As is well known, once a person is infected with the virus, they lose their rationality and become a Zombie Monster, driven solely by the instinct to feed!
Thus, upon spotting a living person, they would eagerly rush forward to bite and tear.
This has completely become their instinctive reaction!
However, what Meng De witnessed now was entirely different.
These hundreds of Zombies, while their eyes still retained the instinctive reaction to feed, were able to forcibly control their desires.
As if they had received a command, they stood still in place.
Fortunately, when he was puzzled, the system provided a prompt.
"Tier 1 Zombie has appeared!"
Upon hearing the system's prompt, he wasn't actually surprised.
It had been nearly half a month, and even Wang Yan, that "savior-like" otaku, had awakened a superpower.
So, it wasn't impossible for Zombies that had fed on numerous Survivors to gradually evolve.
The appearance of a Tier 1 Zombie that had awakened a superpower was just the beginning.
After all, like Survivors, Zombies also have a certain chance to awaken superpowers!
And as time goes on, the more Zombies feed.
The number of Zombies awakening superpowers will increase, and those already awakened will evolve to become increasingly powerful.
Thus, it's conceivable that if Survivors don't quickly awaken superpowers and enhance themselves, they might not even have the strength to fight against Zombies in the future.
Then, the final outcome awaiting humanity would be complete extinction.
At this moment, Meng De, surrounded by a dense crowd of Zombies and blocked at the entrance of the gas station, remained unflustered.
It's just that this Tier 1 Zombie was obviously well hidden, and even he couldn't immediately discover its location.
"Growl!"
At this moment, a sudden Zombie roar sounded.
This roar was different from that of ordinary Zombies, sounding more sharp and piercing.
Meng De looked in the direction of the sound.
"Found it!"
Under his Psychic Perception, behind the Zombie horde, in an inconspicuous corner of a concrete pillar.
A horizontally growing, chubby Zombie appeared in his "vision."
This Zombie, less than a meter tall but weighing at least 200 pounds.
Its round, bloated body looked extremely swollen, from a distance, like a pile of dead fat.
Its clothes were already tattered, stained with dried blood and foul-smelling unknown stains.
On a neck as thick as a thigh, a round face with folds like pig intestines was still dripping with black blood, utterly disgusting!
[Zombie: Low-level Manipulator]
[Level: Tier 1 Peak]
[Awakened Ability: Corpse Flesh Rebound (C-grade)]
[Ability Category: Enhancement-type Ability (An ability that develops and enhances physical functions in human form)]
Meng De instantly understood, simply put, an enhancement-type ability was like the tank or berserker he played in games before.
Not awakening abilities related to the basic elements of "metal, wood, water, fire, earth," but rather digging deeper into one's own potential.
Enhancing one's own qualities!
[Note: Low-level Manipulators are generally Zombies with ability levels of 1-3 tiers, capable of controlling other Zombies to serve as their minions]
Oh, no wonder so many Zombies could be gathered.
So, there's a master behind them!
With a roar from the chubby little Zombie, the horde of Zombies at the entrance seemed to be activated, charging towards him with guttural growls.
Even though their speed wasn't fast, their staggering and twisting movements made the hundreds of Zombies appear menacing.
Meng De showed no fear. Holding his Tang Saber, he dashed out like an arrow released from a bow.
With swift swings of his Tang Saber, the fastest Zombies were decapitated in an instant.
In another spin and leap, over a dozen Zombies were sliced in half, their severed limbs scattering across the ground.
But these Zombies were emotionless "killers." Even though he had swiftly killed dozens, more continued to fill the gaps.
Before long, he was surrounded by layers of Zombies, trapped in the middle.
Moreover, unlike the Zombies he had killed before, these Zombies attacked with more coordination.
They exploited every opening, seizing every opportunity!
This was likely related to the occasional roars from the chubby little Zombie not far away.
Controlling the Zombies, perhaps?
Meng De quickly pondered.
Although he was confident in his strength and knew these Zombies were no match for him, he decided to cut to the chase and target the leader first.
He would deal with the chubby little Zombie first.
Once the chubby Zombie was dead, the rest would be easier to handle.
And most importantly, killing these Zombies was pointless!
It was a complete waste of time and effort!
He'd rather save that time and go back to discuss the mysteries of the undead with Cheng Ying.
With that thought, he focused his mind.
"Psychokinesis! Go!"
Ten fruit knives flew out rapidly, forming an arrow shape and shooting towards a specific direction.
Wherever they passed, the surrounding Zombies fell in droves.
Outside, the chubby little Zombie, seeing this, immediately panicked and let out a sharp, guttural roar.
But it was too late. In just a few seconds, Meng De broke through the Zombie horde.
His blade pointed directly at the chubby Zombie.
Realizing the danger, the chubby Zombie actually tried to flee, emitting urgent "heh heh heh" sounds.
And it wasn't slow either. Its 200-pound body moved faster than the average Zombie.
Indeed, this was a Zombie that had awakened a Superpower. Its intelligence had increased, and its physical coordination had improved significantly.
But compared to Meng De, it was no match.
In the blink of an eye, Meng De caught up to the chubby Zombie.
With a fierce swing, his Tang Saber struck the Zombie's thick neck.
Clang!
To Meng De's surprise, his usually unstoppable Tang Saber failed to decapitate the Zombie in one strike.
Instead, there was a sharp clashing sound.
A deep gash was left on the Zombie's thigh-thick neck, while Meng De himself was nearly disarmed by the recoil force.
Huh, interesting!
That fat wasn't just for show!
He recalled the system's description of the chubby Zombie's Superpower.
Flesh Recoil!
It seemed this Zombie's awakened ability had a rebound effect on physical damage.
Its defense was impressive, but damn, it was ugly!
"If physical attacks don't work, let's try this 'magic attack'!"
Psychic Shapeshifting!
He molded his Psychokinesis into the shape of a sword.
"Psychic Sword!"
Seemingly aware of the imminent danger of death, the chubby Zombie let out more frantic cries.
But in the next second, the Psychokinesis sword plunged straight into its head, which was larger than three watermelons combined.
The terrifying force instantly destroyed what little intelligence it had, bringing its attempt to escape to an abrupt halt!
With a loud thud, the nearly three-hundred-pound chubby Zombie collap
sed to the ground.
Streams of black blood slowly oozed from its obese body.
At the same time, a white, translucent crystal fell to the ground, emitting a dazzling light that immediately caught Meng De's attention.
"Is this... a Zombie Core?"
(End of Chapter)