(3) Happily Seeing Off Officer Hoang, Thunderstorms Reappear (3)

Nightfall.

Lam Pham stood on the balcony looking into the distance. The night wind was bitingly cold. He could hear the sounds of survivors chatting on the street, their tones extremely cheerful.

"This is what life should be."

Life in the past peacetime was called life.

Life in the apocalypse was torment. The first thing one did every day upon waking was to think about filling their stomach. Besides filling their stomach, they also had to constantly pay attention to zombies.

A little carelessness, and it would be eternal damnation.

The current survivors living in the Sunshine Shelter, every one of them had experienced the cruelty of the apocalypse.

In the early stages, it was still alright. Supplies were abundant, and the number of evolved zombies wasn't considered large.

But gradually.

As the apocalypse continued to develop, materials were consumed, damaged, and expired. For the living, these were all great disasters.

Also, the number of evolved zombies gradually increased. Surviving outside, it was very easy to encounter terrifying zombies that were difficult to deal with. If it weren't for the Awakened among humans, then this apocalypse would truly be forcing humans into a dead end.

Just as Lam Pham was thinking about these things.

Thunder rumbled in the sky outside.

"Lightning struck?"

Lam Pham looked up at the sky. Under the moonlight, thick dark clouds drifted over from the distance, a pitch-black expanse, gradually covering the moon.

In an instant.

Thunder rumbled continuously, and an eerie purple light flickered in the dark clouds.

Accompanied by the thunder, a torrential downpour began.

"Thunderstorm?"

Lam Pham's expression gradually became solemn. It had been a long time since he had seen a thunderstorm.

He knew what a thunderstorm meant.

Zombie evolution was related to thunderstorms.

The appearance of Awakened ones was also after a thunderstorm.

To put it simply, it was as if after a thunderstorm, there was spiritual energy in the air. When absorbed by people, it was as if the Ren and Du meridians were opened.

He took out his mobile phone and opened the "Scientific Research Group."

"May I ask how large the range of this thunderstorm is?"

Very soon, someone replied.

Professor Ha: "Wait a moment."

Following Professor Ha's reply, Lam Pham looked at the clock. It was already ten o'clock. He didn't expect it to be this late already, and Professor Ha was actually still awake. Looking at the situation, he might still be in the laboratory.

Not long after.

Finally, news came back.

Professor Ha: "Incredible, this thunderstorm actually covered the entire globe."

"Global rainstorm?"

"Isn't this too unrealistic?"

Professor Ha: "This is reality. According to the rain gauge on the artificial satellite, the rainstorm's coverage is indeed global. This rainstorm is not simple. It's unknown whether zombies are about to evolve, or if Awakened ones have appeared. Among the survivors in our Sunshine Shelter, will anyone become an Awakened after this rainstorm?"

Lam Pham: "I think there should be."

Professor Ha: "Little Pham, I used to be an atheist, but gradually, I found that things are not as I imagined. Do you think there might be a god manipulating all of this behind the scenes? Through continuous research, I've found that there are too many, too many things that cannot be explained by science."

Looking at Professor Ha's words.

Lam Pham, holding his mobile phone, blinked. Regarding this, he just wanted to say, sure enough, in the end, research will always develop in this direction.

At the same time, other research members in the group actively expressed their opinions.

"Professor Ha is right. I also feel this way."

"Changing human genes is not something that can be done in a short period of time, unless there is really someone helping behind the scenes. I also suspect whether aliens are monitoring us."

"Aliens introduced the zombie virus, causing both humans and zombies to evolve. Are they treating our planet as an experimental field, and we are the experimental subjects, wanting to see whether humans or zombies evolve to be more perfect in the end?"

"The truth often lies in wild thoughts."

"So, when we research the zombie virus, we are actually fighting against aliens. Just thinking about it feels like we are doing something extremely remarkable."

Lam Pham looked at the content of the conversation in the group and didn't interject for a while.

He didn't expect that a group of high-achieving professors and experts would also start to let their imaginations run wild.

Aliens?

He looked at the violently thundering weather outside and even wanted to jump up on the spot, rush out of the Earth, and see if there were fleets of alien spaceships surrounding the planet in the starry sky, observing them.

The thunderstorm continued until three or four in the morning.

Some people slept soundly, ignoring the deafening thunder.

Some people, however, were glued to the window, watching the torrential rain in a trance.

People often, at special times, look at the scenery outside and think about some gloomy and sentimental things or people.

But gradually, some people who were sleeping soundly frowned, their bodies occasionally twitching.

It was unknown whether they were having nightmares or if their bodies were undergoing changes.

