They had spent a period of safe and beautiful life here.
During that time, there were no zombies around. After all, it was the countryside; how many zombies could there be?
But recently, the situation had become very unsettling. Whenever night fell, there would always be the roars of zombies, and in the silence, the sound of knocking on the door. These terrifying sounds constantly tormented her, making her spirit very tense.
"Don't be afraid, it's impossible, no zombies know we are here." Chu Minh hugged Ho Anh, comforting her, hoping she wouldn't be scared. "If you're afraid, shall we go to the Duong Quang residential area?"
"Mm."
Early morning, the sky was bright.
Chu Minh climbed onto the roof of the rural villa. To avoid being seen by zombies, he could only lie flat on the ground, crawling, observing the situation outside.
"This..."
He saw scattered zombies appearing on the dirt road in the countryside. In the distant groves and forests, there was also movement.
"Why are zombies suddenly appearing here?"
Chu Minh pondered, thinking of various possibilities, but could only shake his head, completely bewildered. He wasn't familiar with zombies.
Suddenly.
A piercing roar came from afar.
Hearing such a sound.
Chu Minh's face turned pale, and he swallowed. He didn't know what it was, but among the zombies he had encountered so far, none could emit such a piercing and powerful sound.
"Terrifying, this is definitely not an ordinary zombie."
Immediately after.
He hurriedly returned to the room and said to Ho Anh: "Wife, quickly pack our things, we're leaving now. I feel the situation is really not right. Tell our parents not to bring too much stuff."
"Oh, got it." Ho Anh nodded and hurried to find her parents.
Very quickly.
Chu Minh brought his family to the courtyard. He found a ladder, climbed up, looked at the surrounding situation, then threw a wine bottle towards the distant livestock pen wall.
Clang!
The wine bottle shattered, making a sound. He then observed the movements around, just wanting to create some noise to lure out the surrounding zombies. He watched quietly but detected no zombie movement.
"Honey, is it safe?" Ho Anh asked softly.
Chu Minh nodded, "Mm, safe. No zombies in sight for now."
Then he went to his parents, "Mom, don't bring these things, they're not needed anymore. When we get there, we can have anything."
"This... Alright then."
The parents were a bit reluctant but could only put the things back in the room. The older generation was relatively frugal; they were unwilling to throw away many things. If not for the apocalypse making it truly impossible, they wouldn't have thought of leaving this place.
Opening the gate.
Chu Minh still looked around, then went to the car, opened the car door, motioning for them to wait first, while he started the car, continuing to observe the surroundings, waiting for a moment, and confirming there were no zombies around.
"Quick, get in the car."
He said softly.
Ho Anh, holding the child, walked in front, the elderly followed behind.
But at this moment.
A black shadow instantly rushed out, knocking an old man to the ground.
A piercing scream.
"Ah, Old Man!" Old Grandma saw her Old Man knocked down by the black shadow. After a brief shock, she screamed and rushed towards the black shadow, simultaneously shouting, "Children, quickly take your big grandson and leave, don't mind us!"
"Mom!" Ho Anh shouted, her face instantly turning pale.
Chu Minh, waiting in the car, saw the situation outside and immediately panicked. His whole person was dumbfounded. He really hadn't expected such a thing to happen. He had clearly thrown something and made a sound, yet no zombies were lured out.
How could such a thing suddenly happen out of the blue?
Pfft!
The zombie bit into the old man's neck, fresh blood splattering.
The zombie gnawing on the old man turned its head, looked at Ho Anh who was standing there stunned, growled, and instantly lunged towards Ho Anh.
"Daughter-in-law, run!"
Old Grandma saw the zombie about to harm her daughter-in-law, and with strength from an unknown source, she grabbed the attacking zombie, rolling to the side. The zombie opened its blood-filled maw and viciously bit Old Grandma's neck.
"Hurry!"
The old man, his breathing shallow, looked at Chu Minh who had gotten out of the car and wanted to approach, calling out weakly.
"Ughh, ughh."
Similar roars came from the surroundings.
Scattered zombies appeared one after another.
"Ho Anh, get in the car for me!" Chu Minh knew the current situation allowed no other thoughts. He pushed his wife, "Get in the car quickly!" He knew everything was over.
