"Do you think I'm a little bit big? I'm spending a lot of resources and manpower to build city walls and fortresses? These things seem to be of little use, and slow-moving zombies are not worthy of our attention at all? It's not surprising to have this idea--- When facing unknown things, humans' first reaction is fear. When gradually adapting to foreign creatures, we will try every means to find their weaknesses. Haha! Now you are not afraid of zombies, you can deal with them with sticks and stones. Because you are immune, not afraid of viruses, and you won't be infected."

"But the problem is not as simple as you think. They will mutate again. The second, third, fourth... Just like humans grow from young children to young people and middle-aged people. They will start running and jumping, and their attack methods are more diverse. Do you remember what you said when you killed this zombie? It is agile and faster than ordinary zombies. The dark red skin on the surface of the body is the most obvious feature. There will be more and more monsters with this secondary mutation. They are not ordinary zombies, but blood zombies."

Dong Guoping was trembling in his heart and murmured to himself: "...Blood corpse?"

Su Hao nodded calmly and pointed to the zombie head hanging next to him: "As for this, it no longer belongs to the category of zombies. It is another creature based on zombies, is parasiticly infected by other organisms, and is produced under mutual adaptation."

"Not only zombies like fresh flesh, but insects such as mosquitoes and flies also have the same hobbies. They live in a filthy and dark environment, and moisture and darkness are prone to breeding bacteria. Small creatures that are invisible to the naked eye first infect insects, and then enter the zombie through mosquito flies or cockroach bites. Take a mosquito as an example: the mutant bacteria first causes infection in its body, and produces adaptive effects, and the bacteria themselves are also assimilated by the mosquito gene. The mosquito bites the zombie to absorb the pus, and the bacteria carried are exchanged to the zombie, which produces a second parasitic infection."

"etc----"

Dong Guoping interrupted Su Hao and asked urgently: "This, this makes sense. Foreign viruses invade the body will indeed cause cross-infection, but the immune system will minimize the possibility of gene parasitism. We have skin, muscles, and the biological immune system can kill most of the foreign bacteria. This is an instinct that all animals have. Just bites by mosquitoes and flies, how could it be... "

"You forgot the most critical issue."

Su Hao's voice was very calm: "Zombies are not humans. Viruses destroy their nerve centers, causing all organs in the body to lose their original function. They have almost no vision, and the perception system is only hearing and smell. Their muscle tissues are all ulcerated, and the skin has long lost its protective effect. There is no pain and the touch is very blurred. In this case, it is naturally impossible to respond to bites such as mosquitoes as humans. The simplest example - the skin after the mosquito bites will appear red and swollen, which will stimulate the nerves to cause itching and pain. With the early warning of the nervous system, you will use various methods to drive away

Mosquitoes, if you feel unwell, you will go to the hospital for treatment. Zombies are not the case. They have no response to bites, and their daily living environment is also the dark corners that mosquitoes and flies like the most. Hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands. Mosquitoes absorb rot liquid from them, and a large number of bacteria with mosquito genes are parasitic in the zombies. More than eight months have passed since the outbreak of the virus. Parasites have adapted to the environment and began to control the zombie brain and complete the identity transformation from the guest to the owner. When they cannot resist and have no way to obtain treatment, zombies can only be controlled by the parasites and become a new carrier."

As he said that, Su Hao pointed to the tentacles above the zombie's head again: "You also see that they are changing and growing body organs that are completely different from humans. It won't take long to see their appearance and movement methods become more and more like the mother, that is, the previous gene organism carried by parasites."

Dong Guoping already understood the meaning of Su Hao's words.

He was instinctively scared and his standing posture seemed stiff. His extremely horrified eyes stared at the head of the zombie hanging in the air, and occasionally glanced at the blood corpse next to him, shaking back and forth.

At this moment, Dong Guoping suddenly had the urge to turn around and escape from the room. The uncontrollable horror made his hands and feet cold, and his mind fell into darkness and trouble.

He is not cowardly, nor is he afraid of death.

But as Su Hao said———Humans always feel fear from the bottom of their hearts about strange things that have never happened.

"It...it...they, will...you mean, they, will they, become bugs?"

Dong Guoping's face was as pale as a dead person, his teeth were fighting, and he couldn't speak, mixed with an extremely violent "Dede" sound.

“Mosquitoes and flies are just the most common species.”

Su Hao's voice was as cold as ice: "The one you killed should carry the genes of cockroaches. The zombie's immune system is very fragile, and any contact with bacteria may cause control mutations. There are many similar contact sources, not only insects, mice, cats, dogs, poultry, and even other large animals are possible."

