At this moment.
Ha Minh Hien was staying on the prison's basketball court, sitting on a small stool smoking, looking at the deep blue sky.
"Brother Minh Hien," Mieu Dich walked over to his side.
Ha Minh Hien looked at him, "What is it?"
Mieu Dich said with adoration, "I feel like Brother Minh Hien was incredibly cool just now. Everyone is saying good things about Brother Minh Hien. Although Brother Minh Hien was in a very awkward situation, what Brother Minh Hien did was to let them stay."
Ha Minh Hien rubbed Mieu Dich's head, "Alright, what awkward or not awkward? Your Brother Minh Hien has incredibly thick skin; he doesn't even know what 'awkward' means."
"Brother Minh Hien."
"Hmm?"
"I really, really hope Brother Minh Hien can be my sister's husband."
Instantly, Ha Minh Hien's expression changed drastically. He looked around and said in a low voice, "Remember, from now on, you are not allowed to say those two words. Don't even think about it, understand?"
Mieu Dich was intimidated by Ha Minh Hien's demeanor and nodded, "I understand."
After Mieu Dich left.
Phung Kiet, who had just entered the prison, came over, "Big Brother, thank you."
"Don't 'Big Brother' me. Look at me, and then look at your physique; you could beat three or four of me without a problem. How can I let you call me Big Brother?" Ha Minh Hien said self-deprecatingly. He really wanted to lose weight, but the results weren't very good.
"No, Big Brother is Big Brother. A life-saving grace cannot be repaid." Phung Kiet was extremely resolute. "Big Brother's physique, if properly trained, would be very good. I used to be a boxing coach. If Big Brother trusts me, I guarantee that within half a month, Big Brother will absolutely be transformed."
"Really?"
"Mm, guaranteed."
"Then let's give it a try."
...
On the top floor of a tall building.
Fireworks display.
Lam Pham looked up at the sky. The brilliant images couldn't be seen in the daytime; one could only smell the scent. If it were at night, one could see that magnificent and dazzling scene.
He reminisced about the era of fireworks in the past.
Accompanied by the "Ao ao" sounds of zombies, it felt as if he had returned to the time after New Year, the sound of fireworks mixed with the voices of the crowd, appearing so lively.
Only these two fireworks brought back from the fireworks factory remained.
Once these were done, there would be no more.
He didn't think about continuing to buy fireworks. He was here to clean up zombies; how could cleaning up zombies require him to spend his own money?
"Ao ao!"
The zombies downstairs were already stacking up like Arhats. Looking at their ferocious appearance, one had to admire the zombies' spirit. That kind of courageous and forward-striving fighting spirit was worth learning for every human.
But some spirits were not worth promoting.
The fireworks ended.
Lam Pham stood up, slowly drew Frostmourne slung across his back, and descended. If anyone saw the current situation, they would absolutely exclaim, "I saw a god descend from heaven, cleansing the sins within Hoang City!"
"Come on, a new round of cleansing begins."
He had already tried his best to clean up the zombies in Hoang City. Unfortunately, there was no way around it; Hoang City's area was a bit large. The straight-line distance from end to end was nearly a hundred kilometers. Walking would take twenty to thirty hours.
And one also had to consider all sorts of winding squares. Just thinking about it felt very terrifying.
Considering the population, and then thinking about the number that had turned into zombies.
Truly terrifying.
Some things couldn't be calculated carefully. Once calculated carefully, it was very horrifying.
Hoang City's population was over ten million.
If the military were to clean it up, armed with firearms, even if they were all Kings of Soldiers who hit the bullseye with every shot, and the kind that could blow a head off with one shot, the amount of ammunition needed to clear out all the zombies in Hoang City would be unimaginable.
Lam Pham cleared out wave after wave of zombies. Frostmourne in his hand was already stained with an unknown amount of zombie blood. He just wanted to keep persisting.
Eventually, he would clean up all the zombies.
The process was long and arduous, requiring patience, but patience was what he never lacked.
Dusk enveloped Hoang City. In the quiet streets, a man carrying a sword dragged evolved zombies with severed limbs. The scene looked as bizarre as could be.
Tightly bound by ropes, the evolved zombies with severed limbs roared angrily.
This was an extremely humiliating affair.
They, who were at the apex among the zombie races, were actually treated like this. Who could tolerate it?
Passing by a shop.
Lam Pham stopped his steps, looking at the second-floor window of the shop. He couldn't sense that woman's life aura, indicating she had already departed this world.
Ai.
"Life is fragile; one can only cherish everything before them."
In the dusk-lit shop, it appeared slightly yellow. On that bed lay a woman with closed eyes. Her body had already decayed, a foul smell drifting out. For anyone, it was a place to avoid.
