Ye Lian, who had just rushed to the corner, turned back and stared at the manhole cover.
"What's wrong?" Ling Mo looked at her doubtfully and asked.
Ye Lian tilted his head, as if thinking for a moment, and then slowly shook his head.
At this time, Mu Chen also came up to him. As soon as he reached Ling Mo, he slapped him hard on the shoulder: "Damn, I really belong to you!"
It's hard to tell what he feels like with that expression. It's probably like he's mentally planning how to beat Ling Mo severely, but he's also reminding himself of the feeling that he can't win.
"To be honest, I originally thought you were looking for death, but I didn't expect that you really have a solution. But next time, how about we make less noise? No, no, no... it's best not to do it again.
Next time." Mu Chen's smile looked far-fetched at first glance, but when he mentioned that Ling Mo had a solution, his tone became less sarcastic.
"You've already pinched me. It's time to let go, right?" Ling Mo glared at Mu Chen angrily and said.
"Ahem..." Mu Chen felt embarrassed and let go of the hand that was secretly exerting force, and scratched the back of his head, "It's not a good place to stay here for a long time, let's talk while walking?"
"Then let's go this way." Xu Shuhan pointed to an alley not far away, "Although it's a bit detoured, but there are so many of us, it's safer to take the small road. I just read the street sign, it should be fine to go this way.
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"It's up to you." Ling Mo said cheerfully.
These words immediately aroused Mu Chen's dissatisfaction. Who were the people who made excuses to take detours before?
When everyone got into the alley, the zombies fighting on the street had already reached the point where blood and flesh were everywhere. Just looking at that scene made people feel weak in their legs.
If they hadn't experienced it personally, I'm afraid these people would never have imagined that these monsters, which don't look much different from humans, can actually tear their own kind into raw pieces of meat alive.
And humans, who are much weaker than them, are even more vulnerable in front of them.
Although the few people who are witnessing all this are senior survivors, their faces are also a little ugly.
It wasn't until they entered another small street along the alley that they felt a little relieved.
Thanks to the sirens, the street was completely deserted and not a single zombie could be seen.
"Can we talk now? How on earth did you get there from the mall?" Mu Chen looked back and forth and asked impatiently.
"I saw a few shadows, and then I chased after them..." Ling Mo said calmly.
"That's such a casual answer... But in other words, our experiences are all the same? But... how on earth did you chase them across almost two streets? This pursuit is too persistent!" Mu Chen rolled his eyes and said.
Ling Mo didn't answer the question, and Mu Chen didn't ask any more questions after he finished complaining.
The atmosphere in the team suddenly became silent. Only the rapid footsteps of a group of people were left on the desolate street.
But at the end of the team, Xia Zhi, who had been silent all this time, lowered his head and suddenly twitched the corner of his mouth.
An ugly and weird smile slowly appeared on his face...
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Dongming City is nearly two hundred kilometers away from the provincial capital city X City and close to the neighboring province. It is a second-tier city famous for its pharmaceutical production.
When he finally got the name of the city from Mu Chen, Ling Mo was silent for a while.
Medical city! Why didn’t I think of that?
For the Nirvana branch, what place is more suitable than Dongming City?!
Ling Mo and his party hurriedly hurried but spent five days on the road before finally reaching Dongming City.
It's not that Ling Mo and the others are slow, it's that there are countless zombies on the road.
And the more we walk on the road, the stronger the feeling of universal zombie evolution becomes.
Coupled with the supply difficulties, it took a lot of time just to find food and change to suitable transportation on the road.
But when Ling Mo checked the map on his phone, he noticed something else.
Dongming City is not too far from Cuihu City...
It's just that Cuihu City has to go some distance further south. But just looking at the map, the two cities are almost adjacent.
"Strengthen the zombies... Nirvana branch..." Ling Mo weighed these two words together in his mind, but still didn't come to any conclusion.
Maybe just being close?
After all, not everyone is like him and can help zombies evolve quickly.
Actions like those of Nirvana and the Falcon Institute are, at best, called interventions.
"We can only go here, get off the car." Mu Chen jumped out of the car first and said.
Ling Mo also stopped the car. Then he waited for Ye Lian to get out of the car first, then jumped out, then looked down at his car: "You can't even ride a bicycle?"
A car they found before was kicked off the front hood by a zombie at a toll station entering the city, and then the door was ripped off by a zombie wearing a toll collector's uniform.
"The fees here are really simple and crude..." Ling Mo said with emotion at the time.
As a result, everyone had to find a few bicycles left by the cycling team on the side of the road. Although the tires were flat, they could still be ridden...
After wandering around like this for nearly an hour, the group finally officially entered Dongming City.
In fact, they had just passed a huge old billboard: "Welcome to Dongming."
"No. Dongming has a large population, you know." Mu Chen threw the bicycle aside and said.
"I thought since it's your branch, it must be an empty city that only belongs to you." Ling Mo looked around and said.
The place where they got off the bus was the yard of an old guest house. Not only did the whole yard look empty, even the old house was dusty.
However, the high walls hid them well. Looking out from here, nothing could be seen except the buildings on both sides.
"Haha..." Mu Chen seemed to want to say something, but when his words reached his mouth, he turned into a dry cough.
Seeing Ling Mo staring at him, he wiped his sweat dejectedly and said, "In short, the existence of zombies is also very important."
"Ah... I understand." Ling Mo suddenly realized, "You need experimental subjects."
"Not entirely..." Mu Chen struggled for a moment, and finally swallowed back what he was about to say, "Let's take a rest and then set off. I'll go in and see if I can find some water."
As he spoke, he pulled out the knife and walked towards the guest house.
Ling Mo was shocked and said: "Why isn't this your usual resting place?!"
"Of course not! Why do you say that?" Mu Chen turned around and asked.
"There are no zombies here." Ling Mo's eyes widened.
Xu Shuhan interrupted and said: "How good a business do you think a place like this will have? But I still won't go into this place, it's quite dirty... I'll just keep an eye out."
She said and walked towards the door, but even though she acted very naturally, Ling Mo couldn't help but want to laugh.
This woman is really afraid of this kind of place...
Xia Zhi also just came back from checking the situation, and when he saw what was going on, he followed him.
Shana walked up to Ling Mo and asked, "Shall we go?"
Ling Mo glanced at Ye Lian and Li Yalin, who were staring intently at the guest house, and nodded helplessly: "Go ahead."
In fact, the amount of water Ling Mo brought was quite limited. This was indispensable, but it took up space and was very heavy, so no matter how much he carried it, he couldn't carry much.
But can there be water in a place like this?
And Ling Mo also thought of another question at this time...
We are clearly approaching Nirvana, why do we still worry about collecting supplies at this time?
There is something fishy...
"squeak--!"
Mu Chen pushed open the ajar door. There were still dark brown blood stains on the edge of the door and on the ground, as well as a long drag mark.
However, he didn't look much, but immediately got in sideways with the knife in hand.
The furnishings in the lobby are very simple, including a front desk, a dusty computer lying on the floor, and a sofa on the side. The bonsai on both sides has long since become withered grass.
"There are no zombies here... there are no zombies here..."
Mu Chen quickly searched the two nearby small rooms and a bathroom, then jumped out and dragged Xia Zhi, who was looking around, into the bathroom.
"Bang!"
Mu Chen closed the bathroom door, and the small, dark room suddenly became very quiet.