Dong Guoping asked in disbelief: "I have seen zombies eat dogs. Could it be... food is also the source of infection?"

"Their digestive function is average and the gastric acid secretion is very small. Humans are the most hygienic animals on the earth. This has caused the weakening of the immune system to a certain extent. Zombies are actually ordinary people, and the genes of other species can easily destroy the original cellular tissues. Even if the bacteria in the food are killed by gastric acid, they can still cause infection through hair or body surface contact. It is no exaggeration to say that even if a mouse stands at the foot of a zombie and sneezes, the zombie has the chance of being infected."

"As for appearance... they will become very similar, but not 100% similar. Infected zombies have both human and parasitic virus genes. They may each account for 50%, or one side may have a comprehensive advantage. But no matter what, they are no longer humans, and the food range will change according to the body's structure."

"They still like fresh flesh and blood, and they do not reject leaves and weeds. They may even like sweet and sour pork ribs, braised fish, and sour cabbage like us."

Su Hao is not aimless and wantonly exaggerating the facts. All of these are the systematic research results of mutated creatures in the future world.

Even if Dong Guoping did not notice changes in the zombies, others would notice them.

The comprehensive research index of all mutant organisms is based on zombies in the early stages of the virus outbreak, covering bone and muscle strength, intelligence, nerve reaction speed, etc.

The comprehensive ability of the blood corpse is about twice that of the zombies. Its appearance marks that the mutated creature is no longer in the "-1" stage, but has entered the real "1" level.

As for another type of zombies controlled by foreign genes, they are currently in the secondary mutation stage and are slightly stronger than ordinary zombies. According to the level classification, they are still between "-1" and "1".

The silence and blood that permeated the room became stronger and stronger.

Su Hao turned around and walked to the door, pulled it open, and walked out of the room. He looked at the rolling mountains in the distance and let out a long sigh.

He straightened his body and felt a very vague feeling from the cold air.

The prototype potion does have the magic power to change this world. Su Hao believes that he can influence more people, but he will never change the evolution process of viruses and zombies.

What should come will come eventually.

Dong Guoping dragged his heavy steps and walked out of the room with a blank expression, standing behind Su Hao.

He finally understood what Su Hao had said before about zombies breeding.

Dong Guoping had no idea of ​​exploring Su Hao's secrets. Although he was curious about why Su Hao knew about this? But since Su Hao didn't want to say it, Dong Guoping didn't want to ask more questions.

This is the tacit understanding between the "worker bee" and the "Queen bee".

After a few minutes of silence, Dong Guoping spoke again.

"...we, will we die?"

"Anyone will die."

Su Hao started with this philosophical saying: "We are reinforced people, they are mutated creatures. This is actually similar to ordinary people using guns to deal with wild beasts. The key is to see who is smarter? Who is more tenacious? Who is more patient and has more perseverance?"

Dong Guoping nodded and suddenly thought of another question: "The monsters parasitized by foreign genes should have a more appropriate name than "zombies".

“Of course there is.”

Su Hao smiled, and his smile seemed to have a calming effect.

"They are called "humanlike"———they look similar to humans, have human genes, but are not mutated creatures of humans."

..

In the afternoon, all core members of the team, including Cao Rui and Du Tianhao, were summoned to the "Castle" conference room.

According to Su Hao's original plan, he will submit the third zombie observation record to the Academy of Sciences in a week. However, the blood corpse and humanoid discovered by Dong Guoping made him feel the need to modify the plan and change certain regulations of the team.

"From tomorrow, everyone's shooting training intensity will double. We have sufficient ammunition reserves and we must try our best to improve the shooting accuracy. It is winter now, and there is nothing worth working in the fields. Let the farm and grape estate leave a minimum warning force, and the rest of the people go out to hunt zombies and collect available supplies at the same time. The blood corpses and humanoids just discovered are in the mutation stage, which is our last chance to collect silver bones on a large scale. In the future, these monsters will become increasingly difficult to deal with."

"At the latest day after tomorrow, Zhou Chen must complete the blood screening of all new members of the team. I plan to separate the three strongholds in the city, and the daily affairs of the "castle" will be handled by Lao Song. In the future, Lao Song will be the lord here. The strongholds and "castle" in the city will become two completely independent teams. Of course, this approach is a disguise. Too large forces will attract the attention of the military and bring a lot of unnecessary trouble. Remember——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Su Hao's words made the participants confused.

"Other forces have already set their sights on this city."

