While Shen Feng was accompanying Chang Jianyi to greet the students in the classroom, a small incident occurred. Shen Feng's classmate, a frail girl, suddenly ran up and hugged Shen Feng's waist, saying, "Shen Feng, I'm really scared. The zombies are too terrifying. You must protect me!"
Shen Feng was startled by the girl's action and then looked at the senior beside him. He saw that the senior was smiling and said, "She must have been greatly stimulated. We need to give her enough care and help her overcome her trauma."
After speaking, Chang Jianyi looked at the two girls behind her, who were her trusted confidantes. The two girls quickly stepped forward, pulled the girl away, and then began to comfort her, saying, "Classmate, we understand your pain, but we must be strong. A beautiful life awaits us."
"Classmate, I know you're seeking comfort. Tell me whatever is on your mind, and I will listen attentively and soothe the wounds in your heart."
Chang Jianyi continued, "Junior, let's go to the next classroom. There are more people who need care!"
Shen Feng quickly nodded in agreement, and they left together. By the time they had visited all the students, it was already very late. Chang Jianyi walked out of the fifth teaching building without a word, looked at the starry sky, and the smile on her face disappeared.
Shen Feng thought the senior was jealous and quickly stepped forward to explain, "Senior, there's nothing between that girl and me. I've spoken to her less than ten times since I enrolled!"
"I know, I believe you!" Chang Jianyi sighed, showing a hint of melancholy.
Shen Feng gently hugged the senior and stood under the night sky, watching the scenery. The path to the teaching building was blocked, so they didn't have to worry about zombie harassment here.
"I can guess what this girl is thinking!" Chang Jianyi said in a low voice. "If she was simply expressing fear, why didn't she say so during the day? Why did she have to make such an intimate gesture just now? The only explanation is that she has taken a liking to your leadership position and wants your protection! It seems no one is foolish; everyone sees things clearly."
Chang Jianyi understood that the girl just now couldn't have had much of a relationship with Shen Feng. She was merely trying to seize an opportunity to invest. Perhaps her feigned weakness was intentional, designed to trigger the junior's protective instincts.
Shen Feng didn't know what to say and could only hold the senior tighter, hoping she would regain her spirits.
"These students have also changed. The boys have started fighting for survival, and the girls have learned to protect themselves. The intelligent ones have already started making plans. They will seek protection and take extraordinary measures when necessary! The girl just now actually wanted to gain sympathy by pretending to be pitiful, to make you protect her. If you agree, she will cling to you!" Chang Jianyi analyzed.
Shen Feng knew that what the senior said was probably true, but he didn't want her to dwell on speculating about people's motives, so he changed the subject, "Senior, I'm going to rescue the students in the dormitory tomorrow. Do you have anything you want to say?"
Chang Jianyi was silent for a moment, then said, "No, we can't go fight the zombies in the dormitory first! You go occupy the cafeteria and bring back all the food! Find a safe room and control the food supply!"
Shen Feng was a little confused and asked, "We have enough food for now, and there will be more survivors in the dormitory, won't there?"
The senior patiently said, "Listen to me! At this time, more than half of these two hundred people obey you, but think carefully, if more people appear, can you still control and lead them? There are at least several hundred students in the dormitory, and the dormitory rooms are all small. If even one dormitory is not infected with zombies, then at least three or four people will appear. These people will be relatively united. What if they oppose you?"
"So... we need to control the food!" Shen Feng finally understood. "As long as we control the food, we don't have to worry about these people not listening to us!"
"Exactly. Marx also said that if you control the means of production, you control power!" Chang Jianyi said seriously. "Combat effectiveness is one aspect. You can't just lead everyone by fighting; you also need necessary plans!"
"Alright! I'll go occupy the cafeteria tomorrow!" Shen Feng understood the senior's thoughts and immediately agreed.
However, at this moment, Shen Feng suddenly had a strange feeling. It seemed that the senior was constantly consolidating her authority. Her original goal was to save her brother, but now it seemed her objective had deviated slightly. "Will she forget her brother?" Shen Feng wondered curiously.
Afterward, Shen Feng and Chang Jianyi returned to the teaching building and fell asleep in each other's arms.
The next day, Shen Feng led more than eighty people towards the cafeteria. On the way, they passed the library and eliminated the zombies inside. There were no speed-type zombies here, so it was not difficult to deal with them.
Most of the zombies were lured into the artificial lake, and a small portion were eliminated by the students. The students had books tied to their arms and chests, which restricted their movement but made them feel much safer when dealing with zombies, as they couldn't be bitten.
"Now my knowledge armor only has a helmet left. After we retake the school, I must find a motorcycle helmet, and then I won't be afraid of zombies!" Li Xiang said excitedly. He was quite afraid of death, so he had taped himself all over. However, the armor was indeed useful because the zombies didn't have enough strength. He was accidentally scratched by a zombie, and it only tore through a dozen pages of a book. For medical students, professional books often had five or six hundred pages. Having a dozen pages torn was like a tickle.
Now Li Xiang was wearing a unique armor made of textbooks and bound with tape. Except for his head, his limbs and torso were wrapped in books.
Ren Jing saw that Shen Feng wasn't wearing any armor and only had a chipped watermelon knife, so he asked, "Brother Feng is really amazing, not wearing any protective gear. Aren't you afraid of being bitten?"
Shen Feng shrugged and said, "In my opinion, as long as I'm fast enough, the zombies can't catch me. If I'm too bulky, I won't be able to escape quickly enough!"
Li Xiang pointed to the library and asked, "Brother Feng, what about the library? Should we arm ourselves with the knowledge inside?"
