The most ruthless person in the apocalypse

Chapter 1128 Something's Wrong with These Zombies!
"Gentlemen, let's roll up our sleeves and get to work! Before dinner, let's tidy up our cozy home so we can all get a good night's sleep tonight!"

"Okay! Time to get a good night's sleep!"

Anyone who doesn't come with bad intentions will actively participate in the labor. Everyone's goal is simple: to live a peaceful and good life. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will definitely become an enemy of the people!

Many hands make light work. In the process of working together, some of the older people seemed to find the feeling of those passionate years again, as if that exciting era had returned!
While Tianma Island was bustling with activity, a convoy sped along the North Second Ring Road in Qincheng. Leading the way was Zhang Su's Land Cruiser FJ, followed by two sedans, two SUVs, and finally a van loaded with combat equipment.

"Brother Su, I think we need to strengthen the defenses at the port. The aircraft carrier is docked there. How about we develop that area into a coastal fortress?"

Between the vehicles, the members chatted via walkie-talkies.

Upon hearing Wang Xin's suggestion, Zhang Su picked up the walkie-talkie and replied, "Whether it's because of the light sphere or the aircraft carrier, the port needs to be developed. This can't be rushed. At least we need to settle the survivors who have just joined the camp, then transport the munitions from the reservoir back, and then make further plans."

"Haha, if the new defensive fortress is built, I'll apply to be its commander!"

Pang Dakun said excitedly.

"Da Kun, I've heard of the station chief, battalion commander, and commander, but you, the frontier commander, are truly outstanding!"

"Isn't it a fortress? Managing a fortress means you're the fortress commander!"

"Hmm? Wait a minute..."

While we were chatting happily, the Land Cruiser FJ turned from the North Second Ring Road onto the provincial highway, slowed down and stopped directly on the side of the road. The cars behind it also stopped one after another.

"Brother Su, what's wrong?"

Lu Yubo, who was following closely behind the Land Cruiser FJ, stuck his head out of the car window and saw that the boss in the car in front had already opened the door and gotten out, so he asked out of curiosity.

"I have a strange feeling, something's not right about these zombies!"

Zhang Su walked around the front of the car, stood by the roadside, and frowned as he looked at the horde of corpses in the wilderness.

"Wait a minute? What's wrong with the zombies?"

Zhao Dezhu, who was in the same car as Lu Yubo, also came to the roadside, handed a cigarette to Zhang Su, and then shone his flashlight on the horde of corpses in the wilderness.

The light swept across the dark mass of corpses, which stood silently in the wilderness as always, swaying slowly and erratically.

"Hey, Su-ge, Su-ge, is that you guys back?"

Just then, Zhou Haotian, who was on duty in Xidaying Village, contacted Zhang Su through the walkie-talkie.

"It's us. We'll stay here and watch for a while. You all go about your business."

After responding, Zhang Su pointed at the horde of zombies through the walkie-talkie and said, "I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I feel like these zombies are different from when we left!"

"Are these zombies controlled by electromagnetic waves?"

Chang Qingsheng also came to the roadside.

"That's right, Cai Changli said there are more advanced methods for creation?"

Zhang Su then asked a question.

Chang Qingsheng shook his head and said, "There is no more advanced method. On the contrary, we took some detours in the research process. At first, we thought that zombies could only be controlled by electric current, but later we found that strong magnetic fields were better. There are some zombie groups that are controlled by magnetic fields, but they are not as orderly as this!"

Zhang Su nodded and didn't continue the topic. What he wanted to study now was not the technology of creation, but the problem of zombies in the wilderness.

"Honey, why do you think the zombies are weird? I don't see anything wrong with them."

Zheng Xinyu looked through the binoculars for a long time but didn't see any difference from before.

"Well, brother, I might be a bit slow on the uptake, I didn't figure it out either."

"Is it looser than before? It seems a bit so, Su-ge, what exactly is the problem?"

The rest of the Yama Legion members were observing, but due to their poor eyesight, they couldn't see very clearly and were waiting for Zhang Su to explain, feeling confused.

"I think these zombies are a bit smarter than before, do you understand? I think it's definitely related to the glowing sphere getting close to us!"

