"Wait for me. I'll be right back."
Lam Pham leaped away. As he descended through the air, he took out his camera and aimed it at the Plaguebringer below, taking a flurry of snapshots. When photographing this kind of thing, there was no need to choose an angle; just capturing the whole thing was enough.
The moment he landed, the photos were already taken.
He let the Plaguebringer sense him. The frequency of its flesh shifting increased, and countless fleshy tentacles shot out, blanketing the sky as they surged towards Lam Pham.
"It can't move, but it can launch an attack."
He retreated, wanting to see how far these tentacles could extend. Five meters.
Ten meters. Twenty meters. Thirty meters.
The length of the extension surpassed his imagination, and the speed of extension was very fast. If any other person got close to the Plaguebringer's attack range, it would be very difficult to escape. The speed of running was far from the speed of the tentacles.
Even a Speed Awakened would be the same. Unless they could reach the third stage.
Only when their speed had increased to a certain level could they escape.
"Thirty meters is the limit."
Having tested the Plaguebringer's situation, it was time to eliminate it. He remembered everything Chuc Thanh had said and would certainly not give it a chance to release its gas.
He clenched his fist. He threw a punch.
A seemingly ordinary punch erupted with terrifying power. The space in front of him was compressed and twisted, instantly enveloping the Plaguebringer in the pit.
Thick smoke billowed up, obscuring the view.
[Killed a Plaguebringer]
[Points +70]
With this many points, the crystal was multicolored.
But the crystal had shattered, unable to guarantee its completeness.
Gradually, as the dust settled, where was the figure of the Plaguebringer? A fan-shaped patch of empty ground appeared, indicating that the Plaguebringer had long since been turned to dust by that force.
Not even a scrap of flesh remained.
Chuc Thanh exclaimed in admiration, "Brother Lam is still the most awesome. If the zombies didn't have the advantage of numbers, they would have been gone long ago." Lao Chung thought, to reach this state, how many stages would he need to advance?
He felt that he probably had no hope in this lifetime.
Dong Giai and Diep Thien's expressions were very normal, but their hearts were also trembling. They knew very well that Brother Lam was very strong.
But whenever they saw this kind of situation, they could never remain calm. He was too strong.
It was precisely because of this formidable strength that the people of the Sunshine Shelter could feel at ease.
"It's dealt with. Although it looked a bit tricky, when my punching speed is fast enough and the area of destruction is large enough, it can cause large-scale damage, thus not giving it a chance to release the poisonous gas." A very pale and weak yet logical explanation.
Nod, nod, nod.
Lao Chung and the others were already very used to nodding frantically. They were familiar with Lam Pham, so they knew there was nothing wrong with what he said.
In the base.
Ton Nang was showing Han Hieu Hieu around. There was a greenhouse for cultivation and planting.
There was enough nutrient soil to grow all kinds of vegetables they wanted to eat. What made Ton Nang feel even better was that they had hatching equipment here.
In the early days of the apocalypse, poultry was not affected, but with no one to care for them, the poultry in the farms starved to death within a period of time.
Now was not like the past. Cities were everywhere, and many places no longer had rural areas. Free-range poultry was very rare. Of course, if one looked for it, one could definitely find it.
But this was undoubtedly an act of looking for a needle in a haystack.
"Brother Ton, will you be staying here?" Trieu Tieu Thien asked. Captain Vuong had instructed him to show them around and at the same time observe the other party's situation to see if they had any thoughts.
Ton Nang shook his head and said, "No, we will be leaving this place."
"Huh? It's actually very dangerous outside. Staying here, you can have a stable place to sleep and abundant supplies. Why go out and take risks?"
Trieu Tieu Thien didn't quite understand.
If it were up to him to choose, he would definitely stay here. He wouldn't leave even if he were beaten to death.
Ton Nang smiled and said, "If I needed a stable environment, I wouldn't have left Hoang City. I would have stayed there and lived a stable life."
"Brother Ton, is the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter really like what you said?" Trieu Tieu Thien had a bit of trust in Ton Nang. It wasn't about understanding the other party, but a feeling. Feelings were very wonderful things.
In peaceful times, he felt that his sixth sense was stronger than others. He had had a girlfriend before.
One day, he just felt that his girlfriend was secretly meeting a wild man at home while he was out playing online games. He secretly installed a camera and then pretended to go to the internet cafe to play games.
After arriving at the internet cafe, he took out his mobile phone to check.
Just as he had thought, not long after he arrived at the internet cafe, a familiar male figure appeared. It was Old Vuong from next door, who had a family.
He held his mobile phone and stared foolishly at the two people on the screen playing poker. His heart was shedding tears, dripping blood.
Many positions he had never unlocked before were being operated without scruple by Old Vuong.
"Bro, what's the URL of this video site? It's so exciting!"
A fellow netizen's inquiry woke him from his dazed state. He wanted to cry and tell the other party...
That's my girlfriend cheating at home.
