It wasn't that Luo Xiaole paid him particular attention.
It was just that from the moment the thick fog in the house dispersed and the serpentine zombies were seen.
On Wang Biao and Xiao Zhen's faces, besides the instinctual fear of survival, there was also a sense of shock.
A shock at seeing a completely new species of zombie...
Even Luo Xiaole was stunned for a moment.
But there was no surprise to be seen on Shui Cheng's face.
Only fear of life and death.
They stood in a neat row, and it was difficult for Luo Xiaole not to notice them.
The few people finally wiped the sweat from their faces and sat down.
This one night had been too thrilling, an S-class mission was more tiring than five A-class missions.
"I finally understand now why there were some scattered organs in that reed marsh..." Wang Biao sighed.
These must have been from previous survivors, and those sent out on S-class missions...
As they fled, they were unable to escape the siege of this group of snake-like zombies...
And thus lay forever on the cold ground.
Everyone fell silent, each lost in their own thoughts.
Luo Xiaole, through the moonlight, glanced at Shui Cheng, who was sitting silently beside them, lost in thought.
She always had a very strange feeling.
She always felt that Shui Cheng had known about these new mutated zombies for a long time...
"Have you never seen these mutated zombies before?" Luo Xiaole quietly asked Wang Biao.
Wang Biao shook his head, "Before, everyone mostly encountered ordinary zombies. At the most difficult times, we encountered zombie hordes, and we've been through it all like this."
"Even with this mutated zombie, it's only recently that we've seen them from time to time when taking base missions. We all thought that zombies wouldn't be too strong after mutation, but who would have thought..."
Luo Xiaole was surprised. No wonder the S-class mission was equipped with a healer like Xiao Zhen, who was not very reliable in emergencies, and Wei Hong only brought weapons, was not skilled, and even had no special abilities, yet dared to participate in an S-class mission...
It turned out they had never encountered mutated zombies before!
No wonder their practical combat experience was insufficient, after all, with Wang Biao's skills and others' special abilities, dealing with ordinary zombies was basically enough.
Luo Xiaole didn't consider herself at all, as she had no special abilities either, only a weapon.
She rested her head on her hand in confusion, and things became strange...
Ever since they followed Qin Mingyang, wherever he was, there seemed to be many of these peculiar mutated zombies...
From the two mutated bodies in the clock tower at the beginning, to the split zombies and tentacle zombies near the airport, and then the many bat zombies that appeared later, and now the snake horde mutated zombies...
The probability of Luo Xiaole encountering mutated zombies near him far exceeded the normal odds!
Coupled with Luo Xiaole's conjecture that Qin Mingyang's ring had been silently attracting these zombie hordes...
Could it be that Qin Mingyang's ring not only attracted zombies but also promoted their mutation?
What's more, the ring was still in an unactivated state. If it were truly activated by him...
A very strange guess flashed through Luo Xiaole's mind, could it be that the function of this ring, after activation, was to control these zombies?
"That would be too powerful!"
Luo Xiaole calculated silently in her heart.
A thought gradually formed in her mind.
According to her uncle and aunt, the ring in Qin Mingyang's hand was also a relic from her parents.
At that time, she didn't know the ring's function, and Luo Xiaole's physical condition was not good, so she only wanted to follow the ring's movement route to try and find out the story behind the ring and the truth of her parents' death.
But if the power of this ring was so immense.
And in the previous eavesdropping, Qin Mingyang was such a violent person...
What if she could snatch the ring back on the way?
Everything needed to be planned carefully.
First, she had to follow the system's progress, unlock the item area, and save money to modify her body.
When she could stiffen at any moment, doing anything would involve great risk.
She couldn't risk her life by rashly trying to snatch the ring, or even lose the one she had, that would be too much of a loss...
...
As the first ray of morning sun shone into the house, everyone opened their eyes.
They had taken turns keeping watch last night, and there was no trouble.
