Looking at the city in front of him like a hungry ghost world, Lin Xiang couldn't help but want to tremble. He could even hear the "dede" sound of violent collisions in his mouth.

Now, it is a city.

Will the virus spread to the whole world in the future?

"Damn it—"

Lin Xiang, whose mind was occupied by fear and anger, ejected a hot flame from his palm, instantly covering the young woman's body. His beautiful face was blisters burned by high temperature, and his muscles peeled off one by one, and the innermost layer of plasma and reticulum turned into charred attachments... Soon, the beautiful young woman was completely burned out, leaving only a few bone slags that emitted a slightly hot breath in the embers.

He broke away from the palms that were holding his ankles, and used the thick soles of the shoes to crush the burnt brittle corpses into black powder. Lin Xiang tried his best to control his anger that was about to reach the brink of collapse, staggered and struggled to rush into the resurrected corpses.

He no longer has the power to release the flames of creatures, but he can still pierce the head of the living zombie with a dagger and return the dead soul to darkness.

one.

two.

Three.

The dead body with his head cut off was lying scattered on the empty street. The black red pus flowed out from the broken mouth of the neck, forming an irregular wet mark on the dry ground. The limbs remaining on the torso twitched unconsciously, and the five fingers stained with stains stretched to their shoulders, groping back and forth to find their no longer-bearing head. The legs twisted and stomped under the control of the remaining nerves, as if they wanted to find some reliable support to stand up again, but they would never be able to achieve it.

Lin Xiang felt that every drop of blood in his body was boiling, and the surging liquid was rushing to the fragile blood vessels frantically. The terrible high temperature made his brain drowsy. The energy consumed quickly could no longer maintain the normal operation of his body. The thin oxygen made him feel almost suffocated, and his steps were unable to maintain his flexibility became more and more clumsy... Next to a cold and heavy terrazzo wall, he collapsed like mud.

The physical exhaustion has reached its limit.

On the street behind him, there were more than fifty zombies with their heads cut off.

In the distance, more resurrected people climbed up from the ruins. They swayed their bodies and walked slowly towards this place in steps that they could not maintain balance but did not fall. The soaked eyes filled with yellow and green rotten water released their desire and greed for fresh meat.

Lin Xiang felt that he was like a tired lion, slowly approaching the group of corpses were hyenas gathered around him.

There is no doubt that a powerful lion can easily tear any hyena apart. Similarly, a hungry hyena will not miss the opportunity to hunt and exhaust the lion.

The body of a strong man is also meat, and eating it in his mouth will make him more chewy, and more nutritious.

"Is this my destiny when I share it?"

Looking at the dense corpses in the distance, Lin Xiang's mind was blank. He was powerless to resist and just wanted to fall asleep like this and never wake up again...

"boom--"

A huge red flame exploded in the middle of the corpse with a harsh whistle. The scattered flesh and blood and broken muds were everywhere.

This is the power that only a seventy-mm rocket has.

In a daze, Lin Xiang used his remaining strength to focus his attention on his head. What caught his eye was a military "Zhi 15th Five-Year Plan" armed helicopter and Qi Yue's familiar face in the transparent cockpit.

“We need a vaccine.”

"In the absence of immunity, it is impossible to block the attack of mutated creatures--"

"What exactly is the scientific research department doing? What is the use of spending so much money in the country every year? Why can't we always come up with what we need most at critical moments?"

Looking at the thick stack of reports on the table, the old eyes of Chief General Staff Lu Yulin showed unconcealed helplessness and anxiety.

The remnants of the 21st Army returning from the Southwest Front are undergoing replenishment of personnel and weapons. Surprisingly, officers of troops at all levels do not seem to be concerned about this. The two most frequently used words in the battle reports they submitted are "vaccine".

First, the two reorganized divisions in the rear were withdrawn. Under normal circumstances, the number of troops should exceed 40,000. However, the survivors who returned from the front line were only eight percent of this number.

More than 90% of the combat losses have fallen into the category of "complete annihilation". However, in the statistics of casualties among the two divisions, the numbers under the "battle death" column only account for 17% of the total number of troops.

The rest are wounded.

Either they lost their hands and feet, or suffered minor injuries that were not fatal, they were unable to survive. According to the order, all injured must be "treated" within six hours. Tens of thousands of injured people who have been verified, regardless of their severity, will be killed on the spot.

Fighting with mutants means death.

