"So this is the crystal inside a zombie’s head."
Eagle wiped the viscous fluid off the crystal, held it in his hand, and lifted it above his head, looking at it against the light and marveling at its brilliance.
Their goal was to prove that with the help of exoskeleton equipment, they could truly kill Evolutionary Zombies.
Aside from Lin Fan, they were the only humans who could compete with the Evolutionary Zombies.
Eagle sighed. It wasn’t a simple task; it required immense effort.
Ye Hong deeply agreed.
It could be done, but it was really difficult.
A figure incessantly leaped across building rooftops, then slowly landed, facing an Evolutionary Zombie staggering forward. He had been standing there, yet the creature hadn’t noticed him, suggesting that this Evolutionary Zombie was somewhat sluggish.
A Speed Type Zombie, using its limbs, wandered the streets in search of flesh to devour. Hearing a noise behind it, the creature turned its head and was startled to see flesh right behind it.
As if seeing something that could bring it happiness, it turned its body, growling as viscous fluid continuously flowed down its mouth to the ground.
"If only you could possess some intelligence. Seeing us humans and salivating shows that you like humans, but this liking is similar to how we view delicious food. It’s understandable, but..."
He shook his head slowly, drawing the Frost Mourning sword from behind his back.
Though he could have exploded the creature with one punch, the reason he preferred drawing his sword was that he didn’t want to dirty the streets. A punch would splatter the viscous substance everywhere.
He was also worried about shattering the crystal.
Gu Hang needed the crystals, so they had to be preserved.
The Speed Type Zombie growled and rushed forward swiftly on all fours, its speed impressive. Escaping from a Speed Type Zombie was nearly impossible, especially since humans were naturally slower.
The Speed Type Zombie leaped, and as Lin Fan swung his sword, a silver light flickered. With a splash, the Speed Type Zombie was cut in half at the waist, its viscous blood spreading all over the ground.
[Speed Type Zombie Killed]
Looking at the score.
A very ordinary Speed Type Zombie.
He sliced open the head, extracted the crystal, wiped it clean with his hand, put it in a bag, and continued walking on the streets, moving towards the distance, in search of more Evolutionary Zombies.
For the Evolutionary Zombies, today might be the most unfriendly day.
In the hierarchy of zombies, they were among the higher tiers, and they wandered the cities unchallenged. Even if they encountered survivors, those survivors would run away frantically, not daring to even let out a fart.
Who could have imagined they would encounter a freak.
As he continuously encountered regular zombies roaming aimlessly with no purpose, just looking around and running towards any noise they heard. If they found it was just a soda can falling, they’d just move disappointedly towards somewhere else.
Seeing Lin Fan, these mindless creatures could hardly comprehend how terrifying the human they had encountered was.
Watching this group of zombies, wearing all sorts of clothes, all once ordinary citizens who turned into zombies devoid of reason or intelligence, moving merely by the instincts of zombies.
Lin Fan, with his sword, faced the approaching zombies, always maintaining a calm demeanor.
"Becoming zombies was not your wish, living like walking corpses is merely a torment. If you were conscious, you probably would not want this either. I, Lin Fan, an ordinary citizen of Huang City, am willing to help you find release."
He swung his sword in one clean motion.
A flash of silver light.
The running zombies were as if split by an invisible Sword Qi, torn in half.
Lin Fan knew this was Sword Qi. The scientific principles behind it had been explained, so there was no need for further explanation. It just required a high demand on arm strength.
He centered around the Sunshine District, spreading in a circular pattern outward.
He gradually encountered some Evolutionary Zombies.
All were easily killed by him, successfully obtaining crystals.
The most troublesome Evolutionary Zombies were the Self-Destructing Zombies. These zombies, when approached, exploded instantaneously, even shattering their crystals.
In the past, whether the Evolutionary Zombies would explode or not didn’t concern him.
But now, he could only rely on his own speed to appear in front of a Self-Destructing Zombie before it had time to react, severing its head with a sword to obtain the crystal.
He opened the bag and tossed it in.
He already had seven crystals.
Dealing with Evolutionary Zombies was easy as long as one took them seriously.
The hardest part was finding them.
"Been out for a while, I’ll find one more, making it ten, then I can go back."
Lin Fan checked the time.
He had already made plans, and when things were organized, busying himself orderly, it became quite straightforward and simple.
"I... I think I saw a god," a man standing by the window said, rubbing his eyes, talking to other survivors.
The survivor leaning against the wall glanced at him once.
Dismissing his words as mere tales.
"Nine crystals, just one last crystal left to go,"
Lin Fan counted the crystals, feeling contented.
He was just an ordinary citizen with no grand ambitions, often satisfied by small things, never fussing over the chaotic and complicated.