A sharp dagger ended the man's life painlessly, and when the red crystal core was taken out from the sticky brain, there was no joy among the crowd.
In the past, if they had killed a zombie and obtained a red crystal core, they would have applauded each other in celebration.
But now what lingers around everyone is an inexplicable sadness.
The one in their hands was not an irrational zombie, but a normal being with self-awareness and rigorous logic. He had been living here in a daze for fifty years and just wanted an end.
The mutant stared at the red crystal core in the bearded man's hand with flickering eyes, leaned against the wall and panted heavily twice, and asked hysterically: "If the appearance of zombies is due to the rampage of the experiment, then what is the difference between us and zombies?"
"What kind of existence are we, the superpowers?" The three views he had once constructed collapsed rapidly in his heart. He poked his chest hard and asked, "What are we?"
Everyone was silent, because they also knew how to answer the person with super powers.
"Let's leave here first," Dr. Sang glanced at Baili Xin silently, "Now is the time to rebuild our worldview. The man just said that after the laboratory explosion, many people escaped from the laboratory, and there may be experimental subjects hiding here."
The bearded man held the red crystal core to smooth things over, "Yes, Fourth Brother, I'll help you sort it out after we go. If we were the same existence as zombies, would Big Brother still be with you? You'll be alone again."
The person with superpowers seemed to realize his mistake. He took a deep breath and nodded, "Sorry, I lost my temper. Let's go."
On the road afterwards, silence lingered over everyone's heads.
After searching, they found the experimenter's office. The materials on the shelves were basically emptied, and the remaining pieces of paper were date information of no particular value.
Baili Xin accidentally found an epaulette while rummaging through the cabinet. The metal material on the epaulette was rusty. Through the epaulette, it can be basically determined the country of the participants behind this laboratory.
"Come and look at this, here are the photos!" The voice of the young psychic rang out in this dilapidated laboratory. Baili Xin wrapped the epaulettes in a piece of cloth and put them in his backpack, then walked over following the voice.
The young psychic used his telekinesis to carefully fly from behind a narrow cabinet, carrying a damaged and weathered photo.
Because of the material, the surface of the photo has faded long ago, and fine lines and traces crisscross the surface of the photo, making the picture mottled. Except for vaguely seeing the clothes worn in the photo, the face in the photo has long been seen clearly.
For fear of causing secondary damage to the photo, the young psychic barely dared to breathe and carefully placed the photo on the table.
The photo shows a group photo. The upper half of the photo can be basically seen clearly. From their neat clothes inside and white coats outside, it can be basically confirmed that this group belongs to a certain official organization.
But we are all fools. Since this laboratory can be built near a nuclear power plant, how could it be a secret civilian organization
The photos made this matter clearer.
What attracts everyone in the photo is not the military uniform and white coat, but the " " in the center position.
In the very center of the photo, there stands out a figure that is distinct from the other figures in military uniforms and white coats.
"He" was not wearing any clothes. Although the photo was faded, the exposed white color could still confirm that the other person's skin color was very white.
“He” is very tall, and his shoulders are near his chest.
“His” arms were tied with strong chains. Although “he” looked pale and thin, the bulging veins on the back of his hands still showed his great strength.
The arms hang naturally, just covering the private parts.
On his pale body, there was a circle of mysterious black patterns.
In an instant, Baili Xin remembered the zombie king he had seen in Dr. Sang's spiritual realm.
Although it can be seen clearly from the chest up, the body shape, patterns and skin color of the person in the photo can all be matched with the Zombie King.
His eyes secretly swept over Dr. Sang. Dr. Sang still had that expressionless face, but his slightly flickering eyes still showed the other party's surprise.
Dr. Sang blinked, and seeing the other person's gaze moving towards him, Baili Xin quickly retracted his gaze.
The bearded man pointed at the one in the middle and said, "Generally, these scientists would take photos with their valuable research subjects. There are so many of them in this photo. This must be the source."
"The Ark will repair the photos. If we take them back and restore them, we will probably be able to find the original appearance of the disaster in this world."
He warned the young psychic: "Be careful, don't break it."
