Chapter 67 The Reason for Fangzhou's Birth
Fu Qing and Zhao Yunxiao were processing the newly acquired intelligence.
The fact that the severed limbs do not possess the consciousness of a zombie king means that at least it won't evolve into a common trope in horror movies—where the severed tentacles suddenly become alive, escape from places like lab ventilation shafts or sewers in the middle of the night, and then suddenly reappear to slaughter the main characters.
And Lu Yan's metaphor of infecting people by spitting is really disgusting.
Fu Qing's mind uncontrollably conjured up images of the hooded woman, the skeleton, and others lining up in a long queue, being spat on one by one with pious expressions.
A random thought flashed through her mind, and then she frowned suddenly as she thought of something: "If it can sense through the remains... then it should have already located Fangzhou's position."
Lu Yan nodded.
Along with the hooded woman's remains, the bodies of several infected individuals were also transported back to Fangzhou. There were too many students in Xishan that night to completely erase all traces, and with the fire department about to arrive, time was of the essence. Fu Qing had no choice but to bring the bodies back.
Fortunately, the infected people usually kept their whereabouts very secret, and their disappearance for several days did not attract anyone's attention.
Zhao Yunxiao and Lu Yan looked at Fu Qing, waiting for her to speak, but Fu Qing was communicating with the system in her mind.
Will there be any trouble?
"No." The system answered without hesitation. "Before the apocalypse, infected individuals will not be allowed to enter the campus."
After the apocalypse begins, the campus will be transformed into a shelter, and that's when the danger will arise.
Since it is a refuge, there is naturally a possibility of it being overrun.
Fu Qing savored the system's affirmative tone and thought strangely: it spoke as if this were a fixed setting.
She recalled Zhao Yunxiao's "theory of a failed protagonist".
Perhaps this world is indeed a story written by someone, and she is merely a creation of a higher dimension.
But there's no point in thinking about these things now.
The system's ability to change hosts has proven that no matter how many times she starts over, as long as she is willing, her destiny is always in her own hands.
Fu Qing put these vague speculations to the back of her mind. Once she was sure it was safe, she casually relayed the system's words to Lu Yan and Zhao Yunxiao, so that the two of them wouldn't have to worry.
Zhao Yunxiao knew about the system's existence and showed a clearly relieved expression.
Lu Yan, trusting Fu Qing, didn't even think of questioning her, or perhaps his mind was still focused on the corpses he was dissecting and he didn't care about the so-called safety issues. He expanded on the conclusion he had just drawn, saying, "In the future, once zombies can infect each other, the zombie king's control over zombies that it did not directly infect should also decrease."
In other words, there's no need to worry too much about ordinary zombies in the apocalypse becoming the zombie king's eyes and ears.
Otherwise, it will be impossible to move an inch in the future.
Fu Qing nodded, indicating that he understood the limitations of the Zombie King's abilities.
The only thing she couldn't understand was that Fangzhou's location was only revealed after this incident, so how did the believers find the students during the Xishan assessment?
These were clearly not answers that could be found through dissection. She pondered for two seconds, but had no clue, so she asked, "What about the second point?"
Someone just proudly held up two fingers.
“Oh, the second point…” Lu Yan suddenly lost interest in introducing the first point. He paused for a moment, seemingly lost in thought, before smiling and saying, “Having figured out how the devout believers are infected, isn’t that worth considering as the second important discovery?”
Fu Qing, expressionless, reached out to grab him by the back of his collar, but Lu Yan cried out and bent over to dodge: "Alright, I do have another guess. But be careful, this is just a guess."
He casually smoothed out the wrinkles on his white coat: "After you cut off several of the hooded woman's arms and legs that day, although they grew back quickly, her weight dropped significantly. This shows that her resurrection ability is not unlimited, and now we have confirmed that her resurrection ability comes from the Zombie King."
Fu Qing: "You mean, the Zombie King's abilities are also limited." "Yes, this monster is not invincible." Lu Yan affirmed, and then said, "On the other hand, we also know that it is the source of the zombie's supernatural abilities, so I dare to speculate that once we kill the Zombie King, the zombies on Blue Star will stop evolving."
