Hakein keenly noted the sweat spilling out of Su Leiās forehead .
āIām okay . I just felt tired from continuous fighting . ā Su Lei tightly covered his infected arm and followed behind Hakein .
āUhhhh!!!ā
Various zombies were being held individually in each room along the corridor . Not only were there ordinary infected zombies, but there were also some mutated level-2 infected bodies . They were held in a cage and kept struggling, frantically banging against the glass walls upon seeing humans outside, with no avail .
āYou sure are doing these experiments, Professor Hakein . ā
Su Lei looked at the zombies who were locked up like mice and wondered why there was a strange fear .
āI just want to work on a vaccine that can handle these viruses . But you already know that . Donāt you, Major Su Lei?ā
Just like the antidote against snake venom needs to be extracted from snakes . There must be a way to destroy these viruses in these zombies as well .
They walked through several rooms . The zombies howling intensified . In Su Leiās sight, a large number of zombies were being cut and torn by some steel instruments to study their bodies . The zombies were the archenemy of humanity, theyāre not worthy of mercy . Butā¦ aināt I shifting towards the zombiesā side now? Su Lei felt his arm begin to ache again . How long could he resist it? And what would happen when he finally turned into one of those monsters?
But the next room gave Su Lei the answer .
āIām not infected!!! Help me! Help me! Iām not infected!ā\nāRestrain that man, and be careful not to have blood contact with him!ā
On a hospital bed, a man struggled, his whole body restrained, surrounded by doctors in white coats, holding scalpels . And without anesthesia, slicing through the manās body in a fully conscious state .
āArghhhhhh!!!!ā
The manās cry of pain hit Su Leiās consciousness hard .
āHakein! What on earth are you doing?ā Su Lei reached out and grabbed Hakeinās collar .
āHeās infected, Major Su Lei!ā Hakein looked at Su Lei, indifferently .
āHeāsā¦infected? Butā¦ā
āUhhh!ā
A zombie-like frenzied scream came over the man who had been restrained and suddenly began to struggle wildly . The bandages on the hospital bed eventually snapped and tore apart .
āShit! Hurry up and get out of this lab!ā The doctors in lab coats panicked .
āShit! Thereās an accident!ā Hakein tossed Su Lei away from his collar and called into the radio in his ear . āFirst squad, come to Lab 31! Quick! Thereās an accident here, save them first! Hurry!ā
Eventually, one of the scientists was caught by the zombie . Then, a zombie that had once been a human bit into the scientistās neck, splattering blood all over the glass wall .
āHelp meā¦ā the scientist looked out at Su Lei and Hakein and reached his hands in desperation, but the zombieās mouth completely snapped the humanās neck . The Black Watch then rashly arrived into the lab to kill the zombie along with the dead scientist!
āā¦ . ā\nSu Lei stared blankly at the scene . His whole body stiffened . Ā
āThat is the sadness of the infected . ā
Heckinās round-rimmed glasses reflected the light .
āOrdinary human turns into a zombie within seconds of infection . When he turns into a zombie, he is truly dead . No longer the human, you know . In other words, he was already doomed to death the moment they were infected, it was just a matter of time . The subject in front of us had been infected for two full days before turning into a zombie . Showing that some humans have antibodies to the virus . ā
āYou understand that when infected by the virus, they are no longer human and no longer have the qualifications to be human . Because they had become monsters who only know how to devour humans . So, Major Su Lei, please show no mercy to these monsters!ā
Hakein turned to look at Su Lei .
Theseā¦monstersā¦Su Leiās grip over his arm increased a little tighter .
āOur population is the key to destroy the virus . Weāre looking for humans who could resist long enough after being exposed to the virus . . ā
āWhat if we find it?ā Su Lei asked subconsciously .
āOf course, we will research them . ā There was a vivid glow in Hakeinās eyes . āA zombieās ability is stronger than a human . And if there was someone who could delay their time into turning into a zombie, that means he can adapt to the virus . Thatās the reason for the establishment of this base . To find such people andā¦ā
Kill without mercy, slice, and dice them!
āBut he was human just now, wasnāt he? Didnāt you hear that manās cry of pain just now?!ā Su Lei grabbed Hakeinās collar again .
āA human who becomes a zombie has no value for research! People who are infected by the virus are already dead! Feared and hunted by humans, becoming a monster called a zombie! They are no longer qualified as a human! Do you understand, Major Su Lei?!ā
Su Lei loosened his grip on Hakeinās collar . \nāDo what you like . ā Hakein straightened his collar, āMajor, if you meet such a human while on a mission, donāt hesitate to contact us . After all, itās for the future of our country . So far, this man had the longest record for two days . That was also for the sake of protecting the New Federation as well . ā
āā¦ā
If Su Lei remembered correctly, the virus had been dormant in his arm for four whole days, ever since the strange raven had scratched his arm . What should I do? Tell Hakein the truth? And thenā¦like the man, he would be strapped to a hospital bed and dissected like a monster . Thatās the fate of the previously infected person .
āWell, letās take you to the civilians, none of them are hurt . ā
Eventually, Hakein took Su Lei to meet those civilians .
āIs that Major Su Lei?!ā
āMajor Su Lei, who rescued us from the cityā¦ā
Apparently, most of the civilians knew Su Lei and gathered around him once they saw his arrival . Upon seeing these people, Su Lei felt that what he was doing now was worth it .
āWill we be taken to a safe place?ā
āI donāt want to be hunted by those zombies anymore! Those people infected by the virus are monsters!ā
āā¦ . . ā
People infected by the virusā¦are monstersā¦
Suddenly, thereās a pain in his head .
āCan you find me a room to rest?ā Su Lei immediately realized something was wrong with his body .
āOf courseā¦ā Hakein silently observed Su Leiās figure .
ā37, you take Major Su Lei to the reserve room for a rest, and report any requests Major Su Lei has immediately . ā
āYes, sir!ā
Lucius, who had been watching from the side, finally had a heartfelt order . It sounded like Lucius was going to help Su Lei, but it was just surveillance in reality . And so, Lucius brought Su Lei to a tiny room equipped with bedding and food and such . Lucius guarded the door outside, executing the Black Watch style of observing Su Lei without saying a word . There was no audio bugging or monitoring device in this room .
Su Lei walked into the room and squeezed his arm with his other hand, clenched his teeth . Fine sweats slipped from his forehead . He didnāt dare to do anything, let alone dealing with the one on his arm for one particular reasonā¦
āThe infected people are monstersā¦ ā
From the moment they were infected with the virus, theyāre no longer qualified to be human . Su Lei never wanted to harm the human, let alone be sliced by those malicious scientists . Butā¦ crap!
Su Lei covered his head, feeling his consciousness drifted away . I canāt pass out now! Su Lei looked at the Black Watch soldier standing in the doorway . If he lost consciousness, it would be over . They would know that he had been infected by the virus!
Damn it! Su Lei bit his lips but found itās no use at all . Finally, his head sank down on the bed .
āAhā¦ he finally passed out . ā
Lucius looked at Su Lei, the virus had reached Su Leiās bone marrow . The so-called powerful, A-ranked Esper .
What to do now? Lucius looked around the room, there was no monitoring or listening deviceā¦
āPfftā¦ā A mocking laugh came from Lucius, pulling the gas mask off his face and looking at Su Lei, who had collapsed on the bed .