Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 155 - 27: The Drama Queen Sister Refuses to Be Cannon Fodder (Part 27)
Jiang Chao didn’t say much and followed Jiang Lai toward the power distribution room. The room wasn’t locked, and outside lay a black, wolf-like creature wrapped in decaying flesh, emitting a nauseating stench, gnawing on a bloody hunk of flesh.
It was the first time Jiang Lai saw such a thing, Jiang Chao whispered.
"This is a mutated wild dog, much more dangerous than a zombie. Stay behind me and don’t make a sound."
Saying this, Jiang Chao moved in front of Jiang Lai, slowly gathering a fireball in his hand, just about to throw it when a loud "bang" sounded, followed by a sudden splatter of blood, catching Jiang Chao off guard and covering him entirely.
Looking again at the zombie wild dog, its head had exploded, and several white, nauseating worms were crawling at the shredded joint.
Jiang Chao glanced at Jiang Lai silently, and the latter gave a small smile.
"Brother, you’d better stand behind me."
Jiang Chao hesitated to speak, unable to comprehend why Jiang Lai had progressed so rapidly in such a short period.
That wild dog was more formidable than a second-level zombie, requiring him to exert effort, yet Jiang Lai had resolved it without lifting a finger.
As her brother, he stood with complex feelings behind Jiang Lai, watching her kick aside the headless dog and open the door to the distribution room.
Inside was pitch black; the lights wouldn’t work. Jiang Lai turned on a flashlight and shone it twice inside. Immediately, a rustling sound like sandpaper grinding against tin echoed.
In the next second, the detector in her hand, which had initially shown one red dot, suddenly split, from one to two, two to four, four to eight... spreading madly until filling the entire screen!
Jiang Lai’s heart skipped a beat. As she turned off the flashlight, numerous red eyes lit up in the nearby darkness, staring at her and approaching rapidly.
"Damn!!"
As Jiang Lai realized what it was, her legs reacted faster than her mind. She turned and grabbed Jiang Chao’s arm, running back, noticing the flesh under the wild dog’s paw was actually a huge rat!
The door closed under her spiritual manipulation, but by then, a terrifying number of zombie rats had already swarmed out.
Jiang Chao glanced back, seeing a hoard of rats larger than cats madly chasing them, gasping in shock, quickened his pace, and pulled Jiang Lai along.
"Run fast!!"
Jiang Lai had never seen so many rats in her lifetime. They came in a dark wave, like rolling tides, hideous, with sharp teeth, leaving nothing alive in their wake, even the zombie wild dog was devoured to the bone.
She tried to control them with her spiritual power, but there were too many. Some always escaped, and the rest she couldn’t hold for long, buying some time for escape before they chased again.
"Which way?"
Jiang Chao intended to run outside but remembered the car was out there with people inside. Leading the zombie rats out would be devastating, so he sprinted toward the chemical pool.
Before coming, the layout of the chemical plant had been sent to everyone. Jiang Chao remembered there was a bottomless chemical pool here, filled with toxic chemicals.
As he thought this, the pool appeared ahead. The rustling sound from behind seemed right in his ears, closing in like it was after their lives. At this moment, Jiang Lai shouted out.
"Brother, hold on tight!!"
With that, she grabbed onto a mixing drum hanging over the pool. Jiang Chao followed suit, leaping and clutching onto the drum tightly.
The swarm of rats rushed forward like dumplings being thrown into the soup, pressing forward with the ones behind pushing the ones in front into the chemical pool.
The remaining few were no threat, and Jiang Lai jumped down, directly binding one with her control and stuffing it into a net bag.
"Ten thousand bucks!"
And just like that, it was in hand.
The pool was densely packed, its walls smooth, and the liquid thick, making it impossible for them to climb out.
Jiang Chao furrowed his brows in thought.
"If these things scale up, it’d be more terrifying than a zombie wave."
Jiang Lai shook the net in her hand.
"That’s why we must bring this sample back to Lin Yan for research as soon as possible."
"Even if a serum is developed, what then? These things don’t just bite you once and leave it at that; nothing remains once they get hold of you."
"That’s why Lin Yan isn’t just researching any ordinary serum. It’s one that can reverse the condition, not only preventing humans from turning when bitten but also solving the root issue by restoring the biting creatures to normal."
Jiang Chao was incredulous.
"Can he really research such a serum?"
Jiang Lai’s face beamed with confidence.
"Of course!"
Her proud expression seemed as if she had come up with the research herself.
After Jiang Chao expressed his admiration, the siblings returned to the power distribution room and locked the door completely, though it didn’t much matter; if the rats wanted to get out, they could. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
"Let’s rush back to inform the base. This is unlike anything seen before, and they need to be alerted to the danger."
Rats aren’t like other animals; they are everywhere and can infiltrate unnoticed, making them difficult to guard against.
If such creatures ever got into the base, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The two returned to the car with their findings, but the others hadn’t returned yet; only one superpower user remained watching over.
After a while, screams echoed from afar, followed by a terrible roar from the entire factory complex, shaking the vehicle.
Soon, the previously outgoing team was seen frantically sprinting toward the car. The leader, upon getting in, hoarsely shouted.
"Drive! Drive!!"
Trying to close the door, Jiang Chao held him back.
"The rest haven’t made it!"
"If you want to die, do it alone! Drive, damn it!!"
The driver, frightened by the shout, started the car and began inching forward, eyes constantly on the few still running madly behind.
They were almost there. Should they wait or not?
The first one on the car, the team leader, looked menacing as he went for the steering wheel.
"Get out of the way!"
He stepped on the gas, but the car still moved slowly despite the expected acceleration.
The team leader looked down at his foot, unable to press it down, staring in terror at Jiang Chao and Jiang Lai, knowing one of them was preventing it, and tremblingly pointed at them.
"Not running means everyone dies!!"
Before he finished speaking, others caught up and climbed aboard, as did several more, the doors shut instantly, and the gas pedal pressed itself down, propelling the car forward.
