STERILE: My Bottom Is A Zombie

Chapter 25: (STERILE: Evolution)

A pair of skinny legs Leony stepped in the hallway. His two hands inside the suit pocket were clenched with cold air. Occasionally he smoothed a scarf that coiled around the neck. It's already May, but it's still raining even if it's just water points. When he entered Atlantis, silence and emptiness felt so obvious. Moreover, the cause if not because some of the inhabitants are human figures without a complete soul. They are just a bunch of bodies called 'living bodies.'

The white paint on the hallways of Atlantis adds to the sad atmosphere. When Leony arrived on the 7th floor, the void grew even more tickling to create an uproar. But you have to break Atlantis' rules if you want to do it. Just try if you dare, then be prepared your access to Atlantis will be denied.

"Good morning, Doctor," said a nurse who passed Leony. Ah, at least there are still medical and military workers here. So he doesn't have to talk to himself to entertain himself. It feels like crazy.

"Good morning."

"Good morning, Leo."

"Good morning," Leony replied without seeing the interlocutor who had just passed her.

Leony's steps stopped. For a moment he felt strange because like recognizing the voice just now, he turned around. Well, it's not wrong anymore. Must be that guy. Leony can immediately recognize who the voice belongs to despite only seeing from his posture. With a height of 186 centimeters and muscles pressing the spun-spun strands of yarn, Leony can name one name in a few seconds, "Hideo?!"

Leony directed a glance from the tip of his hair to Hideo's toe. He then furrowed his brows in astonishment. At that time Hideo was still on his back. But for some reason from behind, Leony caught a suspicious gurgle. Hideo looks a bit tense. Like something was hidden. It was not only that that caught Leony's attention, but rather on the clothes Hideo was wearing.

"Why are you wearing a nurse's suit?"

"Oh. No. gabe. I'm just trying to wear it" Hideo kinked.

Leony narrowed his eyes as if Hideo's words were just a lie.

"Cannot be. There must be something you're hiding. Tell me honestly!"

"Sorry, I'm busy. Next time I'll buy you a gift." Hideo interrupted the conversation and quickly left, and he did not see a nurse coming. Looks like Hideo doesn't want to talk to Leony or anyone right now.

"Commander, isn't this your outfit?" asked Nuki with a slight raise of voice. Since Hideo did not hear, Nuki sighed.

"What are you carrying, Nuki?"

"I found this in the Throne's room. This outfit was damaged and commander Hideo left it, ", Nuki replied while showing Hideo's clothes to Leony.

"It's broken?" Leony took Hideo's clothes. After seeing her one by one, she screamed. "Hideo, you owe me an explanation!"

Despite calling out loud, Hideo will not come. He had already left the sight of two people who looked puzzled. Leony tells Nuki to throw away Hideo's broken clothes because it's obvious the man won't wear them anymore.

Leony went to his room. There's Professor Hartman. The middle-aged man was sitting down to research using a microscope. Professor Hartman made the observation by shifting the object's distance to the objective lens by using a smooth button used to find focus.

"Good morning, Prof."

"Morning, Leo."

"What are you looking at?" leony asked who walked into the closet. He took off the suit and replaced it with a hospital white coat. He also took out a pair of rubber gloves, protective goggles, then put them on.

"Viruses. Look over here!"

Leony approached Professor Hartman. He put his eyes on the microscope lens. The ocular lens on the optical instrument has magnified the image produced by the objective lens ranging from 4 to 25x magnification. Leony could see that there was a lot of virus moving around on the glass plate.

"It was a sample of the Throne's saliva. I've been watching him for a long time. Viruses in saliva have evolved and are dividing rapidly."

"Is this a new virus?"

"Yes. I see the structure of the network at its core changing and changing other networks."

"What's dangerous, Prof?"

"We don't know yet. It could be dangerous. This discovery is still a secret. I just shared it with you. It is better to keep the distance from the Throne and as much as possible not to be exposed to saliva. Tell Hideo too so he doesn't get too close to the Throne." Professor Hartman looked Leony in the eye. It was obvious that the man was worried.

"It's serious. Zombies are still roaming outside and we haven't found an antidote yet. If the evolution of this virus was transmitted to humans, it would probably be an ongoing outbreak. We'd better be prepared and watch out for the worst."

"What about the immune system? We can boost the immune system for the healthy." Alright. Leony's a little freaked out. As a researcher, he felt the current situation was chaotic.

"Is it enough to fight a dangerous virus that can even change the structure of human DNA in just a few minutes?"

Leony's shoulder fell off. The heart in his chest was pounding. T cells or T lymphocytes are a group of white blood cells that play a major role in cellular immunity in the human body. The percentage of immune system performance to cure the flu alone takes a few days, then what about T cells that fight the malignant virus?

After the discovery of a new type of virus, scientists now have to work even harder.

