"It’s truly pathetic and pitiful... Forced to become a modified being, and ended up being modified poorly."
Zhang Su sighed and said to Cheng Xu, "Come on, let’s try it again!"
There’s still time, so let’s seize the opportunity to see if we can communicate with the Fire-breathing Zombie. If we can stabilize this volatile guy, it would be good for Celestial Horse Island.
Apart from a few members standing guard, everyone gathered around the cargo box, particularly interested, wanting to see what’s going on.
This time, Cheng Xu was much more proactive compared to before, and started the communication without Zhang Su having to prompt.
Everyone chuckled.
"Hey, you see, even in the Zombie Realm, looks matter!"
"So wherever you go, appearances count. To be fair, the Fire-breathing Zombie, whether in appearance or strength, is far superior to 003 by more than a little bit."
"Our Sister Cheng Xu appreciates aesthetics... Whoa!"
While everyone was whispering among themselves, Cheng Xu suddenly seemed to receive a heavy blow, her head tilted back, and she staggered backward. Fortunately, Zheng Xinyu held her up, otherwise she might have fallen to the ground!
"What’s happening? Are you okay?"
Zhang Su stepped forward, noticing the blue in Program 1’s eyes had dimmed, indicating a significant trauma, likely at the consciousness level.
"Did this guy’s overly strong consciousness hurt you?" Zhang Su asked further.
"Uh, uh, uh ah..."
Program 1 murmured in confusion, nodding, unable to explain the specifics of the consciousness communication to everyone.
Just now, she entered the Fire-breathing Zombie’s consciousness, which was a sea of molten lava. She felt a bit hot, but nothing particularly special. However, as she attempted to converse with the Fire-breathing Zombie, a strong pressure overwhelmed her!
Cheng Xu dared not linger and quickly withdrew from the Fire-breathing Zombie’s consciousness, but even so, she still got hit...
"Brother Su, it seems that Mutated Zombies have not only gained special abilities but also have been enhanced in ways we can’t understand!"
Chen Hanzhou said thoughtfully.
Everyone nodded in agreement; it’s reminiscent of inner power battles in martial arts novels, and Program 1 is no match for the other side at all.
Zhang Su frowned, looking at the Fire-breathing Zombie whose head was sealed with thick metal, and said deeply, "She’s willing to communicate and socialize with you to help you, to give you a chance. If you can understand my words, think well whether you want to live comfortably or be locked with even stronger devices in the future!"
Program 1 agreed wholeheartedly with Zhang Su’s words; she was also willing to engage in friendly communication with the Fire-breathing Zombie, but unfortunately, the other party wouldn’t give her a chance.
After Zhang Su spoke, the Fire-breathing Zombie showed no unusual movements, and then the walkie-talkie in the pocket rang.
"Brother Zhang, we still need to circle a few times; Bozai and Old Shen’s vehicle is running out of fuel."
They all filled up when they set off, and the journey wasn’t considered long, only a little over a hundred kilometers round trip. However, due to being fully loaded with supplies and extremely bad road conditions, fuel consumption was incredibly high...
"Alright, come back!"
Zhang Su replied with the walkie-talkie and then clapped his hands.
Clap, clap.
"Everyone, attention!"
Zhang Su saw everyone focus their attention on him, slowly took off his glasses, took a deep breath, with fighting spirit rising in his heart.
"In a few minutes, Old Duan and the others will be back, so stay alert! 004 is formidable, but by no means invincible, and it’s certain that it has been severely injured, otherwise, it would have attacked Zhuzi and the others by now. Thus, this is our chance to eliminate the threat!"
"Regular training is to prepare for a crisis; today’s battle, Celestial Horse Island will win!"
"Celestial Horse Island will win!"
"Win!"
"Just go for it!"
Zhang Su didn’t mention the Yama Corps, because participants also included members of the Elite Corps, and after he shouted the slogan, everyone responded loudly!
No one cared if the noise attracted zombies, because no sound was louder than the sound of a tank moving. If ordinary zombies were indeed drawn in, it would be an opportunity to deal with them as well!
As the echoes faded, the headlights glimmered from afar, with highly recognizable daytime running lights making everyone look serious; the brothers returning from the Mountain and Sea are back!
"Damn! Big brothers are serious this time... tank, 003, Fire-breathing Zombie, and Sister Cheng Xu all here? Hell, 004 is doomed today!"
As the convoy approached, Zhao Dezhu saw the line-up on the road and felt incredibly excited.
"Hehe!" Lu Yubo grinned coldly, "Followed us all the way, damn, it must know why the flowers are so red!"
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...
The convoy came to a stop, and Duan Wuhu was the first to jump off the vehicle, seeing all the familiar faces, despite being away for just over a day, felt a sense of yearning.
"Brother Zhang, everyone, hello there!"
Duan Wuhu waved and greeted everyone.
The people responded warmly.
"Brother Su! Haha, I’m back, did anyone miss me?"
Lu Yubo cheerfully greeted everyone, shedding his previously sinister and vicious demeanor.
"Big brother, haha, oh, wife, you came too?"
Zhao Dezhu had previously focused on the tank and Fire-breathing Zombie, and hadn’t noticed his own wife mingling among the crowd, suddenly feeling a bit uncomfortable.
"Why, are you planning some secret relationship that Teacher Yu mustn’t know about?"
Zhang Su walked up, patted a few on the shoulder, teasing Zhao Dezhu, then nodded in acknowledgment towards Shen Linrui and a few unfamiliar faces.
"Squeak, squeak!"
Flash crawled out of Shen Linrui’s pocket, enthusiastically greeted Zhang Su, its bean-like eyes searching the ground.
Zhang Su didn’t have the time for small talk with strangers but did chat a bit with Flash, saying, "Looking for Good Fortune, huh? It’s watching the house, didn’t come over."
"Squeak..."
Flash replied with slight disappointment, ran a half circle on Shen Linrui, and switched to another pocket to crawl into.
Zhang Su noticed someone missing from the group and quickly asked, "Where’s Luezi?"
"Luezi is in the car controlling the drone, monitoring 004."
Duan Wuhu pointed to the back of the Pajero.
Wu Lue heard they were talking about him and shouted from the car, "Brother Su, I’m here, come see!"
Zhang Su quickly walked to the car, saw Wu Lue sitting cross-legged in the trunk with a screen in front of him, able to see the terrifying figure he had encountered once sprinting across the wilderness!
"I’ve been using the drone to tease it, keeping the distance at about five to six kilometers, but damn, it runs so fast, it gets close in no time, no way, this..."
Almost as if 004 heard Wu Lue’s mumble, it unexpectedly slowed its pace.
Zhang Su placed one foot on the edge of the trunk, frowned, and said, "I feel there’s something wrong with its state."
"Yeah, something’s definitely off, it must be injured severely, let’s take this chance to kill it!"
Zhao Dezhu chattered, with his comrades sharing life and death by his side, his confidence swelled!
"No, no, no, it’s not this wrong, I mean... look, it’s stopped, Luezi, this doesn’t match the distance you mentioned earlier, it seems like it’s sensed something!"
Zhang Su pointed to the screen and asked.
"Hmm...indeed it’s off. Before it was just about a kilometer away from us, but now, let me check, it’s nearly three kilometers away! It definitely sensed something and dares not approach!"
Wu Lue nodded affirmatively.