Wan Mei stood up from her chair, walked to Jiang Ruan's side, and frowned as she stared at the image on the screen.

"Could this be the guy who posted on Weibo about the apocalypse and was later beaten to death? How come he's not dead?!"

As she spoke, she felt the hairs on her body stand on end, as if she were in a horror movie.

Jiang Ruan looked closely until she saw the green halo around the man's neck, then she suddenly realized, "Damn it, how did they get here so quickly?"

Wan Mei didn't understand what he meant and tilted her head to look at the circle of light that Jiang Ruan was pointing to.

"This is the mark of an infected person. In the beginning, the infected person only shows a little bit of the symptoms, but it becomes more obvious later on."

At this point, Jiang Ruan no longer needed to hide anything.

After spending so many days together, she didn't dislike Wanmei. In fact, she felt that Wanmei hadn't been bothered by her background and remained optimistic and cheerful, with a childlike heart, which was very precious.

Wan Mei opened her mouth, crossed her hands, pointed to the halo around the person's neck, scratched her head, and seemed to have done her homework before slowly speaking, "An infected person? Is it the kind with a common disease, or is it really a vicious infected person as that person said on Weibo?"

Jiang Ruan nodded, closed her parents' bedroom door, and then pulled Wan Mei downstairs.

"According to him, these infected people were not conscious in the early stages, and their eyes were even somewhat cloudy, making it difficult for them to see people's exact location. They just mechanically repeated the actions of grabbing, biting, and chasing people. However, they had a very sensitive sense of smell."

Wan Mei seemed to understand, but not quite. After all, she had heard of it, but hadn't seen much of it. "Sense of smell?"

"Yes, do you know which animal has the most sensitive sense of smell?"

"Dogs? After all, they can all be police dogs."

Jiang Ruan smiled after hearing this, "Everyone thinks so, but research results from a few years ago show that humans have about 5 million olfactory cells, dogs have about 100,000 to 200,000 olfactory cells, and pigs have more than twice the ability to recognize odors as dogs. So pigs are the animals with the most sensitive sense of smell."

Wan Mei scratched her head again, her eyes filled with doubt, "You pig, I really didn't expect that."

"But what does this have to do with the infected people?"

"It can only be said that there is a certain connection, because this viral infection is very likely to have originated from this animal. Therefore, they have a sensitive sense of smell similar to that of pigs."

As they spoke, the two had already reached the door that was being pounded on, and looked at the man's ferocious face on the security camera at the door.

"I know, he came here because he smelled people around here, right!"

Wan Mei looked like she suddenly understood.

Jiang Ruan looked at the growing number of zombies outside, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes. When she suddenly saw the image transmitted from another camera, she blinked her round eyes, as if she didn't believe it.

Who else could it be but An Xia clinging to the stick above the door frame?

Because Jiang Ruan is a reborn person, she naturally knows what kind of buildings will not attract the attention of infected people, and she also knows how to seal them off to prevent the human presence inside from escaping.

So when zombies came, she found it strange, because logically they couldn't smell anything.

Now that she sees Anxia, ​​she understands: all the feelings were brought about by her.

But there are at least ten zombies outside, and Jiang Ruan and Wan Mei can't possibly rush out to rescue her and escape unscathed.

She was at a loss for words.

Wan Mei also saw An Xia and grabbed Jiang Ruan's arm anxiously, "Jiang, Jiang Ruan, there's someone outside! She's so beautiful! Judging from her appearance, she's definitely not a zombie. We have to save her!"

She was unaware of the relationship between Jiang Ruan and An Xia, and only spoke up out of kindness.

"I know, I'll think of a way."

If Jiang Ruan remembered correctly, the earliest zombies were driven more and more frenzied by their keen sense of smell, especially the smell of fresh human blood.

If a substitute could be chosen at this time to attract their attention, it would be feasible to take Anxia over.

Thinking of alternatives, Jiang Ruan suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a medical blood bank in the space, left by the previous owner. Taking out some blood now would not be a waste.

She instructed Wanmei to keep a close eye on the surveillance cameras and monitor their every move, while she herself turned on the call function.

She didn't want to be agitated by Anxia's intense actions when she went out to rescue her, which would then provoke the zombies she had painstakingly lured away to return.

Because when a person is exercising vigorously, their blood circulation speeds up, and similarly, the smell of blood will become more stimulating to zombies, so she had to remind her.

"Xiaxia, it's me, Jiang Ruan. Don't be afraid. I'll lure them away and then rescue you."

Anxia was already in despair. She had brought a truckload of supplies to deliver relief to Jiang Ruan, but she encountered a horde of zombies on the way. She couldn't kill them and was easily assimilated by them.

All five security guards he brought with him died, leaving only himself. He managed to run to the edge of the mall and, with his tenacious will to survive, climbed onto the horizontal pillar above the main entrance.

The zombies were howling below, and she was terrified. Her phone was also out of battery, so she didn't dare to shout, afraid that more zombies would hear her and gather around.

She finally heard Jiang Ruan's voice and almost jumped off the pillar in excitement. "Ruan Ruan, you finally saw me! I even lay down where your camera could see me. Thank goodness, heaven has a benevolent heart."

"I, Anxia, ​​am finally not going to die."

Seeing that she was still so excited, Jiang Ruan was no longer worried about her mental state. As long as she wasn't scared out of her wits, the rescue would go smoothly.

"Mmm, you won't die. Lie down properly, I'll come pick you up in a bit, it'll be quick."

Jiang Ruan ran to the window on the third floor, took out something that looked like a fishing rod, took out 400 milliliters of blood from her spatial storage, and sprayed it into the air outside, along with the feathers on the fishing rod.

Compared to An Xia's aura of blood, Jiang Ruan's aura was indeed very attractive.

"Awoooooo..."

The zombie mechanically twisted its body, its neck stiff as it walked forward toward the sprayed blood. In less than two minutes, the area in front of the door was empty of zombies.

Seeing that the time was right, Wan Mei supervised the zombies as they walked away, while Jiang Ruan ran to the door, dragged the trembling An Xia into the room, and closed the door.

Anxia burst into tears as soon as she entered. She had never been treated like this before, and her pride, which she had been holding onto, could no longer be maintained.

Jiang Ruan took a blanket and draped it over her, then wrapped her arms around her and comforted her.