Just as they were about to set off, they saw a zombie crawling over from the corner of the street with great agility.
At first glance, it was dressed in a suit and had a laptop bag slung over its shoulder. It looked like an elite office worker.
But its grayish-white limbs were twice the length of a normal person's. They came out of its sleeves and pants, and it looked as comical as an adult wearing a child's clothes.
Since its bones and muscles had grown deformed in just a few minutes, its grayish-white skin had become as thin as a cicada's wings. Intersecting patterns had also been torn, revealing bloody flesh sprouts.
But it did not sense anything. Like a human-shaped spider, it moved around the walls and trees on both sides of the street as if it was flying.
Bang, bang, bang, bang!
A series of rapid gunshots came from behind it.
Along with the disorderly footsteps was a group of enthusiastic citizens who had just gotten off work. They had been resupplied with guns and ammunition from the underground armory at the end of the street. They armed themselves to the teeth and started killing the rat horde and zombies on the spot.
Meng Chao saw that this group of people were of all shapes and sizes. Based on the way they held their guns and the formation of the squad, they did not seem very professional. He knew that they were a mob that had been formed at the last minute.
This sort of mob should have been stationed in the fortified residential areas. They should not have taken the initiative to run out to hunt.
"It's too dangerous here!"
Meng Chao shouted at the enthusiastic citizens. "Hurry up and find a place to set up camp! Wait for the Red Dragon Army to come!"
"It's fine. They're just zombies."
The group grinned and said nonchalantly, "Zombies are all weaklings. We've already set up full body defense. They can't bite us."
As they spoke, they swung their arms and patted their necks.
Indeed, it was winter, so everyone wore thick clothes. As long as they used bulletproof materials to cover their exposed limbs, it would be difficult for normal zombies' canines and nails to tear through their defenses.
Besides, the new generation of Dragon Citizens basically grew up listening to the stories of their parents and grandparents fighting zombies.
Decades ago, when they had just transmigrated to the Other World, the older generation was still confused, but they used hammers, cleavers, and lawnmowers to kill zombies until they pissed their pants.
Now, Dragon Citizens were not even afraid of monsters, so naturally, they would not be afraid of mere zombies.
Meng Chao still wanted to stop it, but the spider-like long-legged zombie poked its head out from the treetops.
The enthusiastic citizens shouted and rushed forward, firing randomly. Suddenly, the zombies were riddled with holes and fell from the treetops.
The enthusiastic citizens let out cries of victory and rushed forward to check the results of the battle.
Alarm bells went off in Meng Chao's head. He cursed in his heart and activated his 3D mobile gear. As he stomped on the ground, a powerful gust of air gushed out of his back and propelled him to jump thirty meters away. He landed on the roof of a paralyzed public bus.
Swoosh!
His chain sabers left his hands, and with spirit energy added to them, they turned into burning flames and dazzling lightning. They cut open two long and narrow cracks on the roof of the bus.
Meng Chao extended his hand into the gap and used force to tear off an entire steel plate from the bus.
The public buses had to consider the problem of monsters attacking them during rush hours. The windows were really small, and the exterior was really sturdy. They were basically super armored vehicles.
The steel plate Meng Chao tore off was in charge of covering the crystal engine. It was like a huge arc-shaped shield.
With the shield in hand, Meng Chao jumped to the spot where the zombie had fallen. Then, he heard the enthusiastic citizens cry out in surprise.
Under the stimulation of the mutated zombie virus, the organs of the heavily wounded zombie swiftly liquefied and even vaporized in just a few seconds, causing its body to swell up in a deformed manner.
Soon, even its head was submerged by its body. Only four long and thin limbs were left.
At first glance, it looked like a balloon filled with venom with four matchsticks sticking out of it.
The venom that gushed out of the wounds landed on the plants, which instantly turned yellow and withered. Pungent white smoke rose from them.
When the enthusiastic citizens saw that the situation was bad, they wanted to retreat and dodge.
But it was too late. The zombie that had swelled up to its limit exploded with a bang, and the venom rained down on the enthusiastic citizens.
The citizens screamed. Many of them could only crouch down on the ground while hugging their heads and praying that their winter clothes were thick enough to resist the venom.
Fortunately, Meng Chao reacted quickly. He tossed his shield and blocked most of the venom that flew out.
The shield sizzled and emitted white smoke.
Only bits and pieces of venom stained the clothes of the enthusiastic citizens.
"Everyone, take off your coats immediately!"
Meng Chao's voice was fierce. "Then, form groups of two and aim your guns at the center of each other's brows. The new zombie virus will only activate for a short period of time. Everyone, be on guard against each other. Observe each other for three minutes. After three minutes, recite the first rule of Dragon Citizens and make sure that your brains haven't been invaded by the virus, or else, what happened to this citizen might happen to you. Do you understand?
The timer starts now! "Once Meng Chao returned from the apocalypse and became serious, he had a fierce killing intent that many of the veteran fighters in this era did not have.
The enthusiastic citizens were stimulated by his killing intent, and all of them shuddered.
Some of them recognized Meng Chao. He was a young superhuman in Dragon City and the leader of the Golden Generation.
They cast a glance at the zombie that had already turned into pus and venom. When they remembered that this pitiful person had been a human just like them ten minutes ago, they no longer dared to be careless. They quickly took off their coats that might have been stained by the venom and flung them far away.