"Dad, Mom..."
Chu Minh slammed his foot on the accelerator, watching his parents outside the car stagger to their feet, their turbid eyes already a pale white, viscous liquid dripping from the corners of their mouths.
"Roar!"
The zombie that had knocked down his parents was clearly different from other zombies. It walked on all fours, like an animal, and even had a fleshy tail wagging at its coccyx.
Looking at the departing car, its eyes blinked slightly, its pupils even contracting and dilating.
It roared.
The surrounding zombies responded with low growls.
The animal-like zombie began to run, chasing after the departing car. The surrounding zombies seemed to be pulled along, also running quickly, but their speed was much slower compared to the animal-like zombie.
In the car.
Chu Minh, gripping the steering wheel, tears streaming down his face, his voice extremely hoarse, "How could this happen? I clearly checked, zombies would appear if they heard a sound, why did it turn out like this?"
Ho Anh hugged the child, sobbing.
And Chu Vuong Vuong's eyes were filled with terror. The scene just now had been witnessed by him, causing a huge impact on his young mind.
"Honey, Mom and Dad were bitten to death by zombies for us, woo woo..."
Ho Anh saw her mother-in-law selflessly blocking the zombie for her, and tears couldn't help but flow.
Chu Minh also couldn't say anything.
Suddenly.
"Honey, that zombie is chasing us from behind!"
When Ho Anh looked behind the car, she unexpectedly saw that zombie moving on all fours like an animal, chasing them at extreme speed. While chasing, it was also roaring, and its voice actually caused a resonance, making the limping zombie horde go berserk.
Chu Minh gripped the steering wheel, knowing that now was not the time to think about those things. Thinking of his son, thinking of his wife, he had to stay calm, he had to take them to the Duong Quang residential area...
Duong Quang residential area.
Ha Khanh personally came to the Duong Quang residential area, not bringing many people, just a few bodyguards. On the way, he found no zombies around, only those smashed corpses, and his whole person was numb.
He knew these zombies were all killed by Lam Pham, precisely to clear out all the zombies in Hoang City.
Because of this, he was even more determined in his thoughts.
When Quan Hao saw this group of people appear, he instantly became alert and immediately called out to Brother Hang, saying a group of tough-looking guys had appeared.
He already considered Ha Khanh as someone wanting to invade the Duong Quang residential area.
He wasn't blind; struggling survivors and people who clearly had bad intentions were two different kinds of existence, okay?
Look at the physical condition of that group, each one extremely robust, their appearance quite fierce. How could that be the temperament of ordinary survivors?
It wasn't until Co Hang arrived and learned that the other party was Ha Khanh from the Hanh Van Hao that Quan Hao was very shocked. How could someone from another shelter suddenly come here, and this person was even the one in charge?
At this moment.
Ha Khanh looked at the situation in the Duong Quang residential area and found that the survivors here were indeed as he thought. After all, he knew Lam Pham's ideas; people who could live in the Duong Quang residential area must be living very happily.
Now, looking at it, it was indeed so.
He truly saw radiant smiles on the face of every survivor.
It was a smile of happiness and contentment.
Ha Nha, who was with the children, was also surprised when she saw Ha Khanh. At the same time, there were some other survivors who had come here from the Hanh Van Hao. When they saw Ha Khanh entering the Duong Quang residential area, their minds were full of doubt; how did that guy appear here?
Ha Khanh saw Ha Nha and smiled, nodding.
Everyone knew the big star.
He also knew back then that the big star Ha Nha was on his Hanh Van Hao, but he hadn't paid much attention. He wasn't very interested in beauty; he only wanted to develop his own forces well in the apocalypse.
Now seeing Ha Nha's neat and beautiful appearance, he knew she was doing very well.
Ha Nha said nothing. Pulled by the children, she continued to play with them. Her current life made her very satisfied; there was no so-called pursuit, no so-called career, just relaxed, happy living.
Similarly, another survivor quietly came to Co Hang's side, pulled Co Hang aside, and whispered a small report, telling Co Hang that this guy was the person in charge of the Hanh Van Hao.
They knew.
Lam Pham had met Ha Khanh, but Brother Hang had never met him. They were just afraid Brother Hang would be deceived.
