Three days later, somewhere in District 3 of Shashi, Yang Bensheng and Lin Wenjin were walking cautiously in the alley, followed by Lao Zhao.
The city was still dead silent in the afternoon, and only the occasional roar of black corpses could be heard.
The three of them lined up in a row and marched slowly among various obstacles, trying to avoid making any noise by touching cans and other objects. Lin Wenjin walked in the front holding a pulley tiger-style hand crossbow, Yang Bensheng was in the middle, and Lao Zhao walked in the back holding a gun.
Although the three of them are all ability users, in a city full of black corpses, three first-level early stage ability users... are really not enough to watch. Although Chen Xinyan has the ability to detect and investigate, the fewer people in the search team, the safer it is. Now that the three of them were blind, we could only try our best to be careful and pray to God for good luck.
At the end of the alley is a clinic. On the wall are the words "Puren Clinic" and "Injections and Infusions", which are the kind that you can't find without looking at a map.
"Click."
The sharp crossbow arrows seemed to have eyes, and shot into the brain core of a black corpse leaning against the wall, ending its rotten second half of life.
Although Lin Wenjin didn't know what it was meditating on while holding the wall with one hand, this would not hinder Lin Wenjin's determination to kill it at all.
He immediately closed his fingers, stretched out his arms and swung them laterally behind him, making a "forward" tactical gesture to the two people behind him, and then took the lead and broke into the clinic.
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Three days ago, there was a gas station in Taifeng in the southwest suburb of Shashi.
The group of people hurriedly broke into the convenience store, kicked open the door of the employee lounge, and put the young man on the bed with his back.
"Haiping, Lan Xi, guard the door!" Yang Bensheng ordered hurriedly, then turned to look at his wife and said, "Mei Ping, how are you doing with Xiaohua?"
"Ping Ma, please save him quickly. Brother Lang Hua has been bleeding." Yang Xiaoxiao was so anxious that she was about to cry.
Li Liping was obviously panicked: "I...this seems to be more serious than the coma two years ago."
"Let me see." Chen Xinyan squeezed through the crowd and came to the bedside.
"Doctor Chen, please help me quickly. My brother's forehead is so hot." Lin Qian stuttered, tears welling up in her eyes, "He...why doesn't he have a pulse?"
"Don't panic." Chen Xinyan relaxed her brows and let go of Lang Hua's wrist. "The pulse is weak and the frequency is increasing. It's shock."
"Lang...Lang Hua, is he going to transform into a corpse?" Suddenly an exclamation came from the crowd, "He has corpse spots on his legs."
Others looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough they saw that the skin on Lang Hua's exposed calf was pale, even purple, and was undergoing piebald-like changes.
"Look, look! What can I do? I don't want to stay with the black corpse."
People were talking, and in an instant they stepped back a lot and distanced themselves from Lang Hua on the bed.
"Nonsense!" Yang Xiaoxiao pulled out the dagger with a clunk and gritted his teeth viciously, "Whoever dares to talk nonsense will see if I don't cut out his tongue!"
Although people are afraid of her, there are also people who hold their necks in protest.
"Look at him yourself, everyone can see it."
"That is, the world after the disaster cannot be judged by common sense. Maybe he is a black corpse now."
"You guys!" Yang Xiaoxiao was about to get angry, but Chen Xinyan turned around and glared at them coldly.
"A bunch of idiots." She opened Lang Hua's eyelids to check his pupils, and added, "cold and clammy skin, mottling, decreased blood pressure, loss of consciousness, coupled with a thin and rapid pulse, are clearly the most important clinical manifestations of shock. It's so rare and strange. !”
Chen Xinyan always looked elegant and gentle, but now she suddenly scolded her coldly, which shocked everyone.
As the most calm and composed person present, Yang Xiaoxiao stood close to her white coat, feeling more reliable and secure than ever before.
Zhou Jin came out to smooth things over at this time: "It's not good if there are too many people staying here. I will take people to check the surrounding environment to prevent hidden black corpses from coming out to harm people. I will leave now."
"Okay, then it's up to Dr. Zhou." Yang Bensheng nodded and thanked him.
"Forget it," Lin Qian comforted Yang Xiaoxiao after they left, "leaving them here is just causing trouble. It's better to get away to avoid being upset."
"Dr. Chen, how is Xiaohua?" After all the irrelevant people left, Yang Bensheng no longer concealed the anxious look on his face.