The young psychic became more cautious. He carefully used his telekinesis to wrap the photo, which would be blown away by the wind, and put it in a transparent bag, then carefully put it into his backpack.
Dr. Sang looked around and said, "Let's go. It seems that this is all the stuff we have here."
The bearded man looked at Dr. Sang suspiciously and asked, "Dr. Sang, what exactly are you looking for here? I don't think you got what you wanted."
Dr. Sang blushed and said, "I saw this place in a notebook I left behind, so I wanted to come here to see if there is anything that can help me with my future research."
"After I got here, I found that it was really a wasted trip." He still spoke in that indifferent tone, but everyone could read a hint of sarcasm in his tone, "But it was such a surprise."
The bearded man looked at the dilapidated office around him, and thought of the suffering experimenter just now. Finally, he sighed, "Let's go, retreat."
On the way back, they passed by the bed of the person who asked for help again.
The room that was once so "lush and green" is now completely wilted.
Countless low-grade crystal cores fell from above, like dates in autumn, and were discarded there at random without being picked up.
The body of the fallen experimenter also shrank rapidly. After more than half an hour, his body turned into a cracked and white ash.
If a gust of wind blows over now, it will instantly turn into countless powders and scatter in the air.
There was no color around, only loneliness and pain, and a long, dark night.
Baili Xin sighed secretly, silently repeated the player's name in his mind, and turned his head away.
He knew that in reality, another class had disappeared out of thin air for no reason.
The player never went back.
Everyone took a look and quickly turned their heads away. Even though they were helpless, they had to go on with their life.
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In the live broadcast room, there was no more barrage of comments as before. Everyone looked at the lonely body in silence and slowly posted barrages of comments on the screen.
A moment of silence.
To our comrade, we wish him a smooth and happy journey ahead.
I wrote down his name and address, and if I'm lucky enough to return to the real world with my memory, I'll help him check it out.
Have a safe journey, good brother.
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The way back was very clear, it was a narrow corridor.
The lights above my head flickered even more violently than when I came here, and the crackling sound of the electric current seemed to penetrate the entire laboratory and spread to every corner here.
With the help of the dim light, they could vaguely see the elevator in the distance.
Just as he passed a bed, Baili Xin felt the feeling of being watched again, and this time he was sure that it was not an illusion.
His shoulders suddenly tensed up, and he subconsciously grabbed Dr. Pangsang's wrist and hid him behind his back, looking at the ward vigilantly.
The pure white bedspread that was supposed to cover the mummy was lifted, and the mummy that was previously lying on it was nowhere to be found.
Suddenly, a black shadow flashed past overhead, and the bald man shouted "Be careful". Everyone immediately armed themselves and protected Baili Xin and Dr. Sang in the middle, bending over and aiming vigilantly at the top of their heads.
With a crisp "bang", a light above one's head went out completely, and countless scattered fragments fell down from the top of the corridor.
Darkness came suddenly.
In the darkness, Baili Xin heard the bearded man shout, "Naya, open the telekinetic barrier!"
After about a second, the bearded man's voice suddenly sounded again above his head: "Naya, open the telekinetic barrier!"
Following his soldier's nature, Naya opened a gap in the barrier without even thinking about it.
But the moment he opened his mouth, the bearded man shouted again: "That's what I said! Fuck, open your mouth quickly, this monster can imitate our voices!"
Just as Naya was about to open his mouth, the bearded man's voice sounded again, "That's what I said! Damn, this monster can imitate our voices!"
Because it was more than ten floors underground, as the lights went out, a glimmer of light was instantly seen around.
I wanted to take out the flashlight, but when I touched it, I found that the flashlight was gone.
The two teams were assigned completely different tasks. Naya thought about it, gritted his teeth, and opened a telekinetic field around Baili Xin and Dr. Sang. "My telekinetic field can resist almost all external attacks. Baili Xin, Dr. Sang, it will be dangerous if you leave the telekinetic field!"
The black shadow outside seemed to be moving very quickly, flying from here to there in a flash.
In this pitch-black darkness, closing your eyes and opening your eyes have already become very important to Baili Xinyan.
Glowing blood-red threads surged from around him, and the moment the red threads appeared, Baili Xin discovered that there were five or six white dots hovering above their heads.
