(1) This Kind of Choice... Would Still Be Made (1)

Hearing the voice, the giant zombie was quite perplexed. It had just killed one little shrimp, so why had another one appeared? Did its own physique really command no respect?

"Groan..."

A low roar echoed through the empty surroundings.

Lam Pham looked at the giant zombie before him, marveling at its immense physique while also worrying about just how many such zombies existed. In this apocalypse, the evolution of zombies was heading in all sorts of strange directions, all seemingly aimed at pushing humanity to the brink of extinction.

Before saying anything else.

He took out his camera and started taking pictures, capturing the creature's massive form. If not for the objects around it for scale, it was likely that even if people saw the photos, they wouldn't believe a zombie this enormous could exist.

Click!

With his current skill, he was worlds apart from his old self. He didn't need the other party to cooperate by standing still; just a suitable pause of a few seconds was enough for him to get the perfect shot.

Photography done, next was communication.

"Hello there, do you know what 1+1 equals?" Lam Pham asked, wanting to know if the giant zombie possessed any intelligence.

Looking at its big, bald head, he figured that those with bald heads were often very smart.

If the creature had intelligence, he wanted to have a good chat with it.

The giant zombie's lantern-like eyes stared intently at Lam Pham. It lifted its foot and brought it crashing down on Lam Pham's head. In an instant, it blotted out the sky, a massive shadow enveloping him.

Beneath such a terrifying physique, even a crystal-enhanced vehicle would likely be stomped into mush.

Rumble! The earth shook and the mountains swayed.

With Lam Pham at the center, the ground fractured, the cracks spreading out in all directions like a spiderweb.

The giant zombie let out a strange laugh, clearly enjoying the pleasure of crushing an ant.

"Such immense strength. Its destructive power is indeed astonishing. Although the speed of its stomp isn't fast enough, given the massive area it covers, it's definitely not something an ordinary person could dodge." Lam Pham blocked the descending instep of the giant zombie with one hand. With a slight exertion of force, the giant zombie lost its balance, staggered backward, and plopped down onto the ground.

This sudden turn of events left the giant zombie a bit stunned.

It clearly hadn't expected to be knocked to the ground by the toy it considered an ant.

This was a difficult thing to accept.

"Roar!"

The giant zombie roared, the sound waves vibrating in all directions.

"How on earth did it evolve to this state?" Lam Pham pondered. All zombies were transformed from humans. Their body size was fixed. Even if a physical mutation occurred, it couldn't possibly expand to several dozen times its original size.

This question was very complex, and he really couldn't figure it out.

If he let Chuc Thanh take a look, perhaps he could discern the creature's evolutionary path.

Thinking of this.

He felt it was necessary to bring the giant zombie to Chuc Thanh.

Eliminating the zombie was a given.

But what was more important was to analyze the zombie's situation. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win a hundred battles. Only by understanding the evolutionary path of zombies could one gain a deeper understanding of the evolutionary situation of this species as a whole.

The paths for Awakeners were, for the time being, limited to those few.

Strength, speed, camouflage, control, spirit, psychokinesis, healing, information, corrosion, and precognition.

These were the known ones.

Among them, strength, camouflage, spirit, psychokinesis, information, and precognition were the most commonly used.

Just as he was thinking about these things, the dazed giant zombie recovered. Enraged, it swung its palm, wanting to smash the ant's head. A palm the size of a large fan descended from the sky, whipping up a destructive wind, its momentum fierce, absolutely containing terrifying destructive power.

Boom!

The giant palm descended, yet it was still blocked by his single hand. However, the immense impact directly caused the ground around Lam Pham to cave in, forming a deep pit.

This level of force was nothing to Lam Pham, but for any other Awakener, it would be truly terrifying, a disaster beyond imagination.

"Hey, besides explosive strength, it seems you don't have any other abilities, do you?" he asked, expressing his doubt.

If this was really all it had, then there was no need to waste any more time.

"Groan..."

The giant zombie let out a low growl, a sound of fury directed at Lam Pham. The feeling of being unable to crush its opponent was very frustrating, and its temper was likely flaring.

