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Sitting atop the White Wolf, Chu Donglin pulled out an Evolution Crystal he had hunted earlier.
The university had been thoroughly cleared by him and the Snow White Wolf, with all the Second-Stage Zombies eliminated. This crystal was the last Evolution Crystal he obtained from this university.
If he weren't afraid that Snow would evolve to the Third Stage before him and break free from his control, Chu Donglin felt that he only needed to give the girl a few more crystals, and she would have already evolved to the Third Stage.
He had only turned into a Zombie long after the apocalypse began, making his evolution much slower than that of the initial Zombies. Compared to Snow, who belonged to the first tier of Powerful Zombies among the initial Zombies, he was still far behind.
Even though he had hunted more Zombies with intelligence far exceeding that of a typical Zombie, Chu Donglin quickly caught up. However, he was still some distance away from evolving to the Third Stage.
Recently, he had been hunting Second-Stage Zombies around Wocheng with Snow and the White Wolf, collecting two or three dozen crystals in total.
Despite consuming so many crystals, Chu Donglin felt he should have evolved by now.
But in reality, he had been unable to evolve for a long time.
As time dragged on and he consumed more crystals without any sign of evolution, a sense of fear began to grow within him.
Could it be that as an Ordinary Zombie, his path to evolution could only stop here?
After all, he was different from the Mutated Zombies like Snow with their blood-red eyes. Aside from the inexplicable memories and intelligence he retained, he was essentially no different from those mindless Zombies wandering the streets.
With evolution still out of reach, anxiety started to creep into Chu Donglin's heart. He was still afraid. Was it really true that an ordinary Zombie could not become stronger?
Then he consumed the Evolution Crystal.
Buzz—
The moment the crystal entered his stomach, Chu Donglin's head buzzed as his entire body trembled violently for an instant.
A scorching heat surged suddenly from his abdomen, instantly connecting with his brain.
Then, within his mind, the Evolution Crystal ignited like a flame, becoming hot and searing. Countless streams of heat spread throughout Chu Donglin's limbs and body.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”
A shrill and agonizing scream erupted from Chu Donglin's mouth.
He clutched his head tightly and rolled off the back of White Wolf, writhing in pain on the street.
Visible to the naked eye, Chu Donglin's body underwent many bizarre changes.
It seemed as if countless insects were crawling beneath his skin, which trembled incessantly, as if it could shed at any moment.
His eyes, once a dull gray-white, suddenly flickered with a chilling blood-red light, flashing like a malfunctioning traffic signal.
The girl on White Wolf's back was at a loss for what to do in the face of Chu Donglin's sudden transformation.
She had never imagined that the Chu Donglin who had been fine just moments ago could change so drastically after merely consuming an Evolution Crystal.
She hurriedly jumped down from White Wolf's back and crouched beside Chu Donglin, extending her hand but hesitating to touch him as he writhed and screamed. She feared that her touch would only increase his suffering.
“Quick... go back! Ahhh! Go back! You have to go back!!!”
Amidst his painful struggles and cries, Chu Donglin grasped the girl's hand tightly. Veins bulged on his forehead as he endured what felt like a thousand knives cutting into him, shouting, “Go back and protect Shishi! Protect Shishi! Don’t worry about me! Hurry up and leave!!!”
The girl was bewildered by Chu Donglin's roaring command.
She looked at his anguished face, unable to fully abandon him in that moment.
However, after letting out that roar of desperation, it seemed that Chu Donglin could no longer withstand the torment.
He rolled on the ground in madness, his teeth chattering uncontrollably, producing a sound like “kakakakaka,” unable to utter another coherent word.
Seeing Chu Donglin in such unbearable pain, the girl hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided to obey his command and leave to protect Shishi.
Before she left, she cast one last glance at the writhing and screaming Chu Donglin. Even with her limited intelligence as a Zombie, she could sense that something tumultuous was happening within him.
She knew that Chu Donglin was currently undergoing evolution.
All the pain he was experiencing was a transformation brought on by this evolution. Once the transformation was complete, this man would become even stronger.
Understanding this, she no longer hesitated and immediately rushed home to protect the girl named Shishi.
The evolution of a Zombie was never something that could be completed in just a moment. During this time, if the girl at home lacked protection, it would be incredibly dangerous.