Ha Khanh looked at that group of people, and could only smile bitterly in his heart. The feeling of being suspected wasn't too bad either.
"Mr. Ha, Little Pham should be having breakfast. I'll take you there," Co Hang said.
"Okay, thank you."
Ha Khanh looked at Co Hang wearing battle armor, his heart even more shaken, "Mr. Co, is the battle armor you're wearing researched here?"
This couldn't help but make Ha Khanh feel different.
At the same time, he also understood that for a shelter to want to develop and grow strong, the aspect of science and technology definitely couldn't be abandoned. If he encountered scientists, he would have to try to win them over no matter what.
"No, the country provided it," Co Hang stated.
Ha Khanh smiled, his heart slightly shaken. It was indeed as he thought. He always believed that even if the apocalypse broke out and most ordinary people turned into zombies, the country absolutely couldn't just disappear immediately.
Very quickly.
When Lam Pham saw Co Hang bringing Ha Khanh over, he looked very surprised.
"Why are you here?"
Ha Khanh said: "I have some matters I want to discuss with Mr. Lam. Regarding the safe construction of Hoang City, I, Ha Khanh, am willing to follow Mr. Lam and contribute my part."
Very aware.
Lam Pham smiled and said: "It's very good that Mr. Ha has such thoughts. When you said that, I wanted to introduce Officer Hoang to you, but on second thought, let's forget it."
"Why?"
Ha Khanh had heard Lam Pham talk about Officer Hoang. He had never seen a zombie that could maintain its sanity. If Lam Pham could introduce him, it would be a good thing.
Lam Pham said: "Officer Hoang is relatively serious, and Mr. Ha's situation is rather special, so there's no need to look for too much trouble. However, if Mr. Ha can share the idea of jointly safeguarding Hoang City, he will definitely gain Officer Hoang's approval in the future."
Co Hang looked at Ha Khanh.
He was really afraid that if the other party met Officer Hoang, he would be directly dealt with by Officer Hoang.
Ha Khanh had many things he wanted to say to Lam Pham. He came to find Lam Pham to show his stance. After meeting Chu Duong, he had already thought it through carefully. Some things, if there's an opportunity, seizing it is indeed a kind of takeoff.
Some things, there's no need to keep thinking about them. There might have been a process, but there would absolutely be no good result.
Co Hang watched quietly. The current situation was also within his expectations. Little Pham's existence was a disaster for zombies, and for some ambitious people, it was even more like a warning hanging over their heads, occasionally ringing to intimidate them.
This was a good thing.
Outside.
Quan Hao looked at the returning Duong Thanh, "Just now, Ha Khanh, the person in charge of Hanh Van Hao, came."
"Oh, what's that to count for? That day, Brother Lam helped Ha Khanh out of a bind. Now, this Ha Khanh seems to have been enlightened by Brother Lam. He actually started distributing supplies to ordinary survivors. You say this kind of thing, one wouldn't even dare to think about it before."
"So now no one is willing to come out with you?" Quan Hao said with a smile.
"Mm, no. At the beginning, those survivors were all starving and confused, at a critical moment of life and death. I just tricked them and they came out. Now I also have a bad reputation out there. As soon as they have supplies, who the hell would be willing to go back with me? So I'm back now and don't plan to return to Hanh Van Hao." Duong Thanh spread his hands. Thinking about it, this was also a good thing.
At least his original idea was to let more survivors live, which was why he went to Hanh Van Hao. Of course, he also wasn't afraid of being caught. If by any chance he was caught, he just needed to shout, "My big brother is Lam Pham from the Duong Quang residential area! If you dare to kill me, you'll be out of luck!"
But at this moment.
"Open the door, open the door!"
Quan Hao heard knocking on the door, hurriedly went to the shop rooftop, and saw it was a family of three. He then looked into the distance, saw no zombies at all, and then had Duong Thanh open the door.
"You are?"
Quan Hao, coming down from the shop rooftop, sized up Chu Minh, noticing they weren't thin or weak, just that their expressions looked a bit distressed and anxious.
"Brother Chu, you've arrived?"
