NOVEL NEXT Chapter 149
In these past few days, Thunderbolt King often asked Chen Luo for around ten to twenty pounds of pork to prevent Silver Wolf from starving. He diligently hunted zombies and collected crystals to feed Silver Wolf, portraying the image of a caring husband.
Combined with Thunderbolt King’s intimidating demeanor, Silver Wolf seemed to show signs of submission. Its innate talent was quite good; at the second level, it could absorb two Level 3 crystals. With Law King’s assistance, it quickly reached the third level .
Gray Wolf, on the other hand, lagged behind.
The first to reach Level 5 was Mi Ling, followed by Mi Li, Xia Haoran, Su Dazhu, Shu Yun, and others.
Chen Luo adjusted the daily tasks for the members to include killing three Level 3 zombies per day. In another half month, he planned to increase this minimum task to five.
In reality, many members were already killing five or more zombies every day, earning extra points.
Just completing the minimum task wouldn’t earn any extra points.
Chen Luo recalled that a little over a month later, the zombies would evolve to Level 4. At that time, survivors like Leng Chen, with good innate talents, who could initially absorb six crystals, would reach Level 4 even without Chen Luo providing them with high-quality crystals. The gap between Level 3 and Level 4 was significant.
When zombies reached Level 4, not only did their strength improve, but their intelligence also increased slightly.
They would no longer wander aimlessly and would begin to purposefully seek out survivors. While the villa area was secluded, it was still within the city, and at that time, it might face a large-scale zombie attack.
Preparations needed to be made for a new base; there was no time for last-minute measures. Chen Luo had already prepared a suitable location—a small village about thirty miles outside the city.
First, they would clear the zombies in that area and then organize a team to start constructing the new base.
On this particular morning, Chen Luo, along with over four hundred people and sixteen trucks, set off for their destination, Li Zhuang.
The night before, Chen Luo had informed everyone about today’s mission.
A little over an hour later, they arrived at their destination.
The village had a population of around a thousand people, but it covered a large area, so the zombies were not densely packed. For Chen Luo’s team, eliminating them should be relatively easy.
Chen Luo gave some instructions, “Pay attention to the zombies, but also be cautious of other creatures like insects. They may have mutated and, while not lethal, could be poisonous. Getting bitten might be very unpleasant.”
Before coming here, Chen Luo had specifically instructed everyone not to wear short sleeves and shorts.
In today’s rural areas, most households had two or three-story buildings, rather than traditional thatched huts or mud houses.
Each rural household likely had more resources than a city apartment. There might even be sweet potatoes and potatoes stored in their cellars.
Collecting supplies here wouldn’t be too difficult, but it was unknown if someone else had already scavenged everything.
Chen Luo chose this location not only because of its favorable position but also because there was a decent-sized river nearby. This would provide them with a nearby water source. They could use water purifiers to make it safe to drink.
Water purifiers couldn’t remove viruses from the water, and drinking such water would affect their progression speed. However, the effects wouldn’t be immediate but rather gradual, like a slow-acting poison.
The more they drank, the greater the impact.
Elite members like Chen Luo would be provided with his own reserved water resources. For regular members, they would have to make do with purified water.
The qualifications of regular members were average, and the kind of water they drank wouldn’t make much of a difference since their levels were already fixed.
It was the elite members like Chen Luo, Mi Ling, and Mi Li who would be more significantly affected.
Rice, held by Chen Luo, might have been feeling uncomfortable or perhaps was just curious about the rural surroundings since it was her first time in the countryside.
She climbed onto Chen Luo’s shoulders, using her two little paws to secure her grip on his head.
Chen Luo rolled his eyes playfully, muttering to himself, “Only you, Rice, could climb onto the head of the Void King.”
A black butterfly, larger than Chen Luo’s palm and covered in spots, flew directly towards him. It had quite an ugly appearance.
Rice screamed in fright.
To be honest, Chen Luo also had an aversion to creatures like this butterfly and insects in general. It wasn’t that he was afraid of their strength; it was more like the way some girls react to mice or snakes.
Chen Luo took out one of the iron claws and used it like a fly swatter, putting all his strength into the strike. The butterfly was instantly smashed into the ground.
Chen Luo arrived at the riverside and checked the water quality, finding it to be acceptable.
Rice, curious, asked, “Are there any fish in there?”
Chen Luo nodded, saying, “Yes, there are, but they’re not very good to eat. They taste sour and astringent.”
Living in water contaminated with viruses for a long time, the fish’s meat had long since mutated, becoming increasingly unpalatable over time.
Just then, a distant shout reached their ears, “There’s a powerful zombie here, run!”
Chen Luo squinted his eyes and immediately ran in the direction of the voice.
For this mission, Chen Luo had organized the members into groups of twenty, ensuring that they could cooperate effectively. With such teamwork, it was challenging for a dozen zombies to harm them.
One group of members cautiously entered a house to search for any zombies. Little did they know, a cunning zombie was hiding behind the door. As the leader of the group entered, the zombie suddenly grabbed him by the neck and grinned maliciously, saying, “Hide and seek, didn’t see me, did you?”
The members caught sight of this unusually large-headed zombie, about twice the size of a regular human, grotesque and terrifying. In an instant, it snapped the neck of the first member who entered.
The others immediately launched an attack, but it had little to no effect. Everyone’s faces turned pale.
Seeing the giant-headed zombie chasing them, they quickly dispersed and fled in different directions, loudly warning each other. Those unfortunate members who fell victim to the zombie had no choice but to accept their fate.
Chen Luo had specifically educated them about encountering mutated zombies: scatter and run; don’t try to fight. Ordinary people stood no chance against a Level 5 or 6, or even higher-level mutated zombie. Holding on and not abandoning their teammates would only lead to everyone’s demise.
Mutated zombies, while formidable, weren’t capable of killing everyone. They had limited lifespans and wouldn’t relentlessly chase and kill people; once they were satiated, they’d stop.
“Big Head” zombie had killed two people and muttered to itself, “Had enough of iron-head.”
Chen Luo arrived, and the fleeing members also regained their composure, ceasing their escape and glaring at Big Head zombie.
Big Head zombie was about to feast when it sensed that Chen Luo was anything but ordinary. It displayed a kind of bravado, saying, “I’m Iron Head, and my head is very tough. If you don’t want to die, roll out of my way.” It pointed to its own head and continued, “Come on, hit my head.”
It seemed to possess some intelligence, but it was still quite limited, behaving somewhat like a mischievous child.
Chen Luo remained expressionless. As a physique-based mutation, the mutated part of his body was his claws. Similarly, the mutated part of this Big Head zombie was its head.
Chen Luo approached and delivered a powerful kick to the crotch of the Big Head zombie. It attempted to evade, but there was no escape.
The Big Head zombie’s face immediately contorted in agony.
“It hurts, it hurts so much,” the Big Head zombie grumbled.
Chen Luo mercilessly kicked it again and said, “I heard you say your head is tough; I just wanted to test it out.”