He had always wanted to enhance his awakened ability and knew that crystals were needed for enhancement. It was just that crystals could only be obtained by finding evolved zombies, but the difficulty of hunting evolved zombies was very high.
A slight carelessness could lead to an accident.
But now, Lam Pham's words still echoed in his mind.
"Use these crystals to enhance yourself first. After your awakened ability advances, I will give you black crystals."
He had never thought that crystals, which were so rare, would be like roadside cabbages in someone else's eyes, seemingly not worth a single cent.
"Sigh, I'm still too naive. Why is it that in chaotic times, there are always people who, with a little bit of ability, think of establishing a career? I was so useless in peacetime; can I really rise up in chaotic times?"
"Sick."
Chu Duong muttered to himself. This comment was about himself.
He admitted he was a sick individual.
Mountains of gold and silver were laid out before him, yet he didn't know how to rely on them, only knowing how to stay in his own little den. If this wasn't being sick, what else could it be?
Chu Duong picked up a crystal. Under the illumination of the light, the internal colors were so beautiful, like a dazzling nebula in the universe.
His mouth opened wide.
"Ah..."
The crystal fell into his mouth.
The path to enhancing his awakened ability began from this moment.
And in the room next door, Little Hong was doing the same.
Faced with so many crystals, from being unaccustomed at first to calmly accepting it in the end, life was just that magical. The process of obtaining what one longed for without seeking it was truly miraculous.
Sa Mac base.
A modified vehicle drove to the entrance of the base.
A figure appeared.
Quy Thu Nguyet got out of the car, holding several records she had compiled herself during this period. She had originally thought of leaving them at the entrance and then departing, but she found the main gate of the base wide open, without even a guard.
This made her frown, feeling that something might have happened.
She walked towards the interior of the base.
The lights in the base flickered, as if there was a bad connection. The iron wall at the entrance had claw marks, as if sharp claws had gripped it. She remembered that the internal situation of Sa Mac base wasn't like this.
Instantly.
She had a bad premonition. Could it be that while she was away, the base was attacked by zombies?
She continued to walk inside.
She found viscous liquid on the walls, looking like blood, but not human blood. Instead, it resembled zombie blood. According to her research, zombie blood was very viscous.
"The base's equipment has all been moved away?"
Seeing this situation, she knew this was definitely not something zombies could do.
Zombies only wanted to bite and tear humans, and would not move the base's equipment.
"Could it be that zombies really did attack, but they were repelled by them?"
She thought of many situations.
When she reached the interior, she saw that apart from her own laboratory, other places had been completely emptied. And the bloodstains dragging on the ground started from her laboratory.
She had locked the laboratory door when she left. Without the password, no one could open it.
Walking into the laboratory, she saw a syringe on the ground. It definitely wasn't her injection. Her expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly turned on the computer. She wanted to see what exactly had happened during the time she was away.
Just as she entered the network.
Long Cung base requested a video connection.
Connection successful.
Appearing on the screen was Professor Ha, his face full of anxiety. Professor Ha, who was just about to speak, saw the person appearing in the video and immediately became very excited.
"Thu Nguyet, how are you?"
"Grandpa Ha, never mind how I am for now. Where are the people from Sa Mac base?"
"The people from the base, I've already had the people from the Duong Quang shelter in Hoang City pick them up. Only Little Xu remained. Have you seen him?"
Quy Thu Nguyet shook her head, "No, not a single person. Why did Little Xu stay behind? I found that my laboratory has been tampered with, and the remaining lucky cell syringe has been used. Could it be..."
She thought of Little Xu.
Professor Ha said: "It seems it still happened. As soon as the people from the base left, your database was accessed. It must be Little Xu who saw your experiment records and injected himself with lucky cells. But seeing you alive, I'm relieved. You successfully adapted to the lucky cells."
Quy Thu Nguyet shook her head and said: "Grandpa Ha, it's not as you think. I am indeed alive, but I can no longer be considered human. My current situation is more like a mutated type of zombie. Right now, I can be rational, but how long this rationality can last, I find it hard to guarantee. Lucky cells can change the structure of the human body, making people bloodthirsty, brutal, and ferocious."
