(1) A Killing Formed by a Single Crystal (1)

Everyone gathered around the bonfire.

With Lam Pham around, Pang Vien took off his armor, rubbing his chest and relaxing his breathing. That thing had slashed at him without a second word. How could he have endured it?

He really thought he was going to die.

"Brother Lam, fragrant instant noodles. Want to try some?"

Ton A held two bowls of instant noodles, one for himself, and handed the other to Lam Pham.

"Thanks." Lam Pham accepted the instant noodles.

Pang Vien looked at Ton A. "Didn't you just have a bowl? You want to eat again?"

Ton A chuckled sheepishly. "I get hungry when I'm nervous. It's better to eat my fill."

Lam Pham was very fond of instant noodles.

In the era of peace, he needed to take care of himself, but to save money, he always cooked at home.

Besides, instant noodles had a certain taste.

The cup version seemed much more delicious than the bagged version.

But the cup version was too expensive. With that price, he could buy a well-portioned Kung Pao Chicken at the market.

So for Lam Pham, instant noodles were a kind of luxury food. The surrounding survivors still quietly watched Lam Pham and his group.

When they saw Lam Pham again, their mood was not one of joy, but of nervousness, and also envy and jealousy.

They envied and were jealous of his strength.

They also wanted to have such abilities.

Unfortunately... they could only stare blankly.

"I didn't get any information about his situation. What are your plans now?" Lam Pham looked at Quy Thu Nguyet and asked curiously.

Quy Thu Nguyet pondered for a moment and said slowly, "I've decided to leave this place. Compared to the situation at the base and the sunglass man just now, it's not worth my time to stay here any longer."

As she said these words.

Pang Vien and the others looked up.

"Sister Thu Nguyet, are you leaving?" Tran Ninh Ninh asked.

It wasn't just Tran Ninh Ninh who was reluctant to see her go. Ton A and Pang Vien felt the same way.

During this time.

They had gotten along very well. They deeply felt that Sister Thu Nguyet was a very good person, a trustworthy companion in the apocalypse. To be able to survive in the apocalypse with Quy Thu Nguyet was truly very reassuring.

"Yes, I'm leaving this place. The situation with that guy just now shows that there are unknown forces in the apocalypse, developing a situation where human and zombie genes are combined. This is a very terrifying thing. Once it gets out of control, it will bring an unimaginable disaster to the entire apocalypse."

Quy Thu Nguyet thought far ahead.

She distinguished between what was important and what was not. Before, at the base, she just wanted to know the true purpose of the person behind the scenes.

But during this time, she hadn't found any useful information.

Lam Pham said, "What do you think of this group of survivors around here?"

"Them?" Quy Thu Nguyet shook her head and said, "They are people who have integrated into the apocalypse. Let them fend for themselves."

The survivors at the base were indeed like that.

Lam Pham didn't communicate with them, but just from their eyes, he could see that their hearts had been covered by various negative emotions. Darkness was everlasting, never disappearing.

Selfishness, betrayal, cruelty, and so on.

These had become their important survival methods in the apocalypse. It was very difficult to change them. He had also read the manual issued by the base.

The god theory inside was indeed incredibly bizarre. It had a brainwashing feel.

"Sister Thu Nguyet, can I go with you?" Tran Ninh Ninh asked weakly.

Quy Thu Nguyet said, "Ninh Ninh, my journey is not as easy as you think. It's fate that we met. During this time, I know that everyone is a very good companion. My suggestion to you is to leave with Lam Pham and go to the Sunshine Shelter together. That's the place you should really go."

She was really telling the truth.

There were relatively safe places in the apocalypse.

But the opponents she wanted to find were mostly like the sunglass man.

The degree of danger was self-evident.

"But..."

Tran Ninh Ninh wanted to say something more, but didn't know what to say.

Pang Vien said, "I think we should let Ninh Ninh and Ton A go to the Sunshine Shelter. I'll go with you to search. The road is dangerous, and you'll always need someone to help. At least I can make a phone call in time of danger."

Ton A didn't speak.

A person must know their own abilities. How could he not be clear in his own heart whether he was useless or not?

He was a speed-type Awakened one, which meant he was fast. To let them fight against that kind of terrifying zombie monster was simply courting death.

