C23

June's starry sky was as cool as water. A full moon illuminated the sky. It seemed that it was already the middle of the moon. Come to think of it, it should be the height of summer right now. Perhaps it was the catastrophe, or perhaps it was for some other reason, but this summer was not hot at all.

A gust of wind blew. Chen Jing, who was standing alone on the rooftop, could not help but to tightly embrace his arms, as if he was feeling a slight chill in the autumn. In the distance was a pitch-black city with bright lights. But now, it was dead silent. Could it be that the short duration of human civilization will really end like this? Chen Jing stared at the night sky. He felt like a lone wanderer that was struggling to crawl through the starry sky. Waves of chilliness penetrated his heart.

"Are you thinking about something?" It was unknown when Ouyang Zhenlin had arrived beside Chen Jing.

"Ah, it's Mr Ouyang. He can't sleep, so he came out to enjoy the wind."

"Captain, what are you thinking about?" The guards were all called Captain Chen Jing, and Ouyang Zhenglin followed the crowd.

"Mr. Ouyang, look at the land under our feet. The once prosperous land has now become deathly silent."

"That's right. How many people are there in Mianzhou with two million people? How many people were struggling on the line between life and death? How many people are drunk and have their dreams turned into their own happiness? "

"Mr. Ouyang, do you think that this catastrophe is a biochemical virus? If so, where did the virus come from? And how did it spread? Is there still any virus in the air? "

"Captain, I have been thinking about this question and have been feeling puzzled. However, my conclusion is that the possibility of biochemical viruses is not high. There are three reasons: 1) The number of viruses, how many would be needed to cover the entire Earth; and 2) The origin of the viruses: if it was a laboratory or even a factory that manufactured such a large amount, it would be impossible to produce it. It would be impossible to reproduce by itself, because the virus reproduces by protein. Where in the world would one find so many proteins in such a short period of time? "3. Spread, how can the virus spread to a radius of billions of square kilometers in an instant?"

"Yeah, there's one more thing. According to Wei Dong's and Xiao Gang's experiences, the cultivation environment now is much better than before. If you look at it scientifically, it's that the density of energy in the air is higher than it used to be. I sometimes wonder if this catastrophe has anything to do with energy? "

"But captain, how can energy kill people, how can it turn people into zombies? But then again, if energy can really kill people, how can we possibly survive in this environment filled with energy? "

"Yes, that's what puzzled me. Wait, could it be that the virus didn't come from Earth? If the sun were to travel to a virulent space, at a speed of more than 280 kilometers per second around the Milky Way, it would be entirely possible to infect every corner of the planet in a matter of tens of seconds. " Chen Jing and the others were close to a positive conclusion in their discussions, but they had missed it at the crucial moment.

"This …" Ouyang Zhenlin obviously did not consider this possibility.

"But that's still not right. If it's really like that, then the entire sky should be filled with viruses. But why is it that no one is infected even when they walk out from the underground base?"

"Captain, do you think there's a possibility that at first, the virus spread into the underground base in small amounts through ventilation ducts? The people in the underground base came into contact with a very small amount of the virus, but due to the small amount of the virus, it didn't cause any harm to the human body. Instead, it gave rise to antibodies in the body, just like when we were vaccinated."

"Looks like that's the only way. "Mister, how has your inner force cultivation been recently?"

"Very good, you are the Chen family's inner force cultivation method. I have already broken through the Ren Du and Du Meridian."

"Really? That's great. "Oh right, Mr. Ouyang, is there any progress in your magic research?"

"My own magic power has made great progress. I can now shoot ten arrows at a time. That means I can hit ten targets at a time. The range of control has also increased. It has expanded from one meter to three meters. In addition, I have also successfully tested an area of effect attack, which is the simultaneous attack of all the stars that the commander can control.

"Mister's ability is truly heaven-defying!"

"It's a pity that this kind of mental control can neither be transmitted to others nor taught. Until now, I have yet to find a way to impart this information."

At this point, Ouyang Zhenlin paused for a moment before continuing, "I have also studied Western magic books, but their incantations are useless. However, their meditation techniques can increase one's spiritual energy. At present, I have found a few students who have relatively strong mental energies and am instructing them to use the method of meditation to train their mental energies.

"Don't worry, it won't be that easy to train the Mental Energy. Take your time." By the way, Mr. Ouyang, I myself have also evolved a stronger spiritual force during the catastrophe, but more in terms of probing. I wanted to try out your magic a long time ago, but I've always been very busy. Now that I have some time, why don't you tell me how to use it? "

"Alright, the roof is very quiet now. It's just the right time for us to meditate." Let's sit down cross-legged and listen to my directions: the mind doesn't think of anything, it stays empty, and then it feels around... " The two of them sat cross-legged on the rooftop as Ouyang Zhenlin slowly used his voice to guide Chen Jing.