Ton Nang said firmly, "Yes. If there is a place in the future that can be the final base of hope for humanity, then only Hoang City is the best shelter. No other place can compare."
"Look at this place. It seems very safe, but you have never seen how terrifying some zombies are. This base, which seems as solid as a rock, is actually like paper in the eyes of those zombies."
He spoke the truth.
The people at this base had not encountered those zombies. It was truly because they occupied a good terrain and were far away from the city. If they were close to a city...
They would definitely have encountered the zombies he was talking about.
Trieu Tieu Thien's mouth was slightly agape. He felt that what Brother Ton said was very scary. In his eyes, this base was truly very safe. He felt that absolutely no zombie could break in.
"Brother Ton, you hope that we will go to the Sunshine Shelter, right?"
Ton Nang looked at Trieu Tieu Thien. "Yes. You are different from the thugs in the apocalypse. You are true living people. I am willing to tell you where the truly safe place is. When one day you really encounter those zombies I mentioned, that will be the time this place is destroyed."
"But..." Trieu Tieu Thien lowered his head and sighed.
Ton Nang said, "I know. There are some things you can't decide. Colonel Tran is still suspicious of my purpose. This is a very normal thing. After all, in the current situation, trusting someone casually often results in betrayal."
Trieu Tieu Thien nodded. Tien Dao was the best example. The people at the base had saved his life. But in the end...
What they got was revenge.
Two days later. At the base entrance.
"Are you really leaving?"
Colonel Tran hadn't expected Ton Nang and the others to really want to leave. During these few days, the other party's performance had been very normal. The only thing to be said was that he had been very direct with Little Trieu about the situation at the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter.
"Mm. We've disturbed you for a few days. We've rested enough. It's time to leave. Colonel Tran, I know your concerns and understand your thoughts. You don't want to control this place and become a king, but you don't dare to bet the safety of the more than one hundred people here on what I've said."
"After all, your place here is indeed very safe for the time being. There's no need to take risks. But I still hope that Colonel Tran can think about it carefully."
Ton Nang said that his job was to tell the other party the truth. As for how the other party ultimately chose...
That was their business.
"Alright, I will consider it seriously," Colonel Tran replied.
Ton Nang took out a piece of paper. On the paper was a number. "This is the phone number of Lam Pham from the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter. If you want to get through or encounter danger, you can call him. No matter what the situation, he can bring about a miracle." This was a doomsday fortress built by a rich man, with a complete communication system.
He gave the choice to the other party.
How they handled it was their business.
"Alright, thank you." Colonel Tran took the paper and put it in his pocket.
Vuong Du said, "The supplies we prepared for you are already in the back of the car. I hope you can be safe. If you don't want to stay outside, this place welcomes you at any time."
"Okay." Ton Nang smiled and nodded.
He drove the vehicle slowly away from the base. Colonel Tran watched them leave. The situation outside was too dangerous. He could only feel regret for Ton Nang's choice.
Walking outside often, how could one not encounter danger?
"Colonel, about that Hoang City Sunshine Shelter he mentioned, do we need to try to contact them?" Vuong Du asked. Colonel Tran pondered, "Let's not rush. We'll talk about it when the time comes."
"Mm."
Their place here was indeed safe. It had been safe all along. If there was no danger, there was indeed no need...
At this moment.
Not far from the base.
A survivor was openly appearing there, with four zombies accompanying him. "Damn it, so annoying! Where did all the surrounding zombies go?"
He was Tien Dao, who could control zombies. He had always hated the people at the base. Indeed, he had been rescued by them, and the base had a life-saving grace towards him.
But he had become an Awakened and had brought a lot of help to the base. It was just that he couldn't help but want to have a deep exchange with a girl. The other party wasn't willing, so he used force.
And he was beaten severely by that group of people. They kicked him out of the base.
Damn it.
I'm an Awakened, an upper-class person who can bring help to the base. For a mere ordinary woman, they actually treated me like that.
If it were any other base, upon encountering such a talented person like him, they would definitely do their best to satisfy his needs.
"If I don't kill you all, I, Tien Dao, have really lived in vain."
Soon.
Tien Dao arrived at the edge of the city. He saw a wandering zombie in the distance and a look of excitement appeared on his face. Ordinary zombies were useless; the high walls there could block ordinary zombies.
What he wanted now was to find a powerful one.
A zombie that could bring devastating destruction to that base.
He wanted to see with his own eyes Tran Minh kneeling before him, crying and regretting what he had done.
Thinking about what was about to happen in the future...
Tien Dao couldn't help but let out a sinister laugh. Excited and emotional.
Although the matter hadn't actually happened yet, in Tien Dao's mind, it was a certainty.
"Huh, that zombie seems a bit interesting?"
Tien Dao discovered a somewhat strange zombie. That zombie was an ordinary zombie, but its behavior was different from ordinary zombies. It came out of the city, as if it had a purpose, and headed forward.
Not at all like other zombies, which limped forward shakily or just walked in circles.
"A strange zombie. Let's try to control it. Maybe there will be an unusual harvest."