The bespectacled young man stood not far away, pointing to a greenhouse-like room and beckoning to the crowd.
Lu Sheng and Xu Yi stood up and hurried over, following his gaze into the room.
The greenhouse was filled with mushrooms, fungi, and other fungi that thrive in dark, damp environments. After the apocalypse, most plants evolved to become more lush, and these fungi were no exception.
The room, which was about fifty meters long, was completely filled with more than a dozen long cabinets placed against the walls.
Three adult men in white coats were standing next to a long cabinet on the inside, slowly fiddling with large mushrooms that had grown into steamed buns.
"Don't move!"
Just as the bespectacled young man was about to open the door, Xu Yi stopped him by pressing down on his wrist.
“These people have been infected with a fungus and may have already turned into zombies,” Xu Yi said in a low, deep voice, his eyes sharp.
"Fungal infection...is it athlete's foot?"
The bespectacled guy suddenly felt an itch all over his body, scratched it, and asked with a puzzled look.
“Look at the wrists of those three men.”
Xu Yi's words caught the attention of the remaining people, and a group of them gathered outside the greenhouse.
Lu Sheng stared intently at the three people inside the greenhouse.
The three people appeared to be young based on their build and silhouettes, but their movements were unusually slow. All three were wearing gloves, masks, and hats; only the exposed portion of their wrists at the cuffs revealed their skin color.
The exposed part of my wrist was covered with red patches the size of coins, which made me feel itchy all over.
Typical symptoms following a fungal skin infection.
"Don't make a sound, leave first. Fungal zombies are difficult to deal with."
Xu Yi slowly took a few steps back and made a gesture to the remaining people.
Since the medical professionals had said so, the others didn't dare to delay and immediately gathered their belongings quietly to leave.
Lu Sheng gripped the knife handle tightly, staring at the three slow-moving fungal carriers inside the greenhouse, while with his other hand he pulled out a gas mask and tossed it to Sun Tiantian and the others.
She didn't know much about fungal zombies, having only seen them once occasionally in the apocalyptic knowledge handbook provided by the system.
In the post-apocalyptic world, the fungal spores carried by mushrooms will also mutate and may even infect humans.
Fungal zombies have an exceptionally long attack range and are virtually impossible to defend against.
It can not only cause fungal lesions on the skin surface, but also attack the central nervous system after entering the body through the respiratory tract.
They are more troublesome than traditional zombies.
Seemingly sensing movement outside the door, the three fungal zombies inside the greenhouse suddenly stopped moving.
"Hurry up!"
Lu Sheng sensed something was wrong and hurriedly urged him in a low voice.
Zhang Qiang, who had just put on his mask, nodded subconsciously and hurriedly took off running. As a result, he tripped over his own foot and stumbled two steps, crashing directly into the greenhouse door.
Bang!
The sound of the impact was particularly loud in the quiet corridor, startling the people in front of them who turned around abruptly.
The greenhouse door was already ajar, but he smashed it open.
Zhang Qiang, feeling dizzy and rubbing his forehead, got up. As soon as he looked up, he saw that the three fungal zombies had suddenly raised their heads and were focusing on him.
Everything happened so suddenly that Lu Sheng's pupils constricted, and he looked up in the direction of the fungal zombie.
Sure enough, the three zombies that were just moving slowly suddenly rushed towards the gate like a whirlwind.
"Get up quickly!"
Lu Sheng reached out and grabbed Zhang Qiang's collar, trying to pull him up from the ground.
But Zhang Qiang's legs went weak with fear. His feet felt like they were walking on cotton. He rolled a couple of steps before his knees buckled and he knelt on the ground.
In just a few seconds, three fungal zombies had rushed up to Zhang Qiang.
Huffing and puffing.
With its mouth stretched wide to its ears, it bit Zhang Qiang's nose.
As Zhang Qiang screamed in agony, his entire body was rapidly invaded by fungi at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Red patches spread along the bloody, mangled face all the way to the fingertips, and soon the skin surface was covered with white mycelium.
Everything happened so fast that before anyone else could even react, Zhang Qiang was already lying motionless on the ground.
"ah!"
Seeing the horrifying scene before her, Han Rui instinctively screamed and took several steps back, almost bumping into Zhang Xiaojuan.
The girl's high-pitched voice immediately caught the attention of the three fungal zombies.
The leader of the zombies opened its huge mouth and spat out a mouthful of minced flesh.
Accompanied by a wisp of dark gray turbidity, bloody chunks of flesh were sprayed more than three meters away, landing right at Han Rui's feet.
"Cough cough."
A chorus of coughs erupted from the direction of the crowd.
Lu Sheng frowned. The black mist from earlier must have been entirely fungal hyphae. The corridor was too cramped; any bite from those zombies would cause widespread area-of-effect damage.
"You guys go first! I'll catch up in a bit! Don't wait for me!"
She kicked away the fungal zombie that rushed in front of her and swiftly swung her knife without hesitation.
This strike was delivered with tremendous force, the movement both fierce and rapid.
A flash of cold light, a sharp blade pierced the air, its edge crackling with electricity, severing the fungal zombie's neck.
As the zombie's head rolled to the side, a half-meter-high plume of black mist shot up from the severed neck.
The black fog dissipated rapidly in the air, and the entire corridor was filled with a damp and musty smell.
Although Lu Sheng had been rewarded with an immune system by the system, the smell still made her feel a little nauseous. She casually put on her gas mask and focused on dealing with the remaining two.
"Awoo!"
The death of his companion enraged the two fungal zombies. Their murky eyes were fixed on Lu Sheng, and they opened their huge black mouths and pounced on him madly.
Lu Sheng dodged the zombie's sharp claws by sidestepping, and then swung his sharp Tang sword horizontally.
The fungal zombie couldn't dodge in time and had its right arm sliced off by Lu Sheng with a single stroke.
Lu Sheng used the cabinet in the corridor as leverage to leap up, and lightly landed on the tilted left shoulder of the fungal zombie.
A flash of lightning, a glint of cold light from the Tang sword, pierced through the top of the fungal zombie's skull. With a final twist, the blade plucked out the crystal core from its brain.
The remaining smaller zombie was outnumbered and was quickly dealt with by Lu Sheng.
[Item obtained: 10x Antifungal Concentrate (Please dilute at a ratio of 1:100)]
[Item Obtained: 100 Fungal Bullets]
[Items obtained: 50,000 points]
[Bonus Reward: 10 Advanced Crystal Cores]
Lu Sheng casually touched her hair. The attack range of these fungal zombies was too large. Even though she tried to avoid them, she was still covered in fungal hyphae.
Fungi are highly contagious; infection can occur through contact or inhalation. To avoid infecting Sun Tiantian and the others, Lu Sheng immediately entered the spatial dimension.
After quickly taking off his clothes, Lu Sheng mixed a large bucket of concentrated liquid and sprayed himself from head to toe.
Without even drying herself off, Lu Sheng quickly changed into clean clothes and hurried after him.
"Boss! What do we do?! They've all been infected!"
Just as I caught up with the group, I heard the bespectacled guy's anxious voice.
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