Chapter 48: Recruitment Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Fang Heng felt very strange. Previously, his back was facing the can, but he could sense that a can was being thrown at him from behind. In the end, it turned out to be true! The can that came at him from behind, regardless of the angle and strength, was the same as the perceived state of the can! Could it be because of the in-game skill danger perception? How could it be! But… Fang Heng thought and looked down at his palm again. He clenched his fist tightly. It seemed that he had also become stronger… Could it be that transmigration had brought about a change in his body? There was such an advantage? Fang Heng shook his head and temporarily stopped thinking about these things. He walked into Villa No. 3. The villa was cleaned thoroughly. The first floor was a public living room, while the second and third floors were separated from each other. Fang Heng's room was 301. It was located on the left side of the third floor of the villa. "The company is really rich." Fang Heng walked up to the third floor and entered the room. He casually placed the daily necessities he bought on the table and lay down comfortably on the sofa. "I bought it for nothing. There are all kinds of daily necessities ready-made. It's 100% new…" Fang Heng went to take a shower. When he came back, he felt bored so he went to check out the official game forum. The newly opened forum of District 8. He clicked to enter. Fang Heng glanced at the page. The forum was filled with the 'mourning' of various players and all kinds of pleas for help. [It's over, it's all over. The house has been demolished, and there's no food left. I can't hold on anymore. Should I kill myself?] [Brother, stop talking. I'm hungry just like you. Don't kill yourself. Hold on for as long as you can! It's counted as part of the game's duration! You only have three lives. You have to hold on!] [Hehe, our team was harassed by zombies again last night. We don't have the energy to go out and explore during the day. We'll just lie down and starve again.] [What if my teammates are infected? Can they be saved?] [They can't be saved. Tie them up and wait for them to turn into zombies.] [Some tree roots can be eaten, but there's a chance of diarrhoea. I suggest you mix them with food every day…] [We're short of nails. Does anyone know how to get nails? ] [The big boss upstairs has started to build a shelter? Tell me, how did you get food?] [The shelter has been attacked. What should we do if a few zombies block the entrance? Brothers, help me think of a way out. It's quite urgent.] [Don't say anything. Just close your eyes and muddle along for a while!] Most of the posts were about players exchanging experiences. How could they starve better and muddle along better to lengthen the game time? Fang Heng browsed through the posts. He felt that the content was almost the same. There were no practical survival skills, so he did not continue reading. Tomorrow's mission location was Hope Town. Hope Town was about 200 kilometres away from the apocalypse merchant camp. Fang Heng estimated that it would take three to six hours to get there by motorcycle, depending on the road conditions. Fang Heng tried to search the forum for information related to Hope Town. Line-marked red information appeared on the first page. The post was posted by the forum management three days ago. The federal government has cleared a large farm warehouse in District 8 and turned it into a temporary shelter and material collection point. The location is about three kilometres south of Hope Town. Any player in District 8 can get shelter in the warehouse for free. The federal government will be responsible for the safety of the players. But the federal government will not provide any survival material resources to the survivors. In addition, the federation would also issue various resource collection missions to the players. The players could choose to exchange their resources with the federation for real-world coins. "Exchanging resources for money? I wonder if they lack wooden planks…" Fang Heng muttered softly. Even if they did, Fang Heng would not exchange wooden planks for money with the federation. As Fang Heng gradually gained a foothold in the game, he first occupied the prison and was also the first to complete the establishment of the super-large shelter… Unknowingly, Fang Heng's ambition was also expanding. In the beginning, he only wanted to make a living in the game. Now, Fang Heng's mentality had changed. His goal was to build a formidable shelter in the game and become an overlord on equal footing with the federation. The federation was one of his competitors. Fang Heng naturally had no intention of selling materials to his competitors. Unless the price they offered was irresistible. Fang Heng clicked the 'return' button on the web page. He thought that maybe he could take the opportunity to go to the temporary shelter of the federation tomorrow and find out about the strength of the federation. There were not many posts about Hope Town after searching. Fang Heng continued to browse through the page. According to the information released by many players, Hope Town was currently filled with zombies. Among them, there were many high-level mutated zombies. Ordinary players couldn't even get close to Hope Town, let alone enter it. The federation seemed to have some ideas about Hope Town. They had been trying to lure the zombies away from the town in small batches over the past few days. The results were quite good. The density of zombies in the town was much lower than before. Fang Heng browsed through the posts one by one. "Eh? Recruitment post?" Fang Heng narrowed his eyes. Location: Hope Town, recruitment of combat-type explorers. Description: Enter Hope Town Hospital to find something. If you are willing, you can contact me for a detailed discussion. The reward will definitely satisfy you. Description: This mission is very difficult. Those who are interested can chat privately. Hmm? There are still people who want to enter Hope Town Hospital? Fang Heng was on high alert. Could it be that he had received the same mission? Fang Heng rubbed his chin. He saw that the poster, Old Black, was online and tried to send him a message. Fang Heng: "I am very interested in the mission you posted." Old Black immediately replied. Old Black: "I need you to prove your strength first." Fang Heng: "I'm Fang Heng, a former professional player. You can go online and look up my information." Old Black: "I'll go look it up." After a while, old black sent another message. Old Black: "Very good. Other than you, there will be some other people participating in the mission tomorrow. If you're interested, you can find me at the federation's warehouse. We can meet and discuss it in detail." Fang Heng: "What's the reward?" Old Black: "30 King of Gods' points." Fang Heng raised his eyebrows. He had King of Gods' points!? In the King of Gods' game, players could use King of Gods' points to exchange for all sorts of high-value rare items in the King of Gods' space. Compared to survival points, King of Gods' points were more precious and harder to obtain. In addition, King of Gods' points could be exchanged for survival points at a ratio of 1:100, but survival points could not be exchanged for King of Gods' points. Fang Heng replied once more. Fang Heng: "I accept the mission. Tomorrow at noon, the federal warehouse outside Hope Town." Old Black: "I'll wait for you." After flipping through a few more pages of posts, he saw that there was no more useful news related to Hope Town. Fang Heng closed the web page and fell asleep..