After all, this city was still a Zombie-infested area. If an unprotected human girl were discovered, the horrific consequences were something Chu Donglin did not want to witness.
After Xue left, only White Wolf remained as Chu Donglin's bodyguard.
It patrolled around him, vigilant against any Zombies daring to approach.
However, all the Second-Stage Zombies within the university had been cleared out by Chu Donglin and his team, leaving no significant threats behind.
The remaining First-Stage Zombies did not dare to come close; after all, the presence of two Second-Stage Zombies was overwhelming for them.
Generally speaking, High-Level Zombies rarely preyed on Low-Level Zombies.
But that was only the norm.
If a High-Level Zombie was injured and needed a large amount of energy to heal its wounds, it would often target the nearby Low-Level Zombies.
Moreover, Low-Level Zombies lacked the ability to resist the commands of High-Level Zombies, so they typically did not approach them willingly.
Additionally, if they encountered a particularly brutal High-Level Zombie, it was not uncommon for them to be slaughtered without reason.
In the world of Zombies, it was survival of the fittest; a difference in rank represented an insurmountable gap in strength. Keeping away from High-Level Zombies had become an instinctive self-preservation mechanism for these First-Stage Mutated Zombies.
Meanwhile, on the street, Chu Donglin's agonizing screams rolled on for a long time before gradually calming down.
Then he fainted.
Chu Donglin lay quietly on the street, unconscious, but within him, a fierce transformation was taking place.
Standing beside him, White Wolf felt this change profoundly. As the bloody and violent aura of a High-Level Zombie spread recklessly from the unconscious Chu Donglin, it stirred a sense of unease within White Wolf.
Moreover, this Fury aura seemed to be growing stronger, indicating that even in his unconscious state, Chu Donglin's evolution had not ceased.
After waiting by Chu Donglin's side for several hours, as the sun began to set, dark clouds suddenly drifted into the sky.
It was about to rain.
Sensing the increasingly humid air around and the occasional flashes of lightning above, White Wolf tilted its head in thought before opening its mouth to gently pick up the unconscious Chu Donglin.
With that, it carried Chu Donglin into a nearby building.
As a beast, it did not understand what kind of structure it was entering, but it knew that it could seek shelter from the rain inside.
White Wolf pushed open the large door and entered the empty hall.
Inside the hall, no humans were alive; only a few Zombies lay sprawled on the ground at the reception area, their bodies withered and dry.
These Zombies, lacking intelligence, were unable to climb over the reception desk and had become completely trapped behind it.
Additionally, unlike outside where they could absorb moonlight energy every night and find food, these three Zombies ultimately starved to death in this place.
Carrying Chu Donglin's unconscious body to the back of the reception desk, White Wolf placed him on the counter.
Then it lay down beneath the counter to rest, waiting like a loyal dog for its master to awaken as it anticipated Chu Donglin's evolution to conclude.
Outside the library, rain poured heavily.
In the cooling autumn air, Fury rain swept across Wocheng.
The torrential downpour seemed to fill the entire space, roaring as it pounded against rooftops and splashed onto the Cement Road Surface.
The torrential rain gathered at the edges of the eaves, forming delicate streams that fell heavily onto the cold ground. In the air, they shattered into large droplets, rising a thin veil of mist that enveloped the surface. These fragmented droplets then rejoined, flowing into the city's drainage system through the grates lining the streets.
With the sudden onset of the downpour, the already deserted streets seemed even more desolate.
In the dim light, the empty long streets appeared eerily ghostly, with only the mindless wandering of Zombies in the storm to tell of the once vibrant life that thrived here.
Autumn always brought such weather, with persistent rainfalls.
Though autumn rains were usually light drizzles, heavy storms rarely struck. But when they did arrive, they often lingered for a while.
The pouring rain washed away everything in Wocheng; the dried and congealed blood of Dodos on the streets was swept away, and months of neglect finally left the roads clean.
The air was filled with the fresh scent of earth stirred by raindrops and the invigorating aroma of ozone released when lightning cracked through the clouds above, bringing a hint of freshness to this dreary world.
However, within the empty library, a massive creature resembling a fantastical beast—the White Wolf—sat quietly beneath the front desk, waiting for its master, the Awakened, behind it.
Inside a man named Chu Donglin, a tumultuous transformation was underway.
He was evolving—the evolution of a Zombie.
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