I collect zombie kings in the apocalypse.

Chapter 12: Controlling 10 Zombies

The sounds coming from the other person's mouth were not unconscious gurgling, but roars!

A roar filled with emotion.

Then it stretched out its arm and grabbed directly at Dazhuang's face.

Lu Chen watched this scene through Da Zhuang's eyes, his pupils slightly contracting.

This is something that ordinary zombies would never do.

When ordinary zombies see one of their own kind, they will at most glance at it, and then go their separate ways.

They do not attack their own kind unprovoked, nor do they show any emotion towards their own kind.

But this zombie was different; it displayed something akin to "dissatisfaction" or "provocation."

Perhaps it was because it thought there was "food" there, but when it arrived it only saw its own kind, and it was especially dissatisfied when it saw that it was Da Zhuang making the sound by knocking.

So they launched an attack.

Lu Chen quickly made a guess: Does anger mean that he has already possessed some basic wisdom?

Perhaps those monsters officially designated as "elite zombies" evolved step by step from this type of zombie. Today it only expresses anger, tomorrow it might think, and the day after tomorrow it might command.

Of course, this speculation did not prevent him from launching a counterattack immediately.

Lu Chen controlled Da Zhuang and grabbed the arm that the zombie was swinging at him. The zombie was very strong, but Da Zhuang was also very strong. With their hands locked together, neither could overpower the other.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Chen raised his foot and kicked the other party solidly in the abdomen. The strong zombie was kicked back two steps and its back hit the wall with a dull thud.

It roared and tried to charge forward to fight back.

But Lu Chen no longer intended to fight it one-on-one.

Tie Zhu pressed down from the side. Tie Zhu was the strongest of all the zombies, a whole size bigger than Da Zhuang and the one in front of him.

Its broad body slammed into the wall like a solid barrier, pinning the strong zombie against it.

At the same time, Aunt Wang and several other zombies swarmed forward.

Four against one, including a physically dominant iron pillar.

The strong zombie struggled desperately, waving its arms and letting out louder and louder roars.

But after struggling for less than 10 seconds, Da Zhuang, who was controlled by Lu Chen, had his hands and then his feet tied with nylon rope, wrapped around them twice, and tied a knot.

The strong zombie lay on the platform, like a trapped wild beast, its body still writhing.

As for the rest of the zombies, they suffered the same fate and were also tied up.

However, some minor incidents occurred during this process.

The zombie on the ninth floor suddenly turned around and ran upstairs when Lu Chen approached it.

Lu Chen quickly controlled Da Zhuang to chase after it. The zombie ran to the corner on the seventh floor, but Da Zhuang grabbed it from behind by the collar and pulled it back.

Clearly, this zombie is almost intelligent, otherwise it wouldn't be running away like this.

Lu Chen tied up the escaped zombie and threw it together with the others.

All 5 zombies were subdued.

Lu Chen broke free from the possession and opened his eyes.

In the living room of 506, Shen Qingci was sitting in the chair opposite him, looking at him.

Seeing Lu Chen open his eyes, she immediately asked, "Is it all done?"

"All done." Lu Chen stood up, stretched his neck, and said, "Let's go, let's go finish up!"

He led Shen Qingci out of 506, through the corridor, and to the corner platform of the fire escape staircase.

Five zombies were tied up in a row and lay on the concrete ground.

Some were still twitching slightly, while others were completely still, with only a low hoarse sound occasionally emanating from their throats.

Lu Chen squatted down and reached out to touch them one by one.

With the activation of supernatural power, one can control one every ten seconds.

When he controlled the first one, he felt that his supernatural power was still plentiful. However, when he controlled the third one, the consumption began to become obvious.

By the time he got to the fifth one, a thin layer of sweat had formed on his forehead.

But it was eventually completed.

Lu Chen straightened up and looked at the ten zombies standing neatly in front of him.

Ten zombies! This has reached the limit of his ability to control them.

Lu Chen sized up the newly subdued strong zombie. It was about the same size as Da Zhuang, with broad shoulders and thick arms. It must have been a manual laborer in its previous life.

He casually gave it a name, "How about you call yourself Erzhuang?"

Shen Qingci stood to the side, her gaze fixed on Lu Chen's face.

It was obvious that Lu Chen's face was paler than before, and there were still beads of sweat on his forehead. Controlling five zombies in a row had taken a toll on him.

"Do you want to take a break?" Shen Qingci asked.

"It's alright!" Lu Chen raised the back of his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. "Controlling them consumes a lot of energy, but once control is complete, commanding them normally doesn't require any energy. I still have half of my energy left, enough to clear another layer."

"So, which floor should we clean next?" Shen Qingci asked.

"Let's move down and clear the fourth level first," Lu Chen said. "But before we start, let's arm these guys too."

He pulled out three more knives from the backpack behind him.

I searched all the rooms on the fifth floor and found a total of 8 usable knives.

However, there were only 10 zombies, and not enough knives, so two of them were temporarily dealt with using wooden sticks.

There's no shortage of clothes; the winter clothes collected on the fifth floor are more than enough to arm 20 zombies.

Shen Qingci also came over to help. She squatted down in front of an ordinary zombie, put a thick sweater on it, and then tugged at the collar to make it fit better.

The movements were much more practiced than before.

Soon, the five newly controlled zombies were all fully armed!

The two descended the fire escape stairs, guarded by 10 zombies.

When Lu Chen reached the corner platform between the fourth and fifth floors, he stopped.

Shen Qingci walked to the door and began to use her special ability to investigate.

A moment later, she opened her eyes and said, "There are 10 zombies on this floor."

"There are two wandering around in the hallway. The rest are scattered throughout the rooms."

"Also, there are two survivors in room 403. Their condition isn't good; let's go in and rescue them!"

Lu Chen had no objection to saving people first, but he still asked the most crucial question first.

"Are there any strong zombies like Dazhuang?"

Shen Qingci shook her head. "No!"

Without any strong zombies, this floor won't be too difficult to clear. He currently has 10 zombies, which is more than enough to deal with ordinary zombies.

This time, Lu Chen didn't use the possession mode. Instead, he pushed open the fire door and led ten zombies inside.

Shen Qingci followed behind him, staying in the center of the zombie guard circle.

The layout of the fourth floor is exactly the same as that of the fifth floor.

There were three households on each side, and a window at the far end, through which sunlight streamed in, casting the corridor in a half-lit, half-shadowy light. Several dark red drag marks were visible on the wall, and broken glass and a sneaker of unknown origin lay scattered on the floor.

The two zombies wandering in the corridor spotted them almost simultaneously.

The moment they saw living people, both zombies simultaneously let out a roar from their throats.

Their bodies suddenly turned around, their gray-white eyes locking onto Lu Chen and Shen Qingci in the middle of the zombie horde, and then they rushed over.

The soles of their shoes crunched on the broken glass, and they swam more than twice as fast as usual.

"kill!"

Lu Chen issued the order.

When capturing zombies, his goal was to capture them alive, and to avoid harming them as much as possible.

Therefore, even with a numerical advantage, it will still take a considerable amount of time to entangle the situation.

But this time is different.

The objective is to kill; this is a true battle!