"Fungus man?" Yue Guang had obviously never heard of this kind of creature, and couldn't help but look at Tian Yang, "Do you know what that is?"
Tian Yang certainly knew about it. He was there when the Fungus Man was first discovered. He also saw with his own eyes the appearance of the Anti-Boundary Fungus in Black Star Fort during the Fortress War. He was very familiar with this kind of thing, so how could he not know what it was.
However, the fungus man in front of him was a little different from what Tianyang knew. The fungus man found in the reverse world of No. 127 of the Sky Fortress was essentially a corpse. They were parasitized and controlled by fungi and were monsters with the desire to attack.
But this one now is obviously still alive. This person was parasitized while he was still alive. This phenomenon made Tianyang wonder whether the anti-world fungi had evolved, or whether the fungi that appeared here were different from those in the Skyfort.
"Save me, why are you all running so far away? I'm sick, is there no one coming to save me?" The man with fungus growing on his face and body cried out.
Tianyang asked Yueguang to take Xitong and the others back. He stepped forward, released his aura, suppressed the surroundings, and then asked, "How did you become like this?"
Suppressed by Tianyang's aura, the man calmed down instead. He held his head and recalled with difficulty: "I don't remember it very clearly. I was fine at first, but suddenly I felt hot and coughed. When I looked in the mirror, I saw something strange growing on my face."
"By the way, Alan, I heard from them that Alan was a little bit abnormal when he came today. He used to be in good health and never got sick, but today he kept coughing. And when he took off his clothes, someone saw something growing on his back."
"Who is Alan?" Tianyang asked.
"Our colleague, he is from the power maintenance department." Just after he finished speaking, the man suddenly held his head and screamed, "It hurts, my head hurts, I, I..."
He suddenly yelled, his eyes wild and fierce, and pounced towards Tianyang.
At this moment, a fireball hit him, and the exploding fire wave knocked him away. The flames quickly spread throughout his body, turning him into a torch.
The man screamed in the flames, but after a moment there was no sound. He lay on the ground motionless, but the flames continued to burn.
"Get out of the way, everyone!"
A team of guards from the War God Castle separated the crowd. Leading them was a woman in her thirties. She glanced at Tianyang and then made a gesture.
Immediately, people wearing full body protective clothing went up to put out the fire first and then recovered the body.
At this time, the broadcast in the stadium sounded: "Due to an emergency, all games today are suspended. Please leave the stadium in an orderly manner..."
The broadcast continued, and Tianyang and others had no choice but to evacuate the venue like everyone else and drive back to the hotel.
On the road, they saw vehicles with the Ares Fort logo constantly speeding past, and on some important highways, Ares Fort had begun to control traffic sections.
Castle of War, City Lord's Office.
"What's going on in the city now?"
The city lord Huo Hanshan strode into the door, followed by a group of officials from the War God Fort. Among them was the Minister of Health of the Fortress and the Minister of Security who maintained order in the city.
After hearing what Huo Hanshan said, the security minister reported first: "City Lord, since this morning, there have been multiple cases of infection. After investigation, we have grasped the basic situation."
"The first infection was almost certainly caused by a member of the electrical maintenance department at Caesar Boulevard 4. His name was Alan, and he had a car accident on Caesar Boulevard."
"When he was found, bacteria had already appeared on his body. His symptoms were the same as those of the infected personnel in the evil base last night. Their bodies were parasitized by bacteria, and they were highly aggressive."
Huo Hanshan, who was nearly fifty years old, looked at the Minister of Health and asked, "Have you come up with anything?"
The Minister of Health wiped his sweat and said, "After receiving the warning from the base's biological research team last night, I asked them for some data and samples. Experts are already analyzing them, but there are no results yet."
"All we know is that these things are extremely active. After they parasitize, they will quickly attack the host's brain, stimulate their nerve centers, and make the host become highly aggressive."
"We believe that this phenomenon is due to the need for reproduction. The host attacks nearby organisms and quickly spreads the fungal spores contained in blood, saliva, and even flesh and blood tissue, thereby parasitizing other targets."
"According to the model given by the system, the object spreads very quickly. If no timely measures are taken, it will only take three to five days for the whole city to be infected, or even faster."
Huo Hanshan took a breath and said, "So fast?"
"Have you discussed any countermeasures?"
The Minister of Health and the Minister of Security exchanged glances, and then the latter said, "It is now the period of the 'God of War Festival'. The city is overcrowded, and one-third of the personnel are from other continents and other fortresses."