Fu Qing, who had been listening and observing the eyeballs soaked in formalin, suddenly looked up upon hearing this.
She remembered the skeleton she had killed months ago.
The devout followers encountered this time were clearly different from the skeletons. In comparison, the skeletons were like ordinary mid-level zombies with enhanced senses and physical abilities, while the devout followers were special zombies with different superpowers.
This is indeed a kind of evolution.
Just like the continuous evolution of zombies during the five years following the apocalypse.
Humans initially believed that the evolution of zombies from beginner to intermediate to advanced levels was a natural evolution of the species. However, it now appears that these superpowers clearly originate from the zombie king behind them.
As the zombie king grows stronger, the zombies also grow stronger.
Considering that the skeleton's abilities also came from the Zombie King, yet he himself had no special abilities, Fu Qing even suspected that the evolution from a beginner to an intermediate zombie was also given by the Zombie King.
"If the apocalypse comes, and we find a way to kill the zombie king, can we control the types of zombies on Earth down to only mid-level zombies?" Fu Qing's mind raced.
Zhao Yunxiao blurted out, "In that case, zombies will no longer be invincible! We almost succeeded in creating the serum back then!"
He can't remember the recipe, so if he starts over, humanity will still have to repeat the steps from the previous life.
But at least compared to those who are always chasing the evolution of zombies but are always one step behind them, this time it seems so full of hope.
Zhao Yunxiao's eyes quickly reddened with excitement.
He knew better than anyone how much effort humanity had put into developing the serum, and what despair they had suffered when they finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel. Recalling that moment, Zhao Yunxiao's breathing became heavy.
Lu Yan nodded solemnly: "That's right. But it should be noted that in this life, infected people appeared before the apocalypse began, and there were even infected people with special evolutionary directions. The progress is nearly two years faster than in the previous life."
"Once the apocalypse arrives and the virus begins to spread, those bitten by these special zombies may inherit its abilities and become zombies far more powerful than ordinary low-level zombies..."
Fu Qing added, "In other words, this time, there might be intermediate-level zombies appearing right at the very beginning of the apocalypse."
"We must kill the zombie king as soon as possible, the sooner the better, in order to stop the evolution of the zombies."
"On the other hand, based on previous conclusions, the current infected can only be infected by the Zombie King himself, and the number is extremely small. We must gather manpower to kill these believers as quickly as possible to prevent the virus from being spread through them after the Zombie King dies."
Lu Yan nodded, and Fu Qing took a deep breath, feeling that everything was heading towards a predetermined outcome: "Therefore, we need an elite squad capable of killing the zombie king, as well as a team to fight against the secret organization of the Devout. They need to be capable, trust each other, and be able to cooperate seamlessly in the hunt."
"The team shouldn't be too large, lest news of the hunt leak out and the believers be prepared; but it also shouldn't be too small, otherwise it might be difficult to fight against a powerful enemy. Two thousand people... is a very suitable number."
Let's talk about that elite squad...
There is no one in the world more suitable to lead it than Fuqing.
Fangzhou seems to have been born for this day.
Lu Yan stared intently at Fu Qing, half in doubt and half in amazement: "I think I need to get to know you again. Tell me honestly, did you arrange all of this on purpose?"
Fu Qing forced a smile, but couldn't manage it.
It's clear that she was completely arranged by the system.
However, it is still gratifying to finally have a clear idea of how to deal with the apocalypse.
The system hadn't spoken since then, and Fu Qing took its silence as an escape from having her thoughts exposed. After a moment's thought, she generously chose to forgive it.
On this important day when humanity gains hope and bids farewell to the old year and welcomes the new, the principal has decided to personally fund a year-end bonus for all teachers.
Fu Qing waved his hand: "Call Mingyue and Baitang over, let's all go to the supermarket together."
—Paying points for so many people leaving the school together is already a very generous reward for a principal who is not wealthy and is responsible for infrastructure construction.
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