Apocalypse: Zombie Elimination Expert

Chen Tuo watched helplessly as the zombies crawled into the cabin.

The helicopter sped away until it shrank to a tiny dot on the horizon, almost disappearing from sight...

The aircraft suddenly went out of control, several flashes of fire passed by, and then it plummeted straight toward the ground.

A barely audible explosion rang out once again from afar…

Chen Tuo slowly lowered the binoculars in his hand, his expression now utterly silent.

It was only then that he realized that, at some point, the gunfire from the ground troops had subsided.

If he hadn't witnessed the fate of the three helicopters firsthand, he might have remained optimistic and believed that the area had been cleared of zombies.

but now……

Even helicopters flying in the sky couldn't escape, so it's hard to say what will happen to those walking on the ground...

At this point, Chen Tuo no longer cared whether these people were local remnants or reinforcements from other places.

What he was really worried about was what exactly was that thing that could throw out blocks of concrete.

Zombies?

Can zombies have that much arm strength?

Even if it evolves further, it shouldn't be this exaggerated, right?

The 20th floor is about 60 meters high. A concrete block was thrown from 60 meters away and brought the helicopter down...

Chen Tuo felt a chill run down his spine.

Is this a zombie or a catapult?

No, catapults won't work either.

Its destructive power is so great because during the throwing process, the stone has a complete force exertion process, travels a whole parabola, and smashes the target by gravity and speed.

But the concrete block shot straight up into the air from the bottom.

With gravity pulling it downwards, the speed and force of a thrown object would decrease rapidly. How could it still have such terrifying impact force?

Rather than the zombies throwing concrete blocks straight up from a distance of sixty meters, Chen Tuo leans more towards another possibility…

It was standing on a floor of a building next door, at least ten or fifteen stories high, only a short distance from the helicopter.

The concrete blocks that were thrown out were not thrown straight up, but were thrown to the side, following a parabolic trajectory with a certain arc.

It was only due to the angle of my position, the distance, and the obstruction of tall buildings that I experienced a certain degree of visual illusion.

Even so, the fact that it could throw such a large block of concrete is enough to prove how terrifying this evolved zombie is; its strength is terrifying...

Chen Tuo could only guess about the zombie and wasn't quite sure, but he had seen the zombie that jumped onto the helicopter very clearly.

Judging by the distance, it was at least ten meters away, but that thing actually jumped over it!

When they run, their speed is in no way inferior to that of a normal person...

She's like a female motorcycle zombie with greatly enhanced jumping ability!

Chen Tuo had no way of knowing whether the thing had evolved again after evolving, thus gaining an extra super jump on top of its already high speed, or whether it was already more thoroughly evolved than the motorcycle zombie.

But what is certain is that both the zombie that jumped into the cabin and the unseen, powerful zombie capable of throwing concrete blocks pose a far greater threat than the female zombie and the tin-clad zombie he had encountered before.

These two zombies are absolutely no match for an army, even if the army is small.

However, if one gets mixed up in the countless hordes of zombies, it could cause a lot of trouble and even become the fatal straw that breaks the camel's back.

That's how it is right now...

Chen Tuo felt the pressure. The number of these evolved zombies seemed to be more than he had expected, and their evolved abilities were becoming increasingly troublesome.

Shu Yao had already collapsed to the ground.

Chen Tuo also sat down.

The two looked at each other for a long time before Chen Tuo finally managed a bitter smile.

"Zombies seem to be even scarier than we imagined. The military has suffered heavy losses; it looks like we'll really have to rely on ourselves from now on..."

Shu Yao also gave a wry smile.

Chen Tuo taught her many principles, one of which Shu Yao remembered particularly clearly.

The apocalypse is here, what can we do if we're not optimistic? If we can't laugh, can we at least cry? At least a smile looks better than crying...

The two sat by the window, and no one knew how much time had passed.

Chen Tuo has regained his composure.

He stood up and bowed slightly towards the window.

He didn't recognize the soldiers, and although they failed to clear the corpses from Jia City, it didn't stop Chen Tuo from expressing his respect.

These people could have avoided this crisis and not set foot in this already fallen city, but they came anyway.

