Chapter 326 Bizarre

Tao Yarong asked, "What about those superhumans who came to Shangguan City? Are we really going to let them search the entire city?"

Meng Shiwan smirked, "The Fierce Bear Base said that twenty Black Cubes can be exchanged for one dose of Ability Enhancement Fluid, right?"

"yes."

Tao Yarong suddenly realized something and her eyes widened instantly. "Sister, you're so clever! I'll go and inform them right now."

After saying that, she left quickly.

Meng Shiwan also left the base and flew towards the hospital.

Thinking back to the quiet and strange atmosphere of that hospital last time, Meng Shiwan felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

That hospital is in the city center, where zombies are densely packed, and now they have all evolved into level two zombies. Even a mid-level ability user would not be able to easily break in, unless a wind-type ability user could fly in directly.

She stuffed fake black cubes everywhere in that hospital; it's impossible for anyone to find the real ones anytime soon.

It was only because the Fierce Bear Base pulled this stunt that many superhumans flocked to Shangguan City; otherwise, she wouldn't have had to worry about the Black Cube's safety.

To find the real one out of tens of thousands of black cubes in Shangguan City, one's luck must be incredibly extraordinary.

When Meng Shiwan arrived at the hospital, the eerie feeling that ran down her spine returned as soon as she landed on the ground.

She couldn't help but rub her arms and look around. Outside the hospital, zombies were packed together, a dark mass that made it almost impossible to move.

Inside the hospital, there wasn't a single zombie in sight.

The strange situation puzzled Meng Shiwan. Why were these zombies crowding outside and not coming into the hospital? Even with the hospital doors open, no zombies were entering.

Something's not right, something's really not right.

Why didn't she notice this last time she came?

Meng Shiwan strode into the inpatient department, to the room with the black cube-shaped bed. After entering, she quickly looked down under the bed.

The spot where she had placed the black cube was now empty.

Meng Shiwan paused for two seconds, then quickly turned around and went to check on the other wards.

The fake black cubes she placed in the hospital are mostly still there, with almost no signs of them being moved.

This proves that, just as she had anticipated, not many people had visited this hospital yet.

Why is it that only the black cube has disappeared?

Who took it?

When she came last time, she made a point of observing the surroundings; there was no one there.

It's impossible that someone saw her put the black cube down and take it away.

What exactly happened?

At that moment, in a corner of the hospital, a small back door was pushed open, and three people rushed in in a panic.

As one of them prepared to close the door, he was surprised to find that the dense horde of zombies outside stopped abruptly when they reached the doorway. They stretched out their claw-like arms, trying to scratch them, but refused to move forward even a step. Their mouths, stretched to the back of their heads, emitted angry shouts.

It was as if there was an invisible barrier in front of the zombies, preventing them from getting in.

The man who was about to close the door stopped abruptly. He exclaimed in surprise to the two men behind him, "Old Li, Old Wang, look! These zombies can't get in. This is the first time I've ever seen anything like this."

Old Li saw him leaning against the door and was about to scold him when he glanced at the situation outside the door and was startled.

He stepped closer to take a look. "What's going on? Why can't these zombies get in?"

The feeling of the zombies being kept out was so real that Old Li couldn't help but reach his hand outside and successfully passed through the door frame.

When the zombies outside saw the human's claws, the nearest one howled and bit down.

Fortunately, Old Li was on guard and pulled back quickly enough, otherwise his hand would have been bitten off.

The moment he pulled back, the zombie remained where it was and did not chase after him.

He was also puzzled, "Can't zombies go inside the hospital? Why?"

Old Li looked around and, sure enough, found that there wasn't a single zombie in the hospital.

All three of them were bewildered, unable to figure out what was going on, and only felt that something was amiss.

A gust of cold wind blew, and all three of them shivered, the chill seemingly penetrating to their very bones.

Old Wang urged them, "We can't worry about that now. Let's find medicine first. If we don't get treatment soon, it's questionable whether the three of us will survive. These lunatics, the superhumans in Shangguan City are all lunatics."

The three of them were superhumans from the Fierce Bear Base. A few days ago, after arriving in Shangguan City, they encountered a team that insisted on teaming up with them.

They disagreed, but the team stubbornly followed them, sometimes even helping them fight off zombies, acting like decent people.

At first they were wary, but later, seeing that the other party had helped them quite a bit, they relaxed a little.

In that moment of relaxation, those men chopped off their hands and ran away.

Fortunately, those men didn't seem to intend to kill them; they just cut off their hands and ran away.

Later, when they heard that those people had cut off their hands to exchange for the power-enhancing fluid, the three of them almost fainted from anger.

Fortunately, this guy named Lao Wang was a space-type ability user. They hid and used medicine from their space to bandage themselves, but they couldn't escape. Instead, they made their way to the central area.

When faced with emergencies and dangers, they would hide in the space, which is how they survived and made it here.

All three were missing a hand, which was haphazardly bandaged with cloth. Due to excessive blood loss, their faces were deathly pale.

