They had already burned their bridges.
The three men sighed helplessly. They could only persevere on the path they had chosen. The Duong Quang shelter in Hoang City was their only way out. Since that was the case, then they would just do their time in prison obediently.
If it had been anyone else telling them to go to prison.
They would have absolutely cursed them out.
Are you sick in the head?
This is the apocalypse. What's the point of going to prison? We've already said we're turning over a new leaf and promoting positive energy. We've definitely reformed ourselves, so why is this test necessary?
But Chu Duong and Cao Bo warmly welcomed the three new convicts.
Chu Duong was especially overjoyed. The more prisoners there were in the prison, the more it proved how important he, the warden, was.
Now, under his management, the prisoners in the prison were very obedient, and they were sharp when it came to farming work.
Especially when he and Cao Bo were on patrol.
All the prisoners stood up straight, not daring to even breathe loudly. Their eyes, when looking at them, were filled with panic and unease.
This was the effect he wanted.
Without authority, there can be no rules. Without rules, this group of prisoners would truly think they could rule the heavens.
A few days later!
Lam Pham was out clearing zombies as usual.
He felt that Hoang City was probably like a forbidden land in the apocalypse for some of the zombies that had retained their reason. Humans could come and go as they pleased, but for zombies, coming here was just asking for death.
"An Dai City welcomes you." He looked up at the dust-covered sign. He hadn't expected to have already cleared his way to An Dai City. This city was adjacent to Hoang City and had always enjoyed Hoang City's benefits, even basking in its glory, swaggering around outside and often saying, "I run with Big Brother Hoang. Big Brother Hoang has always thought highly of me," belonging to Big Brother Hoang's right-hand man.
Lam Pham carried his sword and strolled forward. The surrounding zombies growled, struggling with bodies that seemed stiff but were actually very agile.
They charged madly.
Lam Pham increased his speed. The glint of his sword flashed, flesh and blood splattered. No zombie could withstand a single strike from him.
A moment later.
He arrived in An Dai City. Ferocious zombies were everywhere. Without anyone to clear them, the number of zombies in a city was unimaginable.
An Dai City had a population of one to two million. At the moment the apocalypse erupted, there were definitely survivors who managed to escape, but many more, in the chaotic outbreak, became members of the zombie horde.
Landing on the roof of a large building, he looked into the distance.
A scene of chaos and dilapidation.
Among the zombie horde, he saw many evolved zombies.
"Let's start clearing."
Lam Pham carried Frostmourne and descended. If there were really survivors living here, the commotion he made by hunting zombies would definitely be heard by them.
He hoped there were still living survivors, but the probability was relatively low.
After all, the current city was a meat grinder.
Whatever went in would be ground into mush.
Diem City.
The building where the Zombie God was hidden had undergone a world-shaking change.
Flesh and blood had merged with steel and concrete.
Like a giant living creature, the creature's flesh and blood could breathe. As it breathed, the flesh and blood moved, spewing out unknown gases. The surrounding zombies surrounded this building, spreading out in all directions.
The Zombie God, having taken form, had successfully established its nest. From time to time, zombies covered in sticky fluids would walk out from the suckers pulled from the flesh and blood.
These zombies were different from other zombies.
Their appearance was very bizarre.
Some bodies had many tumors that oozed sticky liquid.
Some had strangely shaped heads, as if they had been compressed by a machine. Anyone with a normal sense of aesthetics would feel disgusted upon seeing them.
At this moment, inside the building.
The strength Awakener Dai Quyen had been the Zombie God's servant for some time.
His spirit and energy had undergone a world-shaking change. His whole body was filled with an astonishing explosive force, as if it contained unimaginable power.
The supply of crystals had allowed Dai Quyen's ability to be enhanced to the third stage.
Among human Awakeners, he was already considered a high-level existence.
If he were placed in Hoang City, then his third-stage ability would be somewhat unremarkable. Facing Lao Chung, he would probably be blown apart with a single punch.
"Zombie God, it has been confirmed. There is a zombie in Hop Thanh City that has maintained its reason. It can speak, and its ability is to control other zombies, forming a very large-scale zombie tide army."
Dai Quyen reported the situation.
He stepped on the Zombie God's flesh and blood. The ground was all covered with the Zombie God's flesh. Every piece of flesh seemed to be alive. During this time, the Zombie God had undergone unimaginable growth.
It had truly enveloped this building, forming a terrifying nest.
He raised his head slightly and could see the flesh cocoon appearing as the Zombie God breathed. That was where the Zombie God was incubating a terrifying existence. He could no longer be considered human today.
His chest, hidden by his clothes, had a hard zombie bone. The Zombie God had cultivated a parasitic bone that could perfectly fuse with the body, forming a hard zombie bone that could withstand terrifying impacts.
"I want him."
The Zombie God's voice was getting deeper and more sinister.
"Yes."
Dai Quyen dared not have any resistance. The Zombie God's authority was becoming stronger and stronger.
"Lead my zombie tide, go to Hop Thanh, and capture him."
The Zombie God's zombie tide was different from the outside zombies. They were basically a type of zombie cultivated by the Zombie God that would only obey its commands.
