Chapter 52 Medicine.
Mo Xiu didn't care about what others thought. What he cared more about was that the growth rate of zombies seemed to be much faster than he had imagined.
This is really strange, and why are they all gathered here? Could it be related to that professor from country A named Frank?
A thought flashed through Mo Xiu's mind. Watching everyone clear out the remaining zombies, for some reason, he suddenly felt a bad feeling, but he didn't express it.
The most important thing now is to find their mission objective as soon as possible.
Following the hints given by Mo Qi and with Mo Xiu's formidable strength, the group successfully reached the fourth floor.
Earlier, when they were outside the park, they had seen bright lights shining from the rooms, which guided them. Therefore, they roughly knew which room contained living people.
So, after reaching the approximate location and clearing out the zombies at the entrance, Xiong Gangyong, the most impatient of them all, saw the still-locked iron gate and kicked it open without saying a word.
After opening the door, Mo Xiu found that there was not only Professor Frank, whom Xiong Mingyuan had described to her, but also a tall, strong man holding a gun.
However, it's quite easy to identify Professor Frank. He's the old foreign man with frameless glasses, gray hair, sparse eyebrows, and an extremely unattractive, mustard-yellow coat.
Another burly man with a buzz cut was dressed like a mercenary. However, given his skin color and appearance, he didn't look like a foreigner at all.
When the door was opened, the man on the other side saw them and his face showed some joy, but also wariness.
It's not surprising that there would be such vigilance in the apocalypse. Mo Xiu didn't waste any words and said directly, "Is that Professor Frank inside? We are from Shanhe Base. We came here to rescue you after receiving the news."
"Did they come here specifically to rescue us? That's wonderful!" Upon hearing this, the old man inside immediately showed an excited expression on his face, speaking excitedly in a not-so-authentic Xia dialect.
"Meng, Meng, we are so lucky! I knew we were only trapped here temporarily, and someone would come to rescue us!"
Upon hearing this, the man nodded and said to Mo Xiu, "I am Meng Zhen, originally from Xia Country. I came with the team this time, and I am one of the people who protect Professor Frank."
At this point, a complex expression flashed across Meng Zhen's face. After all, he was now the only survivor left in the guard squad.
"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's get out of here quickly." Meng Zhen nodded and escorted Professor Frank out of the laboratory building.
On his way downstairs, Meng Zhen saw the group of zombies lying on the ground. Thinking that many of them were his former teammates, the man's lips tightened.
However, when he noticed the corpse of the level-three zombie, the man felt a different kind of emotion. A flash of surprise crossed his eyes as he looked at the seemingly unharmed superhuman team.
He knew the situation here best and was well aware of how quickly these zombies mutated; one of them was even able to use the same fire-based abilities as him.
Even so, the rescue team was able to deal with all the zombies so quickly, which shows just how strong they are.
Noticing how obediently everyone in the group followed Mo Xiu's lead, it seemed that this person must be their captain.
So when it was time to get in the car, Meng Zhen insisted on riding in Mo Xiu's car with the professor, feeling that it would be safer that way.
However, Mo Xiu's car could only hold a few people. If Meng Zhen and Professor Frank both wanted to get on the car, one person would have to get off to make room for them.
As it happened, Mo Xiu also had some questions she wanted to know.
The moment he nodded in agreement, the eyes of Mo Xiu, Mo Qi, and Cheng Cheng instantly focused on Xiong Gangyong.
Seeing this, Xiong Gangyong scratched his head, looking bewildered as these people stared at him. After a long while, he finally realized what was happening, pointed to his nose, and said somewhat aggrievedly, "You mean, you want me to change cars?"
Seeing everyone nod in unison, Xiong Gangyong could only reluctantly get into the other people's cars.
On the way back, he took the initiative to ask Meng Zhen about the situation of the experimental building and the purpose of their visit.
"We originally came here with the professor to collect materials needed for the research. The professor said that some of the materials can only be found in Xia Country."
We did find some necessary research items on our way here. Everything was going smoothly until, for some reason, our staff started turning into zombies.
