Chapter 74: Plate collapse, transparent area!
It turns out that 11:41 does not mean that the humidity has reached the standard, which triggers the outbreak of the infected body.
But the time when this mother source reveals its location?
Cheng Ye supported himself on the bed and stood up. His head was still buzzing from the screaming, but his memory quickly retrieved the simple description of "mother source" in the prosecutor's manual.
There are three types of infection sources.
Weak, strong, mother.
The classification criteria are extremely rough, and they are ranked according to the degree of pollution. The deeper the pollution, the stronger the power.
The maternal source specifically refers to those animals and plants that once possessed extraordinary abilities, and were mutated and killed by the S-4 virus.
"This thing actually got into Happiness City?"
Cheng Ye's heart was shocked.
No matter how weak the mother source is, it has real extraordinary power, and will cause a disaster if it is detonated at will.
Fortunately, He Fei's death sounded the alarm, prompting Xingfu City to be on guard in advance.
But even so, is it impossible to find the coordinates before the mother source exposes itself?
Cheng Ye suddenly felt like doing something.
If we can search the mother source, will we find anything good?
"But now is not the time to think about these things. It's time to set off."
Cheng Ye clicked on the active warning module of the defense communication system, and the buffer zone instantly appeared as a 3D map.
Among the densely packed plate numbers, at least two-thirds of the area was flashing with glaring red light, including Area B-7 where the electronics factory community was located.
But there are also places flashing yellow light, such as the chemical plant area far away from the city, like an isolated island in the turbid current.
In addition, Cheng Ye's eyes fell on the vicinity of Jubi Station.
Twelve plates, A1 to A-12, have all turned into a terrifying pure black.
Even without the help of drones, one can imagine how many infected bodies are swarming in that area at this moment.
"Captain, it seems like there are infected people at the entrance of the community. They are attracted by meat."
Huang Sheng's message popped up in the Defense Communication prompt bar. The wording was cautious and he very cleverly avoided the title of inspector to avoid unnecessary trouble when he went out for action.
Cheng Ye pressed the left side button and replied with a voice message, "Don't move for now, let me take a look at the situation."
"clear."
The surveillance drone swooped down and saw four staggering figures walking out of the community gate.
As the distance got closer, images began to appear on the defense communication screen.
"hiss"
"It's called...starfish sarcoma?"
Cheng Ye originally thought that a small starfish tumor would form between his eyebrows.
However, the original outline of the human head in the picture, from the neck upwards, seemed to have blossomed, and a giant starfish with a diameter of about 30-40 cm was formed along the skull.
The five thick tentacles spread out radially, and the surface of the tentacles is covered with rough gray-purple skin, densely covered with granular protrusions and irregular wrinkles.
As for the center of the starfish where the face should be, all that remains is a deformed growth made up of bone fragments and soft tissue.
The drone camera continued to zoom in. Even though Cheng Ye had seen many horrific parasites, he still felt nauseous and his stomach churned.
"Captain, someone seems to have changed on the fourth floor!"
When the news came, Cheng Ye also heard the sound of furniture colliding downstairs.
The drone rose higher and the camera quickly captured the image. Not only on the fourth floor, but also on the third and first floors, there were people who had changed.
"These people don't take medicine, just hold on?"
"The death rate from the anti-epidemic powder is too high, and many people are afraid it's a scam like the sleeping pills, so they force themselves not to take it."
"Then let's go and clear out the infected on the fourth floor first, then come over to get the ammunition and containment boxes."
"yes."
Cheng Ye put the two spears on his back, held the storage box in his left hand, picked up the triangular spear in his right hand, and pushed the door open to walk out.
Almost at the same time, the door of the next room opened.
Compared to his wildly cool rainy night killer suit, Huang Sheng and the other two looked like rugby players who had strayed into the battlefield. Their helmets were crooked on their heads, their acrylic protective gear had a greasy luster under the corridor lights, and a large waterproof canvas bag was hung on their side. Only the self-defense pistols in their hands were polished to a shiny black.
However, this funny image made Cheng Ye feel inexplicably at ease.
It’s true that forming a team is better than fighting alone.
