Chapter One: The Beginning Unfolds

  Liang Jing sighed and shook his head, no longer thinking about it. It seemed that he was still a bit greedy, but now he was already much better than others. As long as he thoroughly developed their abilities, others couldn't compare to him at all.

  Yes! Liang Jing's arrogance has reached new heights, now that he has obtained the 'System' and 'Replication' abilities, his behavior is even more extreme. With the benefits brought by these two special abilities, he believes he is absolutely the most awesome; just now was just an attempt to utilize the 'Replication' ability, since it didn't succeed, he can only give up for now and not overthink it.

  "Old Jia, how's the interrogation going?"

  Li Jing threw away these thoughts and asked Jia Yujin on the side, to see if the two little brothers had any useful information, and what was different from what 'Huang Ge' said. He wouldn't really believe that what the other person said was true. Only by comparing them can we get the correct answer.

  "These two are soft persimmons, just scare them a bit and they'll say anything, similar to what that 'Huang Ge' said earlier."

  Jia Yujin shook his head, clearly displeased with the two softies. He hadn't even expended much effort yet and had already gotten what he wanted, which left him feeling unfulfilled.

  "Oh!"

  Liang Jing nodded, it seemed that this Tu Gongzi was not a big deal either. From these subordinates of his, they were just some bullying and fearful goods, although he thought so in his mind, but still did not mean to underestimate him.

  "Lao Wu, take care of those two people and kill them, Lao Shu Tie Zhu, you guys help Lao Wu!"

  Liáng Jìng took a glance at 'Master Chef' Wú ài Mín, who was standing beside him with a somewhat evasive gaze, and ordered.

  "No! Spare our lives, spare our lives... we've said everything..."

  "You will not die a good death! Master Tu will not let you off, and even if we become ghosts, we will not let you off..."

  The two younger brothers were still awake at this time, but their faces were extremely pale. At this moment, they heard Liang Jing's words and suddenly became excited, shouting loudly and begging for mercy, but soon they were knocked to the ground by someone nearby, suppressed, and unable to move.

  "Alright! —— Take it and start!"

  The mouse handed the short knife in his hand to "Big Chef" Wu Aimin, with a somewhat impatient tone and not very good air towards Wu Aimin. From his eyesight, he could also see that this Wu Aimin had been scared by Huang Ge's words earlier, and was now thinking about how to live a better life, but there were other plans in his heart.

  Indeed, Liang Jing saw that the other party's eyes were uncertain and dodgy, afraid of making a wrong move. Now letting him kill two small brothers is just a ' gesture' to make everyone happy; originally, if possible, these two small brothers Liang Jing didn't want to waste on others to be killed either, now because of the huge consumption inside due to the scan earlier, he urgently needs to replenish his life source. However, since there's still Huang Ge, an Awakened One, around, Liang Jing will let Wu Ai Min kill those two small brothers instead.

  Wu Aimin held the extremely sharp short knife in his hand, his movements somewhat shaky and fearful, but under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he also knew that this was unavoidable. He gritted his teeth and stabbed at the small brother in front of him who was unable to move out of fear. With a "pu" sound, the sharp blade pierced through the chest, and the opponent's body stiffened and died after a few moments...

  Watching Wu Aimin kill both of his younger brothers, now they are pale and paralyzed on the ground, seemingly still having some dry heaves, their hands trembling, but at least there is a little trust now.

  "Not bad! Do well from now on and you won't be treated unfairly!"

  Liang Jing patted Wu Aimin's shoulder to show encouragement and comfort, and suddenly thought of what the leader often said, "I have high hopes for you!" He couldn't help but curve his mouth into a smile, never thinking that he would have this day.

  Hmph!

  Liang Jing swiftly raised his short knife, its cold light flashing, and stabbed it into Huang Ge's chest. Originally already heavily injured, Huang Ge was now in a coma. Although he was an Awakened with physical strengthening defenses, he had not yet activated his innate abilities, so Liang Jing easily broke through his body...

  "Ah! ——"

  Huang Ge, who was still in a coma, suddenly let out a loud and mournful cry as he transformed, disregarding his injuries and restraints. He struggled violently, activating his innate skill, and instantly became stronger, with several centimeters of thick, brown keratinized skin covering his body's surface. Even the mutated bull's tendons on his back stretched and thinned continuously after his innate ability was activated, as if they were about to snap at any moment.

