Chapter 109: Chapter 104 Return (4 updates for monthly pass!!)
Ding Junyi fell silent, then continued in a deep voice,
"Yes, if based on the theory of Dark Infection, we can refer to all zombies as a Fallen version of humanity, with so individuals possessing Superpowers being terd as Evolved. Both Evolution and Fallen states can lead to unpredictable biological mutations, which are not uncommon in basic biological evolution and virology. However, the cause of these mutations and evolutions, naly the Dark Tide, remains completely unknown to us."
Ratatat!!
With firepower blazing, Lin Xian and KIKI quickly led the team across an open area, passing by zombies they had killed on their way in, indicating that their return route was correct.
"I understand what you’re saying, but that’s not what we asked."
Lin Xian, focused, said as he hastened on, "What I an is why are there so many of these... human ghosts down here?"
Zombies were countless outside the Underground City, but it was only after they entered the Underground City that these peculiar zombies began appearing frequently. In Lin Xian’s view, this was a sowhat dangerous signal.
"I’m not sure."
The intense running made Ding Junyi start to gasp for breath. She struggled to keep calm and said, "Ever since the construction team encountered unknown creatures underground, strange incidents have been happening non-stop in the Underground City. If it were ordinary zombies, the ard force of the Federation Underground City wouldn’t have fallen so quickly. It’s the ergence of these human ghosts that led the upper echelons to abandon the entire Underground City and opt for a city-wide relocation."
"So, whatever’s down there is, in a sense, even more terrifying than the Dark Infection, right?"
"It could be said that way."
Ding Junyi’s words made Lin Xian’s expression grow more solemn. The danger level of this place was sowhat beyond his expectations. If the threat of these human ghosts was unpredictable, and if one were to go by the theory of Superpower evolution, wouldn’t it an that these human ghosts could also potentially possess powerful Superpowers?
Lin Xian thought of Tang Hai; perhaps that guy was already a human ghost, just an Evolution Level one and hence more troubleso.
However, now that KIKI’s Superpower had evolved, and Lin Xian’s own strength had also increased considerably, they shouldn’t be as embarrassed as last ti if they encountered them again.
"Wait... wait for ..."
Han Qiming, who was walking at the back, was so tired that his legs were trembling, and he was barely able to walk straight. He tightly clutched his briefcase and suddenly fell to the ground, then he continued to gasp for air and shouted, "Can we slow down a bit? I can hardly walk anymore."
While running swiftly, Lin Xian glanced back. It wasn’t just Han Qiming; Zhao Yan and Xu Wen were also running with pale faces and eyes full of fear, and Ding Junyi wasn’t faring much better. Although she had been feigning composure all along, as a woman who had spent years sitting in a laboratory, how good could her physical fitness be? And considering that these people had all been hungry for a week, scraping by only on so experintal plants in the laboratory to stave off hunger—if it weren’t for the drinking water available in the lab, they would have already died of thirst.
"Professor Han, don’t fall behind!" Zhao Yan, who was upfront, turned around to see Han Qiming slowing the team down, and imdiately said in a panic.
"I’ll go help him," Xu Wen, the youngest among them and although also running on depleted energy, was still in better shape than Han Qiming.
She turned around to help, unaware that Building, who was walking behind, suddenly grabbed her.
"Be careful!"
Before the words were fully out, an intense screeching sound erupted. A red shadow flashed from behind the corridor they had just passed, and at the sa ti, several Black Insects rapidly crawled out from the darkness.
Han Qiming just felt a chill at the back of his head and before he could get up, his throat was pierced by a claw. At the sa ti, nurous Black Insects imdiately pounced onto him and began to bite and gnaw.
"Ah!!!"
Witnessing this scene, Zhao Yan and Xu Wen scread in horror and retreated instantly.
Bang bang bang!!
Building imdiately opened fire with the light machine gun in his hand, shattering several Black Insects.
"KIKI, catch her!"
Lin Xian didn’t expect this thing to co back to life; just a mont ago it was blown to smithereens by his gunshot and then squashed into a lump of flesh by KIKI’s hands, and now it had abruptly reappeared.