"So that's really how it is. Then spending time with you is truly a waste of time."

Lam Pham slowly drew Frostmourne from his back. With a whoosh, he vanished from the ground. When he reappeared, he had already leaped up, appearing between the giant zombie's legs. The blade flashed, forming a silky thread.

Swish!

He severed both of its legs.

The majestic giant zombie crashed to the ground with a thud. And in the instant it fell, he swung his sword again, severing one of the giant zombie's arms.

With such a physique, even its limbs were enormous. They fell to the ground, and thick blood gushed out, flowing freely.

Lam Pham glanced at the giant zombie, now unable to get up and trying to crawl with its one remaining arm. He paid it no mind and instead took out his satellite phone to call Lao Chung.

The call connected.

"Lao Chung, come wait for me on the outskirts. I'm bringing back a strange zombie. Have Chuc Thanh take a look for me."

"..."

"Okay, I'll be back soon."

He hung up the phone.

And walked towards the giant zombie.

The giant zombie was still roaring, howling in anger, even desperately trying to crawl away with its single arm. It had no limb regeneration ability; being dismembered like this was truly pathetic.

"I know you want to escape, but it's a pity, I can't let you go. You still have a great use."

He grabbed the giant zombie's finger. It was very tough, making one feel a bit overwhelmed.

"Let's go."

As soon as the words left his mouth.

He dragged the giant zombie and leaped, soaring into the distance. After landing, the giant zombie crashed heavily onto the ground. This little impact was probably child's play for the massive creature.

He turned his head to observe.

Thick blood was spilling from the giant zombie's mouth. It seemed all zombies had this habit of spitting. It was nothing to worry about.

The road back to Hoang City was long, but as long as one held the thought of going home in their heart, no matter how long the journey, it would soon be over.

...

Lao Chung and the others were already waiting, leaning against their steel beast, smoking and looking into the distance.

Plop.

The cigarette fell from Lao Chung's mouth. "What is that thing?"

In the distance, a dark mass, looking like a mountain, was definitely not a mountain. What mountain heaved up and down, and what's more, got closer and closer?

In a flash.

Lam Pham met up with them. He threw the giant zombie to the ground, then with another swing of his sword, severed its last arm. Now turned into a "human stick," the giant zombie could no longer move and could only let out low growls.

"Brother Lam... this thing is huge!" Dong Giai exclaimed, her eyes wide. One of the giant zombie's front teeth was missing, making it look a bit comical. The gap in its front teeth wasn't a pretty sight. Even though the creature was incredibly ferocious, after losing something, it became a bit more interesting.

Lam Pham said, "I encountered this zombie outside. It's about twenty to thirty meters tall. Its whole body is dark red muscle, full of explosive power. Even with Lao Chung's ability at the fifth level, if he were to face it head-on, he might not be able to withstand it."

Lao Chung blinked. He felt like he had become a unit of measurement. He was used as a comparison so many times. To be honest, there was a faint sense of helplessness.

Of course, he had no objections to this.

He was more than happy to serve as an example.

Diep Thien said, "A zombie of this size, its strength is definitely not something we can face head-on. To defeat it, we can only use our wits."

Chuc Thanh was already so shocked by the zombie before him that his mouth had formed an "O" shape.

Having been in the apocalypse for so long, he had never truly seen a creature of this size.

The only thing that surpassed it was the corpse ball formed by a Lord-type zombie. That height was similarly staggering, but that was formed by the convergence of countless ordinary zombies and couldn't be considered a single entity.

"Chuc Thanh," Lam Pham called out.

"Yes, I'm here, Brother Lam," Chuc Thanh hurriedly ran over.

Lam Pham pointed at the giant zombie and said, "Take a look at this zombie's situation, see how it evolved. Its physique is clearly off the charts."

"Alright, let me see."

Chuc Thanh was overjoyed. After awakening his ability, his purpose was to help the team research zombies, but he felt that normal situations couldn't showcase the true use of his ability.

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