Everything was clear.
The four living corpses walking in front were dedicated to hunting and fighting, while the two elderly living corpses behind were responsible for carrying and other miscellaneous tasks.
This was a very well-organized division of labor system.
The stronger living corpses that could fight would get more food and wear better clothes. The old living corpses had to do chores, and they couldn't get enough food.
More importantly, these living corpses were no longer completely driven by instinct, and had begun to know how to control them!
This showed that these living corpses had formed a group with a clear division of labor and distinct classes, completely different from the living corpses Lee shot and killed in the abandoned train.
He had run into a hunting party.
"I hate smart things." Lee stood up straight, thinking silently.
These living corpses reminded him of the alpha wolf in the valley involuntarily.
At the moment before he died, the alpha wolf's eyes mixed with astonishment, doubt, anger, and curse were still engraved in his heart.
These living corpses had obviously formed a clear division of labor, which was completely different from the chaotic primary organization of the carrion wolves. Among the living corpses, there must be a leader with wisdom.
For Lee, this was by no means a good thing.
In the underground passage, the living corpses were already difficult monsters to deal with, and the danger level of the organized living corpses was multiplied.
Whether in turbulent times or in old times, there was no free lunch. T
The cost of killing a pack of organized living corpses had far exceeded that of a basic genetic evolutionary potion.
There were six living corpses in a hunting team, so the number of living corpses in this pack was likely to have exceeded 30.
Killing so many living corpses was enough to get an evolutionary point.
Maybe the N11 base already knew that there were intelligent living corpses moving in this passage, so they paid such a high price to ask him to clean the passage.
Lee thought of Turner and Tony's sincere smiles, and a small shadow passed in his heart.
But then he put the matter aside.
After walking through too many settlements, Lee had learned not to expect anything too much.
Lee looked at the deep passage, his green left eye penetrated the endless darkness, searching for traces of living corpses.
He was now a hunter first, and needed to complete the task before talking about other things.
At the end of the passage, it was almost completely dark, and even Lee's Low-Light Vision could only see five or six meters away. Lighting in such an environment would be almost suicidal. He certainly wouldn't do that.
Lee exhaled lightly, and a cloud of mist leaked out from under the bandage. He gently pulled the bandage off his face a little, revealing a straight nose like a statue, and the exposed skin was as smooth as ivory.
In the dark passage, the unique rotten smell of living corpses permeated everywhere. The stench in this passage was particularly strong, and it was obviously an area where living corpses often moved about.
For an ordinary person, it was impossible for him to move in an area with such a strong stench.
This was also a way for the living corpses to divide their territory.
He discerned the breath at the end of his nose, and hundreds of data flowed through Lee's consciousness like water, finally locking on the smell of the six living corpses lying on the ground.
Lee wrapped his cloak tightly, like a ghost, and silently walked deep into the passage. The smell of the six living corpses was like a trail of clues, gradually leading Lee to their lair. Judging from the strength of the smell, these living corpses had been hunting for at least two days.
The passage was rugged, and some parts inside seemed to have been intentionally put with empty soda cans.
These crude traps couldn't bother Lee at all, but they slowed down his movements.
Lee suddenly rushed two steps, then leaped up, stuck to the corner of the wall and the ceiling, and then skimmed forward soundlessly like a gecko.
Rounding a corner, Lee jumped down lightly and landed silently behind a living corpse crouching in the corner. The living corpse held an iron pipe in its hand, its eyes glowed dim red, and it was staring at the deep passage.
Lee reached out and patted it on the shoulder lightly.
Roar!
With a low growl in the throat of the living corpse, it suddenly turned its head!
However, before it could react, the sharp sawtooth of the dagger in Lee's right hand cut its throat, and the force was so strong that it almost cut off the entire neck.
Lee leaned over and gently placed the living corpse on the ground.
From the touch of his fingertips, he could feel that the muscles of this living corpse were stronger and tougher than the living corpses he had encountered before, and the sharp point of the iron pipe was carefully polished.
It seemed that this was a sentry.
The only thing that could make people happy was that the living corpses hadn't understood that there should be two sentries.
Lee looked at the end of the passage, where there was a half-built sandbag barrier, but fortunately, there were no living corpses guarding it. Behind the sandbag barrier was a large room, with flickering fires shining through the half-closed door.
From time to time, there were low-pitched or high-pitched roars from the living corpses.
This kind of mutated creature that had just acquired intelligence often had a leader whose intelligence and strength far exceeded those of the same kind.
The best way to deal with them was to kill the leader in one fell swoop. The rest of the living corpses were far less intelligent and would naturally become a mess.
There was a world of difference between a group of creatures fighting by instinct and an organized army.
Lee stood still, gently pulled up the bandage on his face, covered his nose, and walked slowly towards the living corpse's lair. He walked faster and faster, and when he was approaching the door, he was almost running!
Squeak!
He suddenly opened the heavy iron door and dashed into the living corpse's lair!
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