"What's going on here?"
Zhang Chen was also startled by the sudden turn of events.
How could someone have planted a bomb on his neck?
And the toolbox spontaneously combusted? Burning its user to ashes?
Even the most desperate natives wouldn't commit suicide prematurely.
"Although I haven't seen any related literature... the Raven Laboratory did mention a concept before."
"Back then, when the zombie virus broke out worldwide, everyone was shocked by the ferocity of these zombies."
"Being eaten alive, bite by bite, what a cruel punishment that is."
"So someone proposed placing cyanide capsules in their teeth, which could be crushed at a critical moment to end one's life and escape suffering."
"However, before the plan could be discussed, laboratories everywhere fell, and everyone was forced into a state of fighting alone. This matter was never brought up again."
"It seems that the progressives now have not only put this matter on the agenda but have also improved it."
"If this bomb can be controlled... then blowing up a failed native to prevent them from leaking secrets would be incredibly simple."
"Not only that, but they could also remotely revoke his access to technology, turning the native into a powerless ordinary person in an instant... This ability is truly terrifying."
Xu Ruina said with a look of horror as she watched Luo Tianyu instantly turn into charred remains.
"The natives control the轮回者 (reincarnators) with rings, and control their own people with bombs and technology... Have they gone mad!"
Zhang Chen exclaimed in surprise.
"It's the apocalypse after all. In such a tense and nerve-wracking environment for so long, no one knows what the natives are like now!"
"At least, they no longer resemble what I remember humans should be like..."
Xu Ruina said with a hint of regret.
"We can't jump to conclusions about this yet. Perhaps there are good and bad people among the natives, and Luo Tianyu was just a pawn sent by the bad guys to test us."
"Since Luo Tianyu's plan failed, it's normal for the natives to kill him to prevent their technology from leaking."
"It's very likely that many good people are unaware of these things, so we shouldn't judge all natives as bad people!"
Zhang Chen said with a smile.
"Yes, I hope so!"
Xu Ruina gave Zhang Chen a grateful look.
She knew that Zhang Chen was trying to comfort her and was deliberately saying these words because he was afraid she would be sad.
After so long in the apocalypse, the native population had likely plummeted.
With such a scarce population, would they still split into two factions and engage in internal conflict?
This was clearly impossible!
Only by achieving unprecedented unity could the natives survive the difficult apocalypse and undertake the arduous task of activating the轮回者 (reincarnators).
Furthermore, they were secretly observing the powerful individuals in this world.
Zhang Chen was one of their key observation targets.
No one knew what actions the natives would take next after today's event!
In any case, their hidden technological strength was definitely not a good thing.
"Dad, can I eat this?"
Xiao Bai came over, panting.
Her small hand clutched the snake's tail, dragging the fifty-meter-long five-headed snake behind her.
To kill the five-headed snake, one had to sever all five of its heads simultaneously.
However, to Zhang Chen's great surprise, the five heads of the five-headed snake were completely intact!
There were no obvious wounds on its body either.
Yet, it was indeed dead; its eyes were closed, and its scales had lost their life's luster.
How did it die?
Zhang Chen gazed at the corpse of the five-headed snake curiously.
Soon, a line of prompts appeared beside it.
[Corpse of a five-headed snake with depleted energy. No core will be obtained upon collection!]
[The five-headed snake's flesh is infected with potent poison and is inedible. No usable resources can be collected at this time.]
A five-headed snake corpse with depleted energy?
Good heavens, Zhang Chen exclaimed.
What had it gone through during this time?!
Its internal energy was completely exhausted?!
Zhang Chen looked at Xiao Bai, whose clothes were soaked with sweat, and instantly understood.
Although Xiao Bai possessed the ability of ice blades, it was a ranged attack.
And it wasn't powerful enough to sever the five heads of a Type VI mutant creature directly.
So, this kid Xiao Bai, being so persistent, had repeatedly attacked the five-headed snake's heads.
Each time a snake head was damaged and regenerated, it consumed a certain amount of energy.
Xiao Bai had simply worn down the five-headed snake through this constant consumption.
One could also say she had tired it to death...
Who knew how many times Xiao Bai had smashed the snake's heads?
Heaven knows what kind of horrific battle the five-headed snake endured before its death, and how desperate it was when it died...
"The flesh of the five-headed snake is all poisonous and cannot be eaten. We'll eat something else delicious next time!"
"Besides, its energy is exhausted, so collecting anything from it is meaningless."
Zhang Chen said with a smile.
"Oh... is that so..."
Xiao Bai looked disappointed and then said indignantly:
"Since it can't be eaten and nothing can be collected, let's just throw it away!"
Just as Xiao Bai was about to exert force, holding the snake's tail.
Xu Ruina extended her paw and gently placed it on the snake's tail, saying softly:
"Even if it can't be collected, it's still useful to me. Can you give it to me?"
When Xiao Bai saw that Xu Ruina wanted it, she immediately became proud and said:
"If a good friend wants it, then of course I can give it to you."
"I defeated it, you know! Isn't that amazing!"
Xu Ruina smiled and nodded, praising:
"Amazing, truly amazing, and this corpse is very important to me. Thank you, Xiao Bai!"
Hearing Xu Ruina's praise, Xiao Bai was happier than anything.
She truly had a child's heart, easily carried away by a little praise.
Xu Ruina lowered her paw towards the ground, and soon, a liquid containing a high concentration of the deterioration virus slowly flowed down her paw to its tip.
She forcefully scratched the five-headed snake's corpse with her paw.
Driven by her own bio-energy, the highly concentrated deterioration virus poison began to spread slowly beneath the five-headed snake's subcutaneous tissue.
After a full two minutes, the poison had spread throughout the five-headed snake's body.
Before long, the five-headed snake, with its drooping heads, slowly stood up again.
The eyes of its five heads were filled with cloudy white.
Infection successful!
Zhang Chen was astonished to discover that the extinguished energy core of the five-headed snake was immediately activated the moment it was infected.
This was the result of the energy from countless deterioration viruses re-gathering.
The virus had resurrected the corpse, albeit just the shell!
In an instant, Zhang Chen seemed to have grasped something...