As soon as I stepped into the processing workshop, a strong, unpleasant odor hit me.
Zhang Yong walked ahead and kicked open the workshop door, only to be terrified by the scene before him.
In the darkness, pairs of red eyes flickered, densely packed everywhere, numbering in the thousands at a glance.
Zhuangzhuang let out a low, warning growl, and the countless eyes in the workshop immediately became restless.
"They're meat rabbits used for experiments," Xu Yijian said in a deep voice, his brows furrowing slightly.
Lu Sheng "..."
Rabbits are already incredibly prolific, but after the mutation, they can have ten babies in one litter, causing a sensation. This workshop, spanning several hundred square meters, is completely occupied by rabbits.
The only good news is that these rabbits have simply mutated into more bouncy and juicy meat rabbits, and have not yet been infected by the zombie virus.
Although the mutated rabbits are not very lethal, there are simply too many of them.
Lu Sheng and his team used several sets of smooth, quick moves before they finally managed to clean up the room full of rabbits.
The mutated rabbit meat is more fragrant, tender and juicy, so Lu Sheng secretly threw several hundred of them into his space.
"Why does it seem like there are fewer rabbits?"
Zhang Xiaojuan asked in confusion as she cleaned the body.
Lu Sheng: "..."
No, I didn't, don't talk nonsense.
After passing through the processing workshop, the two groups temporarily separated. Lu Sheng and his group went to Area A to find medical equipment, while Li Song and his group said goodbye and turned to go to Area B.
Area A was small, and Lu Sheng and his group found the warehouse where the equipment was stored without much effort.
The base's mission required them to find two ECMO machines. Several people were assigned to different areas and began searching through the warehouse.
Lu Sheng was lucky; he found the instrument as soon as he opened the second box.
This ECMO device is equivalent to an external artificial lung, which can extend life in critical moments.
However, the pump head and pipes required to start the machine are all disposable consumables. Before the apocalypse, this instrument was extremely expensive. The consumable cost for starting the machine once was tens of thousands of yuan, and the daily consumable cost after use was more than 20,000 yuan.
Moreover, the manufacturing process is extremely rigorous; once a single piece is used, it becomes one less, and there's no way to replenish the stock.
There were four ECMO machines in the box. Lu Sheng quietly took two of them into his spatial storage and took away most of the ECMO supplies, leaving only 20% of the supplies outside.
Anyway, the mission only said to find two instruments, not that you have to find a lot of consumables.
Don't you guys think something's a little strange?
Zhang Xiaojuan tied the instrument to the warehouse trolley with a rope and suddenly lowered her voice to say something.
"What's strange?" Han Rui, like a problem child, immediately widened her eyes and followed.
Zhang Xiaojuan tightened her collar. "These pharmaceutical factories all operate on three-shift assembly lines, so there will definitely be workers in the factory area."
"But we haven't seen a single person along the way, and finally we encountered some monkeys and rabbits."
Lu Sheng frowned slightly. Had the predators already found this place?
"Run! Run!"
As they were discussing this, a heart-wrenching scream suddenly came from outside the door.
Before the group could react, the factory building not far from the door collapsed with a roar. Li Song and three members of the Desert Eagle team struggled to their feet from the ruins and ran desperately toward Lu Sheng and the others.
In the ruins, a zombie about two and a half meters tall slowly walked with heavy steps.
This zombie was enormous, with its skin and flesh tinged with a faint blue. On its broad shoulders sat a head the size of a child.
It looks a bit comical.
"Hungry...so hungry..."
The small head has delicate features, which, combined with the huge body, is both bizarre and comical.
The zombie searched aimlessly, like a hungry child.
Its mutated hands were as hard as steel, and its fists were as big as basketballs. Hunger gradually made it irritable.
The zombie angrily opened its mouth wide, and dark green liquid splattered onto the factory building with each opening and closing of its mouth.
A terrifying scene unfolded before everyone's eyes.
Wherever the zombie's saliva touched, whether it was cement or metal, it melted into a puddle as quickly as if it were baked plastic.
Taking advantage of the moment when the mutated zombie was spitting out liquid, Li Song and his three teammates finally escaped into the warehouse where Lu Sheng and the others were.
"Run... This zombie... has already reached level three..." Li Song's lungs were about to explode, and every word he spoke was choked with pain.
Lu Sheng frowned slightly.
Yesterday, that predator was only at level two; it shouldn't have reached level three so quickly in just one night.
Could it be that there are two predators in Hongcheng County at the same time?
The predators evolved into third-tier zombies capable of spraying corrosive liquids, which Lu Sheng remembered as the Abomination.
These zombies have extremely sensitive hearing, smell, and vision; once they've set their sights on you, there's no way to escape within a short distance.
They've been targeted by the Abomination; it's either you or me today.
Moreover, this thing has extremely strong vitality; unless it is killed in one blow, it will fight to the death.
“Miss Lu, I’m entrusting my three brothers to you. I beg you to take them with you. I’ll hold this thing off.”
Li Song caught his breath and looked at Lu Sheng with a serious expression. "Oh, and Liang Xiaoyun too. Bring her if you can."
"You can't stop a level three zombie."
This was the first time Lu Sheng had looked Li Song in the eye.
He was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with a sharp, angular face that exuded an air of fearlessness in the face of death.
Li Song gave a wry smile, "At least it can buy you a few seconds of time."
"Captain Li, we'll go together or stay together."
The three members of the Desert Eagle team had tears in their eyes and stood firmly by Li Song's side.
“This is an order!” Li Song’s voice choked with emotion.
"Don't talk about life and death. None of you should move. Watch my eyes."
Lu Sheng interrupted the tragic atmosphere of the Desert Eagle Squad, her beautiful phoenix eyes fixed on the staggering Abomination.
"Juan, use the earthen wall to slow it down. Tian Tian and Captain Li, immediately use ice chains to restrain its limbs. Once you've done that, leave immediately. Leave the rest to me. We'll meet outside the factory in ten minutes."
Everyone looked grave and could only nod in the end.
Not far away, the violent Abominations had already located their position.
The heavy body moved slowly, its delicate features scrunched up, as if watching its prey struggle before its death.
The moment it took its first step, Zhang Xiaojuan swiftly caused a deep chasm to split open in the ground. The Abomination's massive body instantly sank into the chasm.
Sun Tiantian and Li Song, who were on high alert, immediately followed with the ice chains, instantly locking the Abomination's limbs together.
"You may leave."
At Lu Sheng's calm command, several people turned and ran toward the factory gate with tears in their eyes.
"Meow!" Zhuangzhuang stayed by Lu Sheng's side without leaving him, ready to go all out.
The abomination, bound by the ice chains, went berserk, tearing at them with all its might. It raised its head and roared, snapping the thick ice chains in two.
Lu Sheng grabbed Zhuangzhuang's hair clip and said, "Sing, sing your heart out."
The little sunflower suddenly jumped up, shaking its flower head and starting to sing a primary school battle song.
Caught off guard by the sudden singing, the Abomination showed a pained expression on its little head.
"It sounds...awful..."
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