NOVEL NEXT Chapter 242: Officer Huang... The Undying
Nowadays, Officer Huang and Dongdong are standing in the green torrential rain.
The survivors, on the other hand, stay home and watch silently.
Lin Fan, having changed his clothes, finds Zhu Cheng.
He lacks the ability to gather information, so he can't know what's happening with Officer Huang and Dongdong.
"How is it?" Lin Fan asks.
Zhu Cheng looks gravely at the situation in front of him, "There's still no change. Officer Huang had already evolved once after leaving the shelter."
"What were the initial evolution paths?" Lin Fan asks.
Zhu Cheng replies, "[Perfect Evolutionary], [Complete Metamorphosis Evolutionary], [Mutant Evolutionary]..."
Listening to Zhu Cheng's words, Lin Fan nods. The evolution paths of zombies are not singular; they have several routes. Moreover, it seems the evolution path isn't something one can choose.
It might depend on fate, but the specifics are hard to say.
"And what about now?"
Lin Fan continues to inquire.
Zhu Cheng says, "Currently, Officer Huang's evolution path is very stable, following the [Gene Evolution] route. If he continues to evolve, he might head towards [Orderer], [Immortal], [Brute]."
"Just these three?"
"Yes, only these three."
Lin Fan analyzes: the first two evolution paths are quite good, but the name of the third evolution path seems a bit unsettling.
As the apocalypse has developed to this point, the basic zombie evolution has only two types.
The first type involves ordinary humans turning into ordinary zombies and developing based on fate. As for what kind of zombie they'll evolve into, it's hard to say.
The second type is similar to the zombie emperor Wang Zixuan, who retains intelligence after becoming a zombie and can evolve by consuming crystals and devouring the flesh of Awakeners.
This also shows that, like humans, zombies have infinite potential for evolution.
And as the apocalypse unfolds, some humans have begun to teeter on the brink of destruction, creating Mutants that are monstrous hybrids of human genes and zombie genes.
In his eyes, such beings might maintain a human appearance in the early stages, but it's really hard to say if they can remain humanoid if research continues.
While discussing with Zhu Cheng, something happens.
Officer Huang lets out a low growl, bending over, his entire body trembling. The green thunderstorm grants Officer Huang evolution.
"He's evolving," Zhu Cheng stares unblinkingly.
Lin Fan is also waiting, "Let me know as soon as you find out what evolution path Officer Huang takes."
"Yes, okay."
The moment of evolution is often the most exciting moment.
Everyone at the Sunshine Shelter is fixated on watching.
To them, Officer Huang holds a significant place in their hearts. Although Officer Huang is a zombie, it doesn't affect his image in their minds.
At this moment.
Officer Huang, having taken off his damaged war armor, has countless bulging veins surfacing on his skin, as if many worms are hidden beneath, constantly moving.
While most zombies' skin gradually rots.
Zombies on the evolutionary path don't exhibit this condition.
"Huh, huh"
"Huh, huh"
Low growls continuously emit from Officer Huang's throat.
Lin Fan senses a force swelling within Officer Huang's body.
Previously in Huangshi, Officer Huang evolved by consuming crystals; after leaving Huangshi, he roamed outside, being self-sufficient, hunting other Evolutionary Zombies.
Officer Huang also devoured the flesh of Awakeners.
His genes received optimization.
"Go for it!" Lin Fan clenches his fists, watching Officer Huang in the green rain. As for Dongdong, he doesn't draw much attention, living safely in Huangshi.
Quickly.
The evolution process isn't lengthy.
Zhu Cheng says in surprise, "He evolved; Officer Huang's evolution path is [Immortal]."
"Describe it in detail."
Lin Fan wants to know more clearly where the advantages of [Immortal] lie. Without the ability to see through, he would need to ask Zhu Cheng.
Zhu Cheng rubs his eyes in disbelief, "What? There's a crystal color at Officer Huang's heart. Are there two crystals?"
This kind of situation has never been seen before.
He and Old Zhong wander the outskirts all day, seeing many zombies, but have never seen one with two crystals, which truly baffles people.
"Haha, two crystals. Is this Officer Huang's characteristic? Or even if his head is chopped off, maybe you can't kill Officer Huang because there's another crystal in the heart providing vitality?" Lin Fan wonders.
"Lin, this is hard to say. It might be that my ability stage is still insufficient; after Officer Huang's evolution, I can no longer see more information."
Zhu Cheng is quite helpless. Ultimately, it's due to his own inadequacy, and Lin Ge's mentioned situation is not impossible. If one has to try, the price could be substantial.
Having to cut off Officer Huang's head.
It's unnecessary, truly unnecessary.
"It's fine. Since Officer Huang has successfully evolved, everything's good. Take it slow, no need to rush. But why is there no reaction from Dongdong yet?" Lin Fan is puzzled.
Zhu Cheng says, "I think it's because Dongdong devoured the flesh of an Awakener recently and has already evolved. This torrential rain is simply perfecting his genes and hasn't reached the stage of evolution."
Lin Fan nods, feeling that Zhu Cheng's explanation seems highly plausible.