Dai Hung, Dai Van Van's father, was explaining the electricity situation to the survivors. When he saw Chu Minh, he signaled everyone to continue, and hurriedly ran over.
"We..." Chu Minh panted, speaking with a bit of a stutter.
Dai Hung looked, "Where are Uncle and Auntie?"
He knew how filial Chu Minh was; even in the apocalypse, he would drive to the countryside to reunite with his parents. Not seeing them now, he had already thought of some possibilities, and at the same time felt a little regretful; he shouldn't have asked if he had known earlier.
This was undoubtedly rubbing salt into the wound.
Chu Minh slumped to the ground, muttering to himself, "It's all my fault. As soon as I sensed trouble, I wanted to leave. If I hadn't thought of leaving, if I had stayed hidden at home, nothing would have happened."
Dai Hung comforted him, but he didn't know what to say.
At this moment.
Rooftop.
The chubby Chuc Thanh was boredly looking around. The job assigned to him was patrolling. In Lam Pham's words, it was to keep a close watch, and if he saw a formidable zombie, he must notify him or Brother Hang.
To this, Chuc Thanh expressed no problem.
"Empty streets, how can there be zombies?" Chuc Thanh rested his chin in his hand, utterly bored. Until now, not even a ghost of a shadow had appeared. He really hadn't expected Brother Lam to be so fierce, to have actually wiped out all the nearby zombies.
Suddenly.
"Hmm?"
Chuc Thanh rubbed his eyes. He saw a cluster of golden light spots in the distance.
"Go... Golden?"
Previously, he had only seen black. Now, golden suddenly appeared, which represented a kind of terror.
Lam Pham had told him.
Normal zombies had no crystals. Common evolved zombies were white, then black, light yellow, golden, and red.
What he saw was golden, dazzling golden.
"Damn it, no good, I have to go notify Brother Lam."
According to Brother Lam's explanation, let alone golden, even black was not something ordinary people could deal with.
As for the name...
The distance was a bit far, he couldn't see clearly.
Far away, in an alley, an animal-like walking zombie stealthily stared at the distant iron gate. It had tracked them all the way here, not roaring impulsively like other zombies.
Instead, it observed first, waiting quietly.
At this moment.
Lam Pham, who was seeing Ha Khanh to the door, was very happy to see Chu Minh arrive. However, when he saw Chu Minh's distressed expression, he hurriedly asked.
When he learned the specific details.
He could only sigh. No one wanted such things to happen, but there was no way around it. The world was like this; not everything could go smoothly, there would definitely be various kinds of mishaps.
Everyone would be sad and uncomfortable when a loved one died.
At this moment.
Chuc Thanh ran over hurriedly, his chubby body unable to support his prolonged movement.
"Brother Lam, just now I saw a zombie emitting a golden glow."
"Golden?"
Hearing Chuc Thanh's words, it made him think of the mature-stage hybrid-type zombie he had hunted down before.
"In which direction is it?" Lam Pham asked.
Chuc Thanh pointed north, "Right there. When I saw it, it was very far away."
Ha Khanh, standing aside, listened, looking at Chuc Thanh a bit differently. Able to see colors?
It was as if he understood something.
"Mr. Ha, for the time being, don't go anywhere from here. I need to go out and take a look."
High-grade zombies were very dangerous.
If Ha Khanh left now and encountered that kind of zombie, it would basically be a wasted trip.
"Okay."
Ha Khanh naturally had no problem.
When it concerned his own safety, it was better to be a little more careful.
Chu Minh, in his grief, slowly said: "It's a zombie that walks on all fours, running like an animal. It chased us all the way, but then suddenly disappeared halfway."
Lam Pham pondered.
A Speed-type zombie?
He thought it was unlikely. Speed-type zombies also had white crystals. Even if they evolved, under species limitations, it was impossible for them to suddenly reach golden.
After all, even a mature-stage hybrid-type zombie was only golden.
That was a BUG-like existence.
Possessing the ability of limb regeneration.
"I understand. I'll go take a look."
Then.
He leaped up and instantly vanished before everyone's eyes.
Ha Khanh raised his head, watching quietly. Even though he knew Lam Pham was very strong, every time he saw it, his heart always received a huge impact.
Truly terrifying.