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The next day, Tanji attends to his lecture classes and he gains knowledge of a whole new aspect on the world. The teacher puts on a serious manner and begins talking in a serious tone. "Listen. The lesson that we will go through today is a heavily confidential matter. This knowledge should only be kept within the school and those who attend the school. Any knowledge seeping through to the general public will come with firm consequence. Now, let's begin."
He switches the slide on the screen and it literally displays some zombie. "For all of you. What would you call this?" Tanji raises his hand and says "A zombie?" The teacher nods and says "Correct! It's a zombie. But what if I told you it's real?" Everyone gasps once he says this and Tanji falls back in his seat. "Real? How is that possible?" He asks himself in confusion. He sits back up in his chair and places his elbows on his table, placing his hands over his mouth. "System! Are they real?" The system replies "The user's wanted information cannot be provided." Tanji sighs and just waits for the teacher to continue. "Yes! They are real and they fall under the bracket of Non-Intelligent Supernaturals. Also, skeletons exist! Skeletons are usually classed as a lower-rank supernatural than zombie. An average zombie is superior to the average skeleton in combat."
"Let's start off with the zombie. Zombies are non-intelligent supernatural lifeforms, spawning from a random and unknown mutation within a corpse. A theory about this phenomenon is that once a person dies, their healing factor revives many cells and houses several live cells within a corpse. These cells feast on the resources of the corpse surrounding them and eventually gain control. This is another reason why a lot of zombies are frail and look almost inhuman."
"They possess strength above that of a human but not by much. An average zombie can sprint at speeds of 35mph in short bursts and have enough strength to beat bark out of trees with heavy strikes. Many supernaturals have enough power to combat zombies by adulthood. The problem is, zombies have the power to fuse."
Tanji opens his mouth and whispers to himself "Fuse?! How can we be keeping this a secret. What if like 10 of them fused together and just became a demigod?!"
"Their DNA combines and forms perfected strands. Their powers combine and they also gain slightly higher intelligence. If two zombies fuse, their bodies will resemble the figure of a rather burly human with green skin. More and more can fuse to form even stronger zombies, becoming a serious problem. This is why we have left such a matter to be controlled and known only by City Troopers and City Trooper Academies. Now, you must wonder 'what if like 20 fuse together?'" Tanji leans in to hear his question being answered.
"They form a zombie king. All negative traits of the DNA are withered away by other's conflicting DNA. If 20 fuse together, they don't all technically fuse. However, it is imprinted in DNA that there must be a controller or commander of the rest of the organisms. The organism at the head is the 'Zombie King' of the Zombie King. Any other DNA strands or basically different organisms, are controlled by the master organism. We rarely see these but Zombie Kings can range from the level of your strength, to Alpha werewolves that lead families."
"Next. Skeletons. Skeletons are special lifeforms also formed from corpses' skeletons. Another theory is also that live cells form and constantly try at recovery under the body's healing factor. Through this, another organism is created with lower strength, intelligence and pretty much everything. A skeleton is exactly what you expect. Complete bone. Sometimes the flesh of their past hangs in their joints but it isn't actually part of them. All of the cells that function this species is housed within the head of the skeleton."
"This is the weak point of the skeleton. If the head is severed, the skeleton is neutralised. Anyone who has to confront them on future missions should definitely have a main target of the neck bone. Knowledge on how the skeleton even moves with no muscle mass is still unknown. The natural body of humans and intelligent supernaturals have a bone count of 206 in adulthood. However, skeletons can have a bone count as high as 300. The problem is, only 206 are usually active. This allows for 94 extra bones to be used in combat. Another piece of advice is to not stay close to a skeleton. They could make a massive, sharp bone to just finish you off. Their bones are also way stronger than that of humans and even ours."
"Skeletons can also fuse and further increase their power, as well as bone count. When many fuse, they form a massive skeleton being with much more power and can even give certain City Troopers a run for their money. The bone count can reach so high that they can just cover themselves in quill-like spikes, making them even more dangerous. Finally, skeletons can fuse in with zombies. Yes, they can fuse with zombies and form a symbiotic relationship. Each help each other. The skeleton of the body is the skeleton species and the zombie is the muscular and fleshy part of the body. Mostly the zombies have control and remove the consciousness of the skeleton. In rarer circumstances, both consciences can survive in coexistence or the skeletal conscience can survive."
The teacher continues with more information and everyone keeps alert, taking it all in.