"Ugh... Ah... Giggling..."
These zombies let out strange cries and rushed towards the Ghost-faced Spiders in front of them, their long claws stabbing deep into the spiders' bellies.
The Ghost-faced Spiders' scythe-like sharp claws also severed the zombies' heads.
Rolling...
The zombies' heads rolled far away before their bodies finally ceased all movement.
"Squeak squeak..."
The injured Ghost-faced Spiders writhed on the ground in pain.
Soon, other Ghost-faced Spiders rushed over, preparing to administer treatment and wrap their wounds with silk.
However, in the next moment, the Ghost-faced Spider lying on the ground suddenly twitched, then its eight legs bent towards the sky, and it became still.
Bang!
Less than a second after dying, it came back to life. Its compound eyes were a chaotic gray-white.
"Giggling..."
The Ghost-faced Spider's fangs twitched, emitting a series of strange cries, and then it violently charged at its nearby kin.
After being bitten, the other Ghost-faced Spiders mutated within seconds, also turning into zombie Ghost-faced Spiders.
The spider army dispatched by Mo Ran for support, although they successfully eliminated the zombies.
However, a considerable portion of them were directly transformed into zombie spiders, engaging in a fierce battle with Mo Ran's spider army on the streets.
"Something's wrong, how can zombies infect spiders? This is impossible!"
Mo Ran was shocked, then quickly ordered the spider army to retreat, and summoned over a dozen giant petal spiders on the rooftop.
These spiders slowly moved their bodies, shifting their massive hindquarters to the edge of the rooftop.
Swoosh!
Over a dozen streams of thick green poisonous mist descended from the sky, slowly enveloping the few Ghost-faced Spiders and zombie spiders left behind to cover the retreat on the ground.
The Ghost-faced Spiders responsible for the rear guard were extremely valiant. They desperately used their bodies and silk to block the advance of the zombie spiders, forcibly holding the enemy within the poisonous mist zone.
Then they watched as their enemies and their own bodies were gradually corroded and melted by the poisonous mist...
After a long while, the poisonous mist gradually dissipated, leaving only pools of venom on the ground.
The crisis in the fifth walled city was resolved, but Zhao Xiyue, who was watching the combat footage, couldn't help but frown.
Now, Zhang Chen and a group of powerful individuals had all gone out as planned to clear out high-level monsters within their territory.
Only those with intermediate strength were left to defend the city.
Among the remaining strong individuals, besides Xiaobai and Mo Ran each managing one city, it was herself and Xu Ruina.
With the powerful individuals just having left, a zombie incident occurred, which gave Zhao Xiyue a headache.
This incident not only affected others' judgment of her abilities but also resulted in the deaths of 243 civilians.
It could be said that this was the greatest loss suffered since the survivors moved into the walled city.
"Fortunately, with City Lord Mo Ran here, these zombies have been contained, and the crisis has not further expanded. This is truly cause for celebration!"
Wang Haian said with a look of relief from his seat.
"There's nothing to celebrate about this, is there? The walled city's defenses are so strict, how did these zombies appear?"
"Moreover... this strain of zombie virus is completely different from what we've encountered before!"
"The residents of the walled city, except for the reincarnators with blue rings, almost all have physiques that are immune to the zombie virus. However, in this incident, there were 172 reincarnators with green rings, 33 with dark red rings, and 38 with blue rings."
"Furthermore, this zombie virus can also infect mutated creatures. This is the first time we've encountered this."
Jiang Chenchen glared at Wang Haian with a cold expression, then said with a grave expression.
"That's right, this incident is indeed rather peculiar. Not only has a never-before-seen zombie virus appeared, but we don't even know how this virus originated!"
"Moreover, the crime scene was in complete chaos, all witnesses are dead, and no one knows who the first patient was or how they appeared..."
Zhao Xiyue was at a loss, her brow furrowed almost into a knot.
Wang Haian sat expressionlessly, his gaze suddenly falling on a man in the corner.
The man nodded slightly, then suddenly said:
"I have some clues, I don't know if I should speak..."
Zhao Xiyue looked at the man. This person was the representative of the blue-ring reincarnators, named Fang Zhenning. In the peaceful era, he was a mayoral secretary with considerable management experience.
"Speak, everyone here is from the administrative team, we are all on the same side, there's nothing inconvenient to say."
Zhao Xiyue said.
"Alright, then I will speak."
Fang Zhenning cleared his throat, then said loudly:
"As everyone knows, Researcher Xu has been working in a sealed laboratory with some scientists."
"Although I don't know what they are researching, Researcher Xu is often seen with zombie creatures around her."
"In other words, only the virus she researched has the ability to infect mutated creatures. Therefore, this incident is likely related to what Researcher Xu is researching!"
Hearing Fang Zhenning directly point the finger at Xu Ruina, the scene immediately erupted in an uproar.
Many people here knew that Xu Ruina was very close to Zhang Chen. It could be said that after Zhang Chen entered the apocalypse, the first person he met was Zhao Xiyue, and the second was Xu Ruina.
Moreover, Zhang Chen's reliance and trust in Xu Ruina were even greater than in Zhao Xiyue.
Directly pointing the finger at Xu Ruina was undoubtedly equivalent to firing at Zhang Chen.
"What you're saying is too arbitrary. After all, there are still many monsters we haven't seen in the Ultimate Apocalypse, and no one can guarantee that this matter is definitely related to Researcher Xu!"
"Moreover, Researcher Xu's research has been ongoing for a long time, and there have never been any leaks. Furthermore, the research institute is in the fourth walled city, and the incident occurred in the fifth walled city, so..."
Zhao Xiyue explained with a serious expression.
She absolutely did not believe that this matter was related to Xu Ruina.
"That's right, I agree with Team Leader Zhao's statement!"
"This matter is definitely not related to Researcher Xu. Even if it is related, at most, someone entered the research institute and privately took out the virus, ultimately leading to this result."
"Given Researcher Xu's identity and status, such a oversight would never occur!"
Wang Haian nodded, earnestly chiming in.
Although he seemed to be chiming in, he was actually implying that the virus still came from the research institute.
No matter who brought out the virus, as long as the origin was the research institute, Xu Ruina would definitely not be absolved of responsibility.
Just as everyone was engaged in heated discussion, shouts suddenly came from outside the window.
Hundreds of reincarnators, holding homemade banners and signs, shouted loudly:
"We want safety! We want protection! We want a reasonable explanation!"