Chapter 5454
If zombies don't rely on eating humans to replenish their energy, how do they sustain their activities for long periods of time?
If it is not a virus that controls the bodies of the zombies, but some unknown creature that Wen Yi mentioned, then where did it come from and how did it suddenly appear and break out?
Zombies don't need to sleep, so lying on the bunk bed at night, Xue Ling's mind was still full of what Wen Yi said during dinner today.
Unfortunately, Wen Yi only said a few words, quickly put down her unfinished meal and went back to work.
Xue Ling was thinking at this moment. When he saw a bug crawling over the tent, he thought:
The unknown creature that infects humans and turns them into zombies sounds like some kind of parasite.
So, does this mean that every zombie has such a "worm" in its body?
Xue Ling couldn't help imagining the scene of bugs crawling inside her body. She couldn't help but shiver and rub her dry arms.
Lying next to her, the huge Wen Jiuze grabbed her arm and took a look, then uttered a questioning "ow".
There was a bunk bed with upper and lower bunks in their tent. Xue Ling felt it was too hard to climb up, so she chose the lower bunk, but Wen Jiuze didn't stay on the upper bunk either.
After Xue Ling lay down properly on the lower bunk, he lay down next to her.
Of course, the single bed couldn't accommodate two people, so most of Wen Jiuze's body was outside. He moved two chairs to the side of the bed and placed his body and legs on the chairs.
——I have to squeeze in with her even though this is happening.
Xue Ling urged him to go to the bed, but he poked the tablet and said, "If I go up there, I'm afraid the bed will collapse and crush you."
Xue Ling said no, this iron bed is quite sturdy.
Wen Jiuze grabbed the bed frame and shook it. The creaking sound made Xue Ling quickly stop him.
Not only were they afraid that he would really break the bed with his brute force, they were also worried that people passing by would misunderstand what they were doing.
Two zombies that followed human schedules lay under the narrow bunk bed for a long time, but Wen Jiuze didn't make a sound. If Xue Ling didn't know that zombies wouldn't get sleepy, he would have thought he was asleep.
After Xue Ling was discovered rubbing her arms quietly, Wen Jiuze knelt down, tapped his feet on the chair and sat up, took the tablet and asked, "Rubbing your arms, are there bugs crawling on your arms?"
Xue Ling shook her head.
She took the tablet and saw Wen Jiuze's current appearance in the dim light. His face had turned blue-gray in color, a bit like a lifeless stone statue, and it felt like dust would fall off if you touched it.
She suddenly remembered to ask him: "Are you still used to it after it becomes like this?"
"It's a habit. I've long envied you for not having to eat or sleep." Wen Jiuze replied.
Even if he didn't say anything, Xue Ling could imagine the casual tone in which he said this.
It makes the listeners feel that he really doesn't care about anything.
When Xue Ling saw Wen Jiuze and herself watching others eat while they were having dinner, she suddenly had a real feeling that Wen Jiuze had also turned into a zombie.
From the relief of not losing him, I felt a complex feeling of loss and helplessness.
When Wen Jiuze first discovered that she was still conscious, he once said, "It's good that you're still here."
Xue Ling also has this feeling now, but she finds that this feeling is not pure happiness, but also contains a lot of regrets and melancholy.
"You've turned into a zombie too." Xue Ling tapped the tablet.
Wen Jiuze replied: "How fresh! I've been a zombie for such a long time, and you just discovered it."
Xue Ling: “…”
After learning from Wen Yi that Wen Jiuze could still speak, Xue Ling did not expose him. She just wanted to see how long this guy could pretend.
But tonight they were chatting on the tablet, and Wen Jiuze really didn't say a word, which made Xue Ling feel a little uncomfortable.
She knew he was deliberately behaving like her.
Today, I took her to the activity area and walked among the crowd, just to take care of her mood.
When he was still a human, he would stay away from the crowd for her, live alone with her at the foot of a deserted mountain, and walk into a city full of zombies.
Now he has turned into a zombie, and because she wanted to, he took the initiative to pull her into the crowd.
Just like what she said to Wen Yi, Wen Jiuze is careful and considerate, and it is true.
Xue Ling reached out, hugged Wen Jiuze's neck, and buried her head in his hardened and blue skin.
In the past, Xue Ling seldom took the initiative to do such intimate actions, fearing that he would be infected with the zombie virus. Now it doesn't matter. She hugs him tightly and no longer pays attention to biting her nails.
Suddenly, she hugged him tightly, and Wen Jiuze fell on her pillow with his feet still hanging on the ground.
With one of his hands being held down by Xue Ling, he poked the tablet with the other hand and asked:
"So sudden, were you provoked by those living people when you went out today?"
"Are you sad to find out they're afraid of you?"
"Or do you not like their weird looks?"
Xue Ling didn't look up, but made a strange zombie-like mumble.
Wen Jiuze lifted her onto his body, laid down in her previous position, and crossed his legs on the bed frame.
"Why do you want to cry again? Tell me."
For some reason, Xue Ling also heard a hint of sarcasm in the flat female voice.
She looked up instantly and took the tablet: "I don't want to cry."
"Oh, it's twelve o'clock, is it time to start emo?"
Xue Ling snatched the tablet and stopped him from speaking.
