What's wrong with being a little arrogant in the apocalypse just to support my wife?

Chapter 171 Revenge

"We'll use human blood as an adhesive to fuse the crystal core and the superpower core. However, we don't know exactly how to fuse them yet, but we're certain that it will require a significant amount of human blood."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yize recalled the countless times his blood had been drawn in his past life. It seemed that the blood drawn from him in the laboratory had been used for other purposes.

"Of course, if successful, the successful test subject will be like Sun Jianbai, possessing dual abilities. Currently, no naturally born dual-ability users have been discovered. Sun Jianbai is the first known person to have acquired dual abilities later in life."

He paused for a moment after speaking, then said, "No, I don't know if I can still be considered human. I died once, and my ability core fused with my crystal core, so I'm neither a zombie nor a human."

Even if Sun Jianbai himself were to explain, he probably wouldn't be able to say what he really is: human? zombie? or experimental subject?

"Although the strength was improved after the fusion was successful, it is still much weaker compared to a truly advanced superhuman or zombie."

"We have also analyzed his genetic data and found that he has several more gene chains compared to human genes. We don't know what kind of treatment the other party has done to him, but we are certain that the lifespan of the modified test subject will be about one-fifth of the original."

Fan Jian frowned upon hearing this. "So, assuming he could have lived to be a hundred years old, he can only live to be twenty now?"

Upon hearing this, the Fifth Squad Leader shook his head. "The lifespan of a superhuman is three to five times longer than that of a human who has not yet awakened their superpowers. He now only has one-fifth of his original lifespan, which is probably at most the lifespan of an ordinary human."

It was their first time being superhumans, and being able to live like ordinary humans seemed pretty good. Fan Jian breathed a slight sigh of relief for him.

The fifth squad leader waved his arm, and the image on the black wall changed once again.

"Based on his memory, we had roughly deduced the location of the laboratory. According to our deduction, it should be in the sea about 100 kilometers away from us."

"The laboratory is estimated to be about 20 acres in size, and its depth should be about 2,000 meters below the seabed."

"So deep? How did they build it?" Xian Wenrui asked in astonishment.

The fifth squad leader shook his head. "I don't know the specifics, but after our initial investigation, we can confirm that there are many strange sea beasts surrounding their laboratory."

"They have a strict hierarchy, no independent thought, and obey orders. We have also detected signs of a zombie king lurking near this laboratory."

"Although he has reached the fifth level and regained his memories as a human, because he has eaten human flesh, his zombie body cannot forget the taste of human flesh. His instincts will drive him to attack humans. You are hostile to zombies."

As he said this, he probably saw Jiang Yue, the only zombie present, and then choked, "Don't be hostile to zombies who have eaten human flesh, but those who haven't..."

He had never eaten it before and didn't know, so he simply didn't say anything more.

"It is now certain that fifth-tier zombies will regain all their memories of being human, and will even clearly remember all the things they did as zombies. They will remember the feeling of devouring humans, and their instincts will constantly make them salivate when they are around humans."

"For zombies, superhumans are a great source of nourishment. After regaining their memories of being human, zombies will constantly resist and struggle with reason and instinct, and eventually choose to lose their humanity due to hunger and desire."

He said these words, then fell silent for a moment, "Of course, these may not necessarily be accurate, but it's never wrong to be cautious."

Lu Yize glanced at Jiang Yue and found that she was already in a daze, partly because of the hot weather and partly because she couldn't quite understand what he was saying.

"The Zombie King? Xie Hongyang? He went to that laboratory..." Chen Mingzhang fell silent, thinking of the memories he had once seen. For most people, they could empathize with the Zombie King's experience at that time.

He most likely went to the laboratory to find a way to resurrect his wife, and that laboratory was obviously the best place for him, since it could bring the dead back to life.

"Could he be thinking of resurrecting his wife?" Fan Jian asked uncertainly.

Zhang Wenjing nodded, "Probably. Wasn't he always looking for a way to resurrect people? But resurrecting a person is one thing, at least there's a physical body. Can someone really resurrect just a skull? Isn't that too overpowered?"

The Fifth Squad Captain concluded, "Resurrection is impossible. Even fusing a dead body with the crystal core of a living zombie sea beast has an extremely high failure rate, let alone the person he wants to resurrect. She has no crystal core, no special ability core, and all she has left is a skull."

Chen Mingzhang had guessed this as well, and didn't say much. However, he planned to go back that night and urge the others at the base to search for the person Xie Hongyang was looking for in Lincheng. He didn't know if they were still alive.

If Xie Hongyang's adoptive father and his parents-in-law were still alive, they would likely have swayed Xie Hongyang slightly toward the human side.

However, the Fifth District Captain's concerns were not unfounded. No matter what, they had to be careful. After all, he was a zombie who had eaten countless people, and they had to be wary of his struggle between reason and nature.

The fifth squad leader fiddled with the black wall, and a laboratory several stories high appeared. "This is a laboratory model we simulated and deduced. It is about five stories high, and the outside is full of alien beasts and sea monsters that have no thought."

"The Zombie King should have already entered the interior by now. We don't know the specifics, but we need to hurry up and get inside to prevent this laboratory from killing more people."

“That makes sense, but… how are we going to dive down and get in? Just these sea monsters on the outer perimeter are giving us a hard time. Can we really get in smoothly?” Xian Wenrui asked, pointing to the black wall.

"Why can't we get in smoothly?" Zhang Wenjing retorted somewhat irrationally.

At this moment, Zhang Wenjing was somewhat irrational, or rather, not calm enough. She wanted revenge, she wanted to find out the situation of these heartless people, why they could live well while her sister died tragically.

Xian Wenrui knew about Zhang Qian's situation, and even that they were the ones who buried her. He understood Zhang Wenjing's feelings as her older sister, and didn't get angry even when she was criticized.

"Hey, I was just asking. When you encounter a problem, you have to find a way to solve it, right? Sister Jing, calm down a bit."

Zhang Wenjing's mind, which had been clouded by hatred, regained some clarity at this moment. She took a deep breath and apologized to Xian Wenrui.

"It's alright, we understand, we understand. Those beasts who did those experiments deserve to die. Don't worry, we'll definitely stand by you and kill them to avenge your sister."

Xian Wenrui has a good temper and even patted Zhang Wenjing on the shoulder, telling her not to be so tense.