Chapter 1126 - 594: Resident Evil

The blood-red halo in the sky lasted for nearly ten minutes before quickly dissipating.

Inside the safe house.

The family of three, Shao Xinglan, anxiously waited for ten minutes.

In one frame of the surveillance monitors, a human figure finally appeared at this moment.

Camilla made a slight adjustment to the camera’s program, allowing several cameras to continually change angles to expand the observation range.

One of the cameras, upon turning, happened to capture the end of the road at the door, where several staggering figures suddenly emerged.

Valentina’s sharp eyes immediately spotted this scene: "There seems to be someone over there!"

Camilla immediately controlled the camera to move over, recapturing the figures.

But because of the distance, the view was not very clear.

Shao Xinglan patted his wife’s arm and said, "Camilla, zoom in the image."

Camilla replied "Okay," quickly opened a program, and operated it a few times.

The figures were immediately enclosed by a white frame, indicating that the camera had locked onto them.

The rest of the surveillance screens immediately faded away, with the figures rapidly enlarging, occupying most of the screen in the blink of an eye.

The three of them took one look and immediately showed horrified expressions.

Valentina turned her head and made a retching sound, her throat moving violently, almost vomiting.

Because these figures, their outlines resembling humans, simply could not be called people, but more like monsters.

They, no, it should be "they," were not wearing clothes and had no intact skin on their bodies.

Their bodies were covered with pustules of various sizes, many of which had burst, their skin coated with yellow pus.

As they walked, pus constantly dripped down, leaving yellow trails on the ground.

Every now and then, a strange bud emerged from their bodies, growing rapidly and then bursting open.

Something seemed to flash by faintly, but it was unclear what it was.

This scene was like a horror movie "Resident Evil" playing out in reality.

No.

Ten times more terrifying than the movie!

Earlier, Shao Xinglan mentioned that Great Xia’s disaster response software briefly described the symptoms of the infection—infected people’s bodies would be covered with sores, and they would exude yellow fluid all over.

The figures on the screen perfectly matched the above description.

This was definitely the result of an infection caused by the pandemic.

Camilla turned to glance at Valentina, noticing she was on the brink of vomiting, so she clicked the mouse to hide the surveillance window.

Valentina exhaled, feeling a bit better.

Camilla, however, remained quite calm and asked a question: "Honey, earlier, the infected individuals had buds growing on their bodies, is this how they spread the pandemic?"

Shao Xinglan, suppressing his nausea, nodded and said, "It’s highly likely."

Valentina’s eyes were filled with fear, her legs trembling: "We won’t get infected, will we?"

Shao Xinglan answered, "Let me ask."

He opened Great Xia’s disaster response software and asked the intelligent AI: "Can my safe house protect us from the pandemic infection?"

The AI’s response was quite detailed: "The Jingzhou Legion, responsible for affairs in the Nan Jing Continent and Beijing Continent, has urgently dispatched a team to study the pandemic released by the Carmenians.

"Based on current research results, the infected seem to have a certain Sensing Power towards humans in the surrounding environment. The more people gather around them, the stronger their sensing power becomes.

"The infected naturally have a strong tendency to spread the pandemic, and they keep wandering in cities, continuously spreading this terrible pandemic to surrounding crowds.

"The surface of the infected will grow infection buds, within which the seeds of the pandemic will be nurtured. Once the infected sense a target suitable for infection, they can project the seeds of the pandemic towards it.

"This method of projection is quite peculiar, somewhat resembling electromagnetic radiation, requiring no medium and able to penetrate some barriers.

"If it’s an ordinary metal safe house with walls thinner than 20 millimeters, it cannot block the infected’s sensing, and even if hiding inside the safe house, there remains a significant risk of infection.

"If the wall thickness exceeds 30 millimeters, it can significantly block the infected’s sensing. If the material contains ’Silent Iron’ or similar supernatural materials, the blocking probability exceeds 99%, ensuring sufficient safety."

The so-called "Silent Iron" is a first-level Exotic Material, possessing a special effect that blocks spiritual sensing.

The family realized that the key to avoiding infection lies in blocking the infected’s sensing.

Shao Xinglan asked, "The safe house I custom-built from Great Xia has a thickness of 45 millimeters, although the material does not contain Silent Iron, it does have 0.3% ’Snow Lead Ore.’

"The panels also have a silent layer, containing a small amount of Silent Gel. Can such a safe house block sensing?"

The intelligent AI responded instantly: "Of course it can! Snow Lead Ore’s effect is better than Silent Iron. As long as you and your family stay inside the safe house, the likelihood of being discovered by the infected is negligible."

Shao Xinglan immediately broke into a smile: "Those hundreds of thousands of bucks were well spent."

Back then, considering the chaotic situation in the Azik Alliance, he had specifically found a company in Great Xia to custom-build a high-end safe house.

The customization cost, along with transportation and installation, totaled more than a hundred and seventy thousand.

He felt it was a painful sum when he paid, but now he truly believed it was worth every penny, directly saving his family’s lives today.

Camilla gave her husband a thumbs-up: "Honey, your decision to custom-build a safe house was very foresighted!"