Li Xiang's meaning was clear: they should use the books in the library to make armor, so no one would worry about being bitten by zombies, which would greatly help their combat effectiveness.
"No! We absolutely cannot touch the books in the library!" Shen Feng said sternly. "Many of the books in the library contain profound knowledge. If they are damaged and bound to our bodies, it will be very troublesome to acquire knowledge later. After all, the internet and electricity are already cut off. If the paper books are destroyed, human civilization will be hit hard."
Thus, Shen Feng and the others closed all the entrances and exits of the library to prevent the books from being damaged.
In Shen Feng's opinion, textbooks and similar books could be used without any issue. After all, graduates sold books downstairs every year, sold by weight. However, many of the books in the library contained knowledge that couldn't be learned from textbooks. If these books were damaged, it would be a great loss.
Afterward, the more than eighty people arrived near the cafeteria. However, the once bustling cafeteria now only had a dozen scattered zombies active. Upon closer inspection, there were many zombie corpses on the ground. The cafeteria and its surroundings seemed out of place. After all, the library had over two hundred zombies, and the cafeteria only had a dozen? This was clearly not right. It was too quiet and eerie here.
"Could it be that someone has been to the cafeteria here and killed these zombies?" Ren Jing analyzed.
Li Xiang climbed a tree and observed the scene at the cafeteria from a distance. He then whispered, "Brother Feng, their heads have been opened, but their brains are gone!"
"Everyone be careful. There are at least dozens of corpses on the ground, which cannot be handled by ordinary humans!" Shen Feng quickly ordered. "Everyone, don't get close. Make some noise and lure the zombies outside the cafeteria. We'll deal with this small number of zombies first!"
"I can do that!" Li Xiang hid in the tree and threw a steel bar. With a clang, the sound of the steel bar hitting the ground immediately attracted the zombies wandering outside the cafeteria. The zombies immediately looked over. Upon discovering people nearby, they rushed over quickly.
Everyone immediately picked up their weapons, ready to kill these zombies. When facing many zombies alone, everyone would be afraid. But when a group faced zombies, they were not only unafraid but also somewhat excited. After all, they had over eighty people, and the opposite side only had a dozen zombies. Anyone with common sense could see that they had the advantage.
However, at this moment, a huge roar came from inside the cafeteria: "Ahhh—"
Then, the glass on the third floor instantly shattered, and a strong figure leaped out. It was a two-meter-tall zombie with bulging muscles all over its body, exuding power. Moreover, this zombie was clearly different from other zombies because its gaze was sharp, and it fixed on the distant crowd without moving, as if assessing their strength.
"All of you, retreat! This is a new type of zombie, and you can't handle it!" Shen Feng picked up his watermelon knife and slowly walked forward, while his classmates quickly retreated.
The moment Shen Feng saw this zombie, he understood. This was not an ordinary zombie, but at least a mutated zombie, because this zombie was observing them, which meant it had basic thinking ability.
The ordinary zombies all charged towards Shen Feng, while Shen Feng began to move towards the side of the mutated zombie. The zombies were attracted by the attention and obediently followed behind. Shen Feng did not intend to go head-to-head with the strong zombie, so he chose to attack from the side. As a result, the strong zombie also turned around; it did not want to have its back to the enemy!
"This guy has intelligence!" Shen Feng thought to himself.
Shen Feng kept circling the strong zombie, but at this moment, the strong zombie couldn't stand it anymore. This small food dared to jump around him. He had to kill him and eat his brain! Then, the zombie raised its fist and punched fiercely.
Seeing the zombie attack, Shen Feng quickly accelerated. However, the zombies behind Shen Feng were not so lucky. They were hit by the strong zombie's punch, and the ordinary zombie was sent flying on the spot. Furthermore, the ordinary zombie couldn't get up for a long time. After struggling a few times, it actually died!
"Such great strength!" Shen Feng was startled. The zombie opposite him was so ferocious that it broke the internal organs of the zombie with one punch, so the ordinary zombie would struggle for a while before dying.
Afterward, Shen Feng continued to dodge, while ordinary zombies also came nearby, hindering the strong zombie's actions.
The strong zombie found that no matter what, it couldn't hit the short person in front of it. Moreover, the ordinary zombies around it were too much of a hindrance; every move would touch other zombies.
"Roar—" The strong zombie couldn't help it anymore and began to attack the ordinary zombies around it. With every punch, it killed an ordinary zombie, and these zombies only suffered broken bones and tendons, completely without any ability to resist. Yet, the ordinary zombies didn't know how to dodge, so they were killed one by one.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Feng hid aside and observed carefully. He had roughly discovered this zombie's strengths and weaknesses: its strength was great, but its speed was slow! Of course, slow speed was relative to speed-type zombies; compared to ordinary people, its speed was still quite fast.
"Boss is amazing. He managed to dodge the attacks just now."
The group in the distance watched the battle situation, and seeing that Shen Feng was safe throughout the fight, they felt reassured. Even the strong zombie couldn't defeat their boss, right?
Ren Jing observed carefully and frowned, "Brother Feng's speed is too fast! He seems different from us. His speed and strength far exceed ordinary people, but he's only 1.75 meters tall and not very strong. How can he have such great strength?"
Li Xiang shrugged and said, "Who cares? Anyway, Boss is on our side, and his combat power is so strong. Isn't that a good thing?"
Ren Jing thought about it and agreed. Shen Feng was one of them, so no matter how strong he was, he wouldn't harm them.
However, at this moment, something unexpected happened on the battlefield!