Chapter 106: Giant Zombies

The head nagged on, "You don’t even have two bottles of water, and you still gave him one. You really are kind-hearted."

For some reason, the head could speak directly in Su Changxing’s mind. Conversely, Su Changxing also had this ability, and he could block such conversations.

Su Changxing retorted irritably, "It’s my water. I’ll do what I want with it. No need for you to worry."

The head suddenly changed the subject, "There’s one more thing I must remind you of."

Hearing this tone, Su Changxing figured it was not good news: "What is it?"

The head said, "Even though I’ve left there, the Lady of the House might still come after me, or even you."

Su Changxing paused for a moment, "Can she find me?"

The head thought for a moment and said, "Probably, yes. Her position is quite special; it aligns well with this world, so she can unleash terrifying abilities."

Su Changxing asked, "So what is her position?"

The head pondered for a moment and said, "I said it’s special. I don’t know either."

Su Changxing: "······"

Hearing the head’s words, a sense of urgency welled up again in his heart. He had personally felt the Lady of the House’s oppressiveness, capable of driving a large Undead Tide to attack him from afar.

Therefore, he must quickly enhance his strength to have more room for self-preservation.

Suddenly, a commotion came from the corridor.

Su Changxing went out to take a look. Two people were carrying a body towards the stairs. The person being carried was wrapped in bandages, with a knife wound on his neck still dripping blood. It was evident that he had just died.

He noticed Huang Tao, who was bruised and swollen, nearby and asked, "What happened?"

Huang Tao leaned on the railing and said, "A guy who wasn’t even that seriously injured committed suicide. We had already treated him with medicine, and he still took his own life."

A middle-aged man nearby, wearing a plaid shirt, of weak build, and wearing glasses, said faintly, "Well, it’s better he did. At least he won’t suffer anymore. If he hadn’t, he probably wouldn’t have survived anyway."

Huang Tao remained silent for a moment and retorted, "But being alive is always better than being dead."

The bespectacled middle-aged man calmly said, "Injured people in these circumstances should just die. They’ll become a huge burden, potentially dragging down our entire group, so we don’t need to keep them alive."

Huang Tao wiped blood off his face and said, "So if you get injured, we’ll abandon you just the same."

The middle-aged man chuckled, "I’ll accept that. In facing such a disaster, ensuring the survival of our species should be our immediate priority, by any means necessary to keep as many people as possible alive. Unfortunately, Boss Huang doesn’t seem to think that way."

He had a strong scholarly aura, likely being someone among the intellectual elite in the current world.

Huang Tao found himself speechless, sensing that the other had a point, but he just couldn’t agree.

"I think Geng has a point. We should focus on the survival of the majority right now."

"He’s a professor, so I’ll follow his lead."

"Makes some sense."

Several onlookers agreed.

Is this inciting public opinion?

Su Changxing felt that the statement had merit, yet it also did not, because for now, these people were the ones benefiting. But if it was their turn to get hurt, they might jump to oppose it.

And Huang Biao probably hadn’t overlooked these matters either.

"What are you all standing around for? Got nothing to do? It’s just someone dying,"

Huang Biao’s scolding voice suddenly came from behind, and the bystanders scattered immediately, some preparing to depart, others moving supplies.

Only the bespectacled middle-aged man stood steadfast.

He looked at Huang Biao and said, "Boss Huang, I’d like to speak to you about team management. I possess a wealth of relevant professional knowledge."

Huang Biao paused, then asked, "And you are?"

The middle-aged man showed a brief hint of awkwardness and said, "Geng Wanchun, Professor at Huajing University."

Huang Biao nodded and straightforwardly replied, "A newbie, huh? Just do what newbies should do. Don’t fret over other things."

He paid no heed to Professor Geng Wanchun’s credentials and instead turned to Su Changxing, saying, "They found a small supermarket over there, but there’s something strange about it. Want to go check it out together? Shall we split whatever we find fifty-fifty?"

Su Changxing glanced at the time, it was half past four, and after a moment of thought, he responded, "Alright, let’s go have a look, got nothing else to do anyway."

Saying that, Huang Biao led Su Changxing downstairs without any hesitation.

Geng Wanchun couldn’t help but frown, feeling that Huang Biao was just a brute who failed to appreciate the importance of knowledge, especially under such conditions.

What upset him even more was the thought of having to do menial work.

But he had no choice, as it seemed this nearby group was the only one led by Huang Biao.

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Su Changxing followed along and asked, "What’s weird about it?"

"How should I put it? The zombies inside are rather big, so they don’t dare to go in. But there’s a lot of stuff in that supermarket. And our base’s resources are too scarce right now, so we need to secure this small supermarket,"

Huang Biao explained, "And brother, you can use your bow and arrow to scope it out."

Pretty big zombies?

Su Changxing pondered and asked, "How big? Just because they’re a bit bigger, your guys are scared? Was Yan Xu leading the team?"

Upon observation, a zombie’s size should correlate with the human size they were before transforming. If a person over two meters tall became a zombie, naturally, that zombie would also be over two meters tall.

Human transformations into zombies may involve changes in size, but these changes wouldn’t be drastic.

Huang Biao froze for a few seconds, replying, "Ha, it actually was him. You guessed right."

Su Changxing said earnestly, "It’s just that his courage is relatively small. Hmm, such a timid person isn’t really suitable as a team leader. Perhaps Huang Tao might be better."

Huang Biao still said, "Actually, he’s not that timid. You’ll understand when you get there."

The small supermarket wasn’t far, just on the outskirts of the community and within Huang Biao’s search range.

After a bit more than ten minutes, Su Changxing saw Yan Xu’s group of four from a distance, peering into the supermarket from afar.

"Sure enough, they’re pretty timid."

Su Changxing silently commented.

Huang Biao: "·····"

But as he reached Yan Xu’s group on the street, he was stunned to see that the zombies weren’t just large—they were enormous.

The tallest was a full four meters, nearly reaching the ceiling, and it didn’t look bulky; instead, it appeared slender.

The shortest was three meters, and the glass front of the supermarket made these zombies look even more massive by contrast.

Su Changxing glanced at Yan Xu, who was still visibly shaken, and patted his shoulder, "Alright, I admit, this time it wasn’t your lack of courage."