The strategy was almost successful!

Liao Ruming looked back at the woman who suddenly appeared.

It was normal for him not to notice it, but Fu Pingli didn't even notice the existence of this woman, which seemed extraordinarily strange.Fu Pingli became vigilant almost immediately, and took half a step forward to block Liao Ruming.

However, he did not speak, but handed over the initiative to Liao Ruming.He is used to it.

Liao Ruming looked at this woman, and soon realized a problem: "You are a zombie."

This woman looked very human in appearance, but Liao Ruming finally discovered something was wrong—the woman's eyes were gray and white.

It wasn't just the pupils, but the entire eye, including the original whites, turned grayish white, as if something was wrong with her eyeballs.

But Liao Ruming had never seen this feature in a normal human being, but the group of zombies had such shadowy eyes.

So this woman is actually a zombie.

The female zombie remained silent, she seemed to acquiesce to Liao Ruming's guess.

Liao Ruming said with great interest: "I have always speculated whether there are zombies in the wasteland that are truly intelligent, and have even recovered their human appearance, but we have never found any evidence.

"And your appearance, on the contrary, verified my thoughts.

"...So, why did you show up?

"Don't talk, let me think about it—those mutated zombies are your subordinates? No, no, if they are your subordinates, then you should have lost your mind by now and attacked us crazily, right?

"You should be clear about our actions in the wasteland and the way forward?"

The female zombie said in a low voice: "Yes."

"Oh—" Liao Ruming suddenly realized, "You are very friendly. You are here to seek cooperation."

The female zombie nodded sharply.She said: "I am the only zombie in the world that produces human intelligence." Some kind of complicated thoughts flashed in her expression, and that emotion most likely pointed to the group of zombies.

She probably loves and hates her group of people.

Since she said "human intelligence", it means that this female zombie is more inclined to be a human being than a zombie—this is interesting.Liao Ruming thought to himself.

This zombie may have already stood at the top of the zombies, but she was unwilling to accept this identity.

Liao Ruming smiled slightly, he was more sure about the reason why this zombie appeared here.

"So the underground world really exists," he said.

"...that is a ruin."

The voice of the female zombie was low.

She has always kept a distance from them that is not too far or too close, enough to show her friendliness and enough time to react and be on guard.

Liao Ruming simply gave Fu Pingli a hand, and said with a smile: "Come on, Lili, let's listen to the story together."

Fu Pingli glanced at him, believed Liao Ruming's judgment, then relaxed and looked at the female zombie calmly.

The voice of the female zombie stopped for a while. She was surprised by the attitudes of Liao Ruming and Fu Pingli. She didn't understand why these two humans were so calm and calm.She looked at the superhuman again.

She didn't know the identities of these two people, but she could detect a kind of power that frightened her from the supernatural being - the kind of power that almost reached the peak, like the universe that human beings look up to.

An imperceptible trace of fear flashed across the eyes of the female zombie.

She maintained her flat and indifferent tone, but she doubted the identities of these two people in her heart.Who are they?Why would a supernatural person, an ordinary person, come to this place inexplicably?

The female zombie thought for a moment, but she soon realized that she didn't need to think about it now.Since these two people are willing to listen to what she said, there is a high probability that they will become her allies.

And the whole thing—the reason for this doomsday—also requires their cooperation.

The female zombie was silent for a moment. In Liao Ruming's view, it was her sorting out her thoughts.

But Liao Ruming wondered curiously, is the underground world a ruin?

After a long time, the female zombie spoke again: "Sorry. I heard your conversation. However, I was the first zombie to appear in the world. I followed the priest into that cave.

"At the beginning, we thought it was just an ordinary cave. The town is surrounded by mountains, and the residents are very used to the appearance of this kind of cave. The location of the cave is very hidden.

"As you may know, this town is isolated from the outside world and life is not convenient, so many times, we rely on mountains to eat mountains. I am the daughter of the only pharmacy owner in this town. I often go to the mountains to collect some medicinal materials, so I will Rest in that cave.

"One time, out of curiosity, I walked inside the cave, only to find that the cave was bottomless, so I found the priest—we all trusted this priest very much at that time—and then I explored with him.

“…we were just curious at the time.

"But we are getting lower and lower, getting closer and closer to the depths of the earth. At that time, I thought, if there is a hell, it would be about that depth. I even doubt that we have walked through the entire planet.

"I'm not sure what drove us all the way down. Maybe the priest was looking for the legendary hell, and I... I dare not turn back alone.

"At that time, my body was a little bit of a problem first. I found that my eyesight was gradually declining, but several other senses were gradually strengthening.

