The most ruthless person in the apocalypse

Chapter 1238 Collective Consciousness
"Holy crap, what's going on?! What the hell...!"

In the distance, bathed in silver light, the more than 400,000 zombies were no longer standing haphazardly. Their previous movements were not meaningless. They gradually formed ranks and finally stood in a neat square formation!

The others were standing too low to see clearly, but the people on the rooftop could see the large group of zombies clearly even without using binoculars!

As Chinese, we've seen countless impressive formations—neat, imposing, and dashing—but when this formation appeared in the distance, the three of them felt a chill run down their spines and straight to the top of their heads!

Question: What is the probability that more than 400,000 mindless zombies wandering around randomly would form a square formation?

The answer is to disassemble a mechanical watch into its parts, put them in a cup, and shake it continuously to restore the watch to its original low value!
The probability is so low that it is infinitely close to zero, so these zombies must have consciousness or activated some kind of collective consciousness to accomplish this feat!

tidy!

From Wu Daqiang's perspective, the zombie formation was remarkably neat, as if drawn with a graphic design software, with straight lines and right angles.

Ordinary zombies gathered on the left, while large zombies were on the right. Some of the large zombies and ordinary zombies that couldn't fit in the line were grouped together in one row!
Even though the zombies varied in height and were densely packed, it did not affect the overall neatness of the formation. All four sides looked to be about the same length, approximately one mile!

The huge square formation, with sides of about 500 meters, has about two zombies per square meter, whereas previously it used to be at least seven or eight per square meter, and the area it occupies has been spread out in an instant!
The electromagnetic field's binding force on the zombies has become extremely weak.

As a veteran, Wu Daqiang can say with absolute certainty that even with just 400 people, let alone over 400,000, it would be difficult to achieve the same level of discipline as that massive square formation in the wilderness!
The horde of zombies standing haphazardly didn't have such a strong sense of oppression, but once they were neatly arranged, an overwhelming momentum instantly swept over them!

"I'll report to Brother Su. You tell everyone the situation and be on high alert!"

After saying that, Wu Daqiang picked up the walkie-talkie: "Brother Su, this is Chuhaihe River, this is Wu Daqiang, the zombies have changed!"

"What changes?"

Zhang Su opened his eyes again. The strengthening method taught by Elder Zong was effective, but unfortunately he had too many things to deal with and could not concentrate on absorbing energy.

"The zombies...they have consciousness now! Their previous movements were purposeful; they formed a square formation!"

Wu Daqiang stared intently into the distance. What kept him standing on the roof was that the zombies were still quietly looking up at the sky.

Upon hearing this news, Zhang Su stood up abruptly, his smile seemingly strained. He thought to himself, "This is the level of enhancement index of 80 or 90, directly granting a zombie consciousness..."

Not only him, but all the members of the Yama Legion around him heard this shocking news. As the mainstay of Tianma Island, they felt a heavy pressure.

"phalanx!"

A blurry image flashed through Zhang Su's mind; he seemed to have seen the scene Wu Daqiang described in his dream!

The overwhelming army of zombies frantically attacked a majestic city in the wilderness, as if the zombies had been neatly arranged before the charge.

If dreams match reality, then the scenes in the dreams may be a kind of prophecy!

If it's a prophecy, then...

"Ugh!"

Before Zhang Su could react, he heard the program suddenly speak. He turned to look at it, and what he saw shocked him even more.

Previously, although the program's eyes glowed green, they weren't very bright normally. They would only gradually light up in special circumstances, such as when it was fighting other zombies on a mental level. But now...

The program's two eyes were like small light bulbs, as if a flashlight beam was shining on a piece of imperial green jadeite!
With a slight movement of the head, one can even feel a luminous substance overflowing from the eye sockets, creating a phantom trailing effect!

"Don't probe, keep a close watch, be on high alert, we're coming right now!"

Zhang Su was originally going to lead his men to the front lines immediately, but the change in procedures made him pause.