It was not easy to enter into the ethereal state, but fortunately, Chen Jing had cultivated in the internal energy, so his mind was still ethereal. Unfortunately, due to the initial inertia, he could not help but enter into the state of exploration, and he could clearly see the flying insects and even the tiny dust in the night sky. Thus, Chen Jing's first attempt at meditation had failed.

The second time, Chen Jing used his own consciousness to stop the investigation. However, the moment he used his own consciousness, his ethereal realm was destroyed. The third time, Chen Jing didn't think about anything, he just let himself be in the dark. At first, he didn't feel anything, but after about ten minutes, Chen Jing felt a few silvery white dots of light appear above his head. Soon, more and more spots of light appeared, and then, with the top of his head as the center, the area within ten meters was densely packed with spots of light. Thus, Chen Jing tried to control the movement of the light spots. At first, it was very rough, but as time passed, it became more and more nimble. Of course, Chen Jing would then try to condense the light into a light arrow, but unfortunately, no matter what, he wouldn't succeed.

"An hour later, Chen Jing, who had been unsuccessful all this while, directed all the light he could control to shoot into the forest on the north side of the building." Shua! The forest hundreds of square meters on the north side of the hill was shot and scattered.

Chen Jing's actions naturally scared Ouyang Zhenlin. After listening to Chen Jing's explanation, he understood that Chen Jing's spiritual sense was much stronger than his own, but his control was far weaker. Perhaps he could slowly train them in the future.

On June 19, the "Central Flowering" battle officially began. Chen took a team of bodyguards as the main force. At the same time, he brought along the special female team, the Sharpshooter Team Two, and one of the two teams under Xiao Yahui's command. In addition, You Cai insisted on going. Moreover, this time was also different from the last time. After all, the previous time had been too dangerous, and if You Cai was really following them, then the two of them might have already become the food of that level two zombie. After all, Chen Jing would never abandon You Cai and escape on his own. And this time was clearly much better, so after thinking about it again and again, he decided to bring her along. At the same time, he also brought Xiao Yahui's little boyfriend, Zhou Tianyu.

The group of almost two hundred people spent more than four hours to pass through the dugout and finally arrived at the intersection of Central Park at around one in the afternoon. As they were about to head towards the intersection, they suddenly heard a heavy object falling and rolling in the dugout in front of them. Chen Jing hastily used his spiritual sense to check it out, but although Chen Jing's spiritual sense had increased, the distance between them still did not exceed forty meters.

"Director, I'll go ahead and take a look." To be honest, Wang Lei had not had a chance to show off since he had recovered from his injuries. Not to mention that his strength had greatly increased during this period of time, so his confidence had naturally skyrocketed as well. Seeing a chance to show off, if he didn't ask for orders now, then when?

"That's good. Bring a small team over. If you have any problems, send someone over here to inform them. We'll be waiting for you here." Chen Jing thought, this dugout was the only way to get in touch with the base. Naturally, it was the lifeline of their expedition team, so they could not allow even the slightest mistake. Since there was an unknown variable in front of them, they had to be clear about it. There was no ambiguity about it! As for Wang Lei, as one of the top four experts of the self-help camp, his strength was unquestionable. Thus, Chen Jing agreed after a moment of consideration.

Wang Lei led a small team with a few flashlights and carefully moved forward. However, after half an hour, the journey was almost one kilometer, yet they didn't find anything. Thus, Wang Lei stopped walking and started to consider whether to continue searching or to turn back. However, Wang Lei had never been a person who was good at using his brain, so how could he understand? He then turned around and said, "Zhao Qiang, tell us. What should we do now?"

"Yes, Director Wang." Zhao Qiang was a small man, at most one meter and 56 centimeters tall. However, he was smart and was good at thinking, so Zhou Jian promoted him to the position of squadron leader. After hearing Wang Lei's question, we bowed towards him and said, "Boss Wang, look, the voice we heard before was a falling sound. That sound wasn't too loud, so it couldn't have traveled too far, so I don't think it could have traveled more than a kilometer. So, I think we've passed and it's best to search back now. "

"Kid, you're great. You're almost in time for You Cai." After hearing Zhao Qiang's analysis, Wang Lei came to a deep understanding.

"Director Wang, look at what you're saying. How can I compare to Chief of Staff Bai He?" When Zhao Qiang heard Wang Lei's words, he felt a little embarrassed.

