Chapter 53 - 48 Malice

Chapter 53 - 48 Malice

"South?"

Jack, wearing Uncle Long's face, was a bit surprised. As for Tao Yu's English with a noticeable accent, it didn't seem strange to him at all. Many people in this area had heavy accents.

"Something seems to have happened in the south, a prairie and rainforest appeared."

At this time, the bald man also seemed a bit puzzled, using his binoculars atop the roof, he could almost make out the abnormality over there.

But because of the zombies, nobody had the energy to go and check it out.

"I'm Tommy, former Marine Corps," the bald man extended his hand to Tao Yu and gave him a firm handshake. "Brother, your equipment and abilities are pretty impressive, and that gun of yours isn't bad either."

The tall black man carrying a crossbow and holding a shotgun seemed a bit silent and reticent.

"Zhang Wei."

Tao Yu blurted out a random name.

"You're also of Chinese descent? Can you tell us about the situation down south? What are your plans now, to join our settlement or...?"

Jack took the opportunity to ask.

"The south is complicated. There are creatures even more terrifying than the zombies. I advise against going there. I want to investigate some information on the zombies and will likely leave after staying here a short while."

Tao Yu was dressed in standard combat gear, devoid of any affiliation markings, but it was easy to associate him with members of particular special statuses.

His talk of investigating zombie information was somewhat abrupt, but not unacceptable.

Still, it was somewhat remarkable for a person to dare undertake such a task alone.

"More terrifying than zombies?"

Jack frowned, his large nose becoming more prominent as the scar on his face twitched.

"Zombies aren't much of an issue; it's mainly their numbers."

The bald man, Tommy, wasn't surprised. After all, they were in an apocalyptic world and they had a high acceptance level for change.

Zombies were already a reality, so what if new creatures appeared?

After all, things couldn't get any worse!

As they had just met, they didn't want to interrogate him too much. Sometimes it's better to wait until you're more familiar before asking too many questions.

"There's also a type of python."

"Pythons aren't a big deal. When we were training in the Amazon, we hunted ones that were seven or eight meters long. With weapons, it's easy to kill them alone; without weapons, two people can still take them down with their bare hands."

The silent black man Senke chimed in.

"Senke used to be a part of the Delta Force, and I guess I was a former CIA agent, though my memories are a bit mixed up," Uncle Long Jack stated simply.

It was no wonder that these three were the martial force in this end-of-the-world scenario, nor was it surprising that they had become the leaders.

And Tao Yu, upon hearing what Jack said, began to slowly realize who he was and from what world he came.

'Who am I?' A meteorite of high research value had fallen, a CIA task force went to retrieve it, then the team was wiped out, and Jack, one of the survivors of the failed silence operation, lost his memory!

Because so much time had passed, all Tao Yu could roughly recall were these details. It seemed like the meteorite could also be used to create weapons, but it should be the kind that explodes on the physical side, how did it turn into a zombie world?

The Abyss, indeed, was quite chaotic!

"Alright, let's head back and talk. If you want to know information about the zombies, we can tell you about that too. I actually do have some understanding of the cause of this crisis," Jack sighed, seemingly lost in memories for a moment. Then he looked up at the sun and decided to lead everyone back first.

They went over the alley from rooftop to rooftop, heading back toward the hotel, as Jack shared along the way,

"...Later it seemed all the water sources were contaminated. Someone was deliberately poisoning them, and the viruses, which had long incubation periods when transmitted through drinking water, meant that by the time our investigation teams understood the truth, it was too late. Only a few with resistance managed to avoid the initial infection, and everything descended into chaos."

"I was betrayed by my superiors during a secret mission, and after I retired, I received a request from a friend to investigate a new virus. Initially, the impact of these viruses wasn't significant. Although the zombies looked terrifying, they weren't enough to affect the entire world..."

Tao Yu nodded as he listened. If zombies could only spread through blood, then indeed they wouldn't have much ability to spread given modern weaponry. It's very likely that the virus originated from another world.

"...Later it seemed all the water sources were contaminated. Someone was deliberately poisoning them, and the viruses, which had long incubation periods when transmitted through drinking water, meant that by the time our investigation teams understood the truth, it was too late. Only a few with resistance managed to avoid the initial infection, and everything descended into chaos."

Just then, a somewhat abrupt voice with a Cantonese accent speaking in Mandarin suddenly came from the corridor of a room on the side,

"Brother Jack, those three who attacked us have disappeared, all gone, without leaving any traces of escape."

Soon after, Tao Yu saw a person with an ordinary-looking face hurry over.

Well, another familiar face. Although what he said was a bit disconnected, Tao Yu still pieced together the information, guessing that it might be three Pioneers who had attacked them and had been captured, and they managed to escape back to the real world through meditation.

This kind of thing happened from time to time, but since the returned location was still the same, whether they could truly escape was a matter of luck.

Since this face was here, it probably wasn't just some minor character. Zhang Wei had said earlier that only Jack could absorb Yuan Force, so couldn't this guy do it? Or was he holding back?

Or did Tao Yu get it wrong, and it wasn't 'who am I'?

Tao Yu pondered in his mind, but the information he knew was indeed not enough.

"Gone?"

Jack seemed to have a hard time understanding what he meant. If they were locked up and tied up in a room, how could they disappear?

He then turned to Tao Yu to explain,

"His English isn't good. He's an undocumented worker who came here for a job. Previously, there were a few arrogant guys who attacked our stronghold, all very strong, with very accurate shooting. If they did not hold back from killing us, probably many of us would have died at the first encounter.

"He helped with a sudden attack, killed one, otherwise our losses could have been significant."

After explaining to Tao Yu, Jack turned back and continued to ask the newcomer in Mandarin,

"Shaolin, what exactly happened?"

Tao Yu, who had been listening with a smile on the side, suddenly stiffened when he heard Jack call out the newcomer's name. Then, he slowly removed his helmet and said with a smile in Mandarin,

"I understand too, we're all our own people here."

After speaking, he also looked at the newcomer with a beaming smile.

"You're quite handsome, young man. May I know your esteemed name?"

Tao Yu himself possessed a very high level of attractiveness, even more so than the newcomer, and removing his helmet also took people aback.

Then the newcomer subconsciously said,

"Oh, no need for formalities. My surname is Cao, my name is Cao Shaolin, and I'm an undocumented worker."

Cao Shaolin's face also showed a smile, but the smile seemed somewhat forced.

And the Spirit Perception that came with Tao Yu's Deification in the form of a Crane immediately let him sense an incoming wave of malice.

Okay then, no escape now.

Although the disguise was well done, it must be that Cao Shaolin!

What the hell, why did he come here?!

There were not many villains played by the newcomer, but Tao Yu had a very deep impression of this one.

The scene of 'I don't eat beef' was vivid in his memory.

Most importantly, when that wave of malice hit, Tao Yu even felt a sense of crisis as if a thorn was on his back.

Was this guy a threat to him?

He was supposed to be just a character with a twisted personality, a spoiled rich kid.

Considering what Jack said, if Cao Shaolin came from another world, then it was unknown what he might have experienced along the way.

This was someone who could easily gamble with his own life for the sake of his 'fun in the game.'

He was truly f***ing well-suited for this Abyssal environment!

Tsk~

Hes fingers twitched, but Tao Yu still suppressed the urge to attack immediately and simply nodded with a smile,

"Nice name..."

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