Lam Pham cut open its head, took out the crystal. The crystal's color wasn't black, but developing towards a light gold.
"Able to continue evolving and maturing, truly a terrifying species. Possessing the abilities of multiple evolved-form zombies. No wonder during its infant cocoon stage, it continuously gnawed on various types of zombies. Was it to harvest their abilities?"
With the appearance of such a zombie.
Lam Pham's expression turned serious.
He couldn't underestimate this situation, had to speed up the Hoang city zombie cleanup. If allowed zombies to develop, perhaps truly terrifying zombies would really appear.
Once matured to that un-fightable degree.
Then what should be done?
Worrying.
Thinking of this, he turned around and went back to that survivor's side, lifted him up, and ran at high speed towards Duong Quang Apartments. He knew this survivor wasn't dead, still alive.
Although temporarily didn't know his situation, but after rescuing him, could then find out. If a person full of hope for the future, then Duong Quang Apartments would become even stronger. If that kind who commits many evil deeds, he was willing to send a healthy criminal to Officer Hoang.
Duong Quang Apartments.
"Grandpa Tu, how is his situation?"
He knew this survivor was fine, but he just habitually asked.
Grandpa Tu said, "Nothing wrong. Just suffered some impact injuries, fainted from excessive shock. Rest a bit, can wake up later."
Lam Pham looked at the opponent's bandaged appearance, couldn't help but admire Grandpa Tu's skill. An old military doctor is an old military doctor; that technique absolutely no problem. Anyone in the community area with minor illnesses all came to Grandpa Tu's side for a look.
"Little Pham, how did you meet him?"
Co Hang, towards current survivors, felt helpless. City too large, country too large, survivors absolutely very many. Little Pham is formidable, but he is also one person, not some teleporting immortal.
Lam Pham told him about the encounter before, also about that appearing zombie.
Co Hang heard, eyes staring round, "Mature Stage Hybrid-type Zombie! Possessing abilities of Strength-type, Speed-type, Screaming-type zombies! How could such a comprehensive zombie appear?! So ferocious! Even several fully armed soldiers might be wiped out!"
Strength still easy to say.
Speed then exaggerated. Can't hit opponent. Even with weapons, also not good. Let alone like Screaming-type zombie, attracting zombies; who can withstand?
"Mm, very strong, very formidable. We cannot underestimate zombies. Regardless of whether in quantity or ability, all surpass us humans by very, very much. Our road to fighting zombies is still very long. I just hope I can endure."
Lam Pham dared not say too perfectly. He understood he himself very formidable. But formidable is formidable; zombies also very formidable, okay? What made him most worried was unity, different types of zombies with abilities condensed onto one zombie's body. How terrifying a matter that was, how terrifying an apocalypse.
Co Hang looked at Lam Pham, spoken very well.
But still felt Little Pham was too excessively modest.
"Little Pham, was it very hard to deal with?"
"That one sword strike I swung out, angle precise, strength and speed control all very in place, only then could kill with one strike."
Co Hang pursed his lips, took a deep breath, stared intently at Lam Pham. And Lam Pham also very attentively looked at Co Hang. Eye contact and exchange between two sides very important.
"Understood."
After facing each other for half a day, Co Hang spoke these two words.
At this time, the fainted survivor groggily woke up.
"Where am I?"
Khuong Vi opened his eyes. Appearing in his eyes was a group of living people. Expression somewhat dazed. But soon stared wide-eyed, suddenly sat up. Moved too forcefully, touched wound, winced in pain.
"This is Duong Quang Apartments. You were rescued by me," Lam Pham observed the opponent, looking at his eyes, as if seeing through to the true nature deep within his heart.
Khuong Vi's mind replayed the situation before, "My friends, them..."
They encountered zombies, encountered danger, caught up by that zombie, crashed into car, finally leading to vehicle crashing into shop. Thought of zombie's savage, terrifying appearance, heart just a wave of fear.
Lam Pham said, "Very regrettable. When I arrived, only you survived. Your friends already harmed to death by that zombie."
Khuong Vi's expression extremely downcast.
"Thank you for saving me. My name is Khuong Vi."
Lam Pham introduced Duong Quang Apartments' people to him. Towards his encounter, extremely sympathetic. But reality just like this. Not like if you don't want it to happen, then won't happen. Apocalyptic disaster envelops every survivor. Who can hope unfortunate things happen to them?
"Where did you live before?" Lam Pham asked.
Khuong Vi said, "Previously always hid in a fireworks factory. My friends and I were all staff there."
Lam Pham said, "Interested in renting a room here? This is Duong Quang Apartments, resides many people, striving to survive in the apocalypse. I think if you find the outside world terrifying, can stay here and start a new life. I think this side will make you very satisfied."
Hearing these words.
Khuong Vi, without hesitation, just nodded furiously.
"Willing! I am willing! But I still have a friend! He was setting off fireworks to attract zombies! Now also already returned to factory! Don't know if can bring him here?"
Khuong Vi didn't know if opponent would agree.
After all, in his understanding, people in apocalypse very cold-hearted, absolutely wouldn't risk for an unimportant person. Outside now truly dangerous. Just say zombie encountered before, truly very terrifying.
