37: Catch a zombie for fun

The Metal Zombie struggled desperately, but it was already wrapped in carbon fiber, and no matter how it struggled, it was all in vain.

After the Metal Zombie was captured, the other zombies immediately became agitated, frantically charging towards the Shelter. A handcart appeared beneath the Metal Zombie, and Tian Ming directly pushed the immobilized zombie back.

In the easily assailable direction, there were three layers of barbed wire combined with trenches. A large number of zombies fell into the trenches, and this wave of attack was riddled with bullets as they climbed up.

Bringing the Metal Zombie back into the Shelter, Tian Ming reconstructed an iron cage and locked the Metal Zombie inside.

As the carbon fiber on its head disintegrated, the Metal Zombie revealed its silvery-white head and let out a roar at Tian Ming.

Bang!

Tian Ming fired a shot at the zombie's head, and the Metal Zombie's skull immediately dented, but it was not penetrated by the bullet.

Unlike other zombies, this Metal Zombie clearly possessed a certain level of intelligence, at least knowing how to seek advantages and avoid harm.

After being shot at close range by Tian Ming, the Metal Zombie immediately quieted down.

"Roar!" The Metal Zombie let out a low growl, and the zombies besieging the Shelter seemed to receive a command, abandoning their attack and retreating towards the city, leaving the Metal Zombie behind.

Facing such a situation, Tian Ming was quite surprised, not expecting that this evolved zombie could actually control the behavior of ordinary zombies.

"Boss, the zombies are retreating!" Gouzi also felt it was incredible and ran over in a trot.

"Gouzi, have the Materials Group clear out the zombies on the periphery, and have Grandpa Yuan repair the barbed wire and trenches. Go, send someone to call Shen Yi and Shen Yuan over."

Gouzi nodded and shouted, "Materials Group members, thoroughly kill those living dead that fell into the pits."

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Tian Ming, meanwhile, walked to the iron cage and carefully observed this unusual zombie. Its silvery-white head had a deep dent, and the bullet had not penetrated its skull; moreover, this dent was slowly recovering.

It wasn't the first time he had seen a Metal Zombie; he had already seen one when he left the city, and he had killed one when he rescued Xiao Yi on the rooftop during his last outing.

This zombie posed little threat to him, but a huge threat to the Shelter. If even machine guns couldn't penetrate or kill it, then if such a metal monster broke into his Shelter, who knows what kind of mess it would make.

Soon, Shen Yi and Shen Yuan arrived. Looking at the zombie wrapped like a zongzi in the iron cage, they were also greatly surprised.

"Boss, why did you catch a zombie and bring it back?" Shen Yi leaned forward and asked.

"You two come and see, this zombie has completely metalized, and it's not just ordinary metallization; its bones and flesh are already full of metal."

Shen Yi looked at the Metal Zombie in the cage, and Tian Ming waved his hand, causing the carbon fiber wrapped around the Metal Zombie to directly disintegrate.

The Metal Zombie regained its ability to move, but it was trapped in the iron cage and couldn't get out.

Shen Yuan quickly covered her eyes and shrieked. It turned out that the zombie had no rags on its body, and that thing was clanking.

Tian Ming raised his hand, and a circle of carbon fiber wrapped around the zombie's waist.

But the Metal Zombie didn't care about that; after regaining movement, it directly clung to the iron cage and bit down hard...

The steel bars of the iron cage were directly bitten off by the creature. What teeth, truly able to chew anything!

Tian Ming's thought moved, and the steel bars of the cage were repaired, and also coated with a layer of diamond.

Creak... The Metal Zombie could no longer bite through; its teeth were steel, and their hardness couldn't compare to diamond, so it naturally had no way.

Tian Ming stepped forward, and an iron rod appeared in his hand. He suddenly thrust it towards the zombie.

Pfft, the tip of the iron rod directly pierced into the zombie's chest. The zombie let out a low growl and finally quieted down.

"It's actually afraid?" Shen Yi found it incredible, because most zombies had no intelligence and simply didn't know what fear was.

But this Metal Zombie, after being poked with a rod by Tian Ming, quieted down.

Tian Ming pulled out the iron rod and said, "The zombies outside attacking us were brought by it. This zombie has a certain level of intelligence, it's not completely a walking corpse."

Shen Yuan leaned closer and said, "Then, those infected people who mutate into zombies, is it considered death or evolution? If this Metal Zombie hadn't been interfered with by us, could it have evolved intelligence comparable to humans?"

Tian Ming rolled his eyes and said, "I called you two over to answer my questions, but you two are good, asking me questions instead!"

Shen Yi and Shen Yuan looked at each other, this was the first time they had seen a Metal Zombie, and they didn't understand it at all.

Shen Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Boss, I can only state my conjecture. This zombie was originally an ordinary zombie, then bit metal and began to evolve. I also saw upstairs that the zombies it summoned were basically Metal Zombies, but they were not fully evolved. The complete form of the Metal Zombie is only the one you caught."

Tian Ming nodded slightly. Indeed, among the zombies attacking this time, their skin was more or less covered with metal, but this fully evolved Metal Zombie was completely metalized.

Shen Yuan said, "When the zombies attacked in full force just now, the computer connected to my antenna collected a large amount of electromagnetic waves. And the frequency was very high. I think it should be these Metal Zombies communicating."

Tian Ming frowned and said, "You mean they've already started to have their own language?"

Shen Yuan shook her head and said, "That's impossible. Language, as a form of communication, even if zombies are a new species, it's unlikely to develop so quickly. Currently, it should be at the babbling stage. But this Metal Zombie's intelligence and ability are definitely higher than ordinary zombies."

Tian Ming pondered for a moment and asked, "Can you decipher their language?"

Shen Yuan shook her head: "Boss, you think too highly of me, but if I can collect enough sample information, plus server-level hardware support, I should be able to decipher the language they use to communicate."

Tian Ming gave Shen Yuan a glare: "Are you still thinking about your main computer? Today's zombies came strangely, and it also gave me a reminder: our Shelter's defenses are really too poor. If we encounter a large number of Metal Zombies, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out."

Shen Yi also nodded in agreement and said, "We should build two bunkers on the periphery, connected by underground passages, like ancient city walls, build high walls, and set up firing points on top of the high walls."

"Mm!" Tian Ming nodded in agreement. He glanced at the Metal Zombie. This guy had been captured, and keeping it in the Shelter was definitely not an option; it was extremely dangerous.

But letting it go was even more impossible.

"What should we do with this guy?"

Shen Yi said, "Can we keep it? I'll try to see if I can communicate with it."

"You can keep it, but if I don't keep it in check, it's easy for it to escape. Then it'll be running rampant in the Shelter, and it's something that even guns can't kill."

Shen Yi said, "Give me three days. If I can't find a way to communicate with this guy, then you can kill it."

Tian Ming pondered for a moment and agreed: "Alright, I'll tie it up on the rooftop where I live. This guy must be under my watchful eye."