Humans were easily imaginative creatures. When it came to infectious diseases, they would immediately think of infection, quarantine, death, or even cleansing. Sometimes, imaginary fears were more frightening than real threats.
In just a few seconds, there was no one around. Luo Yuan stood there, frowning.
It was not that he was not afraid of contagion, but he had clearly sensed a mutated mosquito fly up from the man's back when he had collapsed. He looked at the middle-aged man, who was still twitching and struggling on the ground. He took a few steps forward, ignoring the disgust, and grabbed the man's body so that his back was facing the ground.
A purplish-red lump the size of a fist suddenly appeared on the back of the man's already swollen neck. A trace of black blood slowly flowed from the red dot in the center of the lump.
"What a strong poison!" Luo Yuan's face turned serious.
These mosquitoes were obviously not native to Hedong City. They most likely came from the wild. Otherwise, they would not have appeared so suddenly. The fortifications outside could deal with large creatures, but they were not strong enough to deal with these fist-sized insects. They might not even notice them. The entire defense of Hedong City was like a sieve full of holes to these small creatures. It was completely defenseless!
Plus, the poison was too strong. It did not conform to the principles of biological evolution. No creature, not even the species at the top of the food chain, would waste food like this. Just one mouthful of blood had poisoned an entire creature to death. This was a devastating blow to the entire food chain, and it would eventually lead to the extinction of the entire species. Nature was balanced. Once a part of the balance was broken, a series of chain reactions would occur, leading to a devastating blow.
If the mosquitoes had come from the wild, however, everything made sense. These mutated mosquitoes were only toxic to humans. If the target had been a mutated beast, the effect would have been similar to that of a normal mosquito biting a human. But humans were not mutated beasts, and humans were too fragile. The poison could only cause numbness to mutated beasts, but it could be fatal to humans.
Screams could be heard faintly in the distance. A gust of cold wind blew past, making him feel cold.
He woke up from his thoughts, opened the car door, and got into the driver's seat. The van turned around and drove towards the nearby food monopoly market.
At first, there were still people running around in panic, but after a few minutes, there was no one left on the road. Several corpses were lying on the ground, some of them still twitching and moaning …
The van carefully avoided the corpses on the road. Luo Yuan saw no less than a hundred corpses lying on the road in just a few kilometers.
"Screech!" The van came to an abrupt halt at the entrance of the market!
A few security guards were about to close the gate when Luo Yuan jumped out of the car and shouted, "Wait, I want to buy rice."
"This place is about to close. If you want to buy rice, come back tomorrow or the day after!" A tall and thin security guard with a slightly dark complexion said with a trace of uneasiness on his face. He gestured to the surrounding security guards to pull down the roller shutter.
Luo Yuan was anxious and sped up. Before the security guard could close the roller shutter completely, he pulled on the iron bars and said, "Brothers, it doesn't matter. It will only take a few minutes. If you guys are quick, it might not even take a minute."
"You … what are you doing?" The tall and thin security guard was caught off guard. He had just seen Luo Yuan get out of the car, but the next moment, Luo Yuan had already pulled the roller shutter shut.
"We don't have enough food at home, and the situation outside has happened. You guys know that without food, our family will starve to death," Luo Yuan said. Each of the security guards was well-equipped, and Luo Yuan did not want to cause any more trouble. He took out a stack of 100 catties of food stamps from his pocket and stuffed them into the gap of the roller shutter without looking at them. "Brothers, please make an exception."
The tall and thin security guard picked up the stack of food stamps and counted them. There were 18 of them. His heart beat faster and his breathing quickened.
He was also recruited by the government, but he was just a non-official staff member. He did have some benefits, but it was not a comfortable job. He just did not starve to death. He had never seen so much money before. However, when he thought about the mysterious deaths outside, he was a little hesitant.
"Captain!" An older security guard could not help but say when he saw the captain hesitating.
The tall and thin security guard came back to his senses and looked at his subordinates, who were looking at him eagerly. He was stunned, but he did not hesitate anymore and asked, "How much do you want?"
Luo Yuan also knew that he could not ask for too much. "Five bags of new food."
Everyone's eyes lit up. 250 catties of food, even if it was new food, would only cost 375 catties of food stamps. The remaining 1,400 food stamps would be theirs.
"Hurry up and bring a few bags of food over," the tall and thin security guard said in a low voice. The food market had a quota system, but as long as it was managed by people, there would inevitably be loopholes. They were the security guards of the food market, so as long as they did not go overboard, they still had this privilege.