Their most pressing need right now is to find medication to reduce inflammation and stop the bleeding; it would be even better if they could find a doctor.

A severed limb cannot be simply bandaged up.

If the wound becomes infected and rots, it can be fatal.

The hospital was quiet; the only sound was the howling outside the walls. The three found the pharmacy, where there was still a good supply of medicine.

They didn't know what to do, so they could only clean it with anti-inflammatory solution and medicine, and then wrap it with gauze.

Thankfully they are superhumans, otherwise they might have died from such severe injuries.

Old Wang sat in the corner with his arm wrapped in bandages, cursing, "If I had known it would turn out like this, I shouldn't have come. I was thinking that there were a lot of level two zombies in Shangguan City, so I could get more crystal cores to take back. Who knew I would run into something like this? Who came up with the idea of ​​exchanging our hands for the ability enhancement fluid? That's too despicable."

He is a space-age ability user and an important figure within the Fierce Bear Base.

He didn't have to come on this mission, but he had his own selfish reasons. He wanted to get more level-two crystal cores so he could squander them for a while longer, so he took the initiative to report that his presence would make it easier to take all the black cubes back. Only then did the higher-ups allow him to participate in this mission.

Old Wang originally thought that he wouldn't need to find the Black Cube; he would only be responsible for collecting the crystal cores. Once other ability users found the Black Cube, he could simply put it into his spatial storage and take it back with him.

He never expected that coming here would lead to such a terrible setback, and that he would even lose a hand.

If Liu Heyuan were still alive, and they managed to return to the base alive, the hand might be able to grow back.

But the only healing-type ability user, Liu Heyuan, also died, leaving them completely disabled.

Old Liu sighed, "It's too late to talk about this now. Many people have died. We're lucky to be alive. It was just a mission to find something, and no one expected it to turn out like this."

Old Li was furious. "Damn Dawn Base, they're really ruthless, so vicious."

The three men bandaged their wounds and cursed as they vented their anger.

Just then, a head popped out from the doorway, startling the three of them, who quickly stood up, fully on guard.

"who?"

"Get out here, stop sneaking around."

Then they saw a woman walk in through the door, her hair so messy and tangled that it looked like a bird's nest, with strands of dandruff.

His body was all black; at first glance, you might mistake him for a Black person.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that there were no Black people at all, only filth.

Her face, clothes, and skin were covered in black grime, as if she hadn't cleaned herself in a long time; it had all scabbed over.

It feels like you could peel off a huge chunk with just one fingernail.

Even from a distance, the three of them could smell the stench of years-old grime.

"Ugh." Old Liu couldn't hold it in and leaned against the wall, almost vomiting up his stomach acid. "It stinks so badly, it's disgusting. This is the first time I've ever felt physically nauseous at the sight of a woman."

This woman, seemingly oblivious to her own disheveled appearance, confidently declared, "You like me, right? You came all this way just to find me, didn't you? But the line of people who like me stretches all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. You'll have to wait in line."

Fine, fine. I'm always very forgiving of people who like me. Since you've already found me, I'll reluctantly let you cut in line and pursue me first.

Did you bring me any gifts? Of course you have to give gifts when pursuing a girl! Even though the three of you aren't exactly good-looking, I'm a nice person, so I'll give you a chance to impress me.

She stared at the three of them with her clear, innocent eyes, a hint of expectation in them.

Old Liu leaned against the wall, feeling powerless. "This woman must have crawled out of a cesspool. Doesn't she know how disgusting she is? She's so narcissistic. Who would like a stinking maggot? Disgusting, even more disgusting."

The other two didn't look much better either.

Just as Old Wang was about to chase away the woman who seemed a bit off, his eyes suddenly caught sight of something she was holding in her arms.

He looked closely and saw that it was a black cube.

The black cube was very black, and the woman was also very dark-skinned; without close inspection, one might not even notice.

Old Wang swallowed back the words he wanted to say to send her away, his eyes lingering on the black cube in her arms.

He couldn't quite put his finger on it; he felt that this black cube was different from the others, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what made it different.

Darker? More composed?

He forced back his nausea and asked, "What are you holding in your arms? You asked us to give you a gift, is that black cube also a gift you prepared for us?"

When the woman saw him eyeing the black cube in her arms, she quickly hugged it tightly with both hands, shaking her head frantically, causing dandruff to fly everywhere.

"No, no, this was a gift from another suitor. I want to cherish it, so I can't give it to you."

Since you're pursuing me, of course you should give me gifts. How can you ask a girl for gifts? After you give me your gifts, if I like them and accept them, I'll naturally give you something in return.

Forget it, I don't like you guys. You're too calculating and stingy. You're not genuinely pursuing me.

Since that's the case... if you won't give me a gift, then I'll turn you all into a gift, okay? She'll definitely like it, yes, she'll definitely like it...

Found it! I've finally found a suitable return gift... I'm so happy..."