binnovel Chapter 238 New Information
Chapter 238 New Information
Li Chenglong used spatial teleportation several times to reach a location 2 kilometers away from the battle site. At this point, he took out his crystal phone and began contacting Zheng Yong. Currently, the crystal network is based on the central computer room on the eighth floor of Dawn City, with a radius of 1200 kilometers. He was still within the signal range at his current location and could make a direct call.
The phone rang only once before Zheng Yong answered. Before Li Chenglong could speak, Zheng Yong excitedly said, "Old Li, the zombie army has started to retreat! Does that mean your operation was successful?" Li Chenglong replied, "Yes, the operation was successful. I'm relieved to hear that the zombie army has started to retreat. But absolutely do not let the soldiers pursue them. Wait for me to get back. Then, immediately contact Zheng Aiguo and have his 11th Division move closer to us. We'll combine the forces from both positions, and we have new combat missions."
After speaking, Li Chenglong hung up the phone and began walking towards the Dawn Army's position in Nanchang City. He didn't walk fast this time because the zombie army was retreating, and he needed to avoid those large forces, so he planned to detour around them. In addition, the battle just now had taken its toll on him, and he wanted to conserve his energy for the later battles.
He took out two Flame Fruits, eating them as he walked, pondering the Dawn Army's next move. He hadn't gone far when he suddenly sensed a powerful yet familiar aura approaching from behind. Looking closer, he realized it was the female zombie he had seen before. The female zombie smiled and said, "This humble woman, Han Feng, is here on my master's orders. I'm afraid that Lord Li might misunderstand our retreating troops, so I've come to escort Lord Li for a while." Without waiting for Li Chenglong's consent, she stepped forward.
Li Chenglong didn't mind; with her leading the way, they could walk faster. Han Feng saw Li Chenglong eating a fruit she had never seen before and asked curiously, "What kind of fruit is this? It looks very peculiar." Li Chenglong replied, "This is a Flame Fruit, a specialty of our Dawn City. It's a pity you zombies don't eat this, otherwise I would give you a few." Li Chenglong was actually joking, because in his impression, zombies generally only ate raw meat and drank fresh blood.
But Han Feng said, "Who says we zombies don't eat? We zombies aren't the living dead, but evolved new humans. Don't compare us to the science fiction movies you see on TV." As she spoke, she took out a fruit that Li Chenglong had never seen before from her pocket and began to eat it with relish.
Li Chenglong was shocked. He opened the Eye of the True Dragon and carefully observed Han Feng for a few minutes. He said in surprise, "You actually have a heartbeat and breathing? Did you eat grain this morning?" Han Feng smiled and said, "That's right. We zombies are just like you humans, but you treat us as a different species."
As Li Chenglong walked, he said, "There's no way around it. You zombies kill anyone you see and are highly infectious. Besides, those low-level zombies really only know how to destroy and annihilate. We're eliminating you to save ourselves." Han Feng agreed with this view: "I agree with that. I only gained relatively high intelligence after reaching level 9, and only after reaching level 10 did I become no different from a normal human and escape the curse of having to eat meat and drink blood. Of course, if a bowl of rice and a bowl of fresh blood were placed in front of me, I would definitely choose the blood. Being able to eat doesn't mean I like to eat."
As they talked, they mentioned the Protector Xun. Han Feng said with some pride, "Our New Human Empire currently has His Majesty the Emperor, the Left and Right Prime Ministers, the Four Marshals, and the Eight Protectors. My master is one of the Protectors. So what use is it for you to go back? Although you can beat my master, you definitely can't beat the Four Marshals. Moreover, there are very few powerful people among you humans right now. Our Empire will rule you sooner or later."
Although Han Feng was a level 10 zombie, Li Chenglong saw that she looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, still a young girl. He managed to extract a lot of useful information from her, and also learned about her background. It turned out that Han Feng and her brother Han Long were students at the same high school. When a zombie crisis broke out at the school, they were infected. However, they retained some of their former consciousness after being infected, and together they struggled to level up.
When they reached level 5, they were targeted in a purge by troops from the Southeast Military Region and nearly killed by human ability users. At the critical moment, Wang Zhan appeared, easily killing several human ability users. Seeing their relatively high intelligence at level 5, he took them as his apprentices. They then followed Protector Xun, which led to their current status.
Li Chenglong fell into deep thought. Could it be that the difference between zombies wasn't just about whether they had superpowers, but also whether they possessed intelligence? He then asked, "Are there any zombies that reach level 10 but still lack intelligence?" Han Feng nodded, "Yes, but not many. Those without intelligence generally level up more slowly and rarely reach level 10. There are quite a few level 9 zombies with very low intelligence. My master said that zombies with high intelligence usually develop some intelligence from a very low level; otherwise, they'd just be idiots no matter how high their level."
The two walked and talked, and Li Chenglong indeed didn't encounter any zombies bothering him along the way. When they were about five kilometers from their position, Han Feng stopped. "Let's stop here. I should go back and report." Li Chenglong took out a small bag of Flame Fruits and tossed it to Han Feng. "As I said before, here are 10 for you. Farewell." Han Feng opened the bag, looked at it, and smiled, saying, "Okay, I'm off then." With that, she vanished in a flash.
Han Feng is still quite strong; she's a three-elemental zombie with slightly higher stats than Yun Lan, who is level 9. However, in a real fight, Han Feng definitely wouldn't be able to defeat Yun Lan. "Sigh, what a lovely girl. It's a pity she became a zombie. Otherwise, she could have become good friends with Xiao Ling and Xiao Ke." Li Chenglong felt a mix of emotions as he walked towards the Dawn Army.
Meanwhile, in Dawn City, things were in an uproar. After the four women disembarked from the spaceship, they discovered that Yun Lan was actually at the Dawn City Air Force Base. Seeing Yun Lan's kind eyes, Lü Xin, Qin Mengyao, He Yu, and He Shuangshuang knew they couldn't hide it anymore, so they told Yun Lan the whole story in detail. Yun Lan was furious upon hearing this and immediately called Zheng Yong.
Just then, Li Chenglong informed Zheng Yong of the zombie retreat. Zheng Yong felt reassured and said, "Don't worry, Lao Li is back. I'll give him a good talking-to when he gets back, or you can give him a good talking-to when we get back to the city. Okay, now that the zombies have retreated, there's still a lot of work to do, so I'll hang up now." With that, he turned off his crystal phone.
Upon learning of Li Chenglong's return, Zhao Liying quickly returned to the command vehicle to change her clothes and revert to her original appearance. A short while later, Li Chenglong entered with Zheng Yong, Feng Tian, Wu Gang, and seven or eight others. He first thanked Zhao Liying, then expressed his gratitude to the various units and commanders for their tenacious fighting, which enabled him to achieve his objective of infiltrating the enemy command post.
Li Chenglong said, "Once Zheng Aiguo's 11th Division returns, we will leave behind some supplies and wounded soldiers, and some troops to guard the wounded. The rest of us will join forces with you to launch a fierce attack on the zombies from the flank, providing support to the Qingshui and Feiyun bases. I will immediately contact Commanders Xu Limin and Wei Jing to convey the operational details to them."
As he spoke, he connected with Xu Limin's command post through the information support department. When Xu Limin and Wei Jing learned that Li Chenglong had won and was preparing to help them, they were first shocked, then repeatedly expressed their gratitude. Both sides agreed that once Li Chenglong's troops arrived, the Feiyun Base forces would launch a full-scale attack to begin the counterattack against the zombies.