Early the next morning, at dawn. The moment of this seemingly ordinary small building has begun to get busier.

Ark, Yu Lian and Li Kai Cheng returned back from raiding the supermarket to get all of the supplies of food rations that were hidden stashed, along with some things that can be used to make an improvised weaponry for the specific situation.

Then Ark instructed Li Kai Cheng in how to make a basic craft like starting from improvised spears, nail bats, machete and shields to arming a simple nail gun, nail bombs, molotov cocktail and other things that they raid from the supermarket. Though using nail bombs can be only used as a last resort and diversion tactic while molotov napalm can also be used to lure and trap zombies.

After that, Ark armed each student depending on their preferred use. Half of the boys except Li Kai Cheng armed themselves with improvised spears and shields while the latter settles with only knives since they only want to protect themselves especially Lu Xin while Li Kai Cheng took a liking of arming himself a simple nail gun. The middle school girl settles using a bow and arrow, improvised machete and some Molotov napalm, one of Shana's female classmates also takes the improvised spears only and some nail bombs and Molotov napalm while other girl also settle on using a knife.

Li Kai Cheng then averaged the food rations per head count, distributed to each person in the group while Ark gave instructions in basic combat; though Li Kai Cheng was quite persistent as he said that even Ark and Yu Lian were no exception.

Of course for Ark who has a full backpack of food, and two bottles of water, it's simply too much and useless to be given a few snacks and two bottles of water, which were even more useless to Yu Lian, who is more interested in zombies' virus gel rather than ordinary people's food. So he decided to share it with the most needed.

Some of them felt grateful and that they were even more motivated, but when other people took over this meager amount of food rations, then saw Ark's caring expression as he shared to people who are very close to Shana's side, they all looked from feel dissatisfaction turn into a growing rage.

Lu Xin whose cheeks were still swollen even complained in a very low voice to his remaining classmates who were still siding with him: "That guy takes away my standing within the group, without even care at all knowing his place!"

"Stop saying it like that. Do you want to be beaten again?" The Glasses man said something back, frowning.

"It's because you guys are all cowards to fight back with me!, so we need...." Lu Xin's face immediately flushed his anger out, after cursing in a low voice, he suddenly suggested an idea to eliminate those who weren't on the side of him to a thousand payback...

"Ho..." Unbeknownst to them, Ark has already heard all of the schemes in their conspiracy from far away. After his evolution, it seems he acquired an increased sense similar to a zombie that he even heard from afar a distance. As Ark felt curious as he walked up to them slowly, Lu Xin suddenly noticed his approach and shut his mouth.

Even though Ark didn't even look at him directly, but when Lu Xin saw Ark walk in, he still took control of that foul piece of his mouth and stopped speaking.

"How's the feel in handling the weapons you guys pick?" Ark just played along like he did not even care about people like Lu Xin, he walked directly up to Li Kai Cheng and asked.

Li Kai Cheng is currently trying to stuff in some Molotov cocktails in his backpack, hearing Ark, looked up, and he pulls out a simple nail gun embarrassingly: "Except for Shana's Katana sword. The weapons that you instructed me to make are the best!"

Ark nodded and continued :"Anyway, it is better than bare hands. Just follow the instructions that I gave to you and be just fine. A single average zombie is a little bit stronger than a normal person, use that as an initiative."

In fact, with ordinary people's arm length and strength, using the improvise spear and machete to pierce the zombie's head in one shot, the chances were increased compared to the kitchen knife as it was extremely difficult to cause fatal injuries and to prevent zombie movements would probably not be easy.

And for ranged and close quarter fights; requires of willpower and good reaction which can be intimidating at first for ordinary people and takes time to get used properly. If it wasn't for his ability to bound zombies and his evolution, it would probably be even more hard and may take a while for Ark to advance to where he is now.

Though that's still better than literally bare hands, kitchen knives are an overall basic weapon though it takes flexible movements to fully utilize its effectiveness.

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"Anyone who has little bravery can fight back a bit. All in all, average zombies were driven purely instinct, use your brain on how to take advantage of that fact." Ark instructs with somewhat carefree tone. A normal person encountered by a single zombie does have the strength to counter back.

Because of this very fact, Ark gazed at the back of the very small group, behind the tree which is filled with leeches under Lu Xin that all have hands and legs, who are healthy, and energetic, yet they chose to exploit a young girl.

"Hump! You're thinking it's too easy!" Even though certain someone muttered his dissatisfaction, but everyone still suddenly went around Li Kai Cheng to check their weapons.

From Ark's attitude, he has an option to give them a hand even if they are in danger or not, and if Shana and Li Kai Cheng have no time to attend them, guess they will have no choice but to either fight back or die on the spot...

Soon, food and ammunition were already distributed among the group, and Shana and middle school girl named Mei Rui carrying their edge weapons covered in zombie's blood.

They went out early, clearing out those wandering zombies nearby and at least cleared the road.

"Let's go. We must arrive at the Sanban High School before the afternoon." Shana stood by the gate, her arrogant face showing a hint of firmness in her tone.

When Shana spoke, the boys all looked at each other, gripped their spears and shields, and followed Li Kai Cheng closely near the gate. Ark and Yu Lian walked in the middle.

As soon as the gate is opened, two lying zombie corpse at outside immediately appear in front their eyes, a few girls instantly screamed out.

