Chapter 148 A Mutant Beast May Have Appeared in the Residential Area
Xiao Li's eyes flashed, and he actually told Lin Muyan the details of the operation.
Lin Muyan exclaimed in surprise upon hearing this.
"An unusual event?"
Xiao Li nodded: "We received a report that there might be mutated beasts in this area, so they sent us to investigate."
As he spoke, Xiao Li stared intently at Lin Muyan and tentatively asked:
"I remember Miss Lin said during her first live stream that future mutations would target all living things on Earth, and the number of mutated beasts would be extremely large. I wonder if Miss Lin has ever seen any mutated beasts?"
Lin Muyan nodded calmly: "I've met you before."
Not only have I met her, but I've also been bound to her by a contract. However, Ah Bao can't reveal this yet.
Who knows if the higher-ups might have designs on Ah Bao? What if they also want to capture her for research?
Once the mutation breaks out on a large scale, her leopard will be exposed.
Seeing that Xiao Li was about to continue asking questions, Lin Muyan simply told him about the situation of the mutated beasts.
The mutated beasts become irritable and bloodthirsty, possessing blood-red eyes that are almost demonic and devoid of emotion, making them easy to identify.
After saying that, Lin Muyan walked forward on her own, seemingly quite interested in the new mutated beast.
At this point, the comments section also started discussing it.
[The mutation happened early? The torrential rain disaster hasn't even started yet, shouldn't the mutation have occurred after that?]
【Haven't you noticed? Ever since Lin Muyan awakened her self-awareness, many things haven't gone as we thought. Even zombies have started appearing in the city, and aren't mutated beasts quite common?】
That's true. Mutant beasts are everywhere, from ferocious beasts deep in the forest to cockroaches and rats in stinking ditches; they're far more terrifying and troublesome than zombies.
The only saving grace is that the mutation doesn't seem to be spreading to the ocean; otherwise, if the deep-sea behemoths mutated, they would be quite terrifying.
Lin Muyan looked at the comments and felt a heavy weight in her heart. If human zombification is properly managed, it is completely within a controllable range, but mutated beasts are different. Once they break out, they will be out of control.
Fortunately, the comments section said that marine life does not mutate, the global ocean covers a much larger area than land, and the number of marine life is enormous. Moreover, human exploration of some deep-sea areas is still in its early stages.
If marine life mutates and giant monsters like Godzilla appear, then it would truly be the end of the world.
Xiao Li's voice interrupted Lin Muyan's thoughts again, pulling her back to reality.
"Miss Lin, wait for me, I'll lead the way."
Lin Muyan slowed her pace and followed behind Xiao Li, while observing the surrounding situation.
This small street is more down-to-earth, somewhat like the street in Linjia Urban Village.
The curtains of several small shops along the street had been pried open, revealing a mess inside, clearly indicating that they had been looted by nearby residents.
In the residential buildings behind the shops, Lin Muyan could spot some figures peeking out of the windows. They didn't dare to show themselves when they saw Xiao Li and his group, and many of them were in a wait-and-see phase.
Just then, a timid voice suddenly came from above, causing everyone to stop in their tracks.
"Brother, sister, please save my mother, she's dying."
At the second-floor window, a small head, wrapped tightly in a thick blanket, was pleading with them. The little boy had severe frostbite on his cheeks and dark circles under his eyes, and looked completely exhausted.
Lin Muyan frowned slightly. When she encountered children asking her for help, she felt heartbroken and helpless, unable to be completely heartless.
Xiao Li spoke first. He beckoned to one of his men, gave him a few instructions, and then sent someone to help the boy.
Lin Muyan suddenly called out to the other person, and after thinking for a moment, said:
"Don't let your guard down."
The special forces soldier paused for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded seriously.
"Thank you for the reminder, Miss Lin. I will be careful."
The zombie virus may have already quietly broken out among the population, so we must be vigilant even when faced with a pitiful and helpless child.
Xiao Li led Lin Muyan forward, saying as they walked:
"We're almost there. According to reports, some residents have been occasionally heard making terrifying screams from their homes. People in the same building have knocked on the door, but no one has answered."
"We did a quick check and found that it was the home of an elderly person living alone. The elderly person had a dog, and the howling that the residents heard was probably coming from that dog."
Everyone knows what a dog barks, but if it's described as a terrifying howl, then it's definitely worth going over to check it out.
Walking in the dimly lit corridor, three special forces soldiers led the way, with two team members following behind. Lin Muyan, protected in the middle, pricked up her ears, hoping to catch the so-called terrifying howl.
Upon reaching the sixth floor, a group of people stood outside the door. Xiao Li made a gesture, and one of the special forces soldiers immediately stepped forward and knocked on the door.
But the next second, a distorted roar came from inside the door.
This was different from a dog's growl; it was fierce and violent, and the men's expressions immediately changed.
Perhaps because Lin Muyan had already formed a contract with a mutated beast, she almost instantly recognized its voice. She immediately said to Xiao Li:
"Tell your team to be careful. It's definitely a mutated beast inside, and the old man in the house must have been killed."
As soon as Lin Muyan finished speaking, Xiao Li's heart sank, and the other five special forces members also tensed up.
They had no concept of mutated beasts, but from that roar, they could sense the ferocity of the mutated beast.
Lin Muyan was just there to join in the fun and didn't step forward on her own initiative. She also wanted to see how much chance a human special forces soldier had against a mutated beast.
After exchanging glances, one of them quickly kicked the door.
Meanwhile, the other team members stood in a staggered formation, ready for battle.
With a loud bang, the door was kicked open, and almost instantly, a pair of scarlet eyes appeared in everyone's sight.
A stench assaulted the senses from inside the door, accompanied by the smell of blood and visible severed limbs.
Lin Muyan's judgment was accurate; the old man had been murdered.
And the Chinese rural dog did indeed mutate, with twisted bones growing on its head and body, making it much stronger than before.
Beneath those bloodthirsty, scarlet eyes, within its gaping maw, Senli's fangs were much longer than those of any other dog. Even with its mouth closed, its thin canine lips couldn't contain those sharp teeth, making it appear both terrifying and eerie.
The special forces soldiers, who had been through countless battles and were highly experienced in combat, seemed to give back all the killing and combat experience they had honed over the years to their instructors the moment they saw this mutated dog.
His legs trembled involuntarily, and his hand holding the gun also trembled slightly.
Although Xiao Li appeared calm, the fear he felt for a moment was no less than that of his teammates.
He never imagined that humans would be so easily frightened in the face of mutated beasts.
He used to find it hard to imagine what it meant to have an overwhelming presence, but now he truly understood it.
Despite their superior numbers and the availability of firearms, their psychological defenses crumbled quickly when they met those eyes.
A thought just popped into my head on its own; it was a human instinct.
A voice inside me is screaming:
Run! Being torn apart by that mutated beast won't feel good...
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