Su Tao was stunned when she heard this: "Next year?"
Before the President could say anything, the old leader next to him pushed a piece of information in front of her.
Su Tao just took a quick glance and took a deep breath.
The data records in detail the changes in the national population, food, energy, etc. in the past two years, and is made into data charts.
The sudden drop in the line graph made her heart clench.
The light paper carries the bloody and heavy reality.
Is the situation outside already so serious?
As expected, Taoyang's comfort limited her vision and hearing.
The President's old voice drifted away:
"Yes. Putting aside the food and energy crises, this cold winter will see the birth of more and more mutant zombies. Next spring, humanity may not be greeted by the warm sunshine, but by an even bloodier storm. As I just told you, besides the Bone Wings, Eye Tomb, and Painted Skin you already know about, there are at least three more mutant zombies lurking in the human base. By next spring, their numbers will increase exponentially."
"You're probably well aware of the combat power of mutant zombies. One alone is powerful enough to destroy an entire base. The destruction of the Hekang base is proof of that. And there's also a mutant zombie recently discovered named 'Siren.' Doesn't that name sound familiar?"
Su Tao, who had no knowledge of Western mythology, shook his head in confusion.
"Oh, I forgot you were born after the apocalypse. It's normal you haven't heard of them. Sirens are monsters in ancient Greek mythology. Legend has it that they use their singing to confuse sailors and drag them into the water, drowning them. At first, our researchers didn't quite understand the meaning of this name—until more and more people were killed by the 'Sirens' and we found more commonalities among the victims."
Su Tao held her breath: "What is it?"
Bone Wing was a bone cancer patient during his lifetime, and after his corpse turned into a corpse, he grew strange bone wings.
Jiang Tong, also known as Yanzhong, was a severely amblyopic patient during his lifetime, and his abilities after transformation were also related to his eyes.
As for Painted Skin, it is probably related to the skin disease skin cancer.
It's hard to guess what this Siren means from the name.
"All the victims had distended bellies, severe edema and ascites, and their livers were missing. Our researchers have preliminarily determined that this mutant zombie suffered from cirrhosis. Without the liver's detoxification function, toxic substances in the unfiltered blood flooded into the brain. The victims reported hearing ethereal singing, as if a siren had appeared in their ears. Cirrhosis also brings a series of complications, including difficulty breathing and decreased blood oxygen saturation, as if they were being dragged underwater by a siren, with seawater filling their abdomens."
Su Tao was speechless for a long time.
One can imagine how painful it was for these victims to die.
The President sighed and said, "They all died with expressions of terror, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets. Furthermore, this 'Siren' isn't picky about its prey, slaughtering every human it encounters. According to the records Changjing has received so far, over 30,000 people have died at its hands. The two small settlements it passed through were even more devastating than the destruction of Hekang."
"Besides the Sirens, there are also unknown mutant zombies in coastal areas, and the number abroad is too numerous to count. They are all waiting for an opportunity to strike."
"so."
Su Tao had a premonition when she heard this, and sure enough, the next second she heard the President say:
"So our most important task right now is to control the number of mutant zombies and develop a drug to combat them. I heard that your Taoyang research base has made a major breakthrough, right?"
Sure enough, what is meant to come will come.
Su Tao smiled bitterly and said:
"You've provided Taoyang Sect with so many researchers and equipment. You must know that Shen Wencheng's team is only one mutant zombie sample away from cracking the key and developing the potion. You want us to find the second sample as soon as possible, right?"
She knew that this matter could not be hidden from Changjing.
The development of medicines is not only related to Taoyang, but also to Changjing, and even more to all mankind.
Since the President knew that Jiang Tong was Jiang Yu's sister, he naturally knew that Jiang Tong, who had some conscience, was the easiest to capture among all the mutated zombies.
Sometimes this is the law of the world. You have to pick the softest persimmon to achieve your goal more efficiently and at a lower cost.
Human resources are scarce, and the manpower, material resources and financial resources required to capture other mutated zombies are huge and unbearable.
Su Tao couldn't bear to sacrifice more compatriots for a "foreigner", and Chang Jing couldn't agree to it either.
Mr. President sat upright:
"Since you understand everything, I, an old man, will not beat around the bush with you. Now I need Taoyang's cooperation in capturing Yanzhong and sending him to the experimental base as quickly as possible. I hope you can understand."
Su Tao nodded with some difficulty.
Mr. President sighed again and said:
"I've learned about Yanzhong. He's a poor child, and a rare zombie who still has some humanity and conscience after transforming into a corpse. But we can't sacrifice the lives of thousands of soldiers to capture Painted Skin, or even Siren, just because of him."
After hanging up the phone, Su Tao sat there alone, thinking for a long time.
In the end, all my thoughts turned into a long sigh.
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