Saint Er Laboratory—Xie Chiyuan had never heard of this name before. The laboratories he had heard of were mostly quite ordinary, nothing memorable.
Xie Chiyuan instantly understood what the worm was.
The number one computer virus on the list is called a worm, and it has more than 500 variants.
So, the culprit this time is a small worm mutation.
Out of consideration for the nutritional paste, Red Bird kindly comforted him, "Your life is not guaranteed. They need to find the worm, kill it, and then you can naturally return."
"Of course, they need to act quickly, otherwise the zombie training ground the worms create for them could be hellish in difficulty."
Chi Niao, having cleared himself of any involvement, watched Xie Chiyuan's "good behavior" with a keen interest, eager to see what all the fuss was about.
Chapter 34
After receiving the message from Chi Niao, Xie Chiyuan immediately hung up the video call, refusing to share any gossip with him.
He got up from his computer and, based on the clues provided by Chi Niao, tried to find a way to enter the training ground.
In the infirmary, Little Butterfly lay half-dead in a padded box, while several mycelium strands disguised as spider webs clung to the windowsill.
"Flap your wings and see if you have the strength?"
Tang Yi stared intently at the little butterfly until it fluttered its wings perfunctorily, at which point he finally relaxed: "Looks a bit better than yesterday."
A few mycelia watched with great interest as the quack doctor treated the moth, practically cheering him on: "Go for it, kill him!"
The quack doctor was fortunate enough to encounter a sick animal, a little butterfly, on his path to becoming a veterinarian.
This little butterfly is no ordinary butterfly; it's quite resilient.
Even though quack doctors sometimes use the wrong medicine and the wrong treatment methods, Little Butterfly, with her strong desire to recover and take revenge, actually healed herself.
Wait until it gets dark.
When the little butterfly couldn't find its older brother to pick it up, it started to get restless and tried to fly towards the top.
Tang Yi pressed a finger down on him: "Don't fly around. We'll be spending the night here. Yu An is training and won't finish until tomorrow."
Upon hearing that they would have to spend the night, both the little butterfly and the eavesdropping little white mushroom objected.
The mycelium of the little white mushroom scurried back into the room, and the little butterfly was also determined to escape.
Tang Yi was afraid that he would hurt himself again, so she had no choice but to go back to Yu An's room with him.
Yu An was indeed not in the room.
The little white mushroom and the little butterfly were both anxiously pacing around, but Tang Yi, out of politeness, did not go in.
"Little Six, doesn't that quack doctor know where Big Brother's training ground is? Go look for it!" Little White Mushroom is too ashamed to be seen by anyone, so it can't run around the base at all.
After all, whether it's a mushroom that can run or a mycelium that can move around, people will come to catch it.
The fluttering moth is different!
The fluttering moth can fly!
The little butterfly was filled with regret; he should have followed his older brother from the start. Anyway, since he was a butterfly mimic, as long as he wasn't sent to a lab for research, no one would know his mutant identity.
The aberrations of the α sequence, all of which are extremely realistic in their non-human mimicry.
"Wait here."
The little butterfly flapped its wings and said, "I'm going to talk to that quack doctor and see if he has any new information about Big Brother."
As soon as the little butterfly flew away, the little white mushroom spun around in disarray.
Tang Yi looked up and saw the little butterfly fly out; his smile widened. He held the butterfly in his hands and bumped into Tang Xin on his way back.
"Brother," Tang Xin called out hesitantly, "Are you going to find Yu An? He might not be back tomorrow."
Little butterfly: "???"
The little butterfly suddenly stared at Tang Xin.
On the small island, the children left behind are trying to find out news of their eldest brother. But their eldest brother is so busy right now that he doesn't even have time to catch his breath.
"Yu An, find a hiding spot!"
"Song Jun, retreat!"
"Monkey, aim for decapitations! Conserve ammunition!"
At the entrance of Linxiyuan residential area, Yin Feng led the way in killing zombies, while his teammates followed orders.
Not far from them, in front of a shop, an aunt wearing a red apron was lying flat on the ground with two skewers of barbecue in her hands.
Dark red blood was flowing from the spot on his head where he had been hit by the special bullet.
While searching for a place to hide, Yu An turned her gaze away from her aunt.
Just moments before, the auntie selling barbecue came downstairs again.
He handed two large handfuls of kebabs to Yu An.
"I've been looking at this child, squatting in the neighborhood for ages, without even eating a bite to eat." The auntie who came down said in a rambling voice, "Is he having some trouble? The barbecue I didn't sell here won't taste good tomorrow, so please give it all to me."