Chapter 49: Small Team Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Early the next morning, Fang Heng rode his motorcycle to the small town. This time, Fang Heng chose to carry out the mission alone. Liao Bufan originally wanted to follow. Considering the danger of this mission and the time it would take, Fang Heng decided to let Liao Bufan stay behind. Liao Bufan had to stay in the prison so that he could be constantly on guard against Prisoner Snake and his gang. Five hours later, Fang Heng rode his motorcycle to the farm warehouse controlled by the federation. The warehouse had been transformed into a temporary shelter for the federation. The posts on the official forum were very appealing. Many players who were nearby were rushing here. Currently, the federation didn't have any extra food distribution, but who knew when they would start distributing food? After all, with the protection of the federation, the chances of survival were always higher. When the players saw the motorcycle that Fang Heng rode all the way here, they all cast envious gazes at him. In the early stages, it was truly rare for players to possess such a high-tiered vehicle. Fang Heng put away the vehicle and walked into a large warehouse. The warehouse had already been transformed into a temporary resource point for the federation. The federation temporary resource point was mainly responsible for collecting resources from the outside world. They would use federation coins from the real world to purchase all kinds of materials from the players and continuously send the materials back to the safety centre that the federation was about to establish. Fang Heng was certain that there must be a medium-sized shelter built by the federation under the warehouse. There were many players in the warehouse and they all maintained good order. The federation staff had staff passes hanging in front of their chest, making it easy to identify them. Fang Heng immediately saw the big signboard in a conspicuous place. "Collect all kinds of basic materials. The price is good. Get paid within seconds." There were several service counters at the entrance of the warehouse, providing services such as material acquisition, consultation services, survival guides and so on. Fang Heng walked to a counter. "Hello, How can I help you?" "I'd like to take a look at the acquisition list." Fang Heng received the acquisition list from the federation staff member. The list was densely packed with items. At this stage, the federation almost wanted everything. Basic resources like a piece of wood could be sold for 30 federation coins. In Sucheng, 30 federation coins were about the price of a normal take-out. "The new server is profitable." Fang Heng sighed in his heart and immediately felt a heavy pressure. After all, it was the federation and they had a huge amount of money. With this kind of collecting method, they could quickly build a powerful shelter. Fang Heng put down the acquisition list in his hand and scanned the warehouse a few more times. Soon, he saw the target. A skinny old man was sitting on a bench with two black-skinned foreigners standing beside him. Another man and a woman were sitting on the bench beside him. The skinny old man also noticed Fang Heng and raised his hand at him. Fang Heng walked toward these people. "You are Old Black?" "Yes, it's me. You are Fang Heng, right? I've seen your photo." Old Black's face was full of wrinkles, and he was extremely thin and small. "Looks like everyone is here. This is the Fang Heng I was telling you about just now." Old Black turned his neck around, making creaking sounds. "Fang Heng, let me introduce you. This is Hao Zhou, the leader of this mission." "Hello, I'm Hao Zhou." Hao Zhou had a strong figure and looked sturdy. He wore thin long sleeves and one could see the thick muscles under his clothes. "These two are Kun Ba and Kun Ta, and this is Sister Li." Fang Heng looked at these people. Sister Li was tall and slender, about thirty years old, and she was dressed rather well. Kun Ta and Kun Ba were both foreigners, and they were also tall and thin. Their cheekbones were high and bulging, and their hands were wrapped in white bandages. "Let's talk somewhere else." Old Black led everyone out of the warehouse and came to a tree not far away from the crowd. "This mission is very difficult. I need everyone to help me enter the Community Hospital in the town and find the backup generator set on the first floor of the hospital. Then, I'll blow up the generator set completely." Old Black took out three explosive packs from his pocket and handed them to Hao Zhou. [Item: Small explosive pack.] Type: Consumable. Description: A powerful explosion will occur five minutes after the scheduled time. It will cause a lot of damage to the creatures and buildings in the area. Please use it carefully. "Remember to turn on the video when you arrive at the room of the backup generator set. Record the entire process of the explosion. This will act as the evidence that you have completed the mission." Fang Heng felt puzzled. Did he want to blow up the backup generator set in the hospital? And what was the reason? Before coming here, Fang Heng thought that Old Black was here to find the T-virus serum just like him. Now, it seemed that Old Black had another purpose. Sister Li asked, "Aren't you coming with us?" "Hehehe, I'm old. I don't want to trouble you all. The whole town is full of zombies now. If we go together, I'll only be a burden to you all." Fang Heng curled his lips. He always felt that the old man's eyes were a little gloomy. He felt very uncomfortable. Fang Heng didn't know whether it was because of his perceptive ability or because he didn't have a good impression of Old Black. "That's the general situation. I need you to finish the mission before dark today." Hao Zhou put away the explosives and asked, "When is the payment? What should we do if we can't contact you after finishing the mission?" "There's no problem with that. I can advance the reward to the federation so that the federation can notarize the commission." "When the time comes, even if I'm not around, you can use the video recording to directly receive the reward from the federation notary." Old Black had already prepared his answer. He looked at everyone. "Any other questions?" Everyone shook their heads. "I have no more questions." Fang Heng shook his head as well. As planned, he decided to follow these people into the town to check out the situation. The town was full of zombies now. It would be very troublesome for Fang Heng to enter the town by himself. Unless he was given enough time. In that case, he could rely on his zombie clones to slowly clean up the town without anyone disturbing him. But even so, he still had to be on guard against the mutated zombies in the town. Going in with this group of people was the most efficient plan. As for whether they could complete Old Black's mission was another issue. "To complete this mission successfully, I propose that Hao Zhou be the leader of this mission." Old Black paused and explained to the others. "Hao Zhou used to be the commander of the squadron in District 6 of the federation. He had carried out many missions and served as the team leader many times. He's a veteran in this field." Fang Heng's gaze shifted to Hao Zhou. Hao Zhou took half a step forward. "My name is Hao Zhou. I once served in the federation squadron and was the commander of the federation squadron. I'm proficient in all kinds of firearms." "My talent is mental shock, an A+ talent. It can cause mental shock on the enemy, but the side effects are very huge. It cannot be used multiple times in a short period." "Two years ago, my right leg was injured in a mission and had to be amputated. After that, I changed to a mechanical prosthetic limb during the Wasteland Apocalypse game." "The prosthetic limb has a huge limitation, so I can't return to the squadron. I'm also unwilling to accept a civilian job provided by the federation, so I eventually left the federation." "Now I'm a professional mercenary." "I'll be the commander for this mission. If anyone doesn't approve of me, you can bring it up now." "He seems quite professional." Fang Heng muttered to himself.
