Chapter 87: The Two Evolution Paths of the Zombie and the Mysterious Black Mist
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lu Ming’s attributes enhancement was the highest priority!
This was currently the consensus between the official shelter and the Guangping Street shelter.
Although zombie crystals were very precious, when it came to Lu Ming’s growth speed, even the most precious zombie crystal seemed insignificant.
“Let Wei Lan advance first. We’ll see the effect after advancing to Level 4.” After Huo Sheng said this, Zhang Chengcheng led Wei Lan out of the kitchen. Poor Colonel Bai. He was supposed to be the martial force of the official shelter. It was fine if he could not become the first Level 4 Awakened, but now even the second place was out of reach…
After Zhang Chengcheng and Wei Lan left, only Lu Ming and Huo Sheng remained in the dining room. Lu Ming continued eating, and Huo Sheng said, “Since we’re idle anyway, you keep eating, and I’ll talk about the results of my research yesterday to pass the time.
There was no need to worry about advancing to the next level.
Yesterday, Zhang Chengcheng’s advancement had already proven that there were no zombies around, so naturally, there would not be a zombie wave attacking the city.”
After hearing this, Lu Ming continued eating when he heard Huo Sheng say, “Yesterday, I obtained a sample of the body tissue of a Tier 4 zombie. After conducting experiments, I discovered that zombies are indeed interesting.” “Although the two types of Tier 4 zombies are of the same origin and species, their evolutionary paths are completely different.”
There were two types of Tier 4 zombies. One was a Devourer, and the other was a Tank.
“Tanks are actually enhanced versions of Tyrants. They are faster, stronger, and larger, with astonishing destructive power. However, I discovered in my research that the Tank’s genome is chaotic and disorderly. It is basically certain that the Tank is a product of erroneous evolution.”
Lu Ming was not very interested in these things, but since they had time, he listened to Huo Sheng’s explanation.
When it came to his research, Huo Sheng’s emotions seemed to be somewhat excited.
“On the other hand, the Devourer is completely different from the Tank!” “This type of zombie evolution is quite perfect! Not only is its genome stable, but it can also absorb other beneficial genes to constantly improve its evolutionary path!”
“In layman’s terms, it is able to absorb the genes of the Awakened and gain control over the superpowers of the Awakened.”
“They also possess advanced intelligence!”
“At the moment, I have this speculation…”
“Mr. Lu, have you ever seen a highly intelligent low-level zombie?”
Lu Ming thought for a moment and could not help but nod. “I think I’ve seen it before.”
Not to mention the two Devourers that escaped yesterday.
At the beginning of the apocalypse, the giant zombie chasing after Wang Xiong was quite intelligent—it had a very mature hunting plan and saw through Wang Xiong’s trap.
Huo Sheng continued, “Such zombies are very rare, but considering the population size of Nanxiang City, no matter how rare they are, there will be a large number of intelligent zombies born in Nanxiang City.”
“Once such intelligent zombies evolve to Tier 4, there’s a high chance that they will take the evolution path of the Devourer.”
Compared to Tanks, the Devourer’s initial ability might not seem strong, but its growth potential was terrifying.
This was also the fundamental reason why Huo Sheng was willing to fully fund Lu Ming—in the entire Nanxiang City, only Lu Ming could withstand the highly intelligent and rapidly evolving Devourers.
As for whether a Level 4 Awakened could contend with a Devourer of the same level…
Huo Sheng was quite pessimistic about that.
After a long silence, Huo Sheng smiled freely when he saw Lu Ming eating the bun with a nonchalant expression.
“Fortunately, you’re here.”
He muttered in a low voice, causing Lu Ming to raise his eyebrows, “What do you mean, ‘fortunately, you’re here.’?”
“Nothing… Forget it, let’s not talk about this. Let’s discuss another matter.”
“It’s what Sima Xiao said about the black mist and the Holy Tower.”
When it came to this, Lu Ming became interested.
At this stage, Lu Ming actually did not care much about the zombies.
A Tier 4 zombie, be it Tanks or Devourers, were all insignificant before Lu Ming.
Especially after Lu Ming became an Awakened one, he was no longer afraid of the infection from the zombies, which allowed him to deal with them freely.
And Lu Ming could act freely…
Regarding this matter, Simba and Lian Jie were certainly the ones who had a say in it.
Compared to the zombies, the black mist and Holy Tower that Sima Xiao mentioned yesterday—actually intrigued Lu Ming more.
At that time, Sima Xiao said that in future, a huge crisis would appear in the black mist. Only by going to the Holy Tower could one escape from that deadly situation.
The focus was not on the black mist and the Holy Tower, but the great crisis.
Whether this great crisis could threaten Lu Ming or whether it would delay Lu Ming’s farming of attributes was a problem that Lu Ming needed to focus on.
After swallowing the food in his mouth, Lu Ming raised his head and stared at Huo Sheng intently. He heard Huo Sheng say softly, “The Holy Tower that Sima Xiao mentioned is the high tower that appeared in the city center when the apocalypse arrived. I’ve never been clear about the significance of that tower or what it represents. Even after conducting early-stage research, I couldn’t figure it out.”
There was no door or window.
No way to destroy the tower’s structure.
No one could enter or destroy it.
He only knew that the tower was constantly releasing mystery factors, but he had no clue about the rest.
Sima Xiao’s words vaguely gave Huo Sheng a clue.
“I guess, maybe it requires Awakened individuals or zombies to reach a certain level before it can trigger a response from that high tower.”
“However, Level 3 won’t do. I’ve never tried Level 4, but I’m afraid it won’t work either…”
“In any case, I have elevated this issue to a higher priority. And another thing, the black mist is indeed quite mysterious.”
As early as the beginning of the apocalypse, the moment the Holy Tower appeared, Nanxiang City and its surroundings were shrouded in black mist.
The people outside could not enter, and the people inside could not come out. “Moreover, the black mist can’t be captured nor analyzed. In fact, at the early stages of the apocalypse, the officials sent people to the border of the black mist.”
“I believe Mr. Lu has heard rumors about New York City before the appearance of the Holy Tower, right?”
Lu Ming nodded.
Nanxiang was not the first city shrouded in black mist.
New York was the first.
The two incidents were separated by one month.
Huo Sheng continued, “The government knows better than the common people. What can be confirmed is that the black mist can’t be analyzed by any scientific means, nor can its cause be described. Furthermore, it is impossible to enter the encirclement of the black mist.”
This means that people from outside could not enter.
“Any equipment or personnel that attempt to enter the black mist from the outside will lose contact immediately.”
After Nanxiang City was engulfed by the black mist, Huo Sheng conducted a reverse experiment—he wanted to test if the people inside could cross the black mist to the outside world.
“The answer is unknown. I sent out five teams, and three of them reached the edge of the black mist. However, when they entered the black mist, all communication was completely cut off.
It was unknown if the person who walked into the black mist was dead or alive.”
Lu Ming frowned, “It sounds very dangerous.”
“Yes, it’s very dangerous. That’s why I haven’t paid attention to the black mist for a long time.”
“Until yesterday…”
After a slight pause, Huo Sheng said with a complex tone, “Last night, Tianyu led a team to the edge of the black mist and discovered a very troubling phenomenon.”
“The black mist is shrinking.”
Lu Ming raised his eyebrows, “Shrinking?”
“Yes, shrinking.”
“It’s like…”
Huo Sheng pondered for a long time but could not come up with a suitable analogy, so, Lu Ming said solemnly, “Peace squad shrinking the poison.”
Huo Sheng was stunned for a moment before he said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, “That’s a fitting analogy..”