"The situation is not good." Chen Xinyan shook her head, "Lang Hua is probably suffering from septic shock this time, which is a sepsis syndrome with shock caused by microorganisms and their toxins and other products."
Lin Wenjin worried: "Toxin, is it..."
Chen Xinyan seemed to know what he wanted to say: "It shouldn't be the spore corpse poison. I didn't lie when everyone was here just now. Lang Hua was indeed in shock this time, and it had nothing to do with the corpse poison or the transformation."
"However, the microorganisms and their toxins, cell wall products, etc. in the infection focus have invaded Lang Hua's blood circulation and activated various cells and body fluid systems of the host. The subsequently produced cytokines and endogenous mediators will act on various aspects of the body. Various organs and systems affect blood perfusion, leading to ischemia and hypoxia of tissue cells, metabolic disorders and dysfunction, and in severe cases, even multiple organ failure."
"Is it so serious?" Lin Qian couldn't believe it. Lang Hua was clearly alive and kicking before.
She couldn't help but think of a possibility - has Lang Hua never recovered from the strange coma two years ago? Nosebleeds, high fever, sudden coma, are these identical symptoms a coincidence?
She looked at Li Liping and found that she was also thinking, probably thinking of the same thing.
"Xin...Sister Chen, are you wrong? My brother has always been very healthy and strong." Yang Xiaoxiao's eyes widened in disbelief.
She didn't know about the incident when Lang Hua first came to the Yang family. In her eyes, Lang Hua has always been the most powerful and courageous person who is omnipotent no matter when and where. Just like she was trapped in the dark streets after "Advent Day", but she also firmly believed that Brother Lang Hua would come to save her. Even if the sky falls, the taller brother Lang Hua will be there to support him and prevent him from falling.
Lin Wenjin opened his mouth to say something. In his past experience, young and capable geniuses like Chen Xinyan were the most arrogant. Although she is usually silent and seems gentle and harmless to humans and animals, if it comes to her best field, she will immediately become surly.
Lang Hua's symptoms have gone beyond what Li Liping can handle, Zhou Jin's attitude is unclear, and now the only person they can trust is Chen Xinyan. Although Lang Hua had given the medicine first, how could it be clear whether it was more important than Lang Hua's life?
"I'm sorry too, but pathology is my specialty, please trust my judgment."
Chen Xinyan was not angry because of Yang Xiaoxiao's questioning. She touched Xiaoxiao's head and explained:
"This is what the disease shows. As for the cause, it is difficult for me to explain clearly. It may be that the pathogenic bacteria that mutated after the disaster came into contact with Lang Hua and caused the infection. It may also be that Lang Hua originally had some kind of chronic underlying disease. In the ice and snow environment, Exposure to bacterial toxins triggered toxic shock syndrome.”
"Then...then why are we okay?" Yang Xiaoxiao said in despair.
"To be honest, the world after the disaster is beyond my ability. Lang Hua's current serious condition is due to the interaction between microbial factors and the body's defense mechanism. The virulence of microorganisms may not be strong, but Lang Hua's body The internal environment is very bad.”
"Pale skin, clammy limbs, and cyanosis with patchy contractions are mainly due to insufficient microcirculatory perfusion after the blood pressure dropped. Although the blood loss has stopped, he continued to have high fever in his head and neck, and fundus examination showed spasm of arterioles and venous stasis. Zhang, it can be seen that he has symptoms of increased intracranial pressure. If the fever is not reduced quickly, his life will be in danger."
"I...will my ability 'Bing Qinglian' be helpful?" Li Liping finally remembered her identity as an ability user.
Yes, since Bingqinglian can heal the burns on Wang Ming's face, who says it won't have miraculous effects on Lang Hua?
"It should be possible," Chen Xinyan nodded, "but until the pathogenic bacteria are not clear, I can only speculate on the most likely pathogenic bacteria based on the primary lesions and clinical manifestations, and use powerful, broad-spectrum fungicides for treatment."
Yang Bensheng said immediately: "I understand, I will go to the city to get the medicine now."
Lin Wenjin stood up and said, "I'll go too. My lover was also a doctor, so I know a little bit about it."
"I also need equipment for infusion expansion and maintenance of organ function. Dr. Li Liping stayed to help me stabilize Lang Hua's condition."
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"Da da da."
Amidst the fierce firing, Lin Wenjin had no time to recall what happened three days ago.
Who would have thought that this clinic would be a gathering place for the "Screamer" corpses!
