Meng Chao sank into deep thought.
He was not just thinking about Xiao Fanghua.
Also, did Xiao Fanghua have anything to do with Zhao Feixuan becoming one of the ten most wanted lost people in Dragon City in the future?
Xiao Fanghua did not expect Meng Chao to tell her the answer.
She smiled faintly and continued walking forward.
A ruckus came from ahead of them.
It was a tent that had collapsed, and something was moving under it.
Many people rushed forward to take a look.
A lot of people squeezed their way out, and as they did so, they cried out in surprise, "Zombies!"
Meng Chao and Xiao Fanghua looked at each other. They could see the eagerness in each other's eyes.
Dragon Citizens carried a lot of viruses in their bodies, and they usually formed a delicate balance with the immune system. In fact, they could even activate the power in their genes and turn normal people into superhumans.
But if they were seriously injured and their immune system collapsed, or if they were bitten by snakes, insects, rats, or ants that carried the mutated virus, the virus would break out at any time and turn a living human being into a horrifying, bestial zombie.
Granny Wang, who used to be Meng Chao's neighbor, had been stabbed by a Demonic Halberd Pig's fangs, which caused the virus to erupt and turn her into a zombie.
After the fog descended, the Survival Committee conducted a zombie virus test for the citizens who came into contact with monsters.
The test for the citizens who entered the temporary settlement was incredibly strict.
However, as humans brought a lot of bacteria and viruses from Earth to wreak havoc in the Other World, the zombie virus kept evolving. Up to now, there were already dozens of subtypes.
Some of the mutated zombie viruses had an especially long incubation period, so it was very difficult to detect them.
Some of the mutated zombie viruses had really strong drug resistance, and all sorts of vaccines and gene medicine were useless against them.
Some of the mutated zombie viruses acted up really quickly. Once they were bitten by pests that carried the viruses, they would erupt in just a few minutes. They could also burn the mitochondria in the depths of human cells, which would allow normal people to instantly activate the power of superhumans. After burning madly for around ten minutes to dozens of minutes, they would spontaneously combust and be reduced to a pile of ashes.
Hence, zombies would occasionally appear in the temporary settlement, which resulted in a lot of deaths and made the people panic.
As superhumans, Meng Chao and Xiao Fanghua had a responsibility.
They pushed their way into the crowd.
Then, they heard a ripping sound ahead of them. The sturdy tarp on the tent was torn apart by a pair of claws with red nails and abscesses.
A zombie with messy long hair and deformed limbs crawled out.
Her face could still be vaguely recognized as a rather delicate and pretty woman.
But right now, with the crimson eyes as the center, thick veins and nerves were spreading out in a radial pattern.
His expression as a human had been replaced by that of a hungry beast.
Saliva that was as thick as blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. She stared at the surrounding residents, and a low roar that sounded like a sinister laugh came from the depths of her throat.
"Oh no, both eyes are red, and there are radial blood vessels bulging around the eye sockets. This is the most overbearing mutated zombie virus."
Meng Chao frowned slightly.
Although he wasn't sure of the specific model of the mutated zombie virus.
But based on the woman's ferocious appearance and the vitality magnetic field around her that burned like flames, Meng Chao knew that the cells in her body were exploding like dynamite, turning her into a dazzling, short-lived, and terrifying life form.
The surrounding residents cried out in alarm.
Everyone knew what was good for them.
If it were a normal zombie, they would not have to be too afraid. As long as they were careful not to be bitten, they could just charge forward and kill it.
But the fighting strength of a mutated zombie with such a terrifying appearance was secondary. The key was that the virus was incredibly contagious. Forget about being scratched or bitten, even if its saliva or blood splashed on a person's skin, there was a certain chance that they would end up as the next victim.
Hence, the residents who originally wanted to help retreated while crying for their parents. They knocked down eight more tents on their way, and the scene was a mess.
Due to the stimulation from the noise, the blood vessels around the mutated zombie's eye sockets popped up even more. It was as if her red eyes had instantly expanded by five times and filled her entire face.
She bared her fangs and took two steps toward the crowd.
Suddenly, a cry came from behind her.
Something was squirming under the collapsed tent. Soon, it crawled out of the hole the mutated zombie had torn. It was a four or five-year-old girl.
She should be the mutated zombie's child, right?
The mutated zombie virus only took effect for a short period of time. Perhaps a few minutes ago, her mother had been telling her stories, playing games, and cooking simple but steaming food for her.
But due to a very fine wound on her body, in just a short half a minute, her mother had completely changed.
The girl had yet to register what was going on.
No one knew whether it was because she was scared out of her wits or because she recognized the mutated zombie's clothes and believed that it was still her beloved mother who would not hurt her.
She just stood in front of the mutated zombie with a confused look on her face.
A hint of struggle flashed in the mutated zombie's eyes, which were like red vortexes.
But as the virus instantly reached her brain, the last bit of her consciousness as a human was soon devoured by the brutal predatory instincts.
It raised its sharp claws at the girl.
At the same time, Meng Chao quickly drew out the mini pistol he had hidden at his waist and aimed at the mutated zombie's temple.
