Zhang Xiaotian cursed the doctor in his heart as he led five soldiers to escort the ten so-called volunteers into the doctor's laboratory. The rain outside did not stop, and the number of people who died last night suddenly increased. At dawn, there were more than forty people frozen to death in the shacks. There were men and women among them, and many of them were still strong and healthy.
The weak ones were almost all dead, and even the strong ones were starting to give up. Zhang Xiaotian knew that if the rain continued, perhaps none of the survivors hiding in the shacks would survive.
On the island, the stable living environment allowed many men and women to form small families, but the stable life did not last for more than two months. The heavy rain came, and the small families could not withstand the wind and rain, and they were about to die in the heavy rain. The doctor said that he needed volunteers, and the only thing he could provide was a warehouse for the laboratory. There was no hot water or heating inside, but it was dry enough.
The doctor's behavior was no less than taking advantage of the situation. The survivors who could only wait for death were grateful for the opportunity that the doctor provided. They were willing to bet their lives on the 20% chance of survival. Even if they turned into zombies, they could at least provide hope for the people they cared about.
Zhang Xiaotian did not agree with the doctor's behavior, but there was nothing he could do. These were the people of the base, and they were all people under his protection. Because of his work, he did not do a good enough job. At this moment, facing a disaster, he could only watch helplessly as the survivors walked towards hell. It would be a lie if he did not feel bad.
As soon as they entered the laboratory, most people were shocked by the spaciousness and dryness inside. People stood in the doorway, and the rainwater flowed down their bodies and formed puddles on the clean floor. It made them feel a sense of blasphemy, and they did not dare to take another step forward.
The ten volunteers changed into dry clothes in the hut behind the door, and walked barefoot to a row of steel cages inside. More than twenty steel cages were half full, and all of them were type 2 zombies. There were S and D zombies, and all the zombies had their limbs cut off, and their mouths were fixed with steel braces. In the largest cage, they also saw a D3. The D3 was nailed to a thick steel plate, and its body was densely covered with various metal fasteners, welded to the steel plate, and could not move at all.
Hearing that someone was coming, the D3 shook its head repeatedly, trying to break free from the steel plate. However, the two I-beams were tightly fastened to its neck. Although the I-beams creaked from the shaking, the D3 was unable to break free.
Looking at these zombies, everyone fell silent and carefully walked across the bright floor. Zhang Xiao Tian's face was pale as he followed closely behind the others. He knew that any random zombie here was comparable to a platoon of his men, not to mention that he only had three companies of soldiers. If the D3 escaped, the entire island would be wiped out.
When Zhang Xiaotian walked to the doctor who was standing up straight, he lowered his head and reported in a low voice.
"The volunteers have arrived. The oldest is 37 years old and the youngest is 18 years old. All of them are healthy and strong …"
The doctor's face was wooden as he listened to Zhang Xiaotian's report. A cold light shone from behind his thick glasses, sweeping across the ten volunteers, causing these burly men to lower their heads and tremble.
After the report, Zhang Xiaotian did not see the doctor's wife, the French woman named Elena. The faces of the dozen or so young women who were acting as assistants were pale. They raised their hands as if they were walking on thin ice, as if they were afraid of something.
"I still need your help in the next experiment. Let your soldiers open the safety of their guns, just in case …"
The doctor said this in front of all the volunteers. The expressions of the ten volunteers changed. When they saw the muzzles of several guns pointed at them, all their hopes were dashed.
"No … I'm not participating. I'd rather freeze to death than participate … Let me go back …"
The youngest young man screamed in horror and retreated. The others looked at this courageous young man and waited for the doctor to speak. If the doctor agreed, no one would stay behind to participate in the experiment.
"Arrest him. Everything here is a secret. I don't want him to go around talking about it …"
The doctor did not have any sympathy. To him, these people were just materials, and materials did not need to provide personal opinions. Not to mention, for the sake of confidentiality, he had even abandoned Elena …
Zhang Xiaotian and his soldiers did not make a move. To them, these people were volunteers. Everything could only be carried out if they were willing. If they were unwilling, they could not force them.
