Apocalypse: the Most Ruthless Person

The situation has reached a stalemate, making the atmosphere awkward.

The tank and 003 are on Celestial Horse Island, and the Ascension Original Liquid is even more violent than the Fire-breathing Zombie. If these aren’t used, there seems to be nothing else to restrain the monsters on the other side...

”Brother Su, let me confront it. That black mist is just a layer of defensive armor. What if I can find its weakness?”

Chen Hanzhou, seeing the silence of the crowd and that the black mist zombie was about to reach the greenbelt near Lego Mall, didn’t want to delay any longer and volunteered to go out again.

”Xiaochen, why are you so brave today...”

Wang Xin couldn’t help but tease from the side. Chen Hanzhou was usually very low-key, the type to do more and say less, but today he seemed a bit abnormal.

Zhang Su’s mind raced. He glanced at the black mist zombie getting closer and, no longer hesitating, said, ”Alright, go ahead, test its attack and see what’s going on!”

”Got it!”

Given the order, Chen Hanzhou swiftly dropped his backpack, tightened the grip on his mechanical prosthetic with his left hand, picked up a steel rod from the ground, and moved forward, climbing over obstacles with a resolute demeanor that moved everyone.

”He’s acting strangely today, is there something wrong?”

Zheng Xinyu walked up to Zhang Su and asked quietly.

Zhang Su squinted his eyes, sighed lightly, and shook his head, without answering Zheng Xinyu’s question, instead tipping his chin, saying, ”Let’s just watch for now.”

In the past, he would personally test the waters in such situations, but today with Chen Hanzhou repeatedly asking to go, he found it difficult to continue refusing. Though he said it was to probe the black mist zombie’s situation, in actuality, he also wanted to test Chen Hanzhou.

He wanted to see why exactly Chen Hanzhou was so interested in the mutated zombie!

If Chen Hanzhou simply desired something, he could completely understand, but if his motives towards his comrades were impure, then it would be...

”Oh, look, even bullets and bombs are no use. The boss of the Yama Corps is personally stepping in.”

”Who’s the boss, anyone know his name?”

”Hmm, I remember he is... it seems he’s called Chen Hanzhou. I remember clearly, he lost an arm and got a cool mechanical prosthetic!”

Seeing Chen Hanzhou rush out of the mall and circle around to tease the zombie, the people upstairs burst into a lively discussion.

”What the heck? Why is Xiaochen... has he gone mad?”

Zhao Dezhu was astonished when he heard the news. Indeed, Chen Hanzhou had the combat capability, but downstairs Lu Yubo, Wu Baokang, and Wu Daqiang were all stronger than him, not to mention the superhuman Zhang Su and Ju Mumio.

Why send him to fight?

”Hanzhou didn’t offend Brother Su recently, did he?”

Wu Lue glanced at Zhao Dezhu with a peculiar look.

”How the hell would I know? It’s driving me crazy. Can someone take over for me? I want to go watch!”

Zhao Dezhu shook his head in frustration and scratched his head in annoyance as he wanted to go watch the action, but unfortunately, he couldn’t leave his post.

While Zhao Dezhu was fretting, Chen Hanzhou had already drawn the black mist zombie back to a position in the middle of the street.

One man and a zombie stood under the darkened sky. As the man moved, the zombie followed, creating a bizarre scene.

”You damned thing, come on, let me see what’s inside your head...”

Chen Hanzhou muttered quietly, softly stepping around the zombie, not in a hurry to strike due to the creature’s slow pace.

His voice was so soft that even the combat personnel behind the cars couldn’t hear it, but there was one exception—Zhang Su.

Due to the noisy surroundings, Chen Hanzhou’s voice wasn’t clear to him, so he specifically activated the second energy slot, and with full energy, he finally could clearly hear Chen Hanzhou’s muttering.

”Could it be he’s genuinely interested in research?”

Zhang Su couldn’t help but doubt; Chen Hanzhou’s curiosity was strikingly similar to Fu Weijun’s. Has this research obsession consumed him?

Yet, the next sentence from Chen Hanzhou turned his thoughts a full 180 degrees.

Hiss hiss.

Chen Hanzhou swung the steel rod in his hand, his right mechanical prosthetic moving habitually. His eyes were fixed on the lifeless eyes of the black mist zombie, murmuring, ”The stuff inside your head must be delicious. If I eat it, I’ll definitely become stronger!”

