However, upon initial contact, Lu Chuan found that relying solely on theory and personal exploration really had significant gaps compared to actual combat...
Previously, Lu Chuan didn't understand why many people could hit a sandbag with great force, yet easily get knocked down in the ring.
It's because the control of distance and the opponent's reactions all require actual combat to hone.
Simply punching air or a target doesn't build strong combat experience.
After truly engaging in face-to-face combat, Lu Chuan realized that relying purely on his fighting techniques to subdue the opponent was somewhat difficult.
The concept of learning from books was clearly ineffective in this context.
Fortunately, with zombies who fear nothing as training partners, Lu Chuan applied all sorts of combat techniques on them.
Through repeated practice, Lu Chuan's punching speed became faster and faster.
His accuracy also improved significantly, allowing him to retaliate while dodging attacks.
Practicing combat not only enhances real combat experience but also improves body coordination.
Even if there's no direct confrontation in the future, it would provide an advantage in escape.
Bam bam bam!
Thuds resounded continuously in the living room as the poor zombie incessantly lunged at Lu Chuan with bites.
However, what awaited it was Lu Chuan's agile moves.
After dodging the zombie's frontal attack, Lu Chuan grabbed its shoulder and executed an over-the-shoulder throw.
Bang!
As soon as the zombie stood up again, Lu Chuan delivered another back throw, nearly breaking the zombie's spine, even while controlling his strength.
Looking at the zombie in front of him, now battered and bloody from the fight, Lu Chuan nodded in satisfaction.
By now, the zombie's head was already bruised and bleeding from Lu Chuan's blows.
The already loose teeth had been knocked out by Lu Chuan, and the nose, flattened and bleeding black blood, had long been broken.
Even the elbows and knees were easily dislocated by Lu Chuan using joint-locking techniques.
Now, facing a single ordinary zombie's frontal attack, Lu Chuan can easily and skillfully handle it, even to the point of dominating it.
Thanks to this period of training and various combat exercises, Lu Chuan quickly grew from a novice to a fighter with considerable skill.
After all, no matter how advanced modern training methods might be, they can't provide partners like zombies who are impervious to pain and death.
Lu Chuan felt very satisfied with his current skills. In a one-on-one situation with a regular zombie, further improvement of his combat skills had become challenging.
Then Lu Chuan activated Telekinesis, preparing to summon another Corpse Puppet to increase the difficulty.
But just then, Lu Chuan felt a sudden shift in his mind, with an astonishing image flashing in his head.
Recently, Lu Chuan has been practicing multitasking, honing his combat skills with zombies indoors while dispatching Corpse Puppets outside to gather resources.
Yet in his shared vision, Lu Chuan discovered that the two Corpse Puppets he sent to collect resources in Building One of the Sunshine District had encountered something astonishing!
On the third floor of Building One, two zombies were scavenging for resources, exhibiting strangely human-like behavior.
Just then, a bloody silhouette dashed across the ceiling in his view.
The speed was terrifying; if not for the marks left on the ceiling, Lu Chuan might've thought he was seeing things.
He quickly controlled the Corpse Puppets to follow. After all, if a Corpse Puppet dies, it dies; zombies roamed everywhere, and Lu Chuan didn't care about losing a couple.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The bloody figure moved rapidly across walls and ceilings, so fast that even Lu Chuan's controlled Corpse Puppets struggled to keep up!
Quickly, Lu Chuan maneuvered a Corpse Puppet to pick up two wooden sticks for defense.
Perhaps seeing such peculiar behavior from the two zombies, the figure on the ceiling ceased its movement.
Lu Chuan finally saw the bloody figure on the ceiling, and its appearance truly shocked him.
This ceiling-clinging zombie seemed to have undergone a bizarre mutation.
Its skin appeared somewhat peeled, revealing crimson flesh beneath, incredibly grotesque.
While ordinary zombies already looked terrifying, this ceiling clinger was a nightmare among them.
This zombie's skull was remarkably absent, leaving its gory brain exposed.
Most notably, its gaping mouth housed long, sharp teeth and an unnatural, snake-like red tongue.
Both its hands and feet had mutated significantly, now resembling the claws of a Fierce Beast.
However, Lu Chuan noticed that this transformation seemed to impact its spine, rendering the mutated zombie unable to stand, forcing it to crawl on all fours.
Yet its terrifying muscles and explosiveness granted it incredible speed, and its claw-like limbs easily climbed walls and ceilings.
The bizarre sight startled Lu Chuan, as he never expected such an ugly type of zombie to exist.
Most evolved zombies still managed to resemble humanoid creatures.
But the bloody figure before him had cast aside all semblance of humanity...
From the two Corpse Puppets, Lu Chuan sensed an overwhelming fear.
Clearly, this bloody creature posed a significant threat to ordinary zombies.
Lu Chuan immediately controlled the two Corpse Puppets to barrage forward with their sticks.
Yet the terrifying figure clinging to the ceiling leapt with its limbs and, with a flash of its claws, shattered one Corpse Puppet's skull instantly.
Before the second Corpse Puppet could react, it found a red appendage piercing swiftly through its head in its vision.
The speed of this bloody monster was too fast; even with Lu Chuan's controlled Corpse Puppets, they were slaughtered without resistance.
"What, what kind of monster is this?!"
Returning to his physical sight, Lu Chuan felt lingering fear.
"Was it its long tongue that finished off my Corpse Puppet just then?!"
Lu Chuan never imagined that a zombie could evolve to disregard human form, even using the body's vulnerable tongue as a weapon!
That blood-red tongue shot out so fast that his controlled Corpse Puppets couldn't even react.
Suddenly, Lu Chuan's heart felt exceptionally heavy; it seemed that the capabilities zombies evolved into after the Blood Moon far exceeded his expectations...
Or perhaps zombies like himself, endowed with special abilities, weren't anomalies, and he must proceed with greater caution in the future.
Recalling that blood-colored creature capable of walking walls, Lu Chuan felt an immense anxiety,
Realizing that with his current strength, he could hardly stand against it.
Even with five Corpse Puppets swarming, against such absolute power, they would likely be decimated in one fell swoop.
For now, Lu Chuan could only hope that the creature would not venture into Building Five, where he resided.