Su Hao continued his unfinished words: "We don't know the details of the external forces. In addition to the "Shengfei" group that has been wiped out by us, other wealthy groups will also move in one after another. In addition to us, there are no large teams with more than 500 survivors in this city. Many people are still alive, and many people who left come back. They must contact them as soon as possible and turn them into our people. Even if not everyone is willing to join, we can gradually change our minds through frequent interactions. Note that we must never leak secrets in this process. Our team structure, number of personnel, silver bones, weapons and equipment...all this information must be kept confidential. Based on Zhou Chen's regular blood samples of new members, we can consider establishing several peripheral teams. Use food and weapons to make them rely on the "castle", and then select people with high trust for injection."

Su Hao looked around the participants, and a faint smile appeared on his face: "To make the order of the city look chaotic and outsiders cannot intervene. Of course, this chaos is not aimless. We can hunt all foreign groups, but we cannot have conflicts with the military. The current situation is very beneficial to us, and the relationship between the military supervision station and us is very harmonious. Wu Guoguang is not clear about the connection between the strongholds in the city and the "castle". Plus my current researcher identity... Haha! If the foreign group is strong and threatens the existence of the strongholds in the city, he will definitely stand on our side."

Some people continue to put forward supplements and suggestions from Su Hao’s new plan, but no one expresses opposition.

Su Hao is the "Queen Bee", which is the real reason why he dares to separate control of the team.

Although the actual composition of the prototype potion is not clear, this mysterious substance has indeed become the best connection between Su Hao and other team members.

The entire team is divided into two parts: inside and outside the city, so the surrounding environment is safer.

Even if the "Shengfei" group has suspicion of a certain team, they will have to win over the other side. At this time, the people who come out of the opponent can receive unexpected miraculous effects.

As for the military... Su Hao never thought of confrontation.

It was an extremely huge beast. It controlled all the state machines that continued from the civilization era. Before it could control the powerful enough power, Su Hao had no possibility of subverting, killing, and swallowing it up.

He must find more allies, get more profits, and strive to strengthen himself.

Compared with the early stages of the virus outbreak, the "castle" and the city's strongholds have become easier to collect refugees. Those who survived from the zombies no longer had fantasies. They escaped from the city and spent a whole summer in the wild. Death, disease, danger, hunger... They have experienced all kinds of pains that have never been imagined in the civilization era. The most sensitive parts of their nerves have been occupied by horrors that may occur anytime and anywhere, and the only thoughts in their minds are left to survive. They are full of vigilance against strangers and are more likely to be moved by a steamed bun or a bowl of leftover rice.

In short, I took out the same amount of food and gave it to one hundred survivors. Su Hao has only gained half of it, or even less, in the past few months. The rest is just suspicion, ridicule, disgust, and greed...

Now, this probability of recognition has increased to 80%, or ninety%.

Only those who have experienced hunger understand the preciousness of food and how lucky it is to get a bite of food when they are dying.

They are easily grateful, and the greater the chance of becoming a "worker bee" from outsiders.

This is not a deception, but a reality.

..

The sky rarely gets clear in winter, and it is often cloudy for weeks.

Li Li sat on the sofa in the lobby of the bank building, looking at Yang Lulu who was playing with a doll opposite him with a smile.

Every once in a while, Li Li would send some snacks and toys collected from city stores.

He treated this little girl who had just celebrated her ninth birthday as his own sister and often came to accompany her. Li Li didn't stay for long, at most no more than half an hour.

Yang Lulu has a good impression of this young soldier, and can even be said to be close to him.

She likes having such an older brother very much.

Su Hao walked up from the basement. He held a semi-wet rag and kept wiping the blood on his hands. Li Li raised his head, and the two nodded and greeted each other.

Su Hao looked at Li Li with a thoughtful expression.

After thinking for a few seconds, Su Hao seemed to make some decision. He waved his hand and said, "Xiao Li, come here."

Two people walked into the basement.

The parking lot connected to the vault was separated from the part and treated as a medical room. Su Hao walked in front, lifted the white curtain, and Li Li followed closely behind him, and saw the zombies lying on the flat operating table inside, with their bodies splitting, muscles cut, and all internal organs removed.

To be precise, it should be a blood corpse and a humanoid.

This was transported by Dong Guoping from the No. 1 gas station last night.

Su Hao and the remaining staff at Xiaolou made arrangements overnight and finally completed various details of the conversion and dissection site before Li Li came to visit Yang Lulu.

"These are the two zombies we discovered yesterday. They are very weird and different from any zombies we encountered before. I made detailed anatomical notes and videos. I originally planned to send them to you Captain Wu today. Since you are here, please do it for you. I still have a lot of things to deal with here, and the detection data about these two zombies are also being sorted out. Tell Captain Wu and ask him to hand the notes over to the Academy of Sciences as soon as possible. Some things in it are very important. Hope... My guess is wrong."
Chapter completed!