A few families in the village had not been infected by this disease, but these people, after being bitten by those corpses, also showed symptoms of the illness!
This situation was somewhat like a biological crisis. The local authorities dared not report it truthfully. They immediately sealed off the news and reported the matter layer by layer, eventually reaching the Dragon Shield organization.
"Ling Tian, what are your thoughts on this matter?" Ouyang Feiyang was very curious. He was already young and often called a genius, but today, encountering someone even younger like Ling Tian, he was quite surprised.
"I've read the medical reports sent from the front. No bacteria or special viruses were found in the patients.
On the contrary, the activity of all bacteria and viruses in their bodies was very low.
Therefore, I believe this matter could not possibly be caused by bacteria or viruses!"
"Then what could it be?"
"Death qi, or Yin Sha.
A large amount of death qi entering the body turns the living into the dead, and then turns the dead into living dead!" Ling Tian said with piercing eyes.
"I didn't expect you, Brother Ling Tian, to be so knowledgeable about these things," Ouyang Feiyang exclaimed.
"What's there to know? Ling Tian is very capable. With Ling Tian's strength, he could walk sideways in our Dragon Tiger Mountain!"
When Zhang Caifeng spoke of Ling Tian, her face was filled with pride. Ouyang Feiyang was also surprised.
The Zhang family of Dragon Tiger Mountain was a lineage that dealt with demons and ghosts, and their heritage was very long. The Zhang family members were capable and also had strong tempers.
To have a Zhang family member admit that someone was even more powerful than them was almost an impossible feat, yet it had genuinely happened.
Someone like Ouyang Feiyang, a genius, could see at a glance that Zhang Caifeng had feelings for Ling Tian!
A few hours later, the plane landed at the airport. Ling Tian and the others disembarked, and vehicles were already waiting.
After enduring a bumpy journey of 10 hours in the car, the exhausted group finally arrived at Yin Long Gou Village.
By then, it was already dark. The village was silent, and one could not see their hand in front of their face. Ling Tian could sense the strong death qi emanating from the village!
Under the influence of such death qi, surviving was truly a luxury.
Ling Tian even realized that this death qi was no less potent than the death qi in the haunted house he had lived in before!
Ouyang was busy directing the scientific researchers he brought to calibrate the equipment. They were working enthusiastically, while Ling Tian walked out of his temporary living quarters and slowly approached the village.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Caifeng also followed cheerfully behind, practically inseparable.
Ling Tian was not foolish; he keenly sensed Zhang Caifeng's feelings for him.
Indeed, Zhang Caifeng was a very outstanding girl, beautiful, with a unique temperament, and especially possessing considerable skill as a true disciple of Dragon Tiger Mountain.
As the only daughter of the Dragon Tiger Mountain sect leader, whoever married her would truly have decades of struggle reduced.
However, Ling Tian already had a fiancée, and their relationship was so good it was like honey. Ling Tian did not wish for his relationship to be interfered with by anyone, even if it was Zhang Caifeng.
Thus, Ling Tian very politely maintained a certain distance from Zhang Caifeng.
As they chatted and walked towards the village, they had just reached the village outskirts when they heard a shout.
"Who are you people? Halt!"
Ling Tian then saw that the only road leading to the village had been cordoned off with a blockade line. One end of the blockade line was barbed wire, and the other end even had a trench dug.
This was practically World War I configuration, indicating how formidable their opponent was!
"I am Ling Tian from the Dragon Shield Special Operations Division! This is my identification!"
Ling Tian and Zhang Caifeng took out their identification and handed it to the soldier. After examining the identification, the soldier saluted them.
"Brother, what's your name?" Ling Tian asked with a smile.
"My name is Liu Zhiqi. I am leading the team to seal off Yin Long Gou Village!
Our blockade line prohibits unauthorized personnel from entering and also prevents the zombies inside the village from crawling out to harm people!"
"Zombies, it seems you've already classified them as such," Ling Tian said with a smile.
Liu Zhiqi scratched his head.
"Actually, we don't know what those things are. They are practically impervious to weapons. Even with their necks broken, as long as there's still skin, they can continue to crawl forward.
Small-caliber weapons cannot even inflict fatal damage on these things.
The most effective things against them are electric fences and flamethrowers!"
Hearing Liu Zhiqi's explanation, Ling Tian looked up and carefully observed, only then realizing that the barbed wire fences were connected to electrical wires and power generators.
"Then, do you think there have been any changes in these things in the past few days?" Ling Tian suddenly asked.
Liu Zhiqi hesitated for a moment, then said, "I personally feel that these things seem to be evolving.
Although their behavior patterns are all driven by instinct, this change is very strange and renders some of our arrangements ineffective.
For example, they sometimes charge at the barbed wire fences. The zombies in front are scorched, and the zombies behind step on the corpses of the ones in front to climb over the wire.
Also, some zombies seem particularly strong; they can even jump over a meter high and easily climb over by stepping on anything. When we encounter such zombies, we have to find ways to take them down!"
"Ling Tian, what have you thought of?" Zhang Caifeng asked worriedly.
"These things, let's call them zombies for now, have evolved in a very short period. This indicates that the concentration of death qi in the village is already very high.
There is a continuous influx of Yin Sha into the village!
Clearly, this is not a good sign!"
"Then what should we do, Ling Tian?"
"I don't know what to do yet. We'll go into the village tomorrow to see. Only by entering the village can we know what has happened inside!" Ling Tian said resolutely.
Suddenly, Ling Tian frowned.
"Brother Liu, can you see the situation on the village side at night?"
"It's alright. We've installed lighting equipment along the entire blockade line, and everyone participating in the blockade operation is equipped with infrared night vision goggles!"
"Are your night vision goggles intelligent?"
"Yes, the latest model. They can even outline targets, helping us determine their shape and position." Liu Zhiqi said proudly when talking about his equipment.
Ling Tian thought for a moment and said, "Can I borrow a set of equipment?"
Liu Zhiqi hesitated for a moment, then nodded. He turned back to the barracks and brought a set of night vision goggles.
Ling Tian put the night vision goggles on his head, turned to look at Zhang Caifeng and Liu Zhiqi, and indeed, this night vision equipment provided excellent imaging effects at night!
Ling Tian handed the night vision goggles back to Liu Zhiqi and pointed to an open space opposite the blockade line.
"Take a look there!"