On a silent street, Li Lang sprinted at his maximum speed, determined to run for his life. Whatever awaited him on the next street, it had to be better than waiting here to meet his demise.

As he witnessed the unfortunate zombie being dragged through the air, thrashing and clawing, towards the window, Li Lang couldn't help but silently mourn for him. This poor soul had become his stepping stone, destined to be shredded by the meat grinder that awaited him.

Suddenly, a mutation occurred!

Just as Li Lang had covered half the distance, there was a swift "whoosh" from the window, and a second red rope shot out, latching onto Li Lang's waist and violently pulling him towards the window!

Terrified, Li Lang immediately exerted all his strength to tear at the rope around his waist. Unfortunately, the material of this thing was slippery and impossible to grip. Seeing himself and the unfortunate zombie hurtling towards the window, Li Lang clenched his teeth and his left hand transformed into an abnormal state, biting down on the red rope. However, his bite only managed to penetrate halfway.

Nevertheless, the red rope seemed to possess a life of its own and abruptly retracted in pain. Before Li Lang could even rejoice in mid-air, a brutal roar erupted from inside the house, shattering nearby glass into fragments. Soon after, dozens of red ropes shot out from within, tightly entangling Li Lang's limbs and neck. The immense pulling force even surpassed that of the unfortunate zombie ahead!

Turns out, I'm the unlucky zombie after all. In this critical moment, Li Lang shouted loudly and wildly swung his left hand, breaking free. Then, the transformed "mouth" fiercely latched onto the approaching wall, with dozens of sharp teeth deeply embedded in it.

In an instant, the unfortunate zombie behind him screamed in agony as it was sucked into the gigantic crimson flower, only to be mercilessly crushed into pieces.

At this moment, Li Lang finally saw what was inside the room: a super-sized bed, upon which lay a massive chunk of fat. At the top of this two to three-ton mass of fat was a large skull with bone armors on its forehead and back of the head, with faint traces of degenerated limbs around. This was, in fact, an extremely obese zombie, who had been a sufferer of obesity in his former life and was unable to get out of bed. After turning into a zombie, his condition only worsened. However, for unknown reasons, this fellow possessed highly practical evolutionary abilities, allowing him to lie in his nest and hunt like a spider. The red ropes were actually his mutated tongues, and the so-called red giant flower was his rib fan! He could open a massive opening in his belly, stuff the prey inside, and then use the strength of his ribs to strangle the prey to death, eliminating the need for chewing!

Since its mutation, this obese zombie rarely missed its prey. Seeing Li Lang being pinned to the wall, it couldn't help but become furious. However, it was currently occupied with squeezing the unfortunate zombie and didn't have the energy to deal with Li Lang, so it could only stare helplessly.

Initially terrified, Li Lang immediately twisted his body, using the serrated teeth on his left hand to break free from the restraints and climb towards the roof. Fortunately, the house was a bungalow, or else he wouldn't have known what to do.

Just as he reached the rooftop, he heard the chewing sound below suddenly stop, followed by a tight grip on his ankle. The obese zombie had finished its meal and launched an attack!

A tremendous force surged from its tongue (or tentacle), flinging Li Lang out and directly flattening a maglev car. Nearly a third of Li Lang's bones were shattered in this impact, and even his skull had several cracks.

"Cough, cough." He coughed up some blood as the pain washed over him like a tide. However, compared to the pain he had endured during torture, this level was manageable. Li Lang gave a ferocious smile and casually grabbed the cracked maglev engine.

With another tug of its tongue, Li Lang used the engine as a projectile, propelling himself backward. Gathering all his strength in mid-air, he hurled the engine towards the mouth of the obese zombie, while shouting, "Taste this!"

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The maglev engine, which still had a considerable amount of energy remaining, became extremely unstable after being cracked by the impact. The obese zombie had long lost its human intelligence and now indiscriminately attacked anything in its path. Dozens of rib bones formed into flower-like structures and forcefully squeezed together. While still in mid-air, Li Lang heard a "crack" sound, followed by a burst of fire erupting from the window. With a slight force around his waist, Li Lang was struck by the shockwave and sent tumbling on the ground for several rounds before coming to a stop.

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"Hahaha, cough, cough, cough." He laughed a few times and coughed up several pools of dark black blood. Only then did Li Lang slowly turn around and look at the fiercely burning room. No matter how ferocious you are, you're just a wild beast.

Suddenly, a loud roar sounded, and the obese zombie, who had been struggling in the flames, opened its mouth and spewed out purplish-black, foul-smelling liquid. Wherever the liquid landed, the flames quickly extinguished as if absorbed.

