Having his family for his birthday, his daughter saving up money to buy him a jacket. Whenever he met with friends, he would always wear that jacket, tirelessly introducing to those friends, "This is what my daughter bought for me, it's very expensive, I kept telling her not to waste money..."
He also thought, if his daughter were to marry far away in the future, what would he do? Wouldn't it be very difficult to see each other? Every time he thought about it, he always worried.
Now, he no longer had such thoughts; his future would end here.
Run, keep running.
The man's pupils suddenly constricted. A zombie appeared ahead; it was a zombie wearing a uniform. The uniformed zombie saw him and charged towards him at high speed.
Attacked from front and rear.
It was completely over.
The mother and daughter hiding in the truck covered their mouths, tears streaming down their faces. They saw the man's predicament; what would happen next had already appeared in their minds.
The man spread his arms, looking on in despair.
"Damn zombies, come on, I'm not afraid of you!"
Having run this far, he felt it was enough.
After he was devoured by this horde of zombies, everything around would become quiet, and the zombies would also sway away.
Just as the uniformed zombie approached him, he suddenly widened his eyes. The uniformed zombie actually didn't tackle him to the ground but leaped up, passing over his head.
He hurriedly turned around.
He saw the uniformed zombie land behind him, its five fingers pressing down on a zombie's head. With a low roar, pfft, the pursuing normal zombie's head was instantly torn apart, viscous liquid splattering all over the ground.
"How could this be?"
The man's mouth hung open, unable to believe what he was seeing.
To him, all of this was just too unreal.
How could a zombie attack another zombie?
Just as he thought it was an illusion, the uniformed zombie roared angrily, like a fierce predator hunting, tackling zombie after zombie to the ground, casually smashing their heads, as if this horde of normal zombies were like tofu, easily kneaded, without any ability to resist.
In an instant.
All the pursuing normal zombies had their heads exploded.
If Lam Pham saw the scene before him, he would absolutely exclaim.
Officer Hoang is amazing!
At this moment, Officer Hoang stared fixedly at the strength-type zombie, roaring, a warning "ao ao" sound coming from his throat. The strength-type zombie, similarly aware of Officer Hoang's situation, also roared and continued to charge towards Officer Hoang.
Officer Hoang and the strength-type zombie collided.
The strength-type zombie swung its sturdy arm, intending to beat Officer Hoang to death, but an astonishing scene occurred. His former police combat techniques awakened; he actually grabbed the strength-type zombie's arm, wrapped his legs around the strength-type zombie's neck, struggled fiercely, then suddenly spun around to the strength-type zombie's back.
He opened his mouth and viciously bit into the strength-type zombie's neck.
Pfft!
The sound of teeth sinking into flesh was heavy and stifling. Viscous blood flowed down from Officer Hoang's mouth.
The strength-type zombie, enraged, reached its arm towards its back, intending to slam Officer Hoang hard onto the ground, but Officer Hoang's hands gripped the strength-type zombie's arm, letting the opponent swing him around.
Pfft!
Officer Hoang's figure was very agile. His hands grabbed the strength-type zombie's face, his fingers gouging out the zombie's eyes. Then, he took another vicious bite into the zombie's neck, suddenly jerked his head, and tore off a piece of rank, bloody flesh.
The strength-type zombie roared暴躁 (violently/irascibly). One hand swatted Officer Hoang away, but Officer Hoang, who had fallen to the ground, seemed to feel no pain and rushed towards the zombie again, leaping onto its body. One hand slammed hard on its head. With a loud crash, half of the strength-type zombie's head instantly exploded. Seizing the opportunity, he again bit and gnawed frantically.
Gradually, the strength-type zombie's knees buckled, and it crashed to the ground. Officer Hoang dug out the crystal and, as if eating candy, crunched it and swallowed it down.
"Ao ao..."
Officer Hoang threw his head back and roared. The wounds on his body recovered, and his own abilities seemed to have been strengthened again.
The man stared blankly, his mind a chaotic mess.
It was the first time he had ever seen such a situation.
Immediately after.
His legs couldn't help but tremble.
Officer Hoang walked towards him, slowly approaching. His face, stained with viscous blood, was quite terrifying. He sniffed the air, smelling the scent on the man.
If Officer Hoang could speak, he would definitely say.
"Ordinary citizen, don't you know it's very dangerous outside right now? How can you run around casually?"
The man's heart pounded rapidly. He didn't know what this zombie before him intended. At least, up until now, it hadn't harmed him.
He looked at the clothes the zombie was wearing and mustered his courage.
"Thank... Thank you, Officer."
"Ao ao!"
"Thank... Thank you, Officer."
"Ao ao!"
"Thank... Thank you, Officer."
Officer Hoang: ...
As the other party kept repeating the same words, Officer Hoang suddenly roared angrily, as if to say, "Do you know you're messing with an officer?"
At this moment.
The mother and daughter in the truck hurriedly ran over.
"Dad, we don't want to be separated! Even if we die, it's better to die together!"
The man quickly said, "It's okay! This officer zombie is a good zombie! He killed all the surrounding zombies and didn't harm me."
