I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 213 - 211: The Strong Get Stronger, The Weak Get Weaker_1

Chapter 213: Chapter 211: The Strong Get Stronger, The Weak Get Weaker_1

As Ning Tianlang was contemplating some issues, a man of similar age ran over to him panting heavily. As he was about to start speaking, his eyes brimming with tears, Ning Tianlang gestured at him to remain silent.

"Fine, open what’s inside first."

"Yes, yes, yes!"

The man wiped his sweat-soaked forehead and began working on the control panel overhead.

Click!

[Password is correct, the experimental platform is now launching...]

Clang!

A series of gear noises rang out, the surrounding walls began to change, and a massive steel plate from the ceiling began to descend, revealing a colossal platform enclosed within a glass canopy. It was only when the ceiling was nearly down that the thing inside the glass appeared before everyone’s eyes.

Zuo Yushan and Izaki Naruhiko exchanged a glance in surprise, each simultaneously thinking the same thing.

"He’s still alive?"

"Tianlang, this is...?"

Ning Tianlang watched silently, seemingly unsurprised. Inside was the red, muscular humanoid that they had been studying. He was lying on the ground, sleeping soundly. All of his feeding and waste equipment was crammed in there, while in some areas there were even traces of blood.

These were remnants left by the cleaning staff. Every time a cleaner entered, the research subject was injected with a massive dose of sedatives. Usually it went smoothly, but there were some exceptions - like instances where the subject suddenly woke up and killed the cleaning staff.

"Ventilate it." Ning Tianlang said.

"Yes!"

On the other side, one of the individuals obediently hit a switch. Several holes opened in the metal platform, releasing a medley of odors.

The two men behind him covered their noses, but Ning Tianlang took a deep breath, looking surprised.

"Interesting progress. I presume this has evolved to Level 4?"

"Under certain circumstances, yes, it should have."

The man stumbled over his words, seemingly unable to articulate his thoughts, but Ning Tianlang did not look at him and continued speaking. "Okay, shut it now. The smell isn’t very pleasant. Order a few people to cleanse the inside later."

"Yes, sure."

"Yushan and our Japanese guest, you may do whatever you wish."

"Okay."

With a smile on his face, Zuo Yushan turned to the individual Ning Tianlang had called over and said, "I need the experimental parameters."

"Uh..."

The man hesitated for a moment.

"Go ahead, let them see what they want." Ning Tianlang told him.

Only then did the man walk over to the distant table, pick up a tablet, and begin to read from the data on it. However, he was doing so only because he was following Ning Tianlang’s orders, barely paying attention to the other two men.

If anything were to go wrong later on, the responsibility would fall on Ning Tianlang, who was no longer part of Chenhua.

In some ways, the information that the man was reading was meant for Ning Tianlang.

"All indicators are normal, other data are consistent with previous results, although the subject’s mood has worsened considerably. We now use three times as much sedative as we did two months ago..."

Handing the tablet over to Zuo Yushan, the man stammered, his face growing increasingly hesitant. He wasn’t sure whether he should tell Ning Tianlang more, but everyone would eventually find out about this, so whether Ning Tianlang found out a bit late was immaterial.

Both the Chenhua Corporation and the government were busy developing evolution drugs, but they were entirely oblivious to the fact that these drugs already existed – synthesized by Mother Nature herself. However, drinking this evolution potion came with certain prerequisites.

One of these prerequisites was power!

It was because of this prerequisite that the strong became stronger while the weak grew weaker!

This red muscular humanoid was now serving as a guinea pig for Chenhua Technology.

Ning Tianlang nodded and agreed with the man. Once he had finished speaking, Ning Tianlang said, "I saw Yu’er go out just now, she didn’t notice anything unusual, did she?"

"Huh?"

Startled, the man hurriedly assured him, "No, no, absolutely not!"

"Good, if she comes in again, let her look elsewhere. If possible, don’t let her come here, and don’t teach her how to use the KIY-102."

"Sure, I understand."

He nodded like a bobblehead. Ning Tianlang then approached Zuo Yushan and overheard bits of their conversation. Both of them were originally working for the country, but with the rise of the new human beings, they were gradually becoming a faction of their own, shifting from being public servants to serving their own interests.

Ning Tianlang had relatively no control over this transformation, nor did he want to interfere. No matter how chaotic the outside world, he was powerless to change it. In this apocalypse, he could only look out for himself.

Watching the back of Ning Tianlang as he walked away, the scientist wore a bitter expression on his face. He had been deceiving Ning Tianlang all along. Ning Yu’er had known about the red muscular humanoid for quite some time now, it was just that she had instructed him not to tell Ning Tianlang about it.

He liked this girl very much, not out of romantic affection, but out of a different sentiment entirely. Ning Yu’er was a very kind-hearted girl, a stark contrast to her father, Ning Tianlang!

In an apocalyptic world where even the good could be forced into becoming evil, sincerely kind-hearted people were few and far between. While they might not be capable of great things, they were comforting to be around.

For this reason, he liked this girl and, given a choice between her and her father, he had chosen Ning Yu’er, willing to follow her orders.

"Oh... I hope you live well."

Recalling the naive Ning Yu’er, a wave of emotion washed over him. He understood that the only reason she had been able to survive until now was probably because of Ning Tianlang’s protection. But he had the feeling that before long, Ning Tianlang would die, and it would not be a peaceful death!

Without her father’s protection, what would happen to this kind-hearted girl? Her fate could only be death, or becoming a sex slave in the underground trading city!

Just thinking about her potential fate was unbearable for him. He wanted to protect her and shield this girl who referred to him as ’uncle’, from the blood-soaked realities of the apocalypse. But what good would it do?

He was not as strong as Ning Tianlang, he was just an ordinary human! He couldn’t even fend for himself, let alone protect others!

However, hope was nothing more than hope; perhaps nothing would happen at all.

Zuo Yushan took several photos of the data on the table. After everything had been prepared, Ning Tianlang knew it was time for him to leave. But just as he was turning to do so, he spotted the pensive scientist.

The man looked startled and quickly flashed a forced smile at Ning Tianlang.

A flicker of confusion crossed Ning Tianlang’s eyes. He had a hunch that the man was hiding something from him, but he wasn’t saying what it was. Not that it mattered if he kept quiet. Tianlang had his ways to eventually learn about these things.

"Alright, hand the tablet back to him, it’s time for us to go."

"Oh, okay, Ning..."

Roooar!

"You bunch of... bastards! Go to hell!"

Boom, Boom, Boom!

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