books44 Chapter 168 Vaccine
Chapter 168 Vaccine
At the deepest part of the ninth floor, there is a metal platform.
On either side of the platform are protruding colliders.
According to Lü Qingyang, this is an instrument specifically designed for testing dark matter channels.
When Su Chen, Sun Yan, and Yu Shoujing approached, they discovered that the area around the platform was piled high with white bones.
The mutated zombie that had disappeared earlier, along with Sun Yan's three henchmen, reappeared on the platform.
However, two of the underlings had already been almost completely devoured.
A massive figure, with its back to Su Chen and the others, was munching on the last of the underlings.
The rustling sound echoed all around, sounding particularly eerie.
Upon hearing Su Chen and his group's footsteps, the massive figure paused slightly.
As it stopped eating, it stood up and slowly turned around.
When Su Chen, who was well-informed, saw what it looked like, he felt a chill run down his spine!
Its entire head was bald.
Its pupils were grayish-white, it had no nose, and a trace of flesh and blood clung to the corner of its mouth.
He was completely naked, with his swollen muscles and blood vessels exposed!
It looks exceptionally ferocious!
Sun Yan, who was standing to the side, felt her legs go weak and involuntarily sat down on the ground.
Su Chen gripped the rifle tightly, his expression turning serious.
He could sense that the strength of the zombie in front of him far surpassed any mutated zombie he had ever encountered before!
But something even more surprising happened!
The bald zombie glanced at the three of them, then his gaze fell on Su Chen. He slowly opened his mouth.
"What... is your name?"
Although it seems to have great difficulty speaking, it is still able to express itself clearly.
Su Chen, Sun Yan, and Yu Shoujing were all completely bewildered.
What the hell is going on?
Can zombies talk?
As if sensing their shock, the bald zombie slowly continued,
"You... don't misunderstand, I... I'm actually not a zombie!"
Su Chen then came to his senses and said in a deep voice,
"My name is Su Chen, an ordinary survivor. May I ask your identity...?"
"My name is Dang Haoran, and I am the leader of this base!"
Upon hearing the bald zombie's self-introduction, Su Chen paused for a moment, then couldn't help but say...
"You...you're still alive?"
In his suicide note, Lü Qingyang mentioned many high-ranking members of the base, including Dang Haoran.
The base's members can be broadly divided into two groups: researchers and security and logistics personnel.
Security and logistics personnel were all under the management of Dang Haoran, who was responsible for matters other than scientific research.
According to Lü Qingyang, it was Dang Haoran who brought the situation under control.
However, before they could conduct vaccine testing, mutated zombies suddenly appeared, causing the situation to spiral out of control.
However, judging from this situation, the mutated zombies seem to be following Dang Haoran's orders.
How did he become this inhuman, ghostly figure?
"That's right, I'm not dead."
A hint of sadness flashed in Dang Haoran's eyes.
"You've all seen these zombies before, and you know about them, right?"
Seeing Su Chen nod, Dang Haoran continued,
"We've developed a vaccine, but the zombies have breached our defenses!"
"I was scratched by a zombie, so I had no choice but to inject myself with the vaccine!"
"But the result was cruel; I ended up looking like this now!"
Normally, the vaccine development process requires at least four stages.
These are preclinical research, clinical trial application, clinical trial institution application, and clinical trial.
The last item alone will take at least three to eight years.
Even after clinical trials, there are still a series of approval and sampling inspection processes.
If any one step in the process goes wrong, vaccine production must be stopped.
It's highly unlikely that researchers at the underground base could successfully develop a zombie virus vaccine in just one or two months.
Although Dang Haoran retained self-awareness after the injection, the side effects were severe.
Its appearance and body became strange and enormous.
And like zombies, they are filled with a thirst for flesh and blood!
However, Dang Haoran also gained terrifying power.
There were originally six mutated zombies, but it managed to kill three of them.
The remaining three were actually subdued by it and became its underlings, hunting the surviving personnel in the base for it.
After learning the whole story, all three were taken aback.
They never expected that Dang Haoran's experience would be so bizarre!
While surprised, Su Chen also felt a strong sense of crisis.
Judging from Dang Haoran's ghastly appearance, he is probably unable to shake off his craving for zombies and flesh.
Then he will definitely target the three of them!
"What's the situation outside now?"
Dang Haoran asked.
Su Chen did not respond, which made Dang Haoran somewhat dissatisfied.
His gaze fell on Yu Shoujing, who was standing to the side.
Yu Shoujing's heart skipped a beat, but he steeled himself and told Dang Haoran about the situation outside.
Upon learning that the outside world was in complete chaos, a clear look of disappointment appeared on Dang Haoran's face.
“Um… Party leader, don’t be too discouraged. After you get out, you can go to the capital or other big cities.”
"They have ample supplies and good defenses over there; they might still be operating normally."
"Once we get there, we'll find researchers to help us study it."
"Perhaps we can find a way to treat you."
Yu Shoujing comforted him.
"Yes, yes, if there's nothing else, we'll be going now!"
Sun Yan hugged Yu Shoujing's arm tightly and forced a smile.
"Walk?"
A sinister smile appeared on Dang Haoran's face. His eyes, devoid of white, stared intently at Su Chen, Yu Shoujing, and Sun Yan.
"Recently, all the living people in the base have been eaten!"
"I haven't eaten fresh flesh and blood in so long!"
"You've come at just the right time; you can satisfy my appetite just in time!"
Yu Shoujing and Sun Yan's expressions changed drastically, and they involuntarily took a few steps back.
"Do you think you're worthy of the country's nurturing and support in the way you are now?"
Su Chen sighed softly and asked.
Dang Haoran was taken aback, as if he were quite angry.
"These are not your questions to ask me!"
Before Su Chen could speak again, Dang Haoran let out a roar.
The last remaining mutated zombie seemed to have received an order, and immediately leaped up and pounced on Yu Shoujing!
Dang Haoran, however, had his sights set on Su Chen.
He took a step and rushed towards Su Chen!
Its massive body, when it charges, resembles a small mountain, giving people a sense of awe and awe!
Without any hesitation, Su Chen picked up his rifle and began firing wildly at Dang Haoran.