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2 Black vans drive over an almost invisible footpath. Hideo and his team are struggling because the high grass makes the streets closed. The driver next to Hideo took action. He pressed a button to get the iron out from under the van. The iron was thin and moved rapidly twisting horizontally, then cutting through the grass like a chainsaw.

After the road is open, they arrive at a mini market building that is outdated and has been abandoned for a long time by local residents. The building was located not far from the bombing site. Hideo thought, there are several possibilities; first, the zombies in it run away; second, the place is used as a hiding place for zombies to save themselves. Because the place is silent and hidden by the weeds. 

Dory got out of the van and into the building first. Camera robots work as usual. The image recording of the surroundings is forwarded on the screen installed in the car. As Dory works, a team led by Hideo waits in place to remotely monitor her.

"What are you doing, Dory? Dress up for a date?" sindir Hideo, chiming in through a hearing device.

[Iri---say, Commander.]

"Ha. Ha. Ha. Very amusing. Right job or I'm gonna force Leony to turn you into a cracker can."

[Huh-ah! Don't equate me with that thing!]

"Sst. Your voice will attract the attention of zombies."

[I'm sorry, but I'm willing to file a protest, because the Commander often likens me to a cracker can. I have a suggestion that the can should be wiped off the face of the earth.]

"Rejected. It's useful for storing food."

[Commander is not cool.]

"Well, if you insist, save your protest for later," Hideo laughed softly.

Dory growled stifled. He knows what 'cans of crackers.' are.' It is boxy and light in shape. Usually someone will put food in it. Dory thinks it's bad. Hence in the chip program, the feeling of 'sebal' will ignite in Dory's body. In fact, Hideo often compares Dory to that thing. They both seem to be used to arguing. Hideo was happy to see Dory angry or at least grumbling like that.

Hideo awaits further info. When the situation felt safe, he instructed his men to get out of the car. Hideo also brought troops with him at the front. In this position Hideo will be easier to analyze the situation and make it easier to make formations.

Remang welcomes the arrival of STERIL troops. The smell of iron from the dried blood also rippled in when Hideo lowered his nose cover. After walking around, they arrived at a room full of food shelves. Hideo took one to look at and it turned out that the date on the package had expired.

Hideo held up his arms high and was alert. Who knows if zombies will appear. He'll be ready with a shot. Hideo pressed a small button on his glasses to change the settings mode. Mini computer chips attached to glasses can detect the cold from the bodies of the undead. Usually the blue color will be active as a zombie identification.

As far as the doorway, nothing happened. Zombies were unaware of their arrival because the shoes made from special rubber soles were able to muffle the sound, making it easier for the team to walk without sound. Arriving at the mini market, they have checked that there are no zombies among the food shelves. Are the zombies gone? It seems too early to draw conclusions.

However, when they turned around, one of the zombies attacked.

Groagh

Des

The sound of the rifle sounded smooth. Quickly the bullet stuck in the zombie's forehead. A few seconds later, the zombie fell.

"He's dead, Commander. Sorry, but the data shows that he needs to be saved. I'm reflex!" exclaim Hideo's men. His hand held the rifle tightly.

"Other times you have to be observant and nimble to change whichever mode dope-any bullet. Just one is important. How long have you been practicing?!"

"I'm sorry, Commander, but he's a new kid" replied another Hideo member.

"And I'm a baby." Hideo raises the rifle on the shoulder. He looked at his men one by one. "There are no old or new terms. Once we jump straight into the field all have the same task. If you're afraid, it's better to go home!"

"Once again forgive me," the man looked down from feeling guilty.

"I'll take care of you later. What matters now is that you all need to focus!"

"Ready!"

Hideo and team left the body lying and scattered to check each row of shelves. Almost all of Hideo's men reported 'zero' zombies. However, when one of his men just kept silent, Hideo frowned.

"You haven't reported yet, Aksara," Hideo whispered to the listening device. He walked slowly to where his men were.

"I found one here. He was right in front of me and he had not noticed my presence. Slowly!" hideo's men replied with a whisper.

"Standby and gather!" hideo's orders were to step towards the rear shelf row, followed by the rest of the members.

When Hideo's pair of eyeballs were unobstructed by the arranged ironwork, soon one of the zombies ruined the scene in any way. Move from the zombie is slow. Both of his hands swung slowly without any significant displacement.

Highlight the empty zombie eyes as usual. Blood dripped from the hole unexpectedly. No sound was heard except muttering. Between the two choices; saved or destroyed, the choice falls on the result of data showing that he must be saved. But not yet the task was carried out, suddenly the zombie turned violent.

"Capture him and be careful!" hideo shouted at his men.

Armed with expertise while on the battlefield, Hideo dodged after previously throwing anything that could be achieved by his hands. When Hideo and some of the troops managed to subvert the zombies, shouts from the other direction sounded.

"Help me!"

The sound of gunfire filled the room.

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