As the zombie horde outside Ningzhou's walls swept past the third line of defense, Su Wanzhao was crouched beside the remains of an experimental zombie.
“Consumed experimental subject: Poison-Spitting Zombie. Gained 15 Spirit. Skill ‘Poison Fog Immunity’ upgraded to maximum level!”
At the System's prompt, she licked the black blood from the corner of her lips. Three months ago, she'd been hiding from zombies in a convenience store. Now, survivors in the base held up torches and called her “Queen,” while on a raised platform twenty meters beyond the city wall, the intelligent zombie leader watched her with human eyes and smiled.
“Sister Wanzhao!” A young soldier ran over, covered in blood. “The lab's been decoded! The T-13 virus wasn't a leak at all. It was them...”
“They wanted humanity to evolve into another kind of monster.” Su Wanzhao crushed the zombie's core. The golden glow of “Strength: Level 10” on her stats panel stung her eyes.
She looked at the churning zombie horde in the distance, then at the cooking smoke rising from the base.
“Then let them see who the real ‘evolved’ are.”
