Chapter 364 - Lost Person, Zhao Feixuan (1/2)

Meng Chao sank into deep thought.

He was not just pondering over what Xiao Fanghua told him.

He also thought about whether Zhao Feixuan’s wife, Xiao Fanghua, was connected to the fact that he turned into one of the ten great hunted lost people in Dragon City in the future.

Xiao Fanghua was not actually hoping that Meng Chao could give her an answer. She just smiled and continued moving forward.

A commotion was ahead of them.

A tent had collapsed and something was moving under it.

Many people surged forward in a disordered mess to look at it.

A lot of people pushed the curious away from the tent while shouting, “Zombie!”

Meng Chao and Xiao Fanghua looked at each other. They could see the urgency in the other’s eyes.

The Dragon Citizens had a lot of bacteria in their bodies. Usually, they achieved a subtle balance with their bodies’ immune system. Those bacteria could even stimulate a power hidden deep in their genes, which would allow normal people to turn into superhumans.

But once a person was gravely wounded, their immune systems would collapse. If they were bitten by pests with venom, the bacteria would also be activated. Then, it would turn a living person into a terrifying zombie who was completely wild.

Granny Wang had been Meng Chao’s neighbor, but after she was stabbed by the fangs of a Demonic Halberd Pig, the bacteria was activated in her, and she turned into a zombie.

After each fog attack, the Survival Committee would perform a zombie virus check on all the citizens who came into contact with monsters.

The examination of the citizens who had to enter a temporary shelter was especially strict.

However, as the large number of viruses and bacteria humans brought from Earth wreaked havoc in the Other World, the zombie virus continued evolving. Up to then, there were already dozens of subtypes.

Some of the mutated zombie viruses had especially long incubation periods, so it was especially difficult to find them. Other mutated variations were drug resistant. Even if the carrier were to be given all sorts of vaccines or gene medicine to combat the virus, it would be useless.

There were also some mutated zombie viruses that reacted intensely. Once a person was bitten by a pest that carried the virus, it would react within a short few minutes. It could burn the mitochondria hidden deep in a person’s cell, which would make a normal person instantly release the power of a superhuman, and after around ten minutes or so minutes, they would end up combusting.

Hence, zombies occasionally appeared in temporary shelters, which led to massive casualties, and people growing fearful.

As superhumans, Meng Chao and Xiao Fanghua had the duty to handle the situation.

Both of them worked hard to squeeze through the crowd.

Then, they heard a hiss ahead of them. The sturdy tarpaulin above the tent was torn open by a pair of pus-covered claws with red nails.

A zombie with messy hair and deformed limbs crawled out.

Based on its features, they could tell that it had been a rather pretty woman.

But now, her eyes were red, and thick blood vessels as well as nerves spread out from her eyes in a radial fashion.

Her human features were also replaced by animalistic ones. She was obviously hungry.

Drool that looked like blood dribbled out from the corners of her mouth as she stared at the citizens around her. She growled from the back of her throat, and it sounded like cackling.

“This is bad. Her eyes are red. The blood vessels around her eyes have protruded on her skin in a radial fashion. This is the most domineering mutated zombie virus.”

Meng Chao frowned a little.

Even though he could not identify the precise type of the mutated zombie virus, based on the woman’s monstrous appearance and her burning vitality magnetic field, he could tell that her cells were going off like explosive cartridges. She had turned into another life form that was incredibly dazzling and terrifying, but would only remain alive for a short while.

The citizens around her cried out in surprise.

Everyone knew their stuff.

If she were a normal zombie, they would not need to be too afraid. As long as they were careful about not being bitten, they could all surge forward and kill the zombie.

But if a mutated zombie had such a terrifying appearance, their fighting strength would be of secondary importance. The most crucial thing was that the virus in them would be especially infectious. Forget about being infected through scratches or bites, if its drool or blood splashed on someone’s skin, there would be a certain chance for them to become the next monster.

Hence, the citizens who originally wanted to help started screaming while retreating. They crashed into a few tents and made them collapse. The situation was incredibly chaotic.

Once the mutated zombie was stimulated by the noise, the blood vessels around its eyes protruded even further. It looked as if its bloodshot eyes had grown five times their original size, and they now occupied its entire face.

The zombie bared its teeth and took two steps toward the crowd.

Suddenly, crying sounds could be heard behind the zombie.

Something moved under the collapsed tent. Soon, a girl of about four crawled out through the gap that the mutated zombie had torn in the tent.

She had to be the mutated zombie’s child.

The activation period of the mutated zombie virus was very short. Perhaps a few minutes ago, the mother had been pleasantly telling a story to the girl or playing a game with her. She might even have been cooking a simple but warm meal for her.

But due to a small wound on her body, in just a few minutes, the mother turned into another person.

The girl had yet to wrap her head around it.