After watching the mutated zombie of a once hardworking man, Yu Lian immediately jumped over and dug the gel out from his head.

Under Yu Lian's speed, she could take out the virus gel without a single bloodstain on her. And only after she let go of her hand, the big hole behind the mutated father-in-law's head began to slowly flow out greenish and white mixtures.

To Ark's surprise, mutated zombies' gel is totally different from average zombies'. Average zombies' virus gels are only slightly reddish to red, but this piece of gel is completely covered in green threads; at first glance, it looks like a magnificent jade green block gem.

After giving Yu Lian a command to wait, Ark quickly took the virus gel from her hand and examined it closely in front of his eyes.

In previous cases, Ark had speculated that this gel should be the result of a viral infection within a lesion area, an existence similar to a stone in living organisms, but on a softer side. Probably because of the lesion presented within the brain, people were infected, lost sanity, and turned into zombies.

And swallowing the damaged part will allow the virus within Yu Lian's body to become purer and allow her to be more active by the virus. This might be a way to learn of their existence and use it to their advantage...

Putting it under his nose to smell, a very light, but pungent smell immediately jumped in, which made Ark disgusted and almost choked to vomit. However, this virus gel that couldn't be endured by normal people was the supreme delicacy in Yu Lian's perspective.

Based on the gel's appearance, it probably contains a much purer and higher strain of virus than the average zombies' virus gel. Taking account of the previous situation, Ark decided to wait to find a suitable place to let Yu Lian swallow this gel. It would be alright if she cultivates the virus on the spot and faints, but Ark will lose the ability to react, and the chances of encountering a large group of zombies were high and fatal for him.

After facing the body of the mutated father-in-law, Ark frowned, prayed, and entered the slaughterhouse-like workshop. Yu Lian was kept outside to prevent zombies that might be passed by the other bound zombies' interception net.

The floor looked like a thin layer of flesh; it felt very weird when stepped on, and a thick rancid smell also choked his brain, making him want to step back.

The thought that Wang Lin might be part of these flesh and bones almost made Ark want to drag himself outside and slay any zombie he sees and butcher them over a thousand times.

Within the sets of sharp-edged weapons, there were many that were finished and half-finished, but these were not what Ark wanted. As he searched deeper and rummaged in it for a moment, he finally found a sword and a box under a half-bloodstained secret floor shelf.

Opening the box, he found several daggers and knives made by his little sister-in-law Wang Lin. These knives all exhibited complete coldness after pulling out. Open-edged knives and swords looked very sharp, and the quality was very high, much better than mass-production bulky choppers, and they attack in various ranges, easy to carry.

After carefully trying the handle, Ark selected a sharp-edged long sword to hang at his waist and picked up an edged dagger and knife. With these three things, he should be able to reach the main city district and the Academy with much more convenience...

Although Yu Lian and the other two bound zombies were strong, the deeper they headed into the national road and further into the main city, the greater number of zombie herds they would encounter. It would not be feasible to endanger oneself in the process.

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And because of the selfish desire to save Yu Lian and other students that his late wife loved, Ark always had a little subtle idea. He wanted to test the limits of his abilities, becoming stronger than Yu Lian, rather than lingering on her, so when the day comes for Yu Lian to regain her sanity, he can stand up proudly like a father figure when facing her...

After establishing a spiritual bond with Yu Lian, this brought Ark a reason to become stronger and advance together with her. But evolving together will not be enough. As a mutated zombie, Yu Lian has much stronger physical power, and Ark's advantage lies in his abilities to continuously learn and explore fighting skills, both from personal and tactical perspectives.

In every battle he faces, observing and fighting beside Yu Lian, Ark learned a lot from actual battles. This bore fruit, as seen from his previous battle with the mutated father-in-law.

"However, this is not enough...."

Ark walked out of the slaughter-like workshop, watching Yu Lian's back with intricacy.

