The Bear Beckons

"Zombie murder of parents" is a term used in Chinese zombie legends.

Newly resurrected zombies are white zombies (also called purple zombies or green zombies). They are weak in strength, physique, and all other stats, and their intelligence is also very low. They are considered trash zombies.

When a zombie has accumulated a certain amount of blood, including human blood and animal blood, it will upgrade to a black zombie (or hairy zombie). At this point, not only will its attributes increase, but its intelligence will also increase significantly, giving it a certain level of wisdom.

If a black zombie wants to continue leveling up, besides continuing to suck blood, the simplest and quickest way is to suck the blood of its own relatives, including parents, children, and other relatives. This way, it can level up into a jumping zombie in the shortest amount of time, greatly increasing its strength!

Further on, zombies can continue to evolve into flying zombies, wandering zombies (lying zombies), uncorrupted bones, and even become the highest-level drought demon!

Aresa glanced at Qin Jin, her face expressionless, and simply said "Oh" to indicate that she understood.

"It doesn't matter whether this kind of person lives or dies," Qin Jin said with a cruel contempt on his face.

"These people, who knows how much money they embezzled from the people back then, whether they were good people or parasites, who knows? They're dead now, so be it. I've seen plenty of these kinds of corrupt officials!"

Qin Jin never concealed his indifference to life.

Sheriff Harvey sent Uncle Carl, who was carrying a shotgun, to take the two men to St. Simon's Medical Center.

The body had been moved to the morgue and sealed in a cold stainless steel freezer. When the drawer was opened, a chilling draft rushed out.

Two corpses in a body bag appeared before Qin Jin.

This is a typical Chinese couple. The man is slightly overweight, and the woman is elegant and wealthy. Both of them have turned pale due to blood loss and freezing, and their skin is dry and shriveled. There are two hideous teeth marks on their necks, with the surrounding skin turned outward and dark brown blood remaining.

Because the blood was forcibly drained, the corpse's skin became extremely dry and shriveled, giving it the appearance of a mummified corpse.

Qin Jin saw the information that Uncle Kyle had sent, and sure enough, they were Luke Lee's parents—Li Jianjun and Huang Shufen.

Based on the known clues, it's highly likely that they were killed by Luke, who turned into a zombie!

Now, the Tong family is tracking him, and the chances of him staying in San Simeon are extremely slim. As long as he removes the roadblocks and hides his car, they will definitely chase him directly to Los Angeles. At that point...

The paper bride should be able to take revenge directly, saving me a lot of trouble!

Even if the paper bride isn't finished, it won't matter if I arrive a day or two later. They need to find the ghost, which will take them two or three days anyway. As long as I'm quick enough, it won't make a difference.

Having made up his mind, Qin Jin led Uncle Carl back to the highway, called Sheriff Harvey aside, and Qin Jin's face was solemn and professional:

"Sheriff! Something terrible has happened! This thing is the monster that the FBI's Washington X Team is tracking. It killed Mr. and Mrs. Li. I can tell you with absolute certainty that if we don't find it soon, it will wipe out everyone in the entire San Simeon and the two surrounding communities in a very short time!"

"My God! So that's how it is!"

Sheriff Harvey, Uncle Carl, and Officer Henry all gasped in shock.

"There...there really is such a monster?!"

"Yeah, we fought this thing in Los Angeles, but unfortunately, it escaped!" Qin Jin pointed north and said bluntly:

"We think this thing is a genetic weapon created by the military, or maybe it's aliens who escaped from Area 51, who knows... Those bastards in the White House never care about the lives of ordinary people like us!"

Criticizing the president and the White House is an old American tradition, and Qin Jin's statement immediately gained everyone's support.

Sheriff Harvey, Uncle Carl, and others together gave Washington the middle finger:

"Fuck it!"

Having built closer relationships with everyone and laid sufficient groundwork, Qin Jin quickly made a decision:

"Alright! Now that I've encountered this, I can't just ignore it. I'll assist you in dealing with this monster—I suggest we immediately remove the roadblocks, then arrange for personnel, prepare gasoline and weapons, and once I've inspected the scene, we'll launch a pursuit!"

………………

The night was as dark as ink, swallowing the winding outline of California's Highway 1.

A convoy of seven or eight cars and SUVs sped along like a giant, oppressive python, illuminated by their headlights.

In the passenger seat of the second car, Tong Shouyi's face was grim as he repeatedly dialed Johnny's number.

His phone has been unreachable for about half an hour and has remained so until now.

