Chapter 25 Burning
Jiang Qian was about to leave when she heard some peculiar noises coming from nearby.
The people in the temple were still in shock until they saw the fully armed young men leaving in a helicopter.
When they saw those ferocious monsters rushing towards them, they thought that their lives were over, but they didn't expect that a bus suddenly rushed out and crushed all the monsters.
Then a helicopter appeared, like a miracle soldier descending from the sky, not only helping them deal with the remaining monsters, but also delivering supplies to them.
If the ground was not covered with corpses left by the monsters and the air was not filled with a strong smell of blood, they would have thought that everything that had just happened was a dream.
The helicopter flew farther and farther away, turning into a small black dot and disappearing into the sky.
Jiang Hongbing looked at the people behind him who were still in shock and sighed.
"Don't just stand there, let's get rid of these bodies first."
Although the comrades of the special police force responsible for rescue and supply distribution dealt with the zombies and delivered supplies, they had a heavy workload and had no time to deal with the remaining corpses, so they had to do it themselves.
Because it is known that the virus can be transmitted through bites and blood, all these corpses must be burned to prevent future trouble as much as possible.
Jiang Hongbing was the first to find protective clothing from the pile of supplies delivered, and put it on, wrapping himself tightly from head to toe. The others were a little hesitant at first, but when they saw the protective clothing, they immediately came forward to help put it on.
This sudden attack killed almost half of the people in the temple. The zombies suddenly jumped up and broke free from the ropes, and no one had time to react.
Especially in the yard where the side hall where the zombies were imprisoned, except for a few families who hid in the car and luckily held on to the end, almost all the others were wiped out.
However, most of the people in the front hall and in the backyard hid in time and there were no casualties.
People in protective suits were carrying the objects, while others hid aside, looking at the pieces of flesh that were no longer in human form, feeling scared and sad.
Those who were once their relatives were bitten to death and eaten by the monsters, and some even turned into monsters and attacked them.
Those who survived by chance did not feel happy about being favored by fate, but only felt despair and confusion about the future.
The sky was completely dark and the moon was high in the sky.
A gust of night wind blew, and the smell of blood drifted throughout the temple.
Jiang Weimin also put on a protective suit. After cleaning the road to the temple with others, he stopped and directed his son to drive the car back to the backyard and fetch water to clean the blood stains on the car.
Although others disagreed with him wearing protective clothing to do his own work, they were speechless when they saw the car covered in blood and almost unrecognizable.
It feels great when you hit someone with your car, but after the collision the whole car is a mess.
The outside of the bus was covered in blood, and some parts of the front and rear of the bus still had pieces of flesh hanging on them, which was disgusting to look at.
Jiang Qian has vomited three times since getting off the bus. She has vomited out everything she ate in the evening. She has no strength left in her body. She put on two layers of masks, but the smell of blood still lingered in her nose.
She threw the bucket into the well, pulled it out with difficulty, and poured the water into the plastic basin next to her.
Jiang Dong didn't have protective clothing, but he also got himself a set of equipment.
I put on a hooded raincoat, long rain boots, and the disposable transparent medical masks that I had stockpiled at home.
He picked up the basin of water and poured it onto the car body. The blood and flesh fragments were splashed onto the ground by the impact of the water.
It took dozens of basins of water to finally clean the car body.
After washing the car, they began to clean the dirty water on the ground with shovels and iron spades.
At this time, other people in the temple also threw the broken arms and limbs onto the wasteland outside the temple.
Jiang Hongbing wiped his sweat and said, "Let's pile them here first. We'll go find some firewood and burn them in a while."
Everyone was afraid of complications, so it would be best if the problem could be dealt with sooner rather than later. They were all very enthusiastic, saying, "Let's go find it now. We can burn it all down at night."
"That's right. I'm going to the temple right now and tell them that anyone who can go out and collect firewood should do so. The sooner we burn it, the better off we'll be. Who knows what kind of trouble this stuff might cause if we keep it around."
Everyone is really scared. If they don't clean up these things, they always feel that a zombie will appear at any time and bite them.
Jiang Hongbing took his men away, leaving only one person outside to watch over the pile of corpses, fearing that these things would be eaten by the small animals on the mountain, causing secondary spread of the virus.
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graduate School.
The researchers, who had not rested for more than thirty hours, were still busy at the operating table.
Because of the discovery last night, they contacted the outside world and sent in more than 20 experimental subjects that had mutated but were in different stages of mutation.
After dissecting these experimental subjects, their research has made great progress.
"Teacher, all hearts have small lumps of flesh growing on them. In comparison, the lumps are larger on stronger and younger people."
The old professor glanced at the screen and asked, "Are there still blood cells in there?"
The student nodded. "Yes, they are found in every meatball. However, the size of the blood cells inside varies with the size of the meatball."
Everyone saw what the teacher took out of the meatball yesterday.
It was a small, hard, transparent yellow ball, but the very center was dark red, with thin lines of blood running from the outside to the very center. It looked a bit like the glass beads they played with as children, but everyone knew it couldn't be that.
They temporarily called it a blood cell, and took samples of this glass bead-like object for various observations and tests. At first, they did not find anything abnormal.
The substances that make up the glass beads exist in the human body, but inside this small ball they found traces of life, and it was extremely active.
They wanted to cut open the ball to see what was inside, but the teacher didn't allow them to do so and simply sent in more test subjects.
"We've also detected traces of life in these blood cells," the student said, then tentatively asked, "Teacher, are we really not going to open them up and take a look?"
The old professor glanced at the report in his hand and said, "We must dissect it and prepare the laboratory."
"Yes, teacher."
The laboratory was always prepared. The old professor took the box of blood cells from the student and walked in first, but blocked the students who wanted to follow him in.