Zhang Su wasn’t sure what was going on with Chen Hanzhou now. His first reaction was, could eating what’s in the mutated zombie’s head make one stronger, as per Cui Leng Pavilion’s latest research findings?

He quickly dismissed that thought. If such a thing existed, neither Duan Wuhu nor Xie Yanshan, nor even Fu Weijun, would have kept it from him; he would have known immediately!

If this matter had nothing to do with Cui Leng Pavilion, then...

He was certain that the Chen Hanzhou in front of him was no longer the simple Chen Hanzhou he once knew!

It’s easy to understand the desire to become stronger, as everyone wants that; but in Chen Hanzhou’s current state, what was the purpose for wanting to become stronger—for himself, for the camp, for humanity, or for something indescribable?

And why would eating what’s inside the other’s head make one stronger?

A series of questions left him puzzled, with only a simple thread connecting them—this all seemed to stem from when he got bitten by a zombie, although as for the precise reason...

Without deducing any conclusion, under the beams of light, Chen Hanzhou had had enough and finally launched an attack on the black mist zombie.

No flashy moves, he stomped forward with his foot and jabbed the steel rod forward!

Buzz.

A peculiar sound rang out as the steel rod struck the surface of the black mist shield. To outsiders, it looked utterly useless, only Zhang Su could see a shallow dent, about as useful as nothing.

”Such a tantalizing ability...”

Chen Hanzhou muttered again, then stepped back half a step, the arm of his mechanical prosthetic raised high and sliced down at an angle, the machete replacing his hand striking the black mist shield.

Thump.

It was somewhat like the sound of a rubber hammer hitting a tree trunk...

The black mist zombie didn’t sustain any damage, but it seemed displeased with the attack from the Little Worm, it dragged its crippled legs forward two steps and opened its mouth wide to howl.

Howl! Oooo!

Stronger than a big brute, the black mist zombie’s vocal cords could still produce sound, though it sounded quite stiff, incomparable to the rage of ordinary zombies, more like an old smoker coughing.

But to underestimate it because of that would be a grave mistake, after howling, it had a new action.

”Watch out!”

”Quick, dodge.”

Zhang Su and Ju Mumio spoke out simultaneously to warn.

The audience saw the black mist zombie in the field extend its arms towards Chen Hanzhou, the entire inside of the black mist shield flickering. Before Chen Hanzhou could act, the black mist shield suddenly inflated, expanding from a diameter of over two meters to about five meters in an instant, much faster than a balloon.

Boom...

Chen Hanzhou couldn’t dodge in time, he only managed to use his mechanical prosthetic to defend in front of him, an immense force hit his arm, smacked sturdy by the black mist zombie—it looked soft, yet the impact was terrifyingly strong, blasting him two to three meters away!

Thud thud, thud...

Landing, Chen Hanzhou struggled to stabilize himself, retreating three or four steps to finally dissipate the force and firmly plant his feet.

”Damn, this damn thing is too strong.”

”This dog’s shield can not only defend but also attack, it’s unpreventable!”

”To hell with defense, we need a way to break its defense, otherwise how do we kill it!”

The combat personnel, witnessing the black mist zombie’s ability, marveled.

”Brother Su, how about luring it away and trying C4?”

Wang Xin suggested nervously.

Zhang Su shook his head, saying, ”No rush, let Xiaochen try again, he’s got plenty of drive.”

As the black mist shield expanded and contracted, Zhang Su sensed something unusual, a feeling so strange it was like battle intuition, he felt that the solution lay within!

Hearing this, several people beside Zhang Su couldn’t help but look towards Chen Hanzhou, indeed finding him, as Zhang Su said, not at all discouraged. Instead, he was brimming with fighting spirit, already engaging in another round with the black mist zombie.

”You damned thing, you must die here today, quickly, very quickly, die now!”

With those words, a red light flashed across Chen Hanzhou’s eyes, and then he moved.

”Hmm?”

Since Chen Hanzhou was facing sideways to the crowd, Zhang Su only vaguely saw a hint of strange color flash in Chen Hanzhou’s eyes. Initially unsure, he soon got a confirmed answer from Chen Hanzhou’s following behavior.

Under the shocked gazes of everyone, Chen Hanzhou swiftly moved towards the black mist zombie, his aura like a rainbow, unstoppable, unleashing a thunderous strike on the black mist shield—though it turned out to be a feint. During the impact, he sidestepped back, the motion as smooth as to defy the laws of physics!