Chapter 50: Breaking in Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Seeing that no one raised any objections, Hao Zhou continued, "Alright, I hope that we can cooperate with utmost sincerity in the next operation, complete the mission successfully, collect the reward and then go our separate ways." "To have an effective collaboration, I now invite everyone to introduce their talents and abilities." Everyone looked at each other. "I'll go first." Sister Li said, "I have an S-rank support type talent. I can create a perception barrier with a maximum radius of five meters." "The barrier can block the perception of external creatures towards everything within the barrier." "Under the barrier, even if the zombies see us, they won't think that we're living humans and attack us." "Sorry to interrupt," Hao Zhou asked, "Including the mutated zombies?" "Yes, the barrier is still effective against the Level 1 mutated zombies. As for the higher level mutated zombies, we haven't had the chance to test them yet, so we can't be sure for now." Hao Zhou nodded, indicating that he understood. It was Kun Ba and Kun Ta's turn. The older brother, Kun Ba, spoke in slightly stiff Chinese. "The two of us have been practising boxing since we were young. After we entered the game, we also obtained skills related to boxing mastery. We can increase the power of our boxing for a period. It's very effective against ordinary zombies." As he spoke, Kun Ba threw a punch at the big tree beside him. "Bang!" A muffled sound rang out. The big tree swayed and more than ten leaves fell to the ground. A deep fist mark was left on the tree. "After equipping the iron gauntlets, the power can increase further." Hao Zhou looked at Fang Heng. "It's your turn." Fang Heng pondered for a moment. The people in the team were all capable, so he needed to show off his skills. Fang Heng took out the butcher's machete from his backpack. Everyone looked at Fang Heng silently. They could tell that this machete was very heavy. "I won't go into detail about my talent. It's a support type, so I can't use it in combat." "As for combat, my character's attributes are relatively high, and my equipment is also pretty good." The few of them fell into silence. Good equipment? Character's attributes were relatively high? What kind of self-introduction was this? Why did it sound like he was bragging? Fang Heng saw everyone's doubtful gaze and could not help but raise his machete and wave it in the air a few times. Then, he displayed the butcher's machete's attributes to everyone. "You guys can take a look at the attributes." It was a piece of fine-grade equipment! What a high damage rate! The additional skills could also be considered perfect. Only the equipment requirement became the greatest flaw of this weapon. There was a sudden change in the way they looked at Fang Heng. The value of this machete itself was quite high. It was sold for at least 5,000 survival points. In other words, he was not boasting when he claimed that he had better equipment. Moreover, equipping the machete required 9.5 strength and 8.5 physique. Since he could be equipped with this machete, it meant that his attributes were indeed much higher than ordinary players... What level was he at? His character's attributes had already met the equipment requirements for the machete? From this, it could be deduced that his talent attribute should be some sort of attribute enhancement. No one said a word as they secretly speculated in their minds. Hao Zhou began to estimate the overall strength of the team in his heart. At first glance, Fang Heng and the Kun brothers were the main force, specializing in combat. Sister Li, on the other hand, favoured logistical support. "If there are no problems, we can ask the federation to notarize it now." After everyone finished discussing, Old Black brought everyone back to the warehouse. He spent 500 survival points to complete the notarization at the federation notary, and he even transferred 150 King of Gods' points to the federation notary in advance. At that time, Fang Heng could directly look for the federal staff to collect the mission reward after completing the mission. "I wish you good luck. I'll wait here for your safe return." ... After the preparations were completed, Hao Zhou led the team to a small hill on the east side of Hope Town. From here, they could see a large group of zombies gathered in the town from afar. The density of zombies was very high. Hao Zhou spread out the map that he had prepared beforehand. "I've conducted a check beforehand. The number of zombies from the east side is the least. After the invasion of the town, we can reach the Community Hospital after turning seven blocks." Sister Li frowned and asked, "Based on the jogging speed of ordinary people, how long will it take to reach the hospital?" Hao Zhou estimated in his heart for a moment and replied, "About less than ten minutes." "Releasing the barrier will consume my mental strength. With my current ability, I can only maintain it for ten minutes at most. After that, I need at least two hours to fully recover my mental strength." Kun Ba urged, "The time is just right. Let's do it." "No, we won't make it in time. We'll also have to take into account the time when we break into the hospital. Along the way, we might have to deal with mutated zombies and we still need to clean up the zombies blocking the road. All of the above will waste time..." Fang Heng took a bite of the Oreo biscuit in his hand and listened to the discussion without saying anything. A moment later, Hao Zhou, the leader of the team, made a corresponding plan. He used the small explosives he had obtained earlier to blow up the stone statue of the mayor at the entrance of the town not far away. The collapsed stone statue would hit the building next to it. At that time, the explosion and impact would create loud noises. The noise would draw the zombies away, reducing the number of zombies gathered at the east entrance of the town. Then, they would force their way in. They would try their best to gain 3-4 minutes before Sister Li activated her perception barrier. After confirming everything, it's time to execute the plan! 10 minutes later. "Boom!!!" The pre-set explosives exploded. The fallen stone statue hit the building and created a huge noise. Not far from the entrance of the town, Fang Heng was using a whetstone to increase the attack power of his weapon. He vaguely felt the earth under his feet tremble slightly. "It's a little exaggerated..." The other members of the team had the same expression. Hao Zhou smiled proudly. "I forgot to mention when I introduced myself. I was in the demolition team when I served in the army." "Big brother, you're really something!" The loud noise attracted the zombies in the town, and they began to move toward the stone statue. "Let's go!" While the zombies in the town were distracted, the five of them gathered and quickly rushed into the town. Smelling the scent of humans, the remaining zombies in the town swarmed toward Fang Heng and the others. Fortunately, the zombies moved slower during the day. The group jogged all the way. Hao Zhou led the way, trying his best to avoid the zombies' encirclement. He would only counterattack when there was no way to escape. After equipping the gauntlets, the strength of the two brothers, Kun Ba and Kun Ta increased again. The two of them guarded the flanks and could easily kill the zombies with just two or three punches. Fang Heng was guarding the back of the group, holding a machete in his hand. "Chi!" A head-on attack! Blood splattered and the zombie charging at them from the right was cut into two halves by the machete. [Hint: Your attack has caused 'dismemberment' effect.] [Hint: You have killed a zombie. You have gained 2 survival points.] [Hint: Your attack has caused 'dismemberment' effect.] [Hint: You have killed a zombie. You have gained 2 survival points.] [Hint: Your attack has caused 'dismemberment' effect.] [Hint: You have killed a zombie. You have gained....]
Chapter 51: Better Equipment The machete itself has high damage, and there was added damage from the skill as well as the extra attack from the whetstone. One slash could easily kill a zombie. The success rate of the 'dismemberment effect' was much higher than Fang Heng had expected, with almost two-thirds of the probability being triggered. In addition, Fang Heng had a perceptive ability that was as high as 15 points and this was twice as high as an ordinary player. It was enough to predict the enemy's movements. Fang Heng felt like he was playing a lawn mowing game. Although it was exhilarating, the continuous use of the machete also increased the consumption rate of the vitality points. Fang Heng tried to adapt to the attack of the machete and slowed down the pace of his attacks. Hao Zhou led the team across two street corners quickly as more and more zombies were gathering toward them. The team was still moving at a high speed, but the pressure on them was increasing and their speed was starting to slow down. "Be careful!!" Hao Zhou suddenly realized that there was a fast-approaching shadow on the right side of his line of sight. Fang Heng also sensed an early warning. He turned his head to look. A mutated zombie suddenly rushed out from the shop on the right side, directly pouncing towards Kun Ta. "Shoo!!" Kun Ta threw a punch. The mutated zombie nimbly moved to the side to avoid the punch. "It's an agile mutated zombie!" "Bang…" The mutated zombie stomped heavily on the ground and jumped towards Sister Li, who was in the middle of the team. It was extremely fast. While it was still in the air, it had already raised its sharp claws high. Fang Heng's agility attribute was now as high as 9.8, so he could catch the movements of the mutated