It has been confirmed that there are such existences of mutated zombies like Yu Lian, and looking at how far her and other bound zombies' amazing evolution would go, they will soon encounter stronger zombies than the mutated zombie. Especially in the dense urban zombie areas further in, the probability of encountering a greater number of mutated zombies was probably high...

"Looks like, I am not growing fast enough."

Ark felt like he was back to scratch on everything he knew as he grinned and glanced at Yu Lian's silent expression.

"Let's go, we're done here."

Finishing his objective along with the precious memories of his late wife and her family, Ark moves on as he leaves with Yu Lian. Although Yu Lian was completely under the spiritual connection from Ark, to him, she was still that pretty woman who was very caring and liked to be spoiled, and he could not help but talk openly to her.

But Ark didn't know that after they left, in the five-story building across the shop, a pair of thin white hands suddenly laid on the metal railings, and a pair of clear eyes overlooked the shop with interest as she watched Ark and Yu Lian disappear at the intersection through a thin gap between the set of binoculars.

"Wang Lin, what's wrong?"

A man's voice came from behind her, asking in a puzzled tone.

The girl called Wang Lin immediately put down her binoculars and turned around to see him on a windy rooftop. A finely chiseled face without expression looked even more sweaty under the heat of the sun. She said, "That mutated zombie was killed. The knife was also stashed away. My masterpiece."

The man who spoke walked out and overlooked the shop, asking surprisingly, "Impossible! How did they manage to kill it?"

"Direct confrontation." Wang Lin's face looked a bit complicated. "Considering that it was my father who turned, we planned to find the right method to put him out of his misery. I did not think that it was possible for someone to confront head-on, toe-to-toe with a mutated zombie. I noticed them since they entered my family's shop: a powerless girl and the other one looked a bit familiar, but I cannot remember who. There was something special about him...."

"Amazing! Too bad that we even thought up a lot of ways to face your mutated father, but they were still one step ahead." The man exposed an extremely shocked expression but it was more on the depressed side.

Suddenly, out of dissatisfaction, Wang Lin gave a grunt. "My only treasure left is that knife! I had personally crafted it with blood and sweat. I can't believe he took it! If it wasn't for that knife, I would not have specifically run back to this dangerous place."

"Give it up since it's already been taken..." After being surprised for a second, the man said with some frustration.

Wang Lin's eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of anger. "No way! I spent over six months on it. Why does it have to be stashed away by him! We should go together and chase after them right now!"

"Do not bother anymore..." The man insisted.

"You're just being a coward! Fine, don't let me see him again, or else I won't forgive him! He dared to take my thing, robber!" Wang Lin reluctantly grunted her dissatisfaction.

"That's called being cautious...." The man echoed with a headache, then suddenly asked carefully, "Since your knife is gone, what should we do now? We can only go to your rival's house, right? To also check to see if some of their family members survived...."

"I would love to see them not survive at all!" Wang Lin's face flashed with a trace of disgust, muttering loudly with dissatisfaction.

But after a moment of silence, she nodded reluctantly. "Without options, that family also mastered my grandfather's forging techniques. They're not bad at making knives. Let's go and take a peep. If it wasn't for the fact that knives are the only weapons I know how to use, I would be too lazy to go and create a new one! On the other hand, the man that I saw kept growingly familiar..."

The man only sighed. "In this tiny world, we will always bump into them. It would not be a coincidence to bump into one another. Just forget about it for now. Let's prepare early and then head over to your rival's place."

Compared to Wang Lin's unfriendliness, the man was exceptionally excited. Looking at the man's response, Wang Lin just gave another grunt. "I really hope that they are all dead! Especially that one, he dared to take my masterpiece. I wish for his early demise and to be sent to the afterlife in hell!"

And Ark, who was still searching for a temporary safe house for Yu Lian to cultivate peacefully, suddenly felt a sense of goosebumps. A wave of chill abruptly traveled from his feet.

He quickly turned around, and all he saw were a few zombies he recently killed.

"Okay... what just happened, was it my imagination?"

Ark kept suspiciously looking around, finally reluctantly shook his, then turned around, looked at Yu Lian and hurried away.