Several citizens who were closest to the zombies took off their sweaters and thermal clothes and threw them off. They would rather shiver in the cold wind than have the venom seep into their skin, be infected by the virus, and become zombies.
Everyone formed groups of two and aimed their guns at each other.
Meng Chao had Lu Siya watch them while he checked the zombie's carcass.
This zombie self-destructed very "cleanly". Basically, other than the long and thin broken limbs, there was not much useful left.
Meng Chao poured spirit energy into his eyes, and his eyes shone brightly. After searching for a long time, he brought out a long and thin pair of forceps and picked up one of the zombie's remaining fingers. He stared at the cut for a long time.
Then, he brought out more than ten portable reagents and powders from his bosom. He gathered some of the zombie's blood, venom, and scraps to conduct all sorts of tests.
When he sprinkled a few of the reagents on the zombie's blood, nothing happened. The reagents were clearly separated from the blood. They did not fuse with it, and neither did they react to it.
When he tested the seventh reagent, he sprinkled a faint red reagent on it, and the zombie's blood immediately started pumping madly. Spikes even grew on the surface of the liquid. It was as if the blood had been given a brand new life.
The camera on Meng Chao's shoulder recorded the entire process of the zombie's blood reacting.
Three minutes were up.
On the surface, the enthusiastic citizens did not seem to have gone through any changes.
Half of them could smoothly recite the first rule of the citizens' code of conduct.
The other half might have stumbled a little, but they could sing the newest pop songs, know the latest hot gossip, and memorize the multiplication table.
There was also a girl with stars in her eyes. She pounced on Meng Chao excitedly and said that she was Meng Chao's admirer. She asked for his autograph.
By the looks of it, none of them were infected.
They still had a clear mind and independent will. At the same time, they had great taste in beauty.
Meng Chao signed his autograph for the female fan.
The Red Dragon Army's armored vehicles rumbled over from the end of the street.
Meng Chao sighed in relief and handed the enthusiastic citizens to the soldiers. Then, he thought about it and called Ye Xiaoxing.
"Captain Ye, how's the situation on your side? Are there a lot of citizens injured?" Meng Chao asked.
"How did you know?"
Ye Xiaoxing sounded a little anxious. "We wanted to rush to the important facilities as soon as possible to defend them, but we ran into a lot of injured citizens on the way. These zombies aren't easy to deal with!"
"That's right. I just killed a zombie and examined its carcass. I noticed that the zombie carcass has a strong reaction to the Blood Flower reagent," Meng Chao said.
"I'm certain that the latest batch of zombies is a biochemical weapon created by the abnormal beast's lab. Besides, when the abnormal beast created the new virus, not only did it fuse the characteristics of the zombie virus and rabies virus, it also created a strange substance from the Blood Flower, which allowed the virus to fuse with the Blood Flower's characteristics."
Ye Xiaoxing was shocked. "What?!"
"Based on our experience of killing monsters in the wild, once a monster is infected with the Blood Flower, not only will its mobility increase by leaps and bounds, it might also gain all sorts of strange skills, such as spitting fire and acid, self-destructing to spread bacteria, viruses, and spores, the chances of them turning into zombies after they die increase by leaps and bounds, and so on," Meng Chao continued.
"I highly suspect that the characteristics that once appeared on the monsters will also appear on the new zombies. This batch of zombies is definitely not weak. If the normal citizens continue to judge the fighting strength of the new zombies with their old standards, they'll definitely suffer a huge loss.
"I suggest that before we understand all the characteristics of the new zombies, the normal citizens shouldn't recklessly engage in close-quarters combat. They have to be especially wary of the zombies self-destructing and turning into zombies a second time!"
"Makes sense. I'll notify the related departments and try to evacuate the citizens to the fortified residential areas," Ye Xiaoxing said.
"Damn it, the intelligence of the abnormal beasts is indeed not to be underestimated. They intentionally chose to attack during the evening rush hour after people got off work. A large number of citizens are stuck on the streets, and when they realize that the enemies are 'just' rats and zombies, many of them took the initiative to attack. They don't have anywhere to retreat to, and they don't want to retreat. If this continues, there will be a lot of casualties, and it'll be difficult for us to restore order.
"But I'll handle the citizens' matters. Hurry to the construction site of the underwater tunnel. The enemy's plan is very meticulous. Something major will definitely happen tonight!"
"Got it!"
Meng Chao cut off the call and replenished a batch of grenades and flares from the kind citizens and soldiers.
"Trust me."
He turned his head around and said to Lu Siya anxiously, "My instincts tell me that something will definitely happen at the construction site of the underwater tunnel. We can't waste time anymore. We have to hurry there as soon as possible!"
"Meng Chao —"
Before Lu Siya could say anything, the female fan who had asked for his autograph ran over again. She waved her phone and chattered away like a lark. "I just told my classmates that I ran into the legendary Meng Chao and even fought zombies with you, but my classmates don't believe me. They say that I'm just bragging. Can I take a picture with you?"
"Of course."
Meng Chao smiled brightly. He gestured for the female fan to hand her phone to Lu Siya while he crouched down and made a peace sign.
Lu Siya was speechless.
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