zombie. Just as he was about to switch to a shotgun to shoot the mutated zombie, Fang Heng suddenly sensed something and turned his head to look at Hao Zhou. The veins on Hao Zhou's neck bulged as he shouted. "Bind!" Hao Zhou covered his forehead with one hand and pointed at the mutated zombie with the other, his face showing extreme pain. It was a mental shock! It was Hao Zhou's special skill! The mutated zombie in the air instantly stiffened, and it fell from the sky in the same posture as it was about to attack a second ago. "Leave it to me!" Fang Heng shouted and quickly put the shotgun back into his backpack. He strode forward and swung his machete. The machete slashed forward. "Chi!" A slash. The mutated zombie's head flew up. [Hint: Your attack has a 'dismemberment' effect.] [Hint: You have killed the mutated zombie-agility enhancement. You have gained 23 survival points.] Fang Heng raised his hand and absorbed a complete evolution crystal left behind by the mutated zombie into his palm. Hehe! He successfully stole from the zombie! Fang Heng noticed that the others were looking at him, so he put away his machete and said expressionlessly, "It's just so-so." He killed a mutated zombie in one swift move. This move shocked Fang Heng's teammates. Most of the ordinary players would run as far as they could when they encountered a mutated zombie. Now, this mutated zombie had been killed by Fang Heng in just one move… It was a disgrace to the mutated zombies… However, when they thought of the special attributes of the machete, they acknowledged its power. He was lucky to trigger the 'dismemberment' effect to create such a terrifying effect from the instant kill. The appearance of the mutated zombies made the team more careful. However, as they gradually entered the town, more and more zombies surrounded them. The team seemed to have gradually fallen into a stalemate, and their speed became slower and slower. Amidst the chaotic battle, Kun Ta kicked the attacking zombie on the right. According to his plan, this kick would be able to repel the zombie, and then he would use his punch to blow its heads off! However, Kun Ta didn't expect that this kick of his felt like a kick on an iron plate. The zombie didn't retreat. Instead, it violently rebounded and its body started swaying backwards involuntarily. That was bad! It's a mutated zombie! It was a mutated zombie that enhanced power direction! Kun Ta broke out in cold sweat and quickly adjusted his body's balance. He did a quick mental calculation on how to deal with the situation in front of him. He was going to suffer! Seeing the mutated zombie's claw coming at him, Kun Ta was suddenly pulled to the side by a hand. "Let me do it!" Fang Heng keenly sensed the mutated zombie mixed in with the ordinary zombies. He pulled Kun Ta away and directly switched to the shotgun. "Boom!!" A gunshot was heard. The mutated zombie was hit by the shotgun at close range. Its body swayed and it took a few steps back. After the hit, the zombie had a double negative status of stiffness and bleeding. "Wow, it's quite hard…" Fang Heng raised the shotgun with one hand, completely ignoring the powerful recoil of the shotgun. He took another step forward. He pulled the trigger. "Boom!" The mutated zombie was blown away and exploded into bloody pieces. [Hint: You used the shotgun to kill the mutated zombie-strength enhancement. You have gained gun mastery experience points +30. You have gained 29 survival points.] The gunshots attracted everyone's attention. Everyone subconsciously turned to look at the big killer weapon in Fang Heng's hand. Shotgun? It really was a shotgun!! Envious! Envious! He actually had a shotgun, a luxury item that only appeared in the middle and later stages of the game? After all this time, he was actually a rich player! Now they knew that Fang Heng was being modest when he said that his equipment was not bad! How long had it been since the game started? Was it possible to find a second shotgun from a survivor? No way. "Quick! Don't just stand there!" Hao Zhou shouted to get everyone's attention. The gunshots attracted more zombies nearby. For a moment, the team realized that they were surrounded by zombies. Seeing that the road ahead was almost blocked by zombies, Hao Zhou shouted, "Sister Li, open the barrier!" Buzz.. A pale white barrier appeared and covered the players. In an instant, the zombies outside the white barrier quietened down. They were not able to sense Fang Heng and the others, so they had no way to attack and quietly stayed where they were. They quickly cleaned up the remaining zombies inside the barrier. Kun Ta came up to thank them. "Thank you, Fang Heng. If it weren't for you, I would have been in trouble." "You're welcome. We're teammates. It's our duty." Hao Zhou quickly identified the location of the Community Hospital, then waved his hand and said, "Let's go! Over there, follow us!" The perceptive protection barrier was activated as Sister Li moved. They only needed to get rid of the zombies inside the barrier. With the help of Sister Li's barrier, the team's speed increased once again. Only a talent like Sister Li was worthy of being an S-rank! Fang Heng was secretly praising her in his heart. He raised his machete and followed the team to continue killing zombies. In less than five minutes, the group arrived in front of the Community Hospital. The windows of the entire community hospital had been nailed shut by wooden planks. Iron gates had been lowered outside the glass doors of the entrance, and several layers of wooden planks had been reinforced. For a time, the crowd actually couldn't find the entrance to the Community Hospital. Kun Ba and Kun Ta both looked at Hao Zhou at the same time, seeking his opinion. Hao Zhou also didn't expect that all the doors of the hospital had been sealed shut, and his brows were tightly furrowed. "I'll do it! Follow me." Fang Heng saw that Hao Zhou was still hesitating, so he called out to the team and quickly walked to a window on the first floor that had been sealed shut with wooden planks. He raised his shotgun and pulled the trigger. "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" He used brute force to break in! With three shots, the wooden planks and glass on the outer layer of the window were shattered, revealing an entrance. God! Tycoon! An ordinary bullet from a shotgun would be sold for 100 survival points in the apocalypse merchant camp. With these three shots, 300 survival points would be gone! Everyone had a clearer evaluation of Fang Heng's so-called 'better equipment', and at the same time, they silently gave him a thumbs up in their hearts. In the apocalypse, it was really lucky to meet a teammate like Fang Heng!
Chapter 52: Exploring Alone Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Fang Heng had already upgraded the apocalypse merchant to an extremely high level. Therefore, he had the highest discount. He only needed 31 survival points to buy a shotgun bullet. "Quick!" The crowd filed in climbed through the window and sneaked into the hospital. As soon as they stepped into the hospital, Fang Heng immediately turned on his portable flashlight and quickly illuminated every corner of the room. This was a normal examination room. Kun Ba and Kun Ta quickly cleaned up the remaining zombies in the room, then opened the door and entered the corridor outside the examination room to clean up the zombies in the corridor. Hao Zhou took out a wooden plank, re-sealed and reinforced the window entrance that was destroyed when the team had broken in. After a moment, Kun Ba and Kun Ta cleaned up the corridor outside the room and returned. "We have confirmed that it's safe." Sister Li immediately deactivated the barrier. She took out a can of Red Bull drink from her backpack to speed up the recovery of her mental strength and gulped it down. "The consumption of mental strength is less than expected. It will take about one and a half hours to fully recover mental strength." Hao Zhou nodded. "Okay, everyone, let's take a rest first." They successfully entered the Community Hospital. The first phase of the mission had been completed. Overall, they managed to enter the hospital unscathed. Hao Zhou locked the door of the examination room and raised his hand to light a bonfire. Everyone sat around the bonfire and started eating to replenish the energy that was depleted earlier on. Under such circumstances, Fang Heng still tried to be steady. He didn't choose to show off his speciality which was barbecue. After all, there was a chance that zombies could smell the scent and track them. There was no need to invite trouble to himself. He still had the half-pack of Oreo cookies left from before. Along with chocolate milk. Fang Heng ate while thinking about what to do next. What the team needed to do next was to find the backup generator set on the first floor and blow it up. Of course, he had more important things to do. Fang Heng took another look at the mission description. Mission name: Find the T-virus serum. Mission description: Find the T-virus serum and hand it over to apocalypse merchant Vettel (you can find the T-virus serum in the director's office on the third floor of the Community Hospital in Hope Town, or you can find the T-virus serum in other ways). Hint: As time passes, the antivirus serum in Hope Town may be taken away or destroyed by the survivors in advance. The T-virus serum was hidden on the third floor. He had to go to the third floor to take a look first. Considering that blowing up the generator set would cause noise and attract zombies, Hao Zhou would probably choose to blow up the generator set after Sister Li had fully recovered. Therefore, he still had one and a half hours of free time. While Fang Heng was thinking, he heard Hao Zhou clap his