The number of infected people was constantly increasing, and the city's order was gradually collapsing. Shops were looted, vehicles were burned, and corpses littered the streets, creating a scene of utter chaos. Some people wearing disinfectant masks and carrying burning barrels were still burning something on the road, seemingly attempting to cover up everything that had happened here.
"This is 035th Street in the downtown area of Tongnan City. A large number of infected people are swarming and attacking the population. The police have set up barriers on the outside, and they are currently cleaning up the inside."
"YYT1 News reports: The source of the new virus is still unknown. Infected individuals have been captured, and experts will perform autopsies and analysis. They will also research an antidote for this viral infection. Please cooperate with the police and do not go outside."
"Modu News: Hello everyone, I'm Xiao Tao from Modu Daily. The riots are clearly visible now: one side consists of infected individuals, and the other is the families of the infected. The police are increasing manpower to organize this riot..."
The shocking scenes on the television screen touched everyone's hearts. No one wanted this disaster to happen, but it had truly occurred.
"Silly girl, since your family controls half of Dragon Country's military power, why didn't you prepare in advance?"
Ye Xin was munching on a sausage, his eyes glued to the television screen. The scenes of the crowd holding up signs and confronting the police with shields made him puzzled. Su Duoduo's family background was so powerful; since she knew the apocalypse was coming, she should have been able to prevent this turmoil.
"The butterfly effect, the apocalypse is early, and Grandpa only has a say in military matters. This falls under the political sphere. Do you think the head of the Xia family will believe the doomsday theory?"
Su Duoduo's answer left Ye Xin with no way to argue. As she said, they were still trying to hide the truth from the world with the excuse of a new virus.
The Zombies were all dead; could they really develop a cure to bring them back?
Whether others believed it or not, Ye Xin didn't. If it were that simple, Su Duoduo wouldn't have gone to all this trouble to travel thousands of miles from Tiandu to Tongnan City in S Province. Clearly, the lie of a "virus" wouldn't be resolved in the future.
"I wouldn't believe it either. Even if I did, I'd first protect the people closest to me."
Ye Xin sighed. What was the meaning of his transmigration to this world?
Was he supposed to solve this disaster? He contemplated his life for the first time.
"Boom!"
Lightning flashed across the sky again, followed by a series of muffled thunderclaps. As the thunder rumbled, raindrops began to pour down from the heavens.
People sheltering at home held their breath, glued to their television screens.
These weren't ordinary raindrops. They were a bizarre shade of red, almost like blood.
Some of the raindrops landed on people's bodies, their heads, and limbs, and seemed to burrow into them as if alive.
Some of the raindrops hit the ground, splashing up in crimson droplets.
Some of the raindrops landed on buildings, leaving behind streaks of red.
The entire world seemed to be coated in a red filter, becoming eerily strange.
At that moment, the people in the supermarket were witnessing all of this through the red filter.
The crowd in the television broadcast began to stir, with two opposing groups battling it out.
"Aah!"
A scream echoed from the television, and the camera began to shake. Upon closer inspection, the pupils of those drenched in the rain gradually became vacant, losing their color. Large numbers of people tilted their heads back, opening their mouths to drink the blood raining from the sky.
"Zzzt!" The television screen suddenly went blank.
1st Teaching Building, Fourth Floor, in a classroom
"Miss, the third floor has been cleared. There are twenty-two survivors."
"The fourth floor has also been cleared, with fifteen survivors."
"Miss, it's raining blood outside. There are eight people on the roof. Seven of them have already been infected and turned into Zombies, and one has some special characteristics, seemingly on the verge of awakening."
"No one turned into a zombie after touching the Blood Rain?"
After listening to the report from her subordinates, Su Momo walked to within a meter of the window. The glass window had long been shattered, and raindrops were now falling, but they didn't touch her at all, evaporating instantly.
"Interesting. Ask the other survivors if anyone knows what this person is called."
If it wasn't an Original Species, recruiting them would be a help.
"I can sense the Second Miss's location. She's not far from here. Does the old servant need to bring her back?"
Li Zhongren asked, cupping his hands.
"No need. She has a mission."
Through telepathy, Su Duoduo had already told her about the situation here.
"Ye Xin…"
Su Momo strolled down the hallway, the others trailing behind her.
With each step, she paused, her mind searching for memories of Ye Xin.
[Tianya Forum, Tongnan City (999+)]
[Lazy Sheep with Six-Pack Abs: I'm such a moron, I've got enough water and food in the fridge for three days. If only I'd followed those aunties and rushed to the supermarkets first thing. What do I do if I run out of food and water at home? Help! Urgent!]
[Dou Sou Xiao Xin Recommends@Lazy Sheep with Six-Pack Abs: I suggest drinking your own urine if you run out of water, save some and don't waste it. You can eat your own flesh for food, and it will grow back a little, then chop it off again, self-produced and self-sold. Following this doomsday survival method, you can probably live for a month.]
[18-year-old Sexy Stepmom: The above is so scary, can't we go out and find help? Surely someone will come and save us.]
[Moon City Snow Rabbit: Waa... Is anyone in Longxing Residential Area? Save me... The neighbors next door have mutated, and I can't get out. The police lines are busy.]
[Big Knife is Shorter: Everyone, don't go out! My buddy got hit by that rain and mutated, like a zombie from a sci-fi movie...]
Song Qiming and the others' faces turned grim after watching the news. They then browsed the relevant information on the phone forums, which were filled with all sorts of comments. Most of them were related to people mutating, and some even stopped mid-sentence.
"The situation is as you've seen it. It's the end of the world. Either you eke out a meager existence, or you fight forward. The opportunity is here; it's up to you to have the guts."
Su Duoduo couldn't guarantee that mutated Zombies would have Crystal Cores. If they didn't even dare to touch the corpses, these people wouldn't get far.
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