Listening to the hurried knock on the door, Xu Mo sighed helplessly. The sound was like a sharp blade, cutting off the beauty of the moment.

He asked, "Who is it?" There was a hint of displeasure at being interrupted in his voice.

Jie Qian, like a frightened deer, snapped back to her senses, a flicker of panic crossing her face. She instinctively raised her hands and quickly straightened the messy hem of her clothes. Her chest heaved violently as she tried to calm her disordered breathing, trying to cover up what had just happened.

Aaron's familiar voice came from outside the door: "It's me, Aaron, it's urgent."

Xu Mo let go of Jie Qian and walked towards the door with steady steps. He reached out and opened the door, and saw Aaron standing at the door with a serious expression. Aaron's brow was furrowed, and there seemed to be fine beads of sweat on his forehead. In the dim light, his expression seemed particularly nervous.

"What's the matter?" Xu Mo asked, his voice still as calm as usual.

Aaron's eyes quickly glanced at Jie Qian in the room. When he saw the faint bruises on her face, his eyes darkened slightly. He nodded slightly at Jie Qian as a greeting, then looked away and whispered to Xu Mo:

"I just heard about Pete from the neighbor across the street. I heard you had a conflict with him. Are you okay?"

Xu Mo's expression was cold, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a hint of disdainful chuckle.

"Do you think he can pose any threat to me?"

"That's good." Aaron breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say something when, at that moment, a burst of hurried footsteps came from the direction of Peter's house. The footsteps were chaotic and hurried, as if filled with endless panic.

Soon, a tall, thin man appeared before everyone. He was running breathlessly, with a look of anxiety on his face. "Aaron! This is serious!" the man said anxiously.

"Who is he?" Xu Mo looked at Aaron questioningly, his eyes full of curiosity.

Aaron explained, "His name is Eric, my lover."

Xu Mo nodded without saying anything.

Aaron already knew that he was from Nantong when he watched the original TV series.

Eric gasped, his chest heaving violently, and said quickly: "Pete and Sam... disappeared." As soon as these words came out, the air seemed to freeze in an instant, everyone was stunned, and an inexplicable uneasiness spread in their hearts.

Aaron frowned slightly, feeling a sense of unease rising in his heart. He asked, "When did it happen?"

Eric panted and shook his head. "I don't know. I knocked on the door for a long time, but no one opened it. When I broke in, I found no one in the house."

"Damn it." Aaron cursed under his breath, raised his hand and rubbed his temple hard, his face full of anxiety and helplessness.

Xu Mo stood aside calmly, listening to the conversation between the two. He didn't care about Peter's disappearance. In his opinion, unless Peter had some kind of intercontinental missile or even a super-large weapon like a hydrogen bomb or a nuclear bomb, it would be impossible for him to pose a threat to him alone.

At that moment, the night sky, previously covered by thick, dark clouds, suddenly cracked, as if torn apart by an invisible hand. A blinding crimson light shone through, slicing through the darkness like a sharp sword.

Everyone instinctively looked up, stunned by the sight before them. A blood-red moon, like a giant ruby, hung high in the night sky. The night sky was stained a dark crimson, as if a bloody storm filled the air between heaven and earth, and the entire world was shrouded in an eerie atmosphere.

Looking at the blood-red moon, Jessie couldn't help but shudder and said in a trembling voice, "This... is not a good sign." Her eyes were full of fear and worry.

Xu Mo's brows also frowned slightly.

Including this time, this is the fifth blood moon he has experienced.

He didn't know the pattern of the blood moon's appearance. It might be seven days, half a month, or a month.

However, he knew that under the blood moon, both ordinary zombies and mutated zombies would go into a frenzy, and their strength, speed and physical fitness would be greatly enhanced.

In addition, Xu Mo also discovered a pattern. After every blood moon, a large number of mutated zombies would suddenly emerge like mushrooms after rain.

So Xu Mo came to a conclusion that zombies themselves would not mutate and evolve, and the reason for mutation and evolution was because of the blood moon.

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At the same time, at the gate of the Alexander community.

The night breeze was cool, bringing a slight chill to his body. Nicholas stood in front of the gate, rifle slung over his shoulder, glancing around with boredom.

Their Alexandria community is located in a remote area, and very few survivors or zombies can find their community, so his guard duty seems a bit boring.

On the streets of the community, Pete's staggering figure slowly approached the community gate.

His face was as pale as paper, his lips trembling slightly, and it was obvious that he had just been tortured. But his eyes were burning with crazy fire, which was full of hatred and desire for revenge.

Behind him, a small figure hunched its neck slightly. It was Sam. Sam clutched tightly at the hem of his father's clothes, his face filled with anxiety. He vaguely sensed danger, but under his father's authority, he dared not utter a single sound.

"Dad, we really have to..." Sam was about to speak when Peter slapped him in the face. The slap was loud and clear, and it was particularly harsh in the quiet night.

"Shut up!" Pete lowered his voice, his tone as fierce as a demon from hell, "If you make any more noise, I will beat you and your mother to death."

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