Because of the sudden appearance of the zombie girl, everyone's plans were disrupted. After Fang Zheng carefully studied and investigated the zombie girl, he left the zombie girl in the room and walked out.
"Big brother, what's the situation? Have you figured out what happened to that zombie sister?"
Seeing Fang Zheng coming out, the others hurriedly surrounded him, and looking at everyone's curious eyes, Fang Zheng nodded.
"I've already figured it out. Hmm... It's really an interesting situation. Let's eat first, and then I'll tell you what happened."
Although Fang Zheng said this, no one had the heart to eat. After all, it was the first time they encountered a zombie that could talk and had self-awareness. Everyone was eager to know what was going on, but Fang Zheng seemed very calm. Under everyone's anxious gaze, he leisurely tasted Cui's dinner, drank a cup of coffee, and leisurely ate the pudding as a dessert. Then he led everyone to the conference room. Then, Fang Zheng turned on his personal terminal and projected the screen into the air.
Seeing this sci-fi scene, Shitang Kei couldn't help but widen her eyes in surprise, but she didn't say much, after all, Fang Zheng and others had already shown their extraordinary side during this period. Although Shitang Kei didn't know what kind of organization the Tiandao Palace that Tina mentioned before was, it was probably no different from the superhuman alliance hidden in the shadows of the world in comic novels...
"Well... before that, let me first explain to you the information I have investigated so far."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng showed a picture.
"This is the virus that caused this biochemical crisis. Judging from its nature, it is a mild virus..."
"Wait, big brother, this thing can turn people into zombies, and it's still gentle?"
Hearing this, Xiao Hei's eyes widened in surprise and he asked in disbelief. Cui, Tina and Xia Shi beside him also nodded. As for Shitang Kei, she was even more incredulous. As a native of this world, she knew better than anyone how terrible this virus was. How could it be mild?
“It’s just a definition.”
Hearing Xiao Hei's question, Fang Zheng rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"Viruses are divided into virulent viruses and mild viruses. Their infection processes and behaviors are different. Virulent viruses will break cell chromosomes after infection, synthesize materials for viral chromosomes, and eventually cause cell disintegration. Simply put, you can imagine virulent viruses as explosives and cells as warehouses. After the explosives explode with a bang, the entire warehouse will spark sparks and cause a fire. If it is not handled in time, the fire will spread... In short, viruses that can continuously complete the five steps of adsorption, invasion, proliferation, maturation and lysis in a short period of time are virulent viruses, such as Ebola."
Having said that, Fang Zheng switched the subject.
"As the name implies, mild viruses are relatively 'mild' in their way of infection. They parasitize cells and slowly spread and infect as cells proliferate and divide. Unlike virulent viruses, mild viruses do not cause cell lysis, which means that in many cases, mild viruses do not show their effects on the human body in the early stages of infection."
As Fang Zheng spoke, the virus infection process quickly appeared on the screen. Although no one understood what was going on, they did understand the meaning of Fang Zheng's words.
"Okay, now that you know the characteristics of these two viruses, let me continue... In conclusion, almost everyone in this world is infected with this virus, without exception."
"Why?!"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked, and Shitang Gui was so frightened that his face turned pale.
"It's difficult. Could it be that I also..."
"Listen to me and don't get excited."
Looking at the naughty little girls in front of him, Fang Zheng sighed helplessly.
"Like I said before, this virus is mild and characterized by a long incubation period, but not everyone will die from the disease. In fact, most of the time, a healthy immune system is enough to resist the effects of these viruses. Relax, your immune system is stronger than you think. Since you have not developed any disease so far, it means that the virus in your body can no longer produce any effect. As for you... don't worry about it. This virus is only D-level. It's a dream to think that it will have an effect on the Zerg genes, not to mention that the protovirus is much more powerful than this thing..."
“But, but…”
Hearing this, Shitang Gui's originally pale face regained some color, but even so, she was still a little uneasy.
"But some people don't get sick, but they will mutate after being bitten to death by zombies..."
"Of course."
Fang Zheng rolled his eyes helplessly.
"The virus in your body won't have any effect, but it won't be able to resist the foreign virus. The immune system of people killed by zombies is already very weak, and they don't have enough strength to resist the secondary invasion of foreign viruses. In addition, blood transmission is not as good as air transmission. No matter how healthy you are, you will die if I give you a shot of mineral water."
"call……"
Although Fang Zheng's explanation was a bit impolite, Shitang Gui still breathed a sigh of relief. But soon, she became curious.
"But what about that zombie lady? According to what you said, Mr. Fang Zheng, the lady didn't seem to have mutated before, so how did she turn into a zombie after she died?"
“That’s where it gets interesting.”
Hearing Shitang Gui's question, Fang Zheng snapped his fingers.
"Logically, after this lady's vital signs disappeared, all parts of her body should have stopped moving. But during this process, the virus that was originally suppressed by the immune system began to move again..."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng played the video again. Soon, everyone saw a small virus body slip out with a "puff" sound, as if it had escaped from a cage, and then began to infect cells again. However, just as it started working, the remaining white blood cells immediately responded, quickly surrounded it, and tried to devour it.
However, during this process, the virus in turn provided energy to the cells, and the two sides reached a stalemate, which resulted in... the body that had already stagnated slowly starting to move again?
“What… is going on?”
"It's very simple. Logically speaking, after death, the virus will slowly infect the body and completely turn it into a zombie. But now, due to some unexpected influence, the young lady's zombie transformation has only progressed to the physical level, without damaging the brain center and nerves. In other words, although her body has been transformed into a zombie, her consciousness is still the same as that of an ordinary person... Well, it may not be very clear now, but I believe that she will slowly regain her sanity in a short time."
"Why?!!"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
"So does that mean that everyone will become self-aware zombies in the future?"
"Of course not."
Fang Zheng waved his hand again, denying Shitang Gui's guess.
"I said, this is an accident, a coincidence, the probability is about one in a million or even lower. The reason why it is an accident is that it does not happen often, but no matter what. Unlike other zombies whose minds are only about eating and hunting, this zombie lady has a very clear self-awareness. Perhaps we can get some information from her. Of course... before that, in order to avoid accidents, let's lock her up in a room. From what she looked like before, she seems unable to control her power well. Even if she doesn't want to, she may cause harm to others. Let's lock her up for the time being and see what happens, and then decide what to do next."
“It seems like this is the only way now.”
Xiao Hei sighed, then blinked and looked at Fang Zheng.
"By the way, big brother, do you know what the zombie sister's name is? You can't call her zombie sister."
"I found a student ID card from her."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng took out a student ID from his pocket and opened it.
"Private Sanka Girls' Academy - Sanka Reiya, that's her name."