Hearing what Quy Thu Nguyet said.
Professor Ha's expression was very solemn.
"Thu Nguyet, I've harmed you."
"No, Grandpa Ha, you don't need to blame yourself. This was my own choice. Lucky cells cannot be injected into the human body. If someone with malicious intentions finds out, I'm afraid he will create a group of monsters even more terrifying than zombies."
She returned to the base while rational, precisely to tell Professor Ha this news.
"Thu Nguyet, stay there and don't move. I'll send someone to pick you up."
"No, there's no need. My current situation is not good; I'm like a time bomb. No one knows when it will explode. I know my own situation; I'm no longer suitable for living in human society. I am now an outsider."
"Thu Nguyet, you..."
"Grandpa, when I was young, my goal was to serve the country with what I learned. But the apocalypse came, and I found that what I learned couldn't achieve the goals I wanted. Although lucky cells have turned me into this, they have also given me strength I never dared to imagine before. With this strength, I can deal with zombies, allowing me to see the direction of my pursued goal."
"Sigh..."
Professor Ha sighed. He knew Thu Nguyet's personality. It really wasn't necessary. Unfortunately, it was too late to say anything now.
At this moment.
On the rooftop of a certain building in Hoang City.
Tu Dinh squatted in a corner of the rooftop wall. The "ooh ooh" sounds of zombies downstairs reached her ears. She wasn't sleepy at all. A journey of over an hour, and until now, she still hadn't reached the Duong Quang shelter.
There were truly too many zombies along the way.
The vehicle was difficult to drive.
She also encountered danger, was surrounded by zombies, and the vehicle could hardly break through. Perhaps heaven was looking after her. She ran into a building on the street and, until she reached the rooftop, was safe and sound.
It was just that... the zombies' pursuit of prey was something she hadn't dared to imagine.
They lingered downstairs.
In the night, they were like demons crawling out from the abyss, searching for the delicious flesh and blood scattered in the human world. And Tu Dinh, hiding in the corner of the rooftop wall, appeared so insignificant and pitiful.
"They should still be waiting for me."
"Not being by Nhuc Nhuc's side, Nhuc Nhuc should be able to sleep soundly."
She feared death, not because she thought her life was precious, but because she didn't want Nhuc Nhuc to be alone. She had her own pursuits, her own most important things in her heart.
The wind on the rooftop was very cold, but her heart was very warm. Only by maintaining a passionate heart could she have the will to pursue the hope of survival. No matter what, she had to reach the Duong Quang shelter.
Gradually.
She closed her eyes and rested for a while. But when she closed her eyes and then opened them, the sky was already slightly bright. The early morning cold wind woke her up.
"No, I must hurry to the shelter."
She looked down from the building. The zombies were still those zombies, shambling around below.
Slightly afraid of heights, she climbed over the rooftop wall, grabbed the edge, and her feet landed on the anti-theft window. Cautiously, she descended, not even daring to make a sound.
Once, she almost failed to grab the railing of the anti-theft window. Fortunately, everything was a false alarm.
Finally, she reached the rooftop of the second floor of the shop.
Body like a cat, she moved forward from the shop rooftop. At this speed, when she would reach there was no longer important. For Tu Dinh, every step forward brought her a little closer.
Very quickly.
She had reached the end of the shop rooftop. Ahead was a wide crossroads. The road was littered with overturned vehicles and also shambling zombies.
Her path was already blocked.
There was no road to continue forward.
But she always held onto hope. There was still a road; the road hadn't reached its end. I can definitely get through, definitely.
She just lay there quietly, waiting for an opportunity. Time passed by, second by second, minute by minute. The situation on the street remained unchanged. Tu Dinh felt for a brick beside her and, without thinking, threw it towards a vehicle on the street.
The car alarm system blared.
The shambling zombies heard the sound, shrieked, and ran towards the direction of the sound.