As for Lam Pham, he was purely appreciating this rainstorm, listening to the concentrated sound of raindrops falling, the ding-ding-dang-dang sound was very pleasant.

Hoang City had no zombies, so there was no worry at all about what changes the Hoang City zombies might undergo.

Early morning.

Lam Pham walked onto the balcony and took a deep breath. The thunderstorm seemed fierce, but after it ended, everything became very good. After the whole world was washed, the air became so sweet, even making people feel a hundred times more energetic.

He sent a message in the management group.

Lam Pham: "Last night's thunderstorm was the same as before, but the area was very wide, covering the entire globe. Zombies will evolve after a thunderstorm, and humans will appear as Awakened ones. Ask around if anyone has become an Awakened."

Vuong Khai: "Received. I didn't expect thunderstorms to have such a big effect. Unfortunately, I actually didn't become an Awakened."

Co Hang: "Alright, I'll ask in the group."

All along, Co Hang had hoped he could become an Awakened. He really wanted to become one. Unfortunately, he still wasn't an Awakened, which made him very helpless.

Quan Hao: "Then Brother Lam, I seem to have become an Awakened. When I just woke up, I found that I had abs on my stomach, and there was a very strong force in my body, like the kind that can't be used up."

Vuong Khai: "....?"

Co Hang: "...?"

Ha Khanh: "....?"

A Hai: "Congratulations to my Brother Hao."

Tu Trach Duong: "This isn't scientific, oh my god."

Van Kiet: "I'm really sour."

Lam Pham saw Quan Hao's statement. Sure enough, it was as he thought. With so many survivors in the Sunshine Shelter, someone would definitely become an Awakened.

Just as he was about to reply.

Quan Hao sent a voice message. Opening it, he heard Quan Hao's voice, excited to the extreme.

"Hahaha... I'm an Awakened! I've become an Awakened! Brother Lam, I've finally stood up! Quan Hao of Sunshine Shelter requests crystal enhancement. As an Awakened, I will definitely work even harder to protect the gate of Sunshine Shelter!"

In various rooms of the Sunshine Shelter.

Everyone in the management group opened Quan Hao's voice message.

Anyone could hear how excited Quan Hao was.

This was like, everyone bought a lottery ticket, all thinking they would definitely win, but in the end, the grand prize fell on the person next to them. Just thinking about it made one extremely sour.

Stood up, truly stood up.

Take Vuong Khai, for example; he was truly numb.

Tears couldn't help but want to flow down. Why like this? Why?

But even if he was extremely sour, Vuong Khai still wiped his tears and sent messages in other groups, asking if there were other Awakened ones.

After a while.

Downstairs.

"Brother Lam, after last night's thunderstorm, a total of seven Awakened ones appeared in the Sunshine Shelter. Everyone is here," Vuong Khai said, his gaze then stopping on Dinh Dinh's father, Tran Hac.

Good heavens, among the acquaintances, not only was Quan Hao an Awakened, but even Tran Hac, who had always acted as a network expert, had damn well become an Awakened.

Lam Pham looked at them.

The seven people who had become Awakened all looked extremely excited.

They had all read the "Zombie Illustrated Guide" and knew what an Awakened represented. It meant breaking away from being an ordinary person and becoming a strong person in the apocalypse.

Of course, this kind of excitement wasn't about wanting to be a king or hegemon. In fact, life would definitely be the same as normal, without any changes.

After all, this was the Sunshine Shelter.

Did they really think that being an Awakened meant they could be lawless?

If they really dared to cause trouble here, let alone Lam Pham taking action, the other survivors would teach them how to behave.

Lam Pham said: "Report your abilities."

Quan Hao raised his head and said: "Big brother, my ability is strength. I've become a strength-type Awakened."

After speaking, he deliberately raised his head again.

He even deliberately nodded towards Vuong Khai, revealing a confident smile.

Vuong Khai blinked, looked up at the sky, how he hoped the clear sky could darken and another thunderstorm would come. Even if I, Vuong Khai, beg you, let me become an Awakened.

Want me, Vuong Khai, to shed blood and sweat for the Sunshine Shelter, dedicate everything. Even if there's no merit, there's still hard work. And I, Vuong Khai, am not the kind of person who wants to take credit for hard work; he wants to have merit.

Lam Pham said: "Very good. Strength-type Awakened appear frequently, but common doesn't mean weak. When abilities are raised to a certain stage, there will be a qualitative change."

Strength-type Awakened were indeed weak in the early stages, not weak compared to ordinary people, but weak compared to zombies. Slightly higher than ordinary zombies, but weaker than evolved zombies.