They clearly had a car, yet still got their car wrecked.
Lam Pham smiled.
He felt this survivor just rescued before him seemed not to understand him very well. But thinking about it also, opponent originally didn't know him. From waking up until now, also just said a few sentences.
...
Street.
"You, since apocalypse erupted, always stayed here?"
Khuong Vi drove, observed surrounding situation. Sat opposite this survivor beside him, very curious. Opponent gave him an extremely strange feeling, just particularly calm.
As if everything around, for him, hard to cause ripples deep in his heart.
He already knew it was Lam Pham who saved him.
Heard him say, he one person swung sword, slew zombies. However, looking at Lam Pham carrying sword, mind continuously simulated scene then. But no matter how thought, hard to imagine a reasonable image.
"That's right. Since apocalypse erupted, lived in Duong Quang Apartments. They are all residential area tenants. My profession is residential area security guard, part-time brokerage," Lam Pham said with a smile.
Khuong Vi: ...
Soon.
Arrived at fireworks factory.
Surroundings deserted, no zombies appeared whatsoever.
Khuong Vi said when they hid here then, gradually zombies gathered here. Supplies there already exhausted. No choice, must go out to find supplies.
Then just drove car, lit fireworks, pulled over, led surrounding zombies away.
At this time.
Inside factory, a survivor anxiously waited.
"Why still haven't returned? Wouldn't something have happened?"
His name was Luc Sinh. Fireworks factory technician. During this period, always the four of them coordinating. Under sufficient fireworks, many times all very safe. Zombies hearing sound then will run away, letting them have sufficient time to collect supplies.
Based on past situations, they would have returned long ago.
How come until now still haven't returned.
"Luc Sinh! I'm back!"
Hearing sound, Luc Sinh hurriedly stood up. Seeing Khuong Vi and Lam Pham, his face slightly changed. A stranger. But didn't see other two friends. As if thought of something.
"Where are they?"
Khuong Vi shook his head, said nothing.
Luc Sinh thought of them surviving in apocalypse, definitely impossible to always be so safe. One day will lose friends. But didn't expect, when this day arrived, made him feel an indescribable sensation.
Heart blocked.
During this period, they coordinated, already long cultivated deep friendship.
Khuong Vi looked at Lam Pham, as if asking, Qualified?
Somewhat nervous.
As Lam Pham nodded, he finally sighed softly in relief.
"His name is Lam Pham. He saved me. I came back just to bring you along to Duong Quang Apartments."
Luc Sinh looked at Khuong Vi, then at Lam Pham, finally nodded.
Matter already reached this point, no way.
Can only continue advancing, surviving.
...
Tan Phong Building, rooftop.
Khuong Vi and Luc Sinh looked at each other.
Perception thoroughly shattered by Lam Pham.
Just now, opponent led them, one leap, then jumped onto this building's rooftop. This height, can a person casually step and go up?
"Don't be so shocked. Very normal situation. When breaking through gravity, then can jump very high," Lam Pham explained with a smile.
Seeing with own eyes, indeed very shocking.
But if can break old conventional perception, also very easy to understand.
Khuong Vi: ...
Luc Sinh: ...
Lam Pham said, "You light the fireworks, then just stay up here and watch is fine. My daily work is just cleaning zombies. But always moving around, more or less somewhat slow. Now with fireworks, also very easy."
They looked at the fireworks. Originally just thought opponent buying fireworks purpose was to attract zombies elsewhere. But truly didn't expect, this was wanting to use fireworks smoke to attract surrounding zombies over.
"Could it be very dangerous?"
Lam Pham smiled, "It's okay. Come on."
They scratched their heads, but still lit the fireworks. Bang bang! Fireworks shot towards sky. Boom! Sound transmitted in all directions.
"Ugh ugh..."
Concentrated zombie roars came.
Zombies in tall buildings heard sound, broke glass, fell downstairs. Lam Pham, quietly waiting, looked at current situation, shook his head. Towards this group of zombies' intelligence, found it hard to understand.
Stupid.
Hearing sound then jump down regardless of height.
Can fall to death.
Many zombies rushed out from downstairs street of tall building. Looking into distance, even more zombies rushing towards this side. Fireworks sound propagation quite good. Looking at current situation, also can save him much trouble.
Khuong Vi and Luc Sinh swallowed hard, very nervously looking at situation below.
So many zombies.
If fell into, afraid in an instant, would be gnawed clean by zombies, not even a hair left.
"Look! Actually, for zombies, height actually not important at all! When their numbers large enough, then can stack into Arhats, continuously piling up, all the way to rooftop! This your first time seeing zombies stack Arhats, right?"
Lam Pham pointed to situation below, popularizing science for them.
"We've seen in movies!"
"Yes! Just seen in movies!"
They were shocked by current situation.
Scene too terrifying.
Unimaginably majestic, astonishing.
Lam Pham said, "Zombies in movies not as good as zombies we face. Their mechanism very strong. Climbing speed and action ability, surpass movies by too much, too much. As zombies continuously evolve, for us humans, survival pressure will become greater and greater."
