Chapter 1357 – Creating the Perfect Body

When the red air swept in, Wu Pengfei was the very first to bear the brunt.

This was different from what he had imagined he would face…

He had thought that the enemy he was about to fight would be the densely packed Zombies surging forth, the same creatures he had been battling for the past year.

However, as the red air slowly approached like a sandstorm, and many Monsters completely different from Zombies appeared within it, Wu Pengfei, who had thought he was fully prepared, suddenly felt bewildered.

This feeling was just like the first time he faced Zombies.

Fear, tension, and a hint of confusion.

For a moment, he felt as if he had returned to the very beginning, seeing countless people screaming and running in the streets, while other “people” pounced to attack and snarl at them.

It was a sense of unfamiliarity brought on by a sudden and drastic change in the environment.

And now, this scene was repeating itself.

Those Monsters no longer looked like ordinary Zombies; they were more like a fusion of all Zombies, mutation beasts, even affected insects and plants. The only difference was which traits appeared more obvious on them.

Compared to variation zombies, their fusion seemed even more complete. And it wasn’t just their bodies that had mutated, but also their way of thinking. Wu Pengfei didn’t know how to describe it; he could only see it in their eyes.

A Zombie’s gaze felt cold, but these Monsters’ eyes brought a sense of despair.

In that instant, the first question that came to Wu Pengfei’s mind was something he usually wouldn’t think about.

“Is this the kind of Creature it truly wants to evolve?”

The next moment, Wu Pengfei felt himself enveloped by the red air…

When he regained consciousness, he found himself back inside a building.

Judging by the surroundings, this should be the Laboratory Building.

This discovery made Wu Pengfei feel a bit moved… In that situation, they had actually been brought back.

He struggled hard and found that he was lying in a hall, with many other miracle Members sprawled around him in various positions.

Maybe because he was among the first to come into contact with the red air, he was also the first to wake up.

In the instant he was wrapped by the red air… or rather, the virus, Wu Pengfei had felt excruciating pain all over his body. But strangely, now he felt very relaxed. Only…

“You mean… they’re no longer human?” A voice suddenly came over. Hearing that familiar tone, Wu Pengfei was stunned for a moment and instinctively stopped trying to get up.

Then came the voice of a girl answering: “Yes, not just them, we’ll be the same soon. After the first Infection by the virus, ordinary people have already changed a lot compared to the humans they used to be. The ones who changed the most became superhumans, didn’t they? After another upgrade, what do you think we’ll become?”

Not human? Wu Pengfei looked down at his hands… Right, he’d been infected by those viruses.

But he hadn’t turned into a Monster; his hands still looked perfectly normal…

He quickly touched his face… Yes, no change.

If anything, he felt more energetic, right? But isn’t that a good thing?

Yet instinctively, Wu Pengfei felt a bit afraid.

He still remembered how he had faced those companions who turned into Zombies… It was a feeling of deep fear, even hatred.

That girl said they were no longer human… What would Ling Mo do?

Suddenly, Wu Pengfei felt a surge of panic.

After a moment of silence…

“So what?”

“Huh?” Not only the girl was stunned, but Wu Pengfei also looked up in astonishment.

He had hoped Ling Mo would say he didn’t mind, but he hadn’t expected such a matter-of-fact attitude.

Did he not think mutated humans were Monsters?

“I’ve always felt that what makes humans human isn’t their appearance, but their way of thinking. After the Cataclysm, you must have seen plenty of evil people, right? How different do you think they are from Zombies? Some of them even eat people.” Ling Mo said.

Then he spoke the final sentence: “I think when Zombies have their own ability to think, they’re no different from humans. The conflict between us isn’t about humans and Zombies, but old humans and new humans.”

“But now those Monsters… they’re our true common enemy, because they don’t even count as the most basic humans anymore.” Ling Mo said.

Su Qianrou was stunned: “What did you say?”

Didn’t he just say Zombies had upgraded from a to a1? After the upgrade, Zombies should be even more dangerous…

“I’ve always wondered why the perfect body appeared. Now that I think about it, that’s the ultimate evolution of Zombies.” Ling Mo said, “And the ultimate evolution of humans should be the unlimited advancement of Superpower. At the beginning of the virus outbreak, the difference between humans and Zombies wasn’t that great. The virus gave Zombies greater physical strength and aggression, but stripped them of their ability to think, which gave humans a chance to survive and grow under their hunting. But when no perfect body appeared among Zombies, and humans hadn’t evolved enough, the virus mutated again.”

“The result of its mutation this time is far more dangerous than before, because this time, it didn’t leave any advantage for humans or Zombies, but directly created a batch of Monsters that fit its Devour trait even better. These Monsters are the result of its evolution in various Creatures, no longer simply using humans as a blueprint.”

“Not only did I think of this, the Zombies did too, which is why they came out to fight the Monsters. Although the virus is fierce this time, it also made a huge mistake. After its first forced baptism, neither humans nor Zombies are the weaklings that the virus could manipulate anymore.” Ling Mo smiled, “This time, we have the capital to fight the virus. It’s just that, in terms of capital, we’re still a bit lacking, because as you can imagine, the speed of airborne transmission will be very fast, and soon those Monsters will multiply even more. Zombies that can remain unchanged like the Spider Queen, or under the control of Senior Zombies, are still a minority, just like the human superhumans back then.”

Everyone fell silent, while Wu Pengfei was stirred up inside. Just as he couldn’t help but want to jump up, he heard Lucy ask, “What is that?”

Ling Mo’s eyes stayed fixed on Ye Lian: “We’re still missing a perfect body. Now, let’s create her.”