The series of cold numbers on the report form made Lu Yulin feel bloody.

It has never happened in the history of the Republic that one’s own people kill one’s own people.

But, I had to do so.

Once the specified time limit is exceeded, the injured soldiers will be infected by the virus and become cruel and bloodthirsty black monsters. At that time, more people will die.

vaccine.

When will a vaccine be developed?

This is not only the general's wish, but also the most urgent expectation of all those who hope to end their nightmare forever.

Military Research Department of the National Academy of Sciences, at 12:45 at night.

Staying up late is the biggest killer of women's beauty. This sentence does not seem to apply to Fang Yujie.

The wide white uniform cannot cover up the proud figure with exquisite curves. The slender and straight neck has a snow-like white whiteness. Although there is no makeup, the simple face shows a beautiful look that most women are jealous of. Especially the coldness and arrogance that emanates from her, which makes people feel a potential temptation and inaccessible to chill.

Her slender fingers slowly adjusted the distance of the electron microscope. Looking at the thin drop of nutrients under the lens, Fang Yujie's smooth forehead had a slightly wrinkled twist.

Like all viruses, r12 must be parasitized in living cells and proliferate in replication to continue to survive.

That is not a parasitic in ordinary concepts. Using words like "occupation" and "plunder" seems to illustrate its terrible characteristics more.

Viruses are highly parasitic and rely entirely on the energy and metabolic system of the host cell to obtain the substance and energy required for life activities. When leaving the host cell, it is just a large chemical molecule. When it stops its activity, it can make protein crystals and be a non-living body. When it encounters a host cell, it will display typical life characteristics by adsorption, entry, replication, assembly, and release of offspring viruses. Therefore, the virus is an original life form between organisms and non-living bodies.

r12 is completely different from viruses in the ordinary sense.

It also relies on the host's cells to maintain life, but forcibly change the inherent survival mode of the cells, prompting the cells to divide at abnormal speeds, resulting in a fevered demand for energy, forcing the host to obtain supplements from the outside world at a faster speed. This has been proven from the living zombies captured by the Twenty-One Army.

It is actually not as difficult as expected to fight r12. As long as it can suppress that crazy speed and slow down the combustion of cell energy, it is no different from an ordinary virus.

The question is, how can this be done without changing chromosomal characteristics and biological gene chains?

Countless experiments have proved that human fragile matrix proteins cannot accept powerful exhaustive vaccines at all. Once injected, inhibiting r12 will also lead to the termination of various physiological functions within 24 hours. The only function of this thing is probably to make those infected die in a painless state in the name of "humanity".

What Fang Yujie is looking for is the balance between exhaustion and expansion.

But, where is it...

"Clang--"

Suddenly, a sound of metal hitting was heard outside the window, mixed with silence of roars and screams.

Fang Yujie was not interested in checking what happened. She was still sitting upright on the leather swivel chair, looking at the dense analysis data on the computer screen through the black-framed glasses mounted on the bridge of her nose. The chaos that happened outside had no effect on her.

This is a military-controlled area. No matter what happens, it is handled by the guards.

Half an hour later, as the unique pace of soldiers came from the corridor, the figure of the officer on duty appeared on the electronic intercom next to the laboratory bench.

"Dr. Fang, we just captured a middle-aged man who broke into the jurisdiction without authorization. He claimed that there were important things that must be discussed with you in person."

"not see--"

Fang Yujie's tone was cold and tough. It was not that she was indifferent by nature, but that she had used such disgusting methods too many suitors who coveted beauty.

"But, he mentioned r12..." The officer on duty interjected cautiously.

"What?" Fang Yujie was shocked, and Qingli's face showed a bit of surprise.

The existence of r12 is confidential. Only relevant personnel in the system will know the meaning represented by this special symbol. They can make an appointment with themselves openly, so why should they use such an abnormal method of forcibly breaking into it?

"Have the other party's identity been verified?" She took a deep breath and returned to her calmness.

"All details have been reviewed." The officer on duty glanced at the interrogation record in his hand: "His name is Qian Ziming, and he is a fourth-level researcher at Southern Pharmaceutical Company. His ID card number..."

"Take him to the reception room immediately, I'll go there within five minutes-"

With a rigid cold and unrestrained tone, Fang Yujie casually turned off the communicator, stood up from the chair, and opened the electronic lock on the laboratory door.
Chapter completed!