The auntie not only brought kebabs, but also some flatbreads, and taught Yu An: "Wrap the kebabs in the flatbreads, they're so delicious."
She appeared kind and approachable, and her tone of voice when speaking to Yu An was perfectly normal.
Yu An was unsure whether to accept the call, so she turned around and looked at the captain a few steps away.
The captain was about to speak when his pupils suddenly contracted. He shouted sharply, "Yu An, get out of the way!"
Yu An instinctively dodged, but the aunt behind him suddenly grabbed his wrist. The aunt who had given Yu An the skewers two seconds ago had changed her appearance two seconds later, and her teeth, covered in red meat strips, were biting hard at Yu An.
The aunt's sudden attack was like a signal.
The neighborhood was bustling with people around 7 a.m., people leaving get off work or going home, all taking a stroll.
After Yu An dodged the aunt, all these normally normal passersby suddenly became as mindless as the aunt.
The store invited them to come over, and a salesperson with a discount rushed at them with a hair clipper and hairdryer.
Hiding from the city management officers around the corner, a stall selling shoes for 20 yuan a pair was kicked over, and the officers approached.
The young man who was making a scene at the supermarket entrance to buy popsicles turned his head and stared at them with red eyes.
What gave Yu An the creeps was that a couple on a date didn't stare at them with the same eyes they were eyeing their food. But they happened to be kissing, and in the blink of an eye, their lips were locked on each other, biting into each other's flesh.
Yu An: "..."
Yu An felt that she never wanted to kiss anyone again in her life!
Chaos erupted at the intersection of the residential area; this unconventional zombie explosion caught everyone present completely off guard.
In the past, zombie outbreaks spread in a pattern of one zombie biting another.
How come all these people in Linxi Garden seem to have been infected with a single click, exploding instantly?
"Captain, come here!"
The tobacco and alcohol supermarket had the fewest people. Yu An swiftly dealt with the two mutated sales clerks inside and secured the door.
The teammates were already struggling to cope with the open-air conditions. They quickly retreated into the tobacco and liquor store, with Yin Feng, as the captain, protecting them at the back.
"Captain, come in quickly."
The initial attack was clearly intended to wipe them out in the shortest possible time. Yu An urgently called out to the captain at the back.
The captain was being chased closely, surrounded by zombies on all sides. The team members who had retreated back to the tobacco and alcohol shop, seeing the situation, decided to go back.
Yu An grabbed everyone and pulled them inside, then rushed out himself.
"Bang bang bang—"
Several gunshots rang out, killing the zombie that was closest to Yin Feng.
"Captain, here's the magazine."
Yu An gave all his bullets to Yin Feng. He was confident and not very worried about his situation.
Even just now, he only fired at the zombies next to his teammates.
"I don't need it!" Yin Feng was so angry when he saw him come out that he almost vomited blood. "Who let me out?!"
Yu An didn't reply to him, but simply blocked his way and told him to retreat into the tobacco and liquor store.
Zombies were desperately trying to squeeze through the door of the tobacco and liquor store. Song Jun glanced at Yin Feng and Yu An, who hadn't arrived yet, and then looked at the zombies on the door. Cold sweat dripped down his forehead.
Yin Feng looked back and knew he couldn't get through the door.
He spoke through the door, giving the order: "Song Jun, the acting captain here, protect the remaining team members. We'll meet in 602."
After giving the order, Yin Feng led Yu An to move.
Yu An looked at Song Jun behind the glass door and shouted, "Song Jun, check the floor and see if there's a basement. The basements here might be connected."
"Be careful and don't trust anyone here!"
If the people here suddenly mutate like Auntie, Song Jun and his team will be caught off guard.
Song Jun watched helplessly as the captain and Yu An led the zombies away. Without hesitation, he immediately locked the door and began searching for a basement.
"Captain, come with me."
Yu An led the way and ran into the residential area. His idea was simple and straightforward: since everyone in the neighborhood was chasing them away, they might as well take the opportunity to see if they could find an empty apartment.
"elder brother!"
As soon as he ran into the residential area, the little rascal Chongchong rushed over and hugged Yu An's leg.
Yu An's first reaction was to push him away.
But Chongchong's body kept trembling. He timidly looked up at Yu An, his voice pitiful: "Chongchong is so scared."
Yu An picked him up and quickly checked him over.
There were no bite marks.
"Captain, should we take him with us?"
"Take it with you."