Chapter 277

Zhang Su didn't have time to dawdle in Kuanzhuang; the message had been delivered, and the rest was up to Lei Youliang to ponder.

What he needed to think about now was how to strengthen the defenses of Tianma Island, and how to take over the mess left by the Azure Dragon Legion!

Based on the situation when leaving Qingxian, plus the feedback in his mind regarding the number of people in the legion, it could basically be determined that the Azure Dragon Legion was finished, but he couldn't just leave it alone because the legion had been crushed by zombies.

The Azure Dragon Legion just had many people killed by zombies; all kinds of supplies, equipment, and weapons, even if there were losses, would still have a lot left, especially tanks. Zombies didn't have the ability to dismantle tanks, except for Zero-Zero-Four...

"Brother Su, do you think those guys in Kuanzhuang will just abandon this little girl?"

Lu Yubo was a bit worried and muttered: "We should have grabbed a few more people earlier, that would have carried more weight!"

"Bo-zai, we aren't officially at war with Kuanzhuang. It's mainly about interests, understand? Interests!"

Zhang Su curled his lip. Kuanzhuang's material resources were one aspect, but population resources were also something he was eyeing.

The casualties of the Azure Dragon Legion made him feel a chill. From what he had learned earlier, there were probably less than a thousand survivors in the Qingxian area, and over two hundred died all at once!

This made him realize the importance of population...

Just now, the number representing the population of the Azure Dragon Legion began to drop again, and the speed of the decline was very fast. In the time it took for Su Xiaoya to interrupt, less than half a minute, it dropped by ten people!

"Hmph." Su Xiaoya didn't refute, thinking to herself that work is work.

"Absolutely not!" Su Xiaoya answered, clenching her fists: "Uncle Lei is not that kind of person!"

Seeing the surprised looks from the people around him, Zhang Su gave a perfunctory explanation, then looked toward the direction of Qingxian in the rearview mirror.

Lu Yubo also felt a bit strange; he knew Zhang Su, and it was impossible for him to lose his temper like that with a little girl.

Zhang Su jumped out of the vehicle and saw the people left behind at the camp walking up with camping lights. He opened his mouth and said: "Starting tomorrow, we will begin the second phase of the defense strengthening plan. Walls, weapons, protective equipment, and trenches are all on the agenda. Old Yu, Little Liu, write down what materials you need, this needs to be done quickly!"

"It really is click and it's yours," Zhang Su couldn't help but think.

Imagine that in the entire Qingxian area, or even more exaggeratedly, even Qincheng had no one left, and Tianma Island became the only camp. When that time really came, they would have to face the overwhelming zombie attacks alone!

"What's wrong again?"

"Hey, seriously, I think that guy named Lei is very cunning. Will he abandon you?" Zhang Su turned his head to look at Su Xiaoya.

A moment later, the convoy returned to Tianma Island.

And the sharp decline in population didn't stop. In just over a minute, less than two minutes, it fell from over a hundred to fifty-two...

Unexpectedly, Su Xiaoya just gave a light hmph, but it brought a very violent reaction from Zhang Su. His body, which had been leaning back leisurely, suddenly straightened up, and the expression on his face was incomparably solemn!

"What kind of person your Uncle Lei is, you know better than anyone. Anyway, I won't raise you for free. Starting tomorrow, you will go down to the fields and work for me, otherwise, there will be no food. When Kuanzhuang comes to redeem you, that's when you will be relieved of your status as a laborer."

"Ah? Oh, okay!"

"Nothing, I just suddenly needed to use the bathroom!"

Problems like attracting zombies and internal strife could be solved through management, strong power, or suppression, but if there were no people...

"Hmm?!"

Zhang Su said leisurely.

Suddenly, an evil thought appeared in Zhang Su's mind: if everyone in the Azure Dragon Legion except for the three of them—Xin, Qi, and the others—was wiped out, wouldn't the challenge mission be completed without any effort?

Judging from the current development trend, there was really such a possibility...

At the same time, the number "1" in front suddenly changed to "3", 3/52.

Liu Tianji thought he could relax a little after returning to the camp, but he didn't expect to receive a mission as soon as he got off the vehicle, and it felt very urgent.

Yu Wen didn't speak, just nodded heavily. He saw the urgency in Zhang Su's solemn expression.

After witnessing the Azure Dragon Legion being besieged by a horde of zombies, Zhang Su had an indescribable sense of urgency in his heart.

At first, he thought that Tianma Island being able to resist the attack of a thousand-level zombie horde was stable enough, but now he didn't think so.