The mother and daughter looked at Officer Hoang before them, very nervous. It was their first time being in such close contact with a zombie, afraid the other party would bite them.
Officer Hoang approached the mother and daughter, sniffed them, as if also smelling their scent.
This family of three, in Officer Hoang's eyes, were just ordinary Hoang City citizens.
"Thank you, Officer."
"Thank you, Uncle Policeman."
Officer Hoang didn't leave. His dull, pale eyes stared at them, then he let out a low growl and headed off in a certain direction. He walked a bit, then turned his head, looked at the family of three, and growled at them a few more times.
They looked at each other, bewildered.
"Dad, what does Uncle Policeman mean?"
"I don't know. Does he want us to follow him?"
"Then should we try?"
"Mm, let's follow."
Then, they walked towards Officer Hoang. Sure enough, when they followed, Officer Hoang indeed didn't roar but slowly walked ahead, his pace not fast.
This family of three was very shocked, not expecting it to be just as they thought.
This officer zombie really wanted them to follow.
It was just that they were very puzzled, not knowing where exactly they were being led.
At the same time, they couldn't figure out why there would be such a zombie. In their understanding, zombies were all irrational and would devour humans on sight.
At this moment.
Officer Hoang sniffed the air, as if searching for some scent.
As if having determined a direction.
He headed off that way.
Walking, walking.
"Ao ao..."
Concentrated "ao ao" sounds came from ahead. Looking closely, it was a group of zombies, limping and wandering, blocking the path forward.
Upon the appearance of humans.
That group of zombies roared, their primitive ferocity completely erupting, transforming into crazed dogs rushing towards them.
The family of three, seeing this situation, were already terrified, scared stiff on the spot. It was Officer Hoang who roared at them, pulling them out of their shock.
There was a car nearby.
They hurriedly hid in the car.
Officer Hoang glanced at the car where the family of three was hiding, then looked at the tide of zombies rushing from the distance. He opened his mouth and let out a deep, muffled roar.
His voice, instead of intimidating this group of zombies, further stimulated their ferocity.
A zombie rushed over; Officer Hoang smashed its head with one hand.
In an instant.
The horde of zombies surrounded Officer Hoang, but Officer Hoang stood guard in front of the car, single-handedly blocking the zombie horde charging towards him.
He was like the Guardian God in people's hearts, willing to dedicate himself to protect the safety of ordinary citizens. Suddenly, another zombie wearing a uniform also appeared, charging towards Officer Hoang.
Officer Hoang seemed to freeze for a moment, in a somewhat human-like daze, then lunged at the charging uniformed zombie, slammed it hard onto the ground, and crushed this uniformed zombie's head with one foot.
The daughter hiding in the car said softly, "Dad, wasn't that also a uniformed zombie just now? Why is it different from this officer?"
The man said, "Maybe he was a bad guy."
Officer Hoang, blocking the zombie horde, though very strong, was clearly at a disadvantage against absolute numbers. His situation was not looking good. Zombies opened their mouths wide, biting at the flesh on Officer Hoang's body.
"Ao ao..."
Officer Hoang roared furiously, continuously smashing the charging zombies. One after another, zombies were eliminated by Officer Hoang, but the bite wounds on Officer Hoang's body also grew more and more numerous.
The daughter hiding in the car widened her eyes, looking at the gruesome wounds on the officer's body, her voice choked with sobs.
"Dad, the wounds on this Uncle Policeman are getting more and more numerous! He's protecting us! He'll die like this!"
Once, she had watched many similar videos. Although they had a great impact on her heart, only when things happened right in front of her did she understand just how shocking it truly was.
The man was silent, also not having expected this kind of situation.
Officer Hoang continuously killed the surrounding charging zombies. He didn't move half a step, as if he knew that if he didn't block in front of the car, the ordinary citizens inside would encounter danger. His conviction did not allow such a thing to happen.
His arm was bitten поддержки (until the flesh was a mess), white bone already visible, but even so, he still didn't retreat.
Just like a Lion King on the savanna, surrounded by a pack of hyenas, fighting alone. He could clearly hunt them down quite easily, but when surrounded by a large number, and also worried, needing to protect the cubs beneath him, he could only stay put and fight the hyenas.
"Ao ao..."
Officer Hoang roared angrily, as if using the roar to stimulate the potential within his body, burning all his life force to obtain even greater strength, vowing to protect the conviction he had upheld his entire life, even unto death.
Not far away.
Lam Pham gently waved Frostmourne in his hand. On the street behind him lay all sorts of indescribably shattered corpses. Having cleared out the zombies, he walked along the quiet street, searching for the source of the chaos.
Suddenly.
He saw the situation ahead and frowned. How could such a situation occur? What on earth was that group of zombies doing? Immediately after, his gaze extended, and within that group of zombies, he saw a familiar figure.
"Officer Hoang?"
Officer Hoang's appearance shocked him greatly; his flesh was a mess, his injuries severe.
"Such audacity! You even dare to harm an officer maintaining public order! You're looking for death, aren't you?"
