It seems that Yu Ling has been persuaded by Jiang Xue and has given up the idea of ​​finding intelligent zombies as material.

As for Zhang Hewen's zombie companions, Yu Ling didn't even bother to care about them.

The people in the lab didn't lack food because of the nutrient solution, so they started to stay home more and more and rarely went out.

Only Jiang Xue persisted in going out every day to sweep away zombies and bring back some zombie crystals for Yu Ling to use in experiments.

Life returned to normal, and the system, which had been sitting in the space, couldn't sit still any longer.

Look, its host is displaying incredible power, having already won over the female lead and learned the villain's skills.

The world seems to have reached a point of stability; it's a sure-fire way to win.

It wants to go out and play again, just like in the last world.

[Host, could you buy me another body to play with? I'm so bored~]

The ball of light playfully rolled around in space.

Considering that the system had provided her with navigation and could be considered a small help, Yu Ling agreed.

This time, the system chose an orange cat as the body, disguising it as a stray cat that had wandered into the laboratory and infiltrated the team.

Yu Ling doesn't like clingy cats, so she's not keen on having the system cat follow her around and interfere with her research. So she sent it to Zhao Minghao to take care of.

The system cat's performance... is hard to describe...

"System, if you want to play, go play by yourself. Why do you have to follow me?"

Yu Ling was feeling a little depressed.

At times like these, doing research is definitely more fun—no, I mean more important!

【Ahhh~ Host, you know what? Sometimes I really feel like I'm a cat~ I can meow, and I can jump so high! I can even stretch out my paws~ I just can't help but want to rub against you, hehe... It's so much fun~】

The system was eating dried fish while acting cute and begging for petting.

The dried fish was obtained from Zhang Hewen's space by its foster father, Zhao Minghao, who begged and pleaded with him.

Yu Ling didn't want to pay attention to the system.

【Oh, don't be so cold and heartless. You don't love me anymore. You weren't like this before. You used to spoil me so much. Waaah~】

\"Shut up.\"

[Sobbing~]

\"Shut up!\"

Yu Ling chose to use physical persuasion, swinging the fat cat at her feet and tossing it aside with a whoosh.

The system finally shut down.

Yu Ling breathed a sigh of relief and continued studying the system.

"Okay, Mimi, don't bother Dr. Chen anymore. How about I take you to play?"

Compared to the aloof monster Yu Ling and the tomboy Jiang Xue, Zhao Minghao actually prefers this fluffy system cat.

He eagerly approached again, only to be scratched by the system once more.

System: I didn't want to either. It's my first time being a cat, and my claws are itchy.

"...You two, if you want to play, go to the materials room and play with Zhang Hewen. Don't bother me here!!!"

Yu Ling was furious.

Zhao Minghao immediately fell silent, obediently holding the cat and standing to the side.

Yu Ling then continued her research.

And so, day after day, Yu Ling's persistent efforts finally began to bear fruit.

She compiled a document containing research findings on the zombie virus.

Although the zombie virus was created by the original owner, this strange virus seems to be a peculiar energy-based life form.

This energy entity has a unique way of reproducing, causing a certain cell in the host to mutate, devour and reproduce other original cells.

After being infected by this life form, firstly, one will be zombified into a low-level zombie with low attack power and no mind.

Secondly, there are advanced zombies that possess superpowers and can evolve by consuming the crystal cores of superpowered individuals and zombies. These zombies are similar to human superpowered individuals, with varying levels of ability.

The third type is the intelligent zombie that is half-human and half-corpse. Although they can evolve, the conditions are harsh, and they can only evolve through the crystal core of a high-level zombie.

Of course, judging from the path to the Zombie King's birth, the original owner's newly developed mutated zombie crystal core had a better evolutionary effect.

Furthermore, if intelligent zombies awaken psychic abilities during their evolution, they can even control lower-level zombies.

However, Zhang Hewen's friends were clearly weaklings. Although they were intelligent zombies, none of them had evolved, let alone developed superpowers.

Let's talk about the mutated zombies. After the original owner's numerous experiments, they became extremely aggressive. When ordinary humans or zombies encountered them, it was like being thrown into a meat grinder, leaving only a bloody lump.

They will only cause destruction, and they will never evolve again.

Therefore, in conclusion, Yu Ling has made her decision.

Start with the simple things: wipe out all the mutated zombies created by the original owner.

Then, find Jiang Xue to deal with the other intelligent zombies that can communicate, so that they can control the low-level zombies without harming people, and especially kill the disobedient and uncooperative ones.

What if there's some delusional chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur) who dreams of unifying the zombie world?! We absolutely cannot let the tiger return to the mountain.

The most troublesome one should be the zombie king.

He's currently the strongest fighter in this world, and only Jiang Xue can handle him. But in a real fight, it's a 90/10 chance; one punch from Chu Shuo and nine of me would be down.

Although it's a bit of an exaggeration, it's not far off; the zombie king does have his underlings.

Those are still far off; the current task...

What she needed to do was extract samples from the remaining nine mutated zombies.

Then, a special "euthanasia" injection was developed for these zombies.

That's right, the kind that works after just one injection.

In this way, she can save a lot of energy and concentrate on carrying out the subsequent plans.

At times like this, Yu Ling needs patience; otherwise, even the slightest mistake in the virus research could turn her into the second Yu Ling.

Sigh, let's get the data on those mutated zombies sorted out first.

......

After Jiang Xue returned, she stayed by Yu Ling's side, watching Yu Ling busily organize various chemical formulas.

He just didn't look well the whole time, I don't know what happened.

"What's wrong? You don't look well. Are you feeling unwell?"

Yuling asked.

Jiang Xue shook her head and didn't say anything.

Yu Ling wanted to ask more questions, but Jiang Xue waved her hand to indicate that...

"You don't need to worry about my affairs. How's the experiment going?"

"The progress is going fairly smoothly. Oh, by the way, there's one more thing I need to trouble you with," Yu Ling said.

Then, the requests for all the mutated zombie samples were communicated to them one by one.

Jiang Xue frowned, not readily agreeing, as this was clearly beyond her capabilities.

Then she looked around.

A PhD who can't tell if the food is real or just a facade.

A... awkward, expressionless man with glasses who rubs against a cat and is not someone you can rely on.

A good-for-nothing old classmate who's addicted to playing cards with his friends.

And a group of weak, intelligent zombies with zero combat power.

Oh dear, there's not a single one I can rely on!

The elite jungler and her four mediocre support players are confirmed.

In the end, Jiang Xue accepted this arduous task.

Yu Ling guessed that this person would probably, possibly, almost, maybe, seek help from other S-class ability users in the base.

Or perhaps...

Then we can only turn to the Zombie King—Chu Shuo.