Zhang Xiaotian's lack of action gave the young man hope. He shouted and turned around to run. His legs moved in a circle, and his bare feet moved up and down behind him. He was about to rush to the door.
"Crack …"
In a small room beside the changing room, the black iron door opened, and a black shadow flashed out of the iron door, pouncing on the young man to the ground. Following that, the black shadow rode on the young man's body, and its claws slashed down again and again, creating a sky full of blood. Countless amounts of blood sprayed everywhere, the walls, the ground, the changing room, and the flowing water outside the door.
A pool of dark red blood flowed out from the door, and the blood blended with the water outside, forming a bright red stream that flowed towards the low-lying area. Everyone who saw this scene tensed up, and the black shadow turned into a word in their minds, type 2 zombies.
"This … this … What is this?"
Zhang Xiaotian asked the doctor in horror. The five soldiers around him raised their rifles and aimed at the figure at the same time. The doctor took a step forward and lowered all the muzzles. He shouted at the door, "Elena …"
The figure who was sucking the blood from the corpse suddenly stiffened. She slowly turned her head, and when her gaze fell into Zhang Xiaotian's eyes, he almost lost his courage. Wasn't it that blonde French girl, Elena?
The blonde Elena's face was as white as snow. Her eyes were sunken, and there was a deep black color around her eyes. Her blue eyes had turned steel-gray, and there was fresh blood around her lips. She looked at them with a cold glint.
After the doctor called out her name, she only hesitated for a moment before lowering her head and continuing to suck the blood that was gushing out from the young man's neck. Seeing this scene, the remaining nine volunteers took three steps back. Many of them could not stand and fell to the floor, leaving yellow water stains on their crotches.
"Tell me, what happened to her?"
Zhang Xiaotian pulled out his pistol, unlocked the safety, and pointed it at the doctor's head. He didn't want to believe it, but everything in front of him was telling him that the doctor had indeed turned his wife into a zombie.
The doctor looked at Zhang Xiaotian with contempt, then sneered and said:
"Do you want to betray Zhang Xiaoqiang?"
When Zhang Xiaotian heard this, he became even angrier. The doctor had done the most inhumane thing possible, and he even used Zhang Xiaoqiang as a shield. In his anger, he said without thinking, "Zhang Xiaoqiang is missing. I have the final say here. Let me ask you, what did you do to her?"
The doctor's sneer became more and more intense. He raised his hand to show Zhang Xiaotian a black remote control, then pressed the switch heavily.
"Ka ka ka …"
The steel fastener holding the D3 in place popped open one after another. When the fastener on its throat also popped open, the D3 let out an earth-shattering roar. "Roar …"
"Clatter …"
One of the soldiers could no longer hold the steel rifle in his hand and let it fall to the ground. Then, he turned around and ran towards the gate while screaming. Then, Elena, who was sucking blood, stood up abruptly and rushed towards the soldier. Her blood-stained claws clawed at the soldier's face.
"Elena …"
This time, the doctor shouted in French, telling Elena to stop. He knocked the soldier to the ground, then stepped on the soldier's chest with his right foot. He turned his head to look at the doctor, his eyes flashing with hesitation.
"Now, I'll ask you again. Do you really want to betray Zhang Xiaoqiang?"
The doctor ignored the gun pointed at his forehead. His gloomy tone was like a murmur from hell, but his eyes swept over the other soldiers. He slowly exerted more force on the remote control in his hand. The D3's roar became louder and louder, and the strength it used to break free also increased. The remaining steel fasteners creaked under the tremendous force.
Zhang Xiaotian was speechless for a moment. At this moment, he was riding a tiger, unable to get off. Suddenly, his soldiers turned their guns and aimed at him, causing his heart to sink to the bottom.
"Pa …"
Zhang Xiaotian threw away the pistol, held his head with both hands, and shouted angrily at the doctor:
"You're a beast, that's your wife …"