"Yes, Captain! Captain? "
A few tall and strong security guards quickly ran into the warehouse. Not long after, they carried five bags of food over and pushed them through the gap in the door.
Luo Yuan dragged the five bags of food to the side. When he saw that they were about to close the door, he quickly said, "Wait!"
The tall and thin security guard became vigilant and quietly pulled out his gun. The other security guards around him also pulled out their guns. He said in a low voice, "I've already given you the food. What else do you want?"
Luo Yuan was aware of everything behind the roller shutter. He took out another six hundred catties of food stamps and stuffed them into the gap without hesitation. "Please don't misunderstand, my friends. It was a pleasure working with you this time. I hope there will be more opportunities next time."
They did not know when the situation would end. If the situation got worse, this amount of food would obviously not be enough. Although these security guards were not high-ranking people, sometimes these people could often play a key role at critical times.
The tall and skinny security guard was stunned when he saw the money being handed to him. With his status, he had never encountered such a situation before. However, he quickly reacted and said, "Alright, you're my friend. My name is Zhou Feng. If you want to buy food in the future, come find me."
"Luo Yuan! See you again! "
Luo Yuan said and threw a sack over his shoulder. He then picked up two more bags of food with each hand and strode towards the van.
His Strength was two times that of a normal person. If a normal person could lift 75 catties, Luo Yuan could lift about 170 catties, which was 340 catties. Five bags of food were only 250 catties, which was nothing to him.
Luo Yuan then went to the market. It was already closed, and no one opened the door despite Luo Yuan's persuasion. Apparently, they were frightened by the sudden mass death.
They did not dare open the door, and Luo Yuan had no choice. He could break in, but he could not bear the consequences. There were more than a dozen well-equipped security guards inside, and even if he came out unscathed, he would still attract the attention of Hedong City's police force. That was enough to make him think twice.
Luo Yuan drove to the residential area and carried the five bags of food to the third floor. As soon as he opened the door, a strong smell of vinegar hit him.
"What took you so long?" Huang Jiahui was relieved to see Luo Yuan unscathed. She quickly closed the door and said anxiously, "I heard there was a malignant disease outside and many people died."
"Don't worry, it's not a contagious disease." He moved the five bags of food to the storage room and continued, "The virus's structure is simple, and it mutates easily. This wave of biological evolution has limited impact on it."
Huang Jiahui thought about it and agreed that it made sense. The flu virus mutated very quickly. It mutated a few times a year, but it did not have much of an impact.
"Oh right, did you close the windows?" Luo Yuan asked as he thought of something.
"We did it a long time ago. The windows are covered with cloth."
"That's not necessary. The people outside were poisoned by the mutated mosquitoes. It's fine to leave some gaps." “
Huang Jiahui had goosebumps when she heard about the mutated mosquitoes. She had seen mutated mosquitoes before. Each of them was huge, and once bitten, there would be a big bruise. It was also extremely itchy. She had seen people in the residential area who had been bitten by mutated mosquitoes. Their skin had been scratched until it was bleeding profusely. Huang Jiahui asked doubtfully, "Although the mosquito bite is itchy, it won't kill you, right?"
Luo Yuan explained to her what he had seen outside. Huang Jiahui's face turned pale and she stood there in a daze.
Luo Yuan did not say anything else. He checked the supplies and walked around the room to sense every corner. When he saw the mutated mosquitoes in the room, he said seriously, "I'm afraid this will not end anytime soon. We have enough food, but we don't have many dishes left. From today onwards, we'll have to reduce the amount of food for every meal by half. We should be able to last for about ten days."
At this time, Wang Shishi walked out of the kitchen with a bag of edible vinegar in her hand. Then, she squeezed her hand and a stream of vinegar shot out from the opening. When it shot into the air, it seemed to have completely lost the gravity of the earth and floated in the air, turning into water droplets of various sizes. She explained in a low voice, "I don't want to show off, but I don't have a sprayer at home. Sister Huang wanted me to use it!"
The next moment, the water droplets exploded and turned into clouds of mist.
The sour smell in the room became even stronger.
"Stop! Stop spraying! "Luo Yuan shouted. He looked like he had a headache.
"What's wrong?" Wang Shishi asked in confusion.
He had no idea who had spread the rumor that vinegar could be used as a disinfectant during SARS. That was why most people would think of using vinegar whenever they encountered something like this.
"I'll tell you later. Stop spraying, the smell is disgusting. Come here first!"
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