Apocalypse: King of Zombies

Chapter 109 - 109: BS?

Ethan returned to the area near the building and gathered his crew to introduce their new companion, the zombie tiger. He even gave it a name: Snowy.

Bulldozer found the whole thing fascinating. Squatting down, he clapped his hands to get the tiger's attention.

"Snowy, come here! Come on!"

But Snowy completely ignored him, turning its head away. Instead, it rubbed its massive head affectionately against Laura, clearly favoring her.

"…" Bulldozer was speechless, feeling like he didn't have much luck with animals.

At least this tiger couldn't talk back and insult him…

"Hey, can you ride this thing? Let me take it for a spin!" Bulldozer's curiosity quickly turned into a new idea.

"Forget it," Laura cut him off. "It's a perfectly good tiger. Don't turn it into a camel!"

Meanwhile, PhD was crouched on the ground, fiddling with a broken "metal man." It was the remains of the cyborg they had fought earlier, now reduced to scraps after their meal.

PhD had always had a habit of dissecting his "food" while eating, studying its structure. Now, he was completely engrossed in taking apart the cyborg's components, piece by piece.

When he got to the head, he removed a lens connected to a small device. As he pressed a button, the lens emitted a faint green glow, and a scanning beam began moving up and down.

"Huh?"

PhD seemed to realize something. He placed the lens over his left eye and turned to look at Laura.

The green beam swept across her body, and data began to appear around the edges of the lens.

[Scanning… Mutation Grade: A. Estimated Combat Power: 316.]

"A-grade?" PhD muttered under his breath. With his sharp mind, he quickly figured out the lens's purpose.

Laura noticed him staring and turned to ask curiously, "What's that thing you're wearing?"

"It's some kind of human tech. It analyzes mutation levels and combat power."

"I'm an A-grade?" Laura wasn't too concerned about rankings—she'd always believed that as long as she could win a fight, the rest didn't matter.

PhD nodded. "Yeah, that's already really strong."

"She? A-grade and strong?" Bulldozer, standing nearby, wasn't having it. He straightened up, clearly unwilling to be outdone. "If she's A-grade, then I've gotta be S-grade. Come on, scan me!"

PhD adjusted the lens and scanned Bulldozer.

[Scanning… Mutation Grade: B+. Estimated Combat Power: 289.]

"Well? Am I S-grade?" Bulldozer asked eagerly, his eyes practically sparkling with anticipation.

PhD, keeping a completely straight face, nodded seriously. "Yep, you're BS-grade."

"BS?"

Bulldozer froze for a moment, then the gears in his head started turning.

BS?

That's one more letter than S. That must mean he's even stronger!

A smug grin spread across his face.

"I knew it. I'm just built different…"

...

The dark night passed quietly.

As the sun rose, its light spread across the desolate wasteland. The city of the apocalypse remained as broken and scarred as ever.

Big Ears, however, hadn't rested all night.

Determined to prove his worth and join Ethan's crew, he'd been tirelessly

He recognized both of them. They'd previously invaded his territory, killing and looting with ruthless efficiency. Their strength was terrifying, and their reputations even more so.

"What are you doing here? You're not up to something, are you?" Laura asked, her tone sharp and distrustful. To her, Big Ears's smooth-talking demeanor screamed trouble.

"Queen Laura, I'm just trying to survive…" Big Ears said with a nervous laugh, his expression as earnest as he could make it. "I came here to help the boss find humans. I even heard something just now."

"Big Ears, don't give me that," Bulldozer interrupted, frowning. "There's no way anything like that would show up in my patrol area."

"Alright, enough," Laura cut in, silencing them both. "Let him look. If he doesn't find anything, he's not leaving here alive."

"…" Big Ears froze, his face darkening. Isn't that a bit extreme? he thought to himself.

Laura's suspicion wasn't unfounded. She worried that Big Ears might be a spy sent by another zombie king to gather intel and report back.

The only way to prove he wasn't lying was for him to actually find humans.

And until then, his life hung by a thread.

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