Library

Must first obtain evolution points and complete the advancement!

If it's possible to promote to a fourth-tier elite zombie within seven days.

And if lucky, comprehend one or two powerful skills, the odds will be much greater.

Shaun didn't choose to search for humans within the neighborhood.

For him, this method of gaining evolution points is too inefficient.

If it weren't for this random task, he wouldn't even come to the human residential area.

Due to the effect of his Domination talent, hunting mutant beasts is the fastest path to evolution for him.

Once again, Shaun, accompanied by his two subordinates, prepared to return to the city center.

The newly controlled zombie was extremely sturdy, standing at a height of nearly two meters, forming a sharp contrast with the slender body of the other two.

Before returning to the city center, Shaun activated the crafting function.

The crafting interface appeared in his mind once again.

He placed the mutant mantis's forelimbs and nucleus on it, along with a machete.

Ready to craft a new weapon.

He chose the machete model again.

With a flash of light, a brand new machete appeared in his backpack instantly.

The blade emitted a faint green glow, the material changed, and the edge looked extremely sharp.

After stowing the blade into his backpack, he realized that firearms ammunition is a consumable, and if not necessary, it's best not to use them.

The three zombies were prepared to return to the city center.

Along the way, they didn't encounter any humans.

However, in just a few minutes, they encountered a first-tier mutant beast.

With the enhancement of Hardened Skin and Heavy Strike, Shaun could easily dominate the situation.

Disappointingly, the collection failed, and so did the ability extraction.

Fortunately, the provided evolution points allowed him to advance again immediately.

"Ding! The host is devouring the flesh and blood of a first-tier mutant beast, gaining 10 evolution points!"

...

"Ding! The zombie you control is devouring the flesh and blood of a first-tier mutant beast, gaining 2.5 evolution points!"

...

"Ding! The host's evolution points have reached 4000/4000, meeting the advancement conditions!"

"The host is advancing..."

"Advancement completed!"

"Current level: Third-tier Elite Zombie!"

"Host's strength, speed, vision, hearing, and all aspects have been enhanced..."

"The skill 'Heavy Strike' has been enhanced!"

"Heavy Strike: After activation, the host's strength increases by 400%, and there's a higher chance of dealing a heavy strike during an attack! Duration: 5 minutes! Cooldown: 2 hours!"

Shaun felt an unprecedented sense of well-being; every advancement significantly increased his strength.

However, the regret was that he didn't comprehend a new skill this time, only the enhancement of Heavy Strike.

Three hours later, Shaun looked at the city library in the distance and couldn't help feeling emotional.

In peaceful times, this was his favorite place, but now it's deserted, with not even a single zombie around.

Huh?

No zombies?

Shaun suddenly turned his gaze towards the library and found no zombies around it.

This situation was similar to the hospital; there was only one possibility!

There's a powerful mutant beast inside.

Shaun didn't act rashly and activated Insight, wanting to locate the mutant beast inside.

He almost instantly took a few steps back, his mind shaken.

In his vision, a large patch of red phantoms suddenly appeared.

At least dozens of mutant beasts!

Name: Mutant Bats.

Tier: First-tier.

Talent: Flight;

Skill: Venomous Bite;

Shaun realized that this was actually a group of mutant beasts!

The library had five floors; the first floor was filled with first-tier mutant bats, their numbers reaching fifteen.

On the second floor were second-tier mutant bats, numbering seven, which was equally terrifying.

The third floor had three third-tier mutant bats.

The red phantom on the fourth floor was enormous, only one, but it was fourth-tier.

Such a group of mutant beasts was probably enough to dominate the city center; even fifth-tier mutant beasts wouldn't dare provoke them.

If he could devour them all, Shaun's excitement would be beyond measure.

With over ten thousand evolution points, he could easily reach the fourth-tier elite zombie level.

Other than his own tremendous improvement, the two zombies under his control would also gain tens of thousands of evolution points.

They would directly become third-tier elite zombies, becoming extremely powerful assistants.

By then, his overall strength would greatly increase!

However, dealing with the swarm of bats in the library required taking them down one by one; charging in recklessly wouldn't work.

If dozens of mutant bats were to attack all at once, it would be a nightmare.

Even that chubby cat wouldn't dare venture into the library.

The three zombies observed the library from a distance without getting too close.

Shaun concealed himself and once again took control of Zombie Four.

Zombie Four was a first-tier elite zombie, and the virus within it held a fatal attraction for first-tier mutant beasts.

If Shaun himself were to provoke them, it was likely that the bat swarm would all come out.

Stealthily, Zombie Four arrived at the entrance of the library and gently pushed the door open.

In the field of vision of Insight, a mutant bat was hanging upside down above the door.

As soon as Zombie Four entered the library, it caused a commotion.

Several mutant bats were incredibly excited, not expecting prey to come to them voluntarily.

They were drawn by the virus within Zombie Four's body and flew out of the library.

With scarlet eyes, the mutant bats were greatly affected by the virus, becoming even more ferocious.

Zombie Four activated Hardened Skin and Swift skill.

The two effects offset each other, so his speed wasn't affected.

However, his defensive capabilities surged instantly.

When Shaun reached the second tier, his Hardened Skin had been strengthened once.

First-tier mutant beasts naturally couldn't break through his defense.

Zombie Four kept retreating until he finally reached Shaun's hidden location.

It felt somewhat like pulling aggro in an online game.

Shaun jumped out of the bushes, holding a large flat-bottomed pan.

At the same time, he activated Heavy Strike, causing his strength to increase fourfold and raising the chances of a heavy strike.

Zombie Four also pulled out the green machete and activated Heavy Strike as well.

As for the burly zombie, he stood on the side, not participating in the battle as it was beyond his ability.

As a third-tier elite zombie, Shaun possessed two combat skills, plus the large flat-bottomed pan.

His combat power had already surpassed most mutants of the same tier.

However, due to his fear of death, he usually didn't engage personally.

With a smack of his flat-bottomed pan, he could knock down the mutant bats, rendering them unable to fight back, though not killing them on the spot.

Zombie Four's combat strength was equally astonishing.

After all, the green machete was made from the forelimbs of a third-tier mantis, and each strike was devastating to the bats.

In a short time, seven mutant bats died here.

"Ding! Collection successful, obtained mutant bat's venomous fang!"

"Ding! Ability extraction failed!"

...

As expected, Ability Extraction had never been satisfying in this regard.

"Ding! The host is devouring the flesh and blood of a first-tier mutant beast, gaining 10 evolution points!"

...

"Ding! The zombie you control is devouring the flesh and blood of a first-tier mutant beast, gaining 2.5 evolution points!"

...

Shaun directly received 2100 evolution points, getting closer to the next advancement.

However, what surprised him was that the zombie he newly controlled also advanced, becoming an elite zombie.

"Ding! The zombie you control has gained 500/500 evolution points, meeting the advancement conditions!"

"Advancing..."

"Advancement completed, current tier: First-tier Elite Zombie!"

"Attained talent: Robust Physique, learned skill: Rapid Recovery!"

"Robust Physique: A strong body can weaken any incoming attacks to a certain extent!"

"Rapid Recovery: When activated, recovery ability greatly increases. Duration: 3 minutes. Cooldown: 5 hours!"

Hearing the prompts in his mind, Shaun was elated.

Though seemingly ordinary, could this be a genius zombie?