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Counting carefully.

There were eight zombies in total.

If any other survivor faced this situation, the final result would be being knocked down by zombies, bitten while screaming for their parents, and perhaps not even having the chance to turn into a zombie.

Dong Giai, wearing battle armor, was not flustered in the slightest. Facing the zombies' siege, she was skilled and adept. She could predict the zombies' movements in advance. Although her dodging movements were not very proficient, the effect was very good.

Pfft pfft!

The sharp straight saber glinted with cold light. In an instant, it severed the heads of the zombies.

Viscous blood flowed.

"So formidable."

Chuc Thanh stared, really wishing he could get out of the car now and, like Dong Giai, swing a saber and casually chop zombies. However, he knew this was just a dream. With his small, chubby physique, zombies would definitely pat their bellies, having eaten a delicious and filling meal.

Chung Han Quoc held his shield, ready for battle, prepared to attack at any time. His ability enhanced, and his shield further receiving the ultimate crystal reinforcement, when dealing with zombies, that feeling was truly exhilarating.

Of course, now was Dong Giai's time to perform.

He just needed to watch.

"Not bad at all."

Lam Pham praised. It had to be said, Brother Hang was very far-sighted, valuing Dong Giai's awakened ability. Not to mention, Dong Giai's ability had now been enhanced.

The prediction range was wider.

When a zombie attacked, Dong Giai dodged. The zombie that missed seemed to ignore the pressure brought by the change in ankle movement, instantly turned around, and lunged at her again.

The current zombies' capabilities were much stronger than the zombies at the beginning of the apocalypse; all aspects of their strength had been enhanced.

Dong Giai swung her straight saber, her movements having a slightly large arc.

She viciously cleaved the zombie in two.

Lam Pham knew his ability was relatively formidable. Often, when his movements had a slightly larger arc, it indeed very easily gave zombies a chance to pounce and bite.

But with one swing from him, not a single zombie in front could stand stably.

So there were no consequences from large movement arcs.

And Dong Giai, relying on her awakened ability and advance prediction, might have been a bit flustered at the beginning, but the final results were always perfectly resolved.

Very quickly.

The zombies in front were thoroughly eliminated by Dong Giai. Although it took a little long, to be able to achieve this level in her first actual combat was already considered extremely good.

Dong Giai looked at the situation before her, panting slightly. When facing the zombies, to say she wasn't nervous would be a lie. Then, when she slashed with the saber and tore apart the zombie's body, the scene of blood splattering caused intense ripples in her heart.

Gradually, she could accept the bloody scenes.

Dong Giai opened her mask, revealing a smile, "Brother Lam, was my performance alright?"

Lam Pham clapped his hands.

"Beyond imagination! Our Duong Quang residential area's Number One War Goddess absolutely deserves the title."

When Lam Pham praised others, he was never stingy with his words of praise. Besides, what he said was the truth; he wasn't lying.

Dong Giai was a bit shy from the praise, "Brother Lam, I'm at most number two. Sister Diep Thien is the truly formidable one. I'm still far behind."

Chung Han Quoc, at the side, said: "I think each has their own merits. Little Diep is invincible at range, Little Dong is invincible in close combat. What was that movie saying? Outside ten meters, guns are fast; within ten meters, sabers and swords are invincible."

Dong Giai smiled and said: "Brother Chung, that's the proper version. Everyone says within ten meters guns are fast; within ten meters, guns are both fast and accurate."

Chung Han Quoc didn't know there was such a saying, was slightly stunned, and quite surprised.

"There's such a saying?"

Lam Pham smiled without speaking. As Dong Giai said, if not wearing battle armor, Diep Thien's lethality would definitely be very high. However, Dong Giai was now wearing battle armor, reinforced with crystals, her defensive ability was very strong; her defense might not necessarily be breached.

Dong Giai giggled secretly.

She knew Old Chung wouldn't know about these general things.

In her heart, Diep Thien's ability was very strong. Even if she wore battle armor, she didn't have the confidence to win.

The granary before them was their target this time: to inspect the granary's situation and clear out the zombies inside. Looking from afar, one could see those tall and large storage silos; all of them contained grain.

Stockpiling grain now was to solve initial needs. To truly develop further, they had to achieve self-production. Of course, the grain in the reserve granary could last for a very long time.

Among them were unhusked rice, rice, wheat, corn, etc.

They just came to take a look.

To move all the food stored in the granary was an unrealistic matter. Not to mention anything else, the granary equipment made it easier to preserve the grain.