When Dai Quyen faced those zombies, he had only one thought, which was that their appearance was truly disgusting, making one feel nauseous just looking at them.
But there was no other way... These zombies were probably his comrades in arms.
They would fight side by side.
And fight against the living survivors.
Hop Thanh City.
In the bathroom.
Two female survivors were taking advantage of the restroom break to whisper bad things about Trieu Van.
"On what basis is she living better than us? She doesn't have to do anything and can enjoy all those things."
"Yeah, I think she's really shameless, even willing to be with a zombie."
These two female survivors were the women brought back by Vuong Tu Hien to serve as Trieu Van's maids.
"That zombie has maintained its reason, just as smart as us. Do you think that... that part of it will ooze sticky liquid?"
"Of course it will. Oh my, just thinking about it makes me feel so disgusted."
"Keep it down, don't let anyone hear. We've been in the restroom for a while now. We should hurry out and take a look. If that zombie sees we're not there, who knows what will happen."
They left the bathroom. There were zombies monitoring them in the corridor outside. Apart from being a little afraid of this, they had no other thoughts.
Returning to the room, in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
Trieu Van was sitting there, holding a book, reading quietly.
"Mistress, would you like some coffee?" the short-haired girl, Vuong Tinh, asked softly.
Trieu Van smiled and said, "No, thank you. Actually, when he's not here, you can just call me Trieu Van."
She had already gotten used to her current life. Ever since she had played carefree at the amusement park, she no longer had any fear of Vuong Tu Hien. In fact, she felt he was quite good.
Even if the other party was a zombie, in her eyes, he was more friendly than a human.
"No, no, it's better to call you mistress, otherwise we'll be punished again." Vuong Tinh was very respectful, but her eyes clearly showed her displeasure. She was truly envious of Trieu Van's life. Why was she favored by the zombie, while they didn't even have a chance?
The way that zombie looked at them was like they were prey.
It made one feel a chill without being cold.
As if he could eat them at any time.
Trieu Van looked very helpless. She also didn't know why Vuong Tu Hien had taken a liking to her. Sometimes, she even thought, did she have some advantage that she herself hadn't discovered?
If she were to ask Vuong Tu Hien.
Vuong Tu Hien might frankly tell her... "Actually, I'm attracted to your beauty, and also your body."
But the process of being in love was truly wonderful.
I like the feeling of being in love with you.
I really hope that on a dark and windy night, I, Vuong Tu Hien, will set up candles, prepare a Western-style meal, we will listen to music, and dine together. After the meal is over, we will get up and dance gracefully, embracing under the moonlight.
If we can have a passionate kiss, that would be for the best.
"Mistress, do you know about the Duong Quang shelter in Hoang City?"
Vuong Tinh looked at the closed door and whispered.
"I don't know."
Trieu Van shook her head. She also didn't know about the Duong Quang shelter.
Vuong Tinh said, "I heard people say that there is a very safe place in Hoang City called the Duong Quang shelter. There's a human named Lam Pham who has cleaned up all the zombies in Hoang City and has been taking in survivors. We were originally planning to go there."
Thinking that at that time, they already had a helicopter, getting to Hoang City would have been no problem at all. Who would have thought that this kind of situation would happen? The more she thought about it, the more speechless she became.
Trieu Van said in surprise, "A human can clean up all the zombies in a city?"
In her understanding, it felt so unrealistic.
Vuong Tinh looked at Trieu Van's face. The more she looked, the more she felt this face was too disgusting, but she could only endure the disgust and say, "It's true. Our human race has now produced Awakeners, who have very, very strong abilities and can deal with zombies very easily."
Trieu Van wasn't actually very interested in shelters. After the apocalypse erupted, she also felt how sinister the living were.
She felt that she had been able to live until now, to be honest, was truly a miracle.
If she were to choose now, she would choose to stay here. Living with the zombie Vuong Tu Hien, she could feel at ease, a feeling of being protected.
Trieu Van said, "If you want to go to the Duong Quang shelter, I can arrange a car for you."
She knew that these two didn't want to stay here, they were just afraid of Vuong Tu Hien. Under Vuong Tu Hien's oppression, they didn't dare to have any thoughts of resistance.
Vuong Tinh's face lit up with joy, but she thought of Vuong Tu Hien's terror. Even if Trieu Van told Vuong Tu Hien to let them leave, they could guarantee that they would definitely be killed by zombies sent by Vuong Tu Hien on the way.
So her idea was to trick Trieu Van into leaving with them.
Only in this way would it be the safest.
"Then don't you want to leave? Zombies and humans are ultimately not the same species," Vuong Tinh said.
Trieu Van shook her head and said, "No. Compared to living with humans, I feel that living with zombies makes me feel more at ease."
If Lam Pham were here, he would definitely give Trieu Van a thumbs up. You're right. Zombies are very straightforward. They either bite you to death, or you kill them. There will absolutely be no deception.
How straightforward.
Hearing her words, Vuong Tinh secretly cursed in her heart, "Stupid woman, truly a stupid woman."
"That's what you say, but..."
Just as Vuong Tinh wanted to continue saying something.
The door to the room was pushed open.