Perhaps that slap had sobered Ha Minh Hien up.
Ha Minh Hien only felt a burning pain on his face. He looked at the crowd and could see unwillingness and heartache in their eyes. For some reason, he still raised his head.
"No matter what tone, you cannot joke with all our lives."
Weaker, his momentum had weakened slightly.
But at this moment.
Ton Nang raised his hand, a gun aimed at Ha Minh Hien's head. The sudden turn of events sent a chill through Ha Minh Hien's heart. Meeting Ton Nang's ice-cold gaze, he knew Ton Nang absolutely dared to shoot.
"Joking? So what if I am joking? Are you trying to represent them, to act tough in front of me?"
Just as Ha Minh Hien was about to say something.
"Scram."
Ton Nang spoke.
Ha Minh Hien looked at Ton Nang, bit his lip, feeling aggrieved and wanting to cry. He had never thought losing face would be such an uncomfortable thing.
Why am I always the one being trampled on?
Why is it always targeting me?
Even if you want to hit me, can't you not do it in front of so many people? Even scolding me a few times would be fine. Why do you always have to slap my face?
"Scram," Ton Nang said coldly.
Finally, Ha Minh Hien dared not continue to contend with Ton Nang, lowered his head, turned, and left.
Watching Ha Minh Hien's retreating back, Ton Nang's peripheral vision swept over everyone. Ah... those hidden expressions of anger, always so讓人无可奈何 (making people feel helpless).
Ton Nang turned around, looked at his palm. When that slap landed just now, it wasn't as soft as before. It seemed his little darling had really slimmed down; the training still had some effect.
Ha Minh Hien walked in front of the crowd, forcing a smile, "Everyone, rest early."
He felt his face had been trampled worthless.
However...
"Brother Ha, we support you! That guy doesn't take us seriously at all! You've suffered, we all understand, we all remember it in our hearts."
"Yeah, Brother Ha, everyone will always support you."
They often saw Brother Ha being tormented by that guy. For them, there was not the slightest thought of ridicule, but rather a feeling of injustice and anger for Brother Ha.
But they didn't have such capabilities.
A breath was always held back in their hearts.
Uncomfortable.
Mieu Dich looked with hatred at the already vanished figure. He especially detested Ton Nang, who always bullied Brother Minh Hien. It was just that he was still young and couldn't help Brother Minh Hien.
Mieu Yen watched from the crowd.
She didn't feel any anger. As a woman, her intuition was often very accurate. She had a kind of guess in her heart...
Early morning.
Vuong Khai and Quan Hao were chatting with a survivor who had arrived yesterday.
This wasn't just idle chat; Vuong Khai was assigning them work.
"That Nguu Chi really isn't a good fellow. Can this thing be tattooed casually? It's hard to wash off too." Vuong Khai looked at the Thien Nhan on the other person's forehead, really couldn't understand. In such a serious apocalypse, how could such a thing appear?
"No choice, when you're under someone else's roof, you have to bow your head."
"It's alright, covering it with something is also fine. After the apocalypse ends, find a professional to wash it off."
"Will there really be a day when the apocalypse ends?"
Before Vuong Khai could open his mouth to lavishly praise Lam Pham, Quan Hao interjected: "Just kidding? Of course it can end! Who is my big brother? He is our hope! As long as you believe in my big brother, big brother will not let you down, right... Big Brother?"
After speaking, he gestured towards Lam Pham who was walking over.
Vuong Khai turned his head and saw Lam Pham approaching with a smile.
Damn.
He had to hand it to this rascal Quan Hao, simply a beast.
Lam Pham smiled and said: "Yes, I will work hard."
Vuong Khai was about to add something, he couldn't let him hog all the praise. But just as the words were about to leave his mouth, a voice came from the side.
Just by hearing the voice, he knew who it was: A Hai.
"Big Brother, I will always believe in you! In my eyes, you are a god!" A Hai said with a worshipful expression.
Lam Pham said: "What god or not, it's just about working hard together. The apocalypse isn't something I can solve alone; it requires everyone to work together with one heart."
Regarding the current situation.
Vuong Khai really didn't want to speak. You group of latecomers, when I and my Brother Lam first met, you were still struggling to survive elsewhere. Now you're all stepping up.
So infuriating.
"Mm, whatever Big Brother says is right."
"Me too."
