Black Bear Survivor Base

The soldier who escaped with Scar Tiger returned to the base. Seeing no zombies, the base seemed to have returned to calm. He let out a bitter laugh, collapsed to the ground, and burst into loud sobs.

Dead. They're all dead.

Except for him, everyone in the team had died.

The teammates couldn't even put up a resistance;

regardless of whether they were ability users or not, they all had their necks snapped instantly by the Mutated Zombie Tiger, dying tragically on the spot.

Soon, someone discovered the weeping soldier. After inquiring about the situation, they became extremely anxious.

Half an hour later, Xia Xuebing brought the soldier to Li Xuan's room and reported the entire message.

"Mutated Zombie Tiger? What did it look like?" Li Xuan asked solemnly.

A terrifying figure flashed through the soldier's mind, causing him to shiver involuntarily. "It was huge, several times larger than Scar Tiger's transformed fierce tiger. Its four limbs had many sucker-like discs resembling those of an octopus, filled with numerous teeth. Its back was raised with many large, transparent sacs containing pus."

"The top of the zombie fierce tiger's head had the face of an infant. To the left of that face was a young man's face, and to the right was an old woman's face. Its hindquarters also bore a terrifying ghost-like face. It was utterly horrifying."

Upon hearing this, Xia Xuebing's first thought was, what kind of biochemical monster is this? Its body was completely deformed.

"Boss, something's not right. The mutated deformed fierce tiger ate Scar Tiger and the others, so why did it specifically spare him? It can't just be that it was full and didn't want to eat anymore."

"Also, his description of the mutated deformed fierce tiger is too detailed. He must have seen the mutated deformed fierce tiger multiple times, yet he surprisingly didn't die. I suspect the mutated deformed fierce tiger intentionally let him return!"

The soldier swallowed hard, a deep fear flashing in his eyes. "That can't be, right? A zombie... can it really be that intelligent?"

"Don't underestimate the intelligence of mutated zombies, or you'll suffer greatly for it," Xia Xuebing said with utmost seriousness.

*Thump, thump, thump*

Li Xuan slowly tapped the tabletop, having deduced the origin of the mutated deformed fierce tiger.

The Head of the North River Zombie Kings.

Its characteristics were very distinct. Because it possessed the Chaotic Evolution characteristic, its evolutionary path was bound to be a complete mess. Under stimulation, it could undergo certain changes, and it would inevitably become a deformed patchwork monster.

The fact that the current Head of the North River Zombie Kings could maintain a fierce tiger form indicated that the stimulation it had received wasn't too great yet.

According to intelligence, the Head of the North River Zombie Kings possessed multiple supernatural characteristics: Body Expansion, Chaotic Evolution, Claw and Fang Enhancement, and Strength Enhancement.

Among these, the Claw and Fang Enhancement and Strength Enhancement characteristics were the same as the supernatural characteristics he himself possessed.

The most useful one for him was Body Expansion, as it was highly compatible with his Giant Beast transformation.

As for Chaotic Evolution, he would rather discard it than absorb it himself.

This supernatural characteristic might seem powerful, even a grade above ordinary characteristics, belonging to the same tier as Fusion Characteristic and Intangible Characteristic, but it had too many uncontrollable factors.

"Tell all the survivors in the base to be careful. If they spot the mutated deformed fierce tiger, report to me immediately."

"Yes!"

After the news spread, all the survivors cursed Scar Tiger. Even the soldiers who had previously held some respect for Scar Tiger now felt intense hatred.

Xia Bingxue seized this opportunity to completely consolidate her authority over the base. However, all the base survivors knew that the true person in power was Li Xuan.

For the next several days, the base survivors remained on high alert. When walking, they would frequently glance back, terrified that a mutated deformed fierce tiger might leap out from somewhere.

Yet, strangely, the mutated deformed fierce tiger never showed itself.

This led people to wonder if the mutated deformed fierce tiger had never actually come to the base at all, and the soldier who escaped back was simply lucky.