My neighborhood has time-traveled.

Chapter 95 Level 5 Zombie King

In the ruins, five survivors slumped on the ground, panting heavily.

Li Hao stood in front of them, waiting for them to calm down.

The AI ​​has already displayed the strength of the five individuals before them.

Bioenergy intensity ≈ 256-275 standard units

[Strength Level Assessment: Level Two]

[Low Threat]

All five are at level two, with even the highest level only at 275 standard units.

After a long while, Chen Zhen finally managed to get up and staggered to Li Hao.

He bent down deeply, bowing at a ninety-degree angle.

"Thank you... thank you for saving my life..."

His voice was hoarse, trembling with the shock of surviving a disaster.

Su Qing, Li Xiaoman, Zhou Yan, and Zhang Feng also struggled to their feet and bowed in response.

Li Hao waved his hand: "No need for formalities. Tell me first, who are you and where are you from?"

Chen Zhen raised his head, took a deep breath, and began to speak.

"My name is Chen Zhen. I was originally a programmer. For the past ten years since the zombie outbreak, I have been searching for human bases."

Ten years after the zombie outbreak.

Li Hao raised an eyebrow slightly, but remained silent, signaling him to continue.

"For the past ten years, we survivors have been barely surviving in the ruins, hiding here and there, hunting zombies, collecting crystal cores, and getting stronger little by little."

He pointed to the four people behind him: "These four are my teammates."

Zhang Feng possesses wind-based superpowers.

Su Qing, a plant-based superpower.

Zhou Yan possesses earth-based superpowers.

Li Xiaoman possesses the ability to transform into a beast.

We originally had about twenty people, but a little over a month ago, we received a new lead: there's a human survivor base to the east, supposedly guarded by a super-strong individual, making it relatively safe.

"We searched all the way here, encountering countless zombies along the way, and more than twenty teammates..."

Chen Zhen's eyes reddened. "They're all dead. Only the five of us are left."

If it weren't for your help today, we would also be...

He couldn't continue.

Su Qing was sobbing softly beside her, while Li Xiaoman patted her back with red eyes.

Li Hao was silent for a moment, then asked, "The base you're talking about, is it the one over there?"

As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of Shuguang Community.

"right!"

Zhang Feng excitedly interjected, "I flew up high and saw it! There's a wall, people patrolling, and figures moving around! It's definitely a survivor base!"

Li Hao stopped laughing after hearing this; there must be some misunderstanding.

Yesterday, the area outside their neighborhood wasn't this wasteland; the timeline is completely off.

It's likely that these people stumbled upon Shuguang Residential Area by chance.

He smiled and pointed to himself, "So the super strong person you're talking about is me."

Chen Zhen looked Li Hao up and down, his face full of admiration: "Yes, you killed a lord-level zombie with a single punch. Only a powerhouse like you could be in charge of the base!"

Li Hao smiled, not addressing the matter further, but instead asked,

"You just said lord-level zombies?" he asked. "As far as you know, how many levels of zombies are there?"

Chen Zhen looked at Li Hao with a puzzled expression, not understanding why Li Hao would ask him this question.

Logically speaking, Li Hao should know more information than I do.

However, Li Hao saved him, and he didn't suspect anything, just thinking that Li Hao wanted to learn more, because zombies can mutate, and the zombies in each area are somewhat different.

He replied,

"The lowest level is the ordinary zombie, which has a gray crystal core in its head and almost no energy. It's okay to give an ordinary person a slight boost."

"Above are mutated level one zombies, such as Runners and Tyrants. Their crystal cores are white, corresponding to level one evolved humans."

"Above that are elite-level zombies, whose crystal cores are blue, corresponding to level 2 evolved beings."

"Then there are the two you just killed, lord-level zombies, with green crystal cores, corresponding to level 3 evolved beings."

"Above the Lord level, there are Grand Lord level zombies, whose crystal cores are purple, corresponding to Level 4 Evolvers."

Zombies of that level possess considerable intelligence and could even command legions of tens of thousands of zombies.

Chen Zhen's expression turned serious as he spoke.

"And the most terrifying one is the Zombie King."

"The Zombie King?" Li Hao's eyelids twitched.

There's even a level 5.

Keep in mind that even he is only at level four.

"Yes, the Zombie King."

Chen Zhen's voice was very low, as if mentioning that name would bring disaster.

"The crystal core is golden, corresponding to a level 5 evolver."

That was already... an indescribable existence.

It is said that wherever the Zombie King appears, all zombies within a hundred miles will submit; their power is enough to destroy a city.

Level 5 Evolver.

Li Hao frowned.

There are even level 5 evolved beings.

Judging from the appearance, there are quite a few powerful individuals among these newly arrived visitors from another world.

His current energy level is over 400 units, close to the peak of level 4, but still some distance from level 5.

If there really are zombie kings and level 5 evolved beings.