As soon as he finished speaking.
Lam Pham pushed his speed to the limit, waving Frostmourne, reaping the zombie horde surrounding Officer Hoang. In an instant, the zombies that had clearly been numerous just moments ago were all gone.
Only Officer Hoang remained, blocking in front of the car.
Lam Pham, through the glass, saw the three survivors hiding in the car seats. In an instant, he understood: Officer Hoang was protecting these three survivors like this.
Survivors who could be protected by Officer Hoang must be law-abiding, good citizens of Hoang City.
The family of three hiding in the car rubbed their eyes. Just now there were so many zombies, and in an instant, they were all gone. Immediately after, they saw a stranger holding a sword appear before them.
They got out of the car, looked at the current situation, swallowed, and were just about to speak when they were interrupted by the mysterious person in front of them.
"Officer Hoang, are you alright?"
After asking, he immediately regretted it. His eyes weren't blind; whether there was something wrong or not could be seen at a glance.
Officer Hoang's condition was very bad, his injuries severe.
His hands were mangled, wounds left by bites, white bone already visible.
His abdomen, chest, and waist all had unimaginable wounds. If it were any ordinary person, they would probably already be dead.
"Ao ao..."
Officer Hoang growled at Lam Pham.
"Understood, understood. You wait here for a moment first. I'll go find something for you. You wait here first; it'll be quick."
Lam Pham had crystals in his pocket, but he knew Officer Hoang didn't accept bribes and would definitely refuse, perhaps even angrily berate him. Thinking of this situation, he directly leaped up, exerting his fastest speed, and vanished without a trace.
The family of three, saved by Officer Hoang, were completely dumbfounded.
They looked at each other, bewildered, puzzled.
Where did he go?
Where did he go?
Far away, on a certain street.
A Tyrant, like a war god statue, stood proudly amidst an endless sea of zombies. Its form was domineering and arrogant. Even if a strength-type zombie appeared before it, it would still be a mere underling.
"Ao ao."
The Tyrant raised its scythe arm, roaring. Surrounding zombies gathered around the Tyrant, as if they were loyal subjects, listening to their king's summons, emitting low sounds.
Suddenly.
It was as if a gust of wind had blown past.
In the dull, pale eyes of all the zombies, their Tyrant King had clearly been in this position, how did it suddenly vanish without a trace? The Tyrant's disappearance caused the zombie hordes to roar in succession.
As if they were cheering.
"Tyrant, where are you?"
At this moment, the Tyrant was a bit dazed. Just now, it was still霸道 (domineeringly) roaring in front of its underlings, how did it suddenly appear on a rooftop, and moreover, moving at high speed?
Immediately after.
It then saw itself being held by the neck by a human, carried like a chicken.
The Tyrant roared, waving the scythe arm in its hand, wanting to fiercely tear this fellow into pieces.
But...
Pfft!
The Tyrant found its arm had lost sensation; viscous liquid flowed from the wound. Its legs similarly lost sensation. Turning its head to look, it was surprised to see its own four limbs falling from the sky towards the ground.
"The Tyrant's crystal is enough. A Tyrant without limbs poses no threat whatsoever. Officer Hoang can definitely handle it."
He certainly wouldn't dare to throw a complete Tyrant towards Officer Hoang.
Officer Hoang was strong, yes.
But compared to the Tyrant's strength, Officer Hoang was still somewhat lacking. Ai, perhaps for Officer Hoang, this was also something he would see as a humiliation: as someone who maintained the city's public order, he was actually weaker than a criminal.
There would truly be that kind of helpless feeling.
Very quickly.
He appeared before Officer Hoang, throwing the Tyrant in front of him.
"Officer Hoang, I picked up a really scary zombie on the way. It scared me to death! I could only lead it here. Please, Officer Hoang, deal with it." Lam Pham appeared somewhat nervous.
Tyrant: ... ?
Officer Hoang looked at the Tyrant, limbless yet still screaming, then looked at Lam Pham. Those dull, pale eyes seemed to reveal a kind of strange meaning.
As if to say... "Something feels strange here."
"Ao ao!"
Officer Hoang lunged at the Tyrant, bit its neck, and forcefully bit the Tyrant's neck off. Then he took out that black crystal, gnawed on it, swallowed it. Before Lam Pham's eyes, the zombie Officer Hoang recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Lam Pham breathed a sigh of relief; it was good as long as it was useful.
The fully recovered Officer Hoang was even stronger. He walked up to Lam Pham, roared, then roared again at the family of three, and strode off into the distance.
"Officer Hoang, take care. I will take good care of your reminder," Lam Pham said.
He understood Officer Hoang's meaning.
He walked up to the dazed family of three, extended his hand with a smile.
"Hello, my name is Lam Pham. I live in Duong Quang Complex and am a security guard there. Officer Hoang has entrusted you to me. I will lead you to Duong Quang Complex to stay."
After speaking.
He looked towards the departing Officer Hoang.
He thought in his heart.
"Officer Hoang, your consistently upheld conviction is gradually granting you wisdom, right?"