KIKI, walking in front, imdiately turned around. The female corpse was extrely fast and had almost leaped in front of Building, but fortunately, KIKI caught it with Telekinesis, the scene was extrely perilous, making even KIKI break out in a cold sweat.
"Building!"
Click!
Building stepped back two paces, watching with a heavy look as the female corpse, controlled by KIKI in the air, changed expression and imdiately pulled out the Steel-cutting Greatsword from behind, lifting his hand and chopping straight down.
Kwasha!
The female corpse was split in two in an instant, and that was not all. Lin Xian took a step forward, raised his hand, and fired two Wind Guns, blowing the two halves of the female corpse’s head into smithereens, finally silencing her.
"Professor Han!!" Xu Wen cried out in alarm.
Dadadadada!
Countless Black Insects surged forward as the building’s machine guns opened fire.
At this mont, KIKI raised her hand again, and a Shock Wave blasted the Black Insects away, but when the flashlight shone over, Han Qiming was already dismbered into four or five pieces, his blood splattered on the walls of the corridor, an utterly tragic sight.
"Ah!!" Zhao Yan scread in horror upon seeing this.
Lin Xian urgently shouted, "If you want to live, move it!"
Thump thump thump!
Everyone’s hearts raced as they madly ran back towards the way they had co.
Zhao Yan and Xu Wen were trembling with fear, their minds blank, not even daring to let out a cry or breathe heavily, wishing they had extra legs, following closely behind Lin Xian and KIKI.
Finally, the group arrived at the location of elevator number 3 in Area K2. The elevator doors opened and the light inside shone like heaven’s descent upon the people.
"Hurry, get in!"
Lin Xian urged.
Dadadadada, bang bang bang!
In the hallway, an unending horde of Zombies wearing research attire charged out of the darkness, clearly forr staff of the research facility.
After the elevator doors closed, Lin Xian breathed a sigh of relief and took out the walkie-talkie, constantly adjusting the signal.
"My god, Professor Han is... he’s dead..." Xu Wen was completely paralyzed with panic, trembling and staring vacantly while gripping Zhao Yan’s shoulders.
Lin Xian glanced back at the two of them, "Can you still run?"
After hearing Lin Xian’s words, Zhao Yan and Xu Wen frantically nodded, their expressions seeming to fear being left behind by him.
Lin Xian sighed slightly, noticing these people were obviously starving, and being ordinary lab personnel, it was already a miracle they could still run.
His heart remained calm; he had done all that he could. Although the three of them were Superpower Users, they were not gods. Like that bloody female corpse before, if it weren’t for KIKI or had he reacted a second slower, even he could have been scratched.
It was a good thing Sha Sha and Chen Sixuan were left in the car, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Luckily there weren’t many people to begin with on the research floor. If this were a residential floor, I dread to think how many there would be."
Inside the elevator, KIKI removed her anti-toxic mask, her face heated up, and she fanned herself with her hand, saying, "And those Black Insects are so ferocious, they devoured a person in just a mont."
Ding Junyi looked on with eyes wide with shock, her chest heaving rapidly as she appeared to struggle with her emotions, having seen the horrifying scenes before her. Saying she wasn’t scared would be impossible. She gasped for air, "On the 52nd floor, including the resident research personnel as well as other administrative and managent staff, there would normally not be more than 2000 people. It’s the floor with the fewest people, aside from the high-class residential and energy sectors."
[The elevator has arrived at the 65th floor, the rail freight area]
Whoosh~ The elevator doors opened, and the fully alert Lin Xian and the others held their guns at the ready against the dark platform outside, but upon the doors opening, there was no anticipated Zombie horde charging at them.
Lin Xian looked at the walkie-talkie, and the light turned green.
He then pressed the talk button.
"Teacher Chen, we are out of the elevator, are you guys safe over there?"
After a mont, Chen Sixuan’s response ca through the walkie-talkie.
"Safe, safe, everything is safe in the car."
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