The Base is Targeted by a Creator

This seemingly special zombie wasn't special on its own; it was being manipulated by a Creator.

The factions of the apocalypse were humans and zombies.

Within these smaller divisions, humans also had factions: ordinary survivors and the Awakened.

The zombies had their own divisions: Creators and other Creators.

A legend of evolution circulated among the Creators.

Perfect evolution meant absorbing other perfect Creators, assimilating their perfectly evolved genes into oneself to become an even stronger life form.

In this city, within a certain abandoned building, a humanoid Creator covered in spikes blended perfectly into the darkness.

It was the one doing the manipulating.

With its intelligence, it would absolutely not approach or meet with any other Creator in its main body.

Suddenly.

It detected that the zombie it was controlling was being invaded by a strange external power.

With its own control ability, how could this kind of ripple of invasion affect it? It could even make the other party's efforts futile. But it didn't do that. Instead, it hid its control in the deepest part, allowing this new controlling energy to invade.

"Hmm? It's a living human, a human who can control zombies."

The Creator, using the zombie's vision, saw the other party's appearance clearly. In the zombie's pale eyes, the human was covered in red.

Red represented danger.

It could also represent delicious flesh.

"What the hell, why is it such an ordinary zombie? Damn it, got me excited for nothing. I thought it would be something special," Tien Dao said, very dissatisfied. Only after controlling this zombie did he discover it was incredibly ordinary.

There was nothing special about it at all.

The Creator, of course, heard Tien Dao's words.

Special?

The control consciousness hidden deep within the zombie stirred slightly. The controlled zombie let out a low growl. As the sound spread, the wandering zombies in the vicinity seemed to receive a directive.

They slowly closed in.

When Tien Dao noticed the zombies appearing...

His heart leaped.

After all, he wasn't the one controlling these zombies.

But soon, his eyes lit up as he noticed a different situation. The zombies that came limping over went to the zombie he was controlling and stood obediently by its side.

Completely motionless.

"This..."

Tien Dao's eyes suddenly lit up, feeling that the situation was not as he had thought.

"Well now, could it be that the zombie I control can also control other zombies?" The look of disgust from just a moment ago vanished without a trace.

In its place was joy.

He controlled this zombie, and this zombie could control other zombies. Thinking about it carefully, this was truly a remarkable discovery.

"Ha ha ha, excellent!"

Tien Dao was overjoyed. His mind was filled with thoughts of revenge.

To destroy the base, to make Tran Minh and the others pay the price they deserved.

To make them understand what an unwise decision it was to kick him out.

"How many zombies can you control?"

Tien Dao never once considered that his own control ability stage was not high. As for why he could control such a zombie, he didn't even think about it, even feeling that he was naturally gifted and that being able to control such a zombie was a matter of course.

"Grrr..."

The controlled zombie growled, as if responding to Tien Dao.

Gradually.

Tien Dao saw many more zombies rushing over.

As the number of appearing zombies continued to grow, his mood became more and more excited. He completely treated this zombie as a treasure.

"What? It can even control this type of zombie?"

He saw a very tall zombie appear, its body a mix of bulging muscles, filled with a terrifying explosive power.

If he had read the "Zombie Illustrated Guide"...

He would have recognized it.

A Strength-type zombie.

Seeing this, Tien Dao couldn't help but laugh out loud. His laughter was very wanton, and his eyes and face revealed a crazed expression.

The Creator, who had been watching Tien Dao the whole time...

Was very puzzled.

What on earth did this human want to do? It seemed a bit interesting.

Hoang City Sunshine Shelter.

The fish pond.

Lam Pham watched the fish and shrimp swimming back and forth in the water.

After completely cleaning up Hoang City, the fish in the Trieu River could be caught at will.

It was enough for the survivors in the Sunshine Shelter to eat their fill.

Sometimes, when bored, people who loved fishing would even go to the banks of the Trieu River to fish leisurely. This kind of life made many people feel very comfortable.