"Hey Shut it! You will lead the zombies to hear!" Mei Rui said while frowning as she was the one that took out those two corpses.

Those girls immediately covered their mouth, although the other boys did not make a sound, but the group led by Li Kai Cheng double checked the corpse while the others led by Lu Xin also did not look good. And Ark who saw this feeling satisfyingly nodded his head, despite being leeches for too long it seems some went to a partial change in their common sense and they are now even subpar to those ordinary survivors. Up to this time, most likely not many survivors would still screaming at the sight of the corpse.

"The Sanban High School is this way, we have to go through three residential areas and two main roads, as well as a supermarket and a hospital, the chances of encountering a horde of zombies were high. Teach, guide my classmates, and only need to aid me when I can't deal with all of them." Shana turned and said to Ark.

Ark quickly nodded, grabbed Yu Lian's hand without attracting other's attention. There are lot of reasons that caused Ark to agree with Shana's request. While worried and admired his student at the same time, Ark also wanted to do something for Wang Lin, after all, her knife and sword that she crafted is very useful. But Wang Lin is dead, he could only help her only friend and rival....

On the other hand, this is also an opportunity for Ark. Not only be able to take a overall situation within the X City, but also to hone his bound zombie ability, to improve his tactics and increase his fighting experience.

In fact, while joint coordination with Yu Lian during normal days and other bound zombies during the dark hour, along with trying out many methods of manuevers at the same time. Ark vividly notices that his evolution and the expansion of the bound zombie ability has become more and more skilled, but he still always felt that thin layer of barrier in between him and his bound zombies. This should be the moment of reaching the bottleneck in one fell swoop....

Who knows that after breakthrough this bottleneck barrier, what kind of realm will be achieved. The faster of increasing his overall strength and survival rate, the quicker he could help Yu Lian to evolve higher mutations, probably also enable her to regain her consciousness soon.

Ever since swallowing the gel from an mutated zombie, and emerged a tiny fraction of her consciousness, Yu became more interested in the mutated gel rather than a ordinary virus gel, and it seems the effect isn't great for her ingestion. This means that he will take Yu Lian on the next hunting will be mutated zombies....

According to the previous two encounters of mutated zombies, there are certain two conditions to be met in able to trigger, for one it must likely to occur in places that are relatively enclosed, and second, also with at least a certain size of crowd to trigger the cannibalism effect.

So for a hospital or school, especially in the Sanban High School, it's perfect ground likely to have mutated zombies within.

That's the point of why he agreed to Shana's request, Ark had decided that as soon as they reached the main school building, he moved separately from Shana and her classmates as they will try to rescue as many survivors as possible, while he and Yu Lian would be taking any mutated zombies within the campus that may interfere.

"They are cooperating pretty well." Ark give satisfying nod every now and then.

Going with a large group of students, Shana and others did not move at a faster pace. But looking at Shana and Mei Rui closed coordination when killing the zombies with such a relaxed expression, this tactics also alleviate their cover from each other. And although Li Kai Cheng's fighting ability from yesterday is not as good as Shana, but now, arming his nail gun, he pretty much in the subpar level, and he was able to coordinate his group who armed with spears and shield to make a two or more to one advantage tactics. Whenever Shana was pushed back several zombies, he would always commanded his group to find a gap and perform some surprise pincer attacks to get rid of two or more, then immediately retreating to a defensive position after succeeding.

On the other hand, Lu Xin's group didn't even dare to attack with their weapons in hand....

After passing the first residential area with a complete success, a setback was appeared with a count of first victim.

While passing through a shop, a hand suddenly reached from a large glass and got ahold of one boy from Lu Xin's group.

This boy only had the chance to utter a scream, then with the sound "bang", he was directly drag inside the shop.

When Ark who was closest to him, jump inside the shop, though it was too late as the boy was already bitten at the throat by a seven or eight year old baby zombie, his eyes wide and blood pouring out from his mouth making a "cuckoo" sound, unable to speak. In just one bite from baby zombie, his neck was torn away from his body and even the trachea was dragged out.

And the baby zombie turned and looked up with a mouthful of blood, through the dirty hair, and pair of eerie red eyes staring at Ark as if looking at a dead person, then he suddenly jumped over.

In the moment their eyes meet, Ark has already used his ability and turned into bind of his control since dealing a single zombie was easy when using his ability; even when the baby zombie jumped towards him, it was actually under control.

As the little zombie was about to reach Ark's body, the person behind started screaming out of fear as Ark just calmly swung his sword in his hand with emotionless expression.

"Poof!"

A surge of blood flows to the wall when Ark swung, and the baby zombie was bisected in half in the air and fell to his feet.

"What happened! Where is he?" Shana was first to rushed in with her hasteful expression and asked.

"No need to look at him, Shana. He is dead" Ark briefly said. He didn't take one more look ar the zombie's corpse, then went over to check the boy among a pool of blood.

All at once, the group of students fell silent, after a few seconds, a girl suddenly cried out, but in fear of zombies, she immediately covered her mouth when she made a sound, she swallowed her screams.

Then Mei Rui comfort the girl to calm down while the rest of the group also looked terrified at that body, which was still twitching slight, eyes almost eerie red. They quickly pierced until it wasn't move no longer.