The room was lit only by a single ceiling lamp, its light dimming. Lin Cheng's words startled the three of them, including Guo Teng, who was also in the room. Even the light itself seemed to flicker. But thinking back, it seemed like nothing else could have made Lin Cheng's expression so grim.
After the three of them digested this sentence, the captain of the Starry Sky Base spoke first: "Lin Cheng, don't say that nonsense, we are going back soon!"
The captain of the Great Wall Base then asked, "Could it be that we haven't dealt with all the zombies yet, and some have slipped through the net?"
The captain of Xihe Base was the calmest. He said to Lin Cheng, "You're talking about the zombie virus, not zombies. What's going on?"
"I don't know what the situation is now, and I don't know if there are any fish that have slipped through the net, but I know that the zombie virus still exists, and some people have been infected." Lin Cheng spoke slowly, his eyes scanning several people in turn.
"who?"
Lin Cheng looked at the three people and did not speak immediately.
The three of them were startled by the stare, but it was the captain of Xihe Base who reacted first. His expression changed drastically: "You, you mean, the three of us?"
The captain of the Great Wall base was stunned. His first reaction was disbelief, and he even said angrily, "Lin Cheng, what nonsense are you talking about? How could we have contracted the virus? We were extremely careful. Nothing went wrong when we were dealing with the zombies. Didn't everyone go through extensive checks afterwards? There's absolutely no problem."
Those who were injured by zombies during the battle, or who found wounds left by zombies on their bodies after the battle, are long gone.
His expression was grim and his face was dark, as were the other two. But at the same time, their hearts were pounding and they were very frightened, because they knew that Lin Cheng was not the kind of person who would joke, especially such a joke.
Guo Teng also said: "Yes, Captain Lin, you have to provide evidence for what you said, right?" He looked at the three people, and they all looked normal on the surface.
Lin Cheng said, "It's not just you. There are many more people, including you, Guo Teng." He recounted the entire incident, "I'm very sensitive to the zombie virus. After the virus enters the human body, although for some reason it develops slowly, you already have the aura of zombies. The only difference is that, probably because you have superpowers, it hasn't manifested yet, but those non-superpowered people already have the unique grayness of zombies in their eyes."
His voice was so calm that it was almost hateful. The four of them turned pale and felt their bodies. It seemed that it was really the same. It seemed that something was destroying their bodies and starting to rot from the inside out.
They all shuddered.
They were actually infected with the zombie virus? This was ridiculous. It couldn't be true. If they got infected with this thing, they would die. They had always been so cautious and careful, but now, just when everything was about to end, they were told that they had been infected and were going to die?
Lin Cheng clearly didn't intend to give them time to grieve. He continued, "I've already had all activities at the square stopped. The first thing you need to do is gather your team and figure out who has the virus and who hasn't. Then make plans."
The captain of the Starry Sky Base, who had been silent and seemed stunned, suddenly pounced on him and grabbed Lin Cheng's collar like a beast: "Stop talking nonsense, who the hell are you? You said I was infected and I was infected? I also said you were going to die!"
Lin Cheng looked at him expressionlessly, not trying to stop him. However, his eyes were bright, and his words were particularly powerful: "Xiong An, now is not the time to argue. You can tell whether what I said is true or false. The most important thing now is to confirm how many people are still safe. We are the captains and are responsible for everyone's lives. Besides, we don't know who the person who plotted against us is, or where he is hiding. Do you want to kill each other first?"
Xiong An was trembling all over. Finally, he let go of him with a dejected look on his face and fell to the side.
The other two captains were not as excited as Xiong An. After all, they were captains. If someone else knew that their life might be in danger, they might become hysterical, roar in anger, or collapse and become stagnant, but they would not. Just like Lin Cheng said, they had to be responsible for their own people.
There are four bases and four captains, all of whom are among the strongest in their respective bases. If they had not come out, they would have had all the status and power in the base and could have enjoyed the best things they could have. However, they went abroad to carry out this extremely dangerous mission that might not bring them much benefit. They all have a passion and sense of responsibility in their bones, which is why Lin Cheng told them about the matter.
The situation is very bad now. They must unite to find a way out, or in other words, to keep as many people as possible alive and find out the culprit behind this. Otherwise, all of them may be buried in this rotten place far away from their homeland.
Captain Chen Shan of the Great Wall Base was silent for a while before taking out the communicator. This thing could not be used outside of Si City, but it could still be used in the city. After all, Si City also had a signal tower.
Lin Cheng said, "We can't tell the truth. We are connected to their channel and it is very likely to be eavesdropped."
Chen Shan was stunned for a moment, called his men, and shouted directly: "It's almost dawn, call everyone back to form a team, drink, drink, drink, what the hell, do you want to go home!"
Fan Xuan, the captain of Xihe Base, also called his confidant, and then asked Lin Cheng with a sullen face, "What do you mean by someone plotting against you?"
"This is just my current speculation, but do you think it's such a coincidence? The zombies have been cleared out, yet someone suddenly gets infected with the virus. And it's a slow, silent infection without any wounds." Lin Cheng paused. "And it happened right now, not too early or too late. It'll be dawn in four hours. If none of us notice, we'll be back home tomorrow afternoon."
