Chapter 347: Underground Laboratory of the Botanical Garden
If it were someone else, they might have had uncertainties, but Liu Wanting herself held the rank of Major General. Her father and grandfather were authorities in the Grizzly Military Region, making her part of the military’s high echelons. However, when it came to this secret military experiment, Liu Wanting surprisingly had no information. Even the Grizzly Military Region might not be aware of it.
Moreover, after the apocalypse, the Grizzly Military Region, upon exchanging information with the Capital Military Region, was equally astonished at the outbreak, indicating a lack of preparation.
Therefore, Liu Wanting was skeptical that the military had prior knowledge of the zombie virus before the apocalypse and conducted research on it.
Regardless, there might be some information here that could be obtained. The underground base was filled with peculiar and advanced experimental equipment, leaving Liu Wanting baffled as she explored.
Unable to summon someone knowledgeable in this field from Order, Liu Wanting could only try to find clues and information. After passing through several heavy negative-pressure containment doors, the underground base turned out to be quite extensive. After searching for a while, Liu Wanting finally came across some clues.
In a room, several completely desiccated bodies lay, covered in dust. Even from a distance, Liu Wanting could smell the familiar stench of death, the scent peculiar to zombies. It seemed that this laboratory hadn’t escaped the outbreak during the initial days of the apocalypse. The zombies, trapped underground without the ability to perform basic photosynthesis to sustain their energy, eventually perished here.
After a long period of Order’s warfare and research, they had discovered many distinctive features of zombies.
That is, the zombies’ desire for living humans doesn’t stem from hunger or the impulse to feed; it’s more of an evolutionary instinct. The more humans a zombie devours, the higher the likelihood of it evolving into an advanced mutated zombie. Therefore, in large cities, the chances of encountering mutated zombies are higher.
Surprisingly, what sustains these zombies and allows them to survive for an extended period is sunlight. After the virus’s modification, the skin and body functions of these zombies have evolved to function like plants. They only need sunlight exposure to perform photosynthesis, maintaining the organism’s survival capabilities.