However, beside that corpse, the zombie Dong Dong curled up its body, quietly lying beside the corpse, emitting low "ao ao" sounds. Listening to such a sound, one couldn't feel anger, couldn't feel ferocity; instead, after listening, it made one feel a kind of sorrow.
Dong Dong just wanted to stay by his mother's side, not wanting to leave anywhere.
If zombies could cry, Dong Dong's tears would have long soaked the bedsheet. In the cold apocalypse, for Dong Dong, only this place was the happiest, the place that made him feel most at ease.
"Dong Dong."
A voice came from the street.
Dong Dong, lying beside his mother, emitted a low growl, perhaps wanting not to be disturbed, roaring ferociously. He rushed out of the window and landed on the ground, then saw the human standing there.
He roared angrily, as if venting the anger in his heart, the sorrow in his heart for his mother's departure.
Lam Pham looked at Dong Dong.
"Your mother has already left. Your life must continue. You are a rational zombie. From the moment you could protect your mother, you were different from these beasts."
After speaking, he pointed to the evolved zombies he was dragging.
Humiliation often just appeared随意 (casually/randomly).
They were already so miserable, yet they still had to be treated like this. Who could bear it?
Dong Dong still roared at Lam Pham.
Lam Pham extended his hand, "Come, come with me. I will take you to find someone worthy of your trust. He can take you in; you can learn from him how to survive in the apocalypse, how to live as a child who can make your mother proud of you."
He didn't know if the zombie Dong Dong could understand.
But he always wanted to say it. In his heart, he believed Dong Dong could understand, and Officer Hoang could also understand. Those with the purest convictions, even if they turned into zombies, could still maintain their rationality.
Dong Dong stood there, like a helpless child. Facing the approach of unfamiliar danger, he just wanted to call out for his mommy to save him. But he seemed to know that the person who could protect him was no longer there. He could only pretend to be strong, issuing warning roars at the unknown danger.
Lam Pham saw Dong Dong still standing there, not coming over. He seemed to understand something. This child wasn't like this before; he would fiercely attack any zombie he saw. Perhaps it was truly because his mommy was gone, he was afraid of being beaten, with no mommy to pull him back, to comfort him.
He walked towards Dong Dong.
As he took a step forward.
Dong Dong fearfully took a step back.
"Don't be afraid," Lam Pham said softly.
Quickening his pace, he walked up to Dong Dong, extended his hand, and said with a smile, "Come, hold my hand. I'll take you over there."
Dong Dong emitted a low growl from his throat, shrinking his body, his pale white eyes darting around, looking at the hand extended before him. As if he truly could understand Lam Pham's words, he slowly raised his hand and placed it in Lam Pham's palm.
Lam Pham held Dong Dong's hand, a smile appearing on his face, "Let's go."
He felt regret for Dong Dong's encounter.
But he was also happy. He thought of Hoang An An whom he had saved; that child was truly pitiful, used as bait to attract zombies by her own biological mother, hung outside the house.
But Dong Dong turned into a zombie, yet his mother didn't fear him, didn't abandon him, treating him consistently throughout.
Comparing the two, they truly couldn't be compared.
Both were mothers, yet some were unworthy, while some truly exemplified the meaning of the greatness of maternal love.
Hoang City Police Station.
"Officer Hoang, where are you?"
Lam Pham called out.
It was getting late; Officer Hoang should have returned.
As he called out.
"Ao ao!"
Officer Hoang swayed out from the police station.
"Officer Hoang, I've caught several villains for you. Relying on having turned into evolved zombies, they committed endless evil, ran rampant, and endangered the public order of Hoang City. As an ordinary citizen, I deeply felt my own life was threatened and used the strength of nine bulls and two tigers to finally capture them."
"I'm delivering them to the police station now. What happens next is up to Officer Hoang."
He threw the several evolved zombies inside.
Officer Hoang looked at the evolved zombies that fell to the ground, then looked at Lam Pham. His pale white eyes held no light, yet seemed to always convey some meaning.
"Ao ao!"
Officer Hoang growled.
As if to say.
"You're testing cadres with this? Which cadre can't withstand such a test?"
But... Officer Hoang indeed couldn't withstand such a test. It was also considered that Lam Pham had left the evolved zombies alive, letting Officer Hoang treat the evolved zombies with severed limbs as extremely vicious beings.
No...
In Officer Hoang's vision, he stared intently at one of the strength-type zombies.
He could actually see a ferocious face.
[Related to Black Faction]
[Niu Chong]
[Brief case summary: Destroyed houses, caused deaths...]
If Lam Pham knew this situation would occur, he would absolutely exclaim, "Officer Hoang's ability is so strong!" But it could also be that Officer Hoang investigated cases all day, some matters were too deeply involved, and even he was helpless, only able to memorize every criminal element with backing.
Even after turning into a zombie, he still hadn't forgotten these scoundrels he once hated the most.
