Chapter 72 Anomaly Occurs
On the crowded street, one of them staggered and mingled in the crowd.
His body suddenly convulsed, trembling uncontrollably, his skin slowly cracked, and his bones made a teeth-grinding "crunching" sound, with wisps of black mist faintly rising from them.
Suddenly, the man's arm bent at an incredible angle, his fingers twisted into claw shapes, and his nails grew longer, darker, and sharper at a visible speed.
Accompanied by a chilling, low growl.
Its serrated mandibles suddenly thrust out, lunging at the nearest crowd.
Blood splattered everywhere, and screams rang out.
A sudden change occurred!
"It's a mutant! Ah! Run!"
"Oh my god, help!"
The people in the vicinity were instantly plunged into extreme panic.
The originally lively and joyful atmosphere of the celebration was completely shattered, replaced by chaos and screams.
The little bluebird stood on the main body's head, suddenly looked up, and stared intently at the place where the riot was taking place in the distance.
People's faces were filled with fear and panic.
Some people, not understanding the situation, were pushed and shoved, staggering about, yet they had to struggle desperately to stand firm and move with the flow of people.
The surging crowd surged forward like a raging tide, with everyone desperately trying to push their way back.
The scene became incredibly chaotic.
Hearing the commotion, Xie Tu's eyes turned cold, and he immediately protected the person and retreated to the side of the street to stand against the wall.
He tossed out a sentence, "I'll go take a look."
Xie Tu roughly pushed aside the crowd blocking his way, and just as he was about to leave, he found his sleeve being pulled.
He turned around and saw Yun Zhao release his sleeve, open his arms, and look like he was about to hug him.
“Take me there,” Yun Zhao said.
With so many people participating in the event, there is a risk that ordinary people might be injured if the sentries fire their weapons or fight the mutants on the spot.
Only by taking action to control the mutants can casualties be minimized.
Xie Tu pursed his thin lips slightly, his dark eyes deep and unfathomable.
He paused for only a second, then reached out and pulled her into his arms, carrying her as he jumped onto a nearby vendor's stall. He nimbly weaved through the chaotic street, rushing against the current towards the scene of the incident.
The two figures disappeared into the crowd in an instant.
Cheng Dongshu's patrol team had already reacted and began to evacuate the crowd from the streets.
"Don't run! Don't panic! Evacuate to the back streets in an orderly manner!"
The patrol's shouts were drowned out by the screams of the crowd.
The other team members stayed behind to help the patrol team maintain order.
Panic spread rapidly through the population like a virus, driving everyone to become more frantic and desperate to escape.
When the two arrived at the scene, they were met with a scene of utter devastation.
Nearby stalls were smashed to pieces, and the ground was littered with scattered items and splattered blood.
Several corpses lay in pools of blood, while the mutant was baring its fangs and claws as it pounced on one of the corpses, feeding.
Its serrated mouthparts were covered with strands of flesh and blood, and black slime gradually oozed from its body, dripping onto the ground with a 'sizzling' corrosive sound.
A bluish-green fluorescence flashed and rushed straight towards the monster.
Strangely, even after using an emotional resonance attack, this mutant was still able to move.
Yun Zhao paused for a moment, then changed his strategy and created a barrier. The fluorescent light, like an invisible net, enveloped the surroundings, and the mutant's movements immediately became sluggish, as if it had sunk into a quagmire.
"Don't kill it yet, something seems off."
This is the first time Yun Zhao has encountered a mutant that he cannot control after using an emotional resonance attack.
Moreover, how did it get into the city?
In the buffer zone of the city gate, there are several guard teams composed of Class A sentries who will check people entering the city.
After entering the passage, they must also pass a pollution concentration test.
Xie Tu still held her tightly, habitually reaching for his sidearm at his waist, but paused upon hearing her words.
It's too hot.
Both of them were only wearing thin short-sleeved shirts.
Even through the thin layer of fabric, the warm, delicate touch of her waist made his fingers unconsciously tighten slightly.
A light sweat broke out on my palms again.
Xie Tu had to force himself to remain calm, trying to control the strange emotions in his heart, and focus his attention on the mutant in front of him.
He raised his wrist and immediately dialed a number. "A special mutant has been found at No. 3 Zhongjie Street. We need a transport cage."
"receive!"
There was no one around the mutant, but in the distance, the streets were still teeming with people, and in the empty sections of the road, several motionless people lay on the ground.
A stampede occurred.
The entire base guard and patrol team were mobilized, and a large number of sentries arrived to maintain order at the scene.
"Everyone stay still! Line up! We're going to retest the contamination concentration!"
"Residents within the city should leave their information and leave, and voluntarily self-isolate at home. Before the results are available, those who participated in the event are not allowed to open their doors and leave!"
A large number of sentries quickly brought the scene under control.
Yun Zhao and Xie Tu remained where they were until the researchers arrived pushing a huge transport cage.
Xie Tu removed the sheet metal from the roadside sign, placed it under his feet, and kicked the mutant into the transport cage.
He said, "Let's go back to the inner city first and wait for the investigation results."
*
Conference building.
The usually mild-mannered Minister Bai was uncharacteristically furious. "Investigate! How did this mutant get in?! Were the two security checks and the buffer zone just for show?!"
Minister Duan, his face cold, looked at his adjutant Jin opposite him. "Minister Han from the Ministry of Security isn't here. Is this how your subordinates do their jobs?"
It is hoped that the base is testing a new type of weapon.
Among the four bases, Hope Base, although it has lost its S-class sentinels, has a constant stream of talented people in the field of scientific research, and its technological research and development has always been superior to that of the other bases.
Minister Han went there to negotiate issues such as resource swaps, but has not yet returned.
The chubby Chief Chen sat at the head of the table, looking left and right with a troubled expression. After hesitating for a long time, he chose to remain silent.
Kim, the adjutant who is temporarily assuming the position of Minister Han and managing the Ministry of Security, is feeling somewhat ashamed under pressure from several ministers.
"We sent people to investigate. All personnel on duty today have been detained and interrogated separately. The conclusion has been reached that the inspection process was not flawed..."
Lieutenant Jin produced the entry registration report: "Zhang Dehui, male, 33 years old, resides in a small base on Southwest Road Section 22. Everything was normal before the incident. The pollution concentration was measured at 22% upon entering the city. The anomaly occurred twenty minutes after entering the city..."
The meeting room immediately fell silent.
Pollution concentration 22%?
How could distortion occur in just twenty minutes?
Unheard of!
"Is there a problem with the testing equipment?"
Minister Shao asked, "Have you sent anyone to investigate?"
Deputy Kim: "People from the Academy of Sciences went to the site and checked it out; everything is normal."
Director Fu of the Institute of Biology nodded, "The problem shouldn't be due to negligence in management. When our people pushed the cage over, Guide Yun specifically said that the mutant was acting strangely and was out of control."
Upon hearing this, the ministers were deeply shocked.
An eerie silence fell over the surroundings.
S-class guides are able to control mutants and play a crucial role in Zone 88 of the contaminated zone.
Even she said something wasn't right...
Minister Duan stood up with a solemn expression and said to the base commander above him, "I'll go back to the operations department first and notify outposts 22 to 25 along the way to thoroughly investigate all the sections of road that person passed through before the mutation."
If it's not a management issue, then it means there's something wrong with the contaminated area.
Even Yun Zhao couldn't control the mutant; that person must have been in contact with a contaminated area before the mutation.
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