Chapter 6

Lin Chao released the mutated dog's leg, and its body slid lifelessly to the ground. Its skull was completely shattered and blurred, the fur on its face embedded in the broken skull, making it unrecognizable, a truly gruesome sight that silently spoke of the brutal treatment it had just endured.

Lin Chao's body slightly slumped, and he panted heavily. Although he had managed to overpower the mutated dog, his own physical strength was severely depleted. Moreover, his palm had been somewhat infected.

He had gripped the dog's leg too hard, allowing the intense virus to invade his palm. At this moment, his palm itched unbearably, and he wished he could cut it open with a knife.

Lin Chao let out a light breath and furrowed his brow. Given the speed of the virus's infection, he estimated that in about half an hour, his arm would become completely numb and start to rot, eventually spreading to his entire body. Within 12 hours, the virus would invade his brain, devouring a large number of brain cells and destroying the memory carriers, turning him into a new creature: a corpse!

This was not something that could be resisted by sheer willpower.

Just like being impaled through the heart, no matter how strong one's willpower, one would still die instantly.

What Lin Chao could do was, within 12 hours, transplant the genes of a corpse into his body to suppress the infection rate! Yes, it could only suppress, not completely eliminate, because the gene transplant would only result in a semi-evolution, not a true evolution!

Time was limited. Lin Chao squatted down with great effort, took out a dagger, and began to dissect the mutated dog's body.

In the future, the bodies of mutated beasts were very valuable, able to be exchanged for many things, such as bullets, weapons, food, housing, and temporary residence permits in the base city.

First, they had experimental value.

Second, the bodies of mutated beasts contained many treasures. For example, the scales of powerful mutated beasts were stronger than steel, and their flesh was highly nutritious, not only delicious but also capable of altering genes. Of course, the flesh contained a large amount of virus, which ordinary people dared not eat.

According to legend, some S-level monsters could produce something incredible in their bodies, capable of turning ordinary people into ultimate evolvers!

Now, in the early stages of the apocalypse, the flesh of this mutated dog was highly nutritious. An ordinary person who ate it could become very strong, not inferior to tiger bones or ginseng, which were known for their blood-boosting and nourishing properties. However, Lin Chao had not yet become an evolver, so he had to give up on eating it. His goal was to obtain its fur.

Using the dagger, Lin Chao skillfully cut the intact fur from the dog's body. In the future, when he became an evolver, he could use it to make arm guards, which would be more durable than his own skin.

After finishing, Lin Chao placed the fur under a nearby car for safekeeping, planning to retrieve it later.

Then, Lin Chao set off again.

After crossing several streets, he encountered large groups of corpses along the way. Lin Chao either lured them away or avoided them, gradually approaching the hospital. During this time, he only saw a few corpse rats gnawing on human corpses and no other mutated beasts.

Finally, he arrived at the front of this top-tier hospital.

It was like a hell on earth!

Human remains were scattered everywhere, with arms, feet, and heads with noses bitten off, internal organs, and intestines squeezed out. These organs were torn apart, making it easy to imagine the scene of people being torn to pieces by the corpses.

There were too many corpses at the main entrance, so Lin Chao had to choose to enter through the back door.

This hospital was very large, with several buildings arranged together. Some were for ophthalmology, some for obstetrics and gynecology, and others for the cafeteria.

Lin Chao found a building responsible for surgeries and entered it.

There were not many corpses in front of this building. There was one in a white coat and three in pink nurse uniforms, and the rest were people who had come to seek medical treatment.

Lin Chao lured them away with his voice and then successfully entered the building.

A few corpses were wandering in the lobby, but Lin Chao did not disturb them. Instead, he circled around them, as his scent was masked. As long as he did not get within five meters of these corpses, they would not detect him.

The sound of his heavy footsteps echoed through the long corridor.

Lin Chao held a stick and walked toward the operating room on the first floor. The operating room door was tightly closed, and there were two corpses at the entrance, apparently a father and son. At their feet were scattered human limbs and a blood-stained white coat.

Lin Chao frowned slightly. If there was only one, he could handle it easily, but two were more challenging.

He thought for a moment, retreated to the corner, bent down, and took out three throwing knives from his leg. He tightly held one of them between his fingers.

Closing his eyes, the world turned dark.

When he opened his eyes again, Lin Chao had adjusted his state, and his body's coordination and muscles had reached a balanced and stable state.

Go!

He exerted force in his wrist and suddenly threw the knife!

Whoosh!

The throwing knife shot through the air!

With a thud, the knife accurately pierced the skull of one of the corpses, entering through the weak temple!

The blade went all the way to the hilt!

The corpse stood there for a moment, seemingly not feeling any pain. It just turned its head to look around, and after seeing nothing unusual, it resumed its wandering, completely unaware of the knife in its head...

Lin Chao frowned slightly. His body was too weak, and he had not managed to blow its head apart. He sighed inwardly and picked up the second throwing knife, adjusting his breathing.

Whoosh!

The throwing knife flashed and made a clinking sound as it hit the end of the first knife, pushing it further into the rotten flesh, with the hilt deeply embedded.

Such precision was almost unbelievable, but it was possible with practice. If you practiced for eight hours a day for several years, you could achieve the same level. In the harsh environment of the future, human potential was infinitely unleashed!

Compared to his gun skills, throwing knives were not Lin Chao's strong point, only reaching A1 level. For someone whose gun skills were approaching S level, the role of throwing knives was limited.

The corpse let out a low howl. This time, the throwing knife seemed to have touched its brain's nerve center, causing it to react. However, seeing no one around, it howled a few times and resumed its wandering.

Lin Chao picked up the third throwing knife and focused his gaze on the blade.

Whoosh!

The throwing knife flashed.

Clank!

It hit the hilt of the knife in the corpse's head, driving it in forcefully and destroying the nerve center in its brain.

The corpse stiffened for a moment and then slowly collapsed.

Lin Chao immediately grabbed the iron stick and rushed toward the remaining corpse. As he approached within five meters, he suddenly accelerated!

Bang!

He swung the stick!

Although the corpse's brain waves detected his presence, the iron stick fell too quickly, causing it to stagger.

Lin Chao did not let up, quickly striking several times and successfully dealing with the corpse.

After doing this, he pulled out the throwing knives from the corpse's head, cleaned them on its clothes, and picked up the two on the ground, putting them away. He then looked at the tightly closed door, frowning again.

His lock-picking skills were at B1 level, not particularly advanced. Of course, this was in comparison to his gun skills. In reality, B-level skills were already very impressive. In the future, anyone with a B-level skill in any field could live comfortably in a settlement.

As for A-level skills, especially combat skills, such talents would be highly cultivated in the base city!

Lin Chao had not entered the base city but chose to become a wilderness wanderer mainly because he had offended someone in a base city and killed the son of the city's commander in the wilderness. If his whereabouts were discovered, he did not want to be betrayed by the base city, so he had to fight alone.

B1-level lock-picking skills could open most simple electronic locks, anti-theft locks, and password locks on safes. This was the first time he had encountered the lock on the operating room.

Just as he was about to pick the lock, the door suddenly "clicked" open, and a pair of sharp eyes appeared, looking at him warily and asking, "Human?"

Lin Chao raised an eyebrow, surprised to find a survivor inside.

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