Chapter 80 Great! It's a zombie! We're saved!
Lin Muyan saw the comments and wanted to light a candle for Wang Qiang, but Wang Qiang quickly replied.
[I just ate it, and it smells so good! By the way, goddess, you just said you didn't want to eat it, why is that?]
Lin Muyan tapped the screen lightly, unsure how to reply. She was afraid that telling him the truth would scare him to death before the mutation even happened.
"Forget it, I won't say anything more. Everyone has their own fate, and there's nothing I can do about it. Let's respect his destiny; I can't save him."
Lin Muyan murmured to herself and exited the chat interface with Wang Qiang.
The comments section was filled with expressions of regret for Wang Qiang.
[What a pity, such a lively young man. Generally speaking, eating the flesh of mutated animals is tantamount to death. Otherwise, why are edible plants and animals almost impossible to find after the apocalypse? That's the reason.]
The probability of plants and animals mutating is very high. In the apocalypse, they become inedible anomalies and may even attack humans. Many people are so hungry that they resort to eating mutated plants and animals to fill their stomachs, and most of them lose their personality and die as a result.
Some people, knowing they won't live long, would rather eat mutated plants and animals and die a full-bodied death, or simply become zombies to harm others.
How did Lin Muyan know that mutated animals are inedible? How does she know everything?
Lin Muyan sighed, sensing that survival in the apocalypse would be even more difficult than she had imagined. Even if someone was lucky enough to have stockpiled supplies, it would probably be difficult to cope with the crisis during the mutation period.
Unless one prays for divine intervention and becomes a natural mutant, awakening superpowers.
Just then, the phone screen lit up; it was Wang Qiang.
Wang Qiang: [Goddess, is there something wrong with those animals? I suddenly feel unwell, should I go to the hospital?]
Lin Muyan's heart skipped a beat, and she was about to ask him what the specific symptoms were.
Wang Qiang quickly sent another voice message, his voice seemingly filled with endless pain:
I think I'm dying, my body is out of control, goddess, save me...
After that, no matter how Lin Muyan tried to contact Wang Qiang, she never heard from him again.
Lin Muyan's heart sank to the bottom. Was Wang Qiang dead, or... turned into a zombie?
Time passed by, and the group chat was still going strong when someone suddenly started to show concern for Wang Qiang.
"Wang Qiang? I examined the picture you just sent carefully and found something strange. Animals usually have a stronger ability to sense danger than humans. The animals in your photo died in a very concentrated area, which is very strange. Do you want to report it to the local police and send someone over to investigate?"
Some students thought it was making a mountain out of a molehill: "Don't bother with it. It's probably the work of poachers. Wang Qiang loves to use these kinds of gimmicks to grab attention. What do-the-world? I think he's just bored."
"..."
The students quickly forgot about Wang Qiang's incident, and seemed to lose interest in today's global weather anomaly after only a few casual words.
Lin Muyan turned off her phone and looked at the bleak cold wind outside the French windows, feeling uneasy.
After dinner, a news report indeed threw another huge rock into Lin Muyan's already turbulent heart.
Wang Qiang is in the news...
[It is reported that a man surnamed Wang in a village in a certain province of Shandong suddenly exhibited rabies-like behavior, biting several neighbors before being shot and killed by local police.]
[The man has been confirmed to have no underlying medical conditions. He is suspected of suddenly going berserk and attacking people, acting irrationally and resembling a zombie, or possibly infected with some new type of virus.]
Major mainstream media outlets became interested when they saw that even official news reports mentioned the word "zombie".
Suddenly, a wave of excitement about an impending zombie outbreak swept across the internet.
However, most netizens did not perceive any crisis from this; instead, they seemed unusually excited.
Young man with hemorrhoids: Great! It's a zombie! We're saved!
Sustainable exploitation: Zombies, come quick! Bite my unscrupulous boss to death, please! I can't stand being in Class B anymore.
My head is so itchy, I need to grow a brain: Zombies? Oh well, never mind, go wash up and go to sleep, I have to get up early for work tomorrow.
...
The netizens' teasing made Lin Muyan feel helpless.
She carefully examined Wang Qiang in the video. His ferocious features, bloodshot eyes, and sharp teeth that were not normal for a human seemed to indicate one thing: Wang Qiang had indeed become a zombie, probably not long after he sent the voice message.
The good news is that Wang Qiang did not die suddenly.
The bad news is that Wang Qiang has turned into a zombie. Having lost his personality, he is now a bloodthirsty monster that only craves flesh and blood.
Lin Muyan frowned deeply, feeling as if a stone was pressing on her heart, making it hard for her to breathe.
In the video, Wang Qiang, who has turned into a zombie, seems to have increased strength and his movements are more like those of a wild beast.
Lin Muyan watched some zombie movies. Most of the zombies in those movies were like the old, weak, sick, and disabled. They were slow, sluggish, and fragile, and could be blown apart with a light blow.
Even Lin Muyan thought that she could do it too, so easy.
However, Wang Qiang in the video possesses brute strength and speed that is clearly greater than his actual physical abilities.
If such zombies appeared in large numbers and rushed into the crowd, how many young people in this era, who are already weak in qi, blood, yin, yang, and kidneys, would be killed?
Lin Muyan suddenly felt that she was as weak as a chick in front of the zombies, and that she would be killed as soon as she showed her face.
A strong sense of crisis suddenly welled up in her heart. The supplies she had stockpiled in the safe house and her space could no longer give her a complete sense of security. She had to find a way to improve her strength.
Even if one fails to awaken superpowers, one must never be powerless.
Fortunately, the safe house has fitness equipment on the second basement floor, including a medium-sized shooting range, so she will start exercising tomorrow.
Thinking of researching Wang Qiang's zombie transformation further, Lin Muyan found that all related news had been removed from various platforms when she opened her phone again. Even the videos from several content creators she followed had been taken down.
No information about Wang Qiang can be found online anymore.
[The authorities have intervened, right? This kind of uncertain news that threatens social stability will definitely be blocked. It might appear on foreign websites, but it's almost certain that Wang Qiang has indeed turned into a zombie; this outcome is irreversible.]
[Sigh, this young man ruined himself because of his craving for food. It proves that you can't just eat wild chickens outside...]
Before going to sleep, in the "Friendship Boat Never Capsizes" group chat, Fu Sinian sent a message—a video of Wang Qiang turning into a zombie.
Fu Sinian: [Mu Yan, look at this person, is he your college classmate? What happened to him? Has he really turned into a zombie?]
Wei Turing was also paying attention. Although he didn't post in the group, his heart was in his throat with anxiety.
He carefully studied the video content, finding it as eerie as a horror movie, and there were no signs of editing or reprocessing; it was filmed live.
After seeing the message, Lin Muyan did not deny the existence of zombies, and said:
He became a zombie after eating the flesh of a mutated animal. If you see any strange plants or animals, do not approach them, and definitely do not eat them.
Three more days. Don't go anywhere. Let's stay in touch. Please, please keep your lives.
Before going to sleep, Lin Muyan's words dealt a devastating blow to both Fu Sinian and Wei Tuling.
Many people are destined to have a sleepless night...
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