All for the sake of clearing out these zombies, saving the city, and the people trapped within it.

Chen Tuo believed he could not be so great and selfless because he valued his life.

That is why he held the most sincere respect for these fallen heroes.

Shu Yao followed suit and stood up to bow.

The two observed a moment of silence for these nameless heroes for a full three minutes before opening their eyes and slowly straightening up.

"The military has failed..."

"At least for now, we've seen a failure. Although we don't know if there are even stronger military forces elsewhere, for now, well..."

Chen Tuo slowly shook his head. With the zombie crisis erupting, even if the military still existed, its strength would probably be less than one-tenth of what it was.

If there were only ordinary zombies, Chen Tuo believed that as long as they had firearms and the military had enough time, they could eventually wipe them out inch by inch.

But now, evolved zombies have appeared...

This thing is incredibly diverse, each evolving in a different direction: speed, defense, throwing, jumping...

God knows what other outrageous zombies might appear.

Even Chen Tuo wasn't sure if the current state of these evolved zombies was the end, or if they would evolve again in the future.

With these things around, the difficulty of clearing out zombies has increased many times over. Although he was reluctant to admit it, Chen Tuo knew in his heart that the military was probably struggling to protect itself, let alone clear out the small city of Jiacheng.

The batch we can see today is probably the only one we'll be able to see for a long time to come.

Even... we'll never see it again.

Therefore, there is no hope of saving us by relying on others.

Self-help is the only way out!

This was a truth Chen Tuo had come to understand on the second day of the apocalypse, but now, he was even more certain of it…

"Life goes on, so I'll cook. I'll also sharpen my knives to prepare for going out later..."

Shu Yao nodded, said nothing more, and went straight into the kitchen.

After Shu Yao left, Chen Tuo remained standing by the window. His hand, which was resting on the window frame, touched something, and he looked down.

These are the hides that were dried here last night.

I was planning to let it air dry for a few days before cutting and sewing it, but now...

"Is it completely dry?"

He picked up a piece, which had shrunk by about one-fifth. He squeezed it and found it to be very resilient, fully meeting the drying standards before processing animal hides.

Chen Tuo was stunned. The temperature hadn't been high these past few days, so how could it have gotten this warm overnight?

Is it because this thing is based on zombies?

He had no idea how zombies evolved into this state, nor could he understand why their hides were as tough as cowhide.

What is certain is that the skin produced by zombies is definitely a completely new leather material in the current world, and its fast drying speed is probably one of its characteristics.

The fact that the leather can be used on the same day is the only good news this morning.

Chen Tuo took a few pieces of leather and went into the bathroom.

He planned to use the morning to make them into armor so he could put them to good use as soon as possible...

……

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Aside from spending ten minutes eating, Chen Tuo spent the rest of the time working diligently in the bathroom.

He was already covered in sweat.

This skin is really tough and hard!

Not only was cutting and trimming laborious, but even drilling holes in it required a tremendous amount of effort from Chen Tuo.

Before drying, the zombie skin can still be cut with sharp tools such as axes and daggers.

After drying, its volume shrinks by one-fifth, but its hardness and toughness increase dramatically.

It's not quite doubled, but it's at least half as hard again.

Even after desperately hacking with an axe and dagger, only a few shallow white marks appeared, not enough to break the skin.

Looking at the few pieces of leather in his hand, Chen Tuo had no doubt that if they could only stop small-caliber bullets before, now they could probably not even be penetrated by ordinary rifles.

Of course, even if it's impenetrable, he wasn't stupid enough to actually use those few pieces of skin to withstand bullets.

Taking a few shots might not be a big deal, but after dozens of shots, the skin might not break, but the impact force of the bullets penetrating through would still leave a hole in him.

This thing is only meant to be used as a backup plan; you should never use it to do something reckless.

This also applies to dealing with the bites and attacks of zombies.

Faced with such tough and difficult-to-process leather, Chen Tuo ran to other rooms and, relying on his memory, found chisels, hammers, and nails.

By tapping the cut leather bit by bit, several rows of small holes for sewing were finally punched out at the top.

In the end, the three large pieces of zombie skin were successfully used to make two sets of armor, one for the arms and one for the calves...

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