You were supposed to hoard supplies, why the heck did you hoard zombies!

Ever since the last assassination attempt, Zhang Ye had further enhanced the security around him.

Especially the villa.

The originally less than two-meter-high courtyard wall had been raised by more than a meter.

At the same time, a new perimeter wall was constructed around the outside, enclosing several nearby villas as well, serving as warehouses and dormitories for some of the guards.

The gate was also replaced with a metal door made of alloy materials, which had several small windows in it.

Clatter.

A pair of eyes appeared behind the small window.

The watchful gaze swept over the people outside the door and quickly relaxed.

"Director Xu?"

"They are from the Hunter Squad?"

Xu Lin nodded.

The guards inside were also from the Combat Department.

But the command authority was not his, rather it was shared by Ai Bing and Liu Qingqing as the co-captains of the guard team.

The main body of the guard team consisted of zombie security personnel from the base.

Only two squad leaders were human.

Those eyes measured up everyone once more, and then said, "No one is allowed to bring weapons inside, have you all handed over your weapons?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo immediately responded, "We've already given them to the guards at the main gate."

The moment his words fell, the small window had already been slid shut. Enjoy new tales from empire

Then came a jarring screeching sound, as the metal door in front of them slowly slid to the side, revealing several fully armed guards staring at them with crimson eyes.

In front of them stood a man, who gestured to everyone with a nod of his chin.

"Come in."

"The Director has been waiting for you for a long time."

Lin Mo and the others didn't dare to just walk in, but uniformly turned their gaze to Xu Lin in front, obviously waiting for him to lead the way.

Seeing this, Xu Lin smiled and promptly strode inside.

"Eh, Director Xu is carrying a gun?"

Someone immediately noticed the bulge at Xu Lin's waist, expressing surprise.

But the companion next to him looked at him with disdain.

"Our rules."

"What status do you have to compare with Director Xu?"

Liu Bing, who was tense at the front, heard the conversation of the two subordinates behind him and immediately turned his head to reprimand in a low voice, "Shut up! Speak less once you're inside!"

"Keep close!"

After saying this he immediately flashed an ingratiating smile towards the guard next to him.

These zombies were different from the ones outside.

They could understand human speech.

He had seen it clearly today when he went to the factory.

All the zombies wearing work clothes in the workshops were producing bullets and gun barrels.

If it weren't for the characteristic masks on their faces, everyone would have thought they were alive.

The leading guard quickly escorted them into a courtyard.

"Who is Lin Mo?"

He suddenly turned and asked.

On seeing this, Lin Mo immediately stepped forward.

The guard gave him a glance, slightly nodded, and when he spoke, his voice carried a few more degrees of respect:

"Director Zhang said you could bring two people inside."

"Hurry up."

Liu Bing and Gao Feng, who had been closely following Lin Mo, immediately showed a look of anticipation, eyes fixed intently on him.

Lin Mo didn't hesitate and decisively named two people.

The three of them were quickly led by the guard into the villa, while the others stayed in the courtyard, where Xu Lin would inform them of the company's and Combat Department's routines.

"Director Zhang!"

As soon as Lin Mo entered, he immediately saw the figure on the sofa.

It was the company's Director Zhang Ye, whom he had just met the day before yesterday.

Liu Bing and Gao Feng who were following him were stunned by the luxurious decor inside the room.

The clean and tidy living room.

The spotless floors.

And the huge television that was playing a zombie movie.

In that moment, the two felt an illusion.

The people in this room seemed completely unfazed by the brutal post-apocalypse outside.

Otherwise, how could it be so wonderful?

As they were thinking, the man in the living room had already stood up and was walking towards them.

"You're here."

"Have you had breakfast?"

No sooner had Zhang Ye finished speaking than the stomachs of the three people in front of him grumbled in unison.

"Yes, sorry boss..."

Lin Mo immediately felt a bit embarrassed and hurriedly tried to explain.

But the man in front already stopped him with a smile.

Ten minutes later.

A sumptuous breakfast was laid out in front of the three people.

After the woman who cooked had left, Zhang Ye immediately made a gesture:

"Hehe, why are you all looking at me?"

"Go ahead, eat."

The three of them looked at each other.

Everyone was swallowing their saliva non-stop, but no one dared to start eating.

Zhang Ye was also somewhat at a loss for words.

Wasn't it rare for him to show appreciation to his subordinates, yet no one was taking him up on the offer?

A tinge of displeasure crossed his mind.

But then he rethought the situation and seemed to understand.

"Don't be so formal."

"I've already looked at that zombie, so consider this breakfast as a reward for you all."

Reward?

Liu Bing still hesitated.

But Gao Feng beside him already unceremoniously took the sandwich in front of him.

"Hey you—"

Liu Bing suddenly got anxious, but the woman was already swallowing big bites of food.

He stopped mid-sentence and glanced at Zhang Ye, and, seeing no signs of anger from him, he decided to throw caution to the wind and began eating as well.

Meanwhile, Lin Mo on the other side took the initiative to discuss his speculations with Zhang Ye,

as well as the encounters they had in the abandoned factory area the night before.

As Zhang Ye listened, his expression grew more serious.

His worries were indeed not unfounded.

There were indeed more variants of mutant zombies than just the Type-T.

And the Mutant Rats they had encountered before were definitely not just a few.

They were growing in those unknown corners just as Zhang Ye had imagined.

The only consolation was that zombies and Mutant Beasts seemed to be incompatible.

From their two encounters with Mutant Beasts and Mutant Zombies, it seemed that the two were natural enemies, forming a mutual adversarial relationship while also posing a very high danger to humans.

If encountered, it was bound to be a fierce battle.

Mutant Zombies were manageable since they could be captured and put to work building the company's infrastructure.

The Type-T Variant assigned to the engineering department had recently been very productive.

The roads throughout the safety zone were nearly all cleared by it.

Strong and with no fuel required.

It only needed to be fed ten normal zombies per day.

The newly captured one had been sent to the construction site to do heavy labor, proving to be more efficient than ten men.

Moving bricks and mixing cement was a piece of cake for it.

As for the canine zombie brought back last night by the Hunter Squad, Zhang Ye directly assigned it to the Combat Department, naming it the Type-D Variant.

According to Lin Mo's description, the speed of the Type-D Mutant Zombie was extremely astonishing.

After being captured, it even feigned death in an attempt to attack the guards who came to check on it.

This variant of zombie was obviously more cunning than ordinary zombies.

It also implied higher intelligence.

A suitable replacement for the low-intelligence zombie dogs as scouts for the Combat Department.

But those Mutant Beasts—

Zhang Ye suddenly got a headache; his employee chart certainly didn't include wild beasts.

Especially those rats.

The whole world knew about their alarming rate of reproduction.

For all we know, the entire underground of Sanjiang City could already be occupied by those rats.

If one day they grew bored of digging and swarmed out from the sewers...