Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 17 Converts

Looking at the mother's body that was broken into pieces and bleeding all over the ground, Chen Jian's heart tightened.

Can this thing be eaten?
That's right. He is originally from Guangdong and Guangxi. He doesn't eat airplanes with wings or four-legged benches, but he has no taboos about anything else.

And when he joined the army and was doing field training, he could even chew a leech without its internal organs with a crunching sound. He had already developed a set of steel teeth and an iron stomach, so it was no problem for him to eat some monster meat now.

But the problem is that the mutation mechanism of this thing has not been figured out yet, and who knows whether the blood and flesh contain viruses.

If you take this bite and get ulcers in your mouth and get infected through the capillaries, you'll be in trouble.

Even if it doesn't mutate on the spot, it will still lose a lot of san points, right?

Chen Jian looked at Xu Lie suspiciously, and the latter laughed and said:

"Just kidding. Unless it's absolutely necessary, only converts will eat monster meat."

"We have some dry food prepared. Let's leave the city now and have dinner together when we get to the camp."

After saying this, Chen Jian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But in a moment, he keenly grasped a key point from the other party's words.

“Not until absolutely necessary.”

That means, we can still eat it when it’s absolutely necessary?
He immediately asked Xu Lie a question, who nodded and replied:

"The flesh of all monsters is poisonous, but some are more poisonous than others."

"If the poison is mild, you will just have diarrhea for a few days and vomit and have diarrhea for a while."

"It's a heavy one. If you eat it, you will die on the spot."

"However, no matter how serious or light, once you eat it, the monster's 'spirit' will follow you for the rest of your life."

"What is 'spirit'?"

Chen Jian asked.

"Maybe it's just a concept?"

"It's some kind of curse anyway. After you eat it, all your offspring will be monsters."

"I don't know the details. If you want to know, you can follow us back to the Holy Blood Temple and ask the high priest."

"Oh, yes, the Mechanicus call it the 'Primarch Gene', but they probably don't understand what the term means."

Wow, the original gene.

What’s wrong? These monsters all have a holy father?
Chen Jian clicked his tongue twice, and roughly understood the working logic of this thing.

There is a very high probability that the monsters are caused by a virus or mutation.

However, in a logical physical world, there is nothing that can cause an adult human to mutate functionally, let alone change its body structure.

Therefore, the virus will lie dormant and wait until the host begins to reproduce the next generation, then it will attack the genetic material and change the genetic composition, ultimately achieving the goal of "breeding monsters."

Perhaps the reason for human extinction is related to this super-covert attack method?
Chen Jian wasn't sure.

But he finally understood why those so-called "converts" were so keen on "reproduction".

No wonder they said “can’t leave”.

In this post-apocalyptic era, using the most basic logic to reason, Chen Jian also knew that reproduction must be the top priority.

And what about them?

If you are not born, you will be regarded as an alien and will be exposed throughout your life.

If you refuse to give birth, one day you will be suspected and you will not be able to escape the fate of death.

Therefore, people who have been infected by the virus can only stay in the monster's territory.
Tsk.

The world is not crazy, it’s just that you haven’t seen enough.

He quickly updated his findings on his PDA, and after reading his speculation, the other team members nodded in conviction.

Xu Lie noticed their expressions and was curious about how they communicated.

Chen Jian did not reveal the secret of the eyepiece, so he only told Xu Lie his speculation to divert his attention.

After hearing Chen Jian's words, not only Xu Lie, but everyone in the Holy Blood Squad showed undisguised surprise.

They have already assumed that Chen Jian's team are the "chosen ones" who descended from some unknown place, and that although these people are powerful, they know nothing about this doomsday wasteland.

But it has only been such a short time, and they have already seen such a complicated reality.

You know, even the Holy Blood Temple only became aware of the issue of converts after a small settlement was destroyed. And now.
Did I just say a few words?
Xu Lie looked at Chen Jian with more and more curiosity, and his curiosity was mixed with a bit of awe.

The group continued to move forward, bypassing the scaffolding that was blown down by Chen Jian's team, and headed out of the city. The route was almost the same as the route Chen Jian and his team took when they entered the city.

But as he walked, Chen Jian gradually realized that something was wrong.

As they walked down a narrow street, they heard rustling sounds all around them.

The four members of the Holy Blood Squad have already drawn their weapons, and Chen Jian has also pulled the bolt of his gun.

"Be prepared, there may be enemies."

He had just finished speaking when the next second came.

Several stone-like objects flew out from the windows of the corridors on both sides of the street.

"Enter the enemy!"

Shen Yue shouted and subconsciously fell to the ground and set up the machine gun.

Immediately afterwards, those objects exploded.

"boom!"

The four members of the team who had made preparations in advance were almost unaffected, and the Holy Blooders, whose physical fitness was stronger than that of ordinary people, remained unmoved.

This raid ended in failure, and the enemies hiding in the dark walked towards the streets one by one.

Dense crowds of people surrounded the eight people in the center. Chen Jian took a quick glance and saw that there were at least a hundred people on the other side.

"The convert."

Xu Lie's voice was steady.

"We killed their master and now they have nowhere to go."

"We have to retreat quickly. There are too many of them. We can't kill them all. They are very persistent."

withdraw?
I actually want to withdraw!

Chen Jian's eyes were stern and his brain was working rapidly.

Now the team of eight has been surrounded. With the physique of the Holy Blood Ones, they can jump three or four meters high, so it is not difficult for them to fight their way out.

But the four people on his side were all carrying heavy equipment and could not even run fast. Where could they retreat to?

The ammunition is running low.

But if I don’t use it now, I’m afraid I won’t have a place to use it in the future.

Thinking of this, Chen Jian spoke decisively:

"We are too slow to get away."

"You can't leave either."

"Follow us and retreat to the alley on the left. Keep an eye on any enemies you miss on the sides."

"Shen Yue, get ready and kill as many enemies as possible."

"understand!"

As soon as the order was given, the four members of the team immediately took action.

A few seconds later, Shen Yue had already set up the machine gun on the ground, while the other three people, each holding a weapon, squatted beside him and stood guard.

The next second, dozens of converts swarmed out of the alley and rushed towards them without hesitation.

The scene was extremely horrifying, and even the four members of the Holy Blood Squad began to get nervous.

They subconsciously believe that such a strategy would put themselves in a deadly position.

But Chen Jian's unquestionable tone made them wonder whether the other party had other "superpowers".
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but no.

They simply squatted there and let the weapons in their hands spray flames.

Those converts who rushed over simply fell down one by one until there was no one left standing.

At this moment, the four Holy Bloods felt as if thorns were on their backs, and felt cold all over.

It was the first time that they felt the terrifying power of these four "Chosen Ones" at such a close distance.

And they also clearly know that their power is definitely far superior to the strongest in the Mechanicus.
(End of this chapter)