Co Hang walked up to Lam Pham's side and said, "What are you looking at?"

"Nothing much, just looking at the fish pond. The apocalypse still gave humanity a chance to survive. At the very least, it gave the fish and animals a chance at life. If even they had been affected, then humanity's fate would have been truly terrible," Lam Pham said.

Co Hang said, "Mm, that is indeed the case. It's just that we have too few poultry. We only have one chicken."

Lam Pham laughed. Chicken eggs were considered relatively precious in the Sunshine Shelter.

After all, the number being raised was limited.

"By the way, Professor Ha has organized people to research the Battle Armor 2.0 model. They want to improve the performance of the battle armor, make it more adaptable, and able to perfectly integrate into any kind of terrain," Co Hang said.

"I believe that with Professor Ha and their abilities, it will definitely not be a problem. Right, how are things on the emotional front for you? It seems Duong Tue's feelings for you haven't diminished one bit despite your persuasion," Lam Pham asked curiously.

Co Hang looked at Lam Pham. "Are you eavesdropping again?"

"No, my ears are just relatively sensitive. I can hear all your conversations."

Lam Pham was very helpless. As his strength increased, his senses also became stronger.

Although Co Hang lived on the second floor, several floors away from him, whenever he calmed his mind, he could hear their conversations. The whispers of love were very complicated, one very proactive, one very resistant.

Co Hang had always wanted to move away. After all, Hoang City was safe now, and there were many vacant houses. Unfortunately, it wasn't as simple as just wanting to leave.

Co Hang didn't continue to dwell on this issue with Lam Pham.

Instead, he reported the current situation.

"Right now, our shelter's power plant and waterworks are all running in an orderly fashion. There's no shortage of food for the time being. Our only weakness is in the medical field. There are too few doctors who know medicine, and the supply of drugs is dwindling with every use. We need to build a drug production line. We're not asking for those outlandish drugs, but common medicines are still very important."

Co Hang, who had not become an Awakened, couldn't hunt zombies. He could only, like Han Suong and the others, maintain the operation of the Sunshine Shelter.

Lam Pham said, "Talent. We still need talent."

In the short term, there would definitely be no problem.

But what they wanted was not the short term, but the long term, the future.

Co Hang said, "They are already in training. The group of experts from the research base is also studying."

"Studying?"

"Yes. They are not experts in this field, but at this moment, a group of professors and experts have put down what they were doing, carrying the hopes of everyone, and started learning from scratch, all to understand the relevant knowledge of medical and pharmaceutical production."

Hearing these words from Co Hang...

Lam Pham felt a sense of respect for this group of professors and experts.

He thought back to the old days, when the country was poor and everything needed to be rebuilt. They lacked everything. Many of the older generation had put aside their own fields of study and plunged into an unfamiliar domain of knowledge, starting from scratch to learn what was needed for the country's construction.

And the current situation was just like in the past.

Lam Pham was very helpless. He also wanted to make a contribution, but he only knew how to clean up zombies. Besides cleaning up zombies, he really didn't know anything else.

Co Hang looked at Lam Pham. He understood Lam Pham very well. He patted his shoulder and said, "Little Pham, leave these logistical matters to us. You carry a heavy burden too. The zombies outside still need you to clean them up."

"Mm, I understand. I haven't stopped all this time," Lam Pham said.

His speed of cleaning up zombies now was very fast.

He was constantly expanding outwards with Hoang City as the center.

Co Hang said, "Our fight against the zombies is not a matter of one or two days. We need to fight for a very long time. I believe that as long as we persevere and work hard, we can definitely clean up all the zombies."

All this time, the survivors in the shelter had been encouraging and helping each other.

The outside world might not be so beautiful, but under their efforts, the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter was thriving, and everything was developing in a wonderful direction.

Lam Pham faced Co Hang and revealed a confident smile.

