"Why are you all gathered there?" Chief Li adjusted his police cap and asked, "Don't you know that this is the end of the world and there are zombies outside? You can't just run around outside at night? Go home quickly... No, you don't seem to be locals, right?"
He looked so normal, just like a policeman who was still patrolling in the apocalypse. The police uniform on him made people feel at ease.
Some people even left the team and came closer to him. Tan Yan immediately said, "Don't move. Come back."
Everyone stopped and looked at Tan Yan in confusion, as if they didn't know why he asked them to stop. This was obviously a policeman. Didn't they go home
Liang Xian felt something was wrong. He pulled Aunt Yang, who was trying to get closer to Director Li, and asked, "Aunt Yang, what are you doing?"
"Good boy, he's a policeman, he will definitely help us." Aunt Yang's eyes lit up with trust. If Liang Xian hadn't pulled her back hard, she would have almost rushed to Director Li.
"Qin Li!"
Liang Xian shouted, and Qin Li cooperated very well and stepped forward, building a wall in front of everyone, separating them from Director Li.
"What's going on?" Ah San grabbed a man who was about to rush towards Director Li, "These people are going crazy."
Liang Xian said solemnly: "Level 4 zombies can control ordinary zombies, but what about the Zombie King?"
It seems that it can control humans.
"Gather everyone together," Tan Yan's expression was more serious than ever before, "I will deal with him."
Seeing them like this, Director Li said helplessly, "You superpowers are such a nuisance. We are both evolvers, so why are humans superior to zombies? It's just that we evolved in different directions. Look at me, I'm doing pretty well now. Not only can I remember my past life, but I also have the power to protect myself and the residents of Ping County. It doesn't matter if they are outsiders. Ping County has a small population now, and there are still many houses. They can all live there."
Seeing that Tan Yan looked unhappy, Liang Xian asked, "Are you sure these ordinary people are still human if they stay?"
"Of course it's people," said Director Li. "Didn't you notice that every household in the county has lights on? We are living well in this apocalypse. Factories have gradually resumed production recently, and greenhouses have begun to grow crops. Ping County has passed the most dangerous moment, and things will get better and better."
"Oh? It sounds good. Is there any price to pay?" Liang Xian asked.
"No, I'm the only zombie in this county. I still have my rationality and won't bite people randomly. With me here, no zombie dares to attack here. This is a paradise!" Director Li continued to persuade.
"People eat food, what do you eat?" Liang Xian asked again.
Director Li's expression changed slightly, "Young man, being too smart is not popular. I don't eat much either. If I can catch a superpower, I can eat one person a month. For ordinary people, I can eat one a week. Of course, it would be even better if I had the crystal core of a high-level zombie. After all, I raise them all and have feelings for them. I would be sad if they died.
I've done some calculations. Ping County now has a population of more than 10,000. With the current level of construction, there will be more survivors coming to seek refuge in the future. I only have one person a week, so I can be a little more humble and pick some old and dying people. As long as the young men and women here have children quickly, the death rate will definitely be lower than the birth rate. How great is that."
"Do you want me to be your pig?" There was a hint of anger in Liang Xian's voice.
"It's better than being bitten to death by zombies outside." Director Li said, "But I only need ordinary people. People with special abilities are a bit troublesome and hard to control, so it's better to kill them. You have seven people with special abilities, which is enough for me to use for seven months. During this period, many children will be born in Ping County. Not bad."
"Bah!" said Ah San who was controlling the crowd in the wall, "Why are the monsters behind this 'hole' more disgusting than each other? Oh my! Don't bite me. They are not zombies, so why should we bite people! Liang Xian, Tan Yan, we can't hold on any longer. These people have gone crazy after being controlled and started biting each other. Let's quickly get rid of that level 5 zombie!"
"It's okay, don't worry," Director Li said slowly, "I just ordered them to attack the mutants and consume your physical strength so that I can deal with you. They are all residents of Ping County. I will not turn them into zombies. Zombies cannot have children. If they only rely on infection to reproduce, sooner or later there will be no one left to infect. Zombies don't understand sustainable development. I understand that they have to give birth to children all their lives."
The Superpower Team was almost furious when they heard this. The Zombie King looks like a human and possesses human intelligence and thinking, but is more dangerous than ordinary zombies and parasitic monsters.
It is indeed as he said, zombies and mutants are two ways of human evolution, but they do not recognize the wrong evolution of the Zombie King.
Tan Yan stopped Liang Xian behind him and asked, "How much do you remember about your life?"
"I remember everything now." Director Li looked around and said, "I still have a lot of feelings for this place, otherwise I wouldn't have chosen Ping County as my base."
"You used to be wholeheartedly serving the people," Tan Yan walked slowly to Director Li and said softly, "In the past, I was the only one who patrolled at night. It was only after you took office that we had a patrol team. Although the patrol team is a bit troublesome, with them, there are indeed fewer crimes in Ping County. When the order was first issued, no one wanted to do it, so you led the team every day for two years before this policy was implemented.