"At that time, I didn't realize that this was a process of transformation. I just thought that because we stayed in the dark underground for too long, some kind of illusion appeared..."

"Sorry." Liao Ruming interrupted her suddenly, "You said transformation, so...do you know how the zombies came from?"

"Zombie..." The female zombie smiled wryly, "I know. This is what I'm about to say."

Liao Ruming nodded, apologized again, and said, "Go ahead, I won't interrupt you again."

The female zombie continued: "We walked for a long time, until there seemed to be some kind of illusion in front of us... It was as if we 'felt' something in the darkness...

"I don't know how to describe it. It is not seen through vision, but a premonition given by touch, smell, hearing, and even taste.

"... there is something in the darkness ahead. Long dead, but there is something.

"Then we found a body. Mummy.

"...I didn't want to go any further. I was tired, hungry and thirsty. The priest was similar, but I don't know why he insisted on going.

"I'm so scared. I don't know what lies ahead, the road is horrible... so scary...

"So, I left the priest and went back alone.

"After I went back, I had a high fever and was unconscious for a day or two. I didn't have time to tell my parents about it. They only thought that I had encountered something on the mountain, got caught in the rain, or ate something poisonous. thing.

"But they don't know what happened to us...

"By the time I woke up, three days had passed. The priest had already returned, and it seemed that he came back later than me. But on the day I woke up, he took some people back to the cave again.

"I don't know what kind of force—or impulse, drove me to follow them. At that time, I already felt that my body seemed to have changed a little after leaving that cave.

"I'm getting stronger, but my eyesight is getting worse. It's not that I can't see clearly, I'm just...

"I vaguely feel that the light is a bit harsh, so I am less and less willing to use my eyes, and just rely on the other four senses to judge the situation in front of me.

"I was still young at the time, and I was very novel about such a change.

"Everything happened so fast...From the beginning to the end, my parents didn't know what happened to me or why the priest suddenly changed. I didn't even have time to tell them.

"...On that day, I went to that cave again with the priest and some other people he found.

"I suspect they were also priests, or something like that...a bishop or something. But they also brought a reporter with a camera...maybe this reporter wrote the later report.

"...We walked for a long, long time. It was so long that I lost my patience. We walked a long, long time further than the place where we met the mummy before.

"Then we saw the ruins."

Liao Ruming listened engrossedly. He didn't even notice that Fu Pingli's eyes stayed on him all the time, but he was absent-minded about the story of the female zombie.

When mentioning the ruins, the female zombie almost subconsciously paused.

Liao Ruming asked, "Is it the ruins of an underground civilization?"

"...More or less." The female zombie said, "They have been extinct for a long, long time. They may be ancient humans—I mean, civilizations that will go forward in all the eras we know.

"A civilization sleeping underground."

Liao Ruming also understood: "So, it was you who alarmed them, disturbed them, and released that ancient virus—and because of the influence of film and television dramas, we call it the zombie virus.

"But it's not exactly... a virus in the biological sense, but a product left by that civilization, is it?"

The female zombie took a deep breath: "You are right. It is indeed like this. It is a kind of... I don't know how to describe it to you. It is the way of survival of underground people.

"We found some traces in the ruins that may be related to the lifestyle of the underground people.

"They live underground because their physiological characteristics have become suitable for living underground. They can no longer survive on the surface, but there are indeed some traces that prove that they have had some communication with surface people.

"Then we found traces of surface people being assimilated by them. In a room, there were some things that were like...obstacles, as if they were used to cultivate and strengthen how to use other senses to avoid them after losing vision. Get rid of those obstacles.

"That room is likely to be their training room. But creatures born underground, they don't need to exercise. Therefore, this training room is likely to be provided for those who are assimilated by them."

Liao Ruming nodded, indicating that he understood: "It is very likely that the underground people have a way to quickly assimilate other species, which expands their number of races.

"And when new humans enter the ground after many years, this method is still in effect... It may be a certain component in the air that directly hurt our eyes; it may also be an ancient virus... There are many possibilities .

"In short, after this kind of thing combines with the human body, it produces... er, zombie virus? This kind of thing can start to spread on the ground, killing the vision of zombies, making it difficult for them to act in the sun, but it greatly improves their physical strength and other senses.

"...Okay, I've figured it out here. Then, why did you show up in front of us?"

Liao Ruming asked.

After a moment of silence, the female zombie said: "For so many years, I have been staying in the underground world. I think it is very likely that I have discovered the reason for the extinction of the underground civilization.

"And human beings are likely to follow their old path."