All the white spots looked very small, and the moment he opened his spiritual field, his body suddenly stiffened.
Behind them, in the telekinetic field, a largest white dot quietly appeared without anyone knowing when.
It stood silently behind him and Dr. Sand, and he even knew when the other party appeared.
In the darkness, Dr. Sang gently struggled to free Baili Xin's hand and grabbed his palm with his backhand.
The cold and rough fingers tightly grasped Baili Xin's hand, and the tip of the index finger gently touched Baili Xin's palm and wrote the two words "Don't move".
He keenly sensed the changes in Baili Xin and slowly transferred his strength to him.
Then Dr. Sand wrote a few more words: "Split."
Split.
Baili Xin was stunned for a moment, but then he understood what he meant.
This monster's ability is to split.
Sure enough, the bearded man followed the sound and fought the monster in the dark, but the white spot in the dark did not disappear. Instead, it turned from one to two, and then from two to four.
Force cannot kill them, but will only make their numbers grow.
Dr. Sang wrote a few more words: "Capture the king."
Catch the leader first.
But is this the one they are after? Is he their king
The monster behind him stood quietly, seemingly not intending to take action. He pricked up his ears and heard a slight sound of struggle.
After "taking a look" at the man who was completely hidden in the darkness, Baili Xin's shoulders relaxed and he remained silent.
Well, it seems that the monster behind has been controlled by the man a long time ago.
It is to maintain the "normal" setting, not to mention.
From this point of view, the latter should also be "king", otherwise the man would say such words.
If so, then the "king" is somewhere else.
As he thought of this, thousands of glowing red lines instantly spread out, winding through every corner of the laboratory.
The beds, the floors, the ceilings, the sewers... all the spaces were within the red line.
Finally, Baili Xin found the bright white spot in a corner of the sewer.
This white spot is as big as his body, maybe it is the zombie he saw last night.
Baili Xin was very careful, and the red line shot carefully towards the white light.
The speed was so fast that Baidian didn't even have a chance to react.
Just when the red line was about to pierce the white light, the white light suddenly shrank and instantly disappeared from Baili Xin's spiritual realm.
At the same time, the whistling sound stopped instantly, as if something was falling from everyone's head one after another. In addition to the heavy "bang" sound of falling, there was also the sound of metal hitting the ground.
"It seems to be a flashlight," the voice of the psychic sounded in the darkness, followed by the sound of clothes rustling. The next second, the flashlight turned on, and when the light came back, everyone finally saw the scene in front of them clearly.
It was a densely packed group of small winged zombies, deformed with pointy heads, lying on the ground like bats.
Because of their small size and the cover of darkness, they easily stole flashlights from the crowd.
Everyone picked up their flashlights, and the young psychic looked at Baili Xin worriedly at the first sight. The moment the light turned, he heard a loud thud of a body hitting the wall.
Following the sound, I saw a slightly larger bat-shaped zombie deeply embedded in the wall and stumbled to the ground.
Dr. Sang silently retracted his foot and said expressionlessly under the flashlight: "Oops, my foot slipped."
Everyone: “…”
Baili Xin: "..."
Do you think you are old-fashioned and humorous
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Studio.
Hahaha, that's enough, my mask has been shaken off. Is the boss a hidden comedian
"Oops, my foot slipped", let's just say, it has to be the big guys. Compared with the big guys, Xin Shen is still a little inferior.
There is no possibility. Could God Xin still have some shame
, pass it on, boss has to have some face.
Awesome! Boss, this guy is totally afraid of being exposed on the spot.
, the boss is not only worried, he will probably be thinking irritably: Why do I, a boss like me, have to come up with excuses
Hahaha.
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Although he knew why they stopped attacking, the bearded man just cut them down with his knife.
It was so fast that Baili Xin, who was immersed in Dr. Sang's dry humor, didn't have a chance to react.
The bat-shaped zombie did not die as expected after being cut open. It had no crystal core, and its body healed quickly visibly, turning into two completely identical bat-shaped zombies.
"Eh," the bald man said doubtfully, "Can they split?"
The bat-shaped zombie raised his head and looked at the bald man with his big innocent eyes, then repeated, "Hey, they can split."
