"Okay, it's a deal!" The old man extended his hand and shook hands with Lu Zhaoming.

"My name is Lao Hu, you can call me that," the old man said.

"Lu Zhaoming." Lu Zhaoming introduced himself briefly.

"Let's not delay, let's set off now," Old Hu urged.

Lu Zhaoming nodded, then turned to Su Li and asked, "What do you think?"

Su Li shrugged: "I don't care, it's all the same wherever I go."

"Alright, let's go!" Lu Zhaoming gave the order, and the group followed Lao Hu into the depths of the industrial zone.

However, they were unaware that even greater challenges awaited them ahead.

They hadn't gone far when a chilling roar suddenly came from all directions.

"Watch out, it's an infected person!" Liu Yan shouted.

A group of ferocious-looking infected emerged from the darkness, their eyes bloodshot, roaring like wild beasts, and charged madly at Lu Zhaoming and the others.

"How did these guys end up here?" Su Li exclaimed in surprise.

“Something’s not right. These infected people seem… a little different.” Lu Zhaoming narrowed his eyes, carefully observing the infected people.

He discovered that these infected individuals were more agile and powerful, and that they seemed to have some kind of tacit understanding that allowed them to work together.

"It's a mad dog!" Old Hu suddenly shouted in terror, "It's that damned mad dog!"

"A mad dog?" Lu Zhaoming asked in confusion.

"Mad Dog is a mutated infected individual. He possesses intelligence far exceeding that of ordinary infected individuals and is capable of commanding other infected," Old Hu explained. "He is extremely dangerous; you must be careful!"

Before the words were finished, a tall infected person stepped out from the crowd.

This infected person was different from the others; he was wearing a tattered military uniform, a gas mask, and holding a blood-stained machete.

His eyes were cold and filled with murderous intent, like those of a well-trained soldier.

“It’s him, Mad Dog!” Old Hu said, trembling.

Mad Dog stared at Lu Zhaoming and the others, a cruel smile creeping across his face.

"Heh, another bunch of guys coming to their deaths," he said hoarsely. "Well, that'll give my kids a good treat."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the infected people immediately rushed towards Lu Zhaoming and the others like madmen.

"Everyone be careful!" Lu Zhaoming shouted, immediately activating the time extension loop.

In his field of vision, everything around him seemed to slow down.

He could clearly see the movements of the infected and the trajectory of their attacks.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Lu Zhaoming raised his gun and accurately shot and killed several infected people who were charging at the front.

However, there were simply too many infected people, and they were moving too fast for Lu Zhaoming to completely avoid.

"puff!"

An infected person's claw tore through Lu Zhaoming's clothes, leaving a bloody wound on his arm.

"Zhaoming, are you alright?" Su Li asked worriedly.

"It's nothing, just a minor injury." Lu Zhaoming shook his head and continued fighting.

Just then, the mad dog suddenly moved.

Like a cheetah, he pounced on Lu Zhaoming with lightning speed, his machete whistling through the air as he slashed fiercely at Lu Zhaoming's head.

Lu Zhaoming's pupils contracted sharply. He tried to dodge, but it was too late.

"Die!" the mad dog said with a savage grin.

Just at this critical moment, a green light suddenly blocked Lu Zhaoming's path.

It's a blue lotus!

She used her own body to block the rabid dog's attack.

"Qinglian!" Lu Zhaoming exclaimed.

"I...I'm fine..." Qinglian's voice was weak.

"Damn it!" Lu Zhaoming roared, raised the gun in his hand, and pulled the trigger at the mad dog's head.

"Bang!"

A bullet struck the mad dog squarely between the eyebrows. The mad dog screamed and fell to the ground.

When the other infected people saw the rabid dog fall, they immediately panicked and lost their ability to fight.

Lu Zhaoming took the opportunity to kill all the remaining infected.

"Qinglian, how are you?" He ran to Qinglian's side and asked anxiously.

Qinglian's face was pale, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.

"I...I'm dying..." she said weakly. "Zhaoming...promise me...you must...find...the virus sample..."

After saying that, she closed her eyes and stopped breathing.

"Qinglian! Qinglian!" Lu Zhaoming cried out in grief, but Qinglian could no longer hear him.

"Damn mad dog!" Su Li said angrily, "I must avenge Qinglian!"

"This is not the time to talk about this; we must leave here as soon as possible," Liu Yan cautioned. "The commotion here will definitely attract more infected people."

Lu Zhaoming took a deep breath, forcing back the grief in his heart.

"Let's go to the 'Purification Tower'!" he said through gritted teeth.

The group continued to follow Lao Hu, heading towards the "purification tower".

Along the way, they encountered several more attacks by infected individuals, but Lu Zhaoming and his team repelled them all.

Finally, after countless hardships, they arrived at the entrance of the "Purification Tower".

The "purification tower" is located inside an abandoned factory deep within the industrial zone.

The factory was surrounded by barbed wire and surveillance cameras, and there were also armed guards patrolling.

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