Jiang Sheng tried to struggle further, but then he saw the people he had sent to raid the lab being led this way. Knowing that further arguing was futile, he ran quickly towards the base's exit, waving his hand, and instantly the entire area turned into a frozen wasteland.
"It's so cold!" Everyone felt the biting cold, and their lips were trembling.
"Small fire!"
The moment the small fire appeared, the ice vanished, and the chill seemed to have been just an illusion.
Hu Jiu had already made his move when Jiang Sheng fled. When he reappeared, he was carrying Jiang Sheng in his hand with a look of disgust on his face, as if he were carrying something dirty.
Jiang Sheng had long lost his handsome appearance; his pupils were grayish-white, clearly indicating that he was no longer human.
The crowd was in an uproar; they never expected that their teammate, with whom they had fought side by side for so long, would turn out to be a zombie hiding among the crowd.
Jiang Sheng knew he was no match for them, his face showing resignation, but his eyes gleamed with madness. "Haha, you think you're safe just because you caught me? There are plenty of zombie-like ability users in the Immortal Fate Base. Can you catch them all? This continent will become a follower of the God of Darkness sooner or later!"
"Isn't it just that the high-level crystal core has been contaminated, which could lead to high-level superhumans turning into zombies?"
Jiang Sheng was stunned for a moment. "You knew? Impossible. If you knew, why would you use those high-level ability users?"
Before An Ge could speak, a voice came from outside the crowd, "Because we have developed a medicine that can purify zombies."
"Tingxue! You succeeded?"
A smile graced Liu Tingxue's tired face. "I have successfully completed my mission."
Jiang Sheng was almost frantic. "Impossible! The God of Darkness is the greatest. You could never have successfully developed it."
An Ge was too lazy to waste any more words with him. There were more important things to do now. "Take him away, and deal with his accomplices who were just causing a ruckus in the crowd."
Everyone was stunned when An Ge mentioned that high-level ability users were corrupted by zombies. Hearing that someone had developed a potion to purify zombies sent shockwaves through them. The news was so shocking that their mouths hung open, and they couldn't process it for a long time.
An Ge hurriedly pulled Liu Tingxue towards the laboratory, completely oblivious to the fact that she had just dropped a nuclear bomb into the crowd.
After a long while, the previously quiet crowd suddenly gasped in surprise.
"Why are you pinching me?"
"So it's true! The leader just said that high-level ability users have been corrupted by zombies, and that he's even developed a drug to purify them? Did I hear that right?"
"I heard that too, this is terrifying! Oh no, this is great, isn't it?" The group slowly processed the information An Ge had dropped, unsure whether to be shocked or delighted.
Upon hearing this news, some high-level ability users suddenly understood why they sometimes felt a sense of affinity towards zombies, while conversely, they sometimes felt aversion towards humans. However, since arriving at the Immortal Fate Base, this feeling had not returned for a long time.
The news that high-level ability users might turn into zombies terrified everyone. Then the leader announced that the high-level ability users in the base had been secretly purified, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Some high-level superhumans wiped away cold sweat, thankful they had come to the Immortal Fate Base. On one hand, their zombification had been stopped; on the other hand, after this news spread, all high-level superhumans outside of the Immortal Fate Base were no longer innocent.
More and more high-level superhumans are flocking to the Immortal Fate Base, not only to purify the evil energy within their bodies, but also because leaving the Immortal Fate Base proves to the world that they are safe.
Some level five or six ability users also came to the base, just to purify the high-level crystal cores they possessed. They had heard that even if high-level crystal cores were contaminated, they could still be valuable for increasing power once purified.
However, many more people chose to abandon cultivation using crystal cores and instead absorb the spiritual energy of the outside world. This cultivation method also spread from the Immortal Fate Base and is gradually becoming a cultivation method for all of humanity.
For most people, the fact that the Immortal Fate Base developed a potion that could purify zombies was more exciting than the fact that high-level ability users were being corrupted.
Although the Immortal Fate Base stated that the potion would only be effective for a few minutes after being bitten by a zombie, it was still very exciting. As long as they carried the potion, they would have no worries when hunting zombies.
Immediately, many base leaders sent requests to the Immortal Fate Base, hoping to obtain the potion as soon as possible.
Since the successful research, Liu Tingxue and the others have not rested; on the contrary, they have become even busier. There are at least hundreds of millions of humans in the post-apocalyptic world, and they alone are clearly not enough to meet the needs.
"I'm currently researching how to extract vitality from ordinary plants. Once successful, the medicine can be mass-produced. Don't worry, Xiaoge'er, that day is not far off." This was Liu Tingxue's assurance.
After An Ge exposed Jiang Sheng's conspiracy, many hidden zombie spies within the Immortal Fate Base were also exposed. On a relatively peaceful day, the people of the base gathered in the square. They knew that those high-level superhumans who had betrayed humanity would be judged on this day.
An Ge and the priests did not participate in the trial; instead, they entrusted the matter to Wen Zihao.
The crowd was filled with righteous indignation as they watched the traitors being escorted to the square. The thought of their miserable lives caused by the zombies made them want to tear these traitors to pieces.
Compared to their hatred for zombies, people clearly hated the traitors even more. The former had different goals to begin with, while the latter were their fellow countrymen.
Looking at the excited crowd, Jiang Sheng felt no remorse whatsoever. "You foolish humans, God will not let you go. You might as well convert to my God as soon as possible."
Wen Zihao shook his head. He had seen Jiang Sheng when he first arrived at Hope Base. Back then, Jiang Sheng was full of vigor, raising his arms and shouting to everyone that he would lead humanity to eliminate zombies. Only a few years had passed, and now he was in this situation.
"Your so-called god is the one who turned you into this monster, neither human nor ghost? Now that you're a prisoner, why hasn't your god appeared yet?"
"What do you know? The day the gods descend will be the day all of humanity dies. That day is not far off. Haha!"
Wen Zihao looked at the crowd and said, "Even if that day comes, I will die as a human being, not live as a zombie."
His words immediately resonated with everyone. Since the zombie outbreak, they and the zombies had become locked in a life-or-death struggle. They were more afraid of becoming zombies than of dying.
The process of high-level superhumans turning into zombies is gradual, like a frog being slowly boiled in water. By the time they realize something is wrong, their minds have already been subtly altered. If their minds weren't slowly eroded, humans wouldn't have degenerated into the lackeys of zombies.
Looking at Wen Zihao's calming words, An Ge sighed once again that even a seemingly wrong path could lead to a fortunate outcome, and that Wen Zihao was truly a worthy chosen one.
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