"Who are you to me? Do you think you're very famous? You just evolved earlier than us, that's all. What's so great about that? I, Luc Hao, possess such a powerful ability. Do you think I'll be inferior to you in the future?"
Luc Hao thought about being a little more modest, or maybe admitting defeat.
But on second thought, he still felt it wasn't right. His persona had already been established, and it absolutely could not be changed. Pang Vien and the others were all there. If he admitted defeat in front of them, how could he continue to mix in the future?
"A survivor with telekinesis ability often has an immeasurable future. You shouldn't waste your thoughts on these things. Have you never thought about using your own ability to create a beautiful future?"
Lam Pham said softly.
"Hehe, hilarious, truly hilarious. Always a wishful thinker," Luc Hao's face showed disdain. For him, hearing Lam Pham say such words felt extremely hypocritical.
Was the other party lecturing him in front of him?
Lam Pham sighed in his heart. He knew it would be like this. When a particularly powerful ability appeared, the person who gained such an ability would feel that they were different.
He knew how powerful the telekinesis ability was. The power generated by the telekinetic waves was absolutely incomparable to that of other Awakeners.
Luc Hao said, "I've seen the content about you in the "Illustrated Guide to Zombies". It's written very arrogantly, very domineering, as if the whole world is yours. I, Luc Hao, really want to see what you're capable of."
As soon as he finished speaking.
Luc Hao's clothes billowed up without any wind. The ground in front of him was being oppressed, cracking and exploding. An invisible force, like a fierce beast, pressed down on Lam Pham.
"Please remain rational, otherwise I will have to defend myself. You are a telekinesis Awakener. Telekinesis has unimaginable destructive power and can easily cause great harm."
Lam Pham reminded the other party.
But Luc Hao ignored Lam Pham's words, "Hmph, my ability is a power that only a god can possess. Today, I will let everyone see that the so-called you is just a clown that has been hyped up."
Thinking about the scene of Lam Pham's descent just now.
Was it domineering?
It was indeed domineering.
But he was not afraid at all. He felt that if he were to do it, he could also do it.
Wasn't it just telekinesis crushing the ground, causing it to explode? It was very easy to do, okay?
Luc Hao made his telekinetic power turn into a tidal wave, surging towards Lam Pham. This telekinetic force could crush everything. Any other survivor would be crushed to a pulp by this telekinetic force. Even a strength Awakener, whose body was strong to a certain extent, might not be able to withstand it.
Lam Pham frowned slightly, clenched his fist, and casually threw a punch forward. In a flash, an extremely strong fist force shot through the air, directly enveloping Luc Hao.
And Luc Hao, who felt this force, his pupils suddenly contracted. When he felt that something was wrong, everything was already too late.
Boom!
Thick smoke billowed.
"I think I just saw space distort," Ton A muttered.
He could swear that he had just seen it. When Lam Pham threw his fist, the space really distorted.
Tran Ninh Tinh's mouth was wide open, staring dumbfounded. Luc Hao, who they couldn't fight against, was enveloped by the other's one punch, and then there was nothing left.
Lam Pham walked up to Luc Hao. The other's situation seemed a bit... his one punch just now seemed to have killed him. He had clearly controlled his strength.
But the power that erupted was different from before.
He looked helplessly at Quy Thu Nguyet, "Professor Quy, you just saw it. I was retaliating in self-defense."
"Mhm," Quy Thu Nguyet nodded.
Lam Pham said, "He's dead."
Quy Thu Nguyet: "..."
Pang Vien: "..."
Ton A: "..."
Tran Ninh Tinh: "..."
They all had the same thought in their hearts, which was that Luc Hao's situation seemed a bit perfunctory. It clearly shouldn't be like this. He even had a longer future to live. But who would have thought that he would die just like that?
Quy Thu Nguyet looked at Lam Pham, as if she understood something.
She knew that Lam Pham rarely took the lives of survivors. Of course, it was very normal in the process of self-defense. Or perhaps Lam Pham knew the danger of Luc Hao. If he kept him, it was hard to say if he wouldn't bring greater harm in the future.
So he took this opportunity to kill him?
Mhm, this was not impossible.
At this moment.
Pang Vien and the others all gathered around Luc Hao's corpse.
Ton A said slowly, "Luc Hao used to be very arrogant, he didn't put any survivor in his eyes. Now he's just lying in front of me like this. I'm a little not used to it."
Tran Ninh Tinh said, "There were many who saw Luc Hao as the ultimate direction of human evolution, and even admired him. If they knew that the ultimate Awakener they admired was killed with one punch, I'm afraid they would find it hard to believe."
Pang Vien looked at Luc Hao's corpse, then looked up at Lam Pham, the man who always looked calm. He was truly terrifying. Thinking about the introduction in the "Illustrated Guide to Zombies", he felt more and more amazed.
"Professor Quy, why did you come here?" Lam Pham asked.
He wanted to take Luc Hao's corpse.