The "Screaming Black Corpse" can emit a high-decibel piercing scream, and through the noise, many black corpses gather to form a small group of corpses around it.
If he had known that he would encounter this situation, no matter whether the Qin family members were willing or not, Lin Wenjin would drag Xia Qing along to get the medicine no matter what.
No, if he had known that he would encounter the "Screamer", Lin Wenjin would not have come here at all. Although this is the closest, there are other options.
In fact, that's what he planned. After discovering the corpses of "Screamers" in the Puren Clinic, they originally planned to retreat and leave quietly. But who would have thought that Lao Zhao, the troublemaker, would accidentally step on a mineral water bottle at this moment. This is good, the zombie group's attention has been completely attracted, and they can't run away even if they want to!
"Damn Old Zhao! Let's see how I can settle this account with you when I go out." Lin Wenjin cursed angrily and hurriedly fired a limited number of crossbow arrows at the black corpse.
"I don't want to either. How can you completely blame me? After all, it's not your fault for leading the way here!"
"Stop arguing." Yang Bensheng used the water knife to cut the neck of a black corpse. A water shield appeared on his side to block the sharp claws of the other black corpse. He said in a deep voice, "Look for an opportunity to break out!"
A corpse claw scratched Lin Wenjin's shoulder, and a tear appeared in his thick canvas coat in an instant.
He said anxiously: "Zhao, can you please stop shooting? Is your evolutionary ability just a decoration? You will attract the black corpses three streets away!"
"What can I do? The muffler was destroyed by these guys with just one claw."
"Forget it, we have attracted enough black corpses anyway." Li Wenjin tried to get close to the "J-shaped scream" again and again, but he never succeeded.
"Damn, it's coming again!" He saw the "J-shaped screamer" open its mouth wide and grinned almost to the ears, so he hurriedly shouted, "Brother Sheng! Open the water curtain quickly. That beast is shouting again!" "
The next moment, a hemispherical liquid barrier with water ripples was generated out of thin air, covering the three people.
They had covered their ears tightly, but the sharp and piercing screams still penetrated the eardrums, giving people a splitting headache.
Prior to this, they had suffered three attacks from the "J-Scream".
According to what Lang Hua said before, this special black corpse is called "Screamer", and the chance of appearing in a group of corpses is less than 1%. When encountering human evolvers, they can attack with high-frequency screams. Although this kind of scream is not fatal, during the activities of the screamer, many other types of black corpses will always gather around it due to the noise, forming a swarm.
High-frequency screams will occur every once in a while, directly interfering with the evolution process of clearing the corpse group. If Yang Bensheng's skill "Water Curtain" hadn't been able to block sound waves to a certain extent, they would have been torn to pieces by the black corpses that rushed forward!
Sonic attacks have a long history in human warfare. As early as 300 years ago during World War II, the Nazis installed a psychological warfare device similar to some kind of "air alarm" on the Ju-87 "Stuka" dive bomber. When a bomber accelerates in a steep dive bombing attack and the air hits it at enough speed, it emits a distinctive whistling sound that causes great panic among Allied troops and civilians.
Later declassified documents from the CIA also showed that its spy organization tried to copy the model in the 1950s out of war threats, hoping to create a device that could make terrifying and painful sounds and install it on airplanes. When an aircraft flies over enemy positions or civilian areas at low altitude, flying at a speed of more than 300 miles and only a few hundred feet above the ground, the scream impacts the human eardrum, causing an extremely strong sense of discomfort and a "J-shaped scream" "The attacks have different approaches but the same effect.
"Damn it, no one can leave today unless we kill it!"
Yang Bensheng roared, released his hands covering his ears, and output the water energy with all his strength. While supporting the defense of the water film, he slowly pushed forward.
This tactic was something they had discussed the first two times. The water curtain defense can give them a short period of respite. After getting close to the target, Yang Bensheng used the water net to restrain the "J-shaped Scream". Finally, it was only for Lao Zhao to use the strengthened "Iron Fist" to kill the Screamer and he was done.
The high-frequency scream lasts only a few seconds. When the scream stops, it is the best time to attack!
"There's a chance." Yang Bensheng's eyes lit up, feeling that he could succeed this time.
But at this time, Lao Zhao smiled sinisterly and punched Yang Bensheng in the back of the head.
"go to hell!"
"careful!"
Lin Wenjin, who was backed by two defenders, noticed this scene through his peripheral vision. But at this time, apart from saying these two words, he had no time to do anything.
