CHAPTER 1163: CHAPTER 276: THIS MADE THEM THINK THEY SAW HOPE

The sun hasn’t completely set, leaving enough light to see the situation inside the house.

Lin Fan was dumbfounded by the scene inside.

A figure lay on the bed—not... it should be said it was already a mummified corpse, while a zombie network administrator stayed by the bedside, holding a spoon, feeding uncooked rice one spoonful at a time towards the corpse’s mouth.

Seeing this scene, Lin Fan seemed to understand something.

He saw a wheelchair in the living room, along with a photograph placed on the TV. The photo was of a man and woman, and if his guess was correct, they were either a couple or married.

The situation before him deeply affected Lin Fan, who silently closed the door partway before quietly leaving the house.

Though the other had turned into a zombie, Lin Fan believed they must be very happy, because they had someone they cared for.

Encountering such a scene, Lin Fan didn’t want to disturb it.

Leaving was the greatest respect he could offer.

Inside the laboratory.

Professor Xia was researching the blood samples of the zombie network administrator.

Exactly the same as all zombies.

Nothing special.

"There are far too many unsolved mysteries regarding the formation and change of zombies. I wonder how Qiuyue is doing."

Professor Xia had a lot of daily responsibilities.

He was in charge of various aspects.

The War Armor was already in its second generation, with the third generation being researched. He felt the future direction still lay in War Armor, as the number of Awakeners was limited; not everyone could be an Awakener.

Although Lin Fan was constantly clearing zombies, their numbers remained, and even if he cleared all zombies from his own territory, there were still those abroad, eventually returning.

Nighttime, the moon was bright and stars sparse.

Yan Nini couldn’t sleep and wanted to chat with Lin Fan. She knocked on the door but received no response, standing at the doorway, she sighed.

"Brother Lin is indeed becoming busier and busier."

She shook her head and turned to leave.

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, half a month was gone.

During this period, Lin Fan’s clearing speed increased, leaving many cities devoid of zombies. If any survivors fled here, they’d surely exclaim, asking where all the zombies disappeared to.

Logically, zombies were most numerous in the cities, and who would believe an entire city without even a shadow of a zombie?

Lin Fan stayed at the Sunshine Shelter, not heading out early to clear zombies.

"Old Zhong, how is your ability enhancement going recently?" Lin Fan smiled brightly as he greeted.

The shelter now housed the strongest batch of Awakeners, with Old Zhong and Tan Qing among them.

They had already advanced to the sixth tier and were pushing towards the seventh.

"It’s alright, just not as fast as before, needing to slowly absorb energy from the crystals."

Old Zhong truly missed the scenes from his earlier stages.

The speed of absorbing crystal energy was fast.

With sufficient crystals, one could quickly enhance their abilities, unlike now, taking a long time.

"It’s fine, take your time. When abilities reach a certain level, the required energy becomes immense, so naturally, it can’t be as easy as before," Lin Fan said with a smile.

Old Zhong said, "That’s the logic, just sometimes it feels a bit urgent."

Their abilities had already improved quickly enough in the apocalypse.

Even as fast as riding a rocket wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

Never lacking crystals.

For other Awakeners, enhancing awakening abilities was terrifyingly difficult, especially as the stages progressed. The crystals needed were of very high tiers.

And the zombies possessing such crystals were terrifying beings, not easily defeated.

"How is the repair of the base station going?"

Lin Fan knew Old Zhong and the others stayed with the communication soldiers, repairing the base station, necessary for restoring past prosperity. When there is signal, communication becomes very convenient.

"Everything is progressing orderly; we’ve repaired base stations within 300 kilometers."

He realized that repairing base stations was a tough job.

Climbing here and there.

Of course, having the chance to personally participate in base station repairs was fulfilling, bringing an indescribable comfort.

The area spreading out from Huangshi center was vast, without zombies, making their actions more convenient. Additionally, the Zombie Emperor Wang Zixuan stationed in Qing City provided a sense of security.

Old Zhong and the others increasingly felt like the apocalypse was far from them.

But they knew their current area was relatively safe, whereas other regions still contained terrifying zombies.

Lin Fan held hope for the future.

Everyone was giving their best.

He just needed to focus on clearing zombies, leaving everything else to others.

At this moment.

In the community.

Ma Weiyan was stationed by the radio equipment, his job at the shelter being to listen for radio signals, hoping that someone would still send signals.

Though there’d been no success so far.

He never gave up hope.

"Honey, are you tired?" Qiu Bing came in from outside, carrying a thermal container filled with fish soup.

Seeing her, Ma Weiyan hurried over to help, "Dear, be careful with the baby in your belly."

Qiu Bing patted Ma Weiyan’s shoulder, "It’s not been long at all, like I’m acting as if I can’t move."