Lam Pham saw Officer Hoang turn his head, staring at the evolved zombies there, and said with a smile, "Officer Hoang, let me introduce you. This child is called Dong Dong. He is a very brave child. Even after turning into a zombie, he still protected his mommy. It's just that his mother has passed away. Living alone in the apocalypse is not very safe. I hope you can take him with you."
After saying these words.
Dong Dong lifted his head, his pale white eyes staring at Officer Hoang, who was also a zombie.
Officer Hoang turned his head, looked at the child standing beside Lam Pham, and let out a few low growls towards Dong Dong, perhaps as a greeting, or maybe an exchange.
Lam Pham patted Dong Dong's back, "Go on, follow Officer Hoang. He will take good care of you. In the future, you will definitely be as outstanding as Officer Hoang."
Perhaps he truly could understand Lam Pham's words.
Dong Dong actually walked over to Officer Hoang's side.
Seeing this situation, Lam Pham smiled, his smile extremely brilliant. This was what he wanted to see the most.
"Officer Hoang, I won't disturb you then."
"Dong Dong, keep it up, live well. We will meet from time to time."
Lam Pham waved his hand, turned, and left, walking off into the distance.
Officer Hoang stared at those evolved zombies, growled, then suddenly pounced, tearing their heads apart, taking out the crystals, gnawing, and swallowing.
Then Officer Hoang took out a crystal, tossed it in front of Dong Dong, and growled a few times at Dong Dong.
Dong Dong looked at Officer Hoang, then at the white crystal at his feet, bent down, picked up the crystal, and put it in his mouth to gnaw.
At night.
Lam Pham, having returned home, took a shower, washing away the dirt from his body, as if washing away the fatigue of the whole day. For him, life now was already very good.
Duong Quang Complex was already very lively.
Seeing everyone's smiles every day, he also felt that his constant efforts had not been in vain. If from beginning to end, he had maintained the thought of just taking care of himself, then perhaps Duong Quang Complex now would really only have him alone.
Would he be lonely?
Would he go mad?
Or would he become increasingly cold and cold-blooded?
Perhaps it really would have turned out like that.
He was glad he hadn't chosen such a path, but instead brought hope to those full of hope, brought warmth, brought them into Duong Quang Complex, to unite and strive together against the apocalypse.
Add points.
Look at the interface.
[Name]: Lam Pham.
Looking at the interface.
"I didn't expect I've already cleared out so many zombies."
If calculated from the day the apocalypse first broke out, it would be equivalent to clearing several thousand zombies every morning. But he only truly began hunting zombies some time after the apocalypse broke out.
"When I start to put in effort, the number of zombies hunted can continuously increase."
After finishing adding the point.
He clearly felt a change in himself; it was an increase in strength. However, he had never been excited by strength increases; he only wanted to deal with zombies.
His previous strength was already sufficient.
If there was a competition of who could kill how many bulls with one punch, he would definitely be able to become the champion.
Thinking of this.
He couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
Truly an interesting thought. But to have this kind of self-entertaining thought in the apocalypse was also very good.
Wiping his body dry, getting dressed, leaving the bathroom, he took out a bottle of ice-cold mineral water from the refrigerator, gulped it down. The heart-piercing coolness felt truly refreshing.
As usual, he went to the balcony, looked at the night scene outside, then looked towards the street outside the iron gate. The curtains of the shop on the second floor were drawn, but a faint light flickered. Listening carefully, it seemed one could hear some strange sounds, coming from the screen.
"Oh, he's watching 'films'."
Lam Pham smiled. This was a very normal situation. Watching films alone didn't harm others and could also relax one's own mood.
As for why he was willing to let the other party stay outside the iron gate.
It was to give those whose mentalities had gradually changed under the apocalypse a chance to change back. Life is precious. Except for those truly sunk in darkness, many people were thinking... if only they could return to peace, being poor would be fine, being treated unfairly would be fine, they really didn't want to live in such an environment.
It was as if an invisible dark hand was pushing their backs.
Step by step, pushing them towards the dark abyss.
Returning to his room.
Lying on the bed, looking at the soundly sleeping Manh Manh, the corners of his mouth revealed a smile.
Sleep.
Life must continue tomorrow.
And at this moment.
On Duong Island.
Duong Giai Vu lay in bed, unable to sleep, constantly thinking about things.
"Why is it always me calling him, and he never calls me?"
This question was something she had just thought of while staring at the ceiling.
Thinking, thinking.
Duong Giai Vu suddenly sat up, her fist punching her palm, looking as if she had a sudden realization.
"Right, not everyone has a satellite phone. He definitely doesn't know how to make a call. That must be it, no mistake."
Having figured it out herself.
Her mood suddenly brightened.
People just need to frequently console themselves, figure things out for themselves; otherwise, when many bad things rush to mind, it will be very vexing.