Luo Xiaole stretched her legs. The night air was cold, and she had slept against the wall all night. Her cold, which was almost gone, had worsened instantly.
While no one was paying attention, she zoned out for a moment, actually going to the system's medicine shop and taking a few pills.
Only then did she feel much better.
"Ouch..." She leaned on the wall, trying to stand up, but her limbs felt like they had been hit by a sledgehammer, and the heavy, dull ache made her unable to exert any strength.
Wang Biao couldn't bear to watch any longer and reached out to help her.
Luo Xiaole looked at him gratefully. As expected, they were from the same neighborhood; this guy was reliable!
"Is our mission complete?" Luo Xiaole opened the mission panel again.
"It says to clear out the mutated zombies in this area. Last night was their collective hunt, they should have all moved out. We just don't know if there are any left around here.
We'll need to sweep the villa area later," Wang Biao analyzed very seriously.
"No problem, it's daytime now, and the combat power of this snake horde should be greatly weakened," Luo Xiaole nodded.
"I'll team up with Big Sis!" Xiao Zhen servilely jumped to Luo Xiaole's side.
Luo Xiaole shook her head desperately, internally complaining, 'Who wants to team up with you? I don't want to be tripped by you and fall on my face! Besides, we're both small and weak. If one of us falls, the other won't be able to carry them back!'
She looked at Wang Biao and the others for help.
Unexpectedly, Shui Cheng and Wang Biao both spread their hands, indicating no objection. They had all witnessed her strength, and it was understandable that Xiao Zhen wanted to latch onto a strong person.
Luo Xiaole reluctantly said, "You, don't run around randomly later, don't act impulsively, understand?" Luo Xiaole urged him with all her might.
"Big Sis, don't worry!" Xiao Zhen patted his chest forcefully.
Then, as they divided their routes and were about to go out.
Wang Biao took the lead, gripped his Guan Dao, and violently pulled open the door!
A pungent, foul smell suddenly assailed them.
"Ugh..." A nearly 2-meter tall man, seeing the scene outside the door, bent over and unexpectedly gagged.
"Ugh..." Shui Cheng and Xiao Zhen were not spared.
"This... it's all turned into snake paste? Xiaole, you... your taste is really heavy..." Wang Biao's mouth was wide open at this moment, looking at Luo Xiaole as if she were a demon crawled out of hell.
No one had ever seen such a gruesome scene of fighting zombies! Dismemberment was one thing, but grinding them into paste, what was used to do that...
The way they looked at Luo Xiaole changed again, Xiao Zhen's hands even trembled a little...
No wonder Luo Xiaole told them not to open the door last night to look...
"I... I'll team up with Guan Dong Dao, ha... haha..." Xiao Zhen was sweating profusely. Luo Xiaole looked fragile, but she was such a terrifyingly ruthless person...
His worldview was refreshed again.
...
Thus, the few people split into two teams and swept through the reed marsh area before noon.
Since Luo Xiaole couldn't walk, Shui Cheng drove her around the outer perimeter of the reed marsh.
As far as the eye could see, there were no more black cyclones.
Only then did they regroup at the scheduled time.
"The snake horde from last night must have all moved out. It's clear around here now," Wang Biao also reported the situation.
"We'll need to take some samples of the mutated zombie corpses from the house back, to submit as part of the mission and also provide them to the scientists in the city for research, to investigate the cause of mutation."
Wang Biao, as expected of a point-scoring expert, had completed so many missions and was very familiar with the procedures.
Before noon, they finally had the samples ready and prepared to set off back to the base.
When they re-entered the vicinity of Luocheng's defense line, the exclusive communication signal of Luocheng Base finally came through again.
Everyone's communication equipment could finally operate.
Luo Xiaole's communication device received messages from Luo Shu and the others.
At the same time, a message from Qin Mingyang came through Shui Cheng's card.
"How is it?"
"Reporting, Young Master, just as you predicted, there are instances of known zombie species mutating prematurely, and the number of mutations is increasing."