Lam Pham, holding his instant noodles, nodded. "He has a point. If it's two people, you can look out for each other on the way. If you really encounter danger, at least one of you can make a phone call."

"As for Ton A and Tran Ninh Ninh, you can come back to the Sunshine Shelter with me. We're also short of Awakened ones there. We need help coordinating with the signal personnel to repair the base stations outside."

The Hoang City shelter couldn't be said to be completely in ruin, but at least there were many things that needed to be repaired.

There were naturally many ordinary people.

But the number of Awakened ones needed was also a lot.

"Brother Lam, what base stations are you repairing?" Ton A asked curiously.

Lam Pham said, "Communication base stations..."

"Oh." Ton A understood.

This was to restore everything to a normal level. But just thinking about it, he knew it was a very difficult task. How large was our country's territory? To repair it all, how much effort would that take?

A sense of respect naturally arose.

This was a truly respectable existence in the apocalypse.

Thinking about the ideas of the people at the base, it was really ridiculous. They were even talking about how Brother Lam wanted to prevent them from becoming gods, wanting to imprison them. It was simply mindless.

If Brother Lam really wanted to stop them, he would have just blown them up. Why would he go through so much trouble?

But at this moment.

Several survivors, as if they had mustered up their courage, actually walked towards them.

Quy Thu Nguyet and her group's expressions were very calm.

Not panicked in the slightest.

"Lam Pham, can you give me some crystals? We want to become stronger," the leading survivor said. He was tall and burly, with a fierce face. This was something that had gradually formed in a fixed environment.

As he said these words.

The survivors who were secretly watching from a distance all held their breath and listened. On the other hand, the people on Lam Pham's side all stared at him with wide eyes, completely dazed.

Damn. He could actually say such words.

"What do you mean?" Tran Ninh Ninh couldn't help but say.

She really didn't expect there to be such a person. But thinking about it, it was understandable.

Yes, they were all cunning and cruel guys in the apocalypse. What was there to be shy about?

The other party did not put Tran Ninh Ninh in his eyes.

"The Zombie Illustrated Handbook, we've read it," the leading survivor said.

"Yes, and then?" Lam Pham looked at them with a smile on his face.

"You're right. We also know you're a good person, a great person who has always made efforts for the living."

"Yes, and then?"

"Give us some crystals."

This conversation reminded Lam Pham of a joke.

A friend entrusted his female friend to his good brother.

On the first day, the good brother talked to the girl about all sorts of things.

Literature, movies, music, international situations. One could tell he was a very knowledgeable person.

Until the second day...

He looked at her legs.

What was in front was just a cover. What was behind was the real intention.

Just like these survivors, what they said before was all nonsense. Wanting crystals was the real thing.

Quy Thu Nguyet watched quietly.

She had one hundred percent trust in Lam Pham.

Don't be fooled by Lam Pham's friendly demeanor towards everyone. Being friendly didn't mean he was a fool. This group of people might have really read the contents of the Zombie Illustrated Handbook carefully. They probably thought Lam Pham was easier to deceive.

"Haha." Lam Pham smiled gently. "You are already very powerful. You don't need crystals."

How could he not know what this group of people was thinking?

Did they really think he was a fool?

Giving crystals to this group of people would bring a terrible disaster to others.

When they were weak, they were already lawless. If they were given strong abilities, wouldn't they disregard the law and kill others without restraint?

The leading survivor said, "You don't want to see us die so weakly in the apocalypse, do you? Or is it that what you wrote in the Zombie Illustrated Handbook is all fake? In fact, you don't really care about the weak people living in the apocalypse."

As he said these words.

The others looked at Lam Pham with a "that's right" kind of gaze.

Faced with such shameless words, just as Tran Ninh Ninh was about to scold these shameless guys, Ton A stopped her and signaled her not to waste her breath. This group of people couldn't be scolded awake.

In fact, your anger would only make them more excited. They would feel that you were guilty.

Lam Pham stood up and said with a smile, "You really want crystals, right?"

This group of survivors, seeing Lam Pham still smiling at them, couldn't help but get excited. Could it be that under their pressure, the other party had been put on a pedestal and couldn't get down?

So he was starting to waver and wanted to give them crystals?

"Yes, yes, we all want crystals."

"With crystals, our strength can be enhanced, and we can eliminate zombies."

"That's right, we want to contribute to the apocalypse."

