67: Chapter 67 Riot

Just as Ye Fan and the others were eating.

In the living room, Li Chongan hurried over to where Ye Fan and the others were, his face full of panic and looking extremely grim.

"Master, it... it's bad."

Seeing this, Ye Fan quickly turned around to look at the flustered Li Chongan. His face darkened, and he asked in a deep, puzzled voice, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Although Li Chongan was extremely nervous, he quickly gathered his thoughts and explained the situation to Ye Fan.

"Master, for some unknown reason, a large number of zombies have appeared within a radius of several dozen kilometers around Jiangcheng University, hunting for survivors everywhere."

Speaking of this, the look of distress on his face deepened. He paused for a few seconds before continuing, "Many of the survivors we recruited have already been killed, surrounded and mauled to death by large groups of zombies."

"How many have been killed?" Ye Fan said with a dark expression.

Li Chongan didn't hesitate and replied quickly, "According to the reports, eleven people have been killed so far. Most of the survivors who went out to hunt zombies have already fled back. Only a few have yet to return, and... they may have already been killed."

The people sitting in front of Ye Fan were filled with shock upon hearing this alarming news, even forgetting to put the food they were holding into their mouths.

They looked at each other in dismay.

At this moment, the most shocked were undoubtedly the three women Ye Fan had brought back yesterday.

Because the place where they were located was about that same distance from Jiangcheng University, if not closer.

In other words, their location was well within the ten-kilometer radius mentioned by the head of the Li family.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiyan and the other two caught their breath, secretly feeling fortunate that they had left that place with Ye Fan yesterday.

Otherwise, it was hard to imagine how they would have coped when facing so many zombies.

Even if they hid well and could avoid the zombies' search, they wouldn't have been able to go out to find food while surrounded by so many of them.

The only path they would have faced in the end was death—either starving to death or being eaten by zombies.

As for Li Shiya and the others, although they were also very shocked, they trusted Ye Fan implicitly. As long as they stayed by Ye Fan's side, they felt safe, so they didn't feel much lingering fear.

After hearing this news, Ye Fan froze in place, quickly pondering something in his mind.

Li Chongan, who was standing to the side, was very nervous but didn't dare to interrupt Ye Fan. He just stood there silently, at a loss, waiting for Ye Fan to finish thinking.

Ye Fan reached out and rubbed his chin, muttering to himself.

"Zombie riot? Could it be related to the zombies I killed yesterday?"

"Wait, that doesn't seem right! If it were really related to killing those zombies, I killed quite a few last time too! The Zombie King I killed last time was even significantly stronger than the one killed this time!"

This left Ye Fan a bit confused.

What exactly was this zombie riot related to?

If it were because of the zombies he killed, that possibility wasn't very high. After all, zombies operate on the law of the jungle and are inherently hostile to each other.

The few Zombie Kings in Jiangcheng University that had reached above Tier 5 shouldn't order the rest of the zombies to riot just because of the zombies he had killed!

Suddenly, Ye Fan was startled. A terrifying conjecture instantly appeared in his mind.

Could it be that an absolute king had emerged among those zombies in Jiangcheng University? If so, wouldn't that zombie have surpassed Tier 5 and likely broken through to Tier 6?

And the purpose of doing this now was very likely that the zombie wanted to use a 'gu' breeding method, thereby allowing new Tier 5 Zombie Kings to emerge from that group of zombies.

These newly promoted Tier 5 Zombie Kings would pose no threat to it at all and would only be left for it to devour and evolve.

Thinking of this, Ye Fan suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

If that were really the case, as long as enough high-tier zombies were born among them, that zombie could obtain a steady stream of evolution resources.

Of course, this was all just Ye Fan's speculation. But for some reason, Ye Fan always felt that his guesses were real.

Because he didn't know when it started, but whenever he made a guess, it was highly likely to come true later.

Ye Fan kept a grim face, instantly returning to reality, and looked at Li Chongan, who was wearing a nervous expression, and asked slowly.

"By the way, did you hear them say if those zombies were exhibiting any peculiar behavior, such as killing and devouring each other?"

"This... I haven't heard them mention that." Li Chongan thought quickly for two seconds and said to Ye Fan.

"Go ask them first and see if there is such a situation!" Ye Fan ordered.

"Yes, I will go ask them immediately." Li Chongan nodded quickly and said in a deep voice.

Then he walked quickly out of the living room.

After Li Chongan left, Ye Fan quickly grabbed a drink from the coffee table, opened it, and slowly took a sip.

He felt very conflicted right now. This matter was truly unexpected.

Although this kind of thing happening today was bound to happen sooner or later, Ye Fan didn't expect it to be so soon.

If it were really as he guessed, then he must eliminate that zombie as soon as possible. If he couldn't do that, he had to find a way to hunt down and wipe out all those low-level zombies.

Only in this way could he cut off the path for that zombie to increase its strength.

Although doing this, after those low-level zombies were wiped out, that zombie's target would very likely shift to them, the Ability Users. Or, it might leave Jiangcheng University, move to another place, and use this 'gu' breeding method again to cultivate materials for its own evolution.

"Ye Fan, what... what should we do!" Ji Yuyan asked in a low voice.

Ye Fan's gaze quickly swept over the faces of the people beside him, and he said slowly, "Don't worry! As long as I am alive, I will definitely not let anything happen to you."

Upon hearing Ye Fan's words, the group suddenly felt a warmth in their hearts, filled with a sense of security. At the same time, they all turned their gazes to Ye Fan, their eyes revealing an indescribable emotion.

A few minutes later, Li Chongan came to Ye Fan, panting heavily.

He hurriedly said to Ye Fan, "Master, according to those who know, those zombies have indeed exhibited the situation you mentioned—killing and devouring each other!"

"It seems my guess was correct," Ye Fan said in a low voice, his face looking grim.