"Gu Hang, put some effort into this, the latest ’Zombie Album’ 3.0, with some updates and new additions."
This was the new version he had painstakingly modified overnight.
The changes were not many, mainly modifications of the details.
For instance, an addition was that the second-generation zombies, though with lower crystal colors, could utilize their progenitor’s innate aura to command zombies with higher crystal colors than themselves.
His previous investigations were somewhat like peering through a tube, not comprehensive enough.
Comprehensive information needed constant refinement through ongoing investigations.
From then on, he realized never to underestimate any zombie that appeared simple, as it was uncertain whether it might be a second-generation zombie.
Thinking about this situation felt terribly sad.
Some zombies barely subsisted, evolving through hard work into incredibly powerful zombies, only to be belittled when a second-generation zombie appeared, rendering their efforts worthless.
Ordinary zombies, having climbed the evolutionary ladder by sheer effort, would have to obey a second-generation zombie, a thought that felt profoundly tragic.
Gu Hang took the album and flipped through the pages to the back; the content was all too familiar to him, and he could instantly see what had been added or removed.
"Lin Fan, these two new types of zombies you’ve added... they seem terrifying," Gu Hang remarked upon seeing the newly added content, immediately perceiving their significance at first glance.
Lin Fan said, "Yes, so though Huangshi is safe, it doesn’t mean the outside is. There are still many terrifying and unimaginable zombies we need to face."
Gu Hang said, "Right, the engineers need materials like rebar, concrete, and steel plates. I’ve already arranged for people to buy these in the city. Once the two bridges are sealed off, Huangshi will be truly secure."
This project wasn’t something that could be easily accomplished.
Even for an army to take a city, the required efforts were unimaginable, especially when facing various evolutionary zombies, where having advanced weapons wasn’t the most crucial factor.
Initially, Lei’s team, fully armed with tanks and armored vehicles, ended up in a dire situation. Out of over ten thousand people, only a handful survived; if they hadn’t retreated decisively, they might have all perished at the hands of the zombies.
Under the protection of their ’steel torrent’, ordinary zombies were as weak as tofu in their eyes, easily crushed, and even a single tank, if it had enough fuel, could pulverize all of Huangshi’s ordinary zombies into mincemeat.
Never underestimate the power of human technology.
But if it were only ordinary zombies, that would still be manageable. Unfortunately, among the zombies, there were evolutionary zombies like the Powerful Zombie, which were unbeatable terrors to any living human right from the apocalypse’s start.
Moreover, when Lei’s team planned to clear the city, zombies had already evolved through the first and even second waves. Ordinary evolutionary zombies were no longer the scariest threats.
There were also tyrants, hybrids, fusion types, and so on.
These zombies couldn’t be easily overcome with full arms or mere numbers.
Lin Fan said, "Go ahead with your tasks, Gu Hang. I’ll take care of other matters; there is a lot to handle lately. I’ll go around the city to make sure no one falls through the cracks."
Old Zhong and his crew were already patrolling the city in their steel behemoths.
Zhu Cheng kept watch around them; his ability was truly the strongest at that moment, allowing him to see any hidden zombies, and his range was quite vast.
Zhu Cheng, after searching for a long time without any zombie sightings, suddenly spotted a zombie, "Wait, there’s a zombie in that building."
Upon hearing this, everyone abruptly stopped the vehicle.
"Really? What kind of zombie is it, and how many?" Old Zhong asked.
Zhu Cheng said, "Just one, just a single ordinary zombie."
Hearing it was only one ordinary zombie, the group instantly lost much interest, but cleanup was still necessary and had to be done.
"Let’s go, let’s go in together."
Old Zhong wondered why this ordinary zombie remained inside: Could it be because of disabilities in both legs, stranded in a wheelchair, wanting to go outside to bite people but unable to move?
They entered the building.
In the staircase, they saw a female corpse in pajamas. Zhu Cheng made noises to warn others in case it was a zombie pretending to sleep, ready to violently bite anyone approaching.
These instances were frequent.
Ye Qian examined her, "No worries, she’s already dead, her neck is broken, not bitten by a zombie. I think she must have panicked during the apocalypse, stumbled while going downstairs, and accidentally broke her neck."
Dong Jia said, "Such cases are probably not few; too many survivors died not at the hands of zombies but because of various accidents."
Zhu Cheng led them to a security door, pointing, "It’s inside here."
Old Zhong, in his War Armor, did not hesitate. His iron fist struck, banging loudly as it punched through the security door, then he reached in to unlock it from the inside.
"Impressive," Zhu Cheng still envied him.
Even if he were in War Armor, Zhu Cheng would need several tries to break through a security door and certainly couldn’t match Old Zhong’s flair.
Everyone entered the room.