What's wrong with being a little arrogant in the apocalypse just to support my wife?

At 11:35 p.m., humans located the zombie horde.

The accompanying map included a hospital map and information on the distribution of zombies.

Not only Lu Yize received this message, but Xian Wenrui and others also obtained the map.

Zhang Wenjing and the others came out of the room and found that not only was Lu Yize already sitting on the sofa, but even the squinty-eyed man was sitting inside.

Fan Jian rubbed his eyes, almost thinking he was seeing things. "Since you're all coming, why are you using bats to deliver messages to us?"

"Just so you can get used to this way of communicating." The squinty-eyed man wore his signature smile as always.

"Divine Gold." Fan Jian thought he was just bored out of his mind.

Zhang Wenjing took out a hospital map and asked, "Now that we know the location of the zombies, what's the plan?"

At Chen Mingzhang's instruction, his subordinates spread out an enlarged map of the hospital on the table.

Chen Mingzhang took out several chess pieces of different colors and placed them on the map.

"Entrance A is located at the main entrance of the hospital. According to our investigation, it is guarded by a two-headed zombie and a minor zombie. Their abilities are wind and fire powers, and manipulation powers, respectively."

"Based on their abilities, I suggest that spatial ability users and mental ability users be the main attackers."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yize added another piece to the map, "Add one more, a water-type ability user."

"The two-headed zombie can be seen as two second-tier zombies, and they cooperate with each other, making them extremely troublesome."

Xian Wenrui immediately perked up; he knew that Brother Lu meant he was being asked to work with him.

Chen Mingzhang stared at the map, calculating the odds of winning after the changes, his mind racing with calculations. Finally, he made the best choice: "Okay, do as you say."

He then pointed to another exit of the hospital, "Exit B, according to the investigation, is guarded by that powerful zombie and a female superhuman who can create illusions."

"We've arranged for earth-type ability users, lightning-type ability users, and plant-type ability users to fight against them."

The earth-elemental ability user was Chen Mingzhang's subordinate who had been with him for many years. He was of medium height but had exaggerated muscles and thick, upward-pointing eyebrows, making him look like a rough and uncouth man.

The lightning-type ability user happened to be an old acquaintance of Lu Yize, Zi Mao. He was fighting on behalf of the people from the central base to avenge the dead.

As for the plant-based ability user, it is Zheng Lin, who is still young but has formidable abilities.

"As for the last entrance, C, it will be controlled by the Shadow Man and the Water-type Female Zombie. I will work with the Ice-type Ability User and the Mental Ability User to deal with it."

Although Fan Jian's ice-type ability has only been awakened for a short time, it's no exaggeration to say that ice-type abilities are his natural counter, given that he can control his body to turn into water.

"After encircling the hospital from three directions and entering, the rest of us assisted the sonic ability user in eliminating the first-level zombies scattered across floors 1-26."

Lu Yize looked at the hospital, which had been overrun by zombies. A hierarchy had gradually formed, with the zombie king occupying the top floor.

Xian Wenrui, always quick-witted, looked at the heavily guarded hospital and pointed to the location of the zombie king at the very top, saying, "Why can't we just fly in and capture the king first?"

Zheng Mu, who was still somewhat weak, explained softly, "The Zombie King's ability is replication."

"He replicated some kind of superpower, causing a change in the surrounding gravity, making it impossible for us to approach him by flying."

Even those who were gathering intelligence would likely not have returned if they hadn't used bats for detection.

He squinted and said, "Under the current known conditions, there are only these three ways to enter the hospital. Of course, if you can find a new route, we will naturally cooperate."

Fan Jian stomped his foot on the floor. "Digging a tunnel? Digging all the way to the hospital."

"That's a good idea, but if she controls underage zombies, all the corpses in her hands will become her spies."

"In addition to the number of zombies inside the hospital, conservatively estimated at tens of thousands, no matter where we leave, we will have no way to avoid them."

"To put it simply, if we really did that, we would be instantly killed as soon as we showed our faces."

Even playing whack-a-mole wouldn't be this satisfying; Fan Jian had perfectly discovered a path that was certain to lead to his death.

"Doesn't the Zombie King care about the lives of his subordinates?" Zhang Wenjing asked, pushing up her glasses.

"No, zombies have no humanity. They don't care about the lives of their subordinates. According to our ability users, the zombie king has been behaving strangely lately and hasn't left the house for a long time."

"Are healing-type ability users currently safe?" Zhang Wenjing pressed.

Chen Mingzhang shook his head, "I don't know. The zombie king hid her too well; we can't find out any information about her."

Fan Jian was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, but he quickly rallied his spirits, firmly believing that he would be able to successfully bring Sheng Xue back.

After discussions, the people in the groups got to know each other, and the three parties negotiated for the first time, finally reaching a consensus.

Lu Yize and his group were trying to rescue Sheng Xue, the people at the central base were seeking revenge, and as for the Donggu base... during the questioning, Lu Yize learned why they were in such a hurry.

"Do you know how many people died in Lincheng in just two days, apart from the central base?"

He looked at the people present and coldly stated a number, "More than three thousand people, including thirty-seven people with superpowers."

"If left unchecked, the zombie king will eventually reach the fourth tier, and even if we join forces, we will not be a match for him."

Allowing such a threat to run rampant will inevitably lead to disaster sooner or later.

As he said this, his gaze fell on Jiang Yue, who was standing next to Lu Yize. The zombie king was a threat, and Jiang Yue, who was gradually becoming stronger and out of control, was no exception.

Even if she can be restrained by Lu Yize now, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?

Lu Yize knew what Chen Mingzhang was thinking, but he didn't intend to cooperate with him for too long.

After the collaboration ends, he will take Jiang Yue back to their base.

What do other things have to do with him? Whether humanity can survive or who is a threat to whom is none of his business.

No matter how much humanity struggles, this world will remain the same—utterly rotten.

The discussion ended at 5 a.m. The outdoor temperature was as high as 76 degrees Celsius, and people needed to wrap themselves in a thick protective suit to go out.

Fortunately, zombies also fear high temperatures. They are active at night, and their activity level decreases as the temperature rises.

So Lu Yize and the others approached the hospital at noon. The once towering hospital collapsed, and the surrounding area became a pile of ruins.

More than a thousand people hid their tracks, wearing heavy protective suits, concealed among the wreckage and ruins.

The high temperature of the ground melted the protective suit, causing the specially made suit to stick to the ground and tear when standing up.

2 p.m.

Lu Yize took the initiative and twisted off the heads of two zombies, and the remaining zombies all focused their gazes on the direction where Lu Yize was.