Stocking up in the apocalypse: I am invincible with billions of points, why are you jealous?

Li Kuaile, Dr. Wu Shu, and Tong Zhiyu clasped their hands and frowned as they replayed the scene several times, feeling that things were becoming tricky.

"We have only found one case of this behavior so far, Doctor. Is there a possibility of it spreading?" Li Kuaile turned to Dr. Wu and asked.

"Mayor, the principles and causes of the above behavioral phenomena are unclear, and there are many uncertainties as to whether it will spread or not. However, any abnormal phenomenon has the potential risk of spreading. I think they are exhibiting some imitation-like behaviors." Dr. Wu pushed his glasses and said seriously.

"Zombies have imitative behaviors?" Tong Zhiyu showed a surprised expression.

"Doc...this is...your hypothesis...right?" Li Kuaile thought he had heard it wrong.

"Yes, I need to use the existing sample tests to verify this hypothesis." Dr. Wu Shu's face was full of excitement.

Li Kuaile and Tong Zhiyu looked at each other and saw worry in each other's eyes.

"If the zombies really have imitative behavior, it will be too dangerous for us and the base."

"Doctor, I'm curious about why you came up with the hypothesis that zombies mimic each other. After they transform into zombies, what drives them to keep moving is their instinctive appetite, right?"

Li Kuaile believes that when zombies cannot find living animals, they can only rely on eating their own kind to satisfy their cravings and evolve into a higher level. Thanks to the zombies' greedy "oral desire", after countless rounds of "big eating small" cycles, cities with tens of millions of zombies can be "streamlined", which relatively reduces the burden of some cleaning tasks. I really can't think of any reason for them to imitate humans. How can humans have the ability to imitate?

Dr. Wu pushed up his glasses and said seriously, "The reason why zombies transform is because of the virus. Zombies are driven by appetite, which is actually the virus infecting and controlling the new host."

"Doctor, I know that the zombie virus has a certain degree of evolution. It is in the process of constantly adapting to the environment, so it will form corpse cores later. Moreover, zombies have the ability to heal quickly. Do you think it is the energy of the corpse core that allows them to grow a "brain" again?

"That's a good question, Zhiyu. Just like organisms evolve various abilities to survive, the virus may also guide zombies to imitate humans in order to better obtain food and survive. Well, this gave me this bold hypothesis."

After hearing this, Li Kuaile and Tong Zhiyu's expressions became even more solemn.

"That's not right. If all zombies have a certain degree of imitation ability, then why don't mutant/superpowered zombies have it, but instead only appear in zombie soldiers now? Doctor, please test and verify this hypothesis as soon as possible." Li Kuaile said.

Dr. Wu nodded and said with a firm look in his eyes: "I will get the results as soon as possible."

"Once confirmed, we must immediately develop a new response plan."

"Yes, Mayor."

Afterwards, Dr. Wu Shu and Tong Zhiyu began the intensive testing work.

Li Kuaile pressed the replay button, staring at the screen, carefully observing the actions of the two zombie soldiers.

They react very quickly when attacking their prey, and try to attack from multiple directions rather than focusing on the same spot until they hit the prey's weak point, and then they attack frantically. This method of attack does not seem like a mindless behavior.

"Corpse core...energy and rapid healing, could it be...really growing a new brain?"

She felt a chill at the back of her head. There were intelligent zombies, and not just one. If they developed into a group, it would be terrifying.

Tongzi: "Master, do you need to add more drones to patrol for suspicious cases?"

"No, cancel the mobile tracking mode and select the fixed-point waiting mode."

The drones deployed now are powered by solar energy, unlike previous models which had to return to base for charging.

"Add three difficulty levels to the training mode, use the base personnel's special abilities and skills, combined with brainpower, etc. as references and add them to the zombie characters, so that they can come into contact with intelligent zombies earlier."

The words "intelligent corpse" suddenly popped up in her mind and she blurted out.

Tongzi: "Received, Master! Added zombie level type entry - [Intelligent Zombie]"

A week later, Dr. Wu Shu sent a message and Li Kuaile hurried to the underground laboratory.

"Mayor, the test has preliminary results. Zombies do have imitative behavior!" Dr. Wu said hurriedly when he saw her coming.

Li Kuaile's heart tightened, and he immediately asked, "What's the situation?"

Dr. Wu Shu's eyes sparkled as he said, "Mayor, it's the energy difference of the corpse core!"

Tong Zhiyu, who was standing by, nodded vigorously with dark circles under his eyes.

"Tell me more about it, Doctor."

"Mayor, you are right. The energy of the corpse cores of zombies and mutant/superpowered zombies is very different. The contents of the skulls of the latest batch of zombies show signs of activation. You can see it clearly by looking at the comparison picture."

Li Kuaile leaned in closer to look at the comparison picture carefully, and saw that the contents of two of the groups looked like a mass of paste, while the contents of the new sample were several moving filamentous things that actually came out of the corpse core!

"Wow, this...this...the corpse core can grow nerves!!" She almost yelled, she couldn't believe that this crappy virus was so eager to kill them.

Dr. Wu explained: "This is amazing! This is the first time I've encountered this. This shows that the corpse cores of these corpse soldiers are evolving, so they are imitating behavior."

Tong Zhiyu added: "The doctor also discovered that after a mutant is infected with the zombie virus, he must continue to absorb the zombie core in order to generate nerves. The larger the neural network, the stronger their imitation ability will be in the future."

Li Kuaile frowned, "Suppressing their corpse core energy is fundamental. Otherwise, the zombies will become more and more difficult to deal with. We have to adjust the base defense strategy as soon as possible. Doctor, is there a way to create something that can suppress energy absorption?"

Dr. Wu smiled and opened the small box on the table and took out a small bottle: "It's time to take out my newly developed energy blocking powder a10."

It's a small ampoule of white powder, very inconspicuous, and looks no different from freeze-dried powder.

"Mayor, to be honest, there has been no progress in the development of a virus to suppress zombies, but this energy blocking powder can come in handy. It can interfere with the zombie core's absorption of energy in a short period of time and reduce the evolution rate."

Li Kuaile's eyes lit up and he took the small bottle and looked at it carefully.

Dr. Wu said confidently: "Mayor, it would be best if the zombies outside were covered in the powder and took it wherever they went. Bringing it back to the zombie horde would have a better infection effect."

"It's almost as effective as cockroach medicine. That's awesome."

Li Kuaile made a prompt decision, "Then arrange for mass production as soon as possible and drop it from the air!"

Dr. Wu and Tong Zhiyu nodded in response.

Li Kuaile continued, "Tongzi, we must also strengthen monitoring of zombies around the base. If we find signs of an increase in the number of intelligent zombies, we must take immediate action."