It started with just one person, but a few days after we dealt with that person, other people started experiencing problems. And this situation began to spread rapidly until… it spiraled out of control.
At this point, Meng Zhen paused for a moment, clearly recalling the tragic situation of the past, and his heart was filled with emotion.
He paused for a moment before continuing, "The zombies that appeared in the experimental building are evolving too fast. Our staff and guards were originally numerous, but they couldn't keep up with this rate of transformation."
Moreover, the zombies that followed were beyond our imagination and control in terms of both speed and stamina. Some of them even started using supernatural abilities!
Mo Xiu heard these words, which were pretty much what he expected, but he was more concerned about other things.
"Since you say these zombies are spreading so fast and are so difficult to deal with, how did you and Professor Frank escape?"
“We didn’t escape at all. Weren’t we trapped in that room?” Meng Zhen gave a wry smile upon hearing this, but after glancing at Professor Frank beside him, he decided to confess.
"To be honest, I also fell victim to it, but I was lucky; I was the last one to be scratched by the zombie."
Thanks to Professor Frank, who used a half-finished drug on me at a crucial moment, he actually managed to suppress the zombie virus in my body!
"You mean the professor has already used the drug on you, so a drug that can resist the zombie virus has been developed?" Mo Xiu asked, somewhat shocked.
The successful development of a zombie virus vaccine was something he had never heard of in his previous life, even until his death. However, he also hadn't heard of Professor Frank in his previous life either.
Upon hearing the news, the most excited person on the bus was Cheng Cheng, the youngest.
He was sitting next to Meng Zhen, and upon hearing this, he immediately asked the man curiously, "Really? That's great! Brother Meng Zhen, can I see the wounds you got from being scratched by the zombies?"
Meng Zhen also generously rolled up his sleeves, showing off his arms.
There were indeed two very obvious scratches on the other person's arm, caused by fingernails.
Although the color was somewhat dark, it was still within the normal range, unlike the eerie gray-black wounds they usually saw from zombies.
The surrounding skin tissue also appeared to be fine. According to him, the wound had been there for several days and had remained in this state, indicating that the medication was indeed effective.
"My God, the zombie virus treatment has actually been developed! That's amazing! Does that mean the apocalypse is about to end?!"
Cheng Cheng was so excited that he danced with joy. The thought of being able to live a normal life soon brought tears to his eyes.
"That's great! That's great! When I get back, I'll tell Xiaowan and Brother Xie about it right away! They'll be so happy to know!"
Seeing the energetic appearance of the people around him, Meng Zhen's expression softened considerably. Professor Frank, standing beside him, also smiled and waved his hand, saying, "No rush, no rush, the research must continue."
The situation described so far might be an isolated case. We need more evidence to prove the drug's effectiveness, and we also need to ensure the availability of materials and equipment!
"Yes! Yes! You're right!" Cheng Cheng nodded repeatedly and started chatting animatedly with the two people next to him, talking nonsense.
Mo Xiu listened quietly as he drove. He was unusually relaxed, and only Mo Qi, sitting next to him, looked at the three people in the back seat through the rearview mirror.
After glancing at Meng Zhen, he subtly frowned slightly.
Something's wrong; this person's condition is very strange. Although it wasn't obvious, as a seasoned Demon Lord, Mo Qi could still sense demonic energy emanating from Meng Zhen.
Without intending to ask any questions, Mo Qi directly extended his divine sense and quietly probed the person in the back seat.
Then, to everyone's surprise, they discovered that the remaining demonic energy at the spot where the other person had been scratched by the zombie was so faint that it would hardly have any effect.
However, the demonic energy in the other party's body was not removed, but suppressed and isolated to a deeper place, and was only temporarily sealed away.
Not only that, the demonic energy within the other person's body seems to be 'reproducing and growing' on its own. In other words, if the barrier against the demonic energy fails one day, this person will immediately turn into a zombie.
Furthermore, there's a high probability that they'll leapfrog into becoming higher-level zombies!
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