"Okay, about enough. Moment of hunting and killing begins!"
He stood on rooftop, tilted his body. Under their horrified gazes, at high speed fell towards building below.
Lam Pham, falling, enjoyed feeling of wind gently caressing, slowly drew Frostmourne from his back.
"Come on!"
Rumble!
Instant of landing, violent tremor echoed thoroughly. A cloud of blood mist pfft! rose into sky with him as center. That was, after landing, impact formed crushed surrounding zombies into fragments.
"Holy crap!"
"Holy crap!"
Khuong Vi and Luc Sinh exclaimed in shock.
Eyes nearly popping out.
Their first time seeing Lam Pham slay zombies. When first saw, just heart-shaking, directly impacted their hearts.
"Is this something a human can do?"
Khuong Vi, shocked, pinched his face, as if thinking, Is this an illusion or not?
"At least not something we can do! Khuong Vi! Where exactly did you meet this person?!"
Luc Sinh had many words to say.
Adults' perception deeply rooted. Wanting to change their perception very difficult matter. But when an impactful scene occurs before eyes, even deeply rooted perception will shatter.
If must describe their situation at this moment.
That must be kneeling and watching.
In their eyes, zombies below tall building, just like leeks, casually cut by someone. Even not a bit of resistance ability.
At this time Lam Pham continuously swung and chopped zombies.
"So many evolved-form zombies!"
He saw not few evolved-form zombies. For him, this was a joyful thing worth celebrating. Crystal's importance is for Duong Quang Apartments. And he thought of slaying evolved-form zombies precisely to strive for higher possibility for survivors living outside.
A Speed-type zombie moved its four limbs, like a gust of wind, rushing towards him.
Lam Pham swung his sword.
Pfft!
Speed-type zombie's four limbs instantly dissipated. Body and ground friction.
Lam Pham, in moment of hunting and killing, like an emotionless harvesting machine. Wave after wave of zombies slain. Severed limbs piled all over ground.
All he could do was this.
Perhaps unable to bring warmth to all survivors, but he could bring living survivors hope of survival.
After a moment.
Center of tall building street. Lam Pham, holding Frostmourne, stood in pool of blood. Like a God of Slaughter. Quietly looked, lifted foot, stepped on sticky ground, swung sword, cut open evolved-form zombie's head, collected crystal.
Pfft!
Pfft!
Crystal after crystal obtained into bag.
About eight.
Again can properly strengthen Duong Quang Apartments for a wave.
...
Street.
A sedan drove along.
Luc Sinh drove.
Khuong Vi sat in passenger seat.
Lam Pham waited in back.
The two of them silent. Not that didn't want to talk, but still thinking of scene just now. Any words already unable to describe their mood then.
"Bro Lam! Zombies ahead!" Khuong Vi finished speaking.
He wasn't worried at all, just thought of saying it.
"Stop the car."
Lam Pham saw zombies, eyes lit up.
Khuong Vi and Luc Sinh thought, Does Bro Lam want to get out and chop that zombie dead?
Actually no need. We drive and crush it is fine.
Lam Pham got out, stood there, waved towards zombie coming from distance, face smiling.
"Officer Hoang! Good!"
Khuong Vi and Luc Sinh looked at each other, thoroughly dumbfounded. They saw Lam Pham actually greet a zombie! This couldn't help but be too unbelievable!
Then they saw, that zombie called Officer Hoang actually really didn't charge over to bite and tear.
"Officer Hoang! I feel you've become stronger again! Last night's thunderstorm, what exactly was the situation? Why did it cause zombies to riot?" Lam Pham finished speaking.
He knew Officer Hoang couldn't talk, also couldn't understand what he was saying.
But he just wanted to say.
Officer Hoang, entire body extremely filthy. Physique seemed to have grown quite a bit taller, body also more robust. Passed by Lam Pham, stood before car window, moved pale eyes, stared intently at two survivors waiting in car.
Khuong Vi and Luc Sinh, entire body terrified, two legs couldn't help but tremble.
Could imagine, feeling of being stared at by a zombie.
"Don't be afraid! Officer Hoang is a good officer who abides by law and serves the people! He won't harm friendly citizens!" Lam Pham finished speaking.
Officer Hoang suddenly turned his head, growled lowly, as if saying, Officer investigating! Don't talk aside!
"So sorry! Officer Hoang, you continue! I won't disturb you!"
Lam Pham very helpless. Just casually said a bit, yet got snapped at by Officer Hoang.
After a moment, Officer Hoang swayed towards distance.
Who knew, in those brief few seconds.
How tense Khuong Vi and Luc Sinh's spirits were.
Lam Pham returned to car, "Let's go! It's okay! Later if see Officer Hoang, no need to be scared! If encounter danger, lean towards Officer Hoang's side! He will help you!"
"Bro Lam! Why is Officer Hoang like this? This different from zombies we see!"
They extremely puzzled. Perception of zombies again received impact.
Lam Pham smiled.
"Because, Officer Hoang is a good officer who abides by law, serves the people, always maintaining stable social order and public security."