"Once these people are infected with the fungus and return to other continents and fortresses, the consequences will be disastrous. So I think the most urgent thing is to seal off the Fortress of the God of War and isolate people from entering and leaving. If necessary, we need to use force to suppress it. In short, we must never let the parasites escape, otherwise they will spread to other continents."
"In addition, the city must immediately divide the area into a containment zone to house parasites and isolate them from healthy people to avoid cross infection."
The Minister of Health said: "I have sent people to investigate the first parasite, the power maintenance worker named Allan, to investigate his address to see if the source of infection can be found. Only by finding the source can we cut off the invasion chain of the bacteria and buy time to cure the population."
Huo Hanshan nodded and said, "Very good, I will do as you say. I will contact the Golden Court and ask them to send people to support us."
"In addition, I will have the army on standby to seal off the entire city and prevent anyone from entering or leaving. No matter what, we must suppress these horrible creatures in the city and not allow them to escape."
"I will have General Wei Zhong immediately implement military control and conduct strict inspections of the surrounding areas to prevent anyone from escaping. Anyone who refuses to accept the control will be suppressed, regardless of their identity, and can be eliminated if necessary!"
"In short, we must stop the bacteria from spreading to the outside world at all costs!"
After receiving the order, the officials left one after another.
After the security chief walked out of the City Lord's Mansion, his secretary hurried over and said, "Sir, I just received news that Captain Lu Qi, who is in charge of handling the parasites in Arena 4, believes that someone may know the origins of these parasites."
The security chief stopped and looked at his secretary: "Hurry up and call this captain over."
"yes."
at the same time.
In Alan's home, people wearing full-body protective suits and with hospital laboratory logos were coming in and out.
A supervisor was holding an electronic board, looking at the messages scrolling on it.
"Mr. Hamilton, we found the dog raised by the parasite. It was also parasitized and attacked passers-by. Now, its body has been recovered by us."
After hearing the report, Supervisor Hamilton raised his head and said, "Immediately track down those who were attacked by the dogs, notify the city defense forces, and ask them to help bring these people back to the observation room."
Another staff member trotted over and said nervously, "Mr. Hamilton, we found two fish infested with bacteria in the trash can. This should be the source of the infection."
"Also, the two fish showed signs of being gnawed by rodents, and we are concerned that rats may have become the vectors of the bacteria."
Hamilton took a breath in his helmet. "This is terrible. Contact the minister immediately and pass on the news. Also, notify the city guards to isolate this street immediately and conduct a level 3 biochemical intervention in the area. Quick!"
Watching his subordinates hurriedly leave, Hamilton raised his head and said worriedly: "This is really a disaster!"
At the Red Rock Hotel, Tianyang stood at the window, watching the vehicles passing by on the street. Humanoid machines were pouring onto the streets in groups, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
At this time, there was a knock on the door. Qiu Mo went to open the door and saw that the corridor outside was crowded with people.
"Excuse me, does Senator Tianyang of the Thunder Council live in this room?" asked a middle-aged man with sweat all over his forehead.
Qiu Mo frowned: "Who are you?"
"I'm the secretary of the Minister of Security. We know that Councillor Tianyang appeared at Stadium 4 on Caesar Avenue this morning and seemed to know the origins of those parasites."
Tian Yang heard this and turned around: "Qiu Mo, please ask the secretary to come in."
The middle-aged man then stepped into the room and looked at Tianyang, feeling a little surprised. After all, Tianyang looked like a young man in his early twenties.
But now, he didn't care about that. He immediately said, "Member Tianyang, please come with us right away. The situation in the city is very bad now. We need to get more information. Please help us."
Tianyang nodded: "Okay."
After saying something to Yue Guang, Tian Yang took Qiu Mo and the others out of the hotel and took the vehicle provided by Wargod Castle to the medical center in the city.
A moment later, he walked into a hall. As soon as he came in, hundreds of eyes in the hall fell on him.
An old man in his sixties stepped forward quickly, shook Tianyang's hand and said, "Mr. Tianyang, it's great that you are here. I heard that you know the origins of those parasites. Please tell us everything. We need to have more information to deal with this crisis."
Tian Yang was slightly surprised and frowned, "Why, is the situation serious now?"
"Very serious."
The old man coughed dryly and said, "I am the head of the Health Department of Ares Castle, Mu Chen. Currently, there are 27 parasites with obvious symptoms of infection. As for how many are still in the incubation period, we don't know. The worst thing is that we don't even know what those bacteria are..."
Tian Yang exclaimed: "These things have really evolved..."
He took a deep breath, looked around, and said, "Those fungi come from the Reverse Realm!"