The bearded man frowned and said, "I've finally seen a zombie that can talk."
A bat-shaped zombie raised his head and said, "Today I finally have an eye opened."
The person who sent the ability found the problem: "They seem to be repeated content and can understand what we mean."
The bat-shaped zombie squatting on the ground tilted its head, looked at the person with special powers in confusion, and even moved closer to the person with special powers, as if it wanted to open its arms to hug him.
The Psychic's breathing stagnated, and he kicked the bat-shaped zombie against the wall, holding back a curse, "Fuck, don't tilt your head towards me, do you think you're so cute? You disgust me."
"It seems we have overestimated this monster, Boss," the mutant frowned, "They are not zombies that can communicate, they are repetitive."
The bearded man looked at the bat zombie thoughtfully, "But why did they stop?"
The person with super powers: "I know. Maybe he is out of energy. Let's leave here quickly in case something weird comes."
The bearded man looked at the weak but murderous bat zombie and nodded: "Okay, retreat!"
As everyone was about to leave, a clear and elegant male voice counted their steps and said, "Wait a moment."
"We can go up."
Everyone stopped walking and looked at Baili Xin with frowns. Naya asked, "Why?"
Bald: "Yeah, you can stop making trouble. A beginner psychic needs the self-awareness of a beginner psychic. Talk less and do more."
"He didn't say much, how can you say he was causing trouble?" Dr. Sang, who had rarely spoken, suddenly spoke up, pointing the finger at the bald man, "But you, Baili Xin noticed the unusual movements around you from the very beginning. He reminded you once, but you didn't take any notice at all. Later, the experimental subject was also discovered by Baili Xin."
"If it's him, can you find the experimental subject hidden inside and learn the original phase?"
"He is a psychic that I am optimistic about. Psychics are naturally more observant of the things around them than others. If I were you, I would shut up and humbly ask why he was able to get to the top. It is not to criticize others from the perspective of a superior."
When Dr. Sang spoke, the bald man was immediately speechless. His face turned purple and blue, and he finally managed to say, "Why can you go up there?"
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Studio.
See? The old attacker is backing and targeting the same person.
How are they the same
More kind than usual.
Xin Shen: ??? Are you okay
The boss always silently supports Xin Shen and pays meticulously. He says he loves her, but his body is very honest.
The boss finally escaped from the Five Finger Mountain of Xin Shen.
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Baili Xin looked around and finally set his sights on the person with the psychic ability.
Feeling Baili Xin's scrutinizing gaze, the Psychic was stunned for a moment, frowned slightly and asked: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Baili Xin pointed at the person with super powers and said, "Don't go up there. He can do it."
This time even Naya frowned: "Why? Even if he just questioned the origin of zombies and superpowers, he is not wrong. Do you want us to abandon our comrades?"
Baili Xin: "Because he is not your real teammate. He was replaced in the darkness just now."
Everyone's expressions suddenly changed, and they subconsciously distanced themselves from the person with the psychic ability, looking at him warily.
The psychic frowned even more. He looked at Baili Xin angrily: "What evidence do you have?"
Baili Xin: "The appearance and voice are easy to imitate, but the memory should be easier to imitate. If you believe it, you can test it by asking him a few questions you know."
The bearded men looked at each other and nodded secretly. Then the bearded man asked the hair-powered man, "Old Four, tell me, why do you want to keep your hair?"
The person with supernatural powers reluctantly said, "Why else? If you want to stay, just stay."
As soon as the words fell, several weapons were aimed at the person with special abilities.
When the "powered person" saw that the truth had been revealed, his expression instantly twisted and he looked at Baili Xin fiercely: "How did you find out?"
Baili Xin: "Because your psychological transformation is too abrupt. Just when you were questioning the relationship between zombies and superpowers, you just started cursing."
"The kick you gave just now must have been because the zombie smelled a familiar scent and wanted to get close to you. You were afraid we would find out, so you kicked me, right?"
The "Power User" widened his eyes: "That's it? Just because of my unfounded action?"
Baili Xin: "That's totally groundless. I was just observing carefully. So the question is, where are the real psychics?"
