Chapter 150 City Paralysis
In the following days, dozens of cities were paralyzed.
These places are almost all densely populated large cities, and the outbreak was sudden, resulting in heavy casualties among the citizens.
With zombie outbreaks in many cities, people couldn't spare the resources to support other cities, and each city had to rely on itself to clear the zombies and save its citizens.
As the earliest place to study the zombie virus, the Nanhua Biological Research Institute has received close attention from relevant departments, and armed forces have always been stationed there.
The few remaining researchers left the research institute to go home and spend time with their families during this difficult time. They were more concerned about the safety of their families than about research that was unlikely to yield results. Under such circumstances, it was difficult for them to contribute to scientific research.
Song Heng expressed his understanding and simply released the person.
Virus research is at a standstill; not all results have been obtained yet from virus culture and typing, let alone the development of effective drugs or vaccines.
It can take humans a long time to conquer a virus, just as medical advancements have yet to develop vaccines against deadly viruses like AIDS and Ebola.
Lin Xi was not in a hurry; the only thing to do now was to do everything in his power to survive and find a way out.
Lu Wei could not stay at the research institute for long. With enough staff left for the institute, he had to carry out the task of clearing zombies and rescuing citizens in Nanhua.
In this life, everyone has a clear role and division of labor, and acting separately is inevitable.
Before leaving, Lin Xi received a Xiuzhen pistol and additional ammunition.
Civilians are not allowed to possess handguns, but these are extraordinary times. Lin Xi had practiced marksmanship in her previous life, so Lu Wei distributed handguns to Lin Xi in advance in case the research institute undergoes another sudden change.
This pistol is lighter, and Lin Xi carries it with him every day for self-defense. Now he has really become the spy that Song Heng was talking about.
On the same day, not long after Lu left, a truck entered the research institute with special permission.
Lin Xi looked at the familiar car model—
It was the truck she had modified; apart from being covered in dirt, its appearance remained largely unchanged.
A girl in sportswear got out of the driver's seat and ran towards Lin Xi: "San San! Long time no see!!"
Xiang Xin, whom I hadn't seen for more than ten days, had cut her hair into a neat short style, which made her face, which was originally somewhat childish and innocent, look more heroic.
She ran over and hugged Lin Xi with open arms. Lin Xi felt a mix of relief and helplessness as she rubbed her.
Xiang Xin: "Brother Lu asked me to protect you!"
Lin Xi glared at her: "No... that's definitely not what he said."
"Alright... let me come and rely on you, and see if there's anything I can do to help."
"I was chased by zombies several times on my way here, and I ran them over using the method you taught me."
Xiang Xin and Lin Xi had both learned truck driving in advance. Just like in her previous life, Lin Xi taught them a unique skill: sudden braking and sudden acceleration, which would both injure and crush the zombies that were chasing them.
Xiang Xin explained the situation outside. As early as May 20th, she was already gearing up to fight the zombies. She didn't expect that Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and San San would resolve the apocalypse so quickly. The Sanda skills she had learned from Lin Xi over the years were not put to use.
I never expected that things would change so drastically just a few days after I had a few words with San San.
With a truckload of supplies and equipment prepared in advance by Lin Xi, and knowing that no one cared about trucks entering the city in violation of traffic laws after the zombie outbreak, he informed his teammates and came to Lin Xi for help.
Where is Liang Hui?
"I went to the city to fight zombies with Brother Lu. Although I really wanted to go, Brother Lu said I should come to your place instead. So... I missed my chance to get a gun!"
"Shh!" Lin Xi whispered.
Although the relevant departments will conscript soldiers and issue guns to those with outstanding abilities after the apocalypse, it is not the right time yet. Lu Wei's actions now are against regulations, but everyone's attention is on the zombies and no one has the energy to investigate this.
In this life, Xiang Xin started practicing Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) early on under Lin Xi's advance "prophetic guidance," but she lacked inner drive. The mindset of hearing the doomsday prophecy was different from that of actually experiencing the doomsday. Even if she practiced Sanda, she wouldn't work as hard as Lin Xi.
She is capable, but currently lacks combat experience and is not suitable for the front line. Moreover, Lin Xi lacks a trustworthy assistant, so it is indeed more appropriate for her to come here.
Lin Xi entrusted Xiang Xin with an important task.
A moment later, Xiang Xin sat in the kitchen, staring intently at all the food and water. No matter what cooking method was used, everything had to be cooked at 100 degrees Celsius before it could be distributed.
Xiang Xin realizes that she initially followed Zhang San to save the world, but why is she now a kitchen manager?
But then I thought, as San San said: True greatness begins with small actions.
Heroes begin small. Saving the world starts with small things!
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Under the protection of armed forces and strict food supervision, the research institute did not encounter any further problems.
Lin Xi even considered that the poisoner might not be at the research institute, having already left or not even showing up on the day of the incident. He was determined to have all the research institute staff ingest a high concentration of the virus and mutate into zombies; under such circumstances, even without drinking milk, it would be difficult to survive being surrounded by a group of zombies.
Who would willingly place themselves in the center of danger?
The military intervened in the virus investigation, but because almost all the personnel involved had died and the city was paralyzed, much information could not be collected, and the culprit who poisoned the milk could not be found.
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With zombie outbreaks occurring simultaneously in major cities, local authorities are preoccupied with their own problems and have no spare capacity to help neighboring cities. Therefore, relevant departments can only use limited manpower to clear out the zombies.
The coexistence of zombies and civilians in densely built-up cities, coupled with the inability to use heavy weapons and the need to carry out rescue missions, greatly increases the difficulty of clearing them out.
The loss of teammates during the cleanup operation not only reduces combat strength but also strengthens the enemy.
For example, in a 5v5 game, if a teammate dies, it doesn't become 4v5, but rather 4v6.
Many citizens who were traveling in Nanhua or were too far from home perished. Those who died not only died, but also became new enemies.
Nanhua urgently set up several temporary shelters, similar to the large stadium Lin Xi had visited in his previous life, but ultimately this was not a long-term solution.
Citizens who are staying at home also need supplies.
As a key institution, the research institute currently has sufficient resources.
But Lin Xi was familiar with the apocalyptic process, and the water and power outages were only a matter of time.
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