And then, they would become the source of infection, return to their respective bases, and then...
Fan Xuan felt a chill down his spine and didn't dare to think about it anymore.
And if someone really is plotting this, and the enemy is in the dark while we are in the light, if they are discovered to have discovered the conspiracy, it is completely unknown what they will do, so we cannot alert them now.
Fan Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "We must notify the country immediately."
Lin Cheng said: "I asked someone to try, but the communication was interrupted."
"What?" Fan Xuan quickly understood that their communication machine was connected to the foreigner's signal. If someone cut off the signal, they would have no way to deal with it.
This place is too far away from China. It is impossible to connect to the country by relying solely on the signal provided by the communication machine.
Now it is certain that this is definitely a conspiracy. Otherwise, could it be a coincidence that the signal tower just happened to be malfunctioning?
Fan Xuan suddenly thought of something: "The signal was cut off. Does that mean the other party already knows we've discovered it?"
Lin Cheng's face darkened slightly: "It's hard to say." His previous actions would easily arouse suspicion in the eyes of those who were interested, but maybe he was just preventing them from leaking the information?
Soon, everyone in the four bases was gathered together. There were about 900 people in total, which was not a large number, but because they were on someone else's territory, it was impossible to hide such a big move if they wanted to carefully identify who was infected with the virus among so many people and isolate them. And they could not tell everyone that someone among them was infected with the zombie virus. If I point you out, you just have to stand quietly aside and be isolated.
But not everyone can calm down as quickly as the three captains, putting aside their own life and death and considering more important things.
However, Lin Cheng could basically tell who was infected just by walking through the queue. His understanding of supernatural energy, combined with his frequent knife use, had made him adept at wielding it, and he'd also become increasingly sensitive to the auras of others. Someone infected with the zombies was essentially a part of their body dying, and even if the process was slow, it wouldn't escape his senses.
Although the other three people were not as sensitive to touch as him, they were still able to detect those who were not superpowered and infected. If they could not detect it, they could still tell from their body surface characteristics through careful observation.
Their faces looked worse and worse. After they had finished their team-up and let people rest, they met with Lin Cheng and checked the list. They found that six or seven out of ten of their people were infected, while only about half of the people in the group base were infected. Those who were not infected were those who did not go to the square or did not drink.
Shen Shan fell into a chair, clenching his fists and making a sound: "Beer, beer, there is something wrong with those beers, who did it?"
Xiong An sneered and said, "Anyway, it must have been done by the yellow-haired, green-eyed guys. I knew they were not good people."
Fan Xuan was relatively rational: "There are just as many foreigners drinking as there are us. Lin Cheng also said that many foreigners have been infected, so they must be victims too. But now is not the time to get to the bottom of it. What we need to decide now is what to do next."
The three of them looked at each other and then at Lin Cheng with complicated expressions. Lin Cheng was the only one among the four of them who survived. In other words, they were all going to die, but Lin Cheng was able to live well.
They even couldn't help but have an idea that they should drag Lin Cheng into the water as well, so that they could die together!
But as soon as this thought came out, they ruthlessly suppressed it. They were even terrified by their own thoughts. When faced with life and death, people's thoughts and psychology can really be distorted. They are like this, let alone others.
Lin Cheng seemed oblivious to their gazes. He stared out the window at the sky turning pale and said, "We can't stay here, or those who aren't infected will die too. But we can't just return home. I suggest we leave as planned, as if nothing happened, and then find a place to land... and deal with it later."
If possible, the ideal solution would be to allow those who are not infected to board the plane and let the infected ones stay, but that would still cause chaos. No one is stupid, and in the end, no one would be able to leave. Not to mention there is an enemy lurking in the dark.
If a small number of uninfected people were allowed to board a plane in a small scale and with little fanfare, those people could return home safely, but it would be unfair to the remaining uninfected people.
The three of them exchanged a glance and agreed. Fan Xuan said, "We need to bring the news back to China. I can feel the changes in my body. I should be fine within seven or eight days. An ordinary person should be able to hold out for three or four days. We'll find a place and wait for the main force from China to arrive." He said calmly, "We've been fighting together for over half a year. I can't bring myself to kill them. I can also see old friends."
Lin Cheng glanced at him and said, "Then send a small team to select one uninfected person from each of the four bases and have them return home directly."
The four of them fell silent. After a while, Xiong An suddenly said, "I won't accept this! What about the man who plotted against us? Are we just going to leave him like this? Did he trick us for nothing? I'm going to stay and kill him!"
"You can't stay." Lin Cheng said.
Xiong An sneered: "You are fine, of course you can say sarcastic words!"
"You can't stay." Lin Cheng said again, not paying attention to his sarcasm, "You have the zombie virus."
Xiong An was furious: "What's wrong with having a zombie virus? I can't infect others now, and even if I do, what's the use? A bunch of yellow-haired monsters, how many of my brothers have died for them, and now more are going to die, even I am going to die!"
Fan Xuan looked at Lin Cheng, his eyes flashing, and said, "Big Bear, what he meant is that you have the zombie virus, and the Zombie King might be able to easily target you."
Xiong An froze: "Zombie King? Isn't he dead?"
Lin Cheng did not answer his question, but said: "You all can't stay, but I can."
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