"Haha, of course you're not as good as You Cai. Didn't you hear what I said? "Hurry up and catch up, that's the same as not catching up." It was rare for Wang Lei to be this smart. At this moment, the pride in his heart could not be mentioned, so he happily continued, "Alright, I'll listen to you, kid, then we'll go back and search."

As a result, the dozen or so people began to search back. However, they were nearly done. They were at most two hundred meters away from Chen Jing and the rest. At this moment, one of the team members who was walking at the back suddenly heard a sound coming from the cave wall. He discovered that the sound was coming from a hole that had been sealed by red brick, so he immediately called Wang Lei, Zhao Qiang, and the others over to take a look.

Wang Lei was an impatient person. After learning of the situation, he opened up the sealed brick wall with his palm. With his flashlight, he saw a meter-long snake and a few small snakes. It seemed that the sounds were made by them. At this moment, the huge snake was raising its head and threatening everyone with a sound of "Si Si". Seeing this, Wang Lei immediately activated the Six Vein Divine Sword. With a few swipes, the snakes were all destroyed.

This was clearly a fork in the road, but what was strange was that brick walls were usually sealed at the exit of the road, so why would this one be sealed at the entrance of the road?

As soon as Wang Lei's flashlight extended out of the fork in the road, he immediately discovered a naked female corpse lying near the exit. There were two bite marks on her calves and black blood flowed out. It seemed like she was killed by the snake.

Other than a few stains on the woman's body when she first entered the dugout, her body was clean, delicate, and her long, dyed black and yellow hair was also clean and supple. Compared to the survivors that the guards had previously saved, she was much cleaner, except that there were clear scratches on her thighs and body along with burn marks on her cigarette butts.

That's not right! Wait, the female corpse's chest was still heaving! Wang Lei quickly jumped over and used his hand to check her breath. This girl really wasn't dead! Since she was still alive, he naturally couldn't let her be exposed. Thus, Wang Lei immediately took off his t-shirt and put it on the woman. Wang Lei was 1.89 meters tall and the woman was about 1.65 meters, so after putting on the t-shirt, it basically covered her thighs.

Wang Lei put on the T-shirt for the girl, picked her up and ran towards Chen Jing and the others.

There was only one doctor on the expedition team, so Wang Lei naturally carried her to Lu Min. After examining the woman, Lu Min said, "The snake that bites her is not very toxic, so there shouldn't be a problem with her life. Even if you don't treat her, you'll be able to wake up after being unconscious for two days. If you have a serum injection, you can wake up in three to five hours. "

"It's good that you're fine. Let's go to the hospital downtown first." Seeing that nothing was wrong, Chen Jing let Wang Lei carry the woman and instructed everyone to leave the dugout.

There were only a few scattered zombies in the whole park. In front of the strong guards, it was like a few small waves that were accidentally turned into powder very quickly.

When he arrived at the Central Hospital, he saw that the large amount of zombies in the square and the green belt had long disappeared. The remaining zombies were not as numerous as the ones in Central Park, so the female guards quickly cleaned them up.

Following that was the clean-up of the hospital's outpatient clinic and internal and surgical buildings. According to previous experience, there should be a small number of survivors without zombies. The clean-up was quick and smooth, and the result was both expected and unexpected, since there were no zombies or survivors in the building. Were all of them killed? Chen Jing thought about it and felt that this shouldn't be the case. However, his wish to find Yang Xue had failed once again. An indescribable disappointment filled Chen Jing's heart.

After a moment of silence, Chen Jing sighed. Forget it. He then ordered the men in Squadron One to stand guard while the rest of the men searched and sorted out the equipment and medicine.

After the collection of medicines and equipment was completed, the sky had already darkened. After eating, Chen Jing instructed Zhou Jian to send a team to keep watch. The rest of the people would rest in the hospital today. Of course, Lu Min had also found the antivenom and injected it into the woman.

At night, perhaps it was due to the beauty of the girl, or perhaps it was due to the love complex of a hero saving a beauty, Wang Lei had always been standing by her side.

Chen Jing was lying on a hospital bed, thinking about many things, and couldn't fall asleep for a long time. It was around 3: 00 in the morning when he finally managed to fall asleep. The first thing he saw after he fell asleep was Yang Xue's naked body, teeth marks and cigarette burns all over her chest and thighs. However, when Chen Jing ran over with tears in his eyes, Yang Xue suddenly became the woman Wang Lei had saved. After waking up from his stupor, Chen Jing's face was full of tears. He repeatedly called out in his heart, "Yang Xue, where are you?" Where are you?