The remaining few people obediently formed a circle, watching Lu Sheng expectantly.

I dare not ask, I absolutely dare not ask.

Sister Lu can do whatever she wants; they just need to obediently follow her orders.

The rich aroma of sesame oil wafted towards Ma Dongmei's nostrils, and her nostrils twitched instinctively as she remained unconscious.

The others watching were completely bewildered, but no one dared to make a sound or disturb them; they all stared intently at Lu Sheng's movements.

Suddenly, Lin Xiaobao's pupils constricted in shock, and he subconsciously raised his hand to cover his mouth.

A tiny pink worm, about the size of a grain of rice, crawled out of Ma Dongmei's nostril.

The little worm is all pink and doesn't look ugly; in fact, it's kind of cute. It crawls very slowly, as if it's too full to move, wriggling gently while smelling the aroma of sesame oil.

As the tiny worms gradually crawled out of her nasal cavity, the strange flush on Ma Dongmei's face faded considerably, and even her breathing became calmer.

Once the small worm's body was fully revealed, Lu Sheng quickly picked it up with a tissue, put it into a glass jar, and sealed it.

A peculiar fragrance vanished in an instant.

Zhang Xiaojuan stared in disbelief at the bottle in Lu Sheng's hand. "What kind of bug is this?"

The color and the smell... something just feels off.

Lu Sheng took out another bottle of sesame oil and tossed it to Su Zheng and the others before calmly speaking.

"Hormonal insects are products of mutations in plants and animals."

"It usually enters the human body through the nostrils. Its special fragrance can stimulate a surge in male hormones and other hormones in the body, while also affecting the pituitary gland."

"Hosts affected by hormone parasites will experience mental confusion and a surge in libido. Without external control, most hosts will die from cerebral hemorrhage due to excessive sexual activity."

Everyone present: oo!!

Even a tough guy is blushing!

Hormone parasites are small and difficult to detect, and the symptoms of being parasitized are estrus, which are easily overlooked.

The only way to draw out the hormone-producing parasite is to use the special scent of sesame oil before it burrows into the brain.

In the previous life, humans lacked early knowledge about hormone parasites, and only began to pay attention when more and more people died from ruptured cerebral blood vessels.

But even in the apocalypse, sesame oil is considered a high-end product. Most people struggle to eat, let alone such a luxurious condiment.

During the peak of the hormonal parasite outbreak, many people wore masks to bed at night.

Later, a laboratory at a certain base used hormone-producing insects to make aphrodisiac drugs and supplied them to the elite, which sparked a nationwide craze for catching insects.

One hormone-injected insect could be exchanged for half a pound of food. Soon, these pinkish little insects were almost hunted to extinction, and in the end, they could only be raised artificially.

"Then why don't we kill this bug? What's the point of keeping it?" Sun Tiantian stared at the soft little thing in the bottle and turned her face away in disgust.

"Keep them, sell them for money," Lu Sheng said calmly.

This wave is all about information asymmetry! Be greedy when others are fearful!

Anyway, someone will make this money sooner or later, so why shouldn't she be the one to make it?

Although she had more crystal cores than she could ever spend, since she wanted to develop the base, the more money the better.

Everyone present looked bewildered. Lu Sheng looked up at the clueless Su Zheng and said, "Don't just stand there, try it under your nostrils. You won't feel anything if it goes into your nose, but it'll be too late once it gets into your brain."

The remaining people at K3 base, unsuspecting, immediately dipped each of them in sesame oil and carefully waved it under their nostrils.

Sure enough, a plump, hormone-laden worm crawled out of each of Su Zheng's and Lü Song's nostrils, startling them so much that their faces turned pale.

Death is a small matter, but loss of integrity is a great one.

If the pink little thing really controls my hormones and pituitary gland, I might do something incredibly embarrassing in front of so many people.

It's terrifying to even think about!

"No wonder those two brothers were blushing so much earlier. It turns out they weren't shy, they were being controlled by the hormone bugs..."

Zhang Xiaojuan felt a wave of fear wash over her and instinctively turned her back to the wall.

He can't even handle Ma Dongmei alone. If these two come at him together, he'll have to go to the proctology hospital tonight.

At this moment, Ma Dongmei finally woke up and saw everyone staring at her with wide eyes.

"What... happened to me?" She rubbed her temples and stood up groggily.

Su Zheng winked at the others, "It's okay, you just fainted, it's probably because of low blood sugar."

Everyone tacitly saved face for Ma Dongmei, and acted as if nothing had happened.

After everyone carefully checked their physical condition, the group set off again into the depths of the warehouse.

Most of the zombies along the way were level three zombies, which Lu Sheng easily dealt with without having to lift a finger.

Su Zheng stopped a dozen meters away from the innermost room of the warehouse where the protective suits were stored. "Most of the items inside are Tier 4 with equipment. It will be difficult for us to force our way in."

Bullets are unreasonable; a fourth-tier ability user thinking they can dodge bullets with their speed is wishful thinking.

Lu Sheng squinted and weighed it in his hand.

Inside were probably several dozen fourth-tier zombies, still standing upright, holding steel guns and maintaining a guard posture.

"I'll go," Ma Dongmei said, reaching for her knife.

"No!" Lu Sheng stopped her from holding the bone-cutting knife.

"In a bit, the rocket will go in and lure all the zombies to a fixed location. You guys use your powers to hold off the horde while I rush in and take everything with me."

After Lu Sheng finished speaking, he patted Rocket's head and pinched its mouth as a warning, "Don't move your mouth."

Lu Sheng still held basic respect for soldiers.

In her previous life, she and Sun Tiantian had been rescued by Chinese soldiers several times. Even though they had become zombies now, Lu Sheng didn't want them to be torn to pieces by rockets.

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