The newly arrived Thien Nhan survivor, looking at the current situation, seemed to understand something in his heart. These people were all trying to curry favor,俗称 (commonly known as) "licking dogs."
Of course.
He actually was also very willing, but being new, his skin wasn't thick enough, and it would be a bit abrupt. It was better to wait for a while.
Everyone is a licking dog, and licking dogs are also everyone.
The main reason for not wanting to become a licking dog is that the person encountered is not yet enough to make you drop your face to lick. But the level of this person before them was absolutely very high; not just anyone could resist.
"Little Pham, let's go." Co Hang drove the car, calling out to Lam Pham.
He basically arranged training programs for Dong Giai every day, then took Lam Pham to deliver breakfast to Dang Hoang pharmaceutical factory. This was something that wouldn't change, rain or shine.
"Alright."
Lam Pham bade them farewell, got in the car, and left.
In the car.
"How's the zombie atlas coming along?" Co Hang asked casually. Now, one could very clearly see the development of the residential area; the progress was plain as day.
"It's going well. Except for a few individual zombies I've encountered that I haven't seen again, most of them have been sorted out by me."
So far, he hadn't encountered several evolutionary stages of Lanh Chua and Hon Hop Hinh tang thi.
These zombies were a matter of luck, not something one could seek out.
If he encountered them, it was fine, but if others encountered them, they would definitely meet disaster.
"Yesterday, I encountered a control-type Awakened one. It felt a bit dangerous."
Co Hang thought of this type of Awakened one and still felt it was a bit overpowered. Controlling zombies... ordinary zombies were still manageable, but if one encountered someone who could control various evolved zombies or even stronger ones, that would be truly terrifying.
Lam Pham said: "Yes, hard to guard against. Who would have thought there would be zombie controllers?"
"Various types of Awakened ones are appearing. I don't know if it's good or bad. If it were before, I thought humans might really have no way to survive elsewhere. With the appearance of Awakened ones, I feel the number of survivors might be more than I imagined," Co Hang sighed.
Lam Pham smiled and said: "This is a good thing. It's good as long as they can stay alive."
"Haha, that's true too." Co Hang didn't think too much about it. No matter what the situation, Awakened ones or not, he always believed Lam Pham could solve these matters.
Where he was, order would not collapse.
With pressure and restrictions, no one would do foolish things.
Dang Hoang pharmaceutical factory.
The vehicle slowly drove in.
Professor Hoang Cu Long, smiling, pulled Lam Pham and Co Hang into the production line and pointed to the goods in front.
"The first batch of antibody serum is ready."
This was what they had produced by working overtime during this period.
Lam Pham smiled, "Good, this is a very good start. I was thinking, let's leave some here first, leave some for Duong Quang residential area, and send some to Hanh Van Hao and other shelters."
Co Hang nodded. Although the effect of the serum might not be that great, having some was better than having none.
For example, if a survivor was knocked down by a zombie and bitten, if they couldn't get a serum shot in time, they would definitely turn into a zombie. No matter what, this was a good start.
"Professor Hoang, if the serum is administered early, will it form antibodies?" Co Hang asked.
Professor Hoang shook his head and said: "According to our research, injecting the serum early might form antibodies, but the concentration of the antibodies produced will decrease and not meet the previous requirements. Of course, this kind of serum that can form stable antibodies early is still under research. I believe with my teacher's ability, there should be a way to research a new generation of serum."
Lam Pham said: "Take it slow, no rush. Everything needs to be done step by step."
Co Hang understood this principle, nodded, then moved these serums onto the vehicle. These were all stored in syringes, could be carried around, and the quality assurance period was long enough. As long as one was bitten, a quick injection would basically solve the problem.
Leaving Dang Hoang pharmaceutical factory.
"Brother Hang, let's go to Hanh Van Hao first," Lam Pham said.
Co Hang nodded. He knew the situation at Hanh Van Hao. Ha Khanh was a capable person, with his own ideas and ambitions. If not for someone like Lam Pham, his Hanh Van Hao would be a paradise for capable people and a hell for incapable survivors.
But Ha Khanh chose another path, which was to change his ideas for Lam Pham.
Hanh Van Hao.
Ha Khanh looked at the three boxes Lam Pham handed over, listening to Lam Pham explain the serum's effects. He thought to himself, the national team is indeed the national team; they actually researched a serum.
Although it only worked if injected after being bitten by a zombie, and the timing was a bit tight, it was still a kind of progress no matter what.