"Programmer, what's wrong with you?"

"Ugh, ha!"

The program jumped up, its limb coordination greatly improved, and except for the neck joint, the rest of its body was no different from a normal person's, and it danced around.

“The program says it’s become much more powerful, comparable to the previous three…” Zhang Su translated the program’s body language to his brothers!

"That's fantastic! The program could control quite a few zombies before, and now it can control even more, making them fight each other!"

"Don't get your hopes up. The program may be powerful, but does that mean the other zombies will just stay stagnant?"

"Damn, now that you mention it, it's true!"

The program becoming stronger should be a happy thing, but now it's hard to be happy. It can become several times stronger. Does that mean all zombies are like this?

"No... hurry back to camp!"

Zhang Su's expression faltered for a moment, and he rushed towards the camp, leaving a trail of afterimages behind him. The fire-breathing zombie was still there waiting to be defeated. If it had also become stronger, the original restraints might have become ineffective!
Everyone realized what had happened and returned to the camp parking lot, only to find that nothing had occurred.

As expected, the fire-breathing zombies would transform into "little firemen," but in reality, nothing changed.

"Programmer, you give it a try!"

Zhang Su stood beside the cargo box with a puzzled look on his face. He could not see any changes in the fire-breathing zombie from its appearance.

The program stepped forward, its eyes flashing with green light, and completed mind control of the fire-breathing zombie in less than ten seconds.

Puff, puff.

The bound fire-breathing zombie spread its left and right hands, creating fireballs the size of two human heads. Then, it clenched its fist, extinguishing the fireballs and bursting into a burst of sparks.

Previously, fire-breathing zombies could only spew flames from their mouths; the program uses this method to tell everyone that it now has a new release channel.

Zhao Dezhu watched from the sidelines, nodding repeatedly in approval. He had never given up on developing "Ice Fist," and now, seeing "Fire Fist," he felt a sense of kinship.

"Try the spray distance."

After saying this, Zhang Su swung his long-handled bone hammer and manually lifted the heavy steel plate covering the fire-breathing zombie.

Only then did everyone realize that the fire-breathing zombie had changed; its skin was cracked and flame patterns had appeared, making it look more imposing and terrifying than before.

Huff, huff.

The heavy iron chains binding its body remained unbroken. The program turned its head, casually exhaled a few breaths to familiarize itself with the sensation, then raised its head, found the right spot, and began to spray violently.

Huhu.

The immense pressure propelled the flames violently, and a fire dragon as thick as a water vat shot straight into the sky, drawing a bold line against the silvery-white sky. The high temperature caused a slight distortion in vision.

A pillar of light connected heaven and earth in the direction of the distant sea, and at this moment a pillar of fire appeared on the mountain, which immediately attracted many people at the foot of the mountain to stop and watch.

Some members who knew the general situation told everyone the truth, but in the process, they inevitably embellished the story, and some unfounded speculations were told in a very convincing way...

Zhang Su estimated the towering pillar of fire and muttered, "It used to be at most forty meters high, but this must be over a hundred meters. It's definitely gotten much stronger! It's a pity the temperature hasn't changed..."

The program heard Zhang Su's comments, and immediately saw a faint red glow on the chest of the fire-breathing zombie. The fire dragon that had been shooting for hundreds of meters instantly retracted, but the color changed. The red gradually faded and was finally replaced by a bluish flame!

"What a fierce fire!"

"This... no zombie could possibly charge forward through this flame!"

When the blue flames appeared, everyone felt a wave of scorching heat rolling in, and the rubber strips on the cars that were nearby softened and deformed!
"The power has increased significantly! Are there any other improvements?"

Zhang Su spoke to the program despite the scorching heat.

The flames were extinguished instantly, and then the somewhat terrifying flaming head swayed from side to side, its eyes a mixture of green and red, a striking contrast between its eerie and bewitching appearance and its adorable behavior.

(End of this chapter)