Chapter 171 Interlude·S1 Strongly Infectious Agent

(2-in-1)

Tang Xue looked at the photo on the tablet. Before she could speak, the bed board suddenly vibrated.

"Woof woof!"

Xiaobai was awakened by the vibration and the sudden light. He screamed several times towards the door and shrank under the bed.

The two-story mobile home began to shake, along with the iron frame holding the hanging bottle next to the hospital bed.

Because it was a temporary house, old-fashioned chandeliers were used instead of ceiling lamps. The light bulbs swayed left and right with the wires, and the lights flickered on and off.

Dr. Su supported himself by the bed and almost fell down.

She threw away the tablet, maintained her balance, and said to Tang Xue: "I'll help you, get out of bed quickly."

With her help, Tang Xue left the hospital bed, and the two of them hid in the gap between the bed and the wall. On the left was the bedside table, on the right was the hospital bed, and behind them was the corner, which was higher than their heads.

The two of them buried their heads and protected them with their hands. On the second floor, as long as their heads were not hit hard, even if the house collapsed, their lives would not be in danger.

The position they chose was also very particular. Sitting in this position, the bedside table, the hospital bed and the corner of the wall could form a bracket to block the falling light steel plate.

During an earthquake, if you don't have time to run to an open space, it's best to stay in a corner, such as a narrow room like a bathroom, and huddle up in the corner to protect your head.

The vibration lasted for a while. It was not actually a major earthquake, but because this mobile home had no foundation and was built with light materials, the vibration was particularly obvious.

In fact, this kind of building structure is more conducive to shock absorption on a low budget, because the mass of light materials is small and the earthquake force is also small. Even if it collapses, it will not kill people. People may be injured, but at least there is no life-threatening danger.

On the contrary, a brick house with very thick walls may be able to withstand more vertical gravity loads, but sometimes it will induce greater earthquake forces. If the strength of the material is not up to standard and cannot withstand the large earthquake forces, it will collapse easily.

Beat people to death.

One of the best earthquake-resistant houses is a well-designed steel structure house, but it is not a house that can be built in a few days.

After a few minutes, the earthquake finally stopped.

It seemed that there was something wrong with the wiring of the mobile home. The light of the electric light went out, and the flat screen emitted a faint blue fluorescence. The searchlight was still on at the construction site outside. The residual light shone in from the window, and I could barely see anything.

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Ten seconds after the earthquake started, the siren sounded outside, and everyone quickly ran out of the house and gathered in an open area.

"Let's go out first and talk about other things after we go out." Dr. Su helped Tang Xue stand up.

After more than ten days of rest, Tang Xue could barely walk. Xiaobai followed them downstairs.

A neatly arranged team stood outside the building. Someone was taking roll, and there were people guarding the entrance of the building. They seemed to have just arrived. After seeing Dr. Su, they stood up straight and saluted in unison.

Dr. Su nodded slightly: "Go to an open area and prepare a tent. There may be aftershocks."

The soldiers took action immediately after receiving the order. Soon tents were set up in the open space, and people came and went everywhere, bringing lighting lamps and sleeping bags.

This base has gradually taken shape. Looking outside, you can see the sentry towers and defense lines established on the outer defense line. A circle of trench-like pits has been dug around the sea line. Heavy tanks are evenly distributed, as well as military green ones.

Chariot.

This line of defense is manned 24 hours a day, with heavily armed and well-equipped soldiers setting up Gatling and surrounding it with iron wire. There are drones cruising around, and there is probably a minefield outside. It is completely a military restricted area.

appearance.

Tang Xue was helped onto a mattress placed in the open air. The sky was covered with clouds, and waves of moist cold wind blew from the sea. The temperature was very low tonight. Dr. Su brought a cotton blanket and put it on her shoulders.

On the top, the diesel generator set over there was rumbling, and a power strip was pulled over here, along with an electric kettle.

Four or five people held the canvas, beat heavy dingmao on the sandy ground, pulled up a large canvas, and set up a square tent with a wide space.

The electric kettle has been filled with water and plugged in. The water is boiling, white steam is coming out, and it makes a gurgling bubbling sound.

A cup of hot water was handed to Tang Xue's hand. The ceramic cup wall transferred the water temperature to her palms, warming her frozen and stiff palms.

The curtains of the tent were open and hung, and the soldiers in action outside could be clearly seen.

The environment is undoubtedly safe and comfortable, and everything is taken care of.

"Did something happen to come to me so late?" Tang Xue held the cup and warmed her hands.

"The reconnaissance plane transmitted back a photo ten minutes ago. When they were on routine patrol, they encountered a strong infected body that tried to spray acid remotely to knock them down. They shot the strong infected body. After the shooting,

, a humanoid creature wearing clothes fell into the beam of the searchlight, and a very strange phenomenon occurred nearby. According to the witness report, they discovered several highly infected bodies at the same time, not just one alone."