I wonder if they are rivals.

"Of course, zombie kings are extremely rare," Chen Zhen added. "In the past ten years, humans have only confirmed the appearance of a zombie king three times, and each time, it was accompanied by the destruction of a human base."

The atmosphere was somewhat heavy.

Li Hao was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Do you know how many zombie kings there are, and how many level-five experts there are?"

Chen Zhen shook his head. "I'm not quite sure, but I've heard that there are several human bases where the leaders are at least Level 5 Evolvers."

"As for the zombie king, there are at least three of them."

At least three zombie kings and several human bases.

Li Hao captured this crucial information.

He couldn't help but ask, "Do you know how many human bases there are?"

Chen Zhen replied, "There are rumors of three places, but I can't be sure." After he finished speaking, he tentatively asked,

"Even a powerful figure like yourself doesn't know?"

Li Hao hesitated for a moment, then did not answer the other party's question.

He pointed to the zombie corpses scattered on the ground, "Take out all the zombie cores."

Chen Zhen and the other team members naturally did not disobey Li Hao's words and began to extract the crystal cores from the tattered zombie corpses.

Li Hao walked to the corpse of the Bone Hammer Tyrant and pulled out a thumb-sized crystal core with a ghostly green glow from the shattered skull.

There was one in the head of the tentacle harvester as well.

He threw two green crystal cores directly into his mouth.

"Crack, gulp."

A warm current spread from my stomach throughout my body.

Bioenergy intensity ≈ 485-490 standard units

[Strength Level Assessment: Level Four]

The higher you go, the harder it is to improve your skills.

Level 1 and 2 evolution stones and crystals are no longer effective against him.

Even the improvements provided by level 3 evolution stones and crystal cores are limited.

They actually swallowed it whole!

Upon seeing this scene, Chen Zhen felt a tremor in his heart.

This is the first time I've seen it eaten raw.

He truly deserves to be called a powerful figure who guards this region.

"These are all the zombie crystal cores."

Chen Zhen handed a bag to Li Hao.

Li Hao picked out five blue, level-two crystal cores and threw them to the five people.

"Eat it, and recover as soon as possible."

Thank you!

Chen Zhen and the others looked grateful.

Unexpectedly, Li Hao would give them zombie crystal cores.

Although they had killed quite a few zombies before, they believed that without Li Hao, they would be completely wiped out.

Even if all the crystal cores are taken away, it would be perfectly reasonable.

After the zombie outbreak, everyone was deceiving and treachery towards each other.

Li Hao's actions warmed the hearts of the five people once again.

I have a better understanding of Li Hao's character.

This further solidified my decision to join.

The five people sat cross-legged, held the crystal core in their palms, and closed their eyes to absorb it.

A faint green light emanated from the crystal core and flowed into their bodies along their arms.

The wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the pale complexion gradually regained its rosy hue.

Ten minutes later, all five people opened their eyes at the same time.

A glint of light flashed.

Chen Zhen clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within him, his face filled with disbelief.

"My steel body... has become even more solid!"

He stood up, his entire body instantly transforming into steel, gleaming with a deeper metallic sheen than before. "It feels like I've improved by at least 20%!"

The wind whistled around Zhang Feng as he lightly leaped three meters into the air: "The power of the wind blades has increased too!"

With a wave of her right hand, Su Qing sent out a vine that was nearly twice as thick as before, and its surface glowed with a faint green light.

Zhou Yan pressed his hands to the ground, and the ground trembled slightly. He could feel that his control over the earth element had become more refined.

Li Xiaoman's scales were even finer, gleaming with a cold, metallic sheen in the sunlight.

The five of them looked at Li Hao, their eyes filled with gratitude.

Thank you!

Li Hao waved his hand: "Let's go, come back to the base with me."

He turned and flew eastward.

The five people quickly followed.

This time, they were much faster.

Half an hour later, the walls of Dawn City came into view.

Chen Zhen gazed at the towering wall in the distance, his eyes flashing with excitement.

"Finally...we've finally arrived!"

"So many zombie corpses!"

As we approached the residential area, the ground outside was littered with zombie corpses.

This shocked the group.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

The base must be able to remain safe here by eliminating countless zombies every day; otherwise, it would be impossible to establish itself here.

However, as they approached the entrance to the residential area, Chen Zhen suddenly stopped in his tracks.

His gaze was fixed intently on the area above the doorway.

There, a corpse was hanging upside down.

Covered in blood, already stiff and dried, it swayed slightly in the wind.

Chen Zhen's expression changed instantly.

He instinctively took a step back, his steel-like body instantly activating as he warily stared at Li Hao.

Su Qing, Zhang Feng, Zhou Yan, and Li Xiaoman also assumed fighting stances, their faces filled with surprise and vigilance.

"This...this is..." Li Xiaoman pointed at the corpse, her voice trembling.