"Forget about you guys, I can do this experiment alone."
"teacher!"
The students were a little surprised that the teacher would not allow them to follow the experiment.
"Teacher, it's not convenient for you to go in alone without help. Let me go in with you!"
The old professor pressed the switch to close the door in the laboratory. "No need. I can do such a simple experiment by myself. You can just watch from outside."
The old professor smiled, waved his hand casually, and took the things to the laboratory table, leaving a group of anxious students outside.
The laboratory had everything it needed, and the old professor quickly found the tools for cutting. He placed the blood cell on the laboratory table and operated the machine.
The outer shell of the blood cell was not very hard, and the blade easily cut a hole in it.
In just over ten seconds, the ball was split into two halves.
It was only after the cut that the old professor discovered that the red and black substance in the center of the blood cell was in a semi-coagulated state.
After thinking about it, he took a sample and observed it under an electron microscope.
The display screen next to it gradually revealed the sample's appearance, but the result was shocking. "Is this a cell?"
The students who were staring at the laboratory outside naturally heard the teacher's low whisper through the radio on the old professor's body, and they were all surprised.
"It's actually cells?"
Before starting the research, they all thought that this was a new type of virus that had never been discovered before, but they didn't expect that the actual situation was far different from their guess.
Just as they were marveling at the thought, the old professor in the laboratory suddenly fell to the ground.
"teacher!"
The students who saw this scene exclaimed.
They gathered around the intercom at the door, repeatedly calling out, "Teacher, teacher?"
The soldiers guarding nearby also realized that something was wrong, and one of them quickly reported it to his superiors.
The students surrounded the tightly closed gate and pressed the button to open it, but it wouldn't open at all. They had no choice but to ask for help from the guarding soldiers.
"Can you open the door? How do I open it?"
The guarding soldier was helpless. "Once this door is closed from the inside, it can only be opened from the inside. Otherwise, we'll need to use the key with the highest authority in the institute. Don't worry, we've already contacted the director, and he'll be here soon."
At this moment, the loudspeaker in the corridor outside the laboratory sounded, and the old man's weak voice came from it.
"Don't open the door. Don't open the door."
Through the transparent glass, they saw the old man who had fallen to the ground struggle to stand up and tap the keyboard lightly with his fingers.
"Listen to me, don't open the door, and notify other laboratories and research institutes... Never do this experiment again before you are fully prepared..." As the old man spoke, he walked tremblingly to the other side, put the cut ball into a cryopreservation tube, and sealed it.
It was also at this time that the people outside discovered that the old man inside had completely changed his face, turning into the same purple-blue color as the experimental subject.
"teacher!"
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On the barren mountain where the temple is located, most people went out to collect firewood, leaving only a few people in the temple.
In the open space where corpses were piled not far from the temple, a middle-aged man was patrolling with a flashlight, waving his hands to drive away the insects and moths that were flying towards him.
Suddenly, he felt a little itchy on his calf. He reached out and slapped it, only to see his palm was covered in blood again.
"There are too many mosquitoes."
The man glanced behind him and said, "I think it's all because of this pile of stuff. I'd better stay away from it."
The man thought silently and walked a few dozen meters further until the fishy smell became much lighter, then he stopped.
The man shone the flashlight back and saw a purple face. He was so scared that he almost threw the flashlight away.
He patted his chest and walked a little further away.
"This is too damn scary! Forget it, I'm not going to watch it. There were so many people around just now, how could there be any small animals nearby?"
The man turned around and saw a figure slowly walking towards the temple gate not far away, with a mining lamp on his head and a bucket in his hand.
The man waved the flashlight and shouted from a distance, "What are you doing?"
Jiang Qian raised her free arm to shield her eyes and explained, "I'm pouring out the wastewater from the car wash."
With the help of the flashlight, the man also saw who the person was and felt relieved. "The car hasn't been washed yet?"
If the villagers in the temple used to envy the Jiang family's bus, now most of them feel grateful when they think of the Jiang family.
Because of gratitude, my attitude is much better than before.
Jiang Qian changed hands and handed the bucket to the other person. "Wash it clean. This is the dirty water that fell on the ground in the backyard. There's some..."
Jiang Qian didn't finish, "We cleaned it up and it's just right that we can burn it together later."
The man also saw clearly what was in the bucket, and quickly looked away, and withdrew his hand that was about to help.
"Then go ahead and throw it outside. Remember to stay away from it. We don't know if those things are dead or not!"
"good."
Jiang Qian agreed, thanked the man for his kindness, and walked inside.
Carrying the bucket all the way out of the temple, Jiang Qian thought she had gotten used to the fishy smell, but at this moment, she was almost vomiting because of the increasingly strong smell.
She tried her best to hold her breath and walked forward quickly. When she was only two meters away, she picked up the bucket and poured water forward, then quickly stepped back several steps.
The contents of the bucket fell to the ground due to inertia, and the fishy smell seemed to be even stronger.
Jiang Qian held her breath again, turned around and was about to leave, but she heard some special sounds coming from nearby.
She gripped the bucket tightly in her hand and looked in the direction of the sound.
In the corner on the other side of the "corpse mountain", a not-so-tall figure was squatting on the ground, holding a fruit knife in his hand, stirring inside the head of a "corpse".
Before Jiang Qian could say anything, she was discovered.
The squatting man turned around, revealing a young boy's face.
【Author’s words】
This week, it's still on the list. From the 1st to the 7th of this month, there will be an update of 15,000+ words. The specific update schedule is still every other day, but the number of words per chapter will be a little more.
The next chapter will be updated in the early morning of the 4th, and you will be able to see it when you wake up!
Thank you for your support, I will continue to work hard!
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