For example, now that Huang Sheng and the other two are fanning out on guard, he can first test the strength of the infected body of this substitute starfish with close combat.
"Here, you'll be in charge of the containment."
"Don't worry, Captain, this is what I do." Zhu Xiang took the box.
The other two entered the room and were stunned to see the ammunition piled on the floor. They quickly stuffed it into their backpacks.
Be prepared.
Just as the four of them were about to go downstairs, the doors of other rooms on the fifth floor seemed to open a crack with tacit understanding, and many eyes peeked out.
"Go back, what are you looking at us for?" Huang Sheng shouted.
"Take care."
I don't know who started it, but suddenly the corridor was filled with the sound of "take care" one after another.
As neighbors for more than ten years, they both know what it means to step out of this door.
Cheng Ye also paused. At this moment, there was a door between them, which conveyed a sense of separation between life and death.
However, now is not the time to feel sentimental, and the situation is not critical enough to threaten life and death.
"Follow closely."
"yes!"
Going down the stairs, the infected substitute starfish body had not yet been able to rush out of the door.
There was only the sound of constant banging on the door and the muffled, "Meat, meat, eat meat!"
"Don't be afraid, Huang Sheng will kick the door, I will go first."
After killing someone, Cheng Ye never expected that his courage would become as high as riding a rocket.
However, before, he had never been afraid of the infected. He just felt that some of the infected were disgusting, and he never hesitated once when shooting.
Huang Sheng kicked directly at the door lock.
The door trembled and the door frame groaned under the weight.
Seeing this, he took two steps back and kicked again while jogging.
boom.
The door lock was kicked open, and the infected starfish standing behind the door was also knocked down.
Cheng Ye took a step forward, raised his hand almost subconsciously, and stabbed it hard at the center of the starfish's face.
Phew.
The sharp weapon pierced the flesh, bringing out a streak of black blood, but the infected starfish body still tried to struggle and get up.
Without hesitation, he stabbed the infected body twice in a row in different parts of the body, and the infected body on the ground immediately stopped moving.
"Three fatal wounds, immediate death. Intelligence verified."
Turning around, Huang Sheng and the other two were a little nervous, but also a little excited.
Obviously, he didn't expect him to be so quick and decisive, as if he was stabbing a dummy, completely ignoring the hideous appearance of the starfish-infected body.
"Once alienated, they are the enemy. If we are lenient, we harm others and ourselves."
"clear."
Cheng Ye took a step forward, the three of them looked at each other, and Zhu Xiang took out a knife and stepped forward to start cutting.
As a staff member of the Medical Department, I have some first aid knowledge which also includes simple surgery, so cutting up a starfish is naturally no problem at this moment.
[Dissipating biological consciousness detected, automatically absorbed]
[This successful supplementary information degree: 0.41]
"Holy crap, 0.41, even higher than just now?!"
"So not every infected body has the same numerical value. It's affected by the different information each person has."
Cheng Ye couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Just by hunting down an infected body, the information obtained actually exceeded the instinct of the beast.
Outrageous!
"Come on, come on, follow me quickly."
For some unknown reason, he actually felt a sense of pleasure from killing monsters and leveling up.
It’s really cool.
One infected body is equal to one contribution point, and there is also an additional information reward.
If you miss this substitute starfish outbreak, you don’t know when the next opportunity will come.
"yes"
The three of them looked at each other and could see more excitement in each other's eyes.
According to rumors, the inspectors of Happiness City will feel itchy if they don't kill infected people for a day or two.
It seems today that the rumors are true.
Inspector Cheng is so young, but he is already full of murderous intent and is so excited to see the infected body.
Glancing at the drone outside the window, the three men quickened their pace, their mouths curled up under their helmets.
The number of contribution points is of little significance to those of their age.
As long as it does not reach the level of qualitative change, life will remain the same.
But the merit gained from killing the infected is a necessary condition for climbing up within their respective systems and is the only channel to realize their ideals.
"Come on, hurry up and catch up!"
Huang Sheng growled and waited until the three of them came downstairs.
Cheng Ye had already stopped at the stairs. Looking towards the corridor, he saw three infected people banging on the door.
"Close combat, or, shooting?"
