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This time, Chu Donglin did not recklessly enter the perception range of the Tyrant Zombie.
He brought Xue Lai to the target building and climbed up from the back.
Although the entrance to the stairs was at the front facing the Tyrant, with their abilities, Chu Donglin and Xue could effortlessly scale the outer wall and enter through the stairs on the third floor.
The building had a total of thirty-nine floors, featuring a common shopping mall on the ground level and residential elevators above. Due to a power outage, the elevators were out of service, so they had to climb up using the side stairs.
The dark stairwell lacked light and illumination, creating an eerie atmosphere. Additionally, a foul odor permeated the air, and occasionally they spotted one or two Ordinary Zombies lying in corners, asleep.
However, all the Zombies they encountered were mindless Ordinary Zombies. Without any scent of food nearby, they remained motionless in place. Even when Chu Donglin stepped over them, there was no reaction.
As Zombies themselves, both Chu Donglin and Xue possessed slight night vision abilities, so the lack of light did not hinder them.
Soon, they reached the rooftop platform, feeling the cool breeze as they gazed out at the Silent city below. Chu Donglin took a deep breath and cautiously approached the edge of the platform.
He quietly poked half his head out, fearful of being discovered by the Fourth-Stage Tyrant below, while adjusting his binoculars to scan the area behind the Tyrant.
At that moment, the Tyrant had returned to its original position, squatting with closed eyes on top of the gate's wall like a stone statue guarding the entrance.
Sunlight bathed its form as it silently absorbed the power belonging to that sunlight. The numerous Tentacles that formed its arms writhed mindlessly at their tips, looking exceptionally grotesque.
It did not notice Chu Donglin's spying; it merely continued to absorb energy from the sun.
Chu Donglin dared not keep his gaze fixed on it for fear of attracting this alert creature's attention. He shifted his binoculars to focus on the area behind the Tyrant.
That was an old residential district, similar to where Chu Donglin and Shishi lived. However, what set this area apart was that it had walls surrounding it. Built from four old residential buildings, it must have once been bustling but now lay in eerie Silence.
Not even a single bird could be seen among the scattered trees; only the gentle sound of wind rustled through.
Yet within this eerily quiet district that felt almost ghostly, Chu Donglin discovered something peculiar—a peach tree.
It was a peach tree just over a meter tall; ordinarily, such a small tree would not bear fruit. However, at that moment in Chu Donglin's sight, two plump green peaches hung from its branches.
Unlike ordinary peaches, these two peaches did not grow on branches.
Two bizarre tendrils, resembling blood vessels, emerged from the green peach leaves, each bearing a heavy fruit—so large that they were comparable to footballs!
Without a doubt, these two peaches were what the Tyrant was guarding. The moment Chu Donglin saw the peaches from afar, his body trembled; the instinct of a Zombie stirred within him, urging him to devour these two fruits.
The craving that arose from the depths of his soul was something Chu Donglin had never experienced before, even surpassing the hunger for flesh and blood he felt when he first transformed into a Zombie.
If it weren't for the countless battles Chu Donglin had endured, which had hardened his mind and made him cold-hearted, he would have likely lost control to that instinct at this moment.
He took two steps back, distancing himself from the sight of the peaches, and returned to the center of the stage, taking several deep breaths to calm his racing heart. Beside him, Xue watched him curiously, unable to comprehend his strange reaction.
It took him a full three minutes to regulate his emotions before Chu Donglin cautiously peeked out again, carefully observing the situation in the area.
First, he focused on the peculiar peach tree and discovered more details.
There were three dangling roots in total, but only two of the tendrils bore fruit; the remaining one was empty. Through careful adjustments with his telescope, Chu Donglin could clearly see signs of violent tearing on the empty tendril.
Looking over at the terrifying Fourth-Stage Zombie squatting at the entrance, it was evident that one of the peaches had been consumed by this Zombie.
Moreover, that eaten peach was likely the reason why the Tyrant Zombie had become so powerful. After all, among the first batch of Zombies like Xue, even those who had evolved to their peak had only reached Third-Stage. Yet this monster before him was undeniably Fourth Tier.
In less than two months since the apocalypse began, this rate of evolution seemed alarmingly fast—almost unreasonably so. The only explanation was that it must have consumed some extraordinary substance to evolve so rapidly.
As for why it hadn’t eaten the remaining two peaches, Chu Donglin suspected that this Tyrant was waiting for them to ripen.
Although these two peaches appeared enormous, their unripe skin suggested they were far from maturity. Ripe fruits are naturally more potent than unripe ones.
Only this could explain why the Tyrant guarded these two peaches without consuming them.
Chu Donglin shifted his gaze again and noticed a pile of strange things beneath the peach tree—corpses.
Underneath that peculiar peach tree lay a mountain of withered bodies!
The corpses, regardless of age or gender, all shared a common characteristic: they were shriveled. Even Chu Donglin zoomed in closer and could clearly see that at the very bottom of the pile of bodies lay many withered human skins.
Numerous dark red roots protruded from the base of the peach tree, deeply embedding themselves into those corpses. It was evident that this bizarre peach tree was continuously absorbing the strength of the bodies beneath it.
As for the shriveled human skins, they were the last remnants left after all the flesh and blood had been drained away.
This discovery left Chu Donglin somewhat speechless. Although the origins of this peach tree were mysterious, it was highly likely related to the Zombie virus.
From various clues, it appeared that those two peaches were highly beneficial for Zombies. If he could obtain and consume those two peaches, he would undoubtedly evolve to a much stronger level—perhaps even to the formidable strength of the Tyrant before him.
Currently, with only a Second Stage level of evolution, Chu Donglin's power could already be considered formidable. If he truly evolved to Fourth Tier, combined with his powerful abilities, he couldn't imagine anything that could threaten him.
If he reached Fourth Tier strength, then not only would he roam this city without fear, but even if he took Shishi and crossed three provinces, it would be a safe and secure journey.
This thought ignited a fire within Chu Donglin's heart.
As long as he became stronger, he could protect everything he wanted to safeguard and safely return with Shishi to Wangcheng to find her parents.
Initially, he believed that the path to evolving from Second Stage was becoming increasingly narrow and that achieving this goal would take at least six months or even a year. But now it seemed that as long as he could steal those two peaches, his dream would come true almost immediately—he would rise to become the strongest Zombie King!
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