Zhang Su pointed solemnly at the horde of corpses. "The straight-line distance from the port to here is twenty kilometers, Brother Su. Can the light sphere really affect that far? If it really can, then there's no need to train at the port."

Qi Xiaoshuai asked curiously.

On his way back, Zhang Su managed to repair a small part of his damaged Ice Heart. He paid special attention to the distance, which was about four or five kilometers from the port. He was pleasantly surprised that it could be repaired even at such a distance.

But that doesn't mean anything in the current situation, because the effect of the glowing sphere on him and its effect on the zombies are two different things!
"Enhancing our abilities and influencing the range of zombies are definitely different. Don't forget, Yong County is more than 200 kilometers away from Beihe, yet energy fluctuations were still detected there, weren't they?"

Zhang Su stared at the ordinary zombies in the distance. He used to think they were stupid and that he could slap them without any problem. But just now, when he drove by and glanced at them, he felt that the eyes of some zombies in the horde of corpses flickered!
Others might not notice it, but for his superhuman vision, it was like the twinkling of stars in the night, which he keenly observed.

If you observe carefully, you'll find that the zombies seem to have become a little more agile than before!
"Programmer, come here, take a look at these zombies, aren't they different from before?"

Seeing the program swaying over, Zhang Su asked it to give its opinion.

The program nodded, dutifully strode to the edge of the field, approached the horde of corpses to sense their presence, then turned back and mumbled a few words.

The gist is that its level of consciousness is lower than that of a normal zombie. As for comparing it to before, it won't compare, because it hasn't detected it before...

"Never mind all that, I'm certain they've changed. Starting tomorrow, send elite and reserve legion personnel to wipe out the zombies and prevent further trouble!"

Zhang Su immediately thought of the unusual zombies on Turtle Stone Island. If all these zombies turned like that, even Tianma Island would probably have a hard time dealing with them!

"Okay, I think your decision is absolutely right!"

"Prevention is better than cure. There are mutated zombies here, so we should definitely take care of them!"

Everyone agreed with Zhang Su's opinion; the dangerous matters would be handled by their Yanluo Legion, and it would be good to let the other two legions gain experience.

"I have something to tell you."

Chang Qingsheng spoke with a slight frown.

Zhang Su looked at Chang Qingsheng, who had a conflicted expression, and said, "What is it? Speak up. We have a lot of freedom of speech in our camp. As long as you don't make personal attacks, you can speak your mind."

"No, no..." Chang Qingsheng shook his head and said, "I was thinking... it's like this, there's a detection device in Genesis that can, um... rainfall strengthens both zombies and us humans, you should know that, right?"

Zhang Su and the rest of the Yama Legion members all nodded in agreement.

"Have you calculated the increase in zombie strength after each rainfall?"

Chang Qingsheng asked.

“We don’t have such precise statistics.”

Zhang Su shook his head, readily admitting his shortcomings.

Chang Qingsheng continued, "If that's the case, then there's even less chance that there's any equipment to predict the magnitude of the increase, right?"

"What you said..."

"Could creation be predicted?"

Lu Yubo felt that Chang Qingsheng was belittling Tianma Island and wanted to retort, but Zhang Su waved his hand to interrupt Lu Yubo. He felt that Chang Qingsheng was not the kind of person who would engage in such comparisons, so there was no point in it and there must be a reason for him saying such things.

Chang Qingsheng nodded: "Yes, the research department of Genesis has assembled an instrument. I don't understand the specific principle, but I know that it can predict the extent to which the next rainfall will increase the number of zombies based on some data. They call this the enhancement index."

"Strengthened indices! Sounds so professional. Like stocks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq Composite Index..."

"Shouldn't it be KDJ and MACD indices?"

"Don't interrupt..."

Qi Xiaoshuai and Wang Xin were discussing something when Zheng Xinyu stopped them, saying they were talking nonsense instead of discussing serious matters!

Zhang Su's expression turned serious, and he said, "You said before that you had something to tell me when we got back to camp, is this what you mean?"

“That’s right!” Chang Qingsheng scratched the bridge of his nose and said hesitantly, “At first I thought it was the secret of creation, but then I thought about it and it wasn’t really that big of a secret!”

(End of this chapter)