As time passed, the total number of zombies globally was indeed slowly decreasing, but at the same time, scattered zombies were slowly gathering to form huge zombie hordes.

In the future, people might not encounter lone or small groups of zombies so easily; once encountered, it would be overwhelming...

Of course, by that time, humanity would have developed, and after more thermal weapons were put back into use, the ability to resist zombies would also be strengthened!

The premise is...

Never let another freak like Zero-Zero-Four be created again.

Just like in the era before the disaster broke out, uncontrollable technology should always be locked in the laboratory; once it is released, it is a disaster!

Zhang Su couldn't imagine how much of a burden a monster like Zero-Zero-Four would cause to humanity once it was out of control, and he felt some worry in his heart.

On the way back, he hadn't thought of any good way to deal with Zero-Zero-Four. Perhaps burning it with fire was the only reliable method, but it would require paying a painful price.

And this was just one, and this was just in Qincheng, let alone on a global scale. Even if placed nationwide, it was just a small corner not worth mentioning. There were thousands of cities of this level, and heaven knows how many lunatics were researching and developing zombies like the edge team of the Azure Dragon Legion!

"I hope humanity won't continue to court death..."

Zhang Su couldn't help but pray in his heart.

He originally planned to find Xin, Qi, and the others to chat, but he felt a bit tired, and with some things weighing on his heart, he prepared to lie on the bed and think about how to solve the trouble on the Azure Dragon Legion's side.

Just as he was walking back, he found the shipping container holding Zero-Zero-Three wide open and empty inside.

"Ah!"

Zhang Su shouted, startling the people around him.

"Where is Zero-Zero-Three? Where is the big zombie?"

Zhang Su pointed at the container truck and asked urgently.

Zero-Zero-Three's combat power couldn't compare to Zero-Zero-Four's, but if it went crazy, it would be enough for Tianma Island to handle!

"Here, Mr. Zhang, don't panic."

Fu Weijun's voice came from the other side of the container truck.

Only then did Zhang Su realize that Zero-Zero-Three had been moved out of the vehicle and was leaning against the other side of the carriage; he hadn't noticed it earlier because there were so many people and it was busy.

"Brother Zhang, don't worry, we have our tools. If it dares to riot, we'll hit it directly with the electric gun!"

Duan Wuhu walked out from behind the carriage, shaking the stun gun in his hand.

Wang Xingui was also on the side, but the expression on his face was clearly not as relaxed as Duan Wuhu's; looking after a fierce god was not an easy job.

"Dr. Fu, any progress?"

Zhang Su walked up close, looking at Zero-Zero-Three, who looked like a blob of slime, and frowned slightly.

"Yes!"

Fu Weijun was very excited. It was already eleven o'clock at night, but there wasn't a trace of sleepiness on his face.

"I found the critical value to make it fall into a state of suspended animation: one hundred and eighty volts!"

"Hmm..." Zhang Su didn't have much interest in this data. Anyway, every time he controlled Zero-Zero-Three, he would use a very high voltage to ensure nothing went wrong. He said: "Do you know what the pheromone is made of?"

After getting the pheromone, Zhang Su left a little for Fu Weijun to use for research. If this couldn't be cracked, then Zero-Zero-Three could only remain in suspended animation forever.

"Cough... well, this is very interesting."

Hearing Zhang Su's question, Fu Weijun showed a rare, strange expression on his face.

"Interesting? How so?"

Zhang Su was made very curious by Fu Weijun's weird expression.

"If I haven't analyzed it wrong, the so-called pheromone should be, um... dried human male reproductive cells, commonly known as sperm."

？？

The expression on Zhang Su's face froze instantly, and Duan Wuhu and Wang Xingui on the side were also taken aback.

"Pfft..." A moment later, Zhang Su couldn't help but laugh out loud, his expression strange as he said: "Dr. Fu, are you sure?"

"I once participated in a reproductive-related project and studied it in depth. I remember that smell..."

Fu Weijun spread his hands and said.

"Holy cow..." Zhang Su gave a thumbs up: "Zombies have quite special hobbies!"

Knowing what it was was enough, and that stuff was quite easy to get. As long as there was pheromone, Zero-Zero-Three was a very powerful weapon.

"By the way." The scene of Zero-Zero-Four fighting in the fire flashed through Zhang Su's mind again. He hurriedly said: "Dr. Fu, can you research fireproof fabric? Zero-Zero-Three doesn't need this bulletproof armor; getting a fireproof suit for it to wear would be more reliable!"

"Okay, I'll find a way." Fu Weijun agreed readily.

(End of chapter)