"What was that just now?" Ranhu asked tremblingly.

"Why should I tell you? You're a zombie, and I'm human... Have some self-awareness, okay?" Zhang Hao rolled his eyes.

That move just now.

Its name is—【Thunder Python】.

It's a new ability learned at level five, and it's considered a ranged skill.

Using his special ability to condense lightning in the form of a giant python to shoot down enemies from a distance, it's like a giant python cannon with tremendous destructive power.

Moreover, it can actively cause the giant python to spread.

It transformed into thousands of small thunder snakes, controlling multiple enemies.

If it's a human or a mutated creature, it also has a paralyzing effect, making it quite useful as a ranged attacker and controller.

[Thunderous Fury]

It's a close-range area-of-effect damage skill, currently only about 300 meters long, but it's still pretty good for clearing monsters.

However, in terms of distance, it is not as good as Thunder Python.

Each has its own advantages.

"Why don't you kill me?" Ranhuo asked.

"Because you're still somewhat useful, I'll interrogate you later."

"Heh, you want to get information about our Burning Lamp Clan? Don't dream about it. I will never betray the Alliance Leader. Don't even think about it!"

"Alliance Leader? You are from the Burning Lamp Alliance?"

Zhang Hao said with a smirk, "So you took the initiative to speak up? You're quite cooperative, thank you."

Are you insulting me?

"Yeah, I think you're pretty slow-witted."

"Otherwise, why would you be the only one coming to die?"

"I...I..."

He was speechless for a moment.

Zhang Hao was too lazy to bother with it for the time being.

Carrying it, they rejoined the others and continued their escape.

Without the flame of their spirit, the number of zombies decreased significantly, and everyone quickly broke through.

East of the North Third Ring Road.

A huge movie theater.

The four organizations—Dawn Society, Heaven and Earth Society, Wind and Cloud Group, and South Heaven Gate—are all temporarily resting here.

Everyone suffered injuries to varying degrees.

The Heaven and Earth Society suffered over 500 deaths, the Wind and Cloud Group suffered the fewest deaths but still had over 400, and the South Heaven Gate, responsible for covering the rear, lost over 900.

Dawn would be at the forefront, yet suffer the fewest casualties, with fewer than two hundred people killed or wounded.

No one seemed to have any objections.

The Dawn Society is very powerful; all its members are Level 3 Awakeners.

Most members of these three organizations are at the second level, with third-level members making up only a small portion, so the number of casualties is naturally higher.

Having experienced this crisis.

The leaders of these three organizations are exhausted, both physically and mentally.

Having witnessed the strength of the Dawn Society and Zhang Hao's personal leadership, they all decisively joined the Dawn Society.

The Dawn Society reached a size of ten thousand people.

"Don't you regret it? It was such a difficult organization to build," Zhang Hao asked.

"No regrets. We knew too little about the apocalypse. We always thought zombies were nothing special, so why bother clearing them out?"

"But after witnessing the zombie horde created by Ran Deng, we realized... you were right. The threat of zombies will only grow, and only by uniting can we find a way out."

They had previously encountered some intelligent zombies.

But most of them were Iron Hands, Lickers, and the like, so they didn't think they were anything special. They had never even seen a highly intelligent zombie like the Burning Lamp.

I never thought of that.

There are actually this type of zombies that can attract a zombie horde?

If it weren't for the Dawn Society, they might have been dead long ago. There were millions of zombies. They had already given up hope.

But Zhang Hao managed to turn the tide.

Even in the end.

How did they manage to charge into the zombie horde and capture a Lantern alive?

It has to be said that they were impressed by Zhang Hao's ability, foresight, and composure under pressure; his personal charisma was simply too great.

"Uh-huh……"

Zhang Hao scanned the entire room and said earnestly, "Although the Burning Lamp poses a significant threat, humanity is not without hope. I promise to repay the harm that the Burning Lamp has caused us tenfold!"

"Thank you, Chairman Xie."

The crowd dispersed.

When night fell, everyone slept soundly.

Although this place is still the North Third Ring Road, Zhang Hao is not worried at all, because judging from Ran Huo's listless mental state, it is obviously impossible for him to condense his spiritual fire in a short time, so he is not much of a threat.

He instructed Fang Ping to bring the fire to the next room.

Zhang Hao sat down in the chair: "Tell me, how many members does your [Burning Lamp Alliance] currently have? How many Burning Lamp Zombies are there?"

"No comment," said Ranhuo.

"So tough? Do you think I can't do anything to you?"

"Otherwise what? Zombies are not afraid of pain at all. Even if you torture me, it won't work. I would never betray the leader."

"Yeah?"

Zhang Hao clapped his hands.

Xiahou Ming walked in, wearing white gloves.

Wearing a white lab coat and gold-rimmed glasses without prescription, he gave off a somewhat suave and roguish vibe.

"It's up to you now. Don't kill it; the Burning Lamp is a rare species."

"Yes, Chairman."

Zhang Hao sat quietly to the side.

Let Xiahou Ming walk up to the fire. He said in a gentle tone, "First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Xiahou Ming. I am a level four awakened poison user. I am not good at fighting, but I am best at poison."

"Heh, you think you can make me talk by poisoning me? The zombie's flesh is all necrotic, so poisoning won't work."

Burning Fire looked disdainful.

It had no idea that this human could pry open its mouth.

“I know, but you may not be familiar with poison-type awakeners. Most poisons are indeed aimed at the physical body, but my poison… is not ordinary. It is a special toxin that can target the mind.”

Xiahou Ming said calmly, "According to my guess, since the bodies of zombies are all necrotic, do their spirits have nowhere to rest? Wouldn't that be like a rootless duckweed? Therefore, I believe that your spirits must have something to rest on."

"This is what is known as the crystal core. The spirit can drive superpowers to produce various destructive abilities. However, if you have a crystal core but no spirit, you cannot drive superpowers. It's like a mindless zombie. Coincidentally... my toxin is specifically designed to target crystal cores."

"..."

The fire started to panic.

Its lips twitched, but it forced itself to remain calm and said, "You're lying to me, aren't you? You're trying to force me to reveal information through lies?"

"Are you scared? Don't be scared, let me explain first."

Xiahou Ming smiled and said, "My first poison is [Paralyzing Mucus]. It not only affects the physical body but also the crystal core, suppressing the mind and making it impossible to use superpowers."

"Let's try this first and see if it works."

No! No!

Before Ranhu could finish speaking.

His mouth was pried open.

Then they forcibly inserted... a numbing mucus.

It's just that it was stuffed a bit too much; it was overflowing.