Before long, the fire was completely extinguished! However, the appearance of the obese zombie didn't fare any better. One of its eyeballs had been blown up, half of its body had been blasted away, and its entire body was a bloody mess. Moreover, after spraying that purplish-black liquid, its size had shrunk by half, and it appeared weak and feeble.

But it hadn't forgotten about Li Lang, who was also seriously injured. Opening its large mouth, it extended a blood-red tongue covered in sticky purple fluid and shot it towards Li Lang.

This guy isn't dead yet! Li Lang marveled at the resilience of this obese zombie in his mind, but he felt a tightening around his neck as the tongue pulled him towards the zombie. However, the strength of the tongue was far weaker than before, and it could only drag Li Lang slowly along the ground. Li Lang couldn't move much, let alone escape, so he could only allow the obese zombie to drag him closer.

Li Lang tightly closed his eyes, feeling the restlessness within his body. He knew that he seemed to be able to spew out some kind of highly corrosive acid, which was his last resort for survival. However, he couldn't control this ability skillfully, so he could only simulate the sensation of wanting to spray from his left arm. It was like grasping at a straw, even though he knew it wasn't secure, he still had to try!

The weakened obese zombie moved its body slightly, its single eye flashing with a hint of greed and hatred. It had never suffered such a big loss before, and it wanted to devour this prey meticulously, from head to toe.

Closer, closer, Li Lang's vision was filled with a bloody red color as he found himself inside the belly of the obese zombie. Its nauseating rib bones, covered in a thin membrane, brushed against Li Lang's face. The next moment would be when they closed in and squeezed together!

Li Lang exerted all his strength to raise his left arm high, aiming the bone tube at the head of the obese zombie.

A shadow cast over as the rib bones began to close together!

A terrifying crushing force pressed Li Lang in the middle, making him feel like a fragile egg that could burst open at any moment.

Fire! Due to the compression, his left arm had deeply penetrated the thick layer of fat in the obese zombie, and the bones in his body were cracking and breaking with a crackling sound. Li Lang, compressed and suffocating, was on the verge of passing out.

The obese zombie let out a maniacal "hehe" laughter, as if mocking Li Lang's futile attempt. To Li Lang's surprise, the laughter sounded eerily similar to Mayor Zhang. Images of Mayor Zhang insulting his parents flooded Li Lang's mind once again.

Roaring, Li Lang mustered a deep growl, channeling all the strength in his body into his left arm. Then, a dark red liquid gushed out like a high-pressure water gun, spraying out from the bent bone tube in his arm.

As the liquid met the flesh of the obese zombie, it melted through like boiling water on snow, creating a fist-sized hole instantly. Its momentum unyielding, the liquid pierced through the zombie's head.

The laughter remained on the zombie's face, but it had lost all signs of life in an instant.

The tightly bound rib membrane slowly opened up, and Li Lang, covered in blood, emerged from within. He lay in the zombie's belly, gasping for breath heavily. It seemed like his gamble had paid off.

Suddenly, his left arm tightened once again. The bone tube forcefully extended outward, piercing into the zombie's head. Soon, Li Lang felt a warm substance flowing into his body through his left arm, slowly repairing his damaged body. It felt pleasantly warm and comforting.

Moreover, this unexpectedly brought him a feeling of fullness!

After this life-and-death struggle, Li Lang, although exhausted, resisted the urge to fall asleep. He allowed the bone tube to absorb the remnants of the obese zombie while he himself grabbed the decayed head and carefully examined the bone armor on it.

The two pieces of bone armor were extremely sturdy and appeared somewhat translucent. After wiping off the bloodstains, they turned out to be quite beautiful. After observing for so many days, Li Lang couldn't help but speculate that the more bone armor a zombie had on its head, the more powerful it seemed to be. The zombies he encountered a couple of days ago had a full head of bone armor, yet they were only slightly stronger than regular humans. However, this obese zombie had two pieces of bone armor, and it was incredibly formidable!

But why didn't his own bone armor grow on his head? Feeling that the bone tube had stopped absorbing, Li Lang pulled out his left hand and looked at the piece of bone armor on the back of his hand. To his surprise, he noticed that there was already a faint callus-like formation on his forearm, resembling the embryonic form of bone armor.

I'm going to have two pieces of bone armor too! Li Lang's heart trembled slightly. But he wondered what kind of enhancement he would receive. Could it be a forked and elongated tongue? The thought made him nauseous, as the obese zombie's tongue was truly grotesque, able to extend to such lengths, he couldn't fathom how.

Then, Li Lang heavily lay down in the belly of the obese zombie, ready to get a good night's sleep. Although the creature was dead, it should have left a profound impression on other zombies. Its residual influence lingered, so his current location inside the belly should be relatively safe for the time being.