The corpse of a telekinesis ability user was not simple.
If Officer Hoang was here, he could hand the corpse over to him. Unfortunately... Officer Hoang was patrolling everywhere. Who knew where he was?
But Dong Dong was still at the shelter.
He could let Dong Dong have a taste. Maybe he would get a new kind of evolution, it couldn't be ruled out.
Quy Thu Nguyet told him about the situation at the base here.
"A base?"
Lam Pham thought of the ship trading post, but shook his head. The two were different. Most of the people at the base were Awakeners from all over.
Did Awakeners who had survived until now need help from others?
Very few.
Most of those who had grown to this state had their own ideas.
Quy Thu Nguyet said, "They believe that the evolution of their abilities will eventually lead them to become new humans, gods. They have seen the "Illustrated Guide to Zombies" and the situation at the Duong Quang shelter, but very few are willing to go. They would rather act on their own and survive in the apocalypse."
Lam Pham said, "Isn't it good to have a safe place?"
Quy Thu Nguyet shook her head and said, "No, what they are pursuing now is not safety. Ordinary survivors in the apocalypse are pursuing survival, while for Awakeners, what they are pursuing is evolution."
Hearing Quy Thu Nguyet's words.
Lam Pham pondered. It made some sense. Then he looked up at the three Awakeners.
"Are you willing to go with me to the Duong Quang shelter?"
As he asked this question.
The three Awakeners were all a bit nervous, as if they felt that if they said no, they might offend the other party.
Lam Pham smiled and said, "It's okay. It's fine whether you go or not. I never force anyone. You have your own ideas, your own decisions. I'm just offering a suggestion."
Tran Ninh Tinh shook her head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Lam. I think I'll still stay here. I've seen the strength Brother Lam has shown. I believe even more that humans can become gods. Then I can resurrect my family."
"By the way, Brother Lam, can you tell me if it's really possible to become a god?"
Seeing this little girl ask, Lam Pham wanted to tell her, "Don't overthink it. Gods don't exist. It's all fake. We're just a bit stronger than ordinary people."
"If it were really possible to become a god, I should have been able to touch divinity long ago."
But he noticed a kind of hope, a kind of expectation in Tran Ninh Tinh's eyes. Thinking about how she had just mentioned resurrecting her family.
Was the reason she could work so hard to survive based on this motivation to resurrect her family?
"Gods..."
Tran Ninh Tinh nodded frantically, looking at Lam Pham with anticipation. This was the closest she had ever come to a god-like human. If even he said no, then she might really feel desperate.
Lam Pham smiled and patted Tran Ninh Tinh's head, "Of course, but this path is extremely difficult. It's not something you can just casually reach."
Sure enough.
As he said these words, a dazzling light shone in Tran Ninh Tinh's eyes.
Pang Vien and Ton A looked at each other.
They sighed in their hearts. If they had once thought that evolution could not ultimately lead to becoming gods, but seeing Lam Pham's kind lie to Tran Ninh Tinh.
They knew gods were fake.
But new humans were very possible.
"Actually, you can come with me to the Duong Quang shelter. There, it's also possible."
Lam Pham invited, mainly because he didn't want this kind of enthusiastic little girl to suffer disasters in the apocalypse. Perhaps today's farewell would be an eternal farewell. Without someone by his side, he couldn't guarantee her safety.
Tran Ninh Tinh looked at Pang Vien and Ton A, as if asking for their opinions.
Pang Vien and Ton A looked at each other.
They actually didn't care, but if they had to say, they would rather mix in at the base here.
But they heard the meaning in Lam Pham's words.
Why would he extend an olive branch to Tran Ninh Tinh again?
Perhaps it was because he thought... maybe one day in the future, Tran Ninh Tinh would die in some corner while pursuing this absurd godhood, a miserable death at the mouth of some zombie.
"Ninh Tinh, you should go to the Duong Quang shelter. You're a girl, your personality is introverted, your thoughts are simple. Staying here is really not suitable for you. If you can always follow by his side, maybe you can get one step closer to your path of becoming a god."
Pang Vien said.
Ton A said, "Mhm, that's right. You should go."
"Then aren't you guys going?" Tran Ninh Tinh was a bit reluctant to part with them. They had always been taking care of her.
Pang Vien laughed and said, "Miss Thu Nguyet still wants to investigate the situation at the base. We'll stay here and help her investigate. After we're done, we can go find you."
Lam Pham said, "Professor Quy, what do you want to investigate about this base?"
Quy Thu Nguyet said, "I want to know who is in control behind this base."
"Then you have to be careful. There is now a mysterious organization that has been capturing survivors for research. His name is Tan Linh."
Lam Pham had been looking for this guy, but the world was too chaotic, with zombies everywhere. Finding this guy was simply like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Even the people who captured the survivors were transported through many layers to reach the headquarters. The slightest problem would cause an explosion, leaving no corpse behind. No one knew where they would be.