"Yes. I have always believed that we can clean up all the zombies."

He parted with Co Hang and went to attend to other matters.

At the entrance of a shop, he saw Tran Hac chatting with someone. Seeing Lam Pham pass by, Tran Hac and the other survivor both greeted him with smiles.

Lam Pham said, "How is your ability progressing?"

Tran Hac was a Control Awakened.

Although there were no more zombies near Hoang City, his ability still needed to be improved.

Tran Hac said, "I've already advanced to the second stage."

Ever since awakening, Tran Hac had never tried what it felt like to control a zombie.

He always felt that this ability, like the Corrosion ability user, really had no place to be used up to now.

Lam Pham smiled and said, "Mm, very good. Keep up the good work. We have a lot of crystals here. Get to the fourth stage as soon as possible."

"Okay, I know," Tran Hac said with a smile.

Awakening an ability was a matter of luck. Some people awakened very practical abilities, but some abilities were truly useless under specific circumstances.

Passing by the gate, Quan Hao was with his two little brothers, the yellow-haired Tran Ngang and Ngo Dat, who was skilled at cleaning toilets.

The three of them were chatting casually.

"Brother Lam."

"Brother Lam."

"Brother Lam."

When they saw Lam Pham, they all greeted him with the same enthusiasm as Quan Hao.

Their idol appeared before their eyes.

They had to be as passionate as fire.

Lam Pham asked and learned that Quan Hao had also advanced to the second level, and he was also very pleased. Quan Hao was a Strength Awakened and would eventually be as strong as Lao Chung.

This was a certainty.

In the future, the shelter would still need everyone to protect it together.

The next day!

Far from the base.

Tien Dao looked at the zombies behind him, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

He could only control a few dozen zombies, and they were all ordinary zombies. Every time he attacked the base, the zombies he controlled were like cannon fodder, unable to inflict any damage on the base.

In the past, although he couldn't bring harm to the base...

He just wanted to attack the base constantly.

There was no other meaning. He just didn't want that group of people to have an easy time. He wanted them to constantly remember that there was someone outside who would attack from time to time, putting pressure on their minds.

Especially attacking at night, just so they couldn't have a good night's sleep, keeping their nerves tense at all times.

Now, the zombie he controlled could in turn control several hundred zombies for him.

The total number was quite large.

He felt that he could definitely put pressure on that group of people.

A small zombie tide surged towards the base.

On the base wall.

Fully armed survivors on patrol looked indifferently at the situation in the distance. They were very satisfied to be able to enter the base and live a stable life.

Although it couldn't compare to the past...

At least they could eat and drink their fill.

When resting, they could also lie under a quilt and snore soundly, without having to worry that in their dreams, a zombie would suddenly appear beside them and, while they were dreaming, cruelly and brutally devour them.

"Do you think what that guy said a few days ago about the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter is true?"

A survivor holding a gun asked his companion curiously.

They had been shown the "Zombie Illustrated Guide".

To be honest, the content inside had a great impact on them.

Even though they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they were all thinking, if the content was all true, then it was truly terrifying. Not that the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter was terrifying, but that the strength of the zombie types outside was too frightening.

"Who knows? We've never seen it. Colonel Tran even held a special meeting to discuss whether to contact the Hoang City side, but it seems it didn't pass in the end. After all, our place here is really very safe. We have food, weapons, and personnel. Even if we encounter a zombie tide, we can handle it well, right? There's no need to take risks and make contact with an unknown force."

"That's also true. I've watched some zombie dramas before. Many of them exposed the location of their shelter, which attracted people with bad intentions. They were good at disguising themselves, integrating into our group, and then, when we trusted them, they would stir up trouble and plunge the shelter into crisis."

"You've watched quite a few, haven't you?"

"Of course. I just love watching movies. But I really want to become an Awakened. Unfortunately, fate hasn't given me that chance."

