Chapter 169 A Choice

What people fear most is the unknown. Whether it's zombies or mutated beasts, most people panic when they first see them. But after adapting to the apocalypse, they can usually remain calm.

If he saw countless enhanced zombies underground, no matter how many, at least Zhao Dahai could accept it. He would always try to find a way to deal with them. But now, after searching all three underground levels, he couldn't see anything at all, which made Zhao Dahai feel a chill all over his body.

"Hai-ge, are you really sure those enhanced zombies all came in here?"

Hearing Zhao Dahai's words, Sun Qiang turned to look at him and asked.

Sun Qiang was starting to doubt it. Although Zhao Dahai had shown him photos on his phone earlier, and he had indeed seen countless enhanced zombies crowding in here, now he couldn't see a single one.

This was really strange. At the very least, you'd think I'd see some zombies, even if they were just corpses?

With so many enhanced zombies, if they all hid in here, how could they disappear without a trace?

"Brother! I already said I was going to leave the base. Do you think I would lie?"

Zhao Dahai said with a wry smile.

"Think about it. Qishi is full of ordinary zombies now, which is abnormal in itself. And this central area, don't you think it's a bit strange? Let's not even talk about enhanced zombies. Just ordinary zombies, there should be some here, right? The city center, the most populated area, the most prosperous location. Now, there isn't a single zombie in sight. Is that possible?

"If I said I killed all the zombies, that might be possible, because my team could do it. But what would be the point? Just to trick you? To get you to join us?

"To be frank, you're a strong person, and my team needs you. But you're not worth me spending so much effort to win you over. Besides, if it was a trick, wouldn't it be too obvious?"

"Hoo!"

Sun Qiang nodded. That's right, the current situation was indeed strange, and it didn't seem like Zhao Dahai and his people had done it.

Because, from a normal perspective, even based on Qishi's zombie density, there should be at least tens of thousands of zombies in the business district. Killing them all and removing the bodies would be a considerable undertaking.

If Zhao Dahai and his people had killed the zombies, how could those resources still be left untouched? At least, they wouldn't be completely untouched!

"How about... we go down and take a look?"

Sun Qiang looked at the mall and said.

"Forget it! Brother, I really think this place is too damn strange. If I saw enhanced zombies down there, no matter how many, I'd dare to go down with you and try. But now... I'm afraid we'll just disappear if we go down there!!!"

Zhao Dahai hesitated for a moment, then finally shook his head.

"..."

Sun Qiang was speechless. He looked at the mall, also conflicted. He wasn't doing it to eliminate hidden dangers or save humanity; he didn't have that kind of awareness!

Someone like Sun Qiang, if given a choice between all of humanity instantly dying and him living, and him dying and the rest of humanity being fine, he would definitely choose the first option without hesitation. His own survival was the most important thing!!!

He was mainly driven by curiosity! He was wondering what exactly was down there that made so many enhanced zombies disappear?

After hearing the follower's reminder, Sun Qiang clearly had a different understanding of the world. At least, the mysterious voice that echoed in his mind couldn't be something humans could do. Plus, with the apocalypse happening, anything was possible. So... was there danger or opportunity beneath the mall???

"Brother! You don't really want to go down there, do you?"

Seeing Sun Qiang's hesitation, Zhao Dahai asked, somewhat shocked.

"Hoo!"

Sun Qiang shook his head slightly, then suddenly his eyes lit up. In this situation... he didn't dare to go down, so why not let that guy go down?

If there were any secrets, and that guy went down and actually got benefits, he should get some too. If there was danger, he should be able to handle it, right? At least, he should be able to come out alive.

Sun Qiang thought of Li Chenzhou. In this situation, it would be best to tell Li Chenzhou, so he could be the guinea pig. The only thing that Sun Qiang was hesitant about was... he was afraid that the area under the mall was too dangerous, and what if Li Chenzhou also died?

What he cared about wasn't Li Chenzhou's life or death. What he cared about was, if Li Chenzhou died, he wouldn't be able to get evolution potions anymore!

"I'm going to find someone. He might be able to solve the mystery here!"

After hesitating for a long time, Sun Qiang finally made up his mind. He turned to Zhao Dahai and said.

He had thought it through. There were only two possibilities if he brought Li Chenzhou here: one was that he solved the mystery, and the other was that he was solved by the mystery!

Of the two results, the former was naturally the best for him. If Li Chenzhou was still alive, his evolution potion supply would still be secured. And the other result was that he could gain Li Chenzhou's trust even more through this matter!

He naturally didn't know that Li Chenzhou could see his loyalty, and Li Chenzhou's attitude towards his followers completely depended on that. So, he felt that as long as he performed well, he could get more benefits from Li Chenzhou!

Just think about it. Even the powerful evolution potion could be taken out. Wouldn't Li Chenzhou have even better things? So, if Li Chenzhou could solve the mystery here, regardless of whether he got any benefits, he would probably give himself some reward, right? After all, he was the one who told him about the situation here.

And the other result was that Li Chenzhou would die inside, which wasn't a good thing for Sun Qiang, because he wouldn't have any evolution potions to get in the future!

But, at least he could know from Li Chenzhou's death that this wasn't a place he could touch. He should leave here quickly and go to other cities. He could at least save his own life. As long as he was alive and had his current strength, he would still be much stronger than other survivors, right?

Moreover, although Li Chenzhou had given him great benefits, he could know his location, which was like a Damocles sword hanging over his head. Who knows when he might get upset and come and kill him.

So, if Li Chenzhou died, although he would lose his source of evolution potions, he wouldn't have to worry about the danger that could come at any time.

Therefore, Sun Qiang made a decision to tell Li Chenzhou about the matter here. Coincidentally, he saw that Li Chenzhou was currently in Qishi and not far from him...