Cocky

"..."Nathan and Sophia both fell silent at the same time.

Richard broke the quiet, saying, "If no one can handle it, then log it into the Zombie King Archive and send it to HQ. Let the higher-ups figure it out."

Genesis Biotech had something called the "Zombie King Archive," a collection of records on the most dangerous, unsolvable zombies with bizarre abilities. Any zombie that made it into this archive was essentially labeled as "extremely dangerous"—highly evolved and incredibly powerful.

"Nathan, be extra careful for now and wait for HQ's response. Even if you can't take that zombie down, don't let it keep evolving," Richard warned.

"Yeah, yeah, got it," Nathan nodded quickly, his tone a mix of nervousness and determination.

From the side, Sophia chimed in with her usual snark, "Hah! Yeah, you better be careful. Who knows? One day you might just get wiped out by a zombie. When that happens, feel free to come running to us in San Bernardino."