means they are extremely difficult to kill! And they must be killed in one blow, otherwise, the more individuals that split off, the more their strength multiplies.
Zuo Feng's words were like ice picks piercing everyone's bones, and the air in the isolation chamber almost solidified.
Mao Wudi, holding his long spear, slowly stepped forward, staring at the two Six-Slash Zombies, his eyes burning with fighting intent. He said in a deep voice, "Left Leader Zuo, I'd like to test their defense, if possible?"
Zuo Feng nodded slightly and said, "You may, but Leader Mao, my small isolation room cannot withstand your full-strength attack. Let's move them to the open ground outside for the test."
Mao Wudi nodded, and with a sweep of his hand, a sharp aura instantly spread. He took the lead and walked out.
Everyone followed Mao Wudi's footsteps out, while Zuo Feng ordered Tiegada: "Take it and follow me."
Upon receiving the command, Tiegada immediately stepped forward and directly hoisted one Six-Slash Zombie onto his shoulder, his movements clean and efficient, as if the zombie was just an ordinary corpse.
It seemed to sense Tiegada's strength, as the Six-Slash Zombie did not struggle at all, but just hung its head quietly, as if waiting for a certain moment.
The place everyone chose was the open flat ground at the foot of the base's mountain. Zuo Feng also didn't know if the blood of these Six-Slash Zombies would turn into independent entities, so he specifically chose a spacious and flat area, and ordered Tu Nini and Tu Shasha to reinforce the ground, ensuring that even if they split, they wouldn't easily escape.
Tu Nini and Tu Shasha worked together to compact the ground, even directly building walls dozens of meters high, completely enclosing the experimental area.
This also made Zuo Feng secretly marvel. He had only just learned that Tu Nini and Tu Shasha possessed such astonishing construction abilities. As expected of earth-elementals, they really know how to play with mud.
Looking at the earthen walls rising from the ground, a hint of surprise flashed in everyone's eyes, but it was quickly overshadowed by the solemn atmosphere.
Mao Wudi stood in the center of the experimental area, his eyes full of fighting intent. He slowly raised his Level 7 spear, locking onto the Six-Slash Zombie that Tiegada had heavily thrown to the ground. Everyone held their breath, waiting for the impending strike.
Mao Wudi's entire body surged with abilities, his legs slightly bent, and his long spear instantly became enveloped in a dense golden light, solidifying as if real around the spear.
Mao Wudi roared, "Charge, Sky Breaker!"
The golden light erupted from the long spear, and the spear rotated rapidly, carrying a roaring sound that tore through the air. This was Mao Wudi's sixth skill, and also his strongest attack.
A 10-second charge, a full-power strike that drained all his abilities, combined with the Level 7 spear, could instantly kill a Seven-Bar Zombie. To test the defensive strength of the Six-Slash Zombie, this strike would reveal the answer.
With the 10-second charge complete, Mao Wudi let out a long shout, and the long spear thrust out violently. The golden light tore through the air like lightning, heading straight for the Six-Slash Zombie's head.
The Six-Slash Zombie suddenly looked up, seemingly sensing danger. A crimson light flashed in its eyes, and the patterns on its body instantly lit up, as if coming alive. The six blood-red slashes on its forehead glowed intensely, and a crimson energy fluctuation instantly spread from its forehead, meeting the golden lightning.
Mao Wudi's attack and the red light collided violently in mid-air, creating a deafening roar. The ground shook as the shockwave rolled outwards.