"The "Zombie Illustrated Guide" says that to become an Awakened, the chances are greatest during a thunderstorm."

"Damn, the last few times it rained, I was curled up in my room sleeping. If I had known earlier, I would have run outside to get drenched."

They chatted without a care in the world. Even if zombies appeared, they were not afraid. The defensive capabilities of this base were very strong. It was impossible for zombies to break in.

The tall walls already blocked the zombies outside.

And don't underestimate the role of these walls. That rich man had really thought of everything; his mind was very flexible. He had set up many mechanisms on the walls.

Inside the wall, there was a mechanism that could spray gasoline and then ignite it, forming a flamethrower to burn all incoming enemies to ashes.

There were also automated spike conversions that could rotate like a chainsaw, sawing approaching zombies into a bloody mess.

These had all been tested in actual combat.

It wasn't that simple.

It was simply brutal. Whoever got close would be out of luck.

Suddenly.

The survivor who regretted not getting rained on, his peripheral vision scanned a black patch not far away, and his expression instantly changed.

"Look, what is that? Is a zombie tide coming?"

As he spoke, another survivor also looked into the distance.

When he saw that small black shadow...

He immediately pulled the alarm.

The people working in the base heard the alarm, dropped what they were doing, and rushed towards the city wall.

Soon.

Colonel Tran, Vuong Du, and the others appeared on the city wall.

"So many zombies?" Colonel Tran frowned slightly. "These zombies have a purpose. They must be being controlled. Is that brat Tien Dao coming again?"

Vuong Du said, "Colonel, the number of zombies he controlled before was only a few dozen. I estimate this number of zombies is at least several hundred."

He expressed his doubts about this.

Tien Dao's ability was what it was. To be able to control several hundred zombies should be impossible.

Colonel Tran said, "No, it's possible his ability has improved. In the past, he always manipulated zombies at night. Now he's here during the day. I think he's very confident in his own strength and wants to see us in a sorry state."

"Everyone, get ready. Fire immediately on anything that approaches. Snipers, search for Tien Dao's position. Kill the target immediately upon discovery."

Colonel Tran gave the orders.

There was no need for much more said about their coordination.

Everyone had a very good understanding among themselves.

The survivors holding guns held their breath, watching the small zombie tide that was constantly approaching.

Were they afraid?

No, not afraid at all.

They were even a little excited. Being able to kill zombies was truly a very exciting thing.

Not far away.

Tien Dao knew that this group of disgusting people wanted him dead.

So he let that special zombie stay by his side, hiding in a corner to avoid sniper fire, and at the same time, he had the zombie tide launch an attack.

He just wanted them to understand that their future was now completely in his hands.

They were like turtles, only able to hide in this shell.

He couldn't wipe them out the first time.

But he would come every day, attack every day. He wanted to see how many bullets they had, how much energy they had to wear down with him.

A person with a desire for revenge is very scary.

They will not give up until they achieve their goal.

At this moment, the zombie pretending to be controlled by Tien Dao, using the zombie's eyes, the Creator took in the entire situation ahead. It hadn't expected that in a corner not too far from it, there was actually a human shelter.

This made the Creator very excited.

Humans, all living humans.

It had been a long time since it had seen humans. Except for the early days of the apocalypse, when it could still see the desperate faces of humans, it hadn't seen any since.

It didn't know if there were any Awakened in this shelter.

The taste of an Awakened was the most beautiful.

Human genes evolved, always moving towards perfection. It only needed to devour the flesh and blood of an Awakened to absorb their perfectly evolved genes, thus further perfecting its own situation.

Rat-a-tat-tat!

The sound of gunfire came.

The survivors, occupying the advantageous terrain, continuously killed the charging zombies.

Were several hundred zombies a lot?

If there were no obstacles, several hundred zombies would be very terrifying. It would be impossible to survive.

As for now...

Besides needing to consume some ammunition and time...

The survivors staying here were not in any danger.