Chapter 23
Wang Xiong followed ng Jie into the house and imdiately saw the corpse of the giant zombie lying on the table.
At this mont, the giant zombie had already been violently dissected by ng Jie. Due to the lack of experintal equipnt, the dissection process was quite rough.
Yu Fei and Bai Lu, who were standing at the door, felt their stomachs churn just by glancing at it. Fortunately, they hadn’t eaten anything for several days…
ng Jie and Wang Xiong did not mind it.
ng Jie’s nonchalance was due to her professional qualities.
Wang Xiong’s nonchalance was purely a pursuit of strength. No matter how disgusting a scene was, it was not as important as the path of advancent for an Awakened.
They ca to the corpse of a giant zombie.
ng Jie pointed to the bloody ss and said, “Due to the lack of necessary equipnt, I can’t observe the cellular tissue of the giant zombie at the microscopic level. So, my research focus is mainly on three aspects.”
First, the physical strength of the giant zombie.
“After testing its muscle strength, it can be concluded that the giant zombie’s physical strength is roughly twice that of an ordinary zombie.”
In terms of attributes, it was around 12 points, not much different from Wang Xiong.
Of course, Wang Xiong was shorter, so having the sa strength ant he was more suitable for combat. He also had more combat experience, so in a one-on-one battle, the giant zombie was definitely not his match.
“The second aspect is the evolution of the giant zombie.”
ng Jie picked up a bloody, bag-like object and held it up in front of Wang Xiong.
“Do you know what this is?”
Wang Xiong shook his head and ng Jie gave the answer, “It’s the stomach of the giant zombie.”
“Compared to an ordinary zombie, the structure of the giant zombie’s body has undergone significant changes. But the most significant change is the stomach sac.”
“The digestive capabilities of a giant zombie is very strong, and its stomach can secrete enzys that specialize in digesting flesh and blood. This can allow them to quickly digest the food swallowed into their stomachs.”
With that, ng Jie put the stomach sac aside and continued, “Because of the lack of necessary equipnt, I can’t observe more. But I speculate that the nature and function of these enzys are probably to supplent the mysterious factors inside the giant zombie’s body by digesting the mysterious factors in the flesh and blood of living creatures, thereby inducing evolution in both zombie and even giant zombies.”
So, the logic of zombie evolution is easy to understand. Their original intention in hunting humans is for evolution!
Wang Xiong furrowed his brow and thought for a mont before saying, “So, ng Jie, are you suggesting that ordinary people’s flesh and blood also contain mysterious factors?”
ng Jie nodded and said, “Yes, indeed! After the ergence of the Tower, it continuously released mysterious factors. These factors have rged with the air. So, every ti we breathe, we inhale a certain amount of mysterious factors. However, the quantity of mysterious factors in ordinary people’s bodies is small, and they are not integrated with their cells, so awakening phenona do not occur.”
“To put it bluntly, awakening is like buying a lottery ticket. It might also be related to one’s innate physique. Everyone absorbs the mysterious factors, so why do so people beco Awakened while others don’t? We still don’t have an answer to that yet.”
“But I have an idea now… Is it possible to develop a safe thod to increase the concentration of the mysterious factors in ordinary people’s bodies and force them to awaken?
Wang Xiong could not provide any answers.
ng Jie could not proceed with her experint to this stage either—mainly due to the lack of equipnt.
However, it was undeniable that ng Jie felt that this was indeed an extrely valuable research topic.
“Oh, by the way, the above two points are irrelevant to you. I think what you’re most concerned about is the way the Awakened evolve, right?”
ng Jie smiled kindly at Wang Xiong and saw him smiling and nodding sheepishly.
ng Jie decided not to keep him in suspense.
With a flick of her hand, she took out a transparent, prism-shaped crystal from her pocket.
This made Wang Xiong raise his eyebrows.
“What’s this?”
“Corpse Crystal. I call it a Corpse Crystal.”
As she spoke, ng Jie pointed at the giant zombie’s dissected brain.
“It was found in the giant zombie’s head…”
Wang Xiong felt that this scene was sowhat familiar.
Thinking about it carefully, it dawned on Wang Xiong.
“Isn’t this the setting in the novel?”
…
Wang Xiong was a fan of web text and had co across post-apocalyptic literature.
Zombies had crystals in their brains. Humans undergo awakening and evolution by consuming the crystals.
This plot is a little lousy…
“But that’s what happened.”
ng Jie had never read a novel. She had rely described her research findings.
“When I was dissecting the giant zombie, I found this thing in its brain.”
However, due to the lack of experintal equipnt, I can’t determine what this thing is. I can only be sure that firstly, this crystal is harmless. Secondly, it contains relatively pure mysterious factors.
ng Jie had ntioned this before.
The source of both zombies and the Awakened ones was mystery factors.
Therefore, ng Jie believed that the hope of an Awakened being evolving would also rest on the mystery factor.
And the corpse crystals found in the giant zombie’s brain were a pure polyr of mystery factors.
“Therefore, my hypothesis is that this thing can strengthen the concentration of the mystery factors in the bodies of the Awakened ones and make them stronger. It might even allow ordinary people to beco Awakened ones… However, without professional experintation, I can’t be sure of the effect of this zombie crystal on you.”
With that, ng Jie put away the Corpse Crystal.
Wang Xiong panicked.
“Give it to , Sister ng! It’s useful to !”
ng Jie shook her head. “Nothing I said has been professionally tested. So I’m sorry, I won’t give you the corpse crystals for you to use casually.”
Wang Xiong scratched his head anxiously. “But…”
Before he could say anything else, ng Jie’s hand had already touched Wang Xiong’s shoulder.
She said gently but solemnly, “Presently, you are our hope. So I’m sorry that I can’t let you take the risk of swallowing the Corpse Crystal.”
Wang Xiong opened his mouth, but he could not say anything else.
…
After waking up from his afternoon nap, he obtained all his attributes.
After eating so canned fruits, Lu Ming peeped through the window as he ate. He saw Wang Xiong setting off again—he was really busy…
Anyway, Lu Ming felt that Wang Xiong and he were two extres.
He was definitely unwilling to go out, while Wang Xiong was definitely unwilling to stay at ho.
Ignoring Wang Xiong, Lu Ming turned and saw Zhang Lixin and Li Gang (the father of the family of three rescued yesterday) cleaning up the street. Li Gang’s wife, Yu Fei, and Bai Lu also helped. It was a busy scene.
After eleven days, there were finally people on the streets again.
Lu Ming did not feel anything.
He didn’t go out. It really had nothing to do with him if there was anyone outside.
He closed the window and began his afternoon exercise.
The slingshot was fired!
He just didn’t know if he should pity it. There would be no shooting of zombies today.
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