She typed a paragraph and then deleted it. She kept doing this for a long time, and finally left only one sentence: "If you really don't want to stay here, we can find a way to leave."
Wen Jiuze finally understood what she was feeling upset about late at night.
She has always been like this. When she feels happy and comfortable, she will start to wonder whether others will be happy too. If others are not as happy as she is, she will feel that her happiness seems to be wrong.
"It doesn't matter where I am, I just bother Wen Yi." Wen Jiuze told her.
He was afraid that if he didn't keep a close eye on her, Xue Ling would have Wen Yi perform a cesarean section on her. Wen Yi, that cruel woman, would definitely do that.
"Don't worry, it's good here. You don't have to drive or wander around. There's no pressure at all. Don't worry so much, corpse. The more you worry, the faster you get things done."
Xue Ling: “…”
"Are you reluctant to let me go in a few days? If you are reluctant, just say it directly." Wen Jiuze swiped with the tablet.
Xue Ling: “…”
Looking at this dog face, I really don't want to admit that I can't bear to part with him.
In the end, the two chatted about meaningless topics all night.
They couldn't speak and could only chat by typing on the tablet, which reminded Xue Ling of the past.
When the two were in love, Wen Jiu didn't like typing and chatting.
Compared to his peers who prefer text messaging and voice chat, Wen Jiu prefers to communicate directly over the phone or in person.
In the early stages of their relationship, when Xue Ling didn't quite understand Wen Jiuze's habits, she would take the initiative to strike up awkward conversation with him, and every time Wen Jiuze would give simple replies.
Feeling uncomfortable with his brief reply and feeling that he was too cold, she looked up and found that he had arrived at the door of their common classroom.
It was raining heavily outside and his hair and pants were wet.
Xue Ling ran over and asked him why he came. He said, "You were looking for me on your phone, but I came here because you didn't say anything."
Xue Ling didn't have the courage to say that she was just looking for someone to chat out of politeness because she remembered that she still had a boyfriend.
Wen Jiuze was still waiting for her to say something, and she managed to say, "Then let's have lunch together at noon."
He seemed to have accepted from then on that she wanted to see him when she chatted with him.
When Xue Ling went to the library, she saw the beautiful sunset in the sky, so she took a picture to share with him. He would soon come to her following the sunset.
Then, as if he had just woken up, he asked her lazily with messy hair, "What's the matter?"
Xue Ling would say, "Let's go take a walk around the playground."
When you go out with friends and see something interesting, take a photo and send it to them.
Wen Jiuze asked directly: "Where?"
Xue Ling instantly understood what he meant and immediately replied: "Don't come!"
She had to have dinner with her friends and had no time to accompany him.
Later, the two of them became close, and Xue Ling asked him, "Why do you always reply so briefly?"
He said, "Too lazy to type."
Now he has become a zombie. He can clearly speak but he holds back. He types 3,000 words in one night of chatting.
It's time to stop being lazy.
They rested in the camp for a day, and the next day they saw two cars drive into the camp. Several people got off the cars and went to Wen Yi's RV to make a report.
Xue Ling then realized why they set up camp here and blocked the road. It turned out that they had cordoned off an area in front for testing.
In addition to researching the zombie virus vaccine, Wen Yi's team is also conducting other research, such as odor agents that can deceive the senses of zombies. They have achieved some preliminary results, so they are conducting field tests in the surrounding area.
Now the test results are out, and the results are not very ideal.
"In the laboratory, in a closed space, there is some effect, but in the natural environment, the effect is not good. The drug's confusing effect is very short-lived, less than five minutes."
"We increased the concentration of the drug, and it had some effect at first, but as we breathed and sweated, it was quickly sensed by the zombies around us."
"There were five testers, and the test results were not satisfactory."
The researchers who accompanied the team in recording the events could not hide their disappointment when they spoke of this.
Wen Yi didn't react much, just said: "I understand, you should sort out the data first, and take Luo Chun and Liu Zhe to start the second phase of testing as soon as possible."
The reason we were in a hurry to develop this was to equip the special operations team and increase their success rate in entering the zombie city to carry out missions.
But now that there are better people to complete the task, it is not so urgent.
No experimental results are achieved overnight. These researchers are used to setbacks. Jian Wenyi did not scold them. The disappointed young researchers quickly regrouped: "Okay, I understand. We will keep working hard!"
He got out of Wen Yi's car and met Xue Ling's face at the door. He was caught off guard and was frightened so much that he screamed and fell backwards in the car, right at Wen Yi's feet.
Wen Yi raised her foot and lightly kicked his shoulder: "Get up, it's a special zombie like Zeng Yi, it won't bite you."
The young man got up with an embarrassed look on his face, holding up his glasses and said, "Oh, a zombie... ah? This is a special zombie?! Then we can do a control group experiment!"
Wen Jiuze's face appeared behind Xue Ling, and he looked at the researcher coldly.
The researcher's surprised smile froze.
Wen Yi said: "The one behind is also a special zombie, but he might bite people, so don't mess with him."
Wen Jiuze was blocking the car door with a fierce look in his eyes. The young eyewear researcher was timid and did not dare to get out of the car. He could only look at Wen Yi for help.
At this time, a researcher behind Wen Jiuze also shouted without daring to approach: "Hey... can you move aside? I need help from Dr. Wen... Mr. Zeng in the medical vehicle behind us has woken up."
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