Cheng Ye hesitated for a moment before pulling out the Buffalo combat pistol from his waist.
He has always been cautious.
Bang bang bang, bang bang bang.
Nine gunshots rang out in rapid succession. The bullets were not aimed but poured out as he moved.
The mobile shooting he learned from Master Tian, although it did not significantly improve his shooting accuracy, it reduced the error of dynamic shooting to the extreme.
Even when making a tactical side shift or forward step, one can still reach the previous level of concentration and calmness.
Cheng Ye aimed at different parts of the body during these nine shots and came to a conclusion.
Humans who have been transformed into substitute starfish infected bodies still retain their previous weaknesses.
The heart, head, and throat are all considered fatal injuries.
Without Cheng Ye's reminder, Zhu Xiang rushed to where the three infected bodies fell and started cutting.
Wu Zhihong and Huang Sheng were responsible for vigilance. When Cheng Ye had loaded the bullets, a prompt flashed in front of their eyes.
[This successful supplementary information degree: 0.17, 0.04, 0.09]
Less.
But the accumulation speed is still very efficient compared to the difficulty of obtaining it.
It seems that the amount of information that a collector can increase by absorbing consciousness is indeed limited by the amount of knowledge that humans possess during their lifetime.
"I wonder if after the information level is increased, I can directly retrieve the corresponding information when I encounter something I haven't seen before, which is equivalent to identification?"
Cheng Ye pondered and after confirming that the three sources of infection in the corridor had just been taken in by Zhu Xiang, he went to the first floor again.
The gunshots alarmed the four infected starfish in the yard, but with meat nearby, they did not come over directly, but lay in the mud and feasted on the food.
There were also more than a dozen infected bodies running towards the gate of the community. Cheng Ye was not surprised but happy. It must be said that this was the first time he saw an infected body so excited.
Go down to the first floor.
Unexpectedly, the door that the infected body was scratching was actually the door of Old Sun's house, where he had carried him out before.
"court death."
Cheng Ye let out a low roar, took a quick step forward and thrust hard with the spear in both hands.
But this time he was more careful. After stabbing, he did not finish off the opponent, but quickly retreated.
Sure enough, after the infected body suffered a fatal injury, its movement speed slowed down significantly, and its turning speed was comparable to that of an aircraft carrier turning around.
“This is too weak.”
Cheng Ye couldn't help but mutter.
This type of substitute starfish infection poses almost no threat except for the characteristic of contact infection.
But just as he was about to step forward to finish it, his heart suddenly tightened and he instinctively dodged to the side.
puff.
A stream of yellow fluid spurted out of the infected body's mouth, hitting the wall and making a "sizzling" corrosive sound.
"Vomiting body fluids?"
Bang, bang, bang.
Gunshots were heard behind them, and Wu Zhihong and Huang Sheng opened fire at the same time when the body fluids spurted out.
"Captain, are you okay?"
"fine."
Cheng Ye waved his hand in response, and the contempt that had just arisen in his heart instantly disappeared.
It is still possible to avoid the body fluids sprayed by a single infected body, but what if there are more than ten or hundreds of them, and the quantitative change turns into qualitative change?
"The rot vine infected ones attack a single target, while the starfish infected ones have the advantage of fighting in groups. They can't be compared on the same level."
Cheng Ye was thinking, the door opened, and Lao Sun looked out nervously.
He noticed a dark shadow standing not far from his door, and his breathing became a little choked.
"Go back and hide, don't come out."
"You are the one from that day." Old Sun was startled, recognized Cheng Ye's voice, nodded quickly and closed the door.
This is normal.
When the wave of infection comes, how can everyone rush out?
On the fifth floor of the entire building, no one dared to open the door and look outside, for fear of attracting infected people.
【This time.0.07】
“It’s already 1:15!”
After glancing at the prompt on the information panel, Cheng Ye didn't think any more and strode out of the tube building in the heavy rain.
Heavy rain is the home ground for hydrophilic infectious agents.
But at the same time, it also blocks the spread of odor.
The four infected bodies on the ground who were feasting were unaware of someone approaching. Cheng Ye gave a wink, and Huang Sheng and Wu Zhihong immediately stepped forward, each responsible for two, and quickly shot them to death.
