Chapter 165 So That's How It Is
Those greedy quarry workers dreamed of getting rich.
Each one of them seemed to be possessed.
Day and night, hammering on that strange stone.
They even stopped doing the serious work of mining black gold stone.
Then.
About a month passed.
A quarryman covered in blood came out of the mine.
The worker rushed out of the dark mine like a madman, biting everyone he saw.
That look was no different from those of the carnivorous beasts in the forest.
At that time, the leader of Nanhuozhai, A Ling's husband, led his men to subdue the crazy worker.
It was discovered that the worker seemed to have contracted some strange disease.
Most of his hair had fallen out, and his skin was wrinkled and covered with red blisters of various sizes.
This strange disease also prevents him from being exposed to the sun, as he will become extremely painful in the sun.
Immediately afterwards, the second and third people infected with the strange disease ran out of the mine.
Only then did everyone realize it.
Those people in the mine should all be infected with this strange disease.
The entire village fell into panic. Firstly, everyone was afraid that the strange diseases on these people would be transmitted to them; secondly, these people infected with the strange diseases were extremely aggressive and not only bit people, but also ate people.
Speaking of cannibalism.
Ah Ling couldn't control her body and started shaking even more violently.
There are some scenes that she may never be able to erase from her memory in her lifetime.
"I have a little sister whose man was one of them. He came back at night, and my little sister couldn't bear to see her man tied up, so she secretly hid him."
"Who would have thought that the next day, my little sister would be... "
Ah Ling didn't finish her words.
But Yun Fu and Qi Hanzhou already knew what the woman's fate would be.
"And then what? You're going to seal those people infected with the strange disease in this abandoned mine?"
Yun Fu also guessed some of the things that happened later.
Ah Ling nodded. "Because many of these people were good brothers who had built Nanhuo Village together with my husband. My husband couldn't bear to kill them, so he sealed them in the mine along with the strange rock and left them to fend for themselves."
Because the cave they entered before was not the mine that was sealed at the beginning, Ah Ling never thought about this matter.
Until she saw footprints appearing here.
I suddenly remembered those quarry workers who were once trapped in the mine.
But then I thought again and wondered if I was overthinking it.
"The cave that was sealed originally wasn't this one. Besides, there's nothing to eat here. Those people shouldn't have lived this long."
After hearing her story, Yun Fu's dark eyes condensed. "Not necessarily. The interior of this cave is winding and complex. There might be entrances and passages connecting the caves."
"Also, if what you said is true, then that strange nest of giant rats we encountered earlier has an explanation."
The root of everything is that strange rock.
Yun Fu now suspects that the strange rock has radioactive effects.
This has led to mutations in people and animals who have long-term contact with the strange rocks.
"Radiation? Xiao Fuer, what does radiation mean? Is it a disease?" Qi Hanzhou discovered that his little girl always came up with some words he had never heard of before.
"Radiation means that the strange rock itself carries some special energy. This energy will continuously radiate outwards, but it may only be affected within a certain range, such as within ten feet, or ten feet."
"Also, it's related to the duration of exposure. A short, close-range exposure to this energy might be within the body's tolerance range for humans or animals, and the body wouldn't have a significant reaction. However, prolonged exposure can cause changes in the body. These changes can be called radiation sickness."
Qi Hanzhou listened carefully to every word, his handsome brows gradually knitted together. "So, is this strange disease easy to cure?"
For the first time, Yun Fu decisively shook her head and replied, "It's difficult to treat. The possibility of a cure is slim."
Even with the most advanced medical space, Yun Fu was helpless against the diseases caused by radiation.
She remembered that in a dimension of a certain escape game, what she experienced was the powerful radiation generated by a falling meteorite, which triggered a great apocalypse.
At that time, the world's most advanced scientists gathered together but were unable to crack the zombie virus caused by radiation.
The strange rock has radiation, is afraid of light, bites people, mutates, and can still move freely even if it does not eat for a long time.
These characteristics made Yun Fu frown.
But soon, the expression on his little face returned to his usual composure, and he calmly asked a few questions, "How many people were trapped here?"
Ah Ling thought for a moment and said, "About thirty people."
"As for the people bitten by those people, did their physical conditions experience any abnormal changes afterwards?"
"No." Ah Ling rolled up her sleeves, revealing an old scar on her arm. "Look, I've been bitten too."
After getting this answer, Yun Fu felt relieved.
Fortunately, things are not that bad.
When Qi Hanzhou learned that the strange disease was incurable, his expression changed: "Then let's find the exit quickly and leave here."
We've come this far.
There was no way they could turn back, so they just kept going.
The dark cave was filled with damp and cold air, making people feel suffocated and uncomfortable.
The sound of dripping water coming from time to time in Ah Ling's ears increased the fear and anxiety in her heart.
"My two benefactors, if we really encounter those people, can you please leave me alone and save my child first?"
After confirming that those irradiated people were different from the irradiated zombies encountered in the apocalyptic plane in the game, Yun Fu felt much more relaxed.
"Don't say such discouraging words. If they really encounter this, it's just bad luck for them."
Murphy's Law: The more you fear something, the more likely it is to happen.
A group of people followed the water flow and entered a larger cave.
After Qi Hanzhou lost his vision, his hearing and sense of smell became extremely sensitive: "There's something wrong with the smell in this cave, be careful."
Yun Fu also smelled a familiar smell, a rotten and stench very similar to that of zombies.
In addition to this smell, Yun Fu also smelled a scent of danger.
But under the light of the night pearl, there was no other human figure around!
Qi Hanzhou suddenly grabbed Yun Fu's wrist and said in a cold voice, "Little Fu, be careful with your head."
Yun Fu raised the night pearl slightly and looked up at the top of the cave.
Almost cursed.
On the ceiling of the cave, there were several human-shaped monsters hanging upside down, with the joints of their limbs twisted and deformed. At first glance, they looked like several large spiders lying on the ceiling of the cave.
No wonder there are handprints next to those footprints.
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