Hearing their words, Tran Ninh Ninh truly admired their shamelessness. These guys didn't even have a shred of face.

Contribute to the apocalypse?

In her eyes, the so-called contribution was to harm more people.

Lam Pham said, "Alright, you can have crystals. But you must come back to the Sunshine Shelter in Hoang City with me. There, I will give you crystals."

The apocalypse was too treacherous now.

This group of people were villains in the apocalypse.

If they were sent to the Hoang City prison to be properly educated by Chu Duong, there might be hope for them to return to the status of ordinary citizens, but the difficulty would be very high.

As Lam Pham said these words. The scene was completely silent.

Then... a dissatisfied voice was heard.

"If you don't want to give, then don't."

"That's right."

"And you say you're protecting the survivors in the apocalypse. We're all here, and we haven't gotten anything."

If any other person heard these words, how could they endure it? They would have already attacked and blown up this group of people.

But Lam Pham was very calm.

He didn't even show any emotion.

He thought... if Officer Hoang was here, this group of people would probably be done for. They would definitely receive severe punishment from Officer Hoang.

Lam Pham sat down again by the bonfire.

"Brother Lam, aren't you angry at all?" Tran Ninh Ninh said.

Lam Pham said, "There's no need to be angry. Only by being happy can one maintain a good mentality in the apocalypse. From the beginning of the apocalypse until now, I have encountered too many infuriating things. But anger is useless."

This group of people had made the wrong choice from the very beginning. They were walking step by step into the abyss.

Although he had the ability to capture these people and put them in the Hoang City prison, this was the path they chose. And the path he chose was to help more ordinary citizens, to bring them a stable and normal life, while hunting and killing zombies, hoping to achieve a society with no zombies.

He didn't like to impose his will on others.

This was not his habit.

Even more so...

"Damn it! You dare to sneakily steal my crystals! I'll skin you alive!"

But at this moment, an angry roar was heard.

It instantly attracted everyone's attention.

A man holding a chopping knife slashed at another man's neck. Splat, splat. It was as if he had hit the aorta. Blood spurted out in a terrifying manner. The survivor standing next to him was sprayed with a face full of blood.

"Damn it! You fucking tell me before you attack! You sprayed blood all over my face! If he had some disease, what the fuck would I do?"

The blood-splattered survivor cursed angrily.

In the apocalypse now, these guys often didn't take safety measures when they had sex with girls. It was hard to say whether they would get infected.

The killer survivor found a white crystal from the other person's chest, kicked the body to the ground, and cursed.

"Damn it, you dog."

"I'm sorry, everyone."

He greeted the other party very casually.

The surrounding survivors were already used to this.

Just killing a person.

It was already a normal thing. Without anyone to supervise, who was afraid of whom? Everything depended on strength.

Seeing this scene, Lam Pham frowned slightly.

Killing someone in front of him?

This was an illegal act.

And the method was extremely cruel.

"I'll be right back." Lam Pham stood up and walked towards the other party.

The killed person's body was casually thrown there.

No one cared, no one buried it. Until someone couldn't stand the smell and would curse while burying it.

The killer survivor was named Vuong Dung Long. His personality was fierce, and he harbored many evil intentions. He was extremely selfish. If anyone dared to harm his interests, even a good friend, they could turn on him, disowning all relatives.

It was like this in the era of peace.

After the apocalypse, it naturally became even worse.

"Killing someone is illegal."

Lam Pham walked up to him and looked down at him.

Vuong Dung Long raised his head and smiled, revealing two rows of teeth. "Oh, so what?"

"Come back to the Hoang City prison with me. You'll be imprisoned there. If Officer Hoang is still in Hoang City, I will bring you to him," Lam Pham said.

Vuong Dung Long wanted to ridicule what the other party said, but thinking of his strength, he was very wary. "He stole my things. Isn't it normal for me to kill him? Besides, it's the apocalypse now. There's no law to speak of."

Lam Pham pulled him up and grabbed his wrist. "It's alright. If I encounter any criminal, I have a duty to bring him back. You can just come back with me later."

Vuong Dung Long struggled, but who would have thought that the other party's grip was very strong.

No matter how he struggled, it was useless.

"Save me..." Vuong Dung Long roared.

He had help. He was not alone. Now that he was being taken back to the Hoang City prison, nothing good would happen.

What made him incredulous was...