hands. "The plan is like this. First, we find the location of the generator set, occupy the room where the generator set is located and ensure the safety of the generator room and the surrounding environment." "In one and a half hours, we will set up the explosives and retreat quickly." Hao Zhou gave a rough outline for the execution of the operation. No one had any objections to it. Only Fang Heng had another motive. He still wanted to go to the third floor to complete the mission. "Don't you think this mission is a little strange?" When they heard this, they all looked up at Fang Heng at the same time. "Especially Old Black. He's also very strange." As Fang Heng spoke, he stood up and walked to the entrance of the room. He tried to press the light switch in the room. "The backup power supply here is also not effective. Why do we need to waste so much effort to blow up the generator set?" Hao Zhou and the others fell silent for a moment. They also had doubts about this mission. But this was the mission provided by the employer. They didn't ask the employer the reason for the mission. They only cared about what they could get after the mission is completed. This was the professional ethics of a mercenary. Hao Zhou pondered for a moment and said, "It's indeed a little strange, but it has nothing to do with us. We just need to complete the mission." "You're right, but I have a bad feeling about it." Fang Heng shrugged and said, "I'll go around again later to clear out some possible dangers. You guys follow the plan. I'll go back to the generator room to look for you all once I am done." Hao Zhou frowned. It was a big taboo to split up. But on second thought, the risk that Fang Heng mentioned did exist. He didn't trust this mission and vaguely felt that it was a little strange. The most important thing was... Fang Heng had shown his strength and proved himself during this mission. He already had a say in the team. Moreover, with Fang Heng's strength, even if he encountered mutated zombies, he could still protect himself. "I don't support your actions, but if you insist, I won't stop you." After thinking for a while, Hao Zhou agreed to Fang Heng's solo operation. "Be careful. If you still don't come back in an hour and a half, we'll choose to minimise the risk and abandon you for the sake of the mission. We won't take the risk to look for you." "Hahaha." Fang Heng laughed and patted Hao Zhou's shoulder. "Although it sounds cold, I understand. I'll rush back." "Okay, be careful." Hao Zhou nodded. "Add me as a friend. If you encounter any problems, contact me through the emergency communication channel of the survival radio." "Okay." Fang Heng quickly added Hao Zhou as a friend and left the examination room. The Community Hospital was very big. Fang Heng pulled out his machete and carefully searched the stairway leading to the second floor. He looked at the resurrection time of the zombie clones. It was really unfortunate. There was only one hour and 40 minutes left. At that time, his zombie clones would automatically resurrect in the surroundings. He couldn't stop it! If everything went smoothly, he would be running away from Hope Town at that time. "It would be great if the resurrection time of the zombie clones could be controlled." Fang Heng muttered in a low voice, then suddenly stopped. The danger perception skill was activated again. He sensed a slight danger coming from the corner. It was a zombie! "Chi!" He raised his hand and slashed. The zombie hiding in the corner had its neck cut off by Fang Heng. Its head was cut off, and it flew up. It landed on the ground with a thud. Fang Heng walked around the corner and saw the stairway. He went straight to the third floor. He cleaned up all the zombies along the way. At the same time, he looked at the words on the door plate. "Storage room." "Lounge." "Living room." "Clothes room..." "Dean's room." Found it. Fang Heng tried to push the door. The door was locked. "Click." Fang Heng took out a shotgun, pulled the bolt and aimed at the door lock. "Bang!" A gunshot was heard, and a big hole was created in the door lock by the shotgun. "Wu..." Hearing the gunshot, the zombies in the dean's office immediately surrounded Fang Heng. Fang Heng pushed the wooden door open with a loud bang and used his machete to slash the zombies. "Chi! Chi!" [Hint: Your attack has caused the 'dismemberment' effect.] [Hint: You have killed a zombie. You have gained 2 survival points.] [Hint: Your attack has caused the 'dismemberment' effect.] [Hint: You have killed a zombie.. You have gained 2 survival points.]
Chapter 53: Safe Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After killing the zombies with two slashes, Fang Heng walked into the room. "Eh? What's that sound?" Before he could explore the dean's office, Fang Heng suddenly heard something. He turned around and took two steps back, looking at the end of the corridor. There were three short shadows. They were growling threateningly. "F*ck, they are zombie dogs!" Fang Heng said to himself, "This is troublesome." Zombie dogs and spider zombies were both famous for their speed and were very difficult to deal with! The zombie dogs were even faster than the spider zombies! "Roar!" The three zombie dogs were attracted by Fang Heng's gunshots. They increased their speed and rushed toward Fang Heng. "Bang!" Fang Heng hurriedly hid in the dean's office and closed the door. Then, he moved a cabinet to block the wooden door. They were coming. "Dong! Dong Dong!" Fang Heng heard the sound of the three zombie dogs hitting the door with their bodies. The broken wooden door wouldn't be able to hold on for long. Fang Heng sneered and extended the muzzle of the shotgun out of the hole made by the shotgun. "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" After a few shots, there was no more movement outside. [Hint: You have used a shotgun to kill a zombie dog*3. You have gained 15 survival points. Your gun mastery experience +21.] "Troublesome zombie dogs." After confirming that the zombie dogs had died via the game log, Fang Heng muttered and pushed the door open again. Zombie dogs had the advantage of explosive speed and fast dodging. They were not high-level zombies and their HP was even lower than ordinary zombies. Therefore, they would not drop the complete evolution crystals after they died. Fang Heng ran out of the door again and killed the ordinary zombies that were attracted by the gunshots. He turned back to the dean's office and began to search wantonly. [Hint: You found a pack of cigarettes*2, premium coffee beans*10, a tattered shirt*1, the dean's magnetic card*1, milk*2, chocolate*3, first aid spray*1.] After searching the room carefully, Fang Heng did not find any traces of the T-virus serum. Instead, he found some more useful survival materials. For example, first aid spray, an item that could greatly restore health points, was extremely rare. Cigarettes were also good items that could increase the favorability rating of NPCs in the game. However, he could not find the T-virus serum. Strange, where could it be hidden? Fang Heng narrowed his eyes and looked around the entire room again. He had searched very carefully before. Could it be... A picture frame? Fang Heng's gaze focused on a photo on the wall. It was often played like this in movies. He remembered that there were similar posts in the forum before. There were hidden safes in some rooms. One of the hiding places was behind the picture frame. Fang Heng walked to the picture frame where the dean's photo was hanging and moved the picture frame away. Sure enough, a metal safe appeared behind the picture frame. "This is bad, I don't know the password." Fang Heng tried to hit the safe with the stone hammer. "Dong!" A muffled sound was heard. [Hint: You have dealt damage to the metal safe +7.] A long health bar appeared in Fang Heng's eyes. The safe had a durability of 20,000. Even if he used the shotgun and the zombie clones to scrape the safe, it would take an entire day for him to break it open. Only by finding the password could he quickly open the safe. "Come to think again, normal players don't have shotguns and zombie clones like me. It's impossible to crack open the safe." "The game doesn't set certain death quests. There should be a hint." Fang Heng calmed down and thought about it. He looked for any books that might be in the room. There weren't any. Then he could only try his luck. "12345." Error! "1024." Error! "Dark Knights." Error! "Verone (Dean's name)." Error! "T-virus." Error! Fang Heng scratched his head. What could it be? Could it be that the hint wasn't here? More than ten minutes had passed but Fang Heng still found nothing. He calmed down, walked to the centre of the room and looked around again. That's right! Fang Heng thought of something. A computer! There was a desktop computer on the dean's office desk. There might be relevant information about the password in it! But without a power source, the computer could not be turned on at the moment. Power source!? Generator set!? "God!" It was connected! Fang Heng narrowed his eyes and rubbed his chin, thinking. It was very likely that this mission required him to turn on the generator before he could turn on the computer. Then, he could use the computer to get the password to the safe! Then, the next mission should be to find a way to repair the generator and make it generate electricity again! As for why Old Black wanted to destroy the generator set... Perhaps he did not want others to complete the Dark Knight's mission? Fang Heng felt that he was most likely right. He was about to return to the basement when he saw the game log light up. [Hint: Your survival radio has received an emergency message.] Huh? Fang Heng stopped and turned on the survival radio to check. Hao Zhou: Fang Heng, how are things over there? I've found the location of the generator set and also found something. Hao Zhou also found the problem with the generator? He immediately replied to Hao Zhou. Fang Heng: "I'll be right back.". He rushed back to the generator room on the first floor. Hao Zhou and the others were studying something in front of the generator set. "What did you find?" "Fang Heng, you came back just in time. Come and have a look. We found that the generator set is running." "Huh? What did you say?" Fang Heng was stunned. The generator unit was running? He was just thinking about how to persuade Hao Zhou to try to turn on the generator set. Now Hao Zhou told him that the generator set was running? This was completely inconsistent with his previous guess! Fang Heng was a little confused for a moment. He tried to clear his mind and asked, "You mean the generator set is in good condition? It's still running? Then why isn't the building providing power?" Kun Ta, who was studying the circuit at the back, poked his head out and explained to Fang Heng. "I just studied the generator set and found that the generator set here doesn't provide power to the main building." Fang Heng was stunned again and was even more surprised. He asked, "It's not the main building? Then where is it?" "I'm not sure. The circuit operation seems to lead to the bottom." "The bottom?" Hao Zhou also frowned. He picked up the map of the hospital that he had just found and looked at it carefully. "There's only the morgue underground." Morgue? The members of the team all had strange expressions on their faces. Why did a proper apocalypse survival game suddenly become a little scary? Fang Heng was also puzzled. What was the rationale behind the hospital's backup generator set made to ensure the power supply of the morgue in the first place? To prevent zombies? But could ensuring the power supply help to prevent zombies... Fang Heng raised his head and asked, "Kun Ta, do you have a way to change the circuit, such as providing power from the generator set to the building?" "Uh... I can try, but my skill level is too low. It will take at least three hours to do so." Alright! It seemed that the previous guess was probably wrong. Fang Heng ruled out a wrong answer.
Chapter 54: The Morgue Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio "Have you asked Old Black? What did he say?" Sister Li shook her head. "I asked him just now, but Old Black hasn't replied yet." Kun Ba, who had been silent all this time, said, "Or maybe he doesn't want to reply." Everyone fell silent again. Hao Zhou clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention. "Cheer up. Everyone might have some doubts about this mission. To be honest, I'm the same." "But if we think about it carefully, it doesn't make any difference to us whether the generator is on or not." "We are mercenaries, and our first goal is to complete the mission. In short, we will start preparing to retreat in 50 minutes." No one raised any objections. Hao Zhou's words were also correct. After all, Old Black only said that they needed to blow up the generator. He did not say whether the generator was on or off. Fang Heng felt that Old Black's mission was related to the T-virus serum mission that he had on hand. It was necessary to go to the underground floor to take a look. "There's still some time. I want to go down and take a look. Does anyone want to go with me?" The team members looked at each other again. No one responded. Hao Zhou advised, "Fang Heng, there's no need for that. We just need to blow up the generator set to complete the mission. Don't create unnecessary complications." "I'll go alone. I'll try my best to rush back in 50 minutes. It'll be the same as before. If I don't make it back, don't bother about me." "Wait a minute. I'll go with you. It's safer with more people." Kun Ba stood up. "Thank you for saving my brother not long ago. We brothers don't like to owe others favours." "Okay." It was safer to have more people around. Fang Heng agreed immediately and left the generator room with Kun Ba to the underground morgue. "I also feel that this mission is strange." On the pathway to the first underground floor, Kun Ba broke the silence and handed Fang Heng a piece of A4 paper. "I found this when I was searching just now. It was pasted on the cabinet in the maintenance room." Fang Heng took the note and read it. [Job tips: All maintenance staff to take note. Given the recent repeated incidents, please ensure that the air-conditioning in the underground morgue is turned on 24 hours a day and set up a 24-hour rotation inspection team.] [Remarks: The temperature in the morgue must be below 0 degrees Celsius, and the temperature in the freezer must be below -28 degrees Celsius.] Fang Heng read the contents of the A4 paper and muttered softly. "Just looking at the content, there doesn't seem to be a problem." "Yeah." Kun Ba nodded as well. "There's only this note in the room and I don't know what 'repeated incidents' mean." The entrance to the first underground floor was next to the pathway elevator. Due to the loss of the power supply, the elevator had already lost its effectiveness. The two of them took care of a few zombies blocking the way and entered the first underground floor. On the left side of the first underground floor, there was a passage leading to the morgue. On the right side, there was a direction leading to the underground parking lot. The iron gate leading to the parking lot had fallen, completely blocking the way. Fang Heng and Kun Ba exchanged looks and walked into the passage together. The morgue was at the end of the passage. The sign for the emergency passage above the door was still lit. Sure enough, the backup generator provided power to the morgue. "What is this?" Walking to the door of the morgue, Fang Heng noticed that there was a note on the door of the morgue. [Emergency notice: Due to frequent problems in the morgue, the use of the morgue has been temporarily suspended and it is under an emergency maintenance state.] [During the maintenance period, the warehouse on the second floor of the hospital will be temporarily used as a backup facility. Under normal circumstances, the corpses will be sent directly to the funeral parlour.] Fang Heng scratched his head. Frequent problems in the morgue? He felt that he had vaguely caught something, and for a moment, he did not quite understand. Fang Heng turned his head to look at Kun Ba. The latter had the same blank expression on his face. Kun Ba suggested in a low voice, "Shall we go in and take a look first?" "Yes." Fang Heng approached the door and leaned over, trying to listen to the movements inside the morgue. The inside of the morgue was abnormally quiet. Fang Heng tried to push the door open again. It could not be opened. There was a card slot that could be inserted into the wall on the right side of the morgue. Fang Heng thought of the magnetic card that he had just found in the dean's office. [Item-Dean's magnetic card.] Type: Miscellaneous. Description: The magnetic card of the dean of Hope Town Community Hospital. On the front, there is the dean's photo. You can decompose it into waste plastic. Fang Heng tried to insert the magnetic card into the card slot. "Beep! Verification passed. Welcome, dean Verone." "Click." The door of the morgue automatically opened in front of Fang Heng. A gust of cold air blew in from the morgue. The temperature of the air conditioning in the morgue was very low, and the dim lights were still on. Fang Heng stood at the door with a shotgun in one hand, trying to get a clear view of the situation inside the morgue. The morgue was in a mess, with bloodstains all over the place. At a glance, more than ten corpses were lying on the ground. They were all dead? Fang Heng lowered his head and looked at the two corpses near the door. The parts above their necks were gone, and their necks were badly mutilated. Were their heads shot because of the zombie transformation? The way they handled it was quite professional. Fang Heng pursed his lips. He and Kun Ba carefully walked into the room and searched carefully. "Fang Heng, all the zombies here have no heads. It seems that they were cleaned up in advance." Kun Ba also noticed the abnormality of the corpses. He squatted down to examine it carefully. "Eh?" "What's wrong?" "It's very strange. The wound on the neck of the body is quite strange. It doesn't feel like it was cut off by someone, nor did it look like it was blown open by a gun." A puzzled look appeared on Kun Ba's face. "It's more like it exploded from the inside out." "What? You're saying that he blew himself up?" Fang Heng frowned. Before he had time to search further, his heart suddenly jumped. He felt an extremely dangerous feeling and quickly turned his head. His gaze focused on an iron door on the side of the morgue. The danger perception skill had been activated! Fang Heng immediately raised his shotgun and aimed at the small door, staring at it. "What's behind the door?" Even when he encountered mutated zombies, Fang Heng had never felt such a strong sense of danger. Kun Ba noticed that Fang Heng's expression had become extremely serious, so he immediately stood up and stood beside Fang Heng, putting on a battle stance. He asked in a low voice, "What's wrong, Fang Heng?" "It's a skill of mine. I feel that there's something strange behind that door." Fang Heng replied in a low voice. "Pa…" There was an extremely weak sound. The lights above the two of them were instantly extinguished. The entire morgue instantly became extremely dark. A power failure!? Fang Heng was shocked. He quickly took two steps back and took out a flashlight to light up the area in front of him. Kun Ba also took out a flashlight to illuminate the surroundings..