The exquisite pistol was no bigger than half the size of a palm, and it was filled with special bullets with runic symbols and crystals embedded in them. With Meng Chao's Basic Level Gun Technique, which had already reached Perfect Realm, he could definitely kill the mutated zombie with one shot.
"No!"
Just when Meng Chao was about to pull the trigger, he heard someone shout.
Then, a strong figure rushed between the mutant zombie and the little girl like an arrow, hugged the little girl, and completely exposed his back to the mutant zombie.
Whoosh!
The mutated zombie virus could make a normal person's cells enter an "awakened state" for a short period of time, and they could bring out fighting strength that was equivalent to that of superhumans.
The mutated zombie's claw tore open the person's skin and revealed his white periosteum.
The person grunted, but he could not care about himself. Instead, he threw the girl in Meng Chao's direction and shouted, "Catch!"
When he saw that Meng Chao caught the girl steadily, he kicked the mutated zombie to the ground like a scorpion swinging its tail. Then, he brought out a bag with a strange fragrance from his bosom.
The mutated zombie fell down stiffly, then jumped up stiffly.
The person brought out something that looked like powder or paint from the bag. Then, he turned around and pasted it on the mutated zombie's face.
His five fingers twisted in five different directions at the same time. His strokes moved like dragons and snakes as he drew five profound and complicated runic symbols on the mutated zombie's face at the same time.
The mutated zombie stopped moving as if it had been struck by a paralysis curse. Even its growls were frozen in its throat.
The person did not care about the blood gushing out of the wound on his back. He was focused and mumbled while his hands moved freely. He used his blood and the runic ink in the bag to draw more than one hundred runic symbols on the mutated zombie's face, chest, abdomen, and limbs with a dazzling technique.
When the mutated zombie's last toe was covered in runic symbols that were as small as the heads of flies, he sighed in relief. He clasped his hands together, and his spirit energy surged out.
An unbelievable scene happened.
In just a short half a minute, the person drew more than one hundred runic symbols on the mutated zombie's body. All of them shone as if they were connected to electricity.
The mutated zombie twitched violently as if it was dancing a strange dance, but based on its expression, it did not seem to be in much pain.
On the contrary, as the runic symbols burned, drops of dark red blood seeped out of the mutated zombie's pores. The horrible stench was instantly dispelled by the flames from the runic symbols.
In an instant, the protruding blood vessels on the mutated zombie's body calmed down. The red vortex-like eyes that occupied half of its face also gradually returned to normal.
A sound that sounded like a balloon deflating came from the depths of its throat. It coughed up a faint red poisonous fog and fell on its back. As its sharp nails fell off, it looked like a sleeping human.
When the person saw that the mutated zombie was no longer moving, he sighed in relief and put on a charming smile. He gestured for Meng Chao to help him.
Meng Chao hesitated for a moment.
It was not that he did not want to help, but that he had already recognized the person.
He was one of the ten great lost people wanted in Dragon City from his previous life.
He was Zhao Feixuan, who would kill countless people, and he might be even more terrifying than the Supernatural Entities.
"Old Zhao!"
Before Meng Chao could adjust his emotions, Xiao Fanghua rushed forward.
When Zhao Feixuan saw his wife suddenly glaring at him, he looked like a student who had done something wrong and was caught red-handed by his teacher.
Then, he remembered that his wife was pregnant, and his expression changed drastically. He waved his hand and said, "Don't come over! It's dangerous here!"
"You know that it's dangerous too?"
Xiao Fanghua was angry and anxious. When she saw the terrifying wound on his back, her heart ached for him. She stomped her feet and said, "Then why did you rush forward? You could have used a gun to solve the problem from a distance!"
"If I had used a gun, she would have definitely died."
Zhao Feixuan smiled. "I used runic symbols to control her vitality magnetic field so that all the cells in her body would enter a state of suspended animation. That way, she would still have a chance of surviving. I could have gotten rid of the virus and saved her."
The mutated zombie virus might be incredibly destructive, but since it acted up too quickly, it did not have the time to erode all the organs in the human body, including most of the brain.
Speaking of which, the possibility of getting rid of the virus and returning to normal only existed in theory.
Meng Chao went forward and noticed that even though Zhao Feixuan's runic symbols covered the mutated zombie's breathing and heartbeat, the frequency was incredibly low. It was only once or twice per minute.
He could be considered to be barely sleeping between life and death.
Meng Chao cast a glance at the festering wound on Zhao Feixuan's back. The red was spreading swiftly through the wound, and Meng Chao frowned. "The zombie virus has already acted up. The hope of saving her is incredibly slim. There's no need for you to take such a risk. Even superhumans can't survive all viruses."
"Even if the hope is slim, it's not zero!"
Zhao Feixuan was in so much pain that he twitched, but his eyes still sparkled. "Besides, the girl is right in front of us. If she watches her mother get shot in the head, it might leave a trauma in her heart that she won't be able to get rid of. Now, even if we can't save her, at the very least, we can make her remember her mother at her most beautiful, right?"
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