Apocalypse: Zombie Elimination Expert

Chapter 65: Intelligent Zombies!?

"Zombies?"

Jiang Xin and Shu Yao were taken aback by these words, but more than anything, they were puzzled.

Zombies are not good things, but in the current world, they don't seem to be that rare, right?

Even if it appears on the rooftop, it's not impossible.

Maybe the fire door of the building across the street wasn't closed, and the zombies downstairs sneaked up?

Chen Tuo ignored the two women; he knew this perfectly well.

He wouldn't be surprised at all if it were just a zombie standing on the roof.

But that's exactly it...

This zombie is abnormal!

Although the view upstairs through the binoculars was still backlit and not very clear, it was still much clearer than with the naked eye; at least some features of the figures could be captured.

As we all know, zombies, apart from following their instincts, will only wander aimlessly in any place they can reach.

Aside from scratching, biting, and biting, the bones were so stiff they were rusty that the person couldn't do anything else.

At most, there will be one more to hold and gnaw on.

Although to humans it may seem no different from a simple bite, to zombies, special creatures that have lost their intelligence, it is no less than an advanced ability.

It is absolutely impossible to perform complex actions without human intervention.

No matter how long it takes, they will only wander and linger; they will never make any other moves.

Unless it stops moving after losing its target, it remains rooted to the spot like a nail.

But the zombie on the roof was just sitting there!

Yes, that's right, I sat there.

He sat on the edge of the fence, his legs stretched out straight, his body leaning back, motionless, just like a person enjoying the cool air and the scenery.

Chen Tuo was 100% certain that this was a zombie, and it could not possibly be a person in disguise.

The head missing half of its cheek and the body stained with blood—every detail told him that this was definitely a zombie.

But how can a zombie sit?

How can you sit like that?

Whether based on stereotypes or on research into the characteristics and physical structure of all the zombies he had encountered before, Chen Tuo couldn't believe that something that was almost brainless and whose joints and muscles were nearly stiff could still perform the action of "sitting" on its own.

Zombies can't sit, not because they're stupid, but because their bodies won't allow it.

Whether it was the old zombie at the beginning, the blond zombie, or the many other material contributions, Chen Tuo didn't just experiment to see what they would be interested in or where their weaknesses were; he also studied their physical structure along the way.

Although he wasn't a professional, that didn't stop him from being curious about the zombie species.

After observing and comparing multiple zombies, Chen Tuo came to the conclusion that after becoming zombies, their bodies undergo some strange changes. The originally flexible bone joints, fascia, and even muscles of humans become hard and show a tendency to fibrosis.

This fibrous form is not the same as the iron-skinned zombie.

The former only involves changes in these internal structures, which can only be discovered through close observation. Apart from affecting flexibility, it has no other effect and can be considered a form of reverse evolution, or even degeneration.

The latter, however, is so fibrous that it is as hard as wood.

Their skin and bones, in particular, are incredibly strong, having evolved an astonishing level of defense.

It is precisely because of these changes within the zombies that they always move in a choppy, awkward way.

This change simply cannot support them in performing complex actions that are extremely simple for humans, such as sitting down, bending over, or even running.

The only zombies were the female zombie on the motorcycle and the zombies that jumped onto the helicopter that day.

This type of evolved zombie seems to have overcome this flaw and has even made some of its physical abilities more incredible.

Upon realizing this, Chen Tuo was startled.

Is that zombie on the rooftop also an evolved zombie?

So how can one perform such a complex sitting posture?

But why would he run to the rooftop, climb over the railing, and sit on the edge? It couldn't have been just to enjoy the view, could it?

Before he could think it through, the blurry shadow moved.

It remained seated, but its shadow, backlit, flickered, as if it were making some kind of movement.

Chen Tuo quickly picked up the binoculars and looked again, and was immediately stunned.

His expression shifted between confusion and displeasure.

The zombie raised its hand to head level and stretched it back and forth, repeating this action over and over again.

The action itself might not seem like much, but Chen Tuo knew...

This is the action I just took when I threw the dagger at the painted-face man!

This thing is imitating itself!?

Just then, slowly moving clouds blocked the glaring sunlight, the backlighting disappeared, and the telescope clearly showed the situation on the rooftop.

Chen Tuo saw it even more clearly now.

The zombie was wearing muddy, tattered casual clothes, one of its shoes was missing, and a large chunk of flesh was missing from one side of its face for some unknown reason.

Judging from his appearance, he was probably a young man in his early twenties when he died.

Its movements are indeed mimicking the gesture of throwing a dagger.

Except for not having a knife in his hand, he did exactly the same thing as Chen Tuo had done before, without any difference.

Its eyes were fixed on the third floor, meeting Chen Tuo's gaze...

If it were just this, Chen Tuo wouldn't have gotten so angry.

What made his scalp tingle even more was that the zombie's scarlet pupils shifted slightly, seemingly looking elsewhere.

Following its gaze, Chen Tuo looked down and, after some deduction, discovered...

It was looking at the doors of Unit 2 next door, as well as the door of Unit 1.

In other words, it had already noticed me the moment I emerged from Unit 1.

And it takes in everything that can be seen and done.

Chen Tuo put down the binoculars, took a deep breath, and tried to calm his shock.

What's going on with this evolved zombie?

Did they evolve the ability to observe and imitate?

But what use are the things it observes and imitates to it?

Compared to the armored zombie's defense, the jumping zombie's leaping distance, and the powerful zombie that has never appeared but can throw cement blocks, this ability seems rather useless.

You can't possibly follow my example and attack people by throwing daggers, can you?

From this perspective, it's not even as threatening as the motorcycle zombie.

Fortunately, she's fast enough that most people wouldn't be able to handle her.

But suddenly, Chen Tuo thought of another possibility.

What if this isn't imitation, but learning?

What made him special was not observation, but intelligence.

Only those with wisdom can imitate.

Learning comes from imitation.

That's why... they'll learn from themselves.

Thinking of this, Chen Tuo felt a chill run down his spine.

Even with his strong will, he felt a chill run down his spine.

If that's the case, then this zombie is on a completely different level of terror compared to the others.