Chapter 55: The Experiment Team's Notebook Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio There was nothing unusual in the morgue. Then why did the power suddenly go out? Was it because of his sudden intrusion? Fang Heng turned on the survival radio to contact Hao Zhou. Fang Heng: "I suddenly lost power here. What's the situation over there?" Hao Zhou: "Everything is normal. Kun Ta learned electronic equipment manufacturing skills. He just tried to remove some useful props from the generator set. After he removed them, the generator set stopped working." "It was a false alarm. The power was cut off on their side." Fang Heng heaved a sigh of relief and gestured at the iron door with his chin. "I'll go and see what's inside that door. You'll support me from behind." "Okay." Kun Ba nodded to show that he understood. Fang Heng walked in front and carefully walked to the iron door. "Who cares what's inside? When the time comes, I'll directly blast it out with a shotgun!" Fang Heng thought. Due to the power failure, the original electronic lock on the iron door had lost its effect. Fang Heng twisted the door handle and the door was easily pushed open. So cold! A gust of cold air hit Fang Heng and he couldn't help but shiver. The temperature of the air conditioner here was so low? Fang Heng felt as if he had entered into cold storage. The room was pitch black and Fang Heng shone his flashlight into the room. The light that illuminated from the flashlight was blocked by the green plants in front of him, which made it impossible for Fang Heng to see the entire room. Fang Heng could feel that the room was very large, and at first glance, it looked like a large laboratory. But what was going on with these green plants? Their growth was too good. The lush leaves almost blocked the path ahead. "Fang Heng, these plants aren't right. Be careful." Kun Ba stood guard at the door. He used a flashlight to light up the room. "Okay." Fang Heng nodded and walked two steps into the room. He also sensed it. He sensed danger from these plants. Fang Heng didn't dare to get too close. He stopped more than ten meters away from the plants and started searching on the experiment table. There was a notebook on the experiment table. [Experiment team's notebook — team leader: Xue Zhibin.] Found it! Fang Heng immediately picked up the notebook and began to read it. [12.12] The impact of the government's intervention was greater than expected. On the surface, the company was heavily fined, and all research projects on the T-virus were completely stalled. The government seized and emptied all relevant research data. But in fact, they had no real data at all. We had collected a lot of raw data from the biochemical crisis virus outbreak in City S three years ago. Our research on the T-virus was much deeper than they had imagined. The supervisor told me clearly that the experiment would continue. [2.10] I was assigned by the company to lead the team to Hope Town Community Hospital to continue the research on the new mutation virus. The dean of the Community Hospital was one of our sponsors, he had been secretly supporting our research. As early as three years ago when the virus project began, Hope Town Community Hospital had been set up as one of the company's secret research points. The dean would do his best to support our team accordingly. [2.30] The laboratory environment was a little worse than I expected. We had to buy a lot of equipment, and some special equipment had to be customized from the company and shipped over. The hospital morgue was very good, and there was an endless supply of corpses for us to do physical research. The dean would help us get rid of all the trouble, and we just needed to focus on the research. We appreciate the dean's support of our company. [3.13] 1. Using the T-virus to infect normal plants, resulting in mutated life forms. In our research, we found that the T-virus and the corpse vine had the best combination. We named the infected plant corpse vine. 2. Corpse vines were different from ordinary plants. They had strong vitality and showed extremely strong offensive ability. 3. Corpse vines could not move. It seemed to have some basic hypersensitivity. The vines could shrink a distance in a very short time. [3.17] 1. It was impossible to determine whether the corpse vines can think, feel pain and remember. 2. The research on the corpse vines was temporarily interrupted. The company ordered us to enter the next phase immediately. 3. In the next step, we would try to combine the corpse vine with the corpse, it was said that there was such a phenomenon in the biochemical crisis that broke out in City S three years ago. [3.29] 1. The experiment had a breakthrough and the replication was successful. We obtained a life form from the abnormal combination of a mutated plant body and the corpse. (The specific operation would be recorded in the experiment notebook). 2. After the corpse was resurrected, it formed a life form that was similar to a zombie. This kind of mutation was different from the intense mutation of animals. It was very difficult to control and their ability to move was extremely slow. 3. A new life form that was half human and half plant? Or did the plant use the corpse as a carrier? [4.5] 1. It was parasitism. We discovered that the corpse vine had completely invaded the brain of the corpse, and within seven days, it had completely 'digested' the host's head. After that, the corpse vine 'occupied the magpie's nest', and controlled the corpse to move. (The process was very bloody. The head of the corpse would explode on its own, and a plant-like tentacle would grow out of the neck.). 2. We needed more samples for testing. 3. To be able to focus on the experiment, the dean agreed to temporarily close the morgue. [4.30] 1. We temporarily called the zombies that were infected by the corpse vine, the corpse vine parasites. 2. The corpse vines were sensitive to temperature and light. They did not like being exposed to strong sunlight. However, after observing for a long time, we concluded that even after being exposed to sunlight for a long time, the corpse vines were only dehydrated. 3. When the temperature was below 15 degrees Celsius, the activity of the vine zombies was greatly reduced. 4. When the temperature was below 5 degrees Celsius, the corpse vines would enter a dormant state. There were still a few more pages at the back of the log, and it was not completely over yet. But when he read until this point, Fang Heng suddenly felt a chill on his back. He immediately understood. Oh no! It's the temperature! Everything was related to the temperature! The drop in temperature could cause the corpse vine parasite to enter a dormant state temporarily! No wonder the temperature in the morgue was so low! No wonder the hospital's backup generator set guaranteed the power in the basement first! Fang Heng immediately thought of the corpses lying on the ground in the morgue with their heads blown off. They were not dead. They were just corpse vine parasites that had fallen into hibernation! Now that they had lost the backup power supply, the air-conditioning in the morgue was no longer working... In that case, the corpses hidden in the morgue would come back to life! It was dangerous! "Quick! Let's leave this place first!" Fang Heng shouted and put away the notebook. Then, he turned around and left the room with Kun Ba. As soon as the two of them returned to the morgue, two zombies slowly got up from the ground and blocked the entrance of the morgue. The temperature at the entrance was the highest! They were the first to exit hibernation! The zombies stuck out a strange, wriggling vine from their broken necks. They intertwined with each other to form a twisted mass.
