Chapter 316 Black Identity Card
"Hehe, no wonder, no wonder..."
After hearing Yue Zongyang's explanation, Han Shuo gave a self-deprecating smile.
Only today did he fully understand why the underground research institute, which already knew the location of the zombie king, had not carried out any decapitation operation.
So, there is such a thing as black blood.
It turns out that the only thing needed to quell this disaster was inside the Zombie King's heart...
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At this moment, Han Shuo couldn't tell whether he was happy or unhappy.
Because he seemed to have discovered that humanity still had hope of rebuilding civilization.
However, this hope was so slim...
The Zombie King, what a terrifying existence.
In Han Shuo's opinion, Chief Steward Wang was already very strong, but unfortunately, he almost died at the hands of the Zombie King when he went to gather information last time.
He didn't know just how strong the Zombie King had become. He only knew that ordinary weapons posed no threat to the Zombie King, while heavy firearms would destroy the black blood in its heart.
Thinking about this, Han Shuo put himself in Yue Zongyang's shoes and considered the situation from his perspective.
Should we kill the zombie king or not?
He didn't have a clear answer in his heart because, at this moment, his vision was not as far-reaching as Yue Zongyang's.
All he knew was that if he didn't kill them, it meant the zombie king would endlessly lead his army of the dead to slaughter humanity.
If we were to kill it, given the current situation, we would definitely have to use heavy weapons, which would mean losing the black blood in its heart.
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In fact, Yue Zongyang had struggled with and pondered this question more than once before.
In the end, he gave up the idea of killing the zombie king with heavy firearms.
Because he had previously made a rough estimate that the number of zombies that appeared in the world after the Ice Crystal Virus descended was in the hundreds of millions.
The number of other infected animals and wild beasts was beyond his calculation.
Given this predicament, even if humanity had the means to clean up, how many years would it take to clean up such a massive number of zombie creatures?
A few years? Or perhaps decades?
It is likely that the generation that survived will not be able to wipe them out completely.
Moreover, the cleanup of the zombie creatures will inevitably involve the use of various large-scale firearms, which will also leave the world riddled with holes.
By then, humanity will likely perish in the harsh environment of mutation before it has even finished eliminating all the zombified creatures.
Not to mention, no one knows to what extent the mutants will mutate during this period...
Of course, even if everything goes smoothly and they manage to eliminate all the zombie creatures without causing too much change to the natural environment, it still won't be enough.
Because there is another crucial point that humanity will never be able to solve.
That is, the aftermath!
Yue Zongyang knew that they could not dispose of all the corpses of the zombified creatures, and that these corpses still contained the Ice Crystal Virus, which could still spread through various means.
Ultimately, we will face the same situation again.
To put it bluntly, the root of the problem is the Ice Crystal Virus.
Just like the common cold, the history of this cold virus is much longer than that of humans.
After all these years, has humanity been able to completely eradicate it?
Obviously not. The only thing we can do is coexist with this virus.
Of course, there are many similar viruses. Throughout history, the number of viruses that humans have truly been able to eradicate is very small.
As it turns out, sometimes, in the context of the entire natural environment, humanity is still very small.
Even if we don't want to admit it, we have to accept the most realistic result, which is:
When facing most viruses, we are unable to fundamentally solve them or eliminate all sources of transmission. We can only reach a reconciliation with them and ultimately achieve a situation of coexistence with the virus.
(The above paragraphs are entirely fictional; please do not take them seriously.)
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Yue Zongyang knew that the problem of the ice crystal virus was obviously not the same as that of the common cold virus.
Because it cannot coexist with humans.
Therefore, he cannot directly kill the zombie king and destroy Blackblood using large-scale firearms.
Even if the underground research institute was about to be destroyed, he could not do this, because doing so would completely extinguish humanity's last hope of reconstruction.
In fact, the moment the Zombie King released the Ice Crystal Virus, he had already considered finding a source body to cultivate Black Blood again.
Even if it means violating the bottom line of human morality again, even if it means causing another person to suffer endless torment, he is not afraid of any of that. He is willing to go out as long as he can save more people and completely quell this disaster.
However, he was unable to do it.
Because, when the zombie king escaped, he also destroyed the gene chamber of the underground research institute.
The moment the Ice Crystal Virus arrived, it meant that many creatures would be completely wiped out by this virus.
It contains many of the genes he needs to cultivate black blood.
He could no longer gather all the raw materials needed to cultivate Black Blood, so he had no choice but to obtain them from the Zombie King.
Therefore, from a longer-term perspective, he absolutely cannot use large-scale firearms to directly kill the zombie king.
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Before we knew it, the room fell into silence.
Han Shuo was processing the information he had received that day.
At this moment, he had asked all the questions he wanted to ask, and the fog before his eyes had been completely cleared.
Besides Yue Zongyang and the Zombie King, he became the third person to know the truth.
Suddenly, Han Shuo heard gunshots getting closer and closer in the distance. He knew he couldn't waste any more time; if he didn't leave now, it would be too late.
He gave Yue Zongyang a deep look and then spoke.
"Director, thank you for your explanation today. I understand..."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the door.
Just then, Yue Zongyang called out to him from behind.
"Wait a minute!"
"Um?"
Han Shuo turned around in confusion and stopped in his tracks.
"Chief, is there anything else?"
After he finished speaking, Yue Zongyang took out a black, exquisite card from his pocket, stepped forward, and handed it to him.
Han Shuo instinctively reached out and took it. He looked at the black card with curiosity, feeling a sense of familiarity.
"Hmm? It seems somewhat similar to the blue ID card of the Free Agent in my hand."
The next second, Yue Zongyang's voice entered his ears.
"There's only one of these black ID cards in the underground research institute. It represents my identity as the director!"
"The material used for this ID card cannot be copied. You can keep it. With this ID card, everyone who used to work under me will obey your orders."
At this point, his eyes suddenly became serious.
"Although you are not the best successor I have chosen, you are the only one here right now, aren't you?"
"I hope you can shoulder this responsibility! Lead those survivors outside and keep living!"
"I know you have this ability!"
After Yue Zongyang finished speaking, Han Shuo froze on the spot.
He stared blankly at the black ID card in his hand. The next second, he realized what was happening, his expression changed, and he couldn't help but swear.
"Holy crap?"
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