Muzzle flames spurted out.
The dozen or so infected bodies lingering at the door instantly locked onto the direction and rushed inside with a roar.
The speed is equivalent to that of an adult jogging, which looks a bit scary.
"Meat, eat meat!"
“Meat!”
The unconscious murmurs overlapped, like evil spirits crawling out of hell.
Zhu Xiang gripped his pistol tightly and nervously put down the container: "Captain."
"Don't panic, act according to the plan!"
Before Cheng Ye finished speaking, he suddenly opened his raincoat, raised his arm, and held the Ranger rifle in his palm.
Da, da, da
The sound of rifle bursts was exceptionally crisp and pleasant, and the recoil from the shoulder was reassuring.
The hideous infected starfish twitched and fell to the ground in the rainy night. In Cheng Ye's eyes, there seemed to be a "Information Level ++" prompt on the head of each starfish.
So cool!
"Oh no, there are more infected bodies coming."
The sound of gunfire was like a beacon in the dark night. In the four tube-shaped buildings in the electronics factory community, the infected bodies that were originally wandering in the corridors seemed to be summoned and rushed down the stairs frantically.
These monsters still have a trace of human instinct, at least they don't get lost in the building.
"What's wrong with that? This is a good thing!"
Cheng Ye licked the corner of his mouth. The rain and fog moistened his vision a little, but it couldn't hide the burning excitement in his eyes.
However, at this moment, the defense communication device on his waist suddenly made a rapid sound.
[Emergency report, A-1, A-2, A-3, and A-4 have been taken, all personnel please evacuate!]
[Repeat again, the above four areas have been occupied by default, do not approach! ]
[Fire is about to cover, please do not approach! ]
"What?"
Cheng Ye's heart was shocked, and he immediately pulled out the defense communication tool and clicked it.
The four areas reported on the 3D map have changed from black to colorless and transparent.
Amidst the various lights flashing across the map, it seemed a little strange, as if the infection wave had ended.
He subconsciously clicked on the live broadcast and froze in place.
In the images sent back from the drone, hundreds of fusion bodies have rushed up the Wall of Happiness. The huge tentacles extending from their bodies cling to the wall tightly and climb madly to the top of the wall.
That's a thirty-meter-high wall! How dare these fusions try to climb it?!
In addition, the high wall was crowded with infected bodies, at least thousands of them had developed the ability to spray body fluids. The yellow liquid covered the rain curtain and fell on the high wall like a sprinkler truck, gradually melting out fist-sized holes.
As for the watchtowers in front of the high wall, they had long been covered with mucus and collapsed into twisted ruins.
But these were not what shocked Cheng Ye the most.
Because behind the infected body, he saw a huge fusion body that was more than ten meters tall.
How to describe this thing?
It was as if dozens of ordinary infected bodies were stitched together, covered with five-pointed starfish-shaped growths, and twisted like a monster crawling out of the Cthulhu mythology.
"Is this the stand-in starfish?"
He looked at the ordinary infected bodies stumbling out of the corridor, and then looked at the monsters in the picture.
Suddenly, Cheng Ye looked up abruptly.
Buzz!
Rockets wrapped in red flames shot up into the sky from the Happy Defense Line, drawing rainbow-like trails in the dark rain.
It flew across the sky, passed over area B-7, and headed straight for the four areas in front of the Wall of Happiness.
boom!
The transmitted image suddenly stopped, and a violent shock wave spread wildly around.
Even though the center of the B-7 explosion was several kilometers away, the sound of glass shattering could still be heard.
Is this what transparency means?
"Captain!" Huang Sheng's voice suddenly rang out, trembling.
"What's wrong?"
"Then, it seems like something is coming!"
Looking in the direction of his finger, Cheng Ye's hair stood on end.
On the surface of the tube-shaped building closest to the block, a black shadow was moving quickly towards it.
The ferocious tentacles dragging behind it, the tentacles exploding like a lion's mane, and the huge body that far exceeds that of an ordinary infected body.
It was exactly the fusion of those he saw clinging to the high walls in the picture!
"Quick, get into the building!"
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