Chapter 56: Corpse Vine Parasite Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio "Sizzle sizzle..." The headless corpses on the ground began to emit a faint sound. Fang Heng could see tiny vines gradually extending out from the wound on the neck of the corpses. Not only that, the faint sound even came from the rows of refrigerators on the left and right sides! Kun Ba's scalp went numb. It was the first time he saw such a terrifying scene. He immediately shone his flashlight on the refrigerators on both sides. He was horrified to discover that tiny long strips of objects had been drilled through the gaps of several morgue cabinets. What the hell was that thing? A vine?! "Fang Heng..." Kun Ba's breathing became heavy. "This is troublesome. It's a vine zombie." The scene in front of him overlapped with a special type of zombie that Fang Heng had encountered in his body's memories. This was an extremely rare type of zombie. It belonged to the category of a Tier 2 mutated zombie. It was called a vine zombie by the players. In the memories of this body, the vine zombies moved relatively slowly, but their HP was quite high. They would also use the vines to assist in their attacks. Once the players got close, the vine zombies would extend their branches from their bodies at an extremely fast speed and entangle the players tightly! A nightmare of close combat. The safest way was to rely on long-range methods to kill them! "Quick! Follow me!" Fang Heng pulled the bolt of his gun and quickly stepped forward. "Boom!" "Boom!" Two shots. The two vine zombies blocking the door were each blasted a big hole in their bodies, and their bodies were sent flying backward. They weren't dead. Tiny vine tentacles immediately extended out from the hole to seal the wound. They slowly got up from the ground again. "Quick!" Before all the vine zombies in the morgue woke up, the two of them quickly ran out of the morgue. Fang Heng closed the door of the morgue tightly. However, the power source was no longer working, so the door couldn't be locked. Whatever, as long as possible. Fang Heng took out a few wooden frames from his backpack to block the door of the room. The two of them immediately returned to the generator room. ... In the room, Hao Zhou and the others gathered around to study the materials removed from the generator set. In the zombie apocalypse game, the generator set was of high value, and players could not make it. In the early stages, because the players' levels weren't high enough, Kun Ta could only remove some useful materials from the generator set, and the quality of the materials would be reduced. Seeing Fang Heng and Kun Ba running back in a hurry, everyone immediately stood up and were on alert. "What's wrong?" "Quick! Find a way to restore the power in the basement!" Kun Ta was stunned. He subconsciously replied, "No, I can't do that. My electronic equipment manufacturing level is very low. If I want to restore it, I need to be at least level 10 or above." Kun Ba's heart sank when he heard that. Hao Zhou asked, "Why the rush? What happened?" "There are zombies in the basement!" While saying that, Kun Ba turned his eyes to Fang Heng. He had only seen the weird zombies that had revived in the basement, and then he was dragged by Fang Heng to escape. To be honest, he didn't really know what had happened in the basement. "The dean of this hospital is doing research on the T-virus in the morgue. It's a kind of zombie by the name of corpse vine parasite." "This kind of zombie is sensitive to temperature. It will enter a state of hibernation in a low temperature environment. Under normal circumstances, researchers will lock a large number of zombies with the corpse vine parasite in the freezer of the underground morgue to hibernate." "After the zombie apocalypse, the backup generator set has always maintained the freezing temperature of the basement, and these zombies have also been in a state of hibernation." "After the generator set lost its function, the temperature rose and the corpse vine parasite, which was initially in a dormant state, began to wake up." Fang Heng briefly told them what he knew. Hearing that, everyone immediately became nervous. Very few people had heard the name of the corpse vine parasite. "What about the strength of the mutated zombie?" Fang Heng said in a deep voice, "The corpse vine parasite is known as the 'vine zombie' among the players. Its strength is equivalent to a Tier 2 mutated zombie. It has an extremely strong killing ability at close range. If you encounter it, be careful not to get close to it!" Everyone's expression changed again. The higher the level of the mutated zombie, the stronger it was! The spider zombie was probably the representative species of the strongest batch of Tier 1 mutated zombies. The corpse vine parasite was more difficult to deal with than the spider zombie! "Oh no, how could it be the vine zombie..." Hao Zhou had also heard his comrades mention the vine zombie. His expression was unusually grave. "After the power went out, the electronic door of the morgue also failed. These corpse vine parasites will recover soon. They could find us at any time." Hao Zhou looked at Sister Li and asked, "Sister Li, how are you recovering?" "I haven't fully recovered yet. If I forcefully use the skill now, I can only maintain the barrier for six minutes at most." Six minutes was too short! When they broke into the town, they first lured away most of the zombies, so they could save a lot of time. However, if they escaped, time would be even tighter. That was because the sound of the explosion would attract the zombies, and the danger level would be doubled. There was no time for that in just six minutes. "We still have time. Maybe the corpse vine parasites will stay in the first underground floor." Hao Zhou quickly made a decision after thinking for a short while. "The corpse vine parasites are slow. Even if they catch up with us, we can just give up the mission and leave." "Without the explosion to attract the nearby zombies, the pressure we'll face when we escape will be much less." Hearing that, the team thought for a while and nodded in agreement. Although the mission reward was good, it had to be on the premise of saving their lives. Everyone only had three chances to die and be reborn. No one was willing to waste one. After a simple discussion, everyone began to prepare for the next battle. Fang Heng continued to open the experiment notebook that he had just obtained from the research room. [5.2] 1. The parasitic efficiency of the corpse vine parasite was much faster than we had imagined. In order to increase the efficiency, we created a large number of corpse vine parasites. Hiding them in the freezer is a good choice. 2. The experiment had not been carried out yet, but the company wanted us to immediately prepare for the next step of the experiment, trying to integrate with living humans. 3. Well, I needed some healthy living humans for the experiment, the dean will help us think of a way. [5.10] 1. Out of the 27 living humans, only one experiment was successful, his name was Alex. After being infected by the parasite, Alex showed great instability. He was violent and bloodthirsty. He would attack all kinds of creatures. 2. We wanted to find more living humans to experiment on. However, this town was really not big. The accidental disappearances in the town these few days had attracted a small amount of attention.. It was necessary to stop for a while.