More crucially, Lam Pham giving him the serum meant he truly considered him one of his own.
"Mr. Lam, thank you," Ha Khanh said sincerely.
Lam Pham said: "No need for thanks. Hopefully, these won't be needed."
Ha Khanh said: "Mr. Lam, take a look at how the people here are doing now."
He had no other meaning, just wanted Lam Pham to know that he was really changing, definitely not just saying it.
"I observed when I arrived, everyone's complexion is not bad."
Compared to when he came before.
There was clearly an earth-shattering change.
Gaining Lam Pham's approval, Ha Khanh smiled, "Now, my Hanh Van Hao is safe like this. The strong-bodied and clever ones go out to find supplies, and they are definitely equipped to ensure no mistakes. Besides, Mr. Lam has cleared the surrounding zombies. Unless one's luck is too bad, they really won't encounter zombies."
Lam Pham said: "That's good then. It seems my clearing of Hoang City zombies every morning still has some effect."
Ha Khanh found it hard to imagine just how many zombies Lam Pham had cleared. In his view, being able to clear a few streets was already an extremely terrifying feat.
But looking at the current situation, it wasn't just a few streets; it was simply clearing by entire districts.
Truly terrifying, terrifying to a certain extent.
A level one dared not even imagine.
"Mr. Lam, are you going to other shelters later?" Ha Khanh asked.
Lam Pham said: "Mm, yes, still need to go to other shelters. Yours is the first shelter I came to."
Hearing these words.
A sense of elation arose in Ha Khanh's heart. Could this be a kind of regard? Was his importance in Lam Pham's heart really that high?
Perhaps it really was so.
Ha Khanh personally escorted Lam Pham and Co Hang to the deck, personally setting up the gangway. His respectful demeanor was extremely sincere.
Watching the departing figures.
Ha Khanh couldn't help but smile.
Tu Dung, standing beside him, hurriedly said: "Ha Gia, I feel Mr. Lam truly values you highly."
Currently, Tu Dung was considered Ha Khanh's top favorite, his bodyguard. His status and the importance placed on him were standard.
"Mm, I can see that," Ha Khanh replied.
Tu Dung said: "Now in the apocalypse, our Hanh Van Hao's power is the greatest. Under Ha Gia's wise leadership, it is developing continuously. If one day in the future, order can really be rebuilt, with Ha Gia's contributions, he will definitely be assigned a good position."
"Shh, don't talk nonsense. What contribution or not? Being able to provide a safe environment for the shelter groups is my duty, understand?" Ha Khanh said.
"Yes, yes, it's still Ha Gia's high level of awareness," Tu Dung said with a grin.
Ha Khanh looked at the vanished figures on the shore, wondering what the future would hold.
No one knew this, and no one could grasp it accurately.
If there were variables, he would naturally change with the variables.
Tu Dung knew Ha Gia's character and also knew Ha Gia's ambition. The current change was under the pressure of a certain authority. When there was no way to reverse the situation, going with the flow was the wise choice.
Lam Pham delivered the serum to Duong Dao, and to the Tu Trach shelter.
He would not control the flow of the serum. This was life-saving stuff, painstakingly researched by Professor Ha, not to be monopolized, but to help surviving humans.
Even if among ten bitten survivors, one could receive a timely injection, that was where the value of this serum lay. All the hardship endured was worthwhile.
Returning to Duong Quang residential area, he saw Han Suong and the others about to go out.
"Oh no, Brother Lam, the serum is out?" Tu Trach Duong exclaimed.
Lam Pham smiled and said: "Yes, just came out. Oh right, don't you know that Chu Duong's shelter? Send him a few boxes."
Tu Trach Duong chuckled, "Received, no problem. If you ask me, our Hoang City is the safest. There are quite a few shelters, but they are all well-behaved. In the end, it's because our Brother Lam is watching. Those who don't listen are all caught by our Brother Lam."
"Don't talk nonsense. Catching people is Officer Hoang's right. I'm just an ordinary citizen, who can I catch?" Lam Pham said.
Tu Trach Duong always felt Brother Lam spoke reasonably. Initially, in the library, he was scared out of his wits by the apocalypse, his thinking became abnormal. After living and learning with Brother Lam, he already felt he was completely normal.
Just take now, no boasting, when Lao Mao drives past a traffic light, as long as the light can still flash, he has to wait for green. Being one second early would make Lao Mao feel uneasy.