Lam Pham led the group to inspect the granary.

They closed all the doors properly.

And also cleared out the zombies still hiding inside.

Although zombies would run over upon hearing movement.

But a relatively embarrassing situation would also occur, which was zombies getting stuck in certain positions, wanting to move but unable to.

After confirming the granary was safe.

Lam Pham led them back to Duong Quang residential area.

Co Hang, Ha Vinh, and others were welding iron railings. To expand the area, the number of iron railings needed naturally also increased dramatically. To isolate a truly safe area, there was actually another method.

Lam Pham had a plan in mind, which was to swing Frostmourne aimed at the ground. He was confident he could slash out an abyss, forming a neat, separate area.

It was just a pity that underground there were water pipes, electrical cables, sewers, and other city operational lines. Once severed, Duong Quang residential area would fall into a state of power outage and water cutoff.

"Everyone's worked hard, how's it going?"

Lam Pham walked over, looking at the piled-up iron railings. Each section of railing was about eight meters high. This height was acceptable; it could block any type of zombie. But if they encountered a zombie tide forming human pyramids, it would be somewhat insufficient.

But who would just stand by and watch a zombie tide pile up like Arhats?

Clearly an impossible thing.

The group squatted there, looking up at Lam Pham. When welding iron railings, the light was blinding.

Although they knew it was Lam Pham who came, when they looked at people, they always felt their eyes were blurry.

Co Hang picked up the welding torch and said: "Everything is going smoothly. In a while, all the iron railings can be fabricated. How was your trip to the granary? Is the grain all well-preserved?"

Lam Pham said: "Mm, the granary is very well-preserved. Dong Giai, wearing battle armor, can also skillfully hunt zombies. Even if surrounded by several zombies, she can easily resolve it."

Co Hang laughed and said: "Haha, I originally thought of properly training her physical fitness, but she's an Awakened one, and we found a way to enhance Awakened ones' abilities. Even her physical fitness has been enhanced. The effect of gnawing on one crystal is comparable to training for a month."

He deeply felt that taking shortcuts was truly comfortable.

Before gnawing on crystals, Dong Giai's physical fitness wasn't considered good among females. Since she started gnawing on crystals, he discovered Dong Giai's physical fitness was soaring at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"This is humanity's hope. We can't let humanity not see a shred of hope," Lam Pham said.

"That's true too."

Several days later.

Long Cung base.

Professor Ha studied three blood samples: one was Van Van's, and the other two were from the bodies of different Awakened ones.

He was surprised to find that in the blood of every Awakened one, there were similar special cells, but the vitality of these special cells was somewhat different.

The vitality of the special cells in Van Van's blood was stronger than in the other two blood samples.

If one had to describe it.

It was the difference between nobility and commoners.

Therefore, he suspected that the strength of an Awakened one's ability might affect the activity of this type of special cell.

He had conducted experiments on animals.

First, zombie blood was injected into animal bodies. He found that all animals died; no animal could withstand the invasion of the zombie virus. This was also why, since the apocalypse began, no animals had turned into animal zombies due to zombie bites.

For humans, this was considered a good thing.

If animals also turned into zombies, then it would definitely be a dangerous disaster for humans. After all, snakes, insects, rats, and ants exploit every opportunity.

At the same time, he injected special cells into animal bodies. The animals survived for a period, but very quickly, the animals also died.

There were many contents involved in this.

Professor Ha had once participated in a genetic research project.

What exactly is the degree of genetic similarity between humans and animals?

Through research, the genetic similarity between humans is as high as 99.9%. The remaining differences are what determine skin color, hair color, and susceptibility to different diseases.

The genetic similarity between humans and chimpanzees is 96%.

The genetic similarity between humans and cats is 90%.

The genetic similarity between humans and cows is 80%.

Even the similarity with chickens is 60%.

Of course, humans and animals can be said to share a common ancestor, which is the single-celled organism.

In this aspect, the zombie virus can infect all people because of high genetic similarity. And that portion of people who can avoid infection have the special cells he discovered in their bodies, which he called "lucky cells."

And the possibility that animals cannot withstand the zombie virus, the key reason might lie in those different genes.

Therefore, to conduct experiments, it still had to be done on people.

"There is a path, and someone must walk it. Perhaps the consequences are not something I can bear, but when one hesitates, many things will be missed. The knowledge I have painstakingly learned is to repay the motherland. Now that the country is in peril, I cannot stand idly by."

Professor Ha muttered to himself.

But at this moment.

A notification appeared on the screen.

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