ebookland Chapter 403: Taking Yangcheng 7
Chapter 403: Taking Yangcheng 7
"Special breed?" the captains said in unison.
They know that zombies will evolve into many types, and it is not surprising that special species will appear. Even intelligent zombies can use pictures to identify objects and use communicators. It is not impossible for zombies to turn back into humans in the future.
There are all kinds of strange things in this world.
There are lunatics who create viruses to cause destruction, while there are people who fight against evil in order to survive.
"They can be considered a high-level species, half human, half corpse, generally called [half-corpses]. They retain the memories and IQ of their living days, can communicate with zombies, and do not need hypnosis to control the zombie horde. High-level zombies can drive low-level zombies, all because the levels of zombies are divided according to the degree of evolution of their corpse cores." Li Kuaile explained.
The captains present were stunned once again, looking at each other in bewilderment. Suddenly... another half-human, half-corpse monster appeared!
"Half-corpse...isn't that more troublesome than an intelligent corpse?"
Li Kuaile smiled and nodded, "That's right. Highly intelligent half-zombies know human weaknesses and tactics, and can command the zombie horde. They are one of the greatest threats to humanity, and half-zombies can continue to evolve..."
Li Kuaile glanced at everyone and found that the atmosphere in the meeting suddenly became silent. Each of them was lost in thinking about the half-corpse.
"Mayor, how do we distinguish between a half-corpse... and a living person?" Ma Shengli said with a wry smile looking at Li Kuaile. He asked worriedly when he thought about the upcoming battle with the half-corpse.
The other captains nodded in agreement. Instead of thinking too much about the difficulties and hardships in the future, it would be better to find the source and strangle the opponent now.
"That's a good question, Dama. Let me put it this way. Half-zombies are actually almost the same as us living people. They retain most of the physical characteristics of humans and can move freely among the zombies. If they want, they can sneak into the living group at any time. It's true that it's impossible to tell from the surface, but if we use this little thing, half-zombies will have no way to hide from us."
Li Kuaile took out a small box. The captains took a look and realized that it was a box for contact lenses.
"Contact lenses?"
"Well, the mall has corpse core contact lenses. I just took a look and saw some new corpse core lenses for sale. I personally think contact lenses would be more convenient. After wearing them, you can see the corpse core in the zombie's brain. Remember, the corpse core of a half-zombie is dark red."
"It's a deep red color, really special. We will definitely not miss it now." Everyone said with confidence.
"Mayor, are half-corpse food also living people?" asked another captain.
"The food of a half-corpse is corpse cores and living things, as well as a small amount of food for normal people."
"Mayor, I'm confused. After all, half of them are human, so why do they have to eat humans? They can choose not to eat humans and only eat zombie cores. There are zombies everywhere, so they don't have to worry about lack of food. They can also be good helpers to the living, good guys."
"That's a very good question, Captain Fang. If a half-corpse only eats corpse cores, it will accelerate its transformation into a complete corpse, eventually turning it into something like a mutant corpse, a two-stage regression. Therefore, a balanced diet is essential for them."
I've never heard of a half-corpse paying attention to a balanced diet. It's really eye-opening.
In fact, the captains of the paradise base have always had many big questions in their minds - how does Mayor Li know everything, why can the base not even need automatic upgrades of the labor force, what is going on with the mall, etc.
Everything is beyond their understanding.
Li Kuaile himself is an unfathomable and omniscient being to all the members of the base.
But they dare not ask, nor is it easy to ask. How can workers ask their leaders "Where do your abilities come from?"
They just need to do their own tasks conscientiously, do whatever Mayor Li says, and firmly follow Mayor Li on the road to happiness.
After the meeting, the team leaders asked their team members to go to the mall to buy corpse core contact lenses, and the full cost was reimbursed.
With this X-ray lens, the half-corpse has nowhere to hide.
"Tongzi, what do you think?" Li Kuaile thought about the zombies' methods during the day and asked the system suddenly.
Tongzi: "Master, do you want me, Tongzi, to analyze the zombies' behavior?"
Li Kuaile shook her head. She didn't want to analyze the zombies' behavior, but to reversely deduce the intelligence of the half-zombies in the zombie group from their methods.
From occupying positions, teaching mutant zombies and intelligent zombies to read pictures, recognize objects and communicate, frequently attacking the paradise base in half a year, to luring the enemy into traps, using cannon fodder of the same kind to test, the means were average, but the actual various weird behaviors made Li Kuaile feel indescribably uncomfortable.
It felt a bit like a secret poke, and what emerged in Li Kuaile's mind now was the image of the fragrance of tea.
"Green tea..." Li Kuaile murmured.
Tongzi: "Master, what brand of green tea do you want? Freshly brewed or..."
"What kind of brand is it... a fancy brand..."
Tongzi: "...Master, we don't have this brand."
Li Kuaile rolled her eyes at Tongzi. "I mean, those half-zombies are like green tea, secretly plotting." Tongzi suddenly understood. Just then, the base's alarm suddenly rang. "Oh no! A zombie horde is attacking!" a team member hurriedly reported. Li Kuaile quickly stood up. "It seems the half-zombies can't hold back anymore." She led the team to the defensive point. Everyone put on their corpse core contact lenses and carefully observed the zombie horde. Sure enough, they found several half-zombies with crimson cores among the zombies. These half-zombies were commanding the zombies to continuously attack the base's defenses, and the battle was extremely fierce. As Li Kuaile directed the battle, she pondered the half-zombies' strategy. Suddenly, she noticed a group of zombies rushing towards the base's energy supply. "Oh no! This is a diversion!" She immediately dispatched a team of elite soldiers to support the energy supply. She led the remaining troops to focus their fire on the half-zombies, trying to disrupt their command. In the fierce battle, whether humanity could successfully resist this attack by the half-zombies remained uncertain.
Just as Li Kuaile was dispatching troops to support the Energy Department, the half-zombies seemed to have noticed her deployment. They suddenly changed their strategy, redirecting some of the zombies originally attacking the defense line to join the zombies charging toward the Energy Department. They also intensified their attacks on other weak points in the base's defenses. Suddenly, many parts of the base's defenses were in danger.
Li Kuaile acted decisively and activated the base's hidden defensive weapon—the electromagnetic pulse cannon. A powerful electromagnetic pulse was unleashed, instantly paralyzing some low-level zombies and temporarily curbing the zombie horde's offensive.
Seeing this, the half-zombies began directing the higher-level zombies to evade, constantly changing their tactics. One of the high-level half-zombies unexpectedly broke through the defenses and charged towards Li Kuaile. Its speed was so great that it reached Li Kuaile in the blink of an eye. Li Kuaile dodged to the side, drawing the dagger from his waist and engaging the half-zombie in close combat. Just at this critical moment, the team supporting the Energy Department arrived with news that the crisis had been resolved. Li Kuaile, emboldened, fought the half-zombies even more valiantly, determined to achieve victory in this battle against the half-zombies.