Later, a wanted criminal fled to Ping County. You were shot in the leg while trying to catch him. Since then, you have been walking with a limp and have no chance of getting promoted, so you applied to stay at the Ping County Public Security Management Office and work there until retirement.
You are five years younger than me and you will retire in seven years. At that time, you said that after retirement, you would travel around the world with me. "
Tan Yan looked at Director Li quietly, his calm words revealing an unspeakable heartache.
"Hmm?" The Zombie King looked puzzled. "I have some impression of what you said, but there is no one like you in Ping County, right? What's your name?"
"Tan Yan."
"Let me think," the Zombie King tapped his head, "Zombies have better memories than humans. I remember this person, but he died forty years ago. He was eighteen years old, a retired soldier, and died two days after reporting in. He was awarded first-class merit, and was a martyr. I saw this when I was looking through the files, and there wasn't even a photo of him."
"Really?" Tan Yan had already walked in front of the Zombie King, his tone was a little sad, "Actually, you are dead too."
"At first, yes, but then I remembered it again, didn't I?"
"I don't think the resurrection of the dead is a good thing," Tan Yan said, "We have known each other for a while, so I will give you a ride."
After saying that, he stretched out his hand and punched Director Li hard in the face.
"You psychics, do you really think you can do anything? I only need one hand to deal such an ordinary fist... Ouch!!"
The fist hit him in the face, and the Zombie King screamed and flew far away.
"The crowd is no longer agitated." Ah San knocked on the wall. "I got bit by them. My body is covered with teeth marks. Luckily there are no zombies among them."
"Tell Qin Li to hold on, the gods over here are going to fight." Liang Xian said.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Zombie King climbed up, roared at Tan Yan, his nails slowly grew longer, his teeth were exposed, his body gradually grew larger, and it broke through the police uniform.
"You also go back to the protective wall," Tan Yan said solemnly, "The breath he exhaled contains corpse poison, so you can't breathe it into your body. If you have wounds on your body, it won't work even if you keep breathing. The corpse poison touching the wounds has the same effect as being bitten by a zombie."
Liang Xian knew that it was useless for him to be here at this time, and he would only hinder them. He asked with concern: "Do you have a chance of winning?"
"I'm fine."
It’s not that Tan Yan lacks confidence in defeating the Zombie King, but when facing this familiar face, he feels very complicated.
Liang Xian immediately held his breath and retreated back into the protective wall. Qin Li knew that he was going to come in, so he immediately opened a hole. After Liang Xian entered, the protective wall was closed again. Qiu Qi was holding Qin Li's hand to replenish his strength. Qin Li opened an unprecedentedly huge protective wall and hid everyone inside.
Because the Zombie King wanted to concentrate on fighting Tan Yan, he relaxed his control over people. People woke up with a sense of fear. Seeing the wounds on their bodies caused by bites from others or themselves, they worriedly asked Liang Xian if they had all turned into zombies.
"It's okay," Liang Xian soothed, "You are just mind controlling, the wound has not been exposed to the corpse poison, as long as we hide in the protective wall, we will be fine."
After hearing his words, a woman's low sobbing sound was heard in the crowd, and it was unclear whether it was out of fear or pain.
There was no sound outside. I wonder how the fight between Tan Yan and the Zombie King was going.
Liang Xian was not worried about Tan Yan's power, but the Zombie King could spit out corpse poison from his mouth, and he was afraid that Tan Yan would be accidentally infected with the poison.
Everything should be fine... Everyone prayed quietly inside the protective wall.
The protective wall was suddenly hit by something, and there was a sound of a sharp weapon scratching the protective wall. Someone screamed and immediately covered his mouth, forcing himself to endure it.
There was a ping-pong sound for a while. About an hour later, when the air in the protective wall was almost insufficient, Tan Yan's voice was heard from outside: "You can come out now. The corpse poison has almost dissipated."
Qin Li untied the protective wall and saw Tan Yan standing quietly on the ground, with a zombie corpse under his feet. At this time, Director Li had changed from a monster-like appearance to a human appearance. Tan Yan picked up a piece of cloth that had fallen on the ground in a panic (someone had used it to block the wind when he was in the textile factory before) and covered him with it.
"Are you okay?" Everyone in the superpower team gathered around Tan Yan and asked.
"It's okay." Tan Yan had no wounds on his body. "He wasn't very strong. It only took me more than ten minutes to shoot through his head with a wooden cannon. I didn't dare to let you out because I was afraid that the corpse poison was too strong. The corpse poison didn't dissipate, so I used a hand grenade to blow it up. The burning and the wind pressure from the explosion blew away the corpse poison. It should be okay now. Let's continue on our way."
Seeing that Liang Xian was still staring at him, he forced a smile and said, "I'm really fine, it's just... seeing the face of an acquaintance is really not a pleasant thing."
Liang Xian mustered up his courage and hugged his arm and said, "When we return to the real world, I will accompany you to Ping County to visit your old director. He is the only one who is truly alive."
Tan Yan smiled and touched Liang Xian's head.
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