Chapter 445 Heavy Taste
The zombie's head was shaved off and landed in a nearby electronics store, while its body remained in place, burning on the ground.
The smell of rotten flesh burning was absolutely awful.
Pei Xiu exclaimed excitedly, "This is a level 5 zombie with dual earth and speed abilities! Zhou Hang, let's go find its head; the crystal core is still there."
"Okay, Brother Xiu."
The two ran into a dark electronics store to look for zombie heads.
Chen Le sheathed his sword and said to Pei Yi, "Our previous guess was indeed correct."
"Okay, let's clean it up first, we'll talk about it when we get back."
The group cleaned up all the zombies near the street, and Pei Xiu and Zhou Hang also dug up the crystal core of a level 5 zombie.
Back at their temporary lodgings, Uncle Chen and the others were preparing dinner, while Ling Ran was already lying on the sofa, reading a novel.
Perhaps because she's been reading too many novels, her tastes have become a bit picky lately, and she prefers more intense or edgy content.
Upon hearing that she liked reading novels with explicit content, Hu Meiying secretly came over and asked Ling Ran, "Would you like to read some old-fashioned novels, sir?"
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"Well..." Hu Meiying whispered an explanation into Ling Ran's ear. After receiving a slightly surprised look from Ling Ran, she said with a mix of embarrassment and pride, "I used to be a writer of 'older sister' stories, and I had a certain reputation in the 'older sister' community."
Ling Ran: "..."
He truly deserves to be called a master; he's a master no matter what genre he writes about.
After rejecting Hu Meiying, the latter seemed somewhat disappointed.
Ling Ran remained silent for a moment.
The kind of hardcore stuff she wants to watch is like what she saw a couple of days ago, like falling in love with her brother and then cutting off his penis.
Ling Ran explained, and then, seeing Hu Meiying's expression, her disappointment instantly turned into joy: "..."
She doesn't?
Sure enough, Hu Meiying said, "Sir, I can do that too! You wait, I'm going to let loose and just write whatever comes to mind!"
Before Ling Ran could say anything, Hu Meiying enthusiastically grabbed her laptop and started typing.
In response, Ling Ran could only say that her employees were truly multi-talented.
While waiting for the food to be cooked.
A group of people were sitting in the living room.
Pei Xiu and the others were telling Gu Zijing about the zombie they had just encountered. Su Yimo guessed, "If a zombie eats another zombie, does that mean it levels up?"
"It should be, otherwise there shouldn't be level 5 zombies in such a remote town."
Pei Yi frowned: "But what is the reason that this zombie can eat its own kind?"
If all zombies can eat their own kind, then they wouldn't have only just witnessed this situation; it's clearly an isolated case.
Pei Xiu then placed the black level-five crystal core in his hand on the coffee table: "Sister, look at this crystal core, isn't it much bigger than your previous level-five crystal core?"
Ling Ran had killed a level 5 mental zombie before, and they had seen the crystal core, but they hadn't looked at it closely, so they were a little unsure now.
Ling Ran looked at the tablet's eyes, glanced at Pei Xiu, and nodded: "Yes, it's twice as big."
At this point, she added, "The level 3 zombie crystal cores I encountered at the highway service station were also twice the size of ordinary crystal cores."
"No wonder there weren't many zombies at that service station. It turns out that the level 3 zombie leveled up by eating other zombies."
If it's not a coincidence, then we can conclude that if zombies level up by eating their own kind, then their crystal cores will be twice the size of ordinary crystal cores.
Gu Zijing concluded: "So, now there's only one question: what kind of zombie eats its own kind? If we can identify it, then we can selectively deal with it while it's still at a low level."
Everyone tried hard to recall what made this cannibalistic zombie different from other zombies, but they couldn't figure it out.
Pei Yi was somewhat annoyed: "If only we hadn't burned the zombie corpses earlier, we could have studied them now."
"...Brother, you have such heavy tastes."
"This is for everyone's safety, and for the sake of humanity. What's wrong with studying a zombie corpse?"
The specific characteristics of zombies that eat their own kind haven't been clearly discussed, so we'll have to wait and observe them when we encounter them again.
However, there don't seem to be many of these zombies, so we should be fine.
Even just a few are terrifying enough.
Zombies eat their own kind. On the surface, it might seem that zombies have devoured their own kind, and that their infighting is a good thing for humans.
However, zombies level up when they eat their own kind. What if the zombie we encountered today has already reached level six?
Without adults around, their small team, which was probably one of the strongest in the country, has been completely wiped out.
Human flesh and blood, as well as the flesh and blood of superhumans, will make zombies even stronger.
Given a choice between 100,000 low-level zombies and one level 10 zombie, humans would probably choose to deal with the 100,000 low-level zombies.
While the former are numerous, humanity can still manage them. But how do we deal with the latter? How many people would have to die to resolve them? Or are they simply unsolvable?
For dinner, I finally got to enjoy spicy crayfish, something I hadn't had in a long time.
Uncle Chen made three flavors: spicy, garlic, and thirteen-spice.
After chilling the beer, a sip of spicy crayfish followed by a sip of ice-cold beer is just perfect.
Pei Yi took a sip of his ice-cold beer and reminded him, "Don't drink too much if you're driving tomorrow morning."
"I'll start tomorrow morning. I don't like drinking beer." Gu Zijing picked up a edamame.
These edamame were a gift from Dong Yuanjiu. Uncle Chen boiled them in water with salt, and they were very flavorful and delicious.
Pei Xiu chuckled and said, "Then I won't be polite. I'm going to drink to my heart's content today. Cheers!"
The others raised their glasses and clinked them with his.
Ling Ran drank sparkling water with a few ice cubes, which was icy cold. As for the beer, she found it had a bitter taste and tried it several times, but she couldn't understand why ordinary people liked it.
Out of the corner of her eye, Ling Ran noticed Chen Xiaoying trying out a beer. Seeing her frown, she smiled and handed her a bottle of sparkling water, saying, "Let's drink sparkling water instead. We can't enjoy this beer."
Apart from Ling Ran, Chen Xiaoying, and Gu Zijing, everyone here likes to drink beer. Even Wu Tong drank it with great gusto, and before long, a suspicious blush appeared on his pig-like face.
He's probably going to turn into a drunken pig.
Chen Xiaoying nodded obediently, put her beer with Uncle Chen, and took the sparkling water: "Thank you, sir. I also think the beer doesn't taste good; it's bitter."
"It's just bitter."
Shen Nianshen suggested from the side, "Adults could try baijiu. It has a mellow flavor that you might like, but it's a bit strong."
"Liquor?"
Ling Ran rummaged around in his spatial storage and then took out a few bottles of baijiu (Chinese liquor). Uncle Chen's eyes lit up when he saw this, and he rubbed his hands together, saying, "Sir, may I have a small cup?"
"A small cup is nothing, drink as much as you want."
Ling Ran handed him a bottle, but Uncle Chen took it and replied, "No, no, no, I can't hold my liquor very well. A few sips will be enough."
If I get drunk, I won't be able to get up tomorrow.
Drink one-tenth of your usual amount of alcohol.
That's safe now.
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