Chapter 196

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Chapter 196: The Wise Zombie
The Obsidian Beetle approached carefully, sensing the growing danger without Zhang Mu’s reminder. It started to slow down and cautiously made contact with the forest.
It was a bamboo forest, as if isolated from the world, showing no signs of the apocalypse, peaceful and dignified.
The Obsidian Beetle painstakingly moved through the bamboo roots, crawling all the way, avoiding the use of energy to prevent alerting the big shots at the other end of the bamboo forest. It could sense a different aura.
“You were so proud just now, now acting timid? Are you scared?” Zhang Mu mocked the Obsidian Beetle with delight.
However, the current Obsidian Beetle could only curse Zhang Mu fiercely in its heart, but its movements became lighter.
“If you have the guts, come and try, all talk and no action. I felt at least three beings with similar strong auras as mine. When you asked for help earlier, you weren’t like this.”
Three?
Although Zhang Mu was somewhat prepared, he was still very surprised, could it be that the smart zombie is also here?
Wait, isn’t a smart zombie supposed to have no combat capability, just giving orders to the zombie horde? It appearing in the battle between the White Fox and the Obsidian Beetle, any slight energy impact should give it a hard time, and the Obsidian Beetle said its aura is even stronger than the smart zombie’s.
How is this possible, going against common sense!
Without Zhang Mu prompting, while he was deep in thought, the Obsidian Beetle had already quietly arrived at the deepest part of the bamboo forest, a very open area.
At this moment, Zhang Mu stopped thinking about other things, focusing his attention on the scene in front of the Obsidian Beetle.
The Obsidian Beetle observed the entire scene with the naked eye, but when Zhang Mu looked closely, he was also stunned, unable to speak for a long time.
Both sides were at a standstill, which immediately made Zhang Mu think of a possibility, that they were engaged in a mental power struggle.
No wonder the White Fox could hear its subordinates’ calls, knowing they were anxiously searching for it, and even though the Bottle Gourd was lost, it didn’t show up in such a situation.
The truth of the matter was revealed. It wasn’t that it didn’t want to appear, but it couldn’t appear. It stayed in a delicate balance, just like Long Qi.
Now, Zhang Mu was a bit confused. It was easy to understand that this smart zombie had mental powers, but was it the same for this old white fox?
When did creatures with mental abilities and evolvers become as common as cabbages on the street, everywhere?
First, there was the previous burial ground, then the previous nightmare insects, and now Long Qi, this second-rank mental attacker evolver.
He was a little bit upset. He had originally advanced to second-rank through mental power with so much effort. According to his memory, mental evolvers were supposed to be rare and extremely uncommon. But now, it was not the case.
He could only blame his luck. Luckily, Zhang Mu had more than one ability, or he’d really cry.
There was really no such thing as good or bad luck. Zhang Mu’s memories were from a different era. Since his rebirth, the circles he had encountered had changed drastically. He wasn’t the fifth-ranked Era Merchant in the small Luo Yang City anymore.
The white fox had a humanoid figure next to it, which seemed to be a smart zombie. Strangely, this smart zombie was wearing a monk’s clothes.
Could it be that this smart zombie evolved directly from a monk?
This is not impossible. Zhang Mu heard that if a zombie used to be a monk, they might not be as aggressive.
A zombie’s development is mainly related to their body structure and instincts.
The chance of a monk turning into a zombie when exposed to the evolution wave is actually very small, maybe only one out of tens of thousands of monks.
It’s mainly because they usually only eat vegetarian food and soy products, so their bodies don’t have the conditions to become mutated zombies.
Not eating meat and not having a strong desire for it have become instinctual, so they are unlikely to be chosen when the apocalypse comes.
There are always exceptions, just like the one Zhang Mu is seeing now.
Zhang Mu can only see the zombie’s back. He urges Obsidian Beetle to change the view so he can see the true appearance of the smart zombie.
The smart zombies of the future hide very well. Ordinary people like Zhang Mu don’t have the chance to see their true appearance, so now his curiosity is piqued.
At Zhang Mu’s urging, Obsidian Beetle slowly maneuvers and takes a while to find a suitable shadowy corner before lifting his small head.
Zhang Mu saw the true face of the smart zombie and was amazed; it was quite a surprise to see this appearance.
Unlike the fierce and intimidating zombies with bulging veins before, the smart zombie in front of Obsidian Beetle had a calm face, though its flesh had dried up, looking like an old person in their last years, with wrinkled skin lacking any luster.
Draped in a monk’s robes, if not for the fangs showing at the corner of its mouth, Zhang Mu might have thought it was just an ordinary old monk.
However, Zhang Mu knew that this seemingly unremarkable smart zombie actually held immense power.
Not only did he surpass Obsidian Beetle in strength according to Obsidian Beetle’s assessment earlier, but most crucially, should he give the command, a horde of zombies in the thousands would rush madly towards this direction once he freed his hands.
It seemed unlikely now to call them over, as the energies of both sides had reached a deadlock.
Yet upon closer examination, Zhang Mu noticed the most fundamental difference between it and the mutated zombies outside.
Its eyes sparkled with spirit and intelligence!
Truly a smart zombie, Zhang Mu felt that either it had recovered some memories from its past life or a new will had awakened within this body.
Zhang Mu wanted to see Long Qi at the other end of the bamboo forest. Not looking was not an option, as he was truly shocked when he saw him!
There was someone hiding behind Long Qi!
A woman, perhaps?