Han Suong said: "Brother Lam, the number of people staying in our outer shops is gradually increasing. Should we move outwards a bit and expand the range?"
"That many?"
"Mm, a lot. Supplies are not a problem, it's just that the living space is a bit cramped."
"Okay, I'll handle it later."
Lam Pham rarely concerned himself with the various situations in the shelter. Usually, when someone brought it up, he would handle it. His task was to slash zombies, clean up the street environment, and conveniently feed evolved zombies to Officer Hoang, or send criminals to Officer Hoang.
Han Suong thought for a moment and said: "Brother Lam, when will the third Duong Quang Residential Area Shelter General Assembly be held? I feel we can give everyone a report, and there are also some minor issues in various aspects that can be integrated."
Lam Pham thought, what he wanted to do today was to find the remaining few types of zombies and complete the zombie picture book.
"How about tomorrow?"
"Let it be tomorrow then." ...
On the road.
Lam Pham squatted on the rooftop of a tall building, looking into the distance, his fingers tapping his chin.
"Hon Hop Hinh tang thi, where are you?"
He had already cleared eight streets and surprisingly hadn't encountered a Hon Hop Hinh tang thi. As for a Lanh Chua, that was even more out of the question. As far as the eye could see, he hadn't seen any undulating zombie balls.
"If these zombies all have territorial awareness, then in this area I've cleared before, there might not necessarily be these types of zombies."
He stood up, dashed towards the distance, to an area of Hoang City he had never been to, to take a look.
The straight-line distance of Hoang City from east to west was nearly a hundred kilometers, with streets crisscrossing.
As he went further and further, the zombies he saw also became more and more numerous. In some places, the number wasn't considered large, but in other places, they were all crowded together.
"Truly a mess."
Suddenly.
He saw a Hon Hop Hinh tang thi appear in an open space ahead, and it was even a mature-stage Hon Hop Hinh tang thi.
"Indeed, I found one."
Standing on the rooftop, he dislodged the Frostmourne slung on his back, his gaze locked onto the opponent. He threw it directly. Frostmourne turned into a streak of light, breaking through the air, its speed extremely fast, impossible for the naked eye to follow.
Pfft!
Clang!
Frostmourne pierced through the chest of the mature-stage Hon Hop Hinh tang thi, pinning it firmly to the ground, unable to move.
"Ughh, ughh."
The mature-stage Hon Hop Hinh tang thi roared, wanting to pull out the sword stuck in its chest, but Frostmourne, having been so strongly reinforced, was not something it could pull out.
The zombies milling around the Hon Hop Hinh tang thi, hearing its command, became thoroughly enraged and roared towards Lam Pham's position.
Lam Pham dived down, landed on the ground. The surrounding zombies, seeing a human, scrambled over each other, lunging like mad dogs. Facing such a large number of zombies, Lam Pham didn't even look, threw a punch. The air in front of him was compressed, forming a terrifying impact. Boom, boom, the zombies in front instantly twisted and exploded, flesh and blood splattering everywhere, covering the ground.
Unarmed, he was even more terrifying than when holding Frostmourne.
He threw a total of four punches.
Each punch was so domineering; the attacking zombies were all instantly blasted apart.
"Ordinary zombies, huh... So stupid."
He walked up to the Hon Hop Hinh tang thi, picked up the camera, aimed at its face, then jumped around, photographing its entire body.
But at this moment.
The Hon Hop Hinh tang thi roared, its hands scrambling, its lower body forcefully severed by Frostmourne. In a short moment, it recovered.
"Seems quite intelligent."
He knew the recovery ability of a mature-stage Hon Hop Hinh tang thi was extremely BUG-like. Naturally, he had also thought of handing the opponent over to Officer Hoang.
But he was really afraid that Officer Hoang, upon first encounter, would have his head smashed by the opponent.
The risen Hon Hop Hinh tang thi's ferocious face showed some terror.
As if it hadn't expected such a human to appear.
It suddenly retreated backward. In the instant its body retreated rapidly.
A cold gleam flashed.
Only to see the Hon Hop Hinh tang thi's head fly into the air, finally tumbling on the ground.
The reigning boss of the zombie world, for the time being, was so easily hunted down by a human. It had to be said, this was a tragic end.
He cut open its head.
Harvested a golden crystal.
Suddenly.
He looked towards the distance.
There was movement there.