Chapter 14 (1/2)

That message contained too much information! The zombie that had just come out in a whirlwind from nowhere was actually an experimental subject. Not only did they succeed in fighting and killing it, but they also had the great luck of triggering a sub-task.

As a secondary mission, it may add to their work, but if it was completed they would receive five thousand points! That was equivalent to achieving completion of five separate missions. Shi Qing could finally exchange some points for a big, powerful body, don’t you think so!?

Shi Qing was unbearably excited. Unfortunately, the internal system calls could only be used to relay instructions related to the mission tasks, and they could not use it to chat. In reality, there were a lot of people around Qin Mo. He was still just a dagger, so it was not good for him to be chatting incessantly.

Hey…this is too painful for a chatterbox.

Shi Qing finally noticed that at the end of this piece of information, it mentioned they had completed one-third of the task. That sentence was indicative of quite a few things. Were there three experimental subjects? They killed one, one escaped, and there was one that did not come out to play.

It sounded like this sub-task was not that difficult.

Leng Lin quickly walked over with the other team members and saw the circumstances at a glance: Qin Mo was intact and had no injuries, while the unidentified body underneath the large shipping container was completely crushed.

There was obviously a fierce battle here, and Qin Mo won.

At this time, a soldier next to Leng Lin exclaimed, “There is a signal on the detector, there is an experimental body here, less than one meter away from us…”

Before he finished speaking, the loud ‘bang’ of a gunshot rang out.

Everyone looked at Qin Mo in astonishment.

Qin Min calmly put away the desert eagle, and said, “This monster didn’t die even after I shot it in the head. I thought I should shoot it a couple more times, just in case.”

As soon as those words left his mouth, there was a loud, explosive sound. The experimental subject that was stuck beneath the shipping container complete burnt up!

Everyone stared foolishly, while Qin Mo only shot a quick glance over and offered his cursory regrets, “I didn’t pay close enough attention. Turns out it was an exploding bullet.”

The soldier who had been operating the detector finally reached his tolerance limit and shouted in anger, “That was the experimental subject! You completely ruined it! How will the doctor get the antibody serum?”

Qin Mo feigned surprise, “So this was an experimental subject?”

The soldier’s anger exploded, and he stepped forward and grabbed Qin Mo’s collar. As soon as he did that, he was pulled back forcefully by those around him.

Qin Mo looked at him coldly, then challenged, “What? Did you kill this experimental subject?”

The soldiers were dumbstruck and unable to reply. The experimental subject was found by Qin Mo, and he killed it. It appeared as if they did not have the right to speak, but they still harboured some unwillingness.

At this time, Leng Lin stepped forward to persuade them, “It’s all right, don’t fight. There is nothing to be done, Mr. Qin did not know in advance that this was the experimental subject, and this precaution was taken for our safety,” he paused and looked at Qin Mo, then asked, “So, do you think that we have a chance, Mr. Qin?”

Qin Mo looked him in the face for half the day, smirked, then began speaking—with great interest, “Of course.”

Knowing the truth, Shi Qing’s jaw almost fell to the ground. He really needed to re-collect the data he had about Qin Mo. Even though his eyes were open, this guy was so suave with his persuasion that he almost believed it!

What ‘did not know this was the experimental body’, what ‘accidentally used an exploding bullet’. Don’t pretend to be good!

That was done entirely for the purpose of destroying the corpse. It prevented Leng Lin from collecting the necessary antibodies so that the team could not leave before the sub-task had been completed. Now Qin Mo could continue to exterminate the experimental subjects in order to fully complete the mission.

Shi Qing mentally supported his head with a hand on his forehead…Qin Mo, you bear.

However, it must be said that although Qin Mo’s excuse was somewhat simple and crude, it was indeed very easy to use. Even if other team members complained, it was a ‘real’ mistake. In any case, Qin Mo occupied the high ground in this conflict and they really could not speak from their position.

That was coupled with the fact that Qin Mo seemed to have easily dealt with an experimental subject, so he could be considered the most experienced in their current endeavour. For those reasons, the group really did not want to provoke him.

Who would not want to successfully complete the task? Who would not want to leave here? Who would not want to save mankind from the horrible zombie plague?

They all desperately sought hope, so they could only tolerate his actions.

Leng Lin was a scientist and was very professional. Although the experimental subject in front of him was turned into a pile of ashes, he still crouched in front of it to seriously study it, hoping to find a patch of tissue intact enough to extract antibodies.

Sadly, Qin Mo was too ruthless. This experimental subject had initially had a hole blown through its head, then it was crushed into the ground, and lastly it was engulfed in flames. Not even the bones remained.

There was really nothing, so he was forced to give up.

Qin Mo watched Leng Lin’s movements with cold eyes, his line of sight never leaving him.

After Leng Lin’s check was completed, and he had confirmed that they really could not obtain any useful samples, he turned to everyone and said, “We need to speed up the search for the next experiment subject…”

His sentence was interrupted by a signal exploding in the sky some distance away.

Immediately after the signal appeared, everyone else remained standing still and merely watched it. However, Qin Mo had already flashed past, rushing straight ahead towards it.

Leng Lin’s physical fitness was relatively poor, making it unrealistic to try keeping up with Qin Mo. He also required two people to be with him for protection. In this case, he motioned for the other two mercenaries to follow behind Qin Mo.