Lu Heng didn't know who was inside, but he wasn't in a hurry. Those people would come out sooner or later, and he could follow them to find an opportunity to make contact.
He sat at the bar, occasionally staring at the exit of the private room in front of him.
Lu Bai, who was by Lu Heng's side, was bored. It lay directly on the bar, watching the bartender mix drinks for others.
Not everyone ordered plain liquor; some people, seeking excitement, liked to mix many types of alcohol together. This made them more susceptible to the thrill of alcohol.
Finally, Lu Heng saw three men emerge, supporting each other. Through the conversation between the three men and the bodyguards outside the private room, Lu Heng confirmed that these were the people he was waiting for.
He poured the baijiu in his glass into his space, then pulled up the seemingly sleepy Lu Bai and followed them out.
More and more people were coming to consume at this place. Perhaps the sales personnel who had brought Lu Heng in were busy with other guests. No one noticed them as they left.
They all lived within the city. The three drunk men in front were not driving and walked unsteadily ahead.
Lu Heng could clearly see that they were all wearing military uniforms of the Longcheng Base.
However, someone inside had just mentioned that they were from Siping, which was definitely not a military area. Therefore, there must be people mixed into the management of Longcheng who did not belong to the military.
After following the three men out of the entertainment venue, the pedestrians on the road gradually decreased.
Apart from that entertainment establishment, other places within Longcheng were quite secluded. Not many people ventured out at night; everyone was tired from spending the day searching for supplies and killing zombies.
Seeing fewer and fewer people on the road, Lu Heng put Lu Bai back into his space. He watched the three men ahead and gradually released the new skills he had just acquired.
Soon, the three men in front stopped and stood there quietly, as if waiting for something. However, their stiff bodies made it impossible to tell that they had been drunk moments ago.
Lu Heng continuously sent commands to the three men in his mind. They turned in unison, and when Lu Heng approached, he could still see the dazed look in their eyes.
"Take me to where the zombies are kept."
The three men did not speak. They turned and walked away, their movements coordinated, like three puppets.
Soon, the three men led Lu Heng to a nondescript house guarded by sentries.
Upon seeing the three men, the sentry looked surprised and asked one of them, "Brother Wu, why are you here at this time?"
The three men remained silent and dazed, but the sentry showed no suspicion towards Lu Heng, who was following behind them.
Fearing that the sentry might see through the deception, Lu Heng instructed Brother Wu to reply. Of course, Lu Heng had already thought of what he should say and conveyed it to him: "You don't need to worry about this; it's an order from above."
"Alright." The sentry didn't ask any further questions, as he didn't know if there was anything important inside.
Every day, Brother Wu would bring strangers here, and after they went inside, the strangers never came out with them.
He was only slightly surprised by the timing of their appearance.
However, his superior had also instructed him not to inquire too much about matters here and to not ask questions when familiar people arrived.
The sentry opened the door and let Brother Wu and Lu Heng in.
As the large door closed, Lu Heng quickly smelled a familiar odor inside.
The stench of rotting zombie flesh.
The three men in front, still dazed, led Lu Heng further inside. Following the stairs, they reached the basement.
A large metal door was closed in front. Lu Heng gestured for Brother Wu to open the metal door.
Using his authority, Brother Wu opened the metal door, and a more pungent smell of decay wafted out.
Lu Heng injected the three men with a potent anesthetic, and soon they slumped to the ground.
With the combined effects of alcohol and anesthetic, these three would not wake up quickly.
Walking inside alone, he was met with an increasingly strong smell of decay and a thick scent of blood.
Reaching the innermost room, Lu Heng finally saw the situation clearly.
A zombie was sitting diagonally against the wall. Inside the multiple metal cages where the zombies were kept, several corpses were piled up.
Human corpses, torn and mangled, with their heads ripped open.
None of the corpses had turned into zombies, likely due to the severe head trauma.
From the moment Lu Heng entered, the zombie leaning against the wall had been looking at him. Its eyes were black, similar to Lin Xue's after she evolved into a higher state.
However, it lacked Lin Xue's regenerative abilities. Its body had torn wounds in many places, but the skin on its face was intact, without disfigurement. It was evident that this person had been quite attractive in life.
"Can you understand me?" Lu Heng asked the zombie opposite him. He didn't understand why Longcheng would bring this zombie here.
The layout here didn't seem to be for researching the zombie virus; it looked more like they were raising this zombie.
The zombie made no sound and remained motionless, but its eyes were fixed on Lu Heng.
"Your existence is a problem for humanity. I will end your life. You wouldn't want to live like this forever, would you?"
Apart from tearing open the heads of the humans brought in, this zombie did not exhibit the frenzied biting behavior expected of zombies towards humans.
Therefore, the wounds on the corpses were likely caused by the zombie during their struggles.
The zombie still did not speak, but it revealed a strange smile.
Yes, a smile.
"You want to die?"
The smile gradually turned cold.
"Heh, interesting."
Lu Heng had never encountered a zombie that wanted to die before. He had seen advanced zombies like this, but those with intelligence seemed more eager to become powerful in this world, rather than simply upgrading.
"You want to die, but I'll make sure you stay."
Lu Heng also wanted to see what Longcheng was up to, and why they were keeping such an advanced zombie.
He released Lin Xue, intending to have her temporarily control the zombie inside so he could take it away later.
He wanted to see Longcheng's reaction after losing this advanced zombie.
Watching the zombie rise and walk towards the cage upon seeing its own kind, Lu Heng asked Lin Xue, "Can you control it?"
"No problem, Master."
"You're curious, and you want to know why there's another of your kind here. Cooperate with me obediently when you're conscious."
Then, Lu Heng had Lin Xue begin to control the zombie inside, and he also opened the cages layer by layer.