"Damn it, what the hell is that bastard Johnny up to?" Tong Shouxiao's impatient curse came from the back seat. He was young and hot-blooded, and his fists were clenched so tightly they cracked.

"Second Uncle, is Johnny going to be in trouble?" Tong Jiye, sitting next to Tong Shouxiao in the back row, asked in a deep voice, which sounded mature beyond his years.

He was the most outstanding member of the third generation of the Tong family, and also the right-hand man that Tong Shouyi prepared for his son.

Tong Shouyi didn't speak, his gaze sweeping over the WeChat location on his phone. They were now less than ten kilometers from the town of Saint Simon. His nephew Tong Jiye's words reminded him—

"Slow down!" he suddenly ordered. "Johnny was likely spotted by the Ghost and already dead! Everyone, be alert!"

The convoy immediately slowed down, and the low growl of the engines turned into a cautious whimper.

Just then, Tong Shouxin's urgent voice came through the walkie-talkie, tinged with a barely perceptible hint of surprise:

"Second Brother! There's something on the hillside to the right! Take a look!"

This time, the Tong family mobilized four members of their own family: Tong Shouyi, Shouxin, and Shouxiao, along with Tong Jiye, a member of the younger generation, plus about twenty servants from Wushengtang.

Tong Shouyi suddenly looked up, his gaze piercing through the car window and shooting towards the steep hillside on the right.

Under the dim moonlight, a path meandered up to a grassy plateau halfway up the slope. Two cars were parked in the shadow of the trees, and a blurry black figure stood beside the cars, almost blending into the shadows.

The dark figure was raising its arm and lowering it towards the road below the mountain, waving again and again!

"Holy crap! Isn't that Johnny?" Tong Shouxiao saw him too and yelled, "The ghost's come up the mountain?"

"Sixth Uncle, this could be a trap!" Tong Jiye said in a deep voice, "We should stop the car!"

Tong Shouyi looked at the dark figure on the hillside. This kind of deliberate mystery was very similar to the tricks in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It might be Johnny, but it was more likely a ghost's trick!

"Keep going! Everyone else, stop the car!" Tong Shouyi made a decisive decision.

"Shouxin, after you drive past, you take your men and come back to flank us from the front; Shouxiao, take your men and come with me on the small path; Jiye, you take three or four men and climb the slope directly from below, without taking a detour—we'll approach from three directions and see who's playing tricks!"

The screeching of brakes rang out one after another, and the car quickly came to a stop on the side of the road.

More than twenty elite soldiers from the Tong family, armed with long and short guns, filed out and, under the command of Tong Shouyi and others, dispersed and silently encircled the position on the mountain along the predetermined route.

After the lead vehicle sped through the area, Tong Shouxin led his men back in the opposite direction, using the trees and rocks as cover to sneak up the hillside.

The air seemed to freeze, with only the rustling of the wind through the leaves and the suppressed breathing and heartbeats of the crowd remaining.

As they drew closer and the encirclement was about to close in, with the target less than fifty meters away, a sudden change occurred!

The dark figure suddenly lowered its body and darted into the nearby woods, disappearing swiftly and agilely into the darkness amidst the rustling of leaves!

"Chase!"

Tong Shouyi let out a low shout, no longer concealing his intentions, and led the people around him in a fierce chase. The others also took off running, rushing towards the direction where the dark figure disappeared.

More than twenty people rushed into the woods almost simultaneously, brandishing their flashlights!

A huge rock stood tall in the woods. Tong Shouyi looked at the fallen plants beside the rock and, without hesitation, led his men to rush over. Almost everyone's flashlight beams converged simultaneously as they circled the rock...

The sight before them sent chills down the spines of all twenty-odd people, sending a shiver of cold air rushing from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads!

That's nobody at all!

Those were two incredibly large black bears!

This is a Kodiak brown bear. When standing, it is over three meters tall and weighs over 500 kilograms. Its body is covered in dark red grime and rotting wounds, and it exudes a strong, suffocating stench of blood and decay!

The two brown bears stared intently at the food that had suddenly appeared in front of them!

Their eyes were a deathly gray-white, lifeless, only a terrifying pale stillness!

The two bears were chewing stiffly with paws and flesh in their mouths, while several torn corpses lay on the ground, with limbs and bloodstains everywhere, a sight that was chilling to behold!

That was... a bear waving!

An ancient and terrifying Chinese folk tale instantly flashed through Tong Shouyi's mind—

Deep in the mountains, bears that have become spirits will mimic human gestures and beckon travelers closer before devouring them!