Dr. Su flipped the screen and found the photo.

"I want to ask you if you have any impression of this figure from behind."

Tang Xue looked at the screen in front of her. The photo was very blurry. After all, it was late at night and it was a sudden capture. It was not easy to see an outline.

While she was observing, someone else came to the tent door. They were carrying a new tablet and wearing protective masks, but their clothes were slightly different from the soldiers. Their protective clothing was white, and there was a strong sense of disinfection on their bodies.

Water taste.

"Teacher, it seems that the earthquake just now did not occur naturally."

Dr. Su frowned and took the new tablet.

She pressed the play button and played the video that was called up.

Tang Xue's eyes were also attracted by the video, which showed the very noisy sound of helicopter propellers and engines.

The video shot from top to bottom is an overlooking perspective. You can see the beam of light in the distance. At the same time, there are several helicopters circling around the thing. You can see the flashing red light in the darkness. It is a remote-controlled drone.

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The shots of all the flying units were focused on the thing below. Tang Xue had observed it from a distance. It was the "ovary" where zombies were piled up. The dense layers of zombies were stacked together to form a zombie mansion.

Their bodies were covered with black bacterial liquid, which clung to high-rise buildings like spider silk, forming a terrifying thing like a huge nest.

Helicopters filmed it from very high altitudes, while drones flew around it.

But the next second, the stationary thing suddenly trembled, causing the surrounding buildings to shake. Its outer shell began to melt and fall off, and the hardened liquid softened and dripped downwards.

Like melted chocolate in summer, the zombies embedded in the shell flow to the ground along with the melted liquid.

This extremely strange scene lasted for several minutes, which corresponded exactly with the earthquake just now.

Through the video, you can see that the size of the "ovary" has become significantly smaller by one level. The drone lowered its height and went to a lower place to shoot the video. The helicopter shined bright lights from top to bottom.

Then the picture on the screen changed and turned into a drone's perspective, allowing the details of the zombies to be observed more clearly.

The appearance of these zombies is completely different from the appearance of ordinary zombies, and has undergone great changes.

First of all, their bodies have become extremely thin and elongated. Each one is skinny and bones, like a mummy that has been left to dry for a long time. Their bone shape has also changed greatly. Their arms are extremely long and placed vertically on both sides of the body, almost reaching their calves.

In this position, the limbs have become longer and thinner, and they are skinny. Under the illumination of the light, the surface of the skin has a porcelain-like luster.

Their palms and feet became extremely sharp, and long charcoal-like nails grew.

Each one was deeply immersed in the black viscous liquid, unresponsive, and slid down with the flowing liquid.

"Redirect me to the live view."

Dr. Su handed the tablet to a person next to him. He dragged the power strip, plugged in something like a transmitter, connected the data cable to the tablet, and connected an external keyboard at the same time.

After some incomprehensible operations, he quickly brought up a live broadcast screen.

Compared with the processed video just now, the real-time picture is very unclear and messy. At the same time, there are seven or eight shots split on the screen, and there is a lot of noise, coming from the sound of wind and propellers.

Everyone's attention was focused on it, perhaps fearful and curious about this sudden change.

The drone flew to a lower place, only two or three meters above the ground, and photographed the sliding zombies at close range.

More details can be seen. Their heads have no facial features, or they are completely dry and sunken, leaving only dark and empty eye sockets and sunken nostrils. The color of their skin is burnt black, as if they were roasted on fire.

Dried out moisture.

Dr. Su's face was serious, and she moved back and forth between seven or eight pictures. She remained silent, her attention completely focused on this picture, and sometimes she would stay on one shot for a long time.

She was thinking, concentrating, no one disturbed her, they all gathered around her quietly.

After a few minutes, she suddenly switched to a screen and zoomed in on a zombie.

Everyone could see the changes in the zombie. Its body became plumper. It was absorbing the slowly flowing black liquid around it. It was like a fungus soaked in water that would expand, and its shriveled muscles also appeared.

range.

Some people swallowed, clenched their fists, and seemed very nervous.

Tang Xue also stared at the picture on the screen and was suddenly stunned.

"Is it moving?"

She pointed at the zombie, and the sharp and slender finger was trembling slightly.

A change occurred. Its slender waist bent forward and it sat up strangely. It felt like it was being pulled up by something, like a puppet being manipulated by cotton strings on the shelf.

Various actions.

It stood up, then turned around, lay down, opened its mouth that was split to the base of its ears, took a big mouthful of bacterial fluid, raised its head and swallowed it into its stomach.

More zombies stood up and performed the same actions as it. Their bodies became more and more plump. Although they were still slender, they were becoming more and more powerful.

Time passed by minute by second, and the air became suffocating.

Dr. Su's eyes were still focused on the screen, never leaving it for a moment.
To be continued...