"Yeah, where did he go?" The "Power User" said coldly, and jumped directly onto the ceiling, hanging upside down and looking down at them. His hair was hanging down, and coupled with that horrifying face, it was a shock to everyone, "Guess what."
Baili Xin looked up at the "superpower user" and then looked around. In just one second, there was no chance to hide.
The red silk thread was quietly released, and at the position of the "power user" on the top of the head, the flame representing the power user was still burning.
Even if it is copied, it is possible that even the abilities are copied.
Baili Xinnong's eyelashes trembled slightly. He glanced at the bearded man with a moving expression. The bearded man was stunned for a moment, "You slept with the fourth brother? Fuck!"
The "Superpower" laughed, "You are pretty stupid."
The bearded man shouted angrily, "Asshole, get off the fourth floor."
The "Superpower" pursed his lips, "I'm afraid to tell you, once I get on top of the host, I will stay with him forever. After he dies, if I encounter another life, I will start a new round of host life. Since I'm on top of him, I can't get away from him. From now on, I am him, and he is me."
Bearded Man: "Are you the bird from before?"
The "Superpower" chuckled, "Yeah, you're pretty stupid. I'm not a bad guy, actually. He took the initiative to let me in. I cried and told him about my miserable experience, and he let me live here."
The "hair psychic" gently stroked the upside-down hair, "Oh, it's a good one."
Baili Xin looked at the "powered person" above his head and asked, "What's your purpose in sleeping with him? Do you want to leave here? Or do you want to go back to the Ark with us?"
The "psychic" obviously didn't expect Baili Xin to ask this. He looked at the young man curiously, and then his eyes fell on the man next to the young man.
The moment he saw the man clearly, the "psychic" was obviously stunned for a moment, and then quickly returned to normal, "Actually, I am not your enemy. Although I released this little zombie to confuse you, I have never hurt you. I just want to go to the Ark to see the world."
"If you had exposed me, I would never have thought of killing you."
"But now that you know my secret, I can invite you to go."
As soon as the "superpower" finished speaking, the bat zombies that had been staying on the ground obediently suddenly became agitated. This time they merely flapped their wings and opened their mouths, revealing their sharp fangs.
Although they were weak, they kept splitting up and soon filled the entire corridor. The bearded men could only attack them with brute force and had to be careful not to be bitten by the zombies.
Among the zombies that attacked them, the "superpowered ones" were the first to be hit.
Looking at the face that he had walked shoulder to shoulder with in the past, the bearded man could take two steps back, avoiding the vital points of the man with psychic powers while dodging his attacks.
Compared to their concerns, the "Psychic User" was much more free and easy. He launched attacks without mercy and even gradually became familiar with the Psychic User's abilities.
Using the bats as smoke bombs, the "superpower user" jumped flexibly in the corridor and went directly to the elevator.
"Everyone," the "Power User" politely greeted the busy crowd, "I'll be leaving first. If fate allows, we'll meet again."
Just as the "Power User" was about to press "1", his expression suddenly changed, and he walked into the elevator with difficulty in a very distorted posture.
The soul belonging to the positive superpower user woke up at the last moment, and the two souls desperately fought for the right to use the body. One wanted to walk into the elevator, while the other forcibly dragged the body out of the elevator.
The bearded man looked at the person with super powers anxiously: "Old Four!"
The man with the psychic ability held on to the wall, roaring in pain, and ran towards the dark corridor at the other end. The bat zombie followed closely behind him as he ran.
The dense attack stopped, giving them a brief chance to breathe.
The man with super powers shouted at the bearded man, "Boss, hurry up and leave here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the voice rang out again, this time with complaints and resentment: "You are crazy, don't even think about leaving here after they leave!"
The voice stopped abruptly, and then it sounded again: "Haha, I almost forgot, Boss, blow up the elevator for me after you go up!"
— "Fuck, fuck, fuck, you lunatic!"
The voice of the person with super powers gradually faded away, and at this moment, something was thrown over from the darkness.
The bearded man reached out and grabbed a handful of hair.
The moment he saw the hair, the bearded man growled angrily and ordered with red eyes: "Retreat!"
