Chapter 175 The King of Soldiers
Lu Wei seemed unwilling to talk much about what happened last night and went back to his room to calm down.
Lin Xi poured out half of the porridge from the thermos and sat down at the dining table to drink it silently.
Alcohol can temporarily numb a person's nerves, and Lin Xi's memory of yesterday is already very blurry. All she feels now is a headache and a tightness in her chest.
Fortunately, the lab gave everyone a holiday on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Just as she was thinking this, Lu Wei appeared next to her again: "Let's go to the lab later."
Lin Xi looked at him with a strange expression.
Lu Wei rarely asked about her work, and even intentionally or unintentionally had Xiang Xin bring her over to relax. Why did he suddenly ask her to work overtime on the first day of the Lunar New Year?
Lu Wei tilted his head and explained, "There are new mutant zombies."
Lin Xi: "The kind where you punch someone?"
She knew, of course, that even if zombies evolved to punch people, they wouldn't have beaten Lu Wei to this extent, much less let Liang Hui focus on attacking only Lu Wei.
What kind of old friend would cause this to happen?
Lu Wei, in his initial form, practiced martial arts at the gym, and his ability to fight zombies was already very strong. With the accumulation of so many lifetimes and the training after joining the army in this life, it is hard to imagine who could fight him to such an extent.
Lu Wei didn't want to talk about it, and simply said, "You'll know when you go and see for yourself. It might be helpful for your research."
Lin Xi nodded, quickened her pace of drinking the porridge, and turned on her phone.
Originally feeling unwell due to a hangover and having no tasks on holiday, Lin Xi hadn't even checked her phone when she woke up. Only now, upon opening it, did she discover that there were already several messages in the work group.
The top unread message reads: Song Heng urgently called for people to go to the lab, and many colleagues have already responded.
Lin Xi quickly shook her dazed head, tidied herself up, and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, she glanced at Xiang Xin, who was still living a life of debauchery, and suddenly felt a pang of guilt.
Xiang Xin, like her, doesn't drink alcohol, but the drug she indiscriminately added to her food amplified the effects of her drunkenness, and she's now fast asleep.
But she couldn't help with the hangover. The base didn't have any effective hangover cures, and even glucose water had to be applied for before it could be obtained. She could only feed Xiang Xin some warm water.
It's easy to get someone drunk, but hard to wake them up.
Just like how it's easy to infect a zombie virus, but difficult to cure it.
Lin Xi quickly tidied up and prepared to leave. Liang Hui was still in the living room. When he saw her come out, he said with a grin, "Remember to treat Brother Lu to a meal if there's any progress in your research. There will definitely be some improvement this time."
It seems to be a very special, unusual type of zombie.
Lin Xi couldn't resist asking, "Who did you go to see?"
Liang Hui loved to gossip about Lu Wei and was just worried that no one would ask him, so he started talking: "The king of outdoor soldiers."
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“One of Brother Lu’s former classmates.”
Lin Xi rubbed his throbbing head, seemingly having a vague idea, but unable to come up with a concrete answer: "What does this have to do with the strange zombie species?"
Liang Hui: "He discovered that strange species, but they didn't have a research team there, so they contacted Brother Lu and sent it to the base."
As far as Lin Xi knew, all official bases had laboratories and research teams.
She asked curiously, "Where are they?"
Liang Hui: "The King of Soldiers is a very opinionated person. He doesn't like bases and forms his own teams to fight outside."
Lin Xi had a vague guess in her mind.
Liang Hui added, "It seems he's not only Lu Ge's classmate, but also his colleague."
"Hmm." Lin Xi already knew who that person was. "He fought with Lu Wei? Why?"
Liang Hui: "Hmm... When the King of Soldiers saw Brother Lu drunk, he couldn't stand his teammate's attitude and punched him twice right away."
"...Very irritable." Lin Xi imagined the scene. "And then?"
Liang Hui: "Two punches woke up Brother Lu, and then we had a fight."
"..."
Liang Hui sighed: "It's really strange. Although Brother Lu's alcohol tolerance is a bit worse than mine, it shouldn't be that bad that he can't walk properly. Speaking of which, I also felt that the alcohol was very strong yesterday. It shouldn't be this strong."
"Maybe it's been too long since I've had a drink." Lin Xi touched her nose to hide her emotions. "I'm going to the lab now. You guys take care of yourselves."
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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, only Song Heng's laboratory was busy; everyone in the other laboratories had gone on holiday, leaving only a few staff members on duty.
When Lin Xi arrived, everyone was in a flurry of activity. Most importantly, the laboratory door was tightly closed. It was said that Song Heng and several of his capable subordinates were inside extracting cells from zombies in an attempt to find antibodies.
Whether it was the excitement of the New Year or the sheer peculiarity of the alien species, everyone seemed full of anticipation, believing that this alien species would bring a breakthrough to their project.
"That alien species could not only speak, but its limbs were also very coordinated, and its face did not twitch. It was completely like a human being."
"That's right, and it's not that aggressive towards people!"
"I heard that he still retains the ability to eat and excrete."
Lin Xi arrived late and, like her colleagues, was locked outside the lab.
Lin Xi's eyes lit up just listening to everyone's description. If it was really as everyone described, this zombie might have antibodies in its body.
Lin Xi tried to join in and help her colleagues in the external laboratory who were busy with various tests and data collection.
Zhao Jing suddenly sniffed hard and looked at Lin Xi: "Junior sister, have you been drinking?"
Lin Xi was taken aback. People who have been drinking can't smell the alcohol on themselves.
Zhao Jing understood: "Your eyes are so swollen, you must have a hangover."
"..."
Just when Lin Xi thought the topic would be quickly moved on, her colleagues gathered around to observe her.
Someone exclaimed in surprise, "It really smells like alcohol! Lin Xi, do you have a lot of points? Cigarettes and alcohol are luxuries in the base; you need a lot of points to buy them."
"Oh dear, he's a 'spy' after all, and he even has a good relationship with that female officer..."
Lin Xi interrupted, "Alright, alright, stop talking about me and get back to work."
Lin Xi saw the vital signs record of the zombie that had just been brought to the laboratory. The report showed that the zombie still had a heartbeat and blood pressure, and its body temperature was slightly higher than that of an ordinary zombie.
The presence of blood pressure and a heartbeat indicates that the blood has not stopped flowing like other zombies, and the heart is still beating.
Being able to eat and excrete indicates that human instincts have been retained and most of the body's organs are still usable.
Unlike other mutant zombies whose brains are uninfected, this zombie has a very high probability of having antibodies in its body.
A glimmer of hope suddenly rose in Lin Xi's heart.
"It's out!" Several people gathered around a hospital bed, and Lin Xi also went over to look at the zombie.
The zombie was strapped to the bed, but its limbs and facial features weren't so bizarre; it looked quite human, just very dull.
But the zombie's face...
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