They had lived in the zombie world for ten years and had witnessed far too much of the evil in humanity.

Some powerful humans are cruel and bloodthirsty, treating ordinary people as slaves, and even... taking pleasure in killing.

The upside-down corpse before them instantly reminded them of those terrifying rumors.

Li Hao was slightly taken aback by their reaction, but then he understood.

He stopped and turned to face the five people.

"take it easy."

His voice was calm. "This man is Zhou Jianming, a resident of our base."

"Residents?" Chen Zhen remained vigilant. "Then why...?"

"Because he killed someone," Li Hao interrupted him, "and by force."

Chen Zhen was stunned.

"A few nights ago, he broke into the room of a girl who lived alone and assaulted her."

Li Hao's voice was calm, but there was a chill in it. "Later that night, he broke into another girl's room. The girl resisted fiercely, and he strangled her with a wire."

He pointed to the corpse: "I killed him with my own hands, hung him here, and let everyone see the price of doing bad things."

Chen Zhen and the other four fell silent.

They looked at the corpse, then at Li Hao, and the wariness in their eyes gradually faded.

Su Qing murmured, "This kind of person..."

Li Xiaoman spat fiercely: "He deserves to die!"

Chen Zhen deactivated his steel body and gave Li Hao a deep look.

"I'm sorry, we've seen far too many of these in the past ten years..." He smiled bitterly, "Some powerful individuals are more terrifying than zombies."

Li Hao nodded: "I understand."

He turned and walked towards the gate.

"Let's go inside and talk."

The door slowly opened.

Chen Zhen and his group of five took a deep breath and stepped into Dawn City.

"Clang clang clang".

"Captain Li Hao is back!"

The patrol team struck a gong.

The five men were startled by the commotion and looked at the five patrolmen carrying gongs.

As soon as they entered, they saw another group of people coming to greet them.

Leading the way was a burly middle-aged man with golden hair that shone faintly; it was Wang Hao.

He was followed by Zhao Meng, Li Wen, Wang Yi, Liu Xueqin, Niu Dazhuang, Zhang Jinfeng and others.

And then there was Zhang Xiaonan, hovering low in the air.

"Li Hao! You're back!"

Wang Hao strode forward, his gaze falling on Chen Zhen and his group of five. "Could these people be...?"

Li Hao turned to the side and nodded. "They are new visitors from another world. I saw them being attacked by lord-level zombies on the road just now, and I rescued them."

"This time, they're human, just like us."

Wang Hao and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

Liu Xueqin noticed the scales on Li Xiaoman's body and couldn't help but give her husband, Wang Yi, a look.

Chen Zhen stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Hello everyone, my name is Chen Zhen, and I am the captain of this team."

He briefly introduced himself and his teammates' names and their special abilities.

"You just said his name is Li Hao?" Chen Zhen glanced around and finally looked at Li Hao.

Wang Hao nodded. "Yes, Li Hao is the captain of our Dawn City team, and he is the strongest among us."

"Just as I expected." Chen Zhen and the other four nodded, looking as if it were a matter of course.

Chen Zhen looked at Li Hao and said, "Thanks to Captain Li Hao, we were able to escape with our lives. We hope to join Dawn City and contribute to its development. Please take us in."

"Please take us in," the other four echoed.

After saying that, all five of them looked uneasy.

This was the moment that would decide their fate.

In today's world, food and water are scarce, and every additional person adds to the burden.

Moreover, they could sense that the people in front of them were all stronger than them.

They don't have the advantage here.

There are every reason to refuse their participation.

Chen Zhen glanced at Li Hao, then at Wang Hao. He could sense the weight of Wang Hao's words here.

The group seemed to be led by Li Hao and Wang Hao.

He looked up and surveyed his surroundings, where he could see residents in several apartment buildings.

I was deeply shocked.

You should know that the outside world is already a wasteland.

Except for one collapsed building, all the other buildings were completely intact.

Simply incredible.

This indicates that although the base had experienced a zombie siege, it successfully survived it.

This only made him want to join the base even more.

This is not just for myself, but also for my teammates.

A hint of hesitation appeared in Wang Hao's eyes as he looked at Li Hao. "Li Hao, you brought them back, so you should decide."

Li Hao nodded. "The five of them didn't run away in the face of danger, but instead faced it together. People like that are suitable to join our community."

He turned to look at Chen Zhen and the other four, a smile on his face, "Welcome to our Dawn Community."

Thank you!

Chen Zhen looked at Li Hao and bowed deeply.

Li Xiaoman, Su Qing, Zhang Feng, Zhou Yan, and several others had tears in their eyes.

I've finally joined.

It's safe now.

They've been working towards this moment for the past ten years!

Now, it has finally been done.

Li Hao asked Zhou Mengting to arrange rooms for the group.

"To the meeting room."

Then, he led Wang Hao and the others towards the conference room.