Chapter 2659

After observing the situation from a hidden state, Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan, along with a mission team, exited the city gates.

This team’s objective was to hunt zombies.

It was at this moment that Zhu Yanyi realized the small town they had originally appeared in was truly an anomaly. Such quiet towns were rare. At least right now, she could see numerous zombies wandering back and forth on the streets.

"Superhumans and zombies… I feel like I’m watching a sci-fi movie," Zhu Yanyi said with a self-deprecating smile.

"Do you want to join in?" Yan Aohan asked.

Zhu Yanyi thought for a moment. "I want to understand the situation with the zombies here first, and the people. We’ve already learned quite a bit in that safe base."

Zhu Yanyi hadn’t forgotten her duty. Life here was hard, and the pressure from the zombies was a major part of it. If they could solve the zombie problem, they might save many lives.

Moreover, Zhu Yanyi noticed the air around these zombies seemed heavier with malice.

"The malice around the zombies is so strong," Zhu Yanyi said.

Yan Aohan nodded. "These zombies weren’t evil in life. They became zombies because their bodies were too weak to resist this malice. Once they turned, they knew they could no longer be human. They had to oppose humans because humans were their food. This resentment deepened, making the malice even heavier."

Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi sighed. "Do you think I could purify these zombies?"

"Yes," Yan Aohan said seriously. "But, wife, that treats the symptom, not the root. Where does this malice come from? Why does it exist? If you don’t purify the source, even if you save these zombies, new ones will appear."

Zhu Yanyi pondered this. Yan Aohan’s concern was valid. Even if she had the ability, she couldn’t purify them one by one. The best method was to cut off the source, but that wasn’t simple.

"It seems our first task is to find the source of this malice," Zhu Yanyi nodded seriously. "Also, we haven’t seen anyone from the Evil Buddha faction. Since this place has become the Evil Buddha’s domain, she and her followers must exist. Where are they? I’m very curious."

Zhu Yanyi looked around. To others, this environment might feel like a post-apocalyptic scenario. But Zhu Yanyi knew that if the Evil Buddha controlled this world, she must know the source of the malice. However, she wouldn’t allow anyone to purify that source. So, getting information from her was impossible.

Besides, she didn’t know where the Evil Buddha was currently located.

To find her, she first needed to get close to the zombies, understand the cause of the malice around them, and then use that cause to track down the Evil Buddha.

"Let’s go say hello to the zombies," Zhu Yanyi said suddenly, with a playful tone.

Yan Aohan raised an eyebrow slightly, then smiled. "You’re in a good mood. Aren’t you afraid they’ll bite you?"

"It wouldn’t matter if they did," Zhu Yanyi said. As an immortal and a Buddha, the malice on the zombies—commonly known as zombie poison—had no effect on her.

Yan Aohan was just joking. "So, do you plan to investigate while invisible, or go directly?"

Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow. "I don’t want to be discovered yet. Let’s observe first."

Zhu Yanyi knew the Evil Buddha would eventually discover her presence, but she hoped it would be a little later.

"Let’s see how it goes," Yan Aohan agreed, understanding her intent.

Honestly, the situation here was more complex than they had imagined.

Based on the reality of this plane, the Evil Buddha wasn’t entirely evil. At least, the people here were resilient and knew how to fight the zombies. But it was unclear if the Evil Buddha was involved in the zombies’ appearance. Thus, the matter seemed complex yet simple, simple yet complex.

Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan decided to find a small town that was temporarily deserted.

Finding such a town wasn’t difficult; they just needed to look for areas with many zombies.

Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan entered the town. Because they were invisible, the zombies didn’t notice them. However, the zombies seemed to have their own way of communicating. Although they couldn’t speak, they shared an unspoken默契 (tacit understanding), similar to how ants communicate. Ants use their antennae, but these zombies seemed to communicate just by looking at each other.

This was communication among their kind. Yet, zombies clearly lacked reason. That they could communicate and distinguish friend from foe without reason was indeed surprising.

Zhu Yanyi watched this without moving away, observing the energy flow of the zombies.

At this moment, Zhu Yanyi noticed these zombies were different from the demons she had faced in the trial grounds of the Saint Realm.

Back then, killing a certain number of demons would drop attribute crystals with a certain probability. The zombies before her now clearly had attributes visible in their energy flow.

Of course, this was because Zhu Yanyi was a cultivator, allowing her to see this.

She saw a faint glow around the zombies. Some were green, some blue, and others various colors. These colors undoubtedly represented the zombies’ attributes.

Zhu Yanyi used her ability to scan inside the zombies. She found a small crystal particle in the back of their brains, emitting a faint light.

Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow. "It seems their attributes are determined by that crystal in the back of their heads."

Yan Aohan nodded. "Should we kill a few zombies to examine what’s in their heads?"

"Let’s study the living ones first, then kill," Zhu Yanyi said. With their abilities, killing these zombies would be as easy as flipping a hand. But as a doctor, observation was key. She needed to carefully examine everything about these zombies to find the correct countermeasure.

Zhu Yanyi observed the zombies first. The zombies here had already begun to level up, though not by much. In this small town, there were only three levels at most.