  Liáng Jìng's entire body moved, quickly pulling out the short knife. The opponent was indeed an Awakened One in terms of physical strength. With a hole in his chest, bright red blood continuously gushed out and flowed out. After several minutes, he finally died. However, during this time, Liáng Jìng disfigured 'Huang Ge' under the terrified gaze of the crowd.

  At this point, Liang Jing didn't care about anything else and used the "Corpse Control Technique". The surrounding area was filled with eerie winds, wailing and howling. Just now, he had destroyed the mutated zombie bull and taken all the items from its body. Because they were going to a crowd of tens of thousands of migrating people, it would be very inconvenient to bring this huge zombie along, especially since the other side was not comfortable in the sunlight. Now that they had the Awakened One's corpse, things were different. After all, they were both human, and it seemed that the Awakened One's corpse didn't fear sunlight as much after becoming a zombie. As long as they covered it with thick clothes to conceal it, everything would be fine.

  The other party is a physical awakening person, and at the time of death, the innate ability is still in use, it may make a good undead thug, I don't know what it will become after being refined by 【Necromancy】.

  Succeeded!

  As the wails of various vengeful spirits and dark winds dissipated, 'Huang Ge' originally had a slightly smaller body due to using his powers to strengthen his corpse, but he still looked very strong and robust. His body's outer layer of brown keratin did not disappear, only changing color to grayish-black, giving off an icy and hard impression. Due to being covered in a thick layer of keratin several centimeters thick, his limbs appeared to be about twice as large as those of ordinary people, emitting a cold aura that seemed capable of tearing everything apart like a wolf or tiger. His appearance was even more menacing after becoming a zombie, with black, thick and sharp fingernails growing on his hands and feet, making him look even more dangerous than before he became a zombie.

  "Old Jia, go try out this zombie."

  Liáng Jìng wanted to see what was different about this zombie compared to before.

  Bang! Bang!――

  Jia Yu Jin didn't hesitate, and once again transformed into a powerful zombie with a grayish-black color, attacking fiercely. The grayish-black zombie also didn't hold back, and under Liang Jing's control, it began to fight against Old Jia, with neither side able to gain the upper hand for the time being.

  After being attacked by Jia Yu Jin and becoming a zombie, it seems that his defensive ability has increased significantly. Perhaps the intense shock had no effect on the zombie's body, and he didn't even flinch; even when the zombie's attack hit Jia Yu Jin, it was more ferocious than before, with a violent force that shook him to the core, causing his face to turn red continuously. This shows that the human body is still much weaker, and even if one's defensive ability is strong, intense force can still cause internal injuries or even death.

  Fortunately, Jia Yu's body was extremely solid and stiff after transforming into gold, and he only felt a slight discomfort from the shock, but it didn't cause too much harm.

  "Alright!"

  Liang Jing watched as Jia Yu Jin seemed to want to continue fighting, so Liang Jing could only shout for him to stop. The two of them had been fighting for a long time, and Liang Jing also knew that this zombie's strength was not bad. Its agility might be slightly lower than before, but when it fought with Jia Yu Jin, they were evenly matched and neither could gain the upper hand. However, zombies didn't seem to get tired, whereas humans wouldn't be so foolish as to engage in a fierce battle with a zombie.

  "So cool! So cool! Haha......"

  "This is going to be good, your body has become much stronger than before, and the attack power is so fierce that I can barely withstand it."

  Jia Yujin rubbed his chest with his hand, which was sore from being hit by the dark grey zombie, but he shouted "Great!" in his mouth. Earlier, because of 'Huang Ge's' sudden explosion, there was a little blood flowing from his mouth, but it didn't matter much.

  Huh?!

  Liang Jing suddenly seemed to feel something, and his mind moved. The keratin layer on the surface of the dark gray zombie disappeared, becoming almost the same as when it was alive, only a bit drier; soon Liang Jing also understood that the keratin layer on the surface of the dark gray zombie could not exist permanently, but after becoming a zombie, the innate ability was still retained, and it was the same as before, it could be used only by activating it, and with continuous use, it would continuously consume the energy inside the body. Now Liang Jing can control the zombie to use its innate ability at any time, and Liang Jing has once again obtained a loyal awakened fighter.

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