Living Dead's

Chapter 23 - Virus Mutation

"Then what did you see on his computer?" Xi Zihe exhaled a circle of gray smoke. The smell of cigarette smoke filled the narrow warehouse space, expelling the musty smell inside.

Shen Yuan continued to touch the gun he had in his pants pocket. The coldness of the gun gave her a little peace of mind.

"Only data from the experiments of some mental hospital patients."

Xi Zihe raised his eyebrows, staring straight into Shen Yuan's eyes, trying to look for traces of lies on him. However, he did not find anything, those eyes now did not have any emotions. Then he heard Shen Yuan say, "The data from the observations say that most patients injected with the virus will mutate within a few days. It starts with an increase in appetite and eventually turns into blood thirst."

"Those who are infected are not interested in any other living thing other than living humans, so they will not be interested in corpses."

"When infected, their consciousness and rationality will disappear, leaving only the madness to obtain human flesh."

Shen Yuan looked at Xi Zihe right in her eyes, "Now have you noticed it? The virus is mutating. Ten years ago the virus took several days to infect humans into bloodthirsty creatures, zombies. But now let alone a few hours, there were even mutates in less than a minute."

Shen Yuan pretended not to see Xi Zihe's pale expression and continued, "If this virus isn't addressed immediately, it's not impossible for the virus to infect animals, even plants. It's just a matter of time."

"At that time, it was certain that mankind would perish."

Ssshhhh

I don't know since when Xi Zihe's cigarette has run out and burned his finger. Frantically he shook his hand, removing the hot ash embers that hit his finger. He cursed, "Damn it!"

"Then do you know how to make the antibodies?" Xi Zihe asked as he crushed the cigarette butts with his feet, the ember-red flame finally extinguished under the tyranny of military boots.

"I don't know. Do you think I'm all-rounder?" Shen Yuan sighed helplessly, "That's not my field. I stopped being a doctor a long time ago anyway."

"Why?"

Shen Yuan simply glanced at him, "I'm not comfortable being in a place like a hospital."

Xi Zihe wanted to say something, but was interrupted by him, "His conversation is over right? I want out."

Xi Zihe could only agree to it.

The moment the two of them finally came out, what their eyes greeted was simply unimaginable.

They saw Feifei sitting on top of the goods crate, while trying to assemble a rifle. The rifle was huge compared to his small body. Beside him, Yao Yue Yang looked excitedly giving directions. Not far from them was Wen Fan who was looking at them with a helpless look.

Lu Lin suddenly came out from behind Feifei's back, not knowing since when he had already woken up from his sleep. "Hei Xiao Fei after assembling this weapon let's play catch grenade!"

Xi Zihe immediately came over and pulled his ear, "Take the grenade? Why don't you just throw a catch on your head, huh? I'll participate."

"Ackk is sick, Captain! How else, there's no ball here." Lu Lin continued to whine.

Xi Zihe finally let go of his ears, Lu Lin sadly rubbed his ears that had already turned red. She swore, her mother never pulled her ear like this! He wanted to protest, but after Xi Zihe gave a sharp look, his courage instantly shrieked.

Shen Yuan approached, looking at the chaos around Feifei, "What did you teach my daughter?"

Yao Yue excitedly replied, "Assembling weapons! Isn't it the same as playing a puzzle?"

Shen Yuan, "...." Puzzle, grandma!

Shen Yuan dared to swear that his daughter continued to hang out with the members of this army, before the age of 11 he would have started shooting people using rifles.

"Look at me, I can assemble this!" Feifei painstakingly tried to lift the large rifle, to show it to him. Worries about his father being taken to the warehouse had already been completely forgotten by him.

Wen Fan carefully looked at Xi Zihe's expression after coming out of the warehouse. Other than the Captain, he was the only one who knew why the military was looking for Shen Yuan. However after seeing the relaxed expression on his captain's face, he knew that the information about Shen Yuan they received was invalid.

Wen Fan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. They were indebted to Shen Yuan for saving them while in the parking lot, and they had not had time to repay him. So in order to return the milk with the tubal water, he would not be able to do so.

Wen Fan cautiously approached Xi Zihe and asked quietly, "So? What are you guys talking about?"

Xi Zihe gave a sign that he would tell her later.

***

After a simple lunch of dried seaweed-studded bread, Shen Yuan brought back Feifei into the barn for a nap.

While Xi Zihe and Wen Fan stood up to take turns with the other members on a roving patrol.

The two of them walked in the area around the shopping center towards the roof that would be used for the helicopter landing tomorrow afternoon.

Xi Zihe stood by the guardrail, looking at the city in the distance. The once prosperous city now fell into ruin.

What does Guo Bai want? Does his will have to make him wipe out millions of human lives?

It's free. Xi Zihe did not know that person, and could not understand the path of the crazy person's mind. Ah no, crazy beast.

As Xi Zihe was still drowning in questions, Wen Fan approached him from behind.

"It's just the two of us now. Can you tell me that?"

Xi Zihe turned around and looked into Wen Fan's eyes. Under those eyes, she somehow became nervous, nervous to hear the full story. It's definitely not a good story to hear.

Xi Zihe took a deep breath and began to repeat what Shen Yuan said to him. As the story went on, Wen Fan's countenance became increasingly worse and worse.

"What?! How did that happen?!" He became frustrated, "How old was he then? 24? 25?! How could he endure such a thing?"

It's horrible, it's terrible!

To be able to kill a wife with his own hands, how sad and hopeless was he then? Moreover, his wife had just given birth to their first child!

Wen Fan no longer knew what he was feeling at this moment. Anger, sadness, sympathy, all emotions blend into one.

"Wen Fan." Xi Zihe's calm voice returned to resuscitate him. "Report to the military base that Shen Yuan is not the culprit. Immediately broadcast the news about this person named Guo Bai, the government will definitely lower down another mission."

Then he reminded again, "For now don't tell about Xiao Fei's condition. We don't know what action they'll take if they find out."

Wen Fan nodded, of course he understood this.

After recalling those people, Xi Zihe sneered in dissatisfaction, "Ck! Those old-timers were very timid and self-serving. When civilians die and lose their homes, they hide in the safest place on the military base."

Wen Fan laughed helplessly, "Captain Xi, if anyone hears you this time you will definitely be immediately removed from your post right now."

"Oh? If anyone knows, it means you're the impostor."

Wen Fan, "......"