The dilapidated elevator slowly went up, making a "clang clang" sound from time to time.
The bearded man held the handful of brown hair tightly in his hand, and veins appeared on the back of his hand due to the force.
Everyone took off their gas masks. The atmosphere in the narrow and enclosed elevator was extremely heavy.
The entire team looked at the handful of hair with lost eyes.
Baili Xin pulled Dr. Sang and quietly retreated to the corner, leaving them enough space.
When everyone got to the ground, the bearded man took a deep breath and said, "Get the explosives from the trunk."
The others hesitated for two seconds, and finally the bald man pursed his lips and took the explosives.
With a loud bang, the elevator that was still functioning instantly exploded into a pile of scrap metal. The suspended container sank rapidly and disappeared in the square space in an instant, firmly blocking the hole.
In the car, the atmosphere was still depressed.
The departure of their fellow team members dealt a heavy blow to the team.
Baili Xin silently looked at the setting sun. At the last moment when the sun disappeared, they found the safe house where they would stay for the night.
This is a bank's safe. The thick metal walls can completely block any attack from outside.
After everyone entered the safe, the bearded man closed the door.
Darkness fell for a second, and the flashlight quickly lit up.
The bearded man sighed, carefully put the hair into a small cloth bag, and stuffed it back into his pocket.
The bald man walked up to Baili Xin hesitantly and said, "Little brother, I apologize to you."
Looking at the man's agile movements, Baili Xin shook his head: "It's nothing. It's your right to doubt me. And I didn't help much. The person with superpowers was eventually rescued."
The bald man snorted and sat down next to Baili Xin silently: "This is enough."
"The fourth guy is the most sentimental one among us."
"If he knew that he brought zombies into the Ark with his body because of his momentary sentimentality, he would be even more sad."
"That handful of hair he threw over there was his determination."
Baili Xin cast a doubtful look at the man.
The bald man said bitterly, "It's the end of the world. We are all in danger. Even if we seem strong, we are not invincible. We may be attacked by zombies and infected with the zombie virus."
"But our instinct is to seek death. If we are asked to commit suicide, we may not be able to do it. So we made a pact."
"If one of us is lucky enough to be infected, we will use a certain part of the body as a signal to throw it away. No matter how the others beg, we will spare no effort to kill him and help him get rid of it."
"This is the part we agreed on," the bald man raised his little finger, "Let's go ahead. The fourth one is afraid of pain and also loves beauty. He said he's a little special and used cutting his hair as a signal."
"Once the hair falls, life ends. This is the last signal that Lao Si gave us."
Baili Xin felt a little pain in his heart. He looked at the few people who were silent in the room and apologized, "I'm sorry, if he had accepted the mission to protect us, or if you hadn't gone down with us, he would have been in trouble."
The bald man sighed with relief: "Even if you weren't here, we would have ended our lives in other ways. In this doomsday world, everyone's life span is so short, it's just a flash in the pan. It will be fine after tonight. Lao Si is the first teammate to leave us."
"We all know it and can face it calmly. It was an unexpected event and we can accept it to some extent."
"After all, we were watching a movie together last night, fantasizing about the past in the documentary. How come one of us is missing tonight?"
"Just get some sleep."
"Don't mind it. I came here to talk to you because I was worried that you might have some psychological burden. To be honest, it was because the fourth brother had a strong psychological endurance and that monster took advantage of him."
"If you had brought us into that place, we would still be kept in the dark and think that the zombies were a natural product."
The bald man pointed at the bearded man and lowered his voice and said, "I'm going to accompany our team. Let me tell you a secret. Don't be fooled by our team's strong bodies. They are as soft as cats at heart. This is happening right in front of us. If there were no one around, he would have cried a long time ago."
"You've been tired all day, take a good rest."
Watching the bald man's back as he left, Baili Xin felt a sense of frustration for the first time.
He tried before it happened, but failed.
While he was lost in thought, a slightly cold body sat down next to him silently.
Dr. Sang sat next to Baili Xin, with a hint of meaning in his eyes.
The little mice just called them "we".
Be